30 Purification Gems

:: Purification Gem No. 9: 'Noah of Your Time is the Imam of Your Time' ::

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

Ya Ali Madad and Ramadan Mubarak! This post for the auspicious ninth night of Holy Ramadan has five parts:

A gem of knowledge from Pir Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi, or "Advices of Manliness" of Imam NOOR Mowlana Shah Mustansir bi'l-laah II;
Two verses from the beautiful ginan of Pir Shams (r.a.);
Luminous dhikr of Ya Ali, Mowla Ali;
Angelic salwat which is the anchor tasbi for the project; and
Ardent Global Prayers

Part 1: Teaching of Imam NOOR Mowlana Shah Mustansir bi'l-laah II (a.s.)
In Pir Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi, Imam NOOR Mowlana Shah Mustansir bi'l-laah II (a.s.) teaches us about the recognition of the Noah of our time:

"Some people appeal to God while they have no knowledge of the Imam of their time, or oppose him. They should enter the Ark of Noah of the time because all other ships will be drowned. Therefore, follow the (spiritual) authority and your leader, so that you may sit in the house of the Truth, entering the Ark of the Noah of your time, and reaching the land safely. That authority, that Noah of your time, is the Imam of your time. Know him, and enter the Ark of Noah, i.e. the path of his preaching (tariqa'i dawat-i u), so that your faith may become perfect and your souls may become safe from calamities. The house which has no windows or openings remains dark. Similarly, the heart of one who does not know the Imam of his time, who is the sun of that period, remains dark, without light and enlightenment. It always remains in darkness of irritation and enmity. Darkness causes one suffering and to stray from the path, becoming lost." (p.29)

Part 2: Teaching of Pir Shams (r.a.)
In the following verses of ginan, Ab teri mahobat laagi mere Saheb, Pir Shams (r.a.) teaches to seek inner vision of the Truth, which is none other than the Luminous (Noorani) Face of the Holy Imam:

Verses 2 & 3 recited by Shafiq Rawji

Kholo parda, sanmukh dekho Has has mukh dikhlaavo mere Saheb Ab teri mahobat laagi
O my Lord! Open the curtain and look at me face to face. Bless me with the sight of Your smiling face.	2
Teri suratka Pir Shams piyaasa Darshan daan dilaavo mere Saheb Ab teri mahobat laagi
O my Lord! Pir Shams is thirsty for (the vision of) your face. Bless me with the grace of Your Vision, O my Lord!	3

If you have the time, please follow this link to see the text, the literal translation of the other verses, and audio of this ginan. These verses of supplication soften, heal and purify the soul, and prepare it for enlightenment.

Part 3: Dhikr Section:
Let us perform the dhikr of Ya Ali, Mowla Ali with utmost humility and tenderness of the heart.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Ya Ali, Mowla Ali
O Light of Eternal Ali, O Noor Mowlana Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam

Recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Part 4. Angelic Salwat
Let us recite angelic salwats to invoke Divine grace and mercy.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad:
O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants

33 beads recited by Noorallah Juma

101 beads recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Part 5. Ardent Global Prayers

O Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam:
bless the global Jamat with spiritual and luminous tayid (help) to advance materially, spiritually and intellectually;
and create sunshine in our hearts and bless all of us with the inner vision of the Truth.

Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)

Thirty Purification Gems

Article by Dr. Noorallah Juma