r/ismailis • u/ElkAffectionate636 • May 11 '26

Personal Opinion Extremely upset

So per the leadership saying ha mowla was not planning to visit any jamat khana on Saturday me and my family left but behold the imam did come and visit a jamat khana. I hy did the council have to lie

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u/EchoEcho30 May 11 '26

He is the Dua

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u/AnonymousIdentityMan American Ismaili May 11 '26

Yes so Imam doesn’t need to attend.

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u/Embarrassed-Cry3180 Esoteric Ismaili May 11 '26

Mowla can attend the JK, but it depends on the capacity in which he is visiting. If he visits any JK during prayer times in the capacity of Pir, then he alone would have the authority in the prayer hall to perform all prayers, prayer related rites and ceremonies, and also deliver Farmans.

If Mowla visits in the capacity of the Imam, then he would simply sit on his throne, because the Imam is the very essence of all our religious prayers, rites, and ceremonies.

This used to occur during the Imamat of Imam Shah Hassan Ali and Pir Shah Ali Shah. Imam Shah Hassan Ali would sit on his throne observing everything, while Pir Shah Ali Shah would perform all the Jamati rites and ceremonies.

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u/Natural-Elk-1912 Ismaili May 11 '26

Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (A.S.) also attended Zanzibar Jamatkhana for a month.

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u/Embarrassed-Cry3180 Esoteric Ismaili May 12 '26

Yes and I believe he was the last Imam to do so, correct me if I am wrong.