Today’s Shī‘ī Ismā‘īlī Muslims are often unfairly criticized for the respect, reverence, and love they show towards their present Imām – Mawlānā Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī Āgā Khān – based on the dubious and superficial notion that nothing should be accorded any reverence except God. However, if the Imām is the spiritual, religious and blood successor of the Prophet Muḥammad, then the Imāms would logically continue to perform all of the prophetic functions aside from the revelation of the Qur’ān. Accordingly if one accepts the principle of the Shī‘ī Imāmah, all the reverence due to the Prophet would be directed to the Imāms who are his spiritual heirs. Thus, it should be no surprise that the numerous spiritual responsibilities that the Qur’ān vests in the Prophet Muḥammad continue to be performed today by Imām Shāh Karim Āgā Khān IV – including the functions of guidance, guardianship, mercy, forgiveness, pardon, intercession, blessings, and purification. All of these various functions are attested to by Qur’anic verses quoted in this post.
Commemorate and reflect on the birth of the Prophet Muhammad by listening to this original track called “Salwat” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UbVCb-fXBY) by Aly Panjwani, Sarosh Mawani and Mehak Noorani while reading this illuminating article on the spiritual status of the Prophet Muhammad.
Read the article here: http://ismailignosis.com/2014/01/13/the-prophet-unveiled-what-the-quran-says-about-muhammad/
“Salwat” by Conchord here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UbVCb-fXBY
All related Prophet Muhammad: https://ismailimail.wordpress.com/category/prophet-muhammad/
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