Holy Dua Ismaili
Holy Dua With Meaning
Within a period of half a century, I have observed the Ismaili Du'a and the Ismaili Shahadah, each being revised three times. The present Du'a in Arabic, replacing the old Du'a in Gujrati, was formulated and officially pronounced by the Farmans (Holy Commands) of the late Aga Khan in 1956.
(Three years later) I found an excellent resource which explains many of the historical and theological questions I asked. Some excerpts are below, which answer my questions. Highlighting is my own. Over the period of nearly 1400 years, the Islamic Salaah and the Shahadah have not been revised. Within a period of half a century, I have observed the Ismaili Du'a and the Ismaili Shahadah, each being revised three times. The present Du'a in Arabic, replacing the old Du'a in Gujrati, was formulated and officially pronounced by the Farmans (Holy Commands) of the late Aga Khan in 1956.
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Since he was suffering from lumbago, sciatica and the cancer, he sent his grandson - the present Aga Khan, to introduce the 'New Du'a' in the Eastern Africa. The 'New Du'a' introduced officially in Africa had an ending: 'al-Imamul haziril maujood li zikrihis sujood.' Meaning: 'the present Imam, to whose name prostration is due.' When the same 'New Du'a' was introduced in the Islamic State of Pakistan,the above mentioned phrase was changed to read: 'Allahumma laka sujoodi wa ta'ati.' Meaning: 'O Allah, to Thee is my prostration.' Again, the same old apprehension of being labeled 'apostate' by those Pakistani Muslims, who the lack knowledge and true understanding of the inner Ismaili gnostic, which is not so easy to comprehend.