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Majlis 19 - How to Stand, Sit and Talk in the Presence of the Imam
When we stand in the Imam’s presence, we should be as respectful to Him as we respect God at the time of our prayers.
If any one of us stands up before the Imam, they should have a due regards for the dignity of the Imam and should fix their eyes on the ground. They should lower their arms and look up to him with the belief that to get a glimpse of the Imam is a sort of prayer. There is an authoritative tradition to this effect.
They should be respectfully silent. They should speak only when the Imam asks them to speak or circumstances force them to speak or when the Imam intends to speak to them or when they are required to give some information to the Imam.
While talking to the Imam, they should talk in just loud enough as the Imam can hear them. They should not raise their voice. God has forbidden us from raising our voice above the voice of the Prophet. We have to follow a similar code of conduct in our dialogue with the Imam.
When the Imam talks to somebody, the person to whom He talks should be all attention to Him. If He speaks to a group of people, then it is the duty of every one of them to pay close attention to what He says.
We should never quarrel or indulge in disputes in the presence of the Imam. If one uses an offensive language to us, we should not try to retort to them. We should take no notice of such things. We should not yawn, or stretch our limbs, and make all sorts of awkward movements. We should not touch the Imam or endeavor to embrace the Imam. We should only reciprocate touch or embrace if it is initiated by the Imam.
Selections from Qadi al-Numan’s Kitaab al-himma fi adab atba‘ al-a’imma
English translation by: Professor Jawad Muscati (Ustad Fil-Uloom il-Arabiya) & Khan Bahadur Professor A.M. Moulvi (MA)
Narrated by Khadim Philip Tyrer
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Majlis 19 - How to Stand, Sit and Talk in the Presence of the Imam
When we stand in the Imam’s presence, we should be as respectful to Him as we respect God at the time of our prayers.
If any one of us stands up before the Imam, they should have a due regards for the dignity of the Imam and should fix their eyes on the ground. They should lower their arms and look up to him with the belief that to get a glimpse of the Imam is a sort of prayer. There is an authoritative tradition to this effect.
They should be respectfully silent. They should speak only when the Imam asks them to speak or circumstances force them to speak or when the Imam intends to speak to them or when they are required to give some information to the Imam.
While talking to the Imam, they should talk in just loud enough as the Imam can hear them. They should not raise their voice. God has forbidden us from raising our voice above the voice of the Prophet. We have to follow a similar code of conduct in our dialogue with the Imam.
When the Imam talks to somebody, the person to whom He talks should be all attention to Him. If He speaks to a group of people, then it is the duty of every one of them to pay close attention to what He says.
We should never quarrel or indulge in disputes in the presence of the Imam. If one uses an offensive language to us, we should not try to retort to them. We should take no notice of such things. We should not yawn, or stretch our limbs, and make all sorts of awkward movements. We should not touch the Imam or endeavor to embrace the Imam. We should only reciprocate touch or embrace if it is initiated by the Imam.
Selections from Qadi al-Numan’s Kitaab al-himma fi adab atba‘ al-a’imma
English translation by: Professor Jawad Muscati (Ustad Fil-Uloom il-Arabiya) & Khan Bahadur Professor A.M. Moulvi (MA)
Narrated by Khadim Philip Tyrer
#Fatimid #ismaili #qadinuman #qazinauman #alysunderji #didar #codeofcounduct #kitabalhimma #JawadMuscati #AMMoulvi #PhilipTyrer #mulaqat #agakhan #imam #imamat #satpanth #arabic #ettiquette #audiobook #cairo #tunisia
