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Jabal al-Noor (Mount of Light) is situated near Mecca, with the cave of Hira where the Prophet received the first revelation. (96: 1-5). On the Sail Kabeer road to Taif, just three miles away from the downtown Mecca city in its north-east there stands the mountain of light (Jabal al-Noor). This is the mountain, which has the honour of having the cave, Hira, where the first revelation of the Koran was bestowed upon the Prophet. The mountain is prominently seen from everywhere in Mecca. Even before entering the city from Jeddah people can see it from their own vehicles.
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Dictionary and Encyclopedia of ismailism entries
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #571
Qualités, attributs (divins). opp. aWGOUnR*. V. NIRGOUnR*, SIRGOUnR*
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #226
De Goupt = caché. Nom donné aux Ismaéliens indiens qui pratiquaient le Taqia* sous le manteau de l'indouisme. Il y en avaient environ 3000 â Bhawnagar en 1988.
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #42
(Sanscr). Long GINAN* en vers ou prose. (Ex: Man Samjani de SS en 8020 Versets). Litterature divine non dévotionnelle. Equiv. FaRMAN*
- NounHeritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #1007
De Girath = beurre, crème. V. SOUKHRIT. Le Dayt Kalingo fera du grath avec de l'eau. g. 161:6
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
The Ismailis in Punjab are known as the Shamsi, the followers of Pir Shams. They professed their faith secretly, and were also known as the gupti (secret ones). They were tinged with the Hindu social customs, and called the prayer-hall as dharamshala and the Imam as dharam guru. The gupti Ismailis spread over 73 different villages of Punjab, having 35 Jamatkhanas. In 1912, there was a riot between the Hindu and the Shamsi Ismailis in Amritsar, and several Ismailis lost their lives.
- Encyclopedia TopicEncyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
The guru is composed of two Hindi words, gu (darkness) and ru (light), and thus, guru means one who provides light in darkness. The tradition of guru has been quite strong in Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. It does not mean merely a teacher, but also a religious guide to his disciples. In the Indian tradition of the Ismailis, the word guru has different meanings according to the context in which it is used. First, guru stands for the Imam. Secondly, it stands for the Pir.
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