Alavi Bohras - Akhbaar - The Ceremony of Misaaq-e-Jadeed in Rajab ul-Murajjab 1428

The Misaaq of Imaam uz-Zamaan (AS) is one of the distinguished pillars of strengthening and consolidating the Imaan (faith). According to the Isma'ili – Taiyebi tenets, one cannot recognize Allaah and His Prophets without the cognition (ma'refat) of the Imaam (AS). And the first step of the cognition of the Imaam (AS) or his Da'i is his permission and obedience that is to give him the covenant. The physical birth of each of us is the result of nature's law but the spiritual and religious birth; the piousness of soul; the ascent of inner self and knowledge does not take place until a child enters the adolescence and gives the covenant to the present Imaam (AS) or his representative and acquires the matter of spirituality, divine knowledge and recognition. Simultaneously, it becomes obligatory upon him to perform both the worship (ibaadat); the worship of knowledge as well as action in accordance with the divine faithfulness; the foundation of which should be based on the Qur'an, the sunnat (practices) of Rasulullaah (SAWS) and wisdom.

Majlis-e-Misaaq was held under the headship of Mazoon ud-Da'wat Saiyedi Haatim Zakiyuddin saheb (dm) at Devdi Mubaarak where dukhtar-farzand of mumineen mukhleseen who has reached the age of shu'oor and ‘aql i.e. the age of maturity entered into the daayerah of Imaan and gave bay'at to Saaheb-e-Da'wat to adhere to Shari'at-e-Islaam and Mazhab-e-Ahl ul-bayt (as). Mazoon saheb elucidated in length the importance of misaaq and its role in day-to-day affairs for a true faithful throughout his lifetime. A person by birth is Muslim, but when the ma'refat of Imaam uz-Zamaan (as) and the ruh of imaan enter his heart which illuminates it with the ‘ilm and noor of Aal-e-Mohammad (saws), then only he is entitled to be called by the laqab of a mumin.

Before this event, the exclusive exam of deeni ma'loomaat was conducted for everyone intending to give the bay'at. Those dukhtar-farzand succeeded in this intihaan were allowed to attend the Majlis-e-Misaaq, else they were directed to prepare for deeni ma'loomaat and learn small Qur'ani Surahs, Wuzoo, Namaaz and give the same before another Majlis-e-Misaaq that is going to be held in Shahrullaah-Ramazaan ul-Mo'azzam. This deeni imtihaan is indeed proving to be extremely fruitful before the misaaq as its helps prepare the basic deeni knowledge and makes its incumbent on the dukhtar-farzand to learn wuzoo-namaaz practically.