Imamat Day Ontario Leadership Message
On behalf of all Ontario Jamati institutions, Jamati and Majalis Mukhi Kamadia Sahebs and Mukhiani Kamadiani Sahebas, we wish you a heartfelt Imamat Day Mubarak. On July 11, along with Ismailis from all over the world, we will celebrate the 65th anniversary of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s accession to the throne of Imamat.
This Imamat Day, we celebrate 65 years of the Imam’s spiritual and material guidance. We express our gratitude for his tireless efforts, every day, to help ensure the safety and security of his Jamat around the world; for his contributions to humanity at large, towards building a more compassionate, equitable and understanding world; for motivating us to develop our true potential; and for lighting the path, for each one of us, to spiritual understanding. For all this, we are ever grateful.
Throughout history, our Ismaili community has experienced periods of peace and prosperity, but also episodes of challenge and turbulence. What has always remained constant has been the Imam of the time who has shone a guiding light in spiritual and material matters. In his Diwan, Nasir Khusraw writes “The bottom of the seas lies thick with jewels and pearls. Why do you keep running along the shore? Go, seek a diver”. Let us offer shukhrana for Mawlana Hazar Imam’s guidance, unconditional love and affection for the Jamat.
Imamat Day is also an opportunity for us to contemplate the ways we can convey our love for our Imam. We can re-affirm our allegiance, express our gratitude for ensuring the well-being of the Jamat around the world, and support each other and the community at large by living the principles of Islam. Today, let us pray for the strength to fulfill Mawlana Hazar Imam’s vision of a united Jamat.
We wish each and every one of you a joyful and fulfilling Imamat Day. May you, your families and your loved ones be blessed with immense barakah, good health, prosperity, peace, spiritual understanding and the alleviation of all your difficulties. Imamat Day Mubarak.
Salim Bhanji
President
Council for Ontario
Zaheeda Daya
Honorary Secretary
Council for Ontario
Dr. Zahra Bhanji
Chairman
ITREB Ontario
Farrah Punja
Chairman
Grants & Review Board, Ontario
Zahir Bhanji
Chairman
Conciliation & Arbitration Board, Ontario
Dr. Zulfikar Kara
Mukhi
Ismaili Centre, Toronto Headquarters Jamatkhana
