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ASALAMALAKUM!
DEAR brother i have red these questions and answers about syedna before that i was just intrusted to know the teachings of sex in islam etc from ur site but i came to know this new thing and i am very much impressed the way u answer these people about this person who ever that is i dont know the full name syedna or some what.but i am shocked that who is that person these people are calling massenger and trying to compair him with our "beloved Prophet(s.a.w.w)" i never heard about this thing or this person i hope to hear some details about this person and as u said u grew up also in this comunity etc well but thats very nice u struggeled and Allah subhana watala gave u the courage to come out of such a thing.May Allah guide these people and help them to come out of this shirk and the way they say all the things i red about the person in this site. And i highly appritiate the way they abuse and with love u answer them may Allah give u more and more "sabber" against them. if these people think the person is very pious then they should just go and learn his good and islamic teaching not that they go and give him the place of our beloved "Prophet(s.a.w.w)" nauzubillah.
i have also red these people thretening in there mails to u so i pray for u like a brother may Allah give u more and more courage to stand and help in the right path "and who ever Allah guard and helps nobody can hurt or ...... do any thing to".
so please i hope u will give the details about this person in ur site so that more people can get to understand and also this is really great work ur doing i dont know how much to praise u and thank u but only Allah alone knows the best and only Allah will and can give u the reward for all this great deed.i am just a student and though i can not be of a great work to u but still inshaAllah if i can be of any assistance or work i am there for u brothers and yes why dont these people understand i mean Allah (s.b.w) gave brains to all the people to understand and know the right and the wrong very easilly then why do these people do that or do not understand.becasue if that person let the people to do sajdah to him that is so wrong even our beloved "Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w.w) did not let people to do that to him(s.a.w.w) according to my knowledge i hope i am not wrong.May Allah guide us All to the right path.
i really love u and appritiate u for ur great work cause i was reading ur site from night till the morning and i dident get bored i hope u stay there at ur best and help people as much as u can and more then that.
love u brother may Allah give u much more nice and happy life to help more and more people.
(May Allah forgive me if i have written some thing wrong here).
take care Allah hafiz
ur brother

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Answer:

Details about Syedna

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

May Allah Subhanah reward you with the best of this world and the Hereafter for your kind comments of encouragement for our humble efforts in the propagation of the Truth. If our humble and modest efforts have helped even one brother or sister get closer to Allah and His Deen of Truth, then we would consider ourselves indeed fortunate to have been given this opportunity by the Lord Most Merciful to serve in His Cause. We hope, beg, and pray the Merciful Lord accepts our humble and weak efforts, forgives us our shortcomings, and saves you, us, and all the believers from the torment of the Hell Fire. Ameen.

Sahih Muslim Hadith 6588 Narrated by Abud Darda

Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘There is no believing servant who supplicates for his brother behind his back (in his absence) that the Angels do not say: ‘The same be for you too.’’

May Allah Subhanah reward you with the best in this world and the Hereafter for your kind supplications and dua that you have made to the Merciful Lord for the brothers and sisters of this humble forum.

Beloved and dear Brother in Islam, if you want to learn more about the syedna or the high priest and his family, you can visit any of the Dawoodi Bohra sites on the internet like www.dawoodibohra.com or www.malumaat.com , see their photographs and get a general idea of their community. These sites are operated and moderated by the followers of the syedna, thus they obviously will not say anything about their misguided beliefs and practices, which they try their utmost to hide from anyone who does not belong to their community.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan