But I do feel that we ought to use As-salaam-alaykum and Ya Ali Madad when greeting Muslim and Ismaili friends.ĭon’t you think it would be nice to say Ya Ali Madad before leaving for school, then again on returning from school, and finally when going to bed? And parents could say Mawla Ali Madad, i.e. I guess it’s alright to say ‘Hi’ and Hello’ to non-Ismaili and non-Muslim friends. Naguib - It’s very sad to hear that we ignore our traditions. Come to think of it mum never says Ya Ali Madad to her friends either. When I go to bed, it’s ‘Goodnight’ with a kiss. All mum says is, ‘Bye, take care’ when I go out and ‘Hello’ when I come in. Naguib - But haven’t your parents ever mentioned this to you?Īyaz - No. It’s almost embarassing to admit that such beautiful traditions exist in our culture, and yet I’ve never heard of them. At the same time, it is also a prayer asking for the help of Allah and Mawlana Hazar Imam.Īyaz - It’s amazing but I’ve never heard of these greetings before.
It’s a Tasbih because we remember Allah and we remember Hazar Imam. is not merely a polite and courteous way to acknowledge another Ismaili’s presence. Naguib - It sure is, because Ya Ali Madad, unlike greetings like hi, good-morning, etc. Nuguib - It’s Mawla Ali Madad, which means ‘May the Exalted Allah help you, too’, or ‘May Mawla Ali, our Hazar Imam help you, too’.Īyaz - I think that’s a very beautiful greeting! Thus, Ya Ali Madad means ‘May the Exalted Allah help you’ and it also means ‘May Mawla Ali, our Hazar Imam help you’.Īyaz - What is the reply to Ya Ali Madad? it means ‘The Exalted’.Īli, of course, is also the name of our first Imam and Mawlana Hazar Imam is Mawla Ali himself because he is the bearer of the same Noor as Hazrat Ali, like all Imams before him. Firstly, Ali is one of the Names of Allah. Naguib - Ya Ali Madad is a phrase very rich in meaning. We should maintain this Muslim tradition.Īyaz - That’s really great! Tell me, what does Ya Ali Madad mean? As-salaam-alaykum, which is Arabic, means ‘May Peace be upon you!’ The reply to this, Wa-alaykum-salaam means ‘And may peace be upon you, too’.Īyaz - So I suppose it would be alright for me to use this greeting when I meet another Muslim. The reply to that is ‘ Wa-alaykum-salaam’.Īyaz - I guess all that has a special meaning. Naguib - Actually, there is also a Muslim greeting, which goes ‘ As-salaam-alaykum’. Naguib - Well just as ‘Goodmorning’, ‘Goodafternoon’ and others are greetings in the English culture, so Ya Ali Madad is a greeting in our Ismaili culture.Īyaz - That’s interesting – no one’s ever told me that before! Naguib - You mean you don’t know! That’s an Ismaili greeting.
Naguib - Ya Ali Madad Ayaz I’m fine thank you. A hadith attributed to Prophet Muhammad (saws)
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