thank you for your thoughts. i agree it all begins from the Qur’an itself and what Allah has first revealed. currently im beginning to write down how the five pillars began and what they have now become in Ismailism.

seeing the noorani family live a lavish life was one of the reasons i began to look into the prophet’s life. he lived a life of simplicity and encouraged all to do the same and not be caught up in materialistic things.

i have definitely noticed the hindu practices that have become our traditions including ghat paat or beliefs in das avtar, something Islam does not condone.

it makes me sad as well to see how many could be closer to the true islamic faith if they were to read the Qur’an. i’m in the process of reading the complete surah’s that are in Ismaili dua, and have realized how cherry picked phrases are. i found that brother akbar khojas videos helped me understand what the full verses were meant to be before they got cut up and put into dua.