Only Nizaris are permitted to enter the prayer house, the Jamaat Khana, during the recitation the Holy Dua; however, prayers can be performed at home or other places.

The Dua contains two positions of prayer: quud sitting and sajada prostration, the latter done at the end of each rakah.

Tasbih prayer beads are used at various points during the Dua.

At the end of prayers one turns to ones neighbour and offers peace, saying Shah-jo Deedar may you be blessed with the vision of your Lord.

The Ismaili dawa played a very important role in maintaining ideological loyalty and support within this far-flung empire.

It served also to create a unified doctrine and organisation to offset the differences that had beset the movement during its earlier stages.

Its efforts at preaching Islam extended its influence into India and to the remoter regions of Central Asia.

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.

The One who is above and surpasses all that has ever been, all that there now is, and all that shall ever be.

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Ismailis pray three times a day at fixed times based on the clock.

During their prayers, they read, in congregation or individually, some sort of book which they call a dua book.

Ismaili Jamatkhanas are closed during the noon hours, even on the Fridays.

Ismaili Dua Book Pdf