Ilm-e-Khshnoom - Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion

What is IIm-e-Khshnoom and Why?
“I PERSONALLY WENT TO INVESTIGATE...
AND FOUND HIM A TREASURE OF
ZARTHOSHTI ILM."
Barjo Laher, the Heart-Disciple of Baheramshahji
Describes His "Darshan" and "Satsang".
“Aksir-E-Azam" Gifted to Baheramshah.
After hearing the eminent scholars, intellectuals and Mobeds giving their testimony on the miracle that
was Baheramshah Shroff, our next witnesses were his personal disciples, who not only learnt the Ilm from
him but were blessed with the rare relationship of Ustad and Shagerd, Guru and Shishya, spiritual guide and
chosen disciple. Cawas Pestonji Sarkari was one of them. We read his heart-felt tribute to Baheramshahji,
who helped him in personal calamities while living and even after death. We are now on the evidence of Barjo
Asfandiyar Laher. We read his moistened eyed agony he felt on hearing about the death of Baheramshahji
and also his first hand account of the miracle of his life of being with Saheb Delaans for a continuous period of
3 to 4 years.
Barjo Laher now tells the genesis of his discipleship. He heard about the miracle of Baheramshahji and
also read in some papers the false attacks launched on him by those whose comfortable mental equilibrium
was disturbed by his Ilm. Barjo then personally went to Surat to find out himself and was thoroughly stunned
by Baheramshahji's vast knowledge of the divine science of IIm-e-Khshnoom, which seemed to cover all
other worldly and mystical knowledge. Read the words gushing from his heart:-
"Due to this event" (of Baheramshahji speaking on the public stage for days together on the most difficult
and thitherto unheard of mystical subjects without any notes) "some grammarians, philologists, religious
scholars, those who thought of themselves as all-knowing, and the leaders of the priestly class and those
concerned with them, as also the westward-attracted materially intellectual people were annoyingly
disturbed. They adopted to blaspheme IIm-e-Khshnoom and its messenger through some newspapers of
their kind of thinking. This humble writer being well aware of the policies of the public newspapers
decided to myself investigate the matter and proceeded to Surat. The first visit with Baheramshah began
at the late evening hours and we parted post midnight at about 3 to 4 a.m. Oh Envy! Who could be a liar
and slanderer like you? I and those, who were with me, were amazed. The conclusion from this all was
that this was a mine of jewels, and all kinds of most precious gems would be available here.
Thereafter, on frequent occasions I have taken advantage of beholding this pilgrimage-like great man,
(his 'darshan'), his satsang (fellowship with truth), his nectar-like words ("Amrit Vachan") and his counsel,
- in proportion to my own capacity and fitness. For all this the humble writer can never repay his gratitude
and gift-back, but the fruit will surely be availed of, from the Lord of the Seven Skies ("Malik-e-hafta
aklim").
As our relationship went on growing, the answer was convincingly revealed to the question: from where
does such vast abundance of the branches of the divine Knowledge was stored in this man, who
according to the layman standards, was uneducated? It was the inexhaustible divine knowledge of this
world of our experience and the world beyond, which included all the known and unknown scriptures and
a store of all the revealed and unrevealed branches of knowledge! What else can it be but the mysterious
working of the Saheb-Delaans, who are the protectors of the Zarthoshti Daen? All the Ilm by heart and
imparting also heart to heart!! What a gigantic memory power! A result of a high spiritual stature!"
There was no doubt that Barjo was destined to be Baheramshah's disciple in this life. He read about his
would-be Ustad and was set on fire. He wondered and wondered. A man reported to have been with the
Mystical Holy-Men of the Zarthoshti Din! Should he see this man? Then came the newspaper attacks on
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