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

that was to undergo a "Manthric Amal". "Amal' means a spiritual practice of chanting certain Manthric word or
Nirang, in a particular way and for a specified time, to achieve a desired result. Hakim Saheb did as directed.
He told Dr. Framroze that it was the Masters who had directed him to come to Framroze to learn anatomy,
and had sent this ‘Amal' as a gift to him. Dr. Saheb was most pleasantly astounded. He wanted to begin the
Amal on a particular day but could not do so, as his wife Najanmai had fallen seriously ill. The Amal was thus
delayed for some time. Ultimately, Dr. Framroze could begin the Amal on a particular day and finished it after
the prescribed number of days. The amazing part of the episode was that Hakim Saheb was informed by
Demavand Masters on what days Framroze had begun and ended the Amal!
These events are recorded by Bamanshah Hakim himself in his article in Parsi Avaz of 2-2-1958, which is
reprinted in a book "Ustad Aney Shaageyrd" (IIm-e-Khshnoom Felaavnaari Committee 1999). They are also
recorded by Jehangir Chiniwalla in his long series "lIm-e-Khshnoom ni Maktab ni Tavarikh" Parsi Avaz
Weekly: 14-5-1950 to 25-3-1952. (The story of Dr Saheb's amal: 8-7-1951). This whole Tavarikh' has been
reprinted in 1998 by "llm-e-Khshnoom Felavnaari Committee", through Sohrab Jehangirji Chiniwalla
Advocate.
This was one of the preparations ordained to be made by Dr. Framroze Chiniwalla, as the future nominee
of Baharamshahji to propagate Khshnoom through his marathon writings. In the aforesaid Parsi Avaz of 8-7-
1951, Jehangirji writes as under:
"My brother Framroze tells me that after he did the said Amal, his zeal and energy to acquire the
knowledge of Zarthoshti IIm-e-Khshnoom grew up amazingly; and thereafter he made more systematic
attempts to go deep into his study of Khshnoom; and he could then study with wonderful ease the
grammar and linguistics of Avesta, Pahalvi and Pazend. After the said Dini Amal, Framroze experienced
that whenever he desired or intended to know some particular matter relating to the acquisition of
Khshnoom, that desire or intent was fulfilled in a very short time and very favourable circumstances would
arise on their own, for its fulfillment. After he got the command from Saheb-Del-Sahebs, through
Bamanshah Hakim, to undergo the amal, and six months after the finis thereof, one day Baheramshahji,
on his own, asked Framroze, under what circumstances he had done that Amal. My brother Framroze
told him all the true incidents, and Baheramshahji was all praise for the miraculous event. Not only that
but he also revealed to Framroze certain other deeper clarifications. In such mystical circumstances my
brother Dr. Framroze silently and without any ado went deeper and deeper in the acquisition of
Khshnoom".
I had the extreme good fortune of hearing about Dr. Framroze's said miracle from his own mouth. I never
asked him what that Nirang was; however certain faithful Khshnoom lovers knew that the Amal was woven
round one of the 101 names of Daadaar Ahuramazda. But nobody knew the way in which it was to be done.
Spiritual sciences are not empirical; they are not the matters of experiment; the inner experience of individual
devotees is their foundation.
Existence of 'Saheb-Delaan's - Bomanshah Hakim's Experience
Baheramshah Shroff opened his treasure chest of IIm-e-Khshnoom before a small group of Parsi youths
at Surat in about 1903. Bomanshah Hakim was one of the youths. When Baheramshahji declared that he had
his Ustaad in the secret clan of 'Saheb Delan's in Demavand Mountain, the young Bamanshah mentally
accepted him as his own Ustaad. He was wondering : would there be some Aabed Saheb - as Baheramshah
said? Now read his words translated from Parsi Avaz of 8-1-1950 :
"I was acquainted with a Brahmin. He had some mystical power from some Devi-Spirit. One day he told
me that he was then undergoing some spiritual practice ('Amal') and that he could answer any question I
might desire to ask. Next day I went to him with a friend, Manekshah Cawasji Netarwalla of Deolali. The
Brahman asked me to hold one Paisa coin in my hand, and gazing at it, to ask my question give the coin to
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