From
the Layman’s Desk: Islamic Article No.18:
Concluding
Part 14: A Brief Survey: Was Prophet
(sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) given the Knowledge of Unseen?
In
the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.
All
Praise is due to Allah The Most High. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet
Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam, his family and his companions.
While on the topic of the Knowledge of the Unseen we know
that the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) already gave signs and spoke
about the Kharjis/Wahhabis/Tableeghis and their manifestations as can be
gathered from the following ahadith shareef:
Hadith – 1: Hazrat Abu Huzaifa (RU) narrates a Hadith
concerning the leaders of the mischief makers saying ‘I swear by Allah
(SWT) that Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) has not left out a single
leader of Fitna from this day to the day of Qiyamah. Their followers would
number 300 or more and further gave their names and that of their tribes.’ (Abu
Dawood).
Hadith – 2: Imam Bukhari (RU) has quoted this Hadith from Abdullah Ibn Umar
(RU) that Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) once prayed for Syria and Yemen.
It is narrated that there were some people of Najd also present in the
gathering and they requested the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) to make
supplication (du'a) for Najd also. Prophet
(sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) continued saying: ‘O! Allah, Shower
Blessings on Syria and Yemen’. The people of Najd again requested the
Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) to offer prayers for Najd. the Prophet
(sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) said: ‘It is a place of tremor and mischief
(Fitna) and the Horn of Shaitaan will
rise from there.’ (Bukhari, Vol - ii, P - 1050).
Hadith -3: This Hadith is mentioned in Sahih Muslim. Hazrat Abdullah bin
Umar ® narrates that ‘ Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) once emerged from
the room of Ummul Momineen Hazrata Ayesha Siddiqa ® and pointing towards East
(Najd) exclaimed, 'This is the center of Kufr
from where the horn of Shaitaan will
rise'. (Sahih Muslim Vol- ii, PP- 1394).
Hadith -4: Allama al-Sayyid Ahmad Ibn Zayni al-Dahlan (d - 1886 AD),
Mufti of Makka and Shaikh al-Islam in Hijaz, narrates an authentic
Hadith in his book 'Addarus Sunniah',
which he has quoted from Sihaah.
Prophet Mohammad (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) is reported to have said:
‘There will rise a group of people in the East who will recite the Holy
Quran, but alas, the Quran will not go beyond their throat. This group will
keep rising till the Day of Judgment and they will eventually rise with Dajjal.
Their main symbol will be (they will) sit in groups (Halqa).’ (Addarus Sunniah, P.
50)
Hadith – 6: Allama Dahlan also quoted another Hadith. ‘Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddiq ® reported that the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) said: From the tribes that live in Waadi Hanifa,
Fitna shall emerge till the
final era. That valley shall be notorious for its Fitna because of the rise of false leaders. (Addarus Sunniah, P- 52).
Hadith – 7: It is in Tirmizi: Hazrat Imraan, the son of Hazrat Haseen ® reports
that the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) disliked three tribes life long,
(i) Banu Saqeef, (ii) Banu Hanifa, and (iii) Banu Umayya.
Hadith – 8: It is reported in Mishkat from Hazrat Abu Said Khudri ® who narrates that, ‘Once we were
in the presence and company of Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam). He was
distributing booties (Spoils of War) when a person named Zul-Khawaisara, who
was from the tribe of Banu Tamim addressed the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi
wasallam): ‘Oh Muhammad Be Just!’. The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam)
replied: ‘A Great pity that you have doubts; if I am unjust
then who will be just; you are a loser and a failure’. Zul-Khawaisara's
attitude infuriated Hazrat Umar ® and he pleaded with the Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) to permit him to slay Zul-Khawaisara. The Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) remarked: ‘Leave him, as his slaying will serve no good
purpose, as he is not the only individual but there are a host of others like
him and if you compare their prayers and fasting to that of yours, you yourself
will feel ashamed. These are the people who will recite the Quran but it will
not go beyond their throats, with all these apparent virtues they will leave
the fold of Deen just like the arrow leaves the bow." (Miskhat, P. 535).
Hadith -9: The above Hadith has also been narrated as follows: ‘A person
with eyes protruding, with a long beard and head clean-shaven came to the
Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) and declared: 'O Muhammad! (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) fear Allah.' The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam)
replied: ‘If I disobey Allah (swt), then who else will obey
Him? I am obedient to Allah (SWT) at all times and never disobedient. Allah
(SWT) has sent me as Amin
(Honest for the entire world, but you don't accept me as an honest man?’
A Sahabi (Companion) became infuriated and sought permission to remove
him from the presence of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam). The Prophet
(sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) prevented the Sahabi from doing so. After
the person had left, the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) said: ‘From
his progeny (descendants) will rise a Group who will recite the Holy Quran but
it will not go below their throats. They will leave the Deen (Islam) just as an
arrow leaves the bowstring. They will kill Muslims but spare the idolaters.
If I ever confronted these people I would slaughter them just as the
people of Aad had been destroyed'. (Mishkat,
pp/535).
Hadith – 10: Shareekh Ibn Shihab ® narrates a similar incident of a
person who displayed disrespect towards Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam).
He has stated that Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) said
‘Nearing Qiyamah there will be
a Group of people who will recite the Holy Quran but it will not go below their
throats. They will leave the true Religion of Islam as fast as an arrow leaves
the bow. They will be recognized by the shavings of their entire head and they
will move in Groups and their last Group will emerge with Dajjal. When
you meet them you will discover their nature and character, the worst of its
kind.' (Mishkat p. 309).
Hadith – 11: Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri ® and Hazrat
Anas (RU) report that the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) stated:
‘My Ummah is destined to differ and be divided. So a group will rise
whose talks will sound very good but their character will be misleading.
They will read the Quran but it will not descend below their throats
(meaning they will not understand its meanings). They will leave Deen just as an arrow pierces and goes
right through the prey. They will not return to Islam. They are the worst of
creation because of their nature and constitution. They will call the people
towards the Quran and Deen whilst in
reality they will have nothing to do with Islam. Whoever will confront them, he
will be the most beloved servant of Allah. The Sahaba inquired: "Ya
Rasoolullah, (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) what is their sign?" He replied:
"Sitting in Halqa (circle).
(Mishkat, p. 308).
Hadith – 12: Hazrat Ali ® once narrated: "I swear by Allah that,
to fall from the sky to the Earth is very simple for me, but to utter one
false word in reference to the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) is a very
difficult and impossible task for me." Hazrat Ali ® then narrated as
follows. 'I heard Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) as saying that as
the Day of Qiyamah approaches there
will appear a group of youths with a low mental capacity and understanding,
apparently they will talk good but their Imaan will not go beyond their throat
and they will leave the true Deen like
an arrow leaves the bow. Wherever of you find them, you should make Jihaad with
them. (Bukhari, p. 1024)
Hadith – 13: The following Hadith is reported by Hazrat Abu Naim ® in his book titled 'Huliya'. Hazrat Abu Umana Bahili ® narrates that Prophet (sal
Allahu alayhi wasallam) said ‘Before the Day of Qiyamah, they (the misguided sects/groups) will spread and attack
bitterly like the small and the large insects and whosoever witnesses this
period must seek refuge in Allah (SWT). (Huliya).
Hadith – 14: Hazrat Hassan Basri ® narrated that ‘The Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) said that there will come a time when people will speak of
worldly affairs in mosque and when this period arrives, keep away from such
people as Allah (swt) has no relation with them." (Mishkaat).
Hadith – 15: Allama Dahlan quotes in his book 'Addarus Sunnia' an
authentic Hadith of Prophet Mohammad (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) which states
as follows. "There will be a Group of people emerging from the East
(Najd) who will recite Holy Quran but it will not go down their throats.
They will leave the fold of Islam like an arrow leaves the bow never to return.
A feature to recognize this Group is that their heads would be shaven
clean or they will sit in circles)’. (Addarus
Sunnia, P. 49).
Hadith – 16: Muhaddith Imam Abu
Ya'la (R) narrates a Hadith from Hazrat Anas bin Malik ® and the Author of 'lbriz' as follows: ‘Hazrat Anas
Bin Malik ® narrates that in Medina, there lived a very pious youngster.
One day we made reference about this youngster to the Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam). In spite of the Sahaba describing the youngster's
features and character to the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam), the Prophet
(sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) did not recognize the youngster made mention of.
However, a few days later, whilst we were in the company of the Prophet (sal
Allahu alayhi wasallam), the young man passed that way. On seeing the
young man, the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) exclaimed: 'I see the
scabs of Shaitaan imprinted on his
face. The youngster then approached the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi
wasallam) and made salutation. The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) then
said to him. 'Is it not true that right now you are thinking that there
is no one better than yourself here?. 'The youngster then replied.
'Yes, these thoughts did pass my mind. 'He then walked away into
the Masjid. The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) then inquired as to who
will kill this person. Hazrat Abu Bakr ® volunteered to do so and entered
the Masjid and saw the person he was deeply engrossed in performing
Salaat and he remembered a Hadith of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi
wasallam) which prohibited one from killing a person who is performing his
Salah and returned to the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam). The
Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) again inquired as to who will kill the
youngster, this time Hazrat Umar ® volunteered to kill him and entered the
Masjid and found the youngster performing his Sajda and with the same thoughts as Hazrat Abu Bakr ®, Hazrat Umar ®
returned to the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam). For the third time
the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) again inquired who will kill the
youngster, this time Hazrat Ali ® volunteered to do so. The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam)
said, 'You will surely kill him, if you find him.' When Hazrat Ali
entered the Masjid, he was surprised to see that the youngster was no longer in
the Masjid and he too like the others returned to the Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam). The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) said: 'If you
had only killed him then all the Fitna in my Ummah till Day of Qiyamah would
have been wiped out and no two persons in my Ummah would have fought between
themselves.’ (Ibreez , p. 277)
Author- Allama Shah Abdul Aziz Dabbaag.
Hadith – 17: In some Ahadith it is mentioned that the Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) said ‘There will be a huge confusion within my
Community. There will not remain one house of the Arabs except that confusion
will enter it. Those who die because of it are in the fire. The harm of
the tongue in it will be greater than that of the sword.'
In
short, all those Sahih ahadith cannot be mentioned here but they certainly
point out to the fact that these are the people who will recite the Quran but
it will not go beyond their throats, and with all these apparent virtues they
will leave the fold of Deen just like the arrow leaves the bow. Now, what else
does one need to know about the people of misguidance, heresy and Bid’ah! Historians have mentioned that Ibn Abdul
Wahhab belonged to Banu Tamim tribe. The House of Sauds belonged to Banu
Hanifah tribe. All historians have mentioned that the place of birth of
Ibn Abdul Wahhab is Dariya, in Najd. These are photo finish facts confirming
nature of the Wahhabi movement. Isn’t it a glaring fact that while Najd is
closer to Madina Munawwara than any other region there is not a single hadith
in praise of it?
The Wahhabis/Deobandis and their likes close their eyes when it comes to the belief of Ilm-ul-Ghayb - knowledge of the Unseen - possessed by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam). According to them such belief is Shirk. Suffice it
to say that even the above ahadith are a telling testimony to the fact the holy
Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) did possess the knowledge of unseen as an
‘Ataaee’ gift of Allah (swt). Else how would he (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) have related to the Sahaba about the divisions in the Ummah, the rivalry
of the world, the signs of the Qiyamah and the Fitna, etc., that attempt to
tear the fabric of Islam right from the time of the Kharjites to the Wahhabites
and their emulators! The Prophet (s) ordered us to follow the Jama'at, when he said, "'alaykum bi ijma'a al-Muslimeen" ("Hold to the Consensus of the Muslims") and "alaykum bis-sawaad il-'aazam" ("Hold to the Majority"). It is extremely
important that we heed the warnings given by the holy Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) to stick to the Majority and save ourselves from falling a prey to the
machinations of these deviant groups who think their views of Islam is the
right one whereas we know that there can be no view superior to that of the
Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam). There can be no Tawhid without Risaalat. We
shall not dwell further on those aspects for fear of digression. It is most important that we remain with the Jama’ah, i.e. the united body of the
Muslims, namely Ahlus Sunnah wa’l Jama'ah,
i.e. the Sunnah or ways of Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) and Jama’ah - the
things done unanimously by the four Rightly-Guided Caliphs and others in their
path. And don’t forget this yardstick:
“jin rasooloN se Allah raazee ho jaataa hai, unheN ilm-e-Ghayb de deta
hai.”
Arif-e-Billah, Imaam Sharfudeen Busiri (may Allah sanctify his soul) states in his famous Qasidah Burdah Shareef: "Truly the mercies of this Duniya and Akhirah is but a trace of the blessings of the Beloved Nabi (sallalahu alayhi wasallam) and all the Knowledge of the Unseen (I'lmul-Ghaib ) is but a glimpse of the sacred knowledge of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallalahu alaihi wasallam)".
'We seek refuge in Allah Most High from ignorance, illusion, and deluded claims! We seek refuge from having reached the time described by the Prophet, peace and greetings be upon him, when he said, "just before the Hour there shall come days in which ignorance shall descend and knowledge be lifted , and killing will abound".'
Allah and His Rasool knows best.
Topic Concluded.
NASIR
EPILOGUE
:
Why
do the Deobandis love the Wahhabis/Najdis when the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) himself did not extol the region of Najd whereas he prayed for
Yemen and Syria and spoke highly of many other regions which can be seen from
the many ahadith. In fact, when a man
praised Najd, the Messenger (sal Allahu alayi wasallam) said ‘You lie!’ Najd
lies to the east of Madinah Munawwara and this has not been blessed by Allah
with any Wali (Muslim Saint) or Salih (Righteous, Pious soul) since the
beginning of Islam down to the present day.
In fact, the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) had said about
them in a Sahih Hadith narrated by al-Bukhari:
The people of the east are rude and bad mannered… whereas al-Imaan (the
correct faith) and good qualities are
with the people of Hijaz.” The
Wahhabis oppose this hadith, as when
they are in Makkah Shareef and in Madinah Munawwara they feel very disturbed
and unsettled because Tawassul and Tabarruk are constantly being practised
there, and when they betake themselves to al-Riyadh, they say: “Alhamdullilah,
we have reached the place where Iman is.”
As the late Shaykh al-Ghimmari has demonstrated in his Ihya al-Maqbur (p.59-60): “And nothing has emerged from there to
bring about earthquakes and Fitnahs in the religion like Muhammad ibn Abd
al-Wahhab, who was astray and led others astray. Hence he was the Devil's Horn foretold by the
Messenger (upon him be blessings and peace), and he abstained from offering
prayer for Najd because of him, and because of the Fitnahs which would flow
from his demonic da'wa. Whoever adheres to that da'wa has committed unambiguous
kufr, and is destined for apostasy
and 'swerving from the religion', as is visible in the case of the other mulhids [heretical unbelievers] of the
age who are notorious for their ilhad,
for in every case they began by holding fast to the sect of the Devil's Horn,
as is well-known to scholars of experience and insight.” The Shaykh [May Allah (swt) grant him
Jannatul Firdaus ] therefore advises: “So fear God, and do not be like he who
is beguiled by them and supports their corrupt sect and worthless opinion, and
their state of misguidance which was explicitly described by the Prophet (upon
whom be blessings and peace), who characterised them as the 'Dogs of the Fire'
[kilab al-nar], and informed us that they are the 'worst of all who dwell beneath
the sky', and that they 'swerve from the religion as an arrow swerves away from
its target,' and that they mouth among the best of sayings in the form of their
prattlings about Tawhid, and implementing the Sunna, and combating Bid'as
- and yet, by Allah, they are drowning in Bid'a;
in fact, there is no Bid'a worse than
theirs, which causes them to 'swerve from the religion as an arrow swerves away
from its target', in spite of their superficial efforts in worship and
adherence to the religion. It is as the Prophet (upon whom be blessings and
peace) declared: 'one of you would despise the prayer he says among them, and
the fasting he completes with them; they recite Qur'an but it goes no further
than their collarbones.'”
Now
why do the Deobandis love the Wahhabis when it is generally known that the
Wahhabi curriculum doesn’t follow any Sunni school? The Ulama of the Ahlus sunnah wal
Jama’ah hold that taqleed of one School of Thought (mazhab) is necessary. The Wahhabis claim that "following the four schools
of Ahlus-Sunnah (taqleed) is shirk"! [See the Fatwa of al-Qanoojiy
in his book "ad-Deen al-Khalis"
v1, p140.] The Wahhabis are
vehemently opposed to the Asharis and Maaturidis, who constitute the Ahlus
Sunnah Wal Jama’ah and are two groups whose beliefs are correct.. There are dozens of other differences. The
Wahabis hold that Allah is really resting on His throne in the sky, while we
hold that this is from the Mutashabihaat. (Those unclear statements whose
meaning is only known to Allah). To state very shortly, the Wahhabis cannot be
Sunnis because as we have seen in this Article they oppose that Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wasallam) was bestowed the knowledge of unseen by Allah (swt). As an Islamic scholar says: Kafir,
Mushrik, Shirk, Bidah --- these are the trademark terms of Ahle Bidah
Salafism. This 'Jama’at Al- Takfeer
has hijacked Islam wearing the garb of religion . These People desert the path of Ahlus Sunnah Wa Jama’at
and riding on their own intelligence to understand Al quran and Hadeeth , they
follow their own desires and path. The result is very dangerous and the Muslim
Ummah is on the brink of the civil war. This fatwa factory declares almost all
Muslims to be Kafir and Mushrik for having belief in Hayatun Nabi, Tawassul, Istigatha and Taqleed.
Why do the Deobandis, claiming to
be Hanafis, love the Wahhabis, especially when the Wahhabis have also been
called the modern version of the erstwhile Kharijites regarding whom we have
noted the above ahadith shareef! Famous Maliki
Scholar Ahmad Sawi (1825 c.e.) wrote a commentary (Hashiya) called Hashiya al-Sawi ‘ ala
al-Jalalayn and while explaining Quran 35: 6 ( verse 6 of sura Faatir) “Truly, the Devil is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy: he only
calls his party to become of the inhabitants of the blaze" he wrote as
follows: “It is said this verse was revealed about the Kharijites ( foretelling
their appearance), who altered the interpretation of the Qur’an and Sunna, on
the strength of which they declared it
lawful to kill and usurp the property of Muslims—as may now be seen in their
modern counterparts; namely, a sect in the Hijaz called "Wahhabis,"
who "think they are on something, truly they are the liars. Satan has
gained mastery over them and made them forget Allah’s remembrance. Those are
Satan’s party, truly Satan’s party, they are the losers" (Qur’an 58:18–19
We ask Allah Most Generous to extirpate them completely.” (NB: You won’t find this note in any
Wahhabi-printed editions, but only in the earlier ones.)
As an Islamic scholar points
out: The ideology of modern day Khawarij
is that Allah has "PLURAL SHINS/LEGS" [See footnote in Muhsin Khan's
translation of Noble Qur'an under 3:73 Published from Saudi Arabia], that Allah
has a shadow (See Bin Baaz crusader's fatwa here:
http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/4234), that Allah does literal Running/Jogging
[See Ibn Uthaymeen al-Wahabi's Aqida section of his Fatawa (Pg. 112) and this
is also mentioned in Lajna (3/196)] and such anthropomorphic beliefs. Some modern
Khawarij also believe that "Allah is capable of doing bad acts as that
makes him superior to creation [See Ismail Dhelvi al-Wahhabi in Yak Rozi, followed by sympathetic
towards Wahhabism Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi in Fatawa Rashidiyyah]" this and
similar beliefs by them is their declaration of war upon Allah. (within the meaning of Quranic verses,
including 5:33)…. The modern day
Khawarij believe that he (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) did not know of Unseen at
all (Whereas Qur'an and Sunnah prove his immense knowledge of Unseen and future
events, see for example Qur'an 3:179, Qur'an 72:26-27, Qur'an 81:24, Qur'an
4:113, Qur'an 6:75, Qur'an 16:89 and many more verses and Hadiths of Sahih
Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, one reference of Bukhari is Volume 8, Book 77, Number
601, another reference is Volume 2, Book 23, Number 428, another is Sahih
Bu(skhari Volume 5 Number 24 and many more. We know Wahabis love to find faults
in Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) whereas we should always remember that genuine Ahlus Sunnah study
Qur'an and Sunnah to uplift the status of Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) and we consider him to be
"ABD-ULLAH" whereas Wahhabis always spend days and nights to somehow
find his faults. Decision is yours as to who is right. Also refer to Qadhi Iyaadh's
Ash-Shifa where he made a whole chapter with title: Chapter regarding grant of
Ghuyub (Unseen) to Prophet (Peace be upon him) and of things which have to
happen in future :See Ash'Shifa Volume No.1, Page No.206…. Qur'an states: Say:
Shall we inform you of who are the "GREATEST LOSERS" with respect to
their deeds? It is those whose entire struggle is wasted in the life of this
world, "BUT THEY PRESUME THEY ARE DOING GOOD" [18:103-104] When Ibn al Kawa (a Kharj'ite) asked
Sayyidna Ali (RA) about these losers, Sayyidna Ali (RA) replied: It is you O
people of Hurrura [See Tafseer at-Tabri (16/33-34)]
Even a mad person (yes literally
mad!) understood the falsity of the preaching of the Najdi Shaykh Muhammad ibn
al-Wahhab. Here’s an incident: Shaykh Sulayman named his refutation against
his brother „al-Khitab fil Radd „ala
Muhammad ibn „Abdul Wahhab‟ (The Empathic Speech on the Refutation of
Muhammad ibn„Abdul Wahhab) However, Allah protected Sulayman from the evil and
deception of his brother, whose great influence spread threat far and wide.
This is because if one contradicted and refuted him, and he was unable to kill
him openly, he would send someone to assassinate him in their bed or in the
market-place at night since he judged whoever contradicted him to be a
blasphemer and legalized their killing. It has been said that an insane person
lived in the town and among his habits was to strike whoever he came across,
even with a weapon. Muhammad ibn Abdul
Wahhab gave an order that this insane man was to be given a sword and admitted into
the mosque where his brother Shaykh Sulayman sat alone. When Shaykh Sulayman
saw him, he was afraid. The insane man threw away the sword from his hand and
said, “O Sulayman, do not be afraid; you are of those who are saved ”. He repeated this many times and this is
without doubt among the karamat [Al-Suhub
al-Wabila, ala Dara‟ih al-Hanabila (Torrential Rain-Clouds over the Graves
of Hannbalis) page 275]
Yet,
the Deoband Akabirs openly profess to be
Wahhabis: The founder leader of the Tableegh Jamaat, Molvi Rasheed Ahmad
Gangohi states: “The followers of Mohammad Ibne Abdul Wahab are called Wahhabis,
their beliefs were excellent.”(FATAWA-E-RASHIDIA – Vol. 1- Page 111)(6) i)
In fact, clarifying and reiterating his and the beliefs of the
Deobandis, Molvi Manzoor Nomani, head of the Tableeghi Jamaat states: “And we
also state here clearly that we are extreme Wahabis”(SAWANEH MAULANA MOHAMMAD
YUSUF KANDHALVI – Page 192)ii) In the words of the Patron of Tableeghi
Jamaat, Molvi Mohammad Zakaria Khandhalvi: “Maulvi Sahib, I myself am a
greater Wahabi than you.” (SAWANEH MAULANA MOHAMMAD YUSUF – Page 192)iii)
In the words of the Central Directorate of Tableeghi Jamaat Molvi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi: “Brother, here Wahabis reside, do not bring anything for
Fatiha, Niaz, etc. here.” (ASHRAFUS SAWANEH BOOK 1 – Page 45;
"If I had Rs 10000 I would have distributed it and people would have
automatically become WAHABI..." Ashraf Ali Thanvi in Al ifadatul Yaumiya) and yet the current Rector holds him as a “Sufi Saint”!
And they continue to fool Muslims into believing that they are following
Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaat.
Why should Muslims be fooled by them?
Apologists use a more sophisticated approach, and mislead the Sunni
masses by denying the meaning of their explicit insults and intentions. If
Deobandis are Sunnis then why they are destroying Sunni Shrines and at the same
time making a show at Ajmer Shareef and Baghdad Shareef? Why they hate the day
of birth of Prophet Mohammed?, Why do they love Yazid, a killer of Imam
Hussain? Why they call it Shirk to
say "Ya Mohammed" or "Ya Rasoolullah"? Why they hate Panjatan?
You will hear, “Shirk, Shirk, Bidah, Bidah…” to justify their misguidance
– a natural result of their close relations with and the blasphemous influence
of the Wahhabis. Their litany of leveling shirk and bidah against
the Majority Muslims is long – though baseless and full of lies – and time and
again they have been soundly, very soundly refuted. Since the Deobandi Akabirs, as we have seen,
have identified themselves voluntarily with the Wahhabis, and because in
Wahhabi belief, following any particular from the Four Imams is considered Shirk, how can it be reconciled that
Deobandis are Sunnis?
The innocent Muslim masses need to appreciate that one
cannot be a Wahhabi and Sunni at the same time; one cannot be a Hanafi or
Shafii or Hanbali or a Maliki while following the ghair muqallid creed of the
Wahabiyya. One cannot be a praiser of accursed Satan as well as of Allah
(swt). One cannot be a blasphemer of Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam)
while claiming to be his (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) follower, and the list
goes on and on. This is important because those Deobandis/Wahhabis who
follow the teachings of “Gustaakh-e-Rasool” such as Ismael Dehlvi, Qasim
Nanotvi,Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, Khaleel Ahmad Ambethawi, Ashraf Ali Thanvi,
Najdi Shaykh ibn al-Wahhab and their modern counterparts, etc., knowing of their devious preaching and blasphemous
utterances in respect of the Holy Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) will
naturally fall into the same category.
Why these double standards? Can they be said to be on the
true path? Certainly not! How can they be on the right path when
their corrupt beliefs prove that they have no true love for the Holy Prophet
(sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) and they are the greatest insulters of the Holy
Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasallam) for which the Islamic rulings have thrown them
out of Islam. They believe that Allah can tell lies and do bad things,
thus claiming shortcomings in the Attributes of Allah (swt). Hussain Ali Deobandi has written "Allah
(SWT) does not know in advance what human beings (His servants) will do.
He comes to know about it when humans perform their actions. (La haula
wala quwwata illah billah) Reference - (Tafseer
Balaghatul Hayyraan, pages 157-158, Himayat-e-Islam Press, Lahore, written
by Hussain Ali Deobandi). Salalfis and the like minded groups have
misunderstood Quranic verses that explain Allah's (SWT) attributes. In their attempt to take textual
meanings of these verses, they have committed Shirk by conceding
‘hands, eyes, face, direction, limitations, dwelling, etc., for Allah
(SWT). An innocent Muslim will be shocked by all that they have stated in their
books which will reveal how far they have strayed away from Islam.
Again,
dear Readers, if the Wahhabis who claim that they are on the way of the salaf
are indeed true in their claim, why are the scholars they always mention when
they speak or preach NOT from the salaf? The oldest one of them, Imam Ibn
Taymiyyah, is from the 7th Islamic century. Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen, Shaykh Bin
Bazz, and Shaykh Al Albani are all from within this century. As for ibn Qayyim
and ibn Katheer they for most part echo their teacher Ibn Taimiyya. As
for Muhammad ibn al-Wahhab, his own father, brother and teacher and other
righteous ulema condemned his teachings.
It is striking that not one of the great muhaddiths, mufassirs,
grammarians, historians, or legists of Islam has emerged from the region known
as Najd, despite the extraordinary and blessed profusion of such people in
other Muslim lands. As for the Deoband’s Tablighi Jamaat, apart from the Qu'ran, the only literature Tablighis are required to read are the Tablighi Nisab, seven essays penned by a companion of Ilyas in the 1920s.
If you take time to
ponder from the historical point of view, you will find that wahhabism is not
at all a religious or revivalist movement but rather a sheer opportunistic
political movement that was formulated and advanced by declaring the other
Muslims as Kuffar and Mushrikeen so as to legitimize the Wahhabis/ Salafis in
their actions of murdering the Sunnis and the Shias, usurping their landed and
moveable properties, and enslaving and killing their women and children. Regarding the Tabligh Jamaat, the French Tablighi expert Marc Gaborieau, its ultimate objective is nothing
short of a "planned conquest of the world" in the spirit of jihad. [Marc
Gaborieau, "Transnational Islamic
Movements: Tablighi Jamaat in Politics," ISIM Newsletter
(International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World), July
1999, p. 21]. According to Stephen
Schwartz and Irfan al-Alawi, the Deobandis and Wahhabis seek absolute
direction over the lives of Sunni Muslims, and, by extension, over all Muslim
relations with their non-Muslim neighbors. The aim of "fatwa
fanatics" is not religious; it is political and totalitarian. [Fatwa
Fanatics - The Deobandi-Wahhabi Lust for control over personal life.]
We seek refuge in Allah from such statements as signify
extreme ignorance, indeed enmity to the Prophet and to Allah's Pure Religion.
O Allah! Every moment and in every breath, bestow complete and the best blessings and perfect peace which is endless on Muhammad, our master, and on his descendants and his Companions, and may, for His Sake, all our troubles and tortures be over, calamities ended, and all our needs fulfilled, all our cherished desires attained, and good ends vouch-saved, and clouds are laden with water through the glorious countenance of Prophet. The perfect blessings and peace on the Prophet's House, his Family and his Companions every instance in number equal to the count of all things in Thy Knowledge".
Wassalaam.
NASIR
