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التحذير من المدعو عبد الله الهَرَرِي وحركة الأحباش

2011-12-07T14:51:00.001Z

التحذير من المدعو عبد الله الهَرَرِي وحركة الأحباش اللبنانية
المسماة جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية

مركز النصر لأهل السّنّة والجماعة
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

وصلى الله وسلّم على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين. الحمد لله بارئِ النَّسَم ومحيي الرِّمَم ومقدّر القِسَم ومفرّق الأُمم إلى الهدايةِ للطريق الأَمَم، والخِذْلانِ باقتراف الزَّلَل واللَّمَم، موضِّحِ الحق بواضحات الدلائل ومُزهِقِ الكفرِ والباطل، ومبتعثِ الرسول ﷺ على حينِ ضلالٍ من الخلق وفُتورٍ من الحقّ، بشيراً ونذيراً، وداعياً إلى الله بإذنه وسِراجاً منيراً. ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا﴾ الأحزاب 70. ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا﴾ التحريم 6. ﴿وَاتَّقُواْ فِتْنَةً لاَّ تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنكُمْ خَآصَّةً وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ﴾ الأنفال 25.

أما بعد فهذا تعريف لضلالات المدعو عبد الله الهرري وطائفته الأحباش اللبنانية ومؤسستهم
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جمعناه مما صح عندنا من معلومات ومرويات، منها ما سبق أن نشر ومنها ما لم ينشر من قبل. والله وليّ التوفيق وهو حسبنا.

الهرري هو أبو عبدالرحمن عبدالله بن محمد بن يوسف بن عبدالله بن جامع الهَرَري (1910-2008)، ولد في مدينة (هَرَر) الواقعة تحت سلطان الأحباش النصارى، والذين كانوا يحكمون مايسمى بإثيوبيا اليوم. وفيها قرأ بعض كتب الفقه الشافعي والحديث وتقلّد الطريقة القادرية فترة من الزمن حتى انتقل إلى الطريقة التجانية وبعد مدة رجع إلى القادرية بسبب تكفيره لأصحاب الطريقة التجانية. ثم تركهما جميعاً وبايع على الطريقة الرفاعية. ومن سنة 1940 إلى 1950 أثار الفتن ضد المسلمين، حيث تعاون مع حاكم إندراجي صهر هيلاسيلاسي ضد الجمعيات الإسلامية لتحفيظ القرآن بمدينة هرر فيما عرف بفتنة بلاد كُلنب فصدر الحكم على مدير المدرسة إبراهيم حسن بالسجن ثلاثاً وعشرين سنة مع النفي حيث قضى نحبه في مقاطعة جوري بعد نفيه إليها. وبسبب تعاون عبد الله الهرري مع هيلاسيلاسي تم تسليم الدعاة والمشايخ إليه وإذلالهم حتى فر الكثيرون إلى مصر والسعودية. ثم دخل الهرري بلاد الشام عام 1950 واستقر في دمشق حتى أُخرِج منها في الستينات وارتحل حتى استقر في بيروت مشتغلاً بالتدريس، مركزاً على علم الكلام والتصوف وبعض المسائل الفقهية، فالتف حوله بعض المغرور بهم ولازموه من أمثال نزار حلبي المقتول وكان مولعاً بالتكفير والسب والشتم، ورئيسهم حسام قراقيرة الشبه الحليق وهو إلى العوامّ أقرب، والبرلمانيَّين عدنان طرابلسي وطه تاجي وشاعرهم أسامة السيّد ويعد من أقبحهم لساناً وأجرئهم كذباً على علماء الأمة ودعاتها وغيرهم حتى بلغ أتباعه في عام 1975 (150) طالباً. وأراد الهرري أن يكون له تواجد أكثر فعالية على الصعيد الاجتماعي والسياسي فقام بمحاولة إحياء جمعية يطلق عليها اسم (جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية) فاتصل بالمسؤولين في هذه الجمعية محاولة منه لكسبهم وضمهم تحت لوائه فحصل له ذلك. وحينما قرعت طبول الحرب في لبنان، وحدثت الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية في الفترة ما بين (1975 – 1982) اشتغل الأحباش هذه الفترة لتغلغل في الطبقات الاجتماعية لبث دعوتهم، والتفريق بين المسلمين كما صنع ذلك الحبشي في موطنه السابق الحبشة. والملحوظ في تاريخ الأحباش اللبنانية أن علاقاتهم جيّدة مع جميع الطوائف إلا أهل السّنّة حيثما وجدوا. وانتشروا في لبنان بصورة تثير الريبة، حيث انتشرت مدارسهم الضخمة وصارت حافلاتهم تملأ المدن وأبنية مدارسهم تفوق سعة المدارس الحكومية، علاوة على الرواتب المغرية لمن ينضم إليهم ويعمل معهم، وأصبح لهم إذاعة في لبنان تبث أفكارهم وتدعو إلى مذهبهم، كما ينتشر أتباع الحبشي في أوروبا وأمريكا وقد أثاروا القلاقل في كندا وأستراليا واليبان والسويد والدانمارك.

وقد ذكر العلامة النحرير مفتي المالكية ثم الحنفية في الجامع الأُمَوي في دمشق السيد إبراهيم بن القطب إسماعيل اليعقوبي رحمهما الله في كُنَاشَته أن الهرري قرأ عليه بعض الكتب أيام إقامته في دمشق، فالهرري في عداد تلاميذ السيد إبراهيم اليعقوبي، وكان علماء دمشق في غِرَّة من أمر الهرري لكونه منتحلاً علم الحديث والتصوّف ويتصدّى للرد على ناصر الألباني، علماً بأن الألباني أعلى باعاً منه في علم الحديث وأوسع إطّلاعا بكثير، فلما تبيّن أمره تبرّؤوا منه، وكان السيد إبراهيم في طليعة من أخرج الهرري من سوريا، وكان يراه (ضالاً مضلاً) على حد تعبير ابنه العلامة المحدث المسند الفقيه الداعية المجاهد السيد محمد أبي الهدى اليعقوبي حفظه الله، وكان يراه فقيه السادة الأحناف الشيخ محمد أديب كَلَّاس الدمشقي رحمه الله تكفيرياً مبتدعاً لا سيما فيما أتى به الهرري من إيجاب تكفير المعتزلة، وأجاب في الأحباش تلميذ الشيخ أديب العلامة الفقيه المربّي الشيخ عبد الهادي خرسة ما نصّه (الأحباش عقيدتهم الأساسية صحيحة موافقة لعقيدة أهل السنة والجماعة ولكن دخل إليهم انحراف في مسألة تكفير المعيّن من العلماء والعامة لكلامٍ يحتمل التأويل وتكفير من لم يوافقهم على التكفير فضلّوا بسبب ذلك وأضلوا وخرجوا بتلك المسألة عن عقيدة أهل السنة والجماعة) اﻫ.

وقال شيخ الإسلام في البلد الحرام المسنِد السيد محمد بن علوي المالكي رحمه الله سنة 1999 في داره بمكة أيام الحج الأكبر قال (كفّرني الهرري لأنّي لم أكفّر ابن تيمية ولأني استشهدت به في كتبي وهذا غلو وظلم) ثم قرأ ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّامِينَ لِله شُهَدَاءَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلاَ يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى أَلاَّ تَعْدِلُواْ اِعْدِلُواْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُواْ اللهَ إِنَّ اللهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ﴾ ووصف الدكتور محمد وهبة الزحيلي الدمشقي فرقة الأحباش اللبنانية بأنهم ضالون مضلون وجماعة فتنة وأهواء وانحلال من الدين وأنهم مشبوهون في صلتهم بدولة أجنبيّة وحذّر منهم أشد التحذير لأنهم دخلاء على الأمّة متسترون بالرد على التجسيم والتنقيص فيغترّ بهم كثير من علماء العرب فضلاً عن العجم والعوام. وهذا محقق إذ ممثلهم في إيطاليا المدعو عبد الهادي بَلَازِّي يجهر بكونه (مسلم صهيوني محب لدولة إسرائيل وشعبها) على حد تعبيره. وكذا فنّدهم الدكتور محمد توفيق بن محمد سعيد البوطي في خُطَبه وغيرهم من العلماء كالمؤرّخ الشيخ أبي العِز محمد معتَزّ السُبَيني الدمشقي وكان منهم ثم تركهم وكالدكتور على جمعة والدكتور أحمد عمر هاشم والدكتور يوسف القرضاوي المصريين حفظ الله الأحياء ورحم الله الأموات.

وقد ألّف الهرري هذا كتباً يفسّق ويؤثّم فيها جميع الصحابة الذين قاتلوا علياً رضي الله عنه منها ما أسماه (الدليل الشرعي على إثبات عصيان من قاتلهم علي من صحابي أو تابعي) وينسب فيه أم المؤمنين عائشة وطلحة والزبير المبشرين بالجنة إلى العصيان والبغي والظلم والتمرّد جلياً وفي كتب أخرى كـ(صريح البيان) و(إظهار العقيدة) و(المطالب الوفية) و(الدليل القويم) و(بغية الطالب) و(المقالات السنية) وكذا خالد بن الوليد ومعاوية بن أبي سفيان وعمرو بن العاص إلا أنه ينسب الفريق الأول إلى التوبة وينسب الفريق الثاني إلى ميتة الجاهلية وهذا كلّه ترفّض قبيح، ولا يقبل ما اتفق عليه العلماء أن فعلهم رضي الله عنهم كان عن تأويل واجتهاد مأجور وكلهم من أهل الاجتهاد كما قال أئمة أهل السّنّة كأبي الحسن الأشعري والأئمة الأربعة وسائر أئمة السلف والخلف كالمحاسبي والخطابي وابن فورك وإمام الحرمين والآمدي والنووي وابن أرسلان و اللقاني، مع كونه يتستّر ويستشهد بالشافعي والأشعري وهو بعيد منهما كل البعد إذ أهل السّنّة قاطبةً يثبتون أن عليّاً على الحق ثم يكفّون عن ذكر الصحابة بالسوء. قال الإمام الشافعي رضي الله عنه للربيع: (لا تَخُضْ في أصحاب النبي فإنَّ خَصْمَك الله يومَ القيامة). وكان عمر بن عبد العزيز إذا سئل عن صفين والجمل قال: أمرٌ أخرج الله يدي منه لا أُدخِلُ لساني فيه. وفي رواية: تلك دماء غيّب الله عنها يدي أأحضرها بلساني؟ وناهيك بقول الإمام أحمد رضي الله عنه لما سئل ماذا تقول فيما كان من علي ومعاوية رحمهما الله قال: ما أقول فيها إلا الحسنى رحمهم الله أجمعين. وقال أيضا في بيان عقيدة أهل السّنّة والجماعة:

«من الحجة الواضحة الثابتة البينة المعروفة ذكر محاسن أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ كلهم أجمعين والكفّ عن ذكر مساوئهم والخلاف الذي شجر بينهم فمن سب أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ أو أحدا منهم أو تنقصه أو طعن عليهم أو عرض بعيبهم أو عاب أحدا منهم فهو مبتدع رافضي خبيث مخالف لا يقبل الله منه صرفا ولا عدلا بل حبهم سنة والدعاء لهم قربة والاقتداء بهم وسيلة والأخذ بآثارهم فضيلة. وخير الأمة بعد النبي ﷺ أبو بكر وعمر بعد أبي بكر وعثمان بعد عمر وعلي بعد عثمان ووقف قوم على عثمان وهم خلفاء راشدون مهديون ثم أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ بعد هؤلاء الأربعة خير الناس لا يجوز لأحد أن يذكر شيئاً من مساويهم ولا يطعن على أحد منهم بعيب ولا بنقص فمن فعل ذلك فقد وجب على السلطان تأديبه وعقوبته ليس له أن يعفو عنه بل يعاقبه ويستتيبه فإن تاب قبل منه وإن ثبت عاد عليه بالعقوبة وخلده الحبس حتى يموت أو يراجع.» اﻫ. ومثله مروي عن كثير من أصحابه، عنه رحمه الله. كمسدد بن مسرهد وعبدوس بن مالك والاصطخري وغيرهم.

وقال الإمام الحارث المحاسبي رضي الله عنه في رسالة المسترشدين (أَصْلُ الِاسْتِقَامَةِ فِي ثَلَاثَةٍ:اتِّبَاعُ الْكِتَابِ، وَالسُّنَّةِ، وَلُزُوْمُ الْجَمَاعَةِ) وهذا الهرري المارق فارق الجماعة ونبذ الكتاب والسّنّة والإجماع وراء ظهره. وقال المحاسبي عن الصحابة رضي الله عنهم أجمعين: (نعلم أن القوم كانوا أعلم بما دخلوا فيه منا، ونتبع ما اجتمعوا عليه، ونقف عند ما اختلفوا فيه ولا نبتدع رأيا منا، ونعلم أنهم اجتهدوا وأرادوا الله عز وجل، إذ كانوا غير متَّهَمين في الدين، ونسأل الله التوفيق) كما في تفسير القرطبي.

وقال الإمام الطحاوي في عقيدته: «ونحب أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ ولا نفرط في حب أحد منهم ولا نتبرأ من أحدهم ، ونبغض من يبغضهم وبغير الحق يذكرهم ، ولا نذكرهم إلا بخير، وحبهم دين وإيمان وإحسان، وبغضهم كفر ونفاق وطغيان.... ومَن أحسن القول في أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ وأزواجه وذرياته فقد برئ من النفاق» اﻫ. وقال القاضي عياض في الشفا: ومن توقيره ﷺ وبره توقير أصحابه وبرهم ومعرفة حقهم والإقتداء بهم وحسن الثناء عليهم والإمساك عما شجر بينهم. والإمام الهيتمي يقول في (الصواعق المحرقة): «إعلم أن الذي أجمع عليه أهل السنة والجماعة أنه يجب على كل أحد تزكية جميع الصحابة بإثبات العدالة لهم والكف عن الطعنِ فيهم والثناءُ عيلهم، فقد أثنى الله سبحانه وتعالى عليهم في آيات من كتابه، منها قوله تعالى: ﴿كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ﴾ آل عمران 110فأثبت الله لهم الخيرية على سائر الأمم، [قلت: والوسطية أي العدالة والخيرية بقوله تعالى ﴿وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطاً﴾ البقرة 143] ولا شيء يعادل شهادة الله لهم بذلك لأنه تعالى أعلم بعباده وما انطووا عليه من الخيرات وغيرها، بل لا يعلم ذلك غيره تعالى. فإذا شهد تعالى فيهم بأنهم خير الأمم وجب على كل أحد اعتقاد ذلك والإيمان به وإلا كان مكذِّبا لله في إخباره، ولا شك أن من ارتاب في حقّية شيء مما أخبر الله أو رسوله به، كان كافراً بإجماع المسلمين.» اﻫ. وعدّ الكلام فيهم من الكبائر في (الزواجر) كما سبقه إلى هذا الحكم كثير من الأئمة منهم القاضي عياض في الشفا والإمام النووي في شرح صحيح مسلم حيث قال: (سب الصحابة رضي الله عنهم حرام من فواحش المحرمات سَواءٌ من لابس الفتنة منهم وغيره لأنهم مجتهدون في تلك الحروب متأولون كما أوضحناه في أول فضائل الصحابة) وقال (وأما معاوية رضي الله عنه فهو من العدول الفضلاء والصحابة النجباء رضي الله عنه) وغيرهما. ونحوه قول ابن كثير في اختصاره لمقدمة ابن الصلاح في علوم الحديث:

«وأما ما شجر بينهم بعده عليه الصلاة والسلام فمنه ما وقع عن غير قصد كيوم الجمل، ومنه ما كان عن اجتهاد كيوم صفين، والاجتهاد يخطئ ويصيب، ولكن صاحبه معذور وإن أخطأ ومأجور أيضاً، وأما المصيب فله أجران اثنان، وكان علي وأصحابه أقرب إلى الحق من معاوية وأصحابه رضي الله عنهم أجمعين. »

قال الصّادق المَصدوق ﷺ (أَصْحَابِي كَالنُّجُومِ بِأَيِّهِم اقْتَدَيْتُم اِهْتَدَيْتُمْ) خرّج طرقه الحافظ ابن حجر في المجلس السادس والثلاثين من كتاب (موافقة الخُبْر الخَبَر) منها طريق قوّاها الحافظان البيهقي في كتاب (الإعتقاد) وابن عبد البر في (جامع بيان فضل العلم). قال قوّام السّنّة الأصبهاني في كتابه (الحجة في بيان المَحَجَّة وشرح عقيدة أهل السنة):

«قال أهل السنة : الكَفّ عن مساوئ أصحاب مُحَمَّد ﷺ سُنّةٌ لأن تِلْكَ المساوئ لم تكن عَلَى الحقيقة مساوئ، فالصحابة رضي الله عنهم كانوا أخْيَرَ الناس وهم أئمة لمن بعدهم، والإمام إذا لاح له الخير فِي شيء حتى فعله لا يجب أن يُسَمَّى ذَلِكَ الشيء إساءة، إذ المساوئ مَا كان عَلَى اختيار فِي قصد الحق من غير إمام، فكيف تُعَدّ أفعالهم مساوئ، وقد أمر الله بالاقتداء بهم، طهّر الله قلوبنا من القدح فيهم وألحقنا بهم.»

وقال الإمام الحافظ الأثري الأشعري شهاب الدين أبو العبّاس أحمد بن محمّد بن أحمد المَقَّرِيِّ المالكي (992-1041) في (منظومة إضاءة الدُجُنَّة في إعتقاد أهل السّنّة):

وَالصَّحْبُ كُلُّهُمْ عُدُولٌ خِيَرَهْ *** فَمَنْ يُرِدْ وَجْهَ اهْتِدَا بِهِمْ يَرَهْ
لِأَنَّ مَنْ أَحَاطَ بِالخَبِيِّ *** عِلْماً حَبَاهُمْ صُحْبَةَ النَّبِيِّ
فَهُمْ نُجُومٌ فِي السَّرَى مَنِ اقْتَدَى *** بِهِمْ إِلَى مَعَالِمِ الحَقِّ اهْتَدَى
فَلَا نَخُضْ فِيمَا مِنَ الأَمْرِ اخْتَلَطْ *** بَيْنَهُمْ وَاحْذَرْ إِذَا خُضْتَ الْغَلَطْ
وَالْتَمِسَنَّ أَحْسَنَ الْمَخَارِجِ *** لَهُمْ فَالاِجْتِهَادُ ذُو مَعَارِج

أي: الله المحيط بكل خفي عِلماً أعطاهم صحبة النبي ﷺ فهم نجومٌ في السير ليلاً والمراد أنهم قدوة في الدين، فمن اقتدى بالصحابة اهتدى إلى الحق. ولا نخوض فيما وقع بينهم حذراً من أن ينسب إليهم ما لا يليق بمكانهم فإنهم كلهم عدول، وما وقع بينهم فكل واحد منهم مجتهد، ومن أصاب فله أجران ومن أخطأ فله أجر. والتمس أحسن التأويلات لهم، فللاجتهاد درجات. اﻫ. من قول الشارح محمد الداه الشنقيطي بتصرف يسير.

وأما الهرري ففي كتابه الذي أسماه (إظهار العقيدة السّنّية) يمتنع من القول بعدالة جميعهم خلافاً لأهل السّنّة والجماعة، قال الإمام القرطبي في التفسير: (الصحابة كلهم عدول، أولياء الله تعالى وأصفياؤه، وخيرته من خلقه بعد أنبيائه ورسله. هذا مذهب أهل السنة، والذي عليه الجماعة من أئمة هذه الأمة) وقال ابن عبد البر في الإستذكار: (الصحابة كلهم عدول مَرضيّون وهذا أمر مجتمع عليه عند أهل العلم بالحديث). ويؤوّل الهرري التحذيرات النبوية من السبّ والشتم كحديث مسلم (لاَ تَسُبُّوا أَحَداً مِنْ أَصْحَابِي) والذي أورده ابن حبان في صحيحه في باب (ذكر الخبر الدال على أن أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ كلهم ثقات عدول) وحديث (اللهَ اللهَ في أَصْحَابِي) رواه أحمد والترمذي، وحديث (مَنْ سَبَّ أَصْحَابِي فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ الله) رواه البزار والطبراني وابن أبي عاصم وغيرهم وهو صحيح، بأنها تعني فقط السابقين الأولين لا جميع الصحابة. وهذا من الهوى وتقوُّل عجيب على الله تعالى القائل ﴿ وَالسَّابِقُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍ رَّضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُواْ عَنْهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ﴾ التوبة 100. والعبرة لعموم اللفظ لا لخصوص سبب ورود تلك الأحاديث. وقد سبق أن ذكرنا قول الإمام أحمد في مفهوم النهي عن سب أي فرد من الصحابة وليس فقط على العموم.

ثم يأتي هذا الهرري فيؤوّل كلام الطحاوي (ونحب أصحاب رسول اللهِ ﷺ الخ) فيقول في ما أسماه (إظهار العقيدة السّنّية) (معناه أنه في الإجمال لا نذكرهم إلا بخير أما عند التفصيل فمن ثبت عليه شيء، يُنتَقد عليه) ويكرر هذا التحريف والتعطيل في كتابه (المطالب الوفية شرح العقيدة النسفية) عند قول الإمام النسفي (وَيَكُفُّ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الصَّحَابَةِ إلا بِخَيْرٍ) فقال (ليس مراده أنّه يَحرم ذكرُ أحد من أفراد الصحابة بغير الخير) وفي طبعة زملائه لكتاب (إجابة الداعي إلى بيان إعتقاد الرفاعي) أي عقيدة الإمام أحمد الرفاعي رضي الله عنه عند قوله (وأن يعتقدَ فَضلَ الصحابَةِ وترتيبَهم، وأن أفضلَ النّاسِ بعد رسولِ الله ﷺ أبو بكرٍ ثمّ عمرُ ثم عثمانُ ثمّ عليٌّ رضوان الله عليهم أجمعين. وأن يُحسِنَ الظّن بجميع الصحابَةِ ويثني عليهم كما أثنى الله تعالى ورسولُه عليهم) فتراهم يقولون في الهامش (ليس مراده أنهم كلهم أتقياء صالحون) ثم يستدلون على رأيهم الرذيل بحديث الحوض الذي يتمسّك به الروافض وبحديث (من خرج من الطاعة وفارق الجماعة فمات مات ميتة جاهلية) ثم يقولون بملء فيهم (وهذا ينطبق على معاوية ومن معه).

وفي كتاب الهرري (صريح البيان) يعيّن خالد بن الوليد ومعاوية بن أبي سفيان وعمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهم بالخروج من معنى تحريم سبّ الصحابة أي يبيح سبّهم. ويتبجّح بالقول إن الصحابة ليسوا بمعصومين وأن علياً تكلم في معاوية ويقول في كتابه (الدرّ المفيد) معاوية كان أنانياً وفي (المقالات السنية) يقول إن معاوية وكل من حضر صفين معه كان قصده من هذا القتال الدنيا، فلقد كان به الطمع في الملك وفرط الغرام في الرئاسة، كذا قال هذا الرجل عن صاحب رسول الله ﷺ وكاتب وحيه وخال المؤمنين الذي دعى له النبي ﷺ في الحديث الصحيح اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ هَادِياً مَهْدِيّاً وَاهْدِ بِهِ الذي رواه أحمد والترمذي وغيرهما، وكبشراه ﷺ لجيش معاوية بالجنة في حديث البخاري في الصحيح أَوَّلُ جَيْشٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَغْزُونَ البَحْرَ قَدْ أَوْجَبُوا وولّاه عمر الفاروق على بلاد الشام وأقره عثمان ذو النورين رضي الله عنهم فقام بالجهاد وسدِّ الثُغور والظهور على أعداء الإسلام وحَكَمَ بين العباد بالسياسة الشرعية.

وقد اشتهر الهرري بعدم الأمانة العلمية في نقولاته حيث ينسب لنفسه الأشياء التي لغيره كما فعل بكتاب (بغية الطالب لمعرفة العلم الديني الواجب) الذي طبعه سنة 1407 تحت اسمه وقال (تأليف عبد الله الهرري)، ومرة ثانية سنة 1411 ثم افتضح واعترف في طبعته الثالثة سنة 1416 أنه من تأليف الفقيه عبد الله بن حسين بن طاهر باعلوي، ويبتر النصوص ويحولها عن معناها إلى ما يوافق هواه، ويسقط بعض العبارات في اختصاره لكتب غيره لأنها تخالف رأيه. ففي كتابه (الكافل بعلم الدين الضروري) وهو حقيقة مأخوذ من كتاب (سلم التوفيق) للحبيب عبد الله بن حسين المذكور، قام الهرري بحذف عدة مسائل لا توافق منهجه حيث حذف مسألة الاستخفاف بالعلماء ومسألة نهي خروج المرأة متعطرة أو متزينة ولو مستورة وبإذن زوجها، ثم في كتابه (حل ألفاظ الكافل) قال بعكسها أي أن لها الخروج متعطرة متزينة إن لم يكن قصدها التعرّض للرجال. ويقول فيه: «هؤلاء الذين كانوا مع معاوية ما كان فيهم ولي، أما الذين خرجوا إلى البصرة فقاتلوا عليّاً فهؤلاء كان فيهم من خيار الصحابة من أكابرهم اثنان، ومع ذلك هذان الإثنان نقول عصيا وقعا في المعصية.» كذا قال، والله أعلم من يعني بالإثنين أهما طلحة والزبير رضي الله عنهما فأما أم المؤمنين عائشة النبوية رضي الله عنها وأرضاها فلعله لا يراها من الأولياء الأخيار!

ولمن أراد أن يتحقق عنده عدم مصداقيته في نقل النصوص وأنه كذاب فلينظر إلى كتابيه (إظهار العقيدة السّنّية) و(صريح البيان) وليقارن بين إيراده كلام الإمام الأشعري الذي عزاه إلى كتاب (مقالات الأشعري) للإمام ابن فورك ثم لينظر إلى المقالات نفسها سيرى بتر كلام الأشعري وتحريفه. وكذا يخالف إمام الحرمين والآمدي والزركشي وغيرهم ممن ذكرنا من كبار الأشاعرة في المسألة ويحرّف كلامهم ويحذف ما لم يناسب هواه. وكذلك درج مقلّدوه فقد أخرجوا كتاب (ألفية صفوة الزُبَد في الفقه الشافعي) لابن أرسلان الرملي في بيروت سنة 1988 ثم سنة 1991 ثم الطبعة الثالثة سنة 1994 وحذفوا منه هذا البيت:

وَمَا جَرَى بَينَ الصَّحَابِ نَسْكُتُ عَنْهُ وَأَجْرَ الاِجْتِهَادِ نُثْبِتُ

لأنه يبيّن مذهب ابن أرسلان والشافعية والأشاعرة في الصحابة رضي الله عنهم، والأحباش يريدون إخفاء الحقيقة. فلما طبعوه مرة رابعة سنة 2001 أعادوا البيت مكانه لكن زادوا هامشاً بثّوا فيه من خبائث ظنونهم.

وقال في الأحباش الشيخ محمد معتزّ السُبَيني في دمشق أنه تحقق عنده اختلاقهم فتوى مزوّرةً زعموا أن مفتي داغستان أصدرها في حق الشيخ عبد الله فائز الداغستاني شيخ الشيخ ناظم القبرصي يضلل فيها الشيخ عبد الله، وهذا افتراء يكذبه علم التاريخ، إذ الشيخ عبد الله الداغستاني هاجر من داغستان إلى تركيا في صغره دون سنّ البلوغ ونشأ في تركيا ولم يشتهر في داغستان قط. واخترع عبد الله الهرري شخصاً أسماه محمد زاهد النقشبندي، ينقل عنه الهرري أنه قال في الشيخ عبد الله الداغستاني (إنه ليس سنّيّاً ولا نقشبندياً، وهو مقطوع ليس موصولاً). نشر الأحباش هذا الكلام على مواقعهم، وكم يحبّون الطعن في دين الناس وأنسابهم. ومحمد زاهد هذا شخص وهمي لا وجود له، ونقل الهرري عنه من زور الكذّابين الوضّاعين.

ونشرت جمعيتهم سنة 2004 أي في حياة شيطانهم كتاباً أسموه (كشف ضلالات ناظم القبرصي) جمعه البَهَّات سمير القاضي وجاؤوا فيه بأضراب الأكاذيب على الشيخ ناظم. فانتدب مدير أوقاف دبي آنذاك البحاثة الداعية الشيخ عيسى الحميري الإماراتي لزيارة الهرري في مقرّه في بيروت ونصحه أن يتوب وأن يكفّ من الوقيعة في الناس واستغرب معاملتهم إيّاه وتأذّى منهم جداً فلما خرج من البناء قال فيهم كأن القوم يتعاطَون السِّحر!

ثم في كتابه (التعاون على النهي عن المنكر) يتبنى عبد الله الهرري القول بتجهيل من قال بعدم تكليف بعض الأنبياء بالتبليغ من الأئمة والمفسرين كالإمام الرازي والقرطبي والسيوطي في الجلالين والسنوسي في (الحقائق) وغيرهم.

وفي (صريح البيان) و(المطالب الوفية) و(الصراط المستقيم) و(الدليل القويم) و(إظهار العقيدة السنية) يبتدع الهرري إيجاب تكفير المعتزلة لتوهّمه أنهم المعنيون بالقدرية الأوائل الذين تبرأ منهم الصحابة كما في أول صحيح مسلم وكفّرهم الأئمة، بل ادّعى الهرري الإجماع على تكفير المعتزلة فأظهر جهله بما أثبته أئمّة الأشاعرة بعدم كفرهم كما هو مذكور في (إحكام الأحكام) لابن دقيق العيد القائل (الحق أنه لا يكفر أحد من أهل القبلة إلا بإنكار متواتر من الشرعية عن صاحبها فإنه حينئذ يكون مكذبا للشرع وليس مخالفة القواطع مأخذا للتكفير وإنما مأخذه مخالفة القواعد السمعية القطعية طريقا ودلالة) والقَرافي في (الذخيرة) والدوَّاني في (شرح العقائد العَضُدية) والهيتمي في (الإعلام بقواطع الإسلام) وغيرهم. ويراجع أيضاً تحذيرهم الشديد من تكفير المسلمين في (الاقتصاد في الاعتقاد) لحجة الإسلام الغزالي وأول (طبقات الشافعية الكبرى) لابن السبكي والجزء التاسع من (تحفة المحتاج في شرح المنهاج) للهيتمي في كتاب الردة حيث قال (تنبيه ثانٍ ينبغي للمفتي أنه يحتاط في التكفير الخ).

وفتاوى الهرري والأحباش الخوارجية في تكفير المسلمين ورميهم بالشرك والوثنية وكذلك فتاواهم الشاذة مشهورة عند علماء العرب، كإسقاط الربا والزكاة عن النقود الورقية بدعوى أنها لا علاقة لها بالزكاة إذ هي واجبة فقط في الذهب والفضة كما يجيز أكل الربا، فهذا تحليله للحرام وتحريمه للحلال الذي نبّه عليه الدكتور وهبة الزحيلي وغيره من العلماء. وكجواز مشاهدة الصور الخليعة والتمعّن فيها لأنها مجرّد صور ظلّية وتذرّعاً بما في حاشية البجيرمي على الخطيب تعليقاً على قوله أَحَدُهَا نَظَرُهُ إلَى بَدَنِ أَجْنَبِيَّةٍ فَغَيْرُ جَائِزٍ قال المحشي: وَخَرَجَ بِهِ رُؤْيَةُ الصُّورَةِ فِي نَحْوِ الْمِرْآةِ وَمِنْهُ الْمَاءُ فَلَا يَحْرُمُ وَلَوْ مَعَ شَهْوَة وقال الهيتمي في الفتاوى الفقهية الكبرى: قال: وَسُئِلَ هل تَجُوزُ رُؤْيَةُ الْأَجْنَبِيَّةِ في الْمِرْآةِ وَالْمَاءِ الصَّافِي فَأَجَابَ بِقَوْلِهِ أَفْتَى بَعْضُهُمْ بِجَوَازِ ذلك أَخْذًا من أَنَّهُ لَا يُكْتَفَى بِذَلِكَ في رُؤْيَةِ الْمَبِيعِ وَلَا يَحْنَثُ بِهِ من عَلَّقَ على الرُّؤْيَةِ، وجواز التهرّب من صلاة الجمعة بأكل الثوم والبصل وقولهم في مفاخذة الأجنبية أنه ليس بزنا بل من اللمم، وإباحته لبس السِباحة القصير جدا للرجال أي كشف الفخذ إلى أعلاه. كل هذا مع انتحاله مذهبَ أهل السنة والحديث والتصوف والتعصّب للأشعري والشافعي والرفاعي وكلّه فيه ما فيه من التزييف والمراءاة.

وعلّم الهرري أتباعه التفرعن على الأولياء وأورثهم جرأته الخوارجيّة على تكفير العلماء وتضليلهم، كالسيد متولي الشعراوي والأستاذ محمد سعيد البوطي الذي قال عنه الهرري في (التعاون على النهي عن المنكر) إنه ينشر الضلال وقال عنه الأحباش (البوطي يصرح بالحلول والتجسيم في حق الله تعالى والعياذ بالله تعالى من الكفر) والأستاذ وهبة الزحيلي حفظه الله الذي قالوا عنه (هذا الدكتور الذي انسلخ من الإيمان هذا المنافق الزبيلي الخسيس الكذاب الأشِر) ويرموه بالتجسيم وبمحاربة الاحتفال بالمولد النبوي الشريف وهو إفك وبهتان عظيم، والشيخ رجب ديب النقشبندي صاحب مفتي الجمهورية السورية الشيخ أحمد كفتارو له تفسير يفوق ثلاثين مجلداً لم يطبع بعد، ومفتي لبنان الشيخ حسن خالد الذي قُتل شهيداً بعد ما أراد أن يمنع الهرري من الإقامة في لبنان، والسيد الشيخ محمد بن علوي المالكي والشيخ ناظم القبرصي والدكتور يوسف القرضاوي وغيرهم، ويُكفّرون ابن تيمية وكل من لم يكفّره أو يستشهد به، وفي كتابه (نصرة التعقُّب الحَثيث على مَن طعن فيما صحّ من الحديث) المطبوع سنة 1959 كفّر الهرري ناصراً الألباني لمجرّد مخالفته له في أدلة السبحة.

وقال فيهم الدكتور على جمعة مفتي جمهورية مصر العربية: تنتسب هذه الطائفة إلى شخص يدعى عبد الله الهرري الحبشي. وهي طائفة لها ظاهر وباطن. فظاهرها التمسّك بظاهر مذهب الشافعي في الفقه ومذهب الإمام الأشعري في العقيدة. وباطنها تكفير المسلمين، وتفسيق المؤمنين، وإشاعة الفتنة بين الأمة، والعمالة - في مقابل المال - لأعداء الإسلام والمسلمين. . . . فرأيناهم يثيرون مسألة اتجاه القبلة في أمريكا مخالفين مقتضيات العلم الحديث منكرين الواقع المحسوس باعتباره بدعة، وفي نفس الوقت أثاروا نفس المشكلة في اليابان، وأثاروا مشكلة الصلاة خلف غيرهم، ومشكلة الأطعمة، ومشكلة الزواج من الكتابيات، وغيرها من المسائل المختلف فيها بين المجتهدين العظام والأئمة الأعلام على مر العصور. وذهبوا إلى حل اختلاط الرجال بالنساء، والى تكفير حكام المسلمين، والى جواز التعاون مع المشركين، في خلط غريب لم يحدث لدى مذهب أو طائفة من مذاهب وطوائف المسلمين من قبل. وقد أشاعوا موت إمامهم ثم أشاعوا حياته، ولا يدري أحد نوع المرض النفسي أو العقلي الذي أصاب هؤلاء فجعلهم يهرفون بما لا يعرفون بهذه الطريقة العجيبة التي جعلت كل المسلمين يأنفون من سيرتهم التي تذكر دائمًا بالفتنة والفرقة، ولقد أصدرت عدة جهات إسلامية معتبَرة التحذير منهم: منها مجمع البحوث الإسلامية بالأزهر الشريف، والهيئة العامة لإدارة البحوث العلمية والإفتاء والدعوة والإرشاد بالسعودية، والمجلس الأعلى للإفتاء بأمريكا الشمالية وغيرها. اﻫ. نشرت هذه الفتوى في أواخر سنة 1999 أي قبل أن يولَّى فضيلة الشيخ علي جمعة الإفتاء.

وفي آب أغسطس 2001 أصدر رئيس جامعة الأزهر الدكتور أحمد عمر هاشم بياناً يعلن فيه براءة جامعة الأزهر من جماعة الأحباش اللبنانية ويؤكد موقف الأزهر مما وصفته من (عدم سلامة هذه الجمعية وعدم مصداقيتها وعدم سلامة تفكيرها الإسلامي) على حد تعبيره. وقال فيهم الدكتور يوسف القرضاوي ما نصه: «هؤلاء يمثلون فئة من الناس خرجت على إجماع الأمة وكفرّوا علماء المسلمين، هذه الفئة التي تسمى (الأحباش) وهذه الفئة لها اجتهادات في غاية الضلالة. ... هؤلاء خرجوا على إجماع الأمة، كفرّوا ابن تيمية وابن القيم والذهبي وابن باز وابن عبدالوهاب وسيد قطب والغزالي ولم يدعوا أحداً، ثم هم جهلة، والمشكلة أن هؤلاء يجهلون ويجهلون أنهم يجهلون، وهذا اسمه الجهل المركَّب وكما قال الله تعالى ﴿وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ آمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَا آمَنَ السُّفَهَاءُ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ السُّفَهَاءُ وَلَكِنْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾.» اﻫ. ومن كلام مفتي المملكة السعودية فيهم: «هذه الطائفة ضالة ورئيسهم المدعو عبد الله الحبشي معروف بانحرافه وضلاله فالواجب مقاطعتهم وإنكار عقيدتهم الباطلة وتحذير الناس منهم ومن الاستماع لهم أو قبول ما يقولون.» اﻫ. ﴿لَوْ خَرَجُواْ فِيكُم مَّا زَادُوكُمْ إِلاَّ خَبَالاً ولأَوْضَعُواْ خِلاَلَكُمْ يَبْغُونَكُمُ الْفِتْنَةَ وَفِيكُمْ سَمَّاعُونَ لَهُمْ وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّالِمِينَ﴾ التوبة 47. والله أعلم وأحكم.

حاصل الكلام أن الهرري شاتم الصحابة ومكفّر للعلماء فهو والأحباش تكفيريون خوارج من جهة ومتشيعون من جهة أخرى، يشبهونهما في التقية وادعاء الظاهر الذي يخالف الباطن كما سبق أن ذكر من تنبيهات العلماء. ومن جنون جرأتهم على النفاق أنهم يقدمون أنفسهم على أنهم (يحاربون الأفكار التكفيرية ولا يوافقون على الأعمال العسكرية والأمنية ضد الحكومات والأشخاص كما يقدمون أنفسهم على أنهم منفتحون على الآخر وأنهم غير راضين على الأفكار الشاذة التي تقود إلى التكفير على أسباب خلافية) وهذا الكلام برمّته عكس حقيقتهم كما أفاده المفتي علي جمعة إذ هم أنشط تيّار مُندس في صفوف أهل السّنّة لبث الاختلافات والآراء الشاذة وإشعال الفتن بشكل مستمر. وحسبنا تحذير المعصوم ﷺ كما رواه صاحب سرّه سيّدنا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ رضي الله عنه لمّا سأله: هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ :«نَعَمْ دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ جَهَنَّمَ مَنْ أَجَابَهُمْ إِلَيْهَا قَذَفُوهُ فِيهَا». قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صِفْهُمْ لَنَا. قَالَ: «هُمْ مِنْ جِلْدَتِنَا وَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَتِنَا». متفَق عليه. فالحذر من الهرري ومن فرقة الأحباش جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية، وما علينا إلا البلاغ، والله المستعان، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه وسلّم، والحمد لله ربّ العالمين.

Exposing Abd Allah al-Harari and his sect the Ahbash of Lebanon

2011-12-07T13:18:00.001Z

Exposing Abd Allah al-Harari
and his sect the Ahbash of Lebanon
(“Association of Islamic Charitable Projects”)

Markaz al-Nasr li Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaah
Jakarta, Indonesia

CONTENTS

Harari’s disrespect of the Companions (Allah be well-pleased with them)
Harari’s violation of the Sunni agreement on the obligation of respecting all the Sahaba
What Imam Ahmad said the one who disparages a Companion deserves

What Ashʿaris and early Imams said of the obligation to love the Companions

The Divine and Prophetic recommendations of the Companions as guides

Al-Harari’s tampering of the Qur’an, Hadith and Consensus in his disparagement of the Companions

Al-Harari’s tampering of the Tahawiyya and the Nasafiyya

Harari’s attacks on Khalid ibn al-Walid, Muʿawiya, ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs and ʿA’isha the Wife of the Prophet

Harari’s dishonesty in falsely claiming authorship and in misquoting texts

How the Ahbash lie about the scholars and the Awliya’

Al-Harari’s deviancy regarding Prophets, upon them blessings and peace

Al-Harari’s deviant fatwas

Al-Harari’s hatred of Muslims scholars

Fatwas of prominent scholars against al-Harari and the Ahbash
Fatwa of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaʿqubi against al-Harari
Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Abu al-Huda al-Yaʿqubi against al-Harari
Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Adib Kallas against al-Harari
Fatwa of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Hadi Kharsa against al-Ahbash
Fatwa of Shaykh Wahbat al-Zuhayli against al-Ahbash
Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Tawfiq al-Buti against al-Ahbash
Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Muʿtazz al-Subayni against al-Ahbash
Fatwa of Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi against al-Ahbash
Mufti of Egypt Dr. ʿAli Gomaa’s 1999 fatwa againt the Ahbash

Al-Azhar President Dr. Ahmad ʿUmar Hashim’s 2001 fatwa againt the Ahbash
Fatwa of the Mufti of Saudi Arabia against al-Harari and the Ahbash

Conclusion: Warn people against al-Harari and the Ahbash

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah All-Beneficent Most Merciful

Praise belongs to Allah. Blessings and peace on the Prophet Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions. This is an exposure of a man called ʿAbd Allah al-Harari (1910-2008) and of his sect the Ahbash of Lebanon, also known as Habashis, also known as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP) who have tried to spread their influence in the Muslim world. It is hoped that this information will serve as a warning to Muslims everywhere to beware of this sect who are posing as Sunnis but who have in reality been working for half a century to divide the Ummah, attack prominent scholars, and spread false beliefs while pretending to teach correct beliefs. Success is from Allah.

Al-Harari was born in Harare, Ethiopia where he studied hadith and followed the Qadiri path, then the Tijani, then the Qadiri path again after he declared Tijanis to be unbelievers, then finally the Rifaʿi path. He took part in a strife in which he worked with the government of Haile Selassie against the Qur’anic schools in Harare after which the scholars denounced him as an agitator. He left Ethiopia in the Fifties to come to Damascus where he acquired fame as a Sufi scholar of hadith writing rebuttals of Nasir al-Albani and ostensibly defending the beliefs of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah. After he was expelled from Damascus he moved to Lebanon where freedom then the confusion created by the war allowed him to spread his fitnah unchecked. By the time civil war broke out in 1975 he had gathered about 150 followers. He took over a charity named “Association of Islamic Charitable Projects” and used his unlimited funds to surpass even government schools with his own influence. He was helped in this by local followers such as Nizar Halabi, a man notorious for cursing others and declaring them apostates; Husam Qaraqira their present leader, who is nearly beardless and is closer to the uneducated; parliament deputies Adnan Trabulsi and Taha Taji; and the the foul-mouthed Usama al-Sayyid.

Harari’s disrespect of the Companions (Allah be well-pleased with them)

ʿAbd Allah al-Harari authored many books in which he attributes sinfulness and depravity to the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (upon him blessings and peace) who fought against ʿAli ibn Abi Talib (Allah be well-pleased with him). Among those books is one he entitled The Legal Evidence for Establishing the Sinfulness of Those of the Companions or Successors ʿAli Fought Against (al-Dalil al-Sharʿi ʿala Ithbat man Qaatalahum ʿAli min Sahabi aw Tabiʿi) in which al-Harai openly attributes sinfulness, rebellion, oppression and rebellion to the Mother of the Believers ʿA’isha, Talha, and al-Zubayr. He takes the same stance in his books Sarih al-Bayan, Izhar al-ʿAqida, al-Matalib al-Wafiyya, al-Dalil al-Qawim, Bughyat al-Talib, and al-Maqalat al-Sunniyya.

In all the above-mentioned books he also attributes these traits to Khalid ibn al-Walid, ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs, and Muʿawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, except that he says that the first group repented while the latter group, in his view, died the death of Jahiliyya. This is shiʿism.

Harari’s violation of the Sunni agreement on the obligation of respecting all the Sahaba

Al-Harari claims to follow al-Shafiʿi, al-Ashʿari, and al-Rifaʿi but this is a smokescreen to camouflage his deviancy. In reality he rejects them and the rest of the Imams of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah who explicitly said that whatever took place between the Companions was the result of interpretation and ijtihad on their part such as Abu al-Hasan al-Ashʿari, the Four Imams, and all the Imams of al-Salaf and al-Khalaf particularly those of the Shafiʿi and Ashʿari Schools such as al-Muhasibi, al-Khattabi, Ibn Furak, Imam al-Haramayn, al-Amidi, al-Nawawi, al-Zarkashi, Ibn Arslan, al-Laqani and others.

All of the above Imams said that it is obligatory to respect all the Prophetic Companions and that anyone who disrespects any of them in the least is a heretic or a hidden apostate (zindiq, munafiq). Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah consider that Amir al-Mu’minin ʿAli ibn Abi Talib (Allah ennoble his countenance) was the rightful fourth caliph and after that they firmly refrain from any disrespectful mention of the Companions. Imam al-Shafiʿi said to al-Rabiʿ ibn Abi Sulayman: “Do not probe the Companions of the Prophet because your prosecutor will be Allah Himself on the Day of Resurrection.” Whenever ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz was asked about the battles of Siffin and al-Jamal he would reply: “Allah kept my hands away from those matters, therefore I will not involve my tongue in them.” He would also say: “Allah kept me absent from such blood; I will not attend it with my tongue.”

What Imam Ahmad said the one who disparages a Companion deserves

It is enough that when Imam Ahmad was asked “What do you say about what took place between ʿAli and Muʿawiya?” he replied: “I do not say except goodness: may Allah have mercy on all of them.” And he also said in his statement of the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah:

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What Ashʿaris and early Imams said of the obligation to love the Companions

Imam al-Harith al-Muhasibi said in Risalat al-Mustarshidin: “The foundation of uprightness is in three things: following the Book, following the Sunna, and sticking with the congregation (jamaʿah).” Yet this deviant Harari has parted with the congregation and has tossed the Book, the Sunnah, and the Consensus behind his back. Al-Muhasibi said of the Companions as mentioned by al-Qurtubi in his Tafsir:

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Imam al-Khattabi said something similar, as did Imam al-Tahawi in his statement of doctrine, the ʿAqida Tahawiyya: “We love the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace) and we do not go overboard in love of any of them nor do we repudiate any of them. We hate whoever hates them or mentions them wrongly. We never mention them except in a good way. To love them is religion, faith, and excellence. To hate them is unbelief, hypocrisy, and tyranny…. Whoever speaks only well of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace), his wives, and his descendants steers clear of hypocrisy.”

Similarly Qadi ʿIyad said in al-Shifa: “Part of revering the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) and loving him is to revere his Companions, loving them, knowing their high status, following their guidance, mentioning them in praiseful terms, and refraining from discussing what took place between them.”

Similarly al-Nawawi said in Sharh Sahih Muslim:

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Similarly Ibn Kathir said in his abridgment of Ibn al-Salah’s Muqaddima in the sciences of hadith: “As for what befell between them after the time of the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace), part of it is what took place unintentionally such as the Battle of the Camel, and part of it is what took place out of ijtihad such as the Battle of Siffin, and of course ijtihad may be right or it may be incorrect, but whoever practices it is excused even if he is incorrect, and what is more he is also rewarded, while the one who is correct has two rewards. ʿAli and those who were with him were nearer to right than Muʿawiya and those who were with him, and may Allah be well-pleased with all of them.”

The Divine and Prophetic recommendations of the Companions as guides

Similarly Imam al-Haytami said in al-Sawaʿiq al-Muhriqa:

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Al-Haytami in al-Zawajir included disparagement of the Companions among the enormities (kaba’ir) as did Qadi ʿIyad and al-Nawawi before him.

The Holy Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) said: “My Companions are like the stars: any one of them you follow for guidance, you will be guided right.” The hafiz Ibn Hajar documented its narrative paths in the thirty-sixth gathering in his book Muwafaqat al-Khubr al-Khabar, among them a chain of transmission which the two hafiz al-Bayhaqi in al-Iʿtiqad and Ibn ʿAbd al-barr in Jamiʿ Bayan Fadl al-ʿIlm considered strong. Qawwam al-Sunnah al-Asbahani said in his book al-Hujja fi Bayan al-Mahajja wa-Sharh ʿAqidat Ahl al-Sunna:

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One of the Ashʿari imams of Ahl al-Hadith, the hafiz Shihab al-Din Abu al-ʿAbbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Maqqari al-Maliki said in his doctrinal poem Ida’at al-Dujunnah fi Iʿtiqad Ahl al-Sunnah:

< So whoever wants the direction of guidance sees it in them
For the One Who encompasses every hidden thing
With His knowledge has chosen for them the Suhba of the Prophet
So they are stars for night travel and whoever consults them
For direction [in religion] is guided to all the signs of truth
Therefore let us not probe whatever took place among them
And beware of deviation when you do probe!
And seek the best interpretation
For them, for ijtihad has different levels.>>

Al-Harari’s tampering of the Qur’an, Hadith and Consensus in his disparagement of the Companions

Al-Harari in his book Izhar al-ʿAqidat al-Sunniyya refrains from attributing uprightness (ʿadala) to all of the Companions without exception, although al-Qurtubi states in his Tafsir: “ALL of the Companions are upright and chosen friends of Allah, His elite in His creation after His Messengers and His Prophets. That is the madhhab of Ahl al-Sunnah, and what the Jamaʿah of the Imams of this Ummah follows.” Similarly Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr said: “The Companions are ALL upright and held in high esteem by unanimous agreement of the specialists of hadith.”

In contradiction to the above, al-Harari dismisses the Prophetic warnings against insulting the Companions such as the hadith in Muslim, “Do not insult any of my Companions” (la tasubbu ahadan min ashabi) which Ibn Hibban in his Sahih included in a chapter entitled “Mention of the report that indicates that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace) are ALL trustworthy and upright,” the hadith “Allah! Allah! Fear Him regarding my Companions” (Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, and others), and the hadith “Whoever insults my Companions, may Allah curse him!” (al-Bazzar, al-Tabarani, Ibn Abi ʿAsim and others; sahih).

Al-Harari interprets away these hadiths as supposedly meaning only the First and Foremost of the Muhajirun and Ansar, not all of the Companions. This is a claim based on idle lust (hawa) since not only it is unsubstantiated but, more importantly, Allah Most High states {And the first to lead the way, of the Muhajirin and the Ansar, and those who followed them in goodness, Allah is well-pleased with them and they are well-pleased with Him and He has made ready for them Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the supreme triumph} (9:100). Moreover, contrary to their claims, these hadiths apply in the universal sense and not in the restricted sense of the specific circumstance when they were first spoken.

Al-Harari’s tampering of the Tahawiyya and the Nasafiyya

Al-Harari manipulates the statement of al-Tahawi “We love the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace)… We never mention them except in a good way” and reinterprets it with these comments in his so-called Izhar al-ʿAqidat al-Sunniyyah: “Its meaning is that on the whole we never mention them except in a good way, but whoever is authentically charged with something, he is critiqued for it (man thabata ʿalayhi shay’ yuntaqad ʿalayh)”. He reiterates this tampering in his book al-Matalib al-Wafiyyah fi Sharh al-ʿAqidat al-Nasafiyyah when commenting on Imam al-Nasafi’s statement: “One must refrain from mentioning the Companions except in good terms.” Al-Harari comments: “It does not mean that it is forbidden to mention individuals among the Companions other than in good terms.”

In the edition of the ʿAqida of Imam Ahmad al-Rifaʿi which al-Harari’s followers published under the title Ijabat al-Daʿi ila Bayan Iʿtiqad al-Rifaʿi the main text states: “One must firmly believe in the high merit of the Companions and their order of sequence, and the fact that the best of people after the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace) is Abu Bakr, then ʿUmar, then ʿUthman, then ʿAli, Allah be well-pleased with all of them. One must keep the best opinion of all of the Companions and praise them just as Allah Most High and His Messenger praised them.” But the Habashi commentators state in the footnote to this passage: “It does not mean that they are all God-fearing and righteous” (laysa muraduhu annahum kulluhum atqiya’ salihun). Then the comment goes on to adduce as proof for its vile claim the hadith of the Pond (which the Rafidis always quote) and the hadith “Whoever leaves obedience and parts with the congregation then dies has died the death of Jahiliyya” then they say openly: “And this applies to Muʿawiya and those who were with him.”

Harari’s attacks on Khalid ibn al-Walid, Muʿawiya, ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs and ʿA’isha the Wife of the Prophet

We already mentioned al-Harari’s insulting stance toward ʿA’isha the Mother of the Believers above. In his book Sarih al-Bayan again he pinpoints Khalid ibn al-Walid, Muʿawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, and ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs (Allah be well-pleased with them) as lying outside the Prophetic prohibition against insulting the Companions. In other words, al-Harari considers it permissible to insult those great Companions. When scholars and common Muslims took him to task for that deviancy he and his followers would say “the Companions are not infallible” or they would say that ʿAli himself disparaged Muʿawiya, so why can’t we? Hence you can see this Harari say in his book al-Durr al-Mufid that “Muʿawiya was self-centered” (Muʿawiya kana ananiyyan) and in his book al-Maqalat al-Sunniyya he states that “the goal of Muʿawiya and of all those that were present with him at Siffin was dunya, because his ambition was to be king and he loved leadership with a passion.”

This is how that man spoke of Muʿawiya, Allah be well-pleased with him and make him pleased, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessings and peace), the scribe of his revelation, the maternal uncle of the Believers for whom the Prophet supplicated in the sound hadith: “O Allah, make him a guide who is well-guided and guide others with him!” (Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi and others), for whose army he promised Paradise by saying: “The first army of my Community to raid by sea have made it incumbent” (al-Bukhari), whom ʿUmar al-Faruq appointed as governor of the countries of Shaam and whom ʿUthman Dhul-Nurayn confirmed (Allah be well-pleased with them), after which he undertook jihad, secured the borders, overcame the enemies of Islam, and ruled people with a Divinely-appointed polity.

Harari’s dishonesty in falsely claiming authorship and in misquoting texts

Al-Harari is known for his untrustworthiness in citing texts and he also claims authorship of texts which are not his. He stole credit for a text authored by al-Habib ʿAbd Allah ibn Husayn ibn Tahir Ba ʿAlawi (1778-1855) which he republished under the title Bughyat al-Talib li-Maʿrifat al-ʿIlm al-Dini al-Wajib in 1407H with the statement “Authored by ʿAbd Allah al-Harari” on the cover, then again in 1411H, but after he was exposed he admitted in the third edition in 1416H that the book was actually authored by Ibn Tahir.

He also tampers texts according to his whim, as he did in his book al-Kaafil bi-ʿIlm al-Din al-Daruri which is in reality taken from Ibn Tahir’s Sullam al-Tawfiq. Al-Harari simply suppressed whatever contradicts his positions, such as Ibn Tahir’s discussion of the prohibition of disparaging the scholars and of women leaving their homes perfumed and beautified. In his own commentary on al-Kaafil entitled Hall Alfaz al-Kafil he asserts that women can leave the house perfumed and beautified as long as they do not intend to display themselves to men. In that book he also states: “Those people that were with Muʿawiya, there was not a single wali among them. As for those that came out to al-Basra and fought ʿAli, among those people were two major ones of the elite of the Companions. Despite this we say that these two sinned, they fell into sin.” This is what he said, and Allah knows best whether he means Talha and al-Zubayr by “these two;” as for ʿA’isha the Mother of the Believers it appears he does not consider her among the Awliya’ or among the major ones of the elite of the Companions!

Anyone who wishes to ascertain the untrustworthiness of al-Harari’s manner of citing texts can compare his excerpts of al-Ashʿari’s words quoted from Ibn Furak’s famous book Maqalat al-Ashʿari in al-Harari’s so-called Izhar al-ʿAqidat al-Sunniyya and Sarih al-Bayan with the original text of Ibn Furak which states verbatim that the reason the Sahaba differed was ijtihad. Al-Harari likewise suppresses the words of the great Ashʿari imams to that effect such as Imam al-Haramayn and those we have already mentioned.

How the Ahbash lie about the scholars and the Awliya’

A notable example of their tampering is Ibn Arslan al-Ramli’s thousand-line poem Alfiyyat Safwat al-Zubad fil-Fiqh al-Shafiʿi which the Ahbash brought out in Beirut in 1988 then 1991 then 1994, all three editions suppressing this line:

Whatever took place between the Companions we keep quiet about it
And we assert and affirm that the reward of ijtihad was obtained.
(wa-ma jara bayna al-sahabi naskutu ʿanhu wa-ajra al-ijtihadi nuthbitu)

After their tampering was revealed they put back the verse in the fourth edition (2001) but they added a long footnote in which they object “The truth is…” and in which they inject their poisonous beliefs.

Another instance in which their lying was exposed was the fabrication of a pseudo-fatwa by the Mufti of Daghistan against Shaykh ʿAbd Allah Fa’iz al-Daghistani the teacher of Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi in which the Mufti of Daghistan supposedly declares Shaykh ʿAbd Allah a heretic. In reality Shaykh ʿAbd Allah left Daghistan in his childhood and was raised in Turkey where he lived all his life until he emigrated to Damascus, so he was completely unknown in Daghistan. This fatwa was declared a fabrication by an ex-Habashi, the historian of Damascus Shaykh Muhammad Muʿtazz al-Subayni.

Another falsehood of ʿAbd Allah al-Harari is his invention of a person he called “Muhammad Zahid al-Naqshbandi” whom he claimed had said of Shaykh ʿAbd Allah al-Daghistani “he is neither a Sunni nor a Naqshbandi, and he is not connected but disconnected.” The Ahbash disseminated these words in their literature and on their websites, and how much they love to slander others’ religion and lineages! In reality this Muhammad Zahid does not exist, and to “narrate” from him is from the craftiness of perjurers, liars and forgers.

In 2004 one of the Ahbash by the name of Samir al-Qadi (arraigned in a US court for a felony in 1997) published a book he named Kashf Dalalat Nazim al-Qubrusi which he crammed with lies against Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi. After this the director of Awqaf in Dubai at that time Shaykh ʿIsa al-Himyari visited al-Harari in his den in Beirut and advised him to repent and desist from attacking Shaykh Nazim. Al-Himyari later recounted how strangely and inappropriately they acted toward him to the point that when he exited their building he said of them: it appears they practice witchraft!

Al-Harari’s deviancy regarding Prophets, upon them blessings and peace

In his book al-Taʿawun ʿala al-Nahy ʿala al-Munkar ʿAbd Allah al-Harari promotes the position that whoever says that some Prophets were not tasked to convey a Divine message is ignorant, but this is agreed upon among Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah as stated by Imam al-Razi and al-Qurtubi in their Tafsirs, al-Suyuti in the Jalalayn, al-Sanusi in al-Haqa’iq and others.

Al-Harari’s innovation that it is obligatory to deem Muʿtazilis unbelievers

Al-Harari has long held the innovative position that it is obligatory to declare Muʿtazilis unbelievers and he announced his intention to write about it while living in Syria, at which point Shaykh Adib Kallas rebutted him by saying the Sunni scholars had never held such a position. Al-Harari ignored him and went on to promote this view in his books Sarih al-Bayan, al-Matalib al-Wafiyya, al-Sirat al-Mustaqim, al-Dalil al-Qawim, and Izhar al-ʿAqidat al-Sunniyya.

He did this due to his failing to differentiate between the Muʿtazila and the early Qadariyya. Only the latter claimed that Allah Most High does not know the acts of human beings until they perform them, whereas the Muʿtazila did not hold such a position. Hence the imams of Ahl al-Sunnah do not consider the Muʿtazila unbelievers and this is clear from the statements of Ibn Daqiq al-ʿId in his book Ihkam al-Ahkam, al-Qarafi in al-Dhakhira, al-Dawwani in Sharh al-ʿAqa’id al-ʿAdudiyya, al-Haytami in al-Iʿlam bi-Qawatiʿ al-Islam, and others. In addition they strongly warned against making takfir of Muslims, as stated by Hujjat al-Islam al-Ghazali in al-Iqtisad fil-Iʿtiqad, Ibn al-Subki in the beginning of Tabaqat al-Shafiʿiyya al-Kubra, and al-Haytami in the ninth volume of Tuhfat al-Muhtaj fi Sharh al-Minhaj, book of ridda, beginning with the words: “Second warning: The mufti must be precautious in takfir…”

Al-Harari’s deviant fatwas

The bizarre fatwas of al-Harari and his Ahbash are notorious among the scholars of the Arab world—not only his declaring other Muslims to be unbelievers and charging them with shirk and idolatry, but also his claim that paper currency is free of riba no matter what and that there is no zakat due on it because he says zakat is owed only on gold and silver. Thus he permits the consumption of riba and he denies zakat, the third Pillar of Islam, as Dr. Wahbat al-Zuhayli and others said of al-Harari and his sect: “They make the halal haram and the haram halal.” Furthermore they permit the viewing of lewd pictures and claim the Law permits the viewing of women through a mirror or their reflections in water, thus they are permitted for films or pictures because they are also reflections. They also said that one can avoid Jumuʿa prayer by eating onion or garlic. They said that any unlawful intercourse is not fornication but a minor sin as long as there is no penetration. This became notorious as their “fatwa of rubbing thighs” (mufakhadha). Al-Harari also declared it licit for men to wear very short swimsuits (“Speedo”).

Al-Harari’s hatred of Muslims scholars

Unbridled envy has pushed al-Harari to treat the most prominent Sunni Muslim scholars as fair game for his attacks and that is what he taught his followers to do after him. It is on record that he and they have levelled accusations of unbelief (kufr) and/or misguidance (dalal) against the following among others:

- Shaykh Mutawalli al-Shaʿrawi (1911-1998) one of the foremost scholars of tafsir in our time.

- Dr. Muhammad Saʿid al-Buti against whom al-Harari said in al-Taʿawun ʿala al-Nahy ʿan al-Munkar: “He disseminates misguidance” and against whom one of the Ahbash authored a thick volume entitled al-Radd al-ʿIlmi ʿala al-Buti, which consists exclusively of distortions, exaggerations, misinterpretations, and outright lies.

- Dr. Wahbat al-Zuhayli of Syria, one of the most prominent contemporary Sunni scholars and author of three commentaries on the Qur’an whom they accuse of apostasy and hypocrisy among other mendacious charges, and at whom they throw the vilest nicknames.

- Shaykh Rajab Dib al-Naqshbandi of Damascus who travelled to Beirut and asked them to stop attacking him. This noble shaykh has authored a commentary on Qur’an of more than thirty volumes which is not yet published.

- Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi against whom one of their liars authored a book which we mentioned.

- The shaheed and late Mufti of the Republic of Lebanon Shaykh Hasan Khalid (1921-1989) whom they called a kafir on street placards in Lebanon as they tried to promote the Habashi Nizar Halabi (1952-1995) to replace him. After Shaykh Hasan Khalid moved to block al-Harari’s residency in Lebanon he was killed in a car explosion. Six years later Halabi himself was killed.

- Shaykh Muhammad ibn Alawi al-Maliki (1948-2004) the late hadith scholar of Mecca and Sufi educator. He announced in 1999 that al-Harari had brazenly declared him to be an apostate only because al-Maliki refused to declare Ibn Taymiyya an apostate in his books. Anyone who does not declare Ibn Taymiyya to be an unbeliever is himself an unbeliever according to the Ahbash which is pure extremism.

- Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi against whom the Habashi Usama Sayyid wrote a book he entiled al-Qaradawi fil-ʿAra’ (Qaradawi Laid Bare) and of which he accused him of everything short of killing Habeel.

- Al-Harari declared Nasir al-Albani to be an unbeliever in his 1959 book Nusrat al-Taʿaqqub al-Hathith only because the latter differed with him over the issue of prayer-beads.

Fatwas of prominent scholars against al-Harari and the Ahbash

Many prominent scholars openly denounced al-Harari and his sect. Among them:

Fatwa of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaʿqubi against al-Harari

The great Syrian scholar Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaʿqubi (1924-1985) Mufti of Malikis then Hanafis in the Umawi Mosque in Damascus mentioned in his unpublished record (kunasha) that ʿAbd Allah al-Harari read to him a book during his stay in Damascus, which makes al-Harari one of the students of Sayyid Ibrahim. The latter was at the forefront of the scholars who expelled al-Harari from Syria in the Sixties and declared him “misguided and misguiding others” (dall mudill).

Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Abu al-Huda al-Yaʿqubi against al-Harari

Shaykh Ibrahim’s son the erudite hadith scholar and daʿiya Shaykh Muhammad Abu al-Huda al-Yaʿqubi said that the scholars of Damascus were unaware of al-Harari’s deviancy because he claimed to teach hadith and tasawwuf and he appeared to refute Nasir al-Albani (although the latter was stronger than him in hadith). But when they realized that al-Harari was a heretical innovator they repudiated him.

Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Adib Kallas against al-Harari

Shaykh Muhammad Adib Kallas (1921-2009) one of the great Hanafi authorities in Damascus considered al-Harari a misguided innovator after he heard him say it is obligatory to make takfir of Muʿtazilis, breaching the agreement of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah that they are innovators, not apostates.

Fatwa of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Hadi Kharsa against al-Ahbash

One of Shaykh Adib Kallas’s foremost students the erudite Hanafi Shaykh ʿAbd al-Hadi Kharsa al-Azhari declared Habashis to be “deviant, leading others astray, and former Sunnis now lying outside of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah” http://abdalhadialkharsa.com/index.php?act=viewOps&id=271.

Fatwa of Shaykh Wahbat al-Zuhayli against al-Ahbash

Dr. Muhammad Wahbat al-Zuhayli of Damascus a specialist of Law, legal principles, and Qur’an commentary strongly warned against al-Harari’s group the Ahbash and declared them to be an alien group that has infiltrated the Ummah to misguide Muslims and spread fitna with support from a non-Muslim country. It is on record that their representative in Italy, a certain Massimo Abdul Hadi Palazzi, calls himself “a Zionist who loves Israel and Israelis.”

Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Tawfiq al-Buti against al-Ahbash

After they declared the major scholar of Damascus Dr. Muhammad Saʿid al-Buti to be an unbeliever, he replied on his website: “They have declared Shaykh Mutawalli Shaʿrawi to be an unbeliever, Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi to be an unbeliever, and myself to be an unbeliever. It appears that group thinks that they are the only ones whom Allah loves.” His son Dr. Muhammad Tawfiq al-Buti declared them deviant in his khutbas in the 1990s and 2000s.

Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad Muʿtazz al-Subayni against al-Ahbash

The historian and hadith scholar of Damascus Shaykh Muhammad Muʿtazz al-Subayni was a follower of al-Harari but left him and declared his group to be fitna-mongers.

Fatwa of Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi against al-Ahbash

Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi declared about the Ahbash on his website: “These Ahbash are a sect that rebelled against the consensus of the Ummah and declared the scholars of the Muslims to be unbelievers. This sect has legal opinions that are abysmally misguided. They have declared as unbelievers Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Dhahabi, Ibn Baz, Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab, Sayyid Qutb, al-Ghazali, and they have spared no-one. Moreover they are ignorant, and they are ignorant of their own ignorance, which is called compound ignorance (jahl murakkab). It is as Allah said: {And when it is said unto them: Believe as the people believe, they say: “Shall we believe as the foolish believe?” Are not they themselves the foolish? But they know not} (2:13).”

Mufti of Egypt Dr. ʿAli Gomaa’s 1999 fatwa againt the Ahbash

In 1999 Shaykh ʿAli Gomaa, who later became the mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt, published the following fatwa which was disseminated on the internet:

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Al-Azhar President Dr. Ahmad ʿUmar Hashim’s 2001 fatwa againt the Ahbash

In August 2001 the president of the University of al-Azhar in Egypt, Dr. Ahmad ʿUmar Hashim, issued a statement in which he announced that al-Azhar had nothing to do with the Ahbash of Lebanon and he stated that the position of al-Azhar was that “that group [the Ahbash] is unwholesome, untrustworthy, and unislamic in its thinking.”

Fatwa of the Mufti of Saudi Arabia against al-Harari and the Ahbash

In conformity with all of the above even the mufti of Saudi Arabia in 1985 issued a fatwa in which he said: “That group is deviant and their leader, a person named ʿAbd Allah al-Habashi, is known for his heresy and misguidance. Therefore it is obligatory to have no relations with them and to reject and condemn their false beliefs and to warn people against them and against listening to them or accepting anything they say.”

Conclusion: Warn people against al-Harari and the Ahbash

It is clear to anyone that al-Harari and his sect disrespect the Companions of the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) and attack the scholars with false accusations of kufr. He and his Ahbash-AICP sect are Kharijites who practice takfirism on the one hand, and they are Shiʿis who calumniate the Companions on the other. They practice taqiyya or dissimulation by outwardly claiming to be something which inwardly they are not, as Dr. Ali Gomaa warned concerning them. What shows their mindless audacity in nifaq against the Ummah is that on their webpage they claim to “counter any form of extremism that allows the killing of innocents, and it is clear of any connections to any form of deviations or extremism” whereas in reality this is exactly what they are—deviant extremists. In fact, as Dr. Gomaa, Dr. Wahbat Zuhayli, and others have warned, they are an infiltrated current in the Ummah trying to divide and undermine the unity of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaʿah on a permanent basis.

It is enough that after Hudhayfa (Allah be well-pleased with him) asked, “Is there any evil after that goodness?” the Prophet Muhammad (upon him blessings and peace) replied: “Yes, callers standing at the gates of hellfire! Whoever responds to them and comes to those gates, they throw him into it.” Hudhayfa said: “Messenger of Allah, describe them for us.” He said: “They have the same complexion as we do and they speak our language.” It is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Therefore beware of al-Harari and of his sect the Ahbash and the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP). Our only duty is to warn, and Allah is our help. May Allah send blessings and peace on our master Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions, and praise belongs to Allah the Lord of the worlds.

Religiousness and Nationalism

2011-07-27T10:54:00.000+01:00

There is a difference between Muslim and being Pakistani, Chinese, African or any other race, nationality or walk of life.

There are certain things that are incompatible to Islam that are in our culture that need to be eradicated.

As those who mix religion and nationalist come with a strange mix or sins and good actions. Who knows whether that person is in debt or credit concerning his account with Allah.

Amend your practice.

Amazing article

2009-05-05T17:04:00.000Z

http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-was-hadithprophetic-narrations.html
This is a link to an amazing article about hadith was gathered.

Quranic proof for following Hadith

2008-12-20T16:29:00.000Z

Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Kandhelwi from his text 'The Life of the companions'

The Opening 1-7

"In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate; Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all

Beings; the All-merciful, the All-compassionate; the Master of the Day of Doom. Thee only we serve;

Thee alone we pray for succour. Guide us in the straight path; the path of those whom Thou hast

blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray."

The Family of 'Imrân 3:51

"Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."

The Cattle 6:161-3

"Say: As for me, my Lord hath guided me unto a straight path, a right religion, the community of

Abraham, the upright, who was no idolater."

"Say: my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him)."

The Heights 7:158

"Say: 'O mankind, I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, of Him to whom belongs the kingdom of

the heavens and of the earth. There is no god but He. He gives life, and causes death. Believe then in

Allah, and in His Messenger, the Prophet of the common folk, who believes in God and His words,

and follow him; haply so you will be guided."

The Women 4:59

"O believers! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If

you differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in God

and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination."

"We did not send any Messenger but to be obeyed by the leave of Allah. Had they, after having

wronged themselves, come to you and sought forgiveness from Allah, and had the Messenger prayed

for their forgiveness, they would certainly have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful."

Spoils of war 8:20

"O believers, obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from Him, even as you are listening."

"And obey Allah, and His Messenger, and do not quarrel together, and so lose heart, and your power depart; and be patient; surely Allah is with the patient."

The Family of Imran 3:132

"And obey Allah and the Messenger, that ye may find mercy."

The Light 24:51 - 56

"All that the believers say, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger, that he may judge between them, is that they say, 'We hear, and we obey'; those are the prosperous. Whosever obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah and has awe of Him, they are the triumphant. They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Allah is Informed of what ye do. Say: 'Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger; then, if you turn away, only upon him rests what is laid on him, and upon you rests what is laid on you. If you obey him, you will be guided. It is only for the Messenger to deliver the manifest Message.' Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants. Perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and obey the Messenger, haply so you will find mercy."

The Clan 33:70-71

"O believers, Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point; and He will set right your deeds for you and will forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has won a mighty triumph."

Spoils of war 8:1-4

"They will question thee concerning the spoils. Say: 'The spoils belong to Allah and the Messenger; so fear you Allah, and set things right between you, and obey you Allah and His Messenger, if you are believers. Those only are believers who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts quake, and when His signs are recited to them, it increases them in faith, and in their Lord they put their trust. Those who perform the prayer, and expend of what We have provided them. Those in truth are the believers; they have degrees with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous provision."

"O believers, respond to Allah and the Messenger when He calls you to what gives you life, and be sure that Allah intervenes between man and his heart, and that to Him you shall be gathered."

The Family of Imran 3:32

"Say: 'Obey Allah, and the Messenger.' But if they turn their backs, Allah loves not the unbelievers."

The Women 4: 13-14

"Those are Allahs' bounds. Whosever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever; that is the mighty triumph. But whosever disobeys Allah, and His Messenger, and transgresses His bounds, him He will admit to a Fire, therein dwelling forever, and for him there awaits a humbling chastisement."

69-70

"Whosoever obeys Allah, and the Messenger they are with those whom Allah has blessed, Prophets, just men, martyrs, the righteous; good companions they! That is the bounty from Allah; Allah suffices as One who knows."

"Whosoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys Allah; and whosoever turns his back - We have not sent thee to be a watcher over them."

Repentance 9:71

"And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His Messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Allah is Mighty, Wise."

The Family of Imran 3:31

"Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."

The Clans 33:21

"You have had an excellent example in Allah's Messenger for whosoever hopes for God and the Last Day, and remembers God often."

The Gathering 59:7

"Whatever spoils Allah has passed on to His Messenger from the people of the towns is for Allah and for the Messenger, and for the kinsmen and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, so that it may not circulate only between the rich among you. And whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you from, abstain (from it). And fear Allah; Allah is stern in reprisal."

The Final Prophet

2008-11-12T05:56:00.000Z

End of Prophethood

2008-10-12T05:47:00.001Z

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Finality of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

2008-09-20T15:31:00.001Z

This is really a non issue for most Muslims because this is known as fact that there is not other Prophet after Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) nor is there another Messenger, as this has also ended. But as per usual we had to speak about this even though we did not want to.

Definition

What we wish to do here is examine some proofs and then explain them. So firstly we must state that the words Prophet and Messenger are the synomyns, in terms of language.

The definition of a Prophet is he;

1. Who receives revelation in this world from Allah

2. Informs of the unseen; some of the past/present

3. His miracles manifest upon a challenge of prophethood

4. See Angels and speaks to them

In terms of sacred law the difference between a Prophet and Messenger is; a Prophet backs up the previous message (he doesn't bring a new law or is not ordered to convey it) and a Messenger brings a new law (he is ordered to convey it).

This is also one of the facts of a messenger/ prophet that they confirm the previous prophet/ Messenger. Prophethood was passed from father to son, father to son, father to son.

So when the passage speaks about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) not being a father of any of the men. This means that Prophethood ended; it stopped; the passing of prophetic chain had finished.

The great lineage of the Prophetic era had come to a stop and it was to travel no more. "Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but the Messenger of Allah and the Last of Prophets. And Allah has knowledge of everything." [Qur'an 33:40]"

Translated Last of the prophets is خاتم النبين Khatam here is the active participle or Ism Fa'il which is the active participle in Arabic which means that a person is doing that action. Like a opener is fatih. Khatam can mean seal, stamp, make impervious, inaccessible, conclude, finish, terminate or last. (p.227 Hans Wehr Dictionary)

So we can take last as it says here and we can take seal either way, we can understand the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is one doing the sealing, the one doing the finishing, the one concluding, the one making prophethood inaccessible, Prophethood began with him and ended with him.

This is illustrated vividly in the following narration;

Abu Hurayra narrates (Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Certainly my example and the example of prophets before me is like the example of a palace, most elegant and most beautiful constructed by a person except with a blank space for a brick in one of its corners and that made the people (who were) going around it wondered and exclaimed (in perplexion): “Why not is this brick inlaid in here!” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “I am that brick and I am the last of the prophets.” (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, p.501 & Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2, p.248)

The following are further evidence to this; Amir b Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) addressing 'Ali said, "You are in the same position with relation to me as Aaron was in relation to Moses but that there is no prophet after me." Sa'd said: I had an earnest desire to hear it directly from Sa'd, so I met him and narrated to him what (his son) Amir had narrated to me, whereupon he said, "Yes, I did hear it." I said, "Did you hear it yourself?" Thereupon he placed his fingers upon his ears and said, "Yes, and if not, let both my ears become deaf." (Bukhari Book #031, Hadith #5913)

Narrated Abu Hurayra: The Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah said, "The tribe of Israel used to be ruled and guided by prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will be no prophet after me, but there will be Caliphs who will increase in number." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you order us (to do)?" He said, "Obey the one who will be given the pledge of allegiance first. Fulfil their (i.e. the Caliphs) rights, for Allah will ask them about (any shortcoming) in ruling those Allah has put under their guardianship." (Bukhari Book #56, Hadith #661)

Narrated Jubair bin Mutim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am Al-Mahi through whom Allah will eliminate infidelity; I am Al-Hashir who will be the first to be resurrected, the people being resurrected there after; and I am also Al-'Aqib." (i.e. There will be no prophet after me)." (Bukhari Book #56, Hadith #732)

Saad narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) set out for Tabuk. Appointing 'Ali as his deputy (in Medina). 'Ali said, "Do you want to leave me with the children and women?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Will you not be pleased that you will be to me like Aaron to Moses? But there will be no prophet after me." (Bukhari book #59, Hadith #700)

It is narrated by Uqba bin Aamer, (Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “If there could ever be a prophet after me, indeed Umar bin Khattab would have been such”. (Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, p.209)

There are more hadith on this but I wanted to stop at this point making it very clear that no Prophet could follow him and then what about the station of Messenger?

Messenger

Is the station of Messenger still open seen as prophethood is ended?

For a Messenger to come there needs to be a new law, there is no new law to come, the Shariah is the final law for mankind.

“Truly the religion with Allah is Islam.” The Family of Imran 3:19

Allah said, "Whoso desires another religion than Islam, it shall not be accepted of him; in the next world he shall be among the losers." The Family of Imran 3.85

"Muhammad is a Messenger of Allah." 48:29

"Today I have perfected your religion for you, and I have completed My blessing upon you, and I have approved Islam for your religion." The Table spread 5:3

These are proofs that no other Messenger could come with a new message or a new sacred law after the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) his law is final and conclusive.

To further prove this see the following hadith; The Prophet of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) affirmed, "The chain of Messengers and Prophets has come to an end. There shall be no Messenger nor Prophet after me." (Tirmidhi, Kitab-ur-Rouya Babu Zahab-un- Nubuwwa, Musnad Imam Ahmad, Marwiyat-Anas bin Malik)

What about Jesus (upon him peace)?

Jesus (upon him peace) will return to kill the Antichrist and re-establish the sacred law before the end of time. He will follow the law of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and will not bring about new message he will affirm the previous Message.

Also note he is not a new prophet, he was a prophet before and now he is coming again. Therefore he is not bringing anything new he is affirming and this is more an exception to the normal case of the prophets.

The Prophet of God (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) observed: "God Almighty hath sent unto the world no apostle who did not warn his people about the appearance of Anti-Christ. I am the last in the line of Prophets and you are the last community of believers. Without doubt, then, Anti-christ shall appear from amongst you". (Ibn Majah, Kitabul-fitan, bab:Dajjal).

What about Ibrahim the son who passed away?

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had three sons all who died in childhood or in Ibrahims case a few months after birth. We said before that Prophethood passed through from father to son.

Now there is a narration that the Prophet said,لو عاش لكان صديقاً نبياً

"If Ibrahim had lived he would be a truthful prophet."

Reported by Ibn Majah chapter on funerals no. 1511.

First of all according to Yahya ibn Ali Al-Shawkani this is a forged narration. (Siddiqqi Hadith literature p.212)

Some people use this as proof that prophethood could have passed on. Lets examine the words, لو lo means you are wishing for something that you know could never come true. For example I could say; If only today was Friday but I know that today is Saturday and that could not be friday because that has gone. In either case the hadith is rejected.

Bukhari narrates that Ibn Abu Awfa said, "If there could be a prophet after Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) it would be his son but there is no prophet after him."

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "He means that if he was not the seal of prophethood then his son would have been a prophet after him." (Tafsir Al-Khateeb As-Sharbini page.318)

This now cannot be understood in other way as it is proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the progeny is from our lady Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) and our master Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), this brings us back to our first point.

Concluding remarks

We have proved in this that the stations of prophethood and messenger are both ended. It ended with his message, it was not passed on nor was there a new message. No one can now claim that they are a prophet or a Messenger, they cannot claim that they are bringing a new message or following an old one.

Disbelief is defined as someone who rejects the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Those who do this cannot consider themselves Muslims.

This is a lie against God and this is worst sin that anyone can do, do you really want to be caught out by God? This can only be an act of foolishness. I have not used all the evidences that I had, I have picked some and not others, so if you find other information that is appropriate to this subject then do not be surprised. This article refutes those who claim to follow another prophet in and outside Islam, as well as another messenger.

Imagine a relay race, there are several runners, each runner takes the batton and runs with it to the next runner who then takes it on to the next runner. This cycle continues until the final runner receives the batton, he takes it to to end of the race. This is likeness of prophethood, each one carried the light and passed it on until it came to a end. Prophethood is not a station that someone can achieve, it is a station that someone is given. All claims of prophethood outside this are false and without truth.

A brief study of Hadith

2008-09-11T15:24:00.002Z

This is for those people who do not accept hadith as part of the sacred law

A Brief History Of Hadith Collection And Criticism a Lecture by Dr. Jonathan A Brown a hadith scholar (Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies) from the University of Washington, "I have never been more impressed with anybody in history in my life than with Muslim hadith scholars. I mean, when I first started studying hadith I was very skeptical, I though it was all made-up and bogus but the more you study it the more you just appreciate the intense brain power of these people."

Tribalism or Group mentality

2008-04-04T00:24:00.003Z

One of the worst things that is previlent at this time is the group mentality or tribalism. My group is the saved group, we are on the truth and everyone else is wrong.

When someone coming into this faith they must think what have I come into? These guys spend their time arging. I did not sign up for this!

My answer is leave group mentality let people be Muslim and leave them to it. You cannot change their minds by attacking some point of view that they have held for years will not benefit you.

As long as they are muslim leave them to and don't argue. I have tried to make people see my point of view and many don't understand. Leave tribalism.

Qadianiyyah

2008-02-03T01:08:00.001Z

QADIANIYYAH:

Founder

Born in the city of Qadian in the district of Punjab, India in the year 1835, a young man who would change the face of faith in the Indian Subcontinent would be born. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad came from a family of land-owning nobles and received an education from various teachers in the subjects of Persian, reading Arabic as well as the basic sciences. In the year 1868/69, he claimed that Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, began to carry on a conversation with him, the substance of it being that he had been chosen to be a messenger of Allah. Form that day; he went proclaiming his experience to the people.

As expected, he was met with scorn and ridicule, in addition to being presented with the verses in the Qur’an that state that prophethood has ceased. Ahmad claimed that these verses were metaphorical and were referring to only prophethood and not to being a messenger, as he was. Many of the Orthodox scholars of his time challenged him and set forth proofs to show his imposture and deception, yet he continued in his charade.

One of the constant comments about his station of prophethood is why a prophet should always be ill with typhoid, incontinence as well as other diseases. In all of his preaching, he was able to gather a small band of devotees around himself so that by the time he died on 26 May, 1908, his movement had become a well groomed organisation, with deputies, ministers and varying official posts, ready to carry his ideas into greater India and beyond.

Key beliefs

1. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian is the greatest of all the Messengers. This is of course a denial of the primordial nature of the Prophet Muhammad as well as the finality of the office of prophethood.

2. There was no Virgin Birth for Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

3. There will be no second coming of the Messiah at the end of ages.

4. Qadianis do not believe in the Mahdi.

5. The False Messiah is a myth or a metaphorical reality.

6. The miracles of the other prophets are not necessarily true.

7. Muslims who refuse to follow him are apostates and will fall under eternal judgement.

8. The Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is rejected as a source of law.

Extent

Due to their inability to successfully proselytise with the same zeal as their Ahmadiyyah opponents, most of the Qadianis remain in Pakistan and parts of India at a number of about 10,000-25,000.

Youth

2007-12-22T15:15:00.000Z

Many Muslims groups wonder whats happened to our youth. They have left the deen and have busied themselves with earning a living.

They see the religion as something that they don't find anything in. Why have we reached this state? The answer is simple, really simple. The way we practice our religion isn't appealing to them.

It's that simple, they see us pray and fast but they just think that we are just physically wearing ourselves out and that's all.

They reject their background and reject part of this culture and then absorb themselves into such things as following their desires because they cannot see what we know about the religion. Also this is the age of following lowly desires.

Most of them absorb themselves into oppressed cultures who find themselves alienated in the modern world.

Our masjids are battle grounds where power struggles are fought and rivalry is battled out. Groups are presented and pushed forward, join my group, everyone has a group, this group mentality, almost tribal mentality is forced upon many.

This is wrong.

Were are those people who are interested in re-establishing the religion? Instead of establishing themselves, they want people to see that have some place in the masjid. Where did this come from?

On the flip side Wahhabi's on the whole don't have this problem, they are not plagued by corruption like the sunnis are, why is this? Why are the Sunnis making things hard for themselves, why don't they realise that we are chasing people out of our masjids and we don't care.

Generally there are exceptions but many Masjid committees are places were family loyalty is prevalent. They have made the masjid just a place where people pray and go home, the masjid was a place of learning.

Why don't we have the learning in the masjids like we used to do? The Committees are almost ineffective because they don't know what this country needs and they still think that they are living in a village somewhere in their homeland.

We have Imams whose mouths are sealed from speaking the truth about social problems, maybe due to fact that they are from Pakistan and don't see the need to look at our children and find out what their problems are.

Maybe they know but are forced to push all these problems under the carpet without thinking that this may have a longer, deeper effect that it did before. Or are their mouth sealed by the committee members, their silence buys them their jobs?

To solve the problem of the youth is to solve all the problems in our community.

This is not going to be easy but I do feel that things are slowly changing and they will change because if we continue in this manner they we will see that more problems.

I really hope that this can changed because if it cannot the future is bleak and this corrupt system will be removed so be part of the solution not part of the problem.

We have deep routed social problems which are steadily getting worse because of our failure to respond correctly and fix the problem.

We need to learn and we need to practice there no good in your love if you still disobey, you can slip up everyone does but you have to come back.

There are breakaway groups who are forming their own schools and calling English speaking scholars in, to teach. If the centre cannot be changed then it has to be changed from the outside this may lead to the death of these old-style movements and the birth of new Muslim organisations who can look after the needs of others.

Of course there are exceptions there are a few masjids who are working well with their communities but they are the minority.

So we should not be surprised when people leave the Sunnis because of this and the tragic events of last year. We have no knowledge that being parted in our masjids, so when people come and present ideas they see the people practice Islam better than the ones who they saw growing up. This must be the truth then! Unfortunately in terms of soundness of beliefs and jurist schools the four Sunni schools are unparallelled.

So the problem is our behaviour and our reaction to the people, our egos have tinged our religion for too long and now we are seeing bitter fruits ripen.

Now we cry because of our failures and our inability in reaching out to the people who need us the most, the youth, the weak and the needy.

We need to sit and listen then apply old solutions to new problems. If we cannot do it ourselves we get volunteers in who can help us in a certain field, women need to be catered for, because if we don't cater for women then others will.

We need scholars who understand this community and are willing to start at grass roots level and work to get the youth connected to the deen and the only this will happen is if we leave behind all our debris and go practice this deen and leave behind that which will eventually destroy us.

The one about the Priest, the Rabbi and the Imam

2007-11-05T19:04:00.000Z

There was an Egyptian king who wanted to see which religion was true, Christianity, Judaism, Islam.

He called a Priest, a Rabbi and an Imam, to see which one would present the best argument.

The Christan priest was told to go first, he said no the Jews were here first so the Rabbi should go first. They argued then agreed for the Imam to go first.

The Imam was asked to present his case, he said, “If the Jews are right then the Muslims and Christians are okay because believe in Moses. If the Christians are right then the Jews have a problem and the Muslims are okay because we believe in Jesus. But if the Muslims are right then the Jews and Christians have a problem because they don’t believe in Muhammad.” (peace and blessings of God be upon him).

The age of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when she married the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)

2007-10-28T18:09:00.000Z

This question is asked by many non-Muslims and is used to hurt Muslims who do not understand this, This was an answer that I had prepared for a Christian.

He married Aisha in contract initially and then she lived with him three years later. There are varying reports about her age when she married him some sources say 6,9,12,15 and the Shia say 18. According to Sheikh Hamza Yusuf all the narrations about her age at the time of marriage are singular narrations therefore there isn't one that stands out and we can affirm that narration.

In any case when she married him, she was fully formed woman, in other words capable of child birth. This was perfectly normal in that time, as it was the practice of the Arabs at that time to marry women at 12, when they had reached puberty and they did not live together until three years after that.

In most of the books, scholars generally say the age was twelve and then she went to live with him when she was fifteen, after the emigration to Medina.

This was a normal marriage in this time because another woman Khawla said why don't you marry Aisha, this confirms it as a practice of the people.

Don’t forget that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a dream where the angel Jibril was carrying a person and he asked who is was, the angel said it is your wife, the cloth was uncovered and it was Aisha, this happened three times. She was married to him before the Hijra to Medina and did not live with him until after which was some three years.

In the Jewish Torah it states than any father who hasn’t married his daughter by the age of twelve, has dishonoured her. Henry the 8th wed Anne Boleyn aged twelve.

Some Hindis marry when their brides are aged twelve, the Jewish tradition has about what age a woman should be when she marries, some say 6 others say 9 and 12.

Mary mother of Jesus according to Christain sources was 12 when she gave birth to Jesus (upon them peace).

There are several reasons for this marriage, Aisha (may God be pleased with her) reported the second most narrations about him (over two thousand), she was the first female scholar and she taught hundreds if not thousands of students.

She corrected other companions when they made mistakes, she was a living authority of religious knowledge in her time. Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) was also married to Safiyyah, the daughter of Huyayy ibn Akhtab, the leader of a Jewish tribe in Arabia. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)married her when she was 16 years old and guess what? He was her third husband; she was married twice before him.

So, how old do you think she was when she got married to her first husband? Probably around 12 or 9, just like `A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her).

According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica—which is a Western source written by non-Muslim scholars and scientists — puberty is “in human physiology, the stage or period of life when a child transforms into an adult normally capable of procreation,” which essentially means “sexually mature.” She was engaged before him to the son of Uqbah ibn Muayt. He was one of the idol worshipers of the Quraish, who had abandoned her because of her father’s strong position in supporting Islam.

Also, when Khawlah bint Hakim suggested to him to marry Aisha, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, thought thoroughly whether to accept or to refuse. He took into consideration his relation with Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him).

People who try to compare one time with another really misrepresent that time.

Many people forget how amazing Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was, after the Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) passed away, she did not marry again. She loved him that much that she could not bear to marry anyone else.

People who bring slander to this are really showing what they have in themselves because when a dog backs at the moon, it does not a make a difference to it.

Indo-pak debate

2007-09-15T16:55:00.000Z

http://shadhilitariqa.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=20
This helps clear the confusion about the indo-pak debate, read Sheikh Nuh Kellers excellent article. Titled "Iman, Kufr, and Takfir."

The Unity Fallacy

2007-07-01T20:56:00.000Z

Unity is an issue that is brought to the fore in some conversations in masjids, campuses and the like, but does anyone actually understand unity as a concept.

The word unity means "The combination or arrangement of parts into a whole" amongst other meanings. The message is simple they want to see a unification of Muslims into one body, one organisation. On the outside this seems reasonable until you learn the manner in which the want to do this.

They want to drop/leave whatever causes difference this includes all the juridical schools, whatever they may be. You see to drop what gives you certainty that your prayer is correct is insanity. They also want to drop any school of theological belief this also is a disaster firm belief can only be based upon what you know if you cannot defend your faith, do actually know your faith?

They also say that becoming more political minded will help. How can that be? What does this have to do with religion, this is not what the normal person should be concerned with. They take a minor issue and turn it into a mega issue, much like this group.
The hide under these pretexts and don't allow people to think beyond this, they have their spoon fed knowledge and that's all you should need.

Without knowledge any movement is just slogans, how can we leave the knowledge of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and think that we will be successful.

This is really just a slogan, like many groups who say Islam is the solution but they don't know what the solution is. They have cut themselves from knowledge and think this is way forward, this is the way backward.

To be fair the group has made various attempts to reach out to others through the form of outreach and other community activities.

Many of the companions had major disagreements about issue but the difference here is that they did not let there difference come between them. For example did what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw in the night journey. Aisha and Ibn Abbas disagreed but this did not cause a split.

Juridical schools or theological schools do not cause splits, people who take them too seriously cause problems. Like not praying is someone masjid because they follow a different school to you. Otherwise historically this was similar to friendly banter of siblings and it also shows the health of these schools.

Rather than call for unity in and amongst the majority they call from outside by forming another group. This causes a slip already then how can this be unity if you are causing a split?

If I am going to criticise shouldn't I then come forward with a solution, how is unity attained? Unity is attained by accepting peoples opinions as long as they do not take someone out the fold of Islam. We come together work together and help each other. As it stands we dislike each other and do our best to undermine each other, whether we are part of this group or not. Unity is built into the religion because no one can issue an edict that breaks unity. Unity is working together for a common goal not unifying opinions into one that's something else.

Unity is built in the religion and that's the real problem, its already there as a concept, we just need to practice it.

Have you ever looked at your hand? Your fingers are not all the same length, it works better that way.

Hizb ut-Tahrir

2007-04-11T13:21:00.000Z

Hizb means party, (in this case) and Tahrir means liberation or freedom. These give us an idea that this is the party that will set us free, free from what?

This group are one of the most active groups in the country and are about to be banned for their views. They are in essence a political party focused upon one major issue and this is the only issue for the group. They desire to restore the Caliphate system that was abolished in 1924 at the end of the Ottoman Empire.

They say that the Muslim Umma is missing the caliphate and its in dire need of this at the moment. Establishing the Caliphate will solve all our problems and restore what’s been lost due to foreign ideologies that have entered Muslim countries.

Yet at their core of the activism of this group is politics not the religion, Islam is not a political party, its a religion and neither is it a an ideology.

They claim that Islam is an ideology, the dictionary definition is as follows, "Ideology: ideas at basis of economic or political theory or system." Can Islam fit into this definition, it cannot, as Islam is a religion and a way of life and it cannot be limited into one part and say this is Islam. So it cannot be and ideology and the word has a root to the word idea, ideas are for limited beings, Humans. Islam is not an idea it is a religion that cannot be separated into once section, at the same time we have Islamic instructions for trade in our Fiqh books.
Yet, this defintion fits the group perfectly, political theory, seen as this is all they seem to be concerned with.

Islam is not a political system, the first political party of the Muslims where the Shias and they are following in their footsteps. Slipping from the main body of Muslims forming a new group with radical ideas.

Personally, I have several questions that remain unanswered.

1. Who funds this group? They have several books and a magazine that are widely circulated, yet month after month the magazine is not sold. Many copies remain unsold can any business remain productive if their products are not being sold? Someone must be funding this group. They have lectures and other things that they give away free of charge, where is this money coming from? They have currently one person on a Masjid committee, this cannot be enough, can it?

2.They are mostly active in public Universities up and down the country, why just there? Have they been thrown out of their communities? This is the place that they have been attained success, from recruiting new members to propagating their ideas. Why would universities allow so-called radicals to be part of the fabric of the university, when they own the premises, in most cases, if not all.

3. Why do they encourage young speakers who have little or no background in Islamic education, to speak in lectures? This deserves some thought as it is counter-productive to say the least.

4. Recently they have hidden their lectures in anti-racist literature or events, this is why I no longer take any leaflets given to me outside any Masjid. Their name might not be displayed clearly but if you read the small print, you will find it.

5. Why is it the group place emphasis on the caliphate? When we are in dire need of Muslim citizens, we don’t jump to the top of the ladder, we start at the first step, lets start at the first step.

6. Islam has never been revived from politics, it can only be revived religiously not politically.

7. Everything that is un-Islamic to them is unbelief therefore unacceptable. As the last example explains the group has a Marxist influence, if we get our state, we'll be okay. This is of course rubbish we had the Ottoman caliphate in place when the French occupied Algeria and Tunisia, the British: Iraq and Egypt, during the 19th century, did it stop the invasion? It didn’t did it.

8. In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the focus was on establishing the religion not the state. So why has this changed now? When the religion was established then the caliphate came as a blessing and then later it was taken.

9. After the end of the Ottoman caliphate, we have seen Islam spread to countries that it never could before. 234% increase in the number of Muslim from 1924 - 1984.

10.Which caliphate do they accept? In one period of time there was three caliphs, all claiming that theirs was the correct claim. In the 10th century we had the Abbasid caliphate, the Shia Fatimid caliphate and the Spanish Umayyad Caliphate, which one do they follow? After the Abbasid caliphate was abolished by the Mongols it there was a gap until the next Sunni caliphate, that of the Ottomans was established. So in this time do they accept the Spanish caliphate which by now was ruled nominally and had broken into several parts.

Have they added to the debate? Well it is a reminder that the caliphate needs to re-established but we cannot do this through western ideologies, by giving them a Islamic covering, this will never work. We need to come to Islam first then establish that and if the caliphate comes it is a blessing. If we spend all our time trying to create awareness of the caliphate and have left some of our religion, what is the point? We have to start with the citizens and build from their the more we neglect this the worse our condition becomes. Hizb ut-Tahrir make a bad situation worse, our condition cannot be changed by a coup, it can only be changed if we practice. Only then can we move forward, otherwise we will keep bickering and that will get us nowhere.

Why I am not a Salafi

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Doctrine About Allah

Allah as a human being
1. Salafis are taught by their theologians that Allah is a human being with limits.
Please read a statement from Mr.Ibn Baz (1920- 1999), former Mufti of the Salafi sect:

Allah is above limits that humans
know, but He has limits that only
He knows.
[al- `Aqidah Tahaawiyyah Bi- Ta`liq, p. 12]

That is not the Lord of the Muslims, as Allah SWT has told us, There is no thing like Him, and He is the All Hearing, the All Seeing.
[Surat ush- Shura, ayah 11]

Imaam Ali ibn Abi Talib RAA told us, Indeed, Allah the Exalted created the Throne as a manifestation of His Power and not a place for His Essence. He was in the beginning, while there was no place or time and He is now as He ever was.
[Al- Farq bain al- Firaq, p. 41].

2. Salafis are taught by their theologians that Allah sits on a chair in each heaven.
Haafiz al- Hakami (1924- 1958), a former head teacher at the Salafi colleges, has said, Indeed Allah descends to the lowest sky and in each sky He has a Kursi (chair), so when he comes down to the lowest sky, He sits on His Kursi (chair)……….. then when the morning comes, He ascends and elevates and goes and sits on His Kursi (chair).
[Ma`aarij ul- Qubul, V. 1, p. 256]

The Almighty over all says of Himself, Indeed, that is your Lord, Allah, who created the skies and the Earth in six days and He is above the Throne.
[Surat ul- A`raaf (7), ayah. 54]

Please notice how there is no mention of any human attributes whatsoever as Allah is Exalted far above being a human being and is not human.

3. Salafis are taught by their theologians that Allah has literal organs and an ‘exalted body. ’ Ibn Baz has said,
To say that Allah does not have a body, pupils, ear drums and ear lobes, tongue, and
larynx is not the position of Muslim Orthodoxy.
[At- Tanbihaat (Warnings), p. 22]

All that could be said to such blasphemy is:
And they thought of Allah other than the truth, the thought of the Days of Ignorance.
[Surah Aali `Imraan (3), ayah 154]

They think evil of Allah and for them is a severe torment.
[Surat ul- Fath (48), ayah 6]

Doctrines towards other Muslims

Most Muslims are not Muslims but pagans/ deviants

4. Salafis have been taught by their leaders that verses in the Qur’an which speak about the kuffar can also be applied to believing Muslims. .
Mr. Muhammad Jameel Zeeno explains how verses in the Qur’an about kuffar are easily applicable to Muslims, And these ayaat about kuffar, even if they are specifically about the kuffar, then indeed they are an established proof against anyone bearing their characteristics and attributes claiming Islam and going to war against those who call to belief in the uniqueness of Allah.
[Minhaaj al- Firqat un- Naajiyah (The Methodology of the Safe Sect), pgs. 39- 40]

The great Sahaabi Ibn `Umar RAA has said about those who apply verses about the kuffar to believing Muslims, They are the worst of Allah’s creatures and these people took some verses that had been revealed concerning the kuffar (unbelievers) and interpreted them as describing the mu’minin (believers).
[Sahih ul- Bukhaari, V. 9, p. 50]

5. Salafis have been taught by their scholars that most Muslims today have not only
become pagans, but they are like the Jews and Christians in the major kufr and shirk,
which makes them complete kuffar Muhammad Ismaa`il as-San`aani (1688- 1768) says
about most Muslims,
They don’t even know the reality of Islam or the actual nature of the Uniqueness of
Allah, so indeed they are kuffar absolutely and without any restriction.
[Tathir ul- Itiqaad `an adraan il- Ilhaad (Purifying the Creed from the Filth of Desecration), p. 36]

The Prophet Muhammad SAW has said, Indeed, the Children of Israel will split into 71 sects and this Ummah will have one more sect than them, all in the Fire except
as- Sawaad al- A`zam (the vast majority of people of the Muslims).
[Majma` az- Zawaa’id, V. 1, pg 179, al- Haakim in al-
Mustadrak, V. 4, pg 430 al- Baihaqi in al- Madkhal, pgs. 34
and 35, Tarikh Baghdaad, V. 13, pgs. 307 and 311 and al-
Faqih wal- Mutafaqqih, V. 1, pgs. 179 and 180. Also taken
from al- I`tisaam, V. 2, pgs. 458+; Faid ul- Qaadir, V. 5, p.
347 and classed hasan]

The Sahaabi Ibn `Abbas RAA referred to all upright Muslims in his time as, “Ahl us- Sunna,” which in English means, Muslim Orthodoxy.
[Sahih Muslim, V. 1, Muqaddamah (introduction)]

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Hizb ut-Tahrir - history

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HIZB UT-TAHRIR:

Founder

Taqi ud-Din an-Nabahaani, a reader in Mu`tazilah theology and a student of knowledge from Jordan, he was the founder of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the year 1953, in an attempt to ‘re-ignite the desire for khilaafa in the hearts of the Musims.’ He was successful in mixing a Salafi-brand type of Islam with Marxist/Leninist ideology that when fused became a volatile recipe of ignorance, confusion and disaster for Muslims worldwide.

One can see the followers of this movement today in most urban centres of Islam, spouting slogans, waving black flags and distributing leaflets to beleaguered Muslims emerging from the congregational Jumu`ah prayer. This style of teaching, learned from the party culture, is what replaces any systematic talks and teachings on salvation, theology, the Day of Resurrection and so forth. In fact, many will find that in their books, they are devoid of almost any talk of the Hereafter, Salvation, theology necessary for every believer to know and so forth. Although proclaiming that they are merely a political group, many of their press releases have theological overtones as well as principles. It is usually in college and university that young, naive Muslims are set upon by this organisation.

Key beliefs

1. They do not make it a priority to study systematic theology and the principles of knowing their faith, but are told and tell others that once the khilaafa is established, then such matters can be attended to by the populous. One will find many members unaware of the basis principles of the Muslim Creed, something both frightening as well as unnerving.

2. Hizb ut-Tahrir use the methods of debate as well as theological responsa extracted from the Mu`tazilah sect. This type of thinking of course has drastic consequences on the rest of the theology.

3. Many of the leaders, still today, hold that there is no punishment of the grave, denying numerous ahaadith as well as verses from the Qur’an that explicitly state this fact.

4. Followers of Hizb ut-Tahrir are commanded to attend two hours of lessons a week as a fard (compulsory) order. Missing them requires sincere repentance to Allah

5. They will not adhere to one of the four orthodox schools as an organisation. Rather, they blend and combine rulings, sometimes even making their own fataawa, such as the permissibility of listening to music with harmonics as well as viewing pornography and the naked body. All of this stems from the fact of a tacit refusal to submit to the methodology of Muslim Orthodoxy.

6. HT members seeking out new followers are usually encouraged to ‘go for the Jaahil ones,’ meaning those who have no knowledge of Islam. This methodology alone deserves to be labelled at cultic.

7. The Hizb ut-Tahrir are willing to work under any banner with any of the cults as long as ‘they are Muslims who want khilaafa.’

Extent
It is unknown the precise numbers of HT as the organisation does not rigorously keep records, but some estimates place as many as 10,000-20,000 full-time members worldwide.

Bahai

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BAHAI:
Founder

Born on 12 November 1817, Mirza Husain Ali was born in the city of Tehren into a family of wealthy government ministers. He was able to trace his lineage back to the great Iranian rulers in the past. Coming from a Twelver Shi`a background, he received the best of education at that time, studying at a prestigious private school for the children of government diplomats and officials.

In the year 1835, he married the daughter of another nobleman and had three children, one of them named Abdul Bahaa. In the nineteenth century, there was an incredible amount of turmoil in the world of the Twelver Shi`a, many eagerly awaiting the re-appearance of the 12th Imaam, who had disappeared centuries ago in the cave of Samaraa. There were many messianic movements and claims to the title of Mahdi by numerous pretenders. One of these charismatic charlatans was a man by the name of Buzurg-i-Nuri. He claimed himself to be the Baab, the doorway through which the Mahdi would come.

Mirza Husain Ali, along with another student named Yahya, was a devoted follower. Upon the death of Buzurg-i-Nuri, Yahya was slated to be the successor according to the will of the Baab, however through intrigue and other methods, Mirza Husain was able to seize control of the cult. Upon becoming the leader, he began to direct himself to the task of further defining teachings and doctrines of the Baabi cult. After deep contemplation, Mirza Husain Ali proclaimed that the followers of his would be called Bahais and that he was Baha’u’llah, the splendour of Allah and the greatest prophet as of yet sent. He was the Christ of the Christians, the grand bodhisattva of the Buddhists, the final avatar of the Hindus and the Mahdi to the Muslims.

He even proclaimed that there were prophecies about him in the Jain religion! Indeed, he left no prophetic stone unturned. As his claims of prophecy spread and his beliefs became more well-known, the Ottoman governmental authorities came to know of his false claims to prophecy. He and his followers were sent into exile. The city chosen was Acre in today’s Israel. This is where he would live out the remainder of his days, at a penal colony built by the Ottomans for the world’s worst charlatans, murders, fanatic and highway robbers.

On 29 May, 1892, Mirza Husain Ali died. His remains were laid to rest quickly and his place of interment today is known as Bahji, the holiest place on Earth for Bahais. It is a frequent place of visitation as well as pilgrimage for Bahais every year to see the remains of their master.

Key beliefs

1. Ultimately Allah is unknowable and humanity will never have a relationship with Him or see Him for that matter.

2. It is Baha’u’llah and not the Prophet Muhammad that is the greatest prophet. Bahais do not accept the primordiality of the Messenger of Allah SAW.

3. There is no Bahai that adheres to one of the Orthodox Schools of law.

4. Paradise and the Fire are seen as states of the mind and not real places with real events in them.

5. The Qur’an is abrogated as a revelation and now it is the works of Baha’u’llah that hold primacy.

6. The Messiah is not to come again, rather this is metaphorical and was referring to Baha’u’llah.

7. There is no Mahdi, as this was only referring to Baha’u’llah.

Extent

There are Bahais in some 120 different countries around the world. It has been estimated by the World Christian Encyclopaedia that there are between some 4-7 million Bahais worldwide as of a census taken in the year 2001.

Khawaarij

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KHAWAARIJ:

Founder

The originator for this terrible catastrophe for the Ummah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is none other than a man by the name of Dhul Khuwaisira. There is a lengthy hadith in description of him:

Imaam `Ali ibn Abi Taalib sent a piece of gold not yet taken out of its’ ore, in a tanned leather container to the Messenger of Allah SAW. The Messenger of Allah SAW distributed that amongst four persons, `Uyaina bidn Bar, Aqra bin Habi, Zaid al-Khail and the fourth was either `Alqama or `Amir ibn at-Tufail. On that, one of his companions said, ‘We are more deserving of this gold than these people are.’ When that news reached the Prophet SAW he said, ‘Don’t you trust me though I am the trustworthy man of the One above the sky and I receive the news of Heaven both in the morning and in the evening?’

Then there arose a man with sunken eyes, raised cheek bones, raised forehead, a thick beard, a shaven head and an izaar (waist sheet) that was tucked up, and he said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Fear Allah!’ The Messenger of Allah SAW said, ‘Woe be to you! Am I not of all the people of the Earth the most entitle to fear Allah? Then the man went away. Khaalid ibn al-Walid said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Allow me to kill him.’ The Prophet SAW said, ‘No, for he may offer prayers.’ Khaalid said, ‘There are many of those who offer prayers and say by their tongues what is not present in their hearts.’

The Messenger of Allah SAW said, ‘I have not been ordered by Allah to search the hearts of the people or to cut open their bellies.’ Then the Prophet SAW looked at him while the man was going away and said, ‘From the offspring of this man will come a people who will recite the Qur’an continuously and beautifully but it will not go past their throats. Then they will exit from the religion just as the arrow exits the body of the game. ’ If I should be present in their time, I would kill them just as the nation of Thamud were killed.’

[Taken from Sahih ul-Bukhaari, V. 9, hadith #527]

The Khawaarij from this moment would go through time, changing shape, taking on new innovations and new falsehoods at every step, opposing the authority of Orthodox Muslims at every step. There were assassinations attempted on the lives of more than six khalifas as well as the attempt to murder guests of the khalifa as well. But the most violent and uncontrollable faction of the Khawaarij arose about 212 years ago.

It took place at the birth of a young man by the name of Muhammad ibn `Abdul Wahhaab (1111-1206 AH/1699-1792 AD), reared in a household of Hanbali theologians in the city of `Uyainah in the district of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula. Although having humble beginnings as an Orthodox Muslim, in the year 1143 AH/1731 AD, after reading through the books of an ultra-iconoclastic writer by the name of Muhammad as-Sana`aani, he proclaimed a new faith. His proclamation was simple.

The Muslims from the years after the Sahaaba had not understood the religion in its’ purity. Infact, Islam had been in decline for millennia. This was due to many practices that had infiltrated the Muslim masses. Those Muslims that were responsible for this had to be guided. If they accepted, they would be accepted as Muslims, in which they would have to proclaim the Shahaada and give their oath of allegiance to Muhammad ibn `Abdul Wahhaab. If they refused, they would have to be killed as apostates, as they insisted on an Islam that was not compatible with the Qur’an and the Sunna.

At the rise of this movement, it was met with contempt by all of the Orthodox Fathers and Mothers present and was duly denounced. The final point came when the khalifa of the time period, Sultaan Selim III (reigned from 1789-1807 AD), dispatched the Islamic army to rid the Peninsula of the movement. Upon arrival, the captain of the military, Sayyid Muhammad `Ali Basha defeated this group, known as al-Muwahhidun, in full, executed most of their theologians and soldiers and sent the remainder to be in captivity in Egypt, awaiting trial for war crimes as well as many of the gangland style murders that had been committed in the cities of Makkah, Madinah, Taa’if and others.

Some al-Muwahhidun, upon release from prison and with the help of master masons of the 33rd degree such as Muhammad `Abduh, Jamaal ud-Din al-Afghaani and Muhammad Rashid Ridaa’, sought to revamp the sect and resurrect it for the 1930s. It was then decided to call it ad-Da`wat ul-Islaahiyyah (the Call to Reform). It was here that they set out their ideas of the humanisation of Allah and His Unknowability in addition to outright denial of the angels. Other ideas began to follow and of course in Egypt, as in Arabia, they were met with scorn and enmity.

But when they finally decided to build a lasting name, they settled upon, ‘Salafiyyah,’ a name hearkening back to the ‘golden age of Islam before the great apostasy of the Ummah.’ This name inspired all who still held belief in the tiny group and `Abdul `Aziz ibn Aal as-Sa`ud worked through a series of wars and intrigue in the Arabian Peninsula to take hold of the country in the name of this movement and lay the foundation for the state of Saudi Arabia. In 1925, with the Islamic government now defunct and the sound of the collapse of Islamic central governing heard around the world, Ibn as-Sa`ud established his Edenic Salafi Civilisation. In the newly formed empire of Saudi Arabia, `Abdul `Aziz was the undisputed autocrat, without question. Now Salafiyyah had a government under its’ control as well as the oil profits that would come in the 1930s from the petroleum discoveries of ARAMCO.

Since that time, the Salafiyyah have been exporting their peculiar and exotic form of Islam to different parts of the Muslim World, but they have put most of their emphasis on Muslims in the West. Their ventures have been met with surprising success. Some 35% or more of the Islamic centres in the United States are under either direct control of Salafiyyah or have been sponsored by the Saudi/Salafi unholy alliance.

The achievements of the Salafis have been many but perhaps we should list the most well known and outstanding of their exploits:

1. Projecting a form or holiness and godliness, but by practice and faith DENYING THE MAJESTY AND POWER THEREIN

2. Rebellion against the Ottoman khilaafa and aiding in its’ collapse.

3. Over the past 35 years there have been three attempts to remove the body of the Prophet Muhammad from Masjid an-Nabawi in Madina where he lies in state, as it is viewed as major shirk that ejects from Islam and leads to apostasy to have it lying in state there.

4. Proclaiming themselves to be the only legitimate Islamic State on Earth.

5. Signing into law a ruling that to speak against the government or leaders of the Saudi Arabian government is to speak against Allah and thus commit major kufr, which ejects one out of Islam and into apostasy.

6. Those who have made amulets with verses from the Qur’an in them have been jailed as well as given capital punishment in Saudi Arabia for their ‘apostasy.’

7. Gatherings for Remembrance of Allah on a large scale in the Sacred Masjid in Makkah and other public venues have been banned but large scale celebrations of the foundation of the Salafiyyah government in Saudi Arabia in 1925 have gone unabated.

8. There have been an uncalculated number of executions done without trial as well as witnesses.

9. By Saudi law, the women may not marry out of Saudi stock, but in 1988, Mr. Ibn Baz, leader of the Salafi sect and government mufti, passed a ruling allowing the MEN but not women to take their pick of non-Saudi spouses. Many returned with ‘California dolls,’ much to the consternation of Salafi authorities.

10. The continued murder of both Sunni and Shi`a in Pakistan as well as the destruction of their masaajid, as Salafiyyah teaches that neither of the two are Muslims anyway.

11. Targeted attacks on populations with the deliberate aim of specifically killing non-combatants in large numbers, such as those recent attacks in Bali, France, the devastation of synagogues in Tunisia and Morocco and Turkey as well as whole scale murder of civilians in Algeria.

12. Infanticide in Algeria as well as funding a market of sex slaves, those mostly being Muslim women that did not subscribe to their rigorous brand of Islam.

13. The consistent murder of prisoners of war in southern Sudan as well as Chad.

14. Interference in the affairs Afghanistan, precipitating the collapse of its’ central government, breaking more than three treaties with the host government as well as contributing to the trade in heroin and the sexual exploitation of the Afghani people.

15. Murder of doctors, aid workers and news reporters who desire to shed light on the affairs of Salafiyyah and its’ tactics in different countries throughout the world.

16. Those accused of prostitution have been executed (there is no evidence for this in Islamic Law at all).

17. Those ‘guilty of fornication’ have received capital punishment.

18. Continuing in the sex slave industry with women exported from as far abroad as the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and India.

19. Denying the advance of science by stating that study of space and the stars is a waste of time and against Islamic Law.

20. Refusal to admit that the Earth is round and that it does revolve around the sun in a heliocentric cycle.

21. Refusal to allow women to drive due to the ruling that they are ‘mentally lacking.’

22. Murdering and slaughtering the Jews in Palestine who are actually campaigning for the rights of Muslims in Palestine such as Neturei Karta and others.

23. Circulating books around the world that about with errors in creed, fiqh, salvation and other crucial subjects.

24. Editing and tampering with the hadith collections, deleting ahaadith and then releasing abridged and expunged versions of the finished product.

25. Funding embarrassing translations and commentaries of the Qur’an, which aid in pushing Muslims away from the Qur’an with numerous brackets, page breaks and parenthesis which make it nearly impossible to know when the Salafis speak and when Allah is speaking (perhaps it is linked with a belief that Salafism is of the Divine).

CULTIC OFFSHOOTS

This particular cult, although small, has many different names that it masquerades under depending on the location. Some names will differ from one country to another but in the last 30 years it is most famously known as Salafiyyah:

Arabian Peninsula: al-Ikhwaan, Ashaab ut-Tawhid, Guardians of Tawhid,
Muwahhidun, al-Wahhaabiyyah, an-Najdiyyun

Algeria: the Mother Group, GIA, FIS, al-Muslimoun, SGFJ and Jama`at ul-Islaamiyyah.

Egypt: Jama`at ut-Takfir wal-Hijrah, Ansaar us-Sunna, Jama`at ul-Muhammadiyyah, Jama`at ul-Islaahiyyah, Ikhwaan ul-Muslimun, Ansaar ullah and Jama`at ul-Muslimin.

Europe and the Americas: Salafiyyah, Da`wat us-Salafiyyah, Takfiriyyah, the Saved Sect

India and Pakistan: As-haab ul-Hadith, Ahl ul-Hadith, Zaahiriyyah, Muslim Students Union (MSU) and the Muslims Students Organisation (MSO).

Indonesia, Phillipines and South East Asia: Jemaah Islamiya, Laskar Jihaad and Darul Islaam.

Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria: Albaaniyoun, Sururiyyah, Salafiyoun, Islaami Jihaad, parts of Hammaas, factions of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, factions of the PLO as well as parts of al-Fatah.

Morocco: Salafiyyah al-Jihaadiyyah (SAJ), Sirat al-Mustaqim (SM) and Saa`iqah (a splinter group from SM).

Yemen: Hizb un-Nahda, Hizb ul-Wahda.

SALAFI ORGANISATIONS THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF:

Arabian Peninsula: al-Madina University, Muhammad ibn Saud University

Iraq: Masjid ibn Taymiyyah, Masjid Salafiyyah

Pakistan: Tanzim al-Islami

UAE: Preston University

United Kingdom: JIMAS, al-Muntada al-Islami, London Open College (LOC), the Salafi Bookstore, the House of Knowledge (HOK), al-Hidaayah Bookstore.

United States: ISNA, ICNA, IANA, CAIR, WAMY, AMC and Islamic Information Foundation (IIF)

SALAFI PERIODICALS:

Al-Bayaan Al-Jumuah The Message

Key beliefs

The Salafiyyah as an organisation has many beliefs, but we are mainly interested in those that are in clear contravention of what Muslim Orthodoxy have believed in the major areas that border on salvation and other crucial doctrines:

a. Salafiyyah does not share the belief with Muslim Orthodoxy in that Allah is above matter and not resembling His Creation in any manner. Allah is implicitly held (and in some cases explicitly) by Salafi theologians to be an exalted man sitting on a large chair. His Attributes are all literal according to the language and how we know and understand them. Therefore to the Salafis, the Lord sits, stands climbs up and climbs down, etc and is the same as a human being.

b. The Prophet Muhammad is not primordial, but only a mere man and the last prophet. Muhammad ibn `Abdul Wahhaab denied most of his prophetic miracles.

c. Prophets are not completely infallible (this tenet is held implicitly) and in fact the Prophet Muhammad was led astray at one point by Shaitan (this tenet is expressed explicitly).

d. Denial of the miracles of the saints and sometimes of some of the prophets.

e. Salvation is by deeds and the believer enters the Paradise because of his deeds and not due to Grace and the Mercy of Allah.

f. Following the Four Orthodox schools is blind following at the least and at the most is major shirk that will eject the perpetrator out of Islam and into apostasy.

g. Salafi theologians believe themselves able to extract laws and make rulings directly from the Qur’an and the Sunna, placing themselves on the same level as the Four Great Imaams.

h. Swearing by other than Allah is major shirk that will eject the perpetrator out of Islam and into apostasy (the Orthodox state that while it is a sin, it is not enough to lead to apostasy).

i. Visiting the graves to seek the barakah (bounty) of the saints is shirk that can eject one out of Islam and into apostasy.

j. Making du`aa to Allah using the barakah of the prophets or saints is major shirk that will eject the perpetrator out of Islam and into apostasy.

k. Calling on the angels for help when one is in distress is major shirk that will eject the perpetrator out of Islam and into apostasy (in fact, this action was done by the Mother of Ismaa`il, Hajar and there are many other instances).

l. Using the Qu’ran or the Names of Allah to heal people or as a pendant is major shirk that will eject the perpetrator out of Islam and into apostasy. The government of Saudi Arabia, which is run by the Salafi cult, has executed perpetrators of this ‘crime.’

m. Most Muslims are idol worshippers and have gone back into the Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance before the Prophet Muhammad came to preach unto them.

n. The Prophet Muhammad cannot be seen in a dream by Muslims now and the ahaadith about his being seen in a dream in his actual form can only be interpreted to mean his companions who knew how he appeared.

o. There is only a small faction of the Muslims that is entering the Paradise.

p. Salvation is by actions and not by faith alone.

q. Some elements of the Salafiyyah organisation have actually went to the extreme of proclaiming Muhammad ibn `Abdul Wahhaab as a prophet. This statement was insinuated by Muhammad ibn `Abdul Wahhaab himself one more than two occasions and recorded of his followers on three other occasions.

r. Those that disagree with them are either astray or kuffar.

s. The prophets, saints and martyrs are dead in their graves and do not hear.

t. Although having a form of godliness, Salafiyyah rejects by implication many things of the unseen. An example would be the espousing of the belief in angels, but when any report comes of a sighting of them, they say that angels cannot be seen and that it must have been a demon.

u. Whoever will not label him or herself specifically with the title ‘Salafi’ will fall under divine judgement.

v. Salafiyyah has an emphasis on the negative aspects of the law, for example, what not to do, what to abstain from, what to avoid. However, the positive laws Salafis are very ignorant of and many are not aware of the peace and joy that can be found in Islam. It is for this reason that many Salafis have either returned to their former religion, if they converted, or abandoned Salafism and became born again Christians.

Please stay tuned for more articles about this phenomenon and how you can help lead someone from the darkness to the light!

Extent
Out of the population of 24.3 million people in the Arabian Peninsula, perhaps as many as 2,000,000 are upon the Salafi cult and methodology. There are estimated to be perhaps another 3,000,000 of them around the world in such places as the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Algeria Pakistan and other countries. Although such a small sect, their organisation and logistical skills with the money taken from the petroleum boom have spread their periodicals, books and pamphlets throughout the world, giving the appearance that they are more numerous than they truly are in reality.

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Refutation of the group Tolu e Islam (Founded by GA Pervez) and any Koranites/Quranites groups

2007-02-08T23:47:00.001Z

Refutation of the group Tolu e Islam (Founded by GA Pervez) and any Koranites/ Quranites group

http://www.tolueislam.com/index.htm

"Say, If you love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you, your sins. Allah is oft-forgiving and merciful." 3.38 Follow who? Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) That should be enough for you to follow him and believe in him, if you need more read on.

This group does not believe in the validity of hadith as part of the sacred law, they claim that the Quran is enough for them to follow. The founder GA Pervez challenged the scholars claiming that the hadith itself was not valid for a source of sacred law. He claimed that the hadith has varying degrees of unreliability because of a particular verse, we will go through each time that they claimed something and prove that it does not mean what it literally says or how they understand it.

Proof for the Validity of all the compulsory prayers, to reject these all leads to disbelief, be careful! Asr “Guard your prayers and the middle prayer.” (2.238)
Isha - Fajr -Zhur and Magrib “So glorify Allah when you enter the night and when you enter the morning. Unto him be praise in the Heavens and the Earth and the suns decline and at noon.” (30.17-18) Allah also says, “Worship at fixed times has been enjoined on the believers.” (4.103)
The article is here http://www.freewebs.com/tawhiyd/hadiythexposed.htm

I would like to go through every instance that the word Hadith comes in the Quran.
Like any word in Arabic it has many meanings from the Hans Wehr dictionary, (spelt with ha, daal, ya and Tha), speech, chat, conversation, discussion, interview, prattle, gossip, report, account, tale, narrative and the last one is Prophetic tradition.

We also need to understand something the context because if that is not understood then the whole sentence can be is misunderstood. This I feel is the area that has been misunderstood by this group.

The following the Quranic reference and the meaning of the word hadith in the Ayat.

39.23 the best of speech

12.111 Here is refers to the Story of Yusuf (upon him peace) not being invented

45.6 This refers to discourse

31.6 this one also refers to the discourse of men

77.50 this refers to the Quran

52.34 It refers to the Quran again

They also claim that the Quranic ayah 17.24 say that you should only call with the Quran. How they understand it is that only the Quran should be used a source for sacred law.

Lets look at different translations of the same line.

Pickhalls translation
"And We place upon their hearts veils lest they should understand it, and in their ears a deafness; and when thou makest mention of thy Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn their backs in aversion."

Mushin Khan
"And We have put coverings over their hearts lest, they should understand it (the Quran), and in their ears deafness. And when you make mention of your Lord Alone (La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) Islamic Monotheism ()) in the Quran, they turn on their backs, fleeing in extreme dislikeness."

Yusuf Ali
"And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth). "

M Shakir
"And We have placed coverings on their hearts and a heaviness in their ears lest they understand it, and when you mention your Lord alone in the Quran they turn their backs in aversion."

Your Lord is one, not use the Quran alone as they state it is.

Does the Quran wish us to follow the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? Yes.

This should be enough evidence. “(O Muhammad, to mankind): if ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, merciful.” Ahl-Imran 3, Verse 31

There are nineteen times that obedience of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is stated in the Quran by Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala

1) “The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in Allah and his angels and his scriptures and his messengers - We make no distinction between any of his messengers - and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying.” Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #285)

2) “Say: obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in his guidance).” Ahl Al-Imran, Chapter #3, Verse #32)

3) “These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Whoso obeyeth Allah and his messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success.” An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #13)

4) “and whoso disobeyeth Allah and his messenger and transgresseth his limits, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his will be a shameful doom.” An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #14)

5) “They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the matter of your difference, and obey Allah and his messenger, if ye are (true) believers.” Al-Anfal, Chapter #8, Verse #1)

6) “O ye who believe! obey Allah and his messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).” Al-Anfal, Chapter #8, Verse #20)

7) “O ye who believe! obey Allah, and the messenger when He calleth you to that which quickeneth you, and know that Allah cometh in between the man and his own heart, and that He it is unto Whom ye will be gathered.” Al-Anfal, Chapter #8, Verse #24)

8) “and obey Allah and his messenger, and dispute not one with another lest ye falter and your strength depart from you; but be steadfast! Lo! Allah is with the steadfast.” Al-Anfal, Chapter #8, Verse #46)

9) “and the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and his messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise.” At-Taubah, Chapter #9, Verse #71)

10) “The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and his messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. and such are the successful.” An-Noor, Chapter #24, Verse #51)

11) “He who obeyeth Allah and his messenger, and feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious.” An-Noor, Chapter #24, Verse #52)

12) “and stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay the poor-due, and obey Allah and his messenger. Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing.” Al-Ahzab, Chapter #33, Verse #33)

13) “On the day when their faces are turned over in the Fire, they say: Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and had obeyed his messenger!” Al-Ahzab, Chapter #33, Verse #66)

14) “He will adjust your works for you and will forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeyeth Allah and his messenger, he verily hath gained a signal victory.” Al-Ahzab, Chapter #33, Verse #71)

15) “There is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). and whoso obeyeth Allah and his messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom.” Al-Fath, Chapter #48, Verse #17)

16) “The wandering Arabs say: We believe. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Ye believe not, but rather say "We submit," for the faith hath not yet entered into your hearts. Yet, if ye obey Allah and his messenger, He will not withhold from you aught of (the reward of) your deeds. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” Al-Hujraat, Chapter #49, Verse #14)

17) “Fear ye to offer alms before your conference? Then, when ye do it not and Allah hath forgiven you, establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey Allah and his messenger. and Allah is Aware of what ye do.” Al-Mujadila, Chapter #58, Verse #13)

18) “Obey Allah and obey his messenger; but if ye turn away, then the duty of Our messenger is only to convey (the message) plainly.” At-Taghabun, Chapter #64, Verse #12)

19) “Mine is) but conveyance (of the Truth) from Allah, and his messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and his messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever.” Al-Jinn, Chapter #72, Verse #23)

All these are Quranic quotes.

Sincere advice, do not play games with your afterlife. If a person is lazy and does not want to do something just admit that you're lazy. Do not make things up and then try to justify your own opinion by twisting the words of the Quran.

We only know Allah Subhanu wa ta'ala thru his Messengers deny the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and you deny the message. Then on the day of judgement when you are begging for mercy then you'll get the message.

You still have time; get your house into order. Follow a madhab and an Aqida school and save yourself from incorrect views.

34.28 "We have not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind but most of know not."

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Five ways a Shia can find freedom

2007-01-18T19:10:00.000Z

Used with permission

`When having a discussion with the Twelver Shi`a, we must understand
that the Shi`a believe that Muslim Orthodoxy (Ahl us- Sunna) have
corrupted and tampered with the second form of Islamic revelation, the
Sunna. It is then only the Qur’an that we will have in common. How can
we meet and what can we agree on? Maybe we should talk about where
we disagree and then see if we can come together.

SEEING THE LORD IN THE HEREAFTER

1. The Twelver Shi`a are taught by their theologians that they
will never know or see God, in this life or the Hereafter.
The famous Twelver Shi`a theologian, Allamah al- Hilli (1250- 1325)
stated,
The vision (or seeing) of God is impossible.
[Islamic Creeds: A Selection, pp. 98 & 100 under the chapter, God’s Negative Attributes]
We are sad to hear that from our Shi`a acquaintances, as Allah has given
us the good news, known as the Blessed Hope in the Qur’an that He will
be seen,
For those who have ihsaan is goodness and something additional.
[Surah Yunus, ayah 26]

The Prophet Muhammad SAW said about this verse:
‘The veil will be removed and they will gaze at Him. Nothing that He
has bestowed on them will be dearer to them than gazing at Him.
And that is the something additional. ’
[Collected by Imaams at- Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, ad- Daaraqutni and Ahmad]

On the day that faces will be radiant, gazing at their Lord.
[Surat ul- Qiyaamah (75), ayaat (verses) 22- 23]
This has also been mentioned at some 9 other places in the Qur’an. What
a supreme reward to see and know the Possessor of Majesty and Honour!

THE SAHAABA IN GENERAL

2. Twelver Shi`a theologians have informed us that most of the
Sahaaba are untrustworthy and have fabricated lies and hadith
to please evil rulers.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, foremost modern cleric of Twelver Shi`a
thoughts says about Abu Huraira RAA in particular and the Sahaaba RAA in
general,
"Allah knows what misfortunes Islam has suffered- from its’ inception
down to the present at the hands of these evil ulama! Abu Huraira
was one of the fuqaha, but Allah knows what judgements he falsified
for Mu`awiyah and others like him and what damage he inflicted
upon Islam. When an ordinary person enters the service of an
oppressive government, he is to be accounted a sinner, but no greater
harm will come of it. But, when a faqih like Abu Huraira or a judge
like Shuraih joins such a government, he improves its’ standing
while besmirching the reputation of Islam."

[Wilaayat ul- Faqih (Governance of the Faqih), pp. 132- 133]

This is very unfortunate indeed, for Allah has said about the Sahaaba RAA ,
"And for the poor among the emigrants, who were expelled from their
homes and their property, seeking the Favour of Allah and to please
Him and helping Allah and His Messenger, they are indeed the
truthful ones."
[Surat ul- Hashar (59), ayah (verse) 8]

Allah Subhanu wa ta'ala says about the sacrifice of our noble predecessors RAA ,
And those who, before them, had homes and had adopted the faith,
love those who emigrate to them, and have no jealously in their
breasts for that which they have been given and give them
preference over themselves, even though they were in need of that.
"And whoever is saved from his own covetous behaviour, they are
successful"
[Surat ul- Hashar (59), ayah (verse) 9]

But how has Allah commanded us to be with those who preceded us? Let
us read on carefully,
Those that came after them say, ‘Our Lord, forgive us and our
brothers who preceded us in faith and do not put hatred in our
hearts towards towards those who believe. O Our Lord! You are the
Benevolent and Compassionate. ’[Surat ul- Hashar (59), ayah (verse) 10]

THE WIVES OF THE PROPHET (Peace and blessings be upon him)

3. The Twelver Shi`a theologians teach their followers that
`A’isha RAA , one of the wives of the Prophet SAW was an
enemy of Allah and that she was a fallen adulterous woman.
But what does the Lord of all creation say about those who accused her
of this in the time of the Prophet SAW ?
Indeed those who brought the slander are a group from among you.
Do not think it an evil thing for you. On the contrary, it is better for
you. Everyone will be rewarded by what they earned from sin and
for those who had a greater part in the sin from among them, they
will have a greater punishment

Those who enjoy that the crime of sexual intercourse should be
spread among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in
this world and in the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know.
[Surat un- Nur (24), ayaat (verses) 11 and 19]

How terrible to slander someone who Allah actually sent verses down to
clear their very name.
How awful would it be if someone said this type of thing about our own
wives? Or what is worse, what if someone were to say this about our
mothers? Indeed those who follow the Twelver Shi`a theologians already
have, but they do not realise.

Please read what Allah has revealed,
The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his
wives are their mothers.[Surat ul- Ahzaab, ayah 6]

Indeed, these women are our mothers in faith. They are more important
than our own mothers and they are part of the pure in faith from Ahl ul-
Bait (the Household of the Prophet SAW )

Just read what Allah says about these noble women,
O women of the Prophet! You are not like other women, provided
you have piety…

"Allah desires to remove all impurity from you,
People of the House and purify you completely. And remember the
Signs of Allah and the wise words, which are recited in your rooms.
Allah is All- Pervading, All- Aware."
[Surat ul- Ahzaab (33), ayaat (verses) 32 & 34]

THE FIRST THREE KHALIFAS

4. The Twelver theologians teach their followers that the first
three khalifas, namely Abu Bakr RAA , `Umar RAA and
`Uthmaan RAA were usurpers that took hold of leadership
when in fact it was `Ali RAA who deserved to be the first
khalifa.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1901- 1989) explains,
You all know how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lived, the Prophet who was the head of the Islamic state and its ruler. The first two khalifas adhered
to the Prophet’s SAW example in the outer conduct of their personal
lives, even though in other affairs they acted to the contrary, which
led to the grave deviations that appeared in the time of `Uthmaan,
the same deviations that have inflicted on us these misfortunes of the
present day.
[Wilaayat ul- Faqih (Governance of the Jurist), p. 39; Sharh Nahj ul- Balaaghah, V. 2, pp. 126- 161 and pp. 324- 333;
V. 3, 3- 69; V. 9, pp. 3- 90; al- Ghaadir, V. 8, pp. 97- 323]

Let us take a look at what Allah says about these three men. In the
migration from Makkah to Madinah, the Prophet Muhammad SAW and
Abu Bakr RAA took shelter in a cave. When the bounty hunters from the
Quraish were about to find them, Abu Bakr RAA cried out of love and fear
for the life of the Messenger SAW . The Messenger SAW told him not to
worry as Allah was with them. Allah mentions this incident,
And when the unbelievers drove out the second of the two and they
were in the cave, he said to his companion, ‘Do not be sad, surely
Allah is with us. ’ Then Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him
and strengthened him with forces, "which you did not see and made
the word of those who did not believe to be low and the Word of
Allah to be the highest. And Allah is Mighty and Wise."
[Surat ut- Tawba (9), ayah (verse) 40]

When `Uthmaan RAA was taken by the Quraish in Makkah and the
Muslims were afraid that he might be killed, they agreed to make a small
army and bring to justice those who had murdered him. It should be
remembered that both Abu Bakr RAA and `Umar RAA were in the crowd
during this incident.

But would Allah say the following thing about a band of usurpers,
Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave their pledge to
you
[Surat ul- Fath (48), ayah (verse) 18]

Most assuredly, if `Abu Bakr RAA , `Umar RAA and the absent `Uthmaan
RAA were truly so evil, such verses would not have been revealed, would
they? And Allah would never have allowed them to make a pledge to
defend and avenge the life of a usurper or a kaafir.
Infact, there is another verse where these three Sahaaba RAA as well as
`Ali RAA are mentioned together as believers when they were digging a
trench for the Great Battle of the Confederates,
And when the believers saw the confederates, they said, ‘This is what
Allah and His Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His
Messenger had spoken the truth, ’ and it only added to their faith and
their submission.
[Surat ul- Ahzaab (33), ayah (verse) 22]

THE INCLINATION TOWARDS SECTARIANISM

5. Twelver Shi`a theologians teach their followers to hide their
true faith from other Muslims as well as non- Muslims in a
doctrine known as taqiyyah (deception). By hiding their faith,
they believe they are preserving Islam and that only their
small body of people will be fit for the Paradise.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini again informs us,
The purpose of Taqiyyah is the preservation of Islam and the Shi`ii
school; if people had not resorted to it, our school of thought would
have been destroyed.
[Wilaayat ul- Faqih (Governance of the Jurist), p. 133]

Islam is a lot greater than some small cult that needs to be hidden. Allah
has ordered us to proclaim the faith outloud, in the open to all people, to
invite them to salvation.
And proclaim the favour of your Lord
[Surat ud- Duhaa (93), ayah (verse) 11]

Proclaim what has been revealed to you from your Lord. And if you
do not, you will not have fulfilled the mission He has entrusted to
you.

What need would there be to hide the truth from the Lord and salvation if
you are sure that you will be saved and that you are possessing of the true
faith?

And the good news of proclaiming the way of Allah is that He has said
that most Muslims will indeed be admitted to Paradise with His Grace.
He made this whole nation guided, as He Himself has revealed,
"And We have made you a just and balanced nation , to be witnesses
over humanity"
[Surat ul- Baqarah (2), ayah (verse) 143]

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has said,
Indeed, the Children of Israel will split into 71 sects and this Ummah
will have one more sect than them, all in the Fire except as- Sawaad
al- A`zam (the vast majority of people of the Muslims).
[Majma` az- Zawaa’id, V. 1, pg 179, al- Haakim in al- Mustadrak, V. 4, pg 430 al- Baihaqi in al- Madkhal, pgs. 34 and
35, Tarikh Baghdaad, V. 13, pgs. 307 and 311 and al- Faqih wal- Mutafaqqih, V. 1, pgs. 179 and 180. Also taken from
al- I`tisaam, V. 2, pgs. 458+; Faid ul- Qaadir, V. 5, p. 347 and classed hasan]

Ibn `Abbas RAA , the first cousin of the Prophet Muhammad SAW , referred
to all upright Muslims in his time as, “Ahl us- Sunna,” which in English
would be interpreted as, Muslim Orthodoxy.
[Sahih Muslim, V. 1, Muqaddamah (introduction)]

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