A rejoinder to a series of booklets entitled "Johannesburg to
Brailley
( DEOBANDI-ISM CAUGHT UP IN ITS OWN WEB )
By
Allamah Kaukab Noorani Okarvi
Translated by.
Published by.
First edition 1991
Note:
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or any incorrectly translated words, which they may find in the book
Further it is notified for the information of all those who may wish
to publish this book that they are free to do so, provided no changes are
allowed to creep in the book. Two copies of any such publication may please
be forwarded to us for our records.
Ilmay Keh Rah Bahaq Na Numaa yad Jihaalatast
(Knowledge that does not lead to the straight path is crass ignorance)
Adab Peruaya-'e-Naduan-o-Danuast
Observing proper etiquette devolves on all, the ignorant as well as
the knowing. But truly blessed are those who are saturated with a sense
of proper etiquette. I do not hold as friends those born to Muslim parents
who are adequate in intellect but remiss in observing proper etiquette.
Allamah Iqbaal
Mu'min
Banda'e Parwur Digaaram Ummat-e-Ahmad Nabi Dost Daaram Chaar Yaar-o-Taabe'
Aulaad-e Ali Mazhabe Hanfiyyah Daaram Millate Hazrat Khaleel Khaak Paa'e
Ghaus-e-A'zam Zer-e-Saayah Har Wali
A slave of Rubb of all the worlds and a follower ( Ummati ) of
Prophet Muhammad
To all four Friends *
Hanafi is my creed. and I belong to Hazrat Ibraaheem Khaleel ul Laah's
Millat
Dust from under the feet of Ghaus-e-Azam.
I am a devotee of all (Auliyaa) the friends of Allah.
* Hazrat Imam Hasan, Imam Husain (Radiyallahu Anhuma)
DEDICATED TO
Mahboob-e-Subhaani,
Ae Khuda Taufeeq-e-lmaani Budeh Jaan-o-Dil Ra Bood Irfaani Budeh
len ghulaam-e-Qaudiree Ra Az Kararn Daaman-e-Mabboob-e-Subhauni Budeh.
O Allah! Grant me Divine guidance!
Allah's Command
Allah, in whose name I begin, is the Most Compassionate, the Most
Merciful
You ( O Prophet' ) will not find a people who believe in Allah
and the Day of Judgement loving those who fight against Allah and His Messenger,
even though they be their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or
their kindred. These are they on whose hearts He has inscribed faith and
whom He has strengthened with a Spirit from Him, and whom He will admit
into Gardens beneath which rivers flow to live there for ever. Allah is
well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Allah. They are Allah's
party, most surely, Allah's party, they will attain to eternal bliss.
( Al-Qur'aan; Chapter: Al-Mujuaadilah; Part 28 Verses 22 )
INTRODUCTION
Al Humdu Lit Laah! The Maulana Okarvi Academy Al-A'lami of South Africa
is indeed privileged to present to the Muslims of Southern Africa the most
significant work ever to be marketed in this country. This book is intended
to open the eyes, ears and minds of all our Muslim brothers and sisters
whom Allah Ta'Aala has bestowed with a sense of justice, impartiality and
the ability to discern truth from falsehood.
I do not intend to delve into a deep and lengthy introduction to the
subject matter you are about to encounter within the covers of this book,
but will attempt to very briefly give the readers a condensed and sweeping
background of the events that led to the publication of this block-buster
work by our Academy, for the protection and preservation of the faith of
the Muslims from the erstwhile enemies of Islam.
It must be recalled that a few years ago a group of ignoramus and misguided
Mullas stationed at Lenasia in the Transvaal, concealing their identities
under a fancy but fabricated organisation of "The Council for the Propagation
of the Sunnats of Islam" published puny little booklets in three parts
under a meaningless and ridiculous title of "From Johannesburg to Bareilly"
for the explicit purpose of undermining the faith of the Muslims, and,
for character-assassinating one of the greatest scholars and saints of
Islam the world has ever produced in the last 200 years. The target of
[heir vile abuse and perpetual attack was directed at none other than the
world-acclaimed scholar and leader of the majority of the Muslims and the
internationally acknowledged Mujaddid of Islam A'laa Hazrat Maulana Imam
Ahmad Raza KhanAlaihir Rahmah war Ridwaan
These booklets written by the perpetually mischievous Deobandi-Wahaabi
Mullas of South Africa are so replete with lies, fabrications, misconceptions
and distortions that they must have surely made their Murtadd leaders turn
in their graves. The style, the language and the tone of their writings
clearly suggests that the aforementioned books are the works of blatantly
ignorant and half baked Mullas with twisted, perverted and warped minds,
who can he found in abundance within the Deobandi-Wahaabi hierarchy in
South Africa.
The allegations and attacks against Islam and the religiously-sacred
beliefs and practices of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at creed, as contained
in those hooks are so wildly preposterous and unimaginably outrageous that
some ulama of the Ahle Sunnat even refused to respond to all the load of
unsubstantiated rubbish that was poured out from the insane minds and disease-infested
hearts of the Deobandi-Wahaabi Mullas of South Africa.
But, Al Humdu Lil Laah, the Maulana Okarvi Academy Al-A'lami of South
Africa could not take this lying down and refused to allow those satanic
books to go unchallenged, for fear that innocent and unwary Muslims with
weak faith and gullible minds could be influenced by the "Satanic Verses"
of the Rushdies of Deoband and our silence could be misconstrued as our
inability to respond and refute the Deobandi-Wahaabi filth and vermin that
was spewed from their fat bellies. Therefore, the Academy solicited the
aid of its founder and patron, Hazrat Allamah Kaukab Noorani Okarvi - the
famous Pakistani research scholar and son of the equally famous personality
the Khateeb-e-A'zam of Pakistan and the Mujaddid of the Maslak of Ahle
Sunnat Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi Alaihir Rahmah war Ridwaan.
The distinguished Allamah Okarvi was handed three parts of those satanic
books penned by the Deo-inspired ( devil-inspired ) Mullas of Deoband
for his perusal and response.
Al Humdu Lil Laah! That through the initiative of our Academy the reader
is presented with this work of great research value, scholarly discourse
and of immense academic interest. The rebuttals to "From Johannesburg to
Bareilly" is so brutally jaw-breaking and overwhelmingly devastating that
it must surely cause a major tremor in the Deobandi-Wahaabi camp. Hazrat
Allamah Kaukab Noorani Okarvi, who incidentally holds a Doctorate in Literature,
like a specialist surgeon, uses his pen like a scalpel to conduct the perfect
post-mortem on a "decomposed Deobandi corpse" and has ripped open with
great surgical skill the evil conspiracy, the shameless hypocrisy, the
false allegations, the lies, distortions and misrepresentation of facts
perpetrated in their satanic books by these beggars of Jewish petro-dollars
and boot-lickers of the corrupt Wahaabi-regime of Najd.
This refutation entitled "White and Black,' (Deobandi-ism caught in
its own trap) will turn the reader "pale and red". Pale through shock and
red through anger. The Urdu version of this book has taken Pakistan by
storm and the publisher was compelled to go into a second print. We urge
every Muslim in South Africa to endeavour to obtain a copy of this invaluable
book read it with objectivity and impartiality and then judge for themselves
its truth or falsehood. The brilliant author, who holds five theological
degrees (Asnaad), 3 from Pakistan and 2 from the Arab world, is also a
qualified journalist and a research scholar of repute, comprehensively
refutes in detail every single allegation against the great Imam and Mujad-did
of Islam and the Sawaad-e-A'zam, i.e. the greatest majority of Muslims
of the world.
May Allah Jalla Shaanuhu, in His infinite mercy shower his choicest
blessings upon the author of this great work and prolong his life, so that
his knowledge and guidance could be of prolonged service to all the Muslims
of the world and his pen be wielded like a sword to destroy baatil wherever
it raises its head. Ameen-Summa A' meen.
Muhammad Bana Shafi'ee Qaadiri
Prologue
Al Laahu Rabbu Muhammadin Salla Alaihi Wasallama.
That I have been selected for standing in the ranks of those defending
the honour of the Prophethood (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) is a matter
of such privilege for me that transcendents even sovereignty over several
kingdoms. I feel it is only through selection that the Originator of Grace
has chosen me for praising the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam).
It is an honour for which, howsoever much one might feel elated, he would
still be inadequate in giving thanks. Praising the Prophet is the habit
of my Merciful Rabb.
The tongue of the Prophet prays thus for his eulogist Hazrat Hassaan
(Radiyal Laahu Ta'a'la Anhu): "O Allah! Help him with the Holy Spirit (with
Jibra'eel), the trustworthy'" There is countless evidence that Jibra'eel,
the trustworthy, has been created for adoring the Prophethood. That Holy
Spirit (Jibra'eel) even today helps the defenders of the - Prophet. We
have been told that Allah Almighty's pleasure is gained by doing good deeds
and the Angels guard over those engaged in "good" acts.
This humble self is grounded on the earth and yet, Allah be praised,
he is heavenly by virtue of his beliefs, and holds the same belief, as
do resplendent and holy beings. Ask those who are all the time engrossed
in remembering and praising the Prophet how tranquil they feel at heart
and how altogether happy they are. They are convinced that this very love
will be the cause of their redemption and this one fact will intercede
on their behalf with the eternal Being. This dust from under the feet of
the Prophet's progeny has only one wish: he may be able to spend every
moment of his life in remembering the king of Madinah, the true master
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam), and thus find a place in Paradise beside
one of his slaves. I wish for nothing else.
Almighty Allah Himself says that He has made sublime the remembrance
of the holy Prophet. When it is the Creator of the universe Himself who
has made sublime the remembrance of His beloved, how can I dare contribute
to the excellence of His beloved? Or what possible connection can my efforts
have with the enhancement of the greatness of the Prophet? What possible
addition
We humble beings can make to his honour and high stature? To do so is
not within our power, the dwellers of the earth. This task is allotted
to the dweller of the heavens, Jibr'eel, the trustworthy. And that is the
way of the One and Only Creator of the earth and the heavens. Enough for
us, his slaves, is the fact that we are the followers of the master. We
can praise him only as much as it is possible for us to do so and only
as we have been enabled to do so. And this humble self believes that why
he should not dedicate to that personality for whom he has intense love
and regard whatever capacity and capability for doing good has been endowed
to him and that why he should not devote all his nights and all his days
in the remembrance of him and in recounting his excellence. This little
knowing person would like to be told if there could be a better duty to
perform or any better way in which he could lead his life. He would also
like to be told by Jaami and Roomi and Sa'di and Raazi why they dedicated
all their lives to finding choicest words in praise of the Prophet.
Apart from always remembering the holy Prophet, this humble self has
set before himself another duty: to wipe out the mischief-makers who commit
acts of deviations and distortions while speaking about his master. I have
only one tongue and only one pen, and I promise to myself, and to those
who think like me that, Allah willing, I will devote, till my last breath,
all the energy that has been given to me to wage an incessant war against
all such wagging tongues who are unacceptably and unforgivably remiss in
remembering my Prophet and in honouring his illustrious personality. He
who doubts the greatness of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)
is, surely, out of his senses and out of his perception. He who tries to
find fault with his magnificence is, indeed, devoid of the essence of humanity.
He does not know my Prophet at all.
The irony is that those who claim to be the supporters and followers
of Islam have themselves levelled criticism against the holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam). Their ways are like those of Shaitaan. It was Shaitaan
himself who was the first to deny the status and greatness of Prophethood.
Namrood, Fir'aun, Abu Jahl, Waleed bin Mugheerah, all of them, had been
cast in the mould of Shaitaan.
The Holy Qur'aan itself testifies to the fact that to level criticism
against the Prophet is the way of the idolaters and the hypocrites, and
to speak of the innocence and the holiness, and the truthfulness and the
greatness of the Prophet is in line with Allah's own tradition. It is said
in the Qur'aan and reiterated in the Sunnat that concessions for certain
considerations can be made in the performance of duties If for certain
reasons Namaaz cannot be said in standing position, then it can be said
while sitting or even through signs. But no concessions are allowed when
it comes to paying due respect to the holy Prophet.
The Qur'aan is explicit on this. Almighty Allah Himself says to His
beloved, "even if, because of your innate kind nature, you were to ask
Me for forgiveness for those who are insolent to you, I will never forgive
such men." The fault of insolence to His beloved is unforgivable in the
sight of Allah.
Let us see how insolent have these people been Lo the holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam). Allah forgive us for saying so, and again Allah
forgive us for saying so, these people believe that knowledge given Lo
the Prophet is less than that given to Shaitaan the accursed, and they
liken the Prophet's knowledge to that given to the animals and the demented.
Who are these people who recite the Kalimah of the Prophet and yet cast
doubts on the Prophet's excellence and his absolute truthfulness? Leave
alone outsiders who do not subscribe to the Kalimah, even those who ostensibly
claim to be the adherents of Islam and who incessantly preach Deen-e-Muhammadi
are very careless about their utterances, and their utterances are nearer
to insolence. They should realise what the demands of reverence are, and
how far are they justified in saying what they say. Those who claim to
having truth on their side are, in fact, engaged in destroying its very
foundations. They are trying to cut the very branch on which they happen
to be perched.
These people say things, which are most hurtful and most distressing.
Have they no realisation how they themselves would feel if any of the leaders
of their faction were to be made the object of criticism? They will, in
all probability, lose their senses. Have they no grasp of the indescribable
hurt, which is caused to the slaves of Allah's beloved (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallam) when Allah's beloved is criticised and downgraded? It is a matter
of total love and total adoration. Mention the faults of the beloved before
the lover and he will, surely, smash the snout of such a foul-mouthed person.
Just as the infidels of old used to say, these insolent people say,
"Allah's Prophet was a man like us'. Leave the Prophet alone; this humble
self challenges these wretched and disgusting people to produce a Ghaus-e-Azam
from amongst their faction of so-called divines who can claim to be the
equal of my Shaah-e-Jeelaan
These people assert that Prophets commit the same kinds of mistakes
as an ordinary man commits. And they also deny that he has any knowledge
whatsoever. At the height of their insolence, these people do not spare
even Allah Himself. They say: "Allah does not have knowledge of the unseen
all the time. He acquires knowledge of the unseen only when He needs to
know about it." They further assert "Allah speaks lies, and He has spoken
lies." These men of self-proclaimed understanding and perception indulge
in such "lofty" nonsensical talks!
It is my belief that no man can attain to Prophethood, and he upon whom
Prophethood is bestowed no longer remains an ordinary being but rises to
the rank of a Prophet. Allah sends down a Prophet and Allah is the Absolute
Master. It is not given to any one in the entire universe to declare somebody
a Prophet and it is not within the power of anybody from amongst mankind
to proclaim one as a Prophet. A Prophet is only a Prophet, perfect and
absolute, sent by Allah as His Messenger. Almighty Allah chose to bestow
this position on him whom He made able, and fit, for receiving this position;
not any and every body can attain to this chosen status. A person might
have devoted his entire being to Allah, or he might have totally given
himself to the remembrance of Allah, or he might have completely cut himself
off from this world, or spent his entire life in the worship of Allah,
but Almighty Allah may not bestow Prophethood even on such a person. He
bestows the rank and status of Prophet only on him whom He has drawn near
to Himself and made His chosen one. And after the appearance of Allah's
Messenger and last of the Prophets (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam), Allah
put an end to this process of sending Prophets. What greater proof can
there be of Allah's special favour on my master, the beloved Mustafa, Muhammad-e-Arabi
Before I wrote the book now before you, this humble person had, in his
booklet "From Deoband to Bareilly: the truth", talked of the reality of
the Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at's differences with those who are insolent towards
the holy Prophet, and had, also, suggested ways of resolving the differences.
That booklet was published by Maulana Okarvi Academy Al'A'lami in South
Africa, in English, and, by Allah's grace, had been very popular amongst
the general public and had corrected their beliefs.
During his second tour of South Africa, a set of booklets called "Johannesburg
to Bareilly" was presented to this humble self with a request to explain
the implications of the things mentioned in the booklets. Because of my
preoccupation with my tour itinerary, I was not able to concentrate fully
on the contents of the booklets, yet the perusal of a few of its pages
made it abundantly clear to me that all three booklets contained a diatribe
against the Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at couched in a very superficial and a
very slanderous language. In fact, all three of them were a bundle of slanders
and accusations.
I had promised my friends in South Africa that I would give a fitting
reply to these booklets. By the grace of Almighty Allah and the kindness
of His venerated Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam), I have succeeded
in getting published the first part of a rejoinder to these booklets.
It has been my constant endeavour to let the authors of "Johannesburg
to Bareilly" and the adherents of Deobandi-ism see their faces in the mirror
of their own writings. Readers will notice that answers to all the accusations
have, in most part, been given through the writings of the ulama of Deoband.
During my second visit to South Africa, I had, by way of clinching the
issue, personally gone to "Mia's Farm", the largest centre of the Deobandi
Wahaabi propagandists, and submitted to them that this humble person was
prepared to substantiate the beliefs and actions of the Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at,
which have prompted the Deobandi-Wahaabis to accuse them of being "associators"
and "innovators", through books written by the ulama of Deoband and present
in my library.
It must be explained that this humble self advocates neither disruption
nor disunity. I am forever prepared to lay down my life for the sake of
the solidarity of the Islamic world. But solidarity does not mean silence
by way of appeasement and hypocrisy. When attitudes opposed to us are being
given vent to with abandon, when facts are being distorted, when efforts
are going on to mislead the people and the very foundations of the faith
are under heavy attack, then I hold that in times like this silence is
sin, even worse than sin. Only politicians indulge in such behaviour and
it behaves them only. If there is a conspiracy, it is a duty incumbent
upon me to uncover such conspiracy.
The purpose of giving references from the writings of the ulama of Deoband
is to make it abundantly clear through "White and Black" to all those seeking
reality as to how much those making false accusations against us are themselves
involved in acts of similar nature and how much at odds are their sayings
and actions. The present book is not a detailed answer to things mentioned
in the booklets "Johannesburg to Bareilly", line by line and word for word.
But this humble self has, by the grace of Allah, encompassed replies to
all the accusations as a whole.
It is a matter of honour and dignity of our holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallam). It is our faith that he excels all the worlds, all the
creations. Love of him brings everlasting life to us. We are prepared to
sacrifice our lives for the sake of his honour and dignity. In our view,
to speak before him in a loud voice is the height of irreverence and to
us uncovering their foul deeds and breaking their heads is of the essence
of a holy war.
It is hoped that, by the grace of Almighty Allah, my efforts will provide
food for thought to the advocates of Deobandi-ism and, also, be of help
to the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at in remaining steadfast on the right beliefs
and right acts in accordance with the dictates of the Qur'aan and the Sunnat.
Readers are requested to please pray for me so that the Merciful Allah
may accept my humble efforts towards propagation and publicising the Deen
of His beloved, the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam), and that
He may grant me beneficial knowledge and open up my heart so that I may
be able to take a stand in defence of the dignity and honour of my master,
and that He may grant me success in my efforts to expose and combat falsehood.
A'meen.
Kaukab Noorani Okarvi
Al Laahu Rabbu Muhammadin Sallal Alaihi Wasallama
This servant of the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at has already presented to
his readers a brief booklet entitled "From Deoband to Bareilly: the truth".
Among the contents of the booklet was an account of the true import of
the basic difference between the Sunni (Bareilvi) and the Deobandi Wahaabis,
and, also, of a possible end to all the differences between the two.
To say to every thing 'I will not accept it' is an incurable disease
All the same, every wise, realistic and just person would have, through
the booklet, become fully aware of the truth and also that whatever differences
that exist between the two groups are total and principled. By the grace
of Allah this booklet by this humble person became popular and, because
of it, thousands of people got the opportunity to correct their beliefs
and to be steadfast on the truth. This did not happen because of the effectiveness
of the words I used or the way I presented them. All this happened because
of the power of truth and the grace of the holy Prophet
Adversaries and opponents, also, said that what I was doing was no service
to Islam. Instead, they advised me to work against non-Muslims or for the
betterment of society. It is amazing that they become angry if the same
advice is given to them. Yet the first thing I would say by way of reply
is that such advice is never effective if the enmity of the adversaries
and the opponents is founded merely on opposition for opposition sake and
on adamancy, and because the real motive behind them is that they should
not be exposed and their nefarious activities are not taken notice of,
and people may not become disgusted with them. Secondly, I would like to
point out that perhaps our adversaries are used to seeing only one aspect
of a thing and because of their short sightedness they do not see right.
If they were to see both aspects, then there would be no cause for differences
to creep up because it is difficult to deny truth. The third thing is that
they usually are dependent upon their masters and arc their yes men and
they are devoid of all wisdom, perception and good conduct. Even if they
have these things in small measure, they are not allowed to make use of
them because after selling oneself to somebody else there is no occasion
to use one's own knowledge and his own volition. Fourthly, it would be
foolish to expect positive thinking from persons who have become used to
negative thinking. Fifthly, it would be futile to expect opinion based
on reality from him who has become habituated to seeing things in other's
mirror and to avoid reality.
It is a pity that these Deobandi Wahaabis do not have the heart to acknowledge
exemplary services rendered by the right-guided ulama of the Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at
even when they are fully aware of these. The writings and the speeches
of the ulama of Deoband bear testimony to the fact that they have no connection
with good conduct. As it is, we of the Ahl-e-Sunnat are not -at all harmed
by what they do or say. Actually, we are pleased at heart when they choose
us for slandering. This, because so long as they are engaged in upbraiding
us then for that period we prevent them at least from being insolent to
the unblemished personality of the holy Prophet, the beloved of Allah.
This is a good enough success. But as far as I am concerned, I wish they
may say whatever they may have to say about me but they should desist from
being insolent to the lofty personality of the beloved of the Creator (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) and thus throwing a challenge to my Islamic spirit.
What to speak of this insignificant being, there is no one in the whole
universe who is fully aware of the greatness of beloved Mustafa (`Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam). Those who choose to call Allah's beloved Prophet
who is the object desired by the entire Universe a mortal like themselves,
such foul-mouthed cannot have a full comprehension of the powers, capabilities
and special traits of one such, much less set limits to the excellence
of the Allah's beloved (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam). Divines like the
venerated Baayazeed Bistaami, Maulana Room, Sheikh Sa'di, Sheikh Abdul
Haq Muhaddis Dehlvi, Maulana Jaami (may Allah have mercy on them) have
acknowledged their humbleness before him, but these slandering Mullas openly
say that "the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) was a mortal
like us". May Allah forgive us!
We of the Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at know only this much:
" Wo Khuda Naheen Ba Khuda Naheen, Wo Magar Khuda Se Juda Naheen,
(He is not Allah, by Allah he is not, and yet he is not separate from
Allah. What he is and what he is not, the matter is entirely between the
Lover and the beloved.)
"Tum Zaat-e-Khuda Se Na Juda Ho Na Khuda Ho
(You are not separated from Allah yet you are not is known only to Allah.
Whatever you are.)
How can these short-sighed people know of the splendid deeds of the
ulama of the Ahl-e-Sunnat ?
"Gar Na Beenad Barooz-e-Shapparah Chashm Chashma'e Aaftuab Ra cheh
Gunaah"
(If a bat cannot see the brightness of the day The blame for this cannot
be put upon the sun)
Had I not been blessed by the teachings of my valued teachers and divines
I also would have fouled up my tongue and my pen to the same degree as
those belonging to the Deoband school of thought have done theirs But it
is a great blessing of Almighty Allah that He has saved me from committing
this foul deed I pray to Almighty Allah that He may allow me Lo attain
to the highest degree of faith and good conduct'
Nurtured by the British and the Hindus these Deobandi Wahaabi propagandists
can only adore and praise an idolateress Indira Gandhi; they can hold dear
every enemy of Almighty Allah; hut they arc by nature hateful of every
person dear to Almighty Allah Every man gets what kit' is destined to have.
I am thankful to our Creator and Master that He has made me able
to bear utmost love for Himself and for His dear ones This is not an ordinary
honour, and all this is due to His blessings I pray to Almighty Allah that
He may let me be saturated with the love of His dear ones and accept my
service in the cause of the defence of the honour of His dear ones and
He m may allow me to end my life while being wholly devoted to those He
holds dear.
Allah has blessed man with right sort of intellect and this intellect
is to be used for pondering things Every man of faith knows that a companion
(Sahaabi) is he who during his life upon this earth had embraced Islam
and had been blessed with setting his eyes upon or an audience with the
holy Prophet And the result of such a meeting was that no non-companion
despite all his accomplishments can attain to the status of a companion
It is apparent that it such a status falls to the lot of a person who only
had the good for-tune of casting his looks on the Prophet what station
and status would be that of the Prophet himself. But this is beyond the
grasp of those whom; such faculty has not been given Deprived of faith
they arc. Also devoid of all thinking As the poet has said:
When Allah deprives one of faith he surely becomes an embodiment of
foolishness
This servant of the Ahl-e-Sunnat has visited South Africa twice so for
while their friends in Lenasia, Johannesburg gave me three parts of the
pamphlet "Johannesburg to Bareilly" published on behalf of the "Council
for the Propagation of the Sunnats of Islam,
(P.O. Box 749, Lenasia-1820, South Africa). These pamphlets bear no
names as their author or authors.* But on the last page of the booklet
a name that of Suleman Cassim, of course, appears.
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Who wrote those pamphlets is not known, but on top of the front page
it is mentioned that "this booklet is by way of reply to the earlier pamphlet
issued by the Bareilvis holding the beliefs of the ulama of Deoband to
be erroneous." I went through all three pamphlets, at the end of which
I found myself wondering as to why these Deobandi-Wahaabi propagandists
who proclaim themselves to be the right-guided ulama do not fear Allah
or care about their ultimate fate, and, thus, adopt other ways for themselves.
Here, I must confess that I have not 'been able to lay my hands upon
any such pamphlet by the Bareilvis which is said to have prompted the issuance
of the pamphlet called "Johannesburg to Bareilly". All the same, it was
not necessary to study the pamphlet allegedly issued by the Bareilvis after
I had gone through the contents of the pamphlet `'Johannesburg to Bareilly".
This, for the simple reason that I have become fully conversant with the
ways as well as the writings and the speeches of the self-proclaimed "right-guided"
ulama of Deoband during my contacts with them for well over two decades.
Those who have perused the series of booklets called "Johannesburg to
Bareilly" would have noticed the tone and tenor of its authors. The things
for which they have been critical of A'laa Hazrat Imam of Ahl-e-Sunnat,
Allamah Maulana Shah Mujad-did-i-Deen-o-Millat and Ahmad Raza Khan of Bareilly
are, unfortunately for the Deobandeis, those that have come from the pens
of the self-proclaimed right-guided ulama regarding the Deobandeis themselves.
The only difference is that when the same is said by Imam Ahl-e-Sunnat
Bareilvi he is upbraided and when the same things are said by the ulama
of Deoband themselves then the Deobandeis forget all about equity and justice.
If they really regard their ulama as so-called right-guided ulama, why
do not they compare the IWO writings and pronounce an honest verdict in
consonance with the demands of equity and justice, why they do not accept
the verdict of their own elders.
I can, if I so choose, present all the passages with which books by
the great ulama of Deoband are full. But my love for the faith does not
permit me to reproduce such filthy passages. Readers themselves should
know what such passages could be. You must have heard about the term "pornography",
but pornography pales into insignificance before the writings of the so-called
sole pornography pales into insignificance before the writings of the so-called
sole guardians of Deen and religion of Deoband.
Dear readers! My aim is not to indulge in hurtful saying or in speaking
lies. May Almighty Allah protect me from every wrong-doing! But I speak
the truth when I say that the hypocrites (Deobandi propagandists) say and
do things while propagating the Deen, which are most shameful and distasteful.
II is amazing that they would like wrong ideas to be explained but they
would not like to call a wrong as wrong.
Dear readers! All men of wisdom, thought, intellect and consciousness
know that calling bad names is after all calling bad names. Howsoever much
you may try to explain them away, you cannot say that calling bad names
is wishing well. We, also, say to the propagandists of Deoband that the
controversy between us will continue to rage until they accept the idolatrous
and disgusting writings of their stalwart ulama to be idolatrous and disgusting
even according to the verdict of their own ulama, and until they deny that
such writings are valid and laudable.
There is a well-known anecdote. Some villagers went to a religious scholar
and asked him to inform them what they should do to purify the village
well in which a dog had drowned. The religious scholar told them to draw
a number of buckets of water from the well, and then the water would be
purified. The villagers went back and drew the prescribed buckets of water
but the water continued to be as foul-smelling. Thereupon, they went back
to the religious scholar and informed him of the situation. The religious
scholar inquired from them if they had taken out the dead dog from the
well or it was still there. They said they had not taken the dog out of
the well. The religious scholar admonished them that until they took the
dog out of the well, the stink would continue to be there howsoever much
water they would draw. Therefore, they should first take out the dog from
the well, and then take out water (and he specified the number of buckets
to be taken out) and then they would see that the stink was removed.
Dear readers! Similar is the case with the Deobandi-Wahaabi propagandists.
Unless they end the real reason of the controversy, unless they deny the
rationality and eruditness of their erroneous and idolatrous writings,
the dispute will continue to the there, howsoever much they may try to
explain away things.
Along with this, you should also realise that these people are in the
habit of speaking lies, giving false statements and hoodwinking people.
They, perhaps, think that the world is populated only by the deaf and the
blind. Let us hear about some examples of their lies and decide for yourselves
how great liars these people of Deoband are.
On page 2 of part 1 of "Johannesburg to Bareilly", it is written thus:
"The ulama of Deoband have nothing to do with Muhammad Ibne Abdul Wahaab
Najdi (Imam of the Wahaabi faction). They have no concern with his mission,
nor he is their spiritual leader, nor did they ever meet him. In fact,
the ulama of Deoband belong to the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at and owe allegiance
to the Hanafi sect."
In this passage, it has been sought to be proved that the ulama of Deoband
are not Wahaabi, and that they have got nothing to do with Muhammad Ibne
Abdul Wahaab Najdi, the Imam of the Wahaabis. This has been contradicted
by the writings of the ulama of Deoband themselves, as you will subsequently
see.
The famous debater of Deoband, Muhammad Manzoor Nu'maani, has in his
book, "Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahaab and the right-guided ulama of India",
published 10 years ago and endorsed by Sheikh Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalvi
and Qaari Muhammad Tayyab, sought to prove that there was no ideological
difference between Sheikh Abdul Wahaab Najdi and the ulama of Deoband and
the Najdi Wahaabi and Deobandis were really one and the same. Here, I am
not criticising the book by Nu'maani Sahib. My aim is only to bring to
my readers the lies of the author of "Johannesburg to Bareilly" so that
readers may know how very fond of lies the author of "Johannesburg to Bareilly"
is. On the one hand, their ulama and elders are trying their utmost to
prove themselves to be Wahaabi, but the author of "Johannesburg to Bareilly",
while stationed in South Africa, is for ever engaged in uttering lies.
Dear readers! Let us examine such other writings of the stalwart ulama
of Deoband.
"This title (Wahaabi) means a person who subscribes to, or is subservient,
to the creed of Ibne Abdul Wahaab". (Imdaad-ul-Fataawa), Page 233.
The Imam of the Deobandis, Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, says, "the followers
of Muhammad Ibne Wahaab Najdi are called Wahaabi. He held excellent beliefs
and his creed was Hanbali. Although he was rather of harsh temperament
but he and his followers are good people." (Fataawa Rasheediyah, Page 111,
Vol. 1).
Dear readers! You have just seen what the verdict of Gangohi Sahib is
on Ibne Abdul Wahaab Najdi. Now see what the ulama of Deoband themselves
have written about Ibne Abdul Wahaab Najdi, and, then, decide for yourselves
who amongst them spoke the truth and who uttered lies.
Al-Muhannad, the book of beliefs of the ulama of Deoband, on page 12,
contains the following question and answer:
"Question number 12: Muhammad Ibne Abdul Wahaab held the view that shedding
the blood of Musalmaans and taking away their property and defiling their
honour, all these things were lawful. He also termed them idolaters. He
was insolent towards the elders. What is your view of him? And do you (think
calling the Ahle Qiblah as infidels is a lawful act? Or do you think that
he who does these things belongs to a legitimate sect?
Answer: In our view the same verdict applies to them as has been given
by the writer of Durr-e-Mukhtaar. And Khawarij are a band of people who
waged war against the Imam because they thought him to be guilty of falsehood,
that is, idolatry, which justified waging war. For this reason they take
the taking of our lives and our property and making our women captives
to be lawful. He further held that they were rebels. He also held that
they did not Describe them as infidels because this was a matter of interpretation,
though a faulty one. And Allamah Shaami, in his marginal notes on the book,
has said, "Like it happened in our times when the followers of Ibne Abdul
Wahaab sallying forth from Najd overwhelmed Haramain Shareefain. They described
themselves as belonging to Hambali creed, but it was their belief that
only they were Musalmaans and whoever was against their belief was an idolater
and, so, they justified the killing of the Ahle Sunnat and the ulama of
the Ahle Sunnat until Almighty Allah deprived them of their ascendancy."
In "Fataawa Rasheediyah", it is stated that their (Najdis) beliefs are
excellent, while in "Al-Muhannad" it is said that they (Najdis) believe
that only they were Musalmaans and those who held beliefs contrary to theirs
were polytheists, and since such people belonged to the Ahl-e-Sunnat, therefore
killing them was lawful.
From this it can be derived that holding all Ahl-e-Sunnat to be polytheists
and killing them was lawful and permitted in the eyes of Gangohi Sahib.
He also says that the followers of (Ibne Abdul Wahaab) are good men, while
all other ulama of Deoband hold them to be Kharijis and rebels. It, thus,
becomes clear that Gangohi Sahib believes that Kharijis and rebels are
good men.
Also consider this. Hussein Ahmad Sahib Tandvi Madni says: "Gentlemen'
Muhammad Ibne Abdul Wahaab appeared in the Najd in the 13th century A.H.,
and, because he harboured evil thoughts and held wrong beliefs, he waged
war on the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wall Jama'at, sought to force his evil thoughts
upon them and considered lawful seizing of their properties as the spoils
of war, and killing them, and considered all these acts to bring blessings.
He was harsh on the people of the Haramain (Makkah and Madinah) in particular
and on the people of the Hijaaz in general. He used most foul language
against the pious men of the earlier generations. Because of the atrocities
committed by him on them, countless people had to flee the holy cities
of Makkah and Madinah, and many of them were martyred by his troops. In
short, he was a tyrant, a rebel and an altogether evil person."
Gangohi Sahib says that their beliefs are excellent and he and his followers
are good men, while Husain Ahmad Sahib Tandvi Madni says that his views
were evil and his beliefs were most wretched. He considered the killing
of Ahle-Sunnat as an act, which brought blessings, and justified taking
away of their properties as spoils of war and, as such, lawful. He put
the people of the Haramain and the Hijaaz to great hardships until they
were forced to flee. He was most insolent towards the pious men of the
earlier generations. He was guilty of killing thousands of Musalmaans,
and was tyrannical, rebellious, blood-thirsty, and sinful.
Now, if Gangohi Sahib is speaking the truth, then Husain Ahmad Sahib
Tandvi Madni is speaking the lie. Only one of two can be in the right.
Now, a decision about them rests on the followers of the two men.
Gangohi Sahib says that their (Najdis) beliefs are excellent. How excellent
can be seen in the writings of the Principal of Deoband, Husain Ahmad Sahib
t Tandvi Madni, who has listed, serially, examples of the beliefs of the
Najdis in F his book, Ash Shahaubus Saaqib! These are:
1. "Muhammad Ibne Abdul Wahaab believed that people all over the world
and all Muslims were polytheists and infidels. (Page 44)
2. The Najdis believed, and his followers still believe, that the lives
of Prophets (Alihumus Salaam) were limited to the times during which they
lived upon this earth. Thereafter, in death, they and other faithfuls are
equal. (Page 45)
3. This group holds that having a vision of the blessed Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) and visits to his blessed tomb are bad innovations
and unlawful. He also holds as unlawful even journeying in that direction
for this purpose. According to some of them, even journeying for the sake
of paying a visit to the blessed tomb is like committing fornication. May
Allah save us from such evil thoughts! (Page 45)
4. The Wahaabis use most insolent language in respect of Prophethood
and the person of the holy Prophet himself (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)
and, in their insolence, claim to be the equals of the personality of the
holy Prophet, and, according to them, only a little benefit accrued from
him during the times he was preaching the Messages of Allah, and no benefits
flowed from him after his passing away. And because they think so, they
consider as unlawful praying for Allah's forgiveness through his intercession.
Their elders also said that praying for Allah's forgiveness through his
intercession was unlawful. (May Allah save us from having such thoughts)!
But, perhaps, it may be permissible to reproduce such thoughts, for merely
reproducing blaspheming words does not by itself constitute blasphemy).
They also said that the staff in a man's hand was of greater advantage
to him than the glorious personality of the king of the universe (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam), for with a staff in his hand one can defend himself
from a dog while the personality of the pride of the universe (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallam) cannot do even this much for him. (Page 47)
5. The Wahaabis are against performing mystic rites and sophistic practices-meditating,
engaging in the remembrance of Allah and thinking about Him, owing allegiance
to spiritual guides and the whole system of spiritual guides, and having
a mental rapport with the spiritual guides, believing in the doctrine of
annihilation and permanent life etc. etc In their view, al' such things
are of no consequence, bad innovations and demeaning. (Page 59, Ash-Shahaubus
Saaqib)
6. In Wahaabi belief, following any particular Imam is considered to
be blasphemy against the Prophet, and they use wretched and wicked words
for the four Imams and their followers, and thus they are alienated from
the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at and so the non-emulators of India belong to
this wicked group. While they claimed to be Hanbalee when they first appeared
on the scene, but in many matters they do not follow Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal
(Alaihir Rahmah)(Page 62, Ash-Shahaabus Saaqib).
7. Through verses Ar-Rahmaanu 'Alal 'Arshis Tawa etc, the Wahaabis try
to prove that Allah physically occupies a throne and also make out His
dimensions and, therefore, His bodily presence. - (Page 24, Ash-Shahaabus-Saaqib)
8. The Wahaabis of Arabia have often been heard to harshly denounce
the expression, "As Salaatu was Salaamu Alaika ya Rasoolal Laah" (Peace
and salutation to you, O Allah's Messenger)", and most scathingly condemn
and ridicule its use, and hurl most unbecoming language against the people
of the Haramain who use such an expression.(Page 65, Ash-Shahaabus-Saaqib)
9. The wicked Wahaabis harshly denounce sending repeatedly peace and
salutation on the mercy to the worlds, and consider reciting Dalaa'ilul
Khairuat, Qaseedah Burdah and Qassedah Hamziyah and such like as most detestable
and unwarranted. They also consider some couplets of Qaseedah Burdah to
be downright blasphemous, as for example the couplet:
Ya Ashrafal Khalqi Maali Man Aloozu Bihi Siwaaka Inda Huloolil Haadisil
'Amami (O. the best of creations! I have no one To look up to in perilous
times like these)
10. Except for the knowledge by him of Allah's commands, the Wahaabis
think the personality of the Last of the Prophets (Alaihis Salaatu Was
Salaam) to be devoid of all hidden and true knowledge. (Page 62, Ash-Shahaabus
Saaqib)
11. The Wahaabis consider the narration of the birth of the king of
the universe (Alaihis-Salaatu-Was-Salaam) itself to be a most reprehensible
act and a very bad innovation". (Page 67, Ash-Shahaabus Saaqib)
Dear readers' the above-mentioned eleven beliefs held by Ibne Abdul
Wahaab Najdi and his followers have been listed by the Principal of Deoband,
Husain Ahmad Sahib Tandvi Madni, which in the sight of Gangohi Sahib are
excellent beliefs. It is, therefore, proved that most foul, most wicked
and altogether blasphemous beliefs are reckoned by him to be excellent
ones and the excellent and Islamic beliefs are, in his eyes, polytheistic
and innovative. What an amazing feat of perverted thinking!
Khirad Ka Naam Junoon Rokh Diya Junoo `Ka Khirad Jo Chaahe Aap Ka Husne
Karishmah Saaz Kare
(You call wisdom to be madness and madness to be wisdom. Your miracle
making beauty may do whatever it wants).
On Page 45 of Ashrafus Sawaanih, it is stated thus: "A story is narrated
of the times when Ashraf Ali Thanvi Sahib was a teacher at the Madrasah
Jaamiul-Uloom, Kanpur. Some women living in the neighbourhood of the Madrasah
brought some sweets so that the Holy Qur'aan may be recited and the reward
so earned be conveyed. Students of the Madrasah did not do so and ate up
the sweets. This created quite a row. When informed of the row, Thanvi
Sahib came and told the people in a loud voice, "Brethren! This place is
populated by Wahaabis. Don't bring anything here for the sake of faatihah
and niyaaz."
One Page 192 of the biography of Janab Yoosuf Kandhalvi, it is stated
that 'we are staunch Wahaabis."
One of the elders of the Deobandi Wahaabi propagandist group, Sheikh-ul-Hadees
Muhammad Zakariya Sahib, declares: "I am a more staunch Wahaabi than all
of you."(Biography of Maulana Muhammad Yoosuf Kandhalvi, Page 193, authored
by Muhammad Saani Hasni and Manzoor Nu'maani).
(It will interest my readers to know that, as they have already seen,
the Principal of Madrasah Deoband, Janab Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madni, has
described the Wahaabis as a "band of evil and foul and filthy people" who
are also insolent, but Janab Ashraf Ali Thanvi and Muhammad Zakariya and
others say they are very proud of calling themselves Wahaabis. With this
admission, the reality about them will dawn upon people with greater clarity).
Thanvi Sahib, whom the Deobandis regard as their Hakeem-ul-Ummat, in
a letter to his Imam, Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi Sahib, writes: "Although some
ulama here regard me as a Wahaabi and some ulama from outside also have
told people here not to be deceived by this man (Thanvi) fur he is a Wahaabi,
but it did not have any effect for I had been practically co-operating
with the public. But now that I intend not to co-operate even in a practical
sort of way, I should expect to face some difficulty." Since Thanvi Sahib
used to participate in Meelaad meetings, people did not accept him as a
Wahaabi, but now that Thanvi Sahib himself says that he would not be attending
Meelaad congregations it should be clear to everybody that "he was truly
a Wahaabi although he had been hiding this fact." (Tazkiratur Rasheed,
Page 135).
Janab Abdul Hasan Ali Nadvi in his book "Deeni Da'wat" (Invitation to
Religion) has mentioned an episode about Muhammad Ilyaas Sahib, founder
of the Tableeghi Jama'at. In 1938, he says, when he had gone to the Hijaaz
for the Hajj, he along with his delegation met the Sultan of Najd in connection
with the Tableeghi Jama'at.
Regarding preparations for the meeting with the Sultan, he writes: "It
was resolved that first the aims and objects of the Jama'at should be written
down in Arabic, then it should be presented to the Sultan. Maulana Ihtishaam-ul-Hasan
and Abdullah Ibne Hasan, on their own, met the Sheikh-ul-lslam and Sheikh
Ibne Bulhead". "Deeni Da'wat"
"After two weeks (on 14th March, 1938), the Maulana (Muhammad Ilyaas)
along with Haaji Abdullah Dehlvi, Sheikhul Mutaw-witeen, Abdur Rahmaan
Mazhar, and Maulvi Ihtishaam-ul-Hasan went to meet the Sultan. The king
came down from his throne and received them with great honour and seated
the honoured guests from India near him. They then presented their schedule
for preaching. Upon this, the king lectured to them most eruditely for
forty minutes on the unity of Allah, on the Book, and on the Prophetic
traditions and on the need for following the Shari'at. After this, he came
down from his throne and with much respect bade them goodbye. The next
day, the Sultan wanted to go to the Hijaaz and left for Riyadh. ("Deeni
Da'wat", Page 98)
Having obtained the testimonial of approval from the Sultan of Najd,
now see how they went about it. He writes: "Maulvi Ihtishamul Hasan prepared
a brief note on the objects of their preaching and presented it to Shaikhul
Islam and Chief Justice, Abdullah Bin Hasan, who is of the progeny of Ibne
Abdul Wahaab Najdi, and the Maulana (Muhammad Ilyaas) and Maulvi Ihtisham
Sahib themselves went to see him. He honoured them greatly and gave them
much support in every matter and orally promised them sympathy and help".
("Deeni Da'wat" Page 98)
Give your honest thought to this. What was it that prevented them from,
disclosing, along with the entire proceedings, the Arabic text of the aims
and objects of the Tableeghi Jama'at prepared for presentation to the Sultan
of Najd? It is all two obvious. However much they may try to hide facts
but facts will be out, after all. And the fact is that the aims and objects
much lauded at the king's palace and the promise of total support in disseminating
ideas connected with the "Invitation to Religion" were exactly the same
as those which the Najdis had raised as their battle cry and, as a consequence,
totally destroyed places of undying love and esteem and also the eternal
monuments of Islam.
It should be clear to even a person of the meanest intelligence that
had the aims and objects been even slightly different from those of the
Najdi religion, the Sheikhul Islam and Chief Justice of the Najdi government,
who had the blood of Ibne Abdul Wahaab Najdi flowing in his veins, would
not have promised the least bit of help and support.
Look at another proof of total affinity in thought and belief between
the Wahaabi Najdi band and the Tableeghi Jama'at and total mutual co-operation
between them which is provided by an incident which happened during the
times of Muhammad Yoosuf Sahib, son and successor of Janab Muhammad Ilyaas.
(You must have heard about this incident which occurred during the times
of Janab Muhammad Ilyaas.) While narrating the story of the delegation
of the Tableeghi Jama'at which had gone to Najd from Delhi under the leadership
of Janab Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi, the biographer of Janab Muhammad Yoosuf
writes (and here you will read of the deep relationship that existed between
leaders of the Najdi Government and the said delegation). The story continues:
"Excellent relations were established with Sheikh Umar Bin Al-Hasan,
who is of the progeny of Sheikh Muhammad Ibne Abdul Wahaab Najdi, and with
Sheikh Abdul Laah Ibnul Hasan, Chief Justice and Sheikh-ul-Islam of the
Saudi kingdom and head of the department of dos and don'ts (Amar Bil Ma'roof
wa Nahee Anil Munkar) who had very close relation ship with the crown prince
of the kingdom, and was his special aid. Because of their understanding
the situation fully, those who tried to create doubts about the (Tableeghi)
Jama'at dismally failed in such attempts.
Here is another clear proof of the ideological affinity between the
two. He writes: "We also met the elder brother of Sheikh Umar Bin Al-Hasan,
Sheikh Abdul Laah Ibnul Hasan (with whom Maulana Ilyaas had entered into
an agreement) and he treated us with much kindness. Some people tried to
give the impression that the (Tableeghi) Jama'at was a band with "wrong
beliefs" and they conveyed this complaint to the ulama. Due to our contact
with the ulama and the influential people, those complainants were cold-shouldered".
There is no need for it to be explained how these People would have
pleaded their innocence of holding wrong beliefs before the Qaazis and
the ulama and officials of Najd. The nature of a religious mind is such
that even a man holding wrong beliefs does not consider anyone to be holding
right beliefs until he is proved to be of his persuasion. From this, the
Point becomes clearer still that the elite of the Najd already knew that
these people did not hold wrong beliefs, they rather held similar views,
and that is why [hose who complained about them being people with wrong
beliefs could not succeed.
You would have, by now, seen proofs of the fact that the Deobandi propagandists
are, in fact, Wahaabis. These proofs have been provided by their own pens.
Moreover, the ulama of Deoband who call themselves Hanfi acted in open
violation of their own creed on the occasion of the death of a former President
of Pakistan, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. They led funeral prayers for
him in absentia and also prayed for his redemption and engaged themselves
in reciting the Holy Qur'aan and holding Faatihah Khawni for the late President
of Pakistan at his soyem held at the tomb of Hazrat Daata Ganj Bakhsh,
Saiyidina Ali Hajweri (Radiyal Laahu Anhu). They also participated in his
Chehlum (40 days Faatihah) ceremony.
Not only this. The ulama of Deoband in Pakistan take out processions
and hold rallys on the occasion of Meelaad-un-Nabi (Celebrating the birth
of the holy Prophet), participate in Mahaafil-e-Meelaad organised on official
and non official levels. They took out a well-organised procession on the
death anniversary of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (Radiyal Laahu Anhu), and
they, also, commemorate the death anniversaries of the Khulafaa-e-Raashideen
(the right guided Caliphs) every year and give great publicity to the date
and place of the scheduled meetings, and make appeals to the public for
commemorating it on official and non-official levels.
They issue large posters on the occasion of the death anniversaries
of their stalwart ulama, and make preparations for commemorating them with
much eclat and on the day itself Qur'aan is recited and 'Isaal-e-Sawaab
and Niyaaz offered.
Two famous Deobandi ulama participated in the ceremony on the occasion
of bathing the grave of Hazrat Daata Ganj Bakhsh (Radiyal Laahu Anhu) and
put bath water on their faces in order to derive blessing.
The ulama of Deoband themselves hold meetings on the occasion of commemorating
the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain (Radiyal Laahu Anhu) and also attend
such meetings organised by the Shi'as, place wreaths on the graves of Auliyaa-e-Kiraam
and attend meetings held to commemorate their death anniversaries.
If the ulama of Deoband do all this then no fatwa is pronounced but
if the Sunnis do the same then Deoband issues fatwa of polytheism, innovation
and illegality against them.
On top of all this, let us see what the famous Aalim of Deoband, Ihtishaamul
Haq Thanvi, did. The Aga Khanis (Isma'ieli faction) are considered by all
to be out of the pale of Islam. Even so, Thanvi Sahib recited the Qur'aan
and said Faatihah for the Aga Khan, prayed for his forgiveness, attended
condolence- meetings, and in a speech declared him to be one of the benefactors
of Islam.*
Let us look at another proof of dishonesty and lying of the author of
On Page 44 of part 3 of the pamphlet, he has risen to the peak of dishonesty,
unreliability and lying. Of course Allah's curse is most assuredly destined
for liars and transgressors. Distorting somebody's writings and then wrongly
accusing him of doing wrong things is slander and thus unlawful. On the
next pages you will find the fatwa of the Deobandi propagandists own Mufti
Muhammad Shafee Sahib regarding this. Those from amongst the religious
robbers who call themselves right-guided ulama should look at these verses
of the Holy Qur'aan:
Wala Tahsabannal Laaha Chaafilan Amma Ya'maluz Zaalimoon.
(And do not think the Allah is not unaware of which the unjust people
do.)
Dear readers! Some 15 years ago, the Monthly Al-Meezaan of Bombay (India)
brought out its Imam Ahmad Raza Number. In the preface, the publishers
wrote a paragraph headlined "A bundle of accusations". In order to fulfil
his nefarious aim the author of the pamphlet "Johannesburg' to Bareilly"
quoted out of context a few sentences from this paragraph and then invited
people to listen to what the followers of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Bareilvi
themselves had to say about him.*
Dear readers! Please see the following original text of the paragraph
as occurring in the Imam Ahmad Raza Number of "Al-Meezaan".
Under the caption "A Whole Load Of Slanders", it reads: "On the one
hand, there is so much of indifference on our part that what to speak of
writing books on him, many of his own (Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Bareilvi) books
have not even been published. On the other hand, the personality of Imam
Ahmad Raza Khan Bareilvi is being persistently assailed and distorted through
the speeches and writings of others. Instead of acknowledging his valuable
services, for the past ten years a plethora of slanders is being heaped
upon him, not only in countries of Asia and Europe but in all countries.
Consequently, serious men have become apathetic to him. It is generally
thought that Imam Ahmad Raza was a Mukaffirul Muslimeen (a person who dubs
Musalmaans as polytheists) and that he had set up a factory for making
polytheists). In research institutions throughout Asia, what to speak of
his works, even his name is not to be found.*
It is a great tragedy of the times that while full light of history
is being showered upon one protagonist, even a cursory mention is not made
of the other. Only if our authors and intellectuals would take recourse
to large-heartiness and nobility of character and analysed Imam Ahmad Raza's
standpoint and looked into the real reasons for opposition to him by the
stalwarts of Deoband, most of the acrimony would not have existed today.
It is essential that the importance of the difference is correctly understood
and also explained to others, so that the present generation comes close
to Imam Ahmad Raza".
Now, that you have read the exact text as published in "Al-Meezaan",
also see how dishonest has been the author of the pamphlet "Johannesburg
to Bareilly". Under the heading "A Bareilvi's general impression of Maulvi
Ahmad Raza Khan Bareilvi", he says: "A serious person of today is loath
to turn to him. Generally, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan is thought to be Mukaffir-ul-Muslimeen
(one who dubs Musalmaans as polytheists). He had installed a factory in
Bareilly for making polytheists. Imam Ahmad Raza's work, much less his
name, is not known in scientific institutions throughout Asia".
Dear readers! You must have taken note of the real face of the lying,
dishonest religious deprecators of Deoband. After reading this, you will,
also, certainly say that these propagandists of Deoband make a mockery
of, and jest with, religion. These people do not fear Allah at all.
My purpose in writing the pamphlet now before you will become clear
to you presently. In the booklet, "From Deoband to Bareilly: the truth",
you had seen 40 writings of the stalwarts of the ulama of Deoband, which
form the basis of difference between us. In this booklet, you will see
the fataawa by the ulama of Deoband themselves on such of their writings,
and, also, observe, how the miracle of divine power made them deliver fataawa,
through their own speeches and writings, on their own wrong and blasphemous
writings.
The position of the Rafzis (Shi'as) is that they beat their hearts (lament)
and punish themselves for the grudge they bear against the Sahaabah (companions
of the holy Prophet). Similarly, on account of committing acts of hurling
insults and finding faults with Prophethood, the ulama of Deoband have
put themselves to shame through their own fatawaa, and by publicising their
fataawa become the butt of derision and ridicule throughout the world.
Readers will find the double-facedness of the propagandist ulama of
Deoband to be interesting and they will come to know that the ulama of
Deoband, big or small, are not at all in the right. If they really take
all the writings of their ulama to be reliable and final then they should
not be ashamed of accepting that the judgement of the right-guided Sunni
ulama against the ulama of Deoband is not at all faulty.
On this occasion, also consider this. The ulama of Deoband need to obtain
fatwa from their own Muftis after presenting to them blasphemous and wrong
writings of the ulama of Deoband without disclosing the names of the writers,
and thus the fatwa of blasphemy comes to be immediately pronounced. But
they were most distressed when it became known to them that such writings
were those of their own stalwart ulama.
This action of theirs only goes to prove that the ulama of Deoband do
not attach any importance to truth and reality, but for them the personality
of their ulama is more important.*
It should be noted that included among venerated Sahaabah are all Sahaabah
from Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (Radiyal Laahu Anhuma) to the last Sahaabi.
Jurists and Imams of Ahle Sunnat have made it clear they any one calling
a Sahaabi a polytheist goes out of the pale of Ahle Sunnat, but he who
uses abusive language in reference to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq and Hazrat
Umar Faarooq (Radiyal Laahu Anhuma) is without any doubt a polytheist.
In the sight of Gangohi Sahib, however, a person calling any Sahaabi a
polytheist does not even cease to belong to Sunnat Jama'at, much less declared
a polytheist.
Look at the other face of the ulama of Deoband. In "Fatawaa Rasheediyah"
by the same Gangohi Sahib, it is said: "Calling Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi a
polytheist makes him who says so a polytheist himself".(Page 16/3). At
another place, it is said, "The ulama have held that insulting and belittling
ulama is polytheism for reasons of knowledge and faith". (Page 5/3).
Just consider this. In Gangohi Sahib's eyes, a person who calls Janab
Isma'iel Dehlvi and, also, a person who insults and belittles the ulama,
is a polytheist. But a person who dubs the venerated Sahaabah as polytheists
does not even cease to belong to Sunnat Jama'at, much less a polytheist.
How amazing! It is thus proved that in the eyes of these Mulla-worshipping
people the venerated Sahaabah are not valued as much as their own ulama.
Readers should believe that this servant of the Ahle Sunnat has so much
matter with him, both published and un-published, on the subject of the
Mulla-worshipping of the people of Deoband, that if put together and published
they would fill an entire almirah.
Readers might be wondering why this subject is so important to me. A
brief reply to this is simply this that my aim is to call people to the
truth, and to seek the truth is incumbent on all Musalmaans in order that
they might be able to hold on to right beliefs and deeds.
Dear readers! Allow me to go into a little bit of detail. I submit that
it is incumbent upon every Musalmaan to propagate Deen (religion) but only
after acquiring full knowledge of all branches of Deen; that one should
not begin to consider himself a religious scholar only after going through
translations of the Holy Qur'aan or a few other books.
According to a hadith of the holy Prophet, a person undertaking a journey
for serving Deen and propagating its precepts honestly and sincerely and
only for seeking Allah's grace, will receive 490 million times greater
reward than for each of his prayers (Namaaz). Preaching the Deen is undeniably
a great good act. But it is a very delicate metter, also. During the caliphate
of Hazrat Saiyidina Umar Faarooq (Radiyal Laahu Anhu), the Great, only
four to five of the principal Sahaabah (companions of the holy Prophet)
had been permitted to issue fatwa.
The holy Prophet (Alaihis Salaatu Was-salaam), in one of his ahadith
(sayings), has given this ruling: "Anyone of you who sees that Shari' at
and Sunnat are being flouted before his eyes, then it is necessary for
such a person to do all that is in his power in order to eliminate such
a trend; if he cannot afford to do this, he should raise his voice against
it; and if even this is not possible for him, he should denounce it within
his heart; but only regarding it as evil within one's heart is the lowest
degree of Imaam (faith)".
According to this pronouncement of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallam), it is incumbent on all Musalmaans to strive to the best of their
capacity to combat the opponents of Deen. Much can be written on this subject,
but suffice it to say that in order to be able to perform this duty, every
Musalmaan should first acquire true knowledge of his beliefs and convictions
and be firm and persevering in them. He should, also, pay special attention
to correcting his beliefs and deeds.
If the preacher himself is not on the right path his preaching would
be of no use, and it is a fact that in the present circumstances most of
those calling themselves preachers or ulama, excepting a few who have been
guided by Allah, are not aware of their own conditions.
The command is that in persuading others to do good and to desist from
evil, one should take recourse to wisdom and to decent ways but what is
happening is that only fataawa are being hurled by such ulama and most
of these are themselves involved in the evils prevalent in society today.
Selling Deen and every other evil is being practised in the name of propagating
the Deen. Fatawaas are reserved only for others while those who call themselves
ulama have made lawful for themselves every forbidden deed.
The ulamas are directly responsible for much of the virtues and vices
present in the Muslim society today. This is a segment of the population
to whom Musalmaans in their thousands flock five times a day. These people
have a hand in every affair, be it the birth of a child, or the occurrence
of a divorce, or a death. People take their actions and utterances to be
the criterion of behaviour for themselves, and, so, worthy of being acted
upon.
If the ulama were to hold correct views and perform their duties honestly
and truthfully, they would certainly be an example and a model for others
to emulate. But if they go wrong, the blame for the crookedness affecting
the rest of the individuals would surely be on them. Most ulama flaunt
verses of the Holy Qur'aan, or sayings of the holy Prophet, or arguments
and evidences only to impress their audiences. They themselves do not at
all do whatever they preach.
That is why evils present in a society continue to linger on. Preaching
the Deer' includes every affairprayers, relations between man and man,
morals and character. Every true preacher touches upon all these subjects
in his writings and in his speeches and, also, presents himself as a practical
example of all these. But whatever the propagandist band of the Wahaabis
of Deoband is doing today is not hidden from anyone.
They claim that the sole aim of their preaching is nothing but instructing
the people about the Kalimah and the prayers, yet they never tire of declaring
every true Musalmaan a polytheist and an innovator only on account of enmity
and cussedness in their hearts.
People belonging to this propagandist band do not post themselves at
the gates of cinema houses, on the sea beaches, at the doors of casinos
and of wine shops, so that the deviationists and those gone astray he brought
back to moral health. They do not stand as a wall against those engaged
in drug trade. Instead, you will find them stopping people gathered in
Sunni mosques from reciting Salaat-o-Salaam. You will find them at war
against Faatihah and Meelaad. You will find them persuading Musalmaans
to go out of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah and towards the mosque of
Diraar (which they call Masjid-i-Noor).
The accursed Shaitaan had said to Almighty Allah: "1 will sit on the
right side of Your path that is I will try to mislead those who are on
the straight path because those who are victims of way wardness have already
deviated and follow my ways and my path and I need not work hard on them.
I will mislead those who are on the straight path".
Dear readers! You can see for yourselves that these propagandists of
Deoband are pursuing only those who go to mosques and monasteries of the
friends of Allah. They prevent only those acts to he performed which lead
to mercy and goodness and to Allah's approval and also the Prophet's. Judge
for yourselves if these Deobandi-Wahaabi propagandists are not following
in the footsteps of Shaitaan.
This servant of the Ahle Sunnat and dust from under the feet of the
progeny of the Prophet submits that it is of utmost importance that People
should be saved from the propagandists of Deoband who endeavour to lead
them astray from the Deen under the guise of preaching; and that the people
of faith should be made to beware of these clever devices of these strategists;
and that they should be persuaded to firmly hold on to right and truth.
The Qur'aan tells us that even pure gold worth the entire world cannot
be the replacement of faith. If a man possessing a small amount of gold
should make all arrangements to protect it then how much more squire concerned
he should be about protecting his faith.
Since faith is the key to our redemption and success therefore there
could be nothing more important than being firm in holding on to right
beliefs. So it is of utmost importance that correct belief in accordance
with the Qur'aan and the Sunnat is preached. To convert a non-Muslim to
Islam is not as difficult a task as establishing total faith among Muslims
and to suffusing them with the love of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallam).
In this materialistic age the Islamic world has fallen victim to deterioration
in its condition for the simple reason that it has ceased to be in as much
touch with the holy Prophet as the earlier Muslims had been. The recent
slate of confusion is before us, which the propagandist Wahaabis of Deoband
and other false groups have caused among Musalmaans. Even today only they
are wholly contented at heart who are deeply attached to the person of
the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam).
These Wahaabi propagandists of Deoband believe that Shaitaan's knowledge
is vaster than the knowledge of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)
that even Allah does not have any prior knowledge and He comes to know
of it only when a mortal does something; that Allah can speak lies; that
the holy Prophet was an ordinary man like us; that the knowledge the Prophet
had is of the same nature and dimension as given to madmen and infants;
that it is possible that another Prophet after the holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) will appear. May Allah protect us from such thoughts!
These people, who themselves enjoy no nearness to the august court of
the Mustafa (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) cannot possibly do any good
to others. They believe that only Allah, and He alone, can cause benefit
or hurt of any sort, and that none among the creations can cause benefit
or hurt to any of the creations; and that he who hopes for some benefit
from any other creation, even if he does so with Allah's approval, is a
polytheist.
Such being their beliefs, they should be questioned as to why do they
preach, for whom do they build educational institutions, why do they publish
books, why do they make speeches, and whatever for they hold meetings.
If the intention is to benefit people, then benefiting is a thing that
belongs to Allah alone and, according to their own belief; none of the
creations can benefit another creation. So, they act against their own
beliefs and thus become polytheists, according to their own fatwa. Or do
they regard themselves to be Allah?
This servant of the Ahle-Sunnat has dwelt at length on this subject
in his pamphlet "from Deoband to Bareilly: the truth". The present pamphlet
will not only confirm to them the truth about 40 writings of the propagandists
of Deoband but also expose to a greater degree their real faces and people
would definitely be saved from the evil spread by them. The ulama of Ahle
Sunnat and the friends of Allah had brought people into Islam; these propagandists
of Deoband are frying to take them out of Islam and turn them into polytheists
and innovators.
Dear readers! Having gone through all this detail, decide for yourselves
if defending the faith is an ordinary task or is making people of the faith
aware of the conspiracies being hatched against them an easy matter. To
tell the truth, the Deobandi-Wahaabi propagandists also know it full well
that the stalwarts among their ulama have indulged in polytheistic writings
and the polytheism of such writings is confirmed even in their eyes, and
yet they are not willing to accept the truth only because of their own
false ego and because they like to please their non-Muslim masters. It
is a matter of amazement and of pity that they do not at all care about
pleasing Almighty Allah and the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam).
A thousand pities that these people are not distressed at the insults
being hurled at Prophethood and faults being found in it, and do not care
about losing their faith! They feel most unhappy only because four or five
of their stalwart ulama have been pronounced as polytheists on account
of their polytheistic writings. Why do not these people realise that polytheism
cannot be turned into Islam itself, only if a scholar of the Deen does
not give the verdict of being polytheistic on some such writings.
Polytheism is after all polytheism, and no one other than Almighty
Allah knows about things, the equal of it or more than it. It is a pity
that they lose their faith while endeavouring to explain away some of the
polytheistic writings of some of their ulama or to prove them to be Islam
itself, and they never tire of calling such of their ulama who have been
found to indulge in polytheistic writings as Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Qutb-e-Haq,
Mutaa-ul-A'lam and Mujad-did-e-Millat, although they are aware of the principle
which lays down that even supporting polytheists is by itself polytheism
and that he who praises a polytheist invites Almighty Allah's wrath upon
himself. As Maulana Roomi says: Me Belarzad 'Arsh Az Madhe Shaqee
(The heavens tremble when a transgressor is praised). This also is nature's
charisma that the beliefs and acts of us the Able Sunnat are proved true
by books written by the very propagandists of Deoband. And they do the
things for doing which they call us polytheists, but the fatawaa of polytheism
and innovation has been reserved only for us.
Thus they become guilty of committing two wrongs. In the first instances
they are guilty of calling a right act to be a wrong one, and, in the second
instance, of themselves doing the same acts after having declared them
to be wrong ones. Is this not a minisfortune for them? May Almighty Allah
protect us for the sake of His beloved (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) from
such people and from their evil!
This servant of the Ahle Sunnat appeals to all Sunnis to beware of such
predators of the faith and acquire full awareness of the reality about
faith in order to protect their faith and be steadfast on the creed of
the Ahle Sunnat Wa Jama'at. May Almighty Allah, for the sake of the blessed
sandal of His beloved Rasool (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam), preserve our
faith and our cud is good' A'meen.
In the next few pages quotes are given from the polytheistic writings
of the propagandist ulama of Deoband along with the names of the authors
and the pages of the books; also quotes from the fatwa of the propagandist
ulama of Deoband are given, according to which their writings have been
adjudged by themselves to be polytheistic. After going through them, you
arc sure to exclaim: It is a clear case of their own fatwa boomeranging
upon themselves.
Writings of the ulama of Deoband (1)
* "Gentlemen! Muhammad Ibne Abdul Wahaab Najdi appeared in early 13th
century in Najd (in Arabia) and since he held wrong thoughts and evil beliefs,
he waged war against Ahle Sunnat Wa Jama'at and deemed killing them to
be a virtuous deed and one which brought mercy. . . He was most insolent
towards the virtuous of the earlier generations. It was Muhammad Ibne Abdul
Wahaab's belief that the whole world and all Muslims the world over were
unbelievers and polytheists, and, so, waging war against them and depriving
them of all their worldly goods was not only lawful and permitted but also
obligatory. . . (Ibne Abdul Wahaab Najdi and his band) declare that having
a vision of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) or appearing
before the blessed presence of the Prophet or visiting the holy Prophet's
blessed grave, all are innovations and thus unlawful... Some of them even
go so far as to say that journeying in order to visiting him (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallam) is like committing fornication (May Allah forbid!)...
The Wahaabis use most insolent language about Prophethood and the personality
of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) and consider them. selves
to be the equal of the prince of the universe (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam).
They think that we owe nothing to the holy Prophet (Alaihis Salaam) after
his passing away, nor any benefit accrues to us from his blessed personality,
and, so, it is unlawful to make a supplication to Allah invoking his intercession.
Their elders say (May Allah forbid, but merely reproducing a polytheistic
saying is not polytheism) that the staff in our hands is of greater benefit
to us than the person of the prince of the universe (Alaihis Salaatu Was-Salaam),
in that with the staff we can defend ourselves at least against dogs whereas
we cannot do even this much with the aid of the pride of the universe (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)... On the slightest pretext, the Wahaabis would
declare Musalmaans to be unbelievers and polytheists, and believed, and
still believe, their lives and their properties are lawful for them. .
. The Wahaabis use extremely foul language for the holy Prophet. . . In
Wahaabi belief and action, it is not permitted to journey in order to pay
a visit to the holy Prophet's (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam). All this
is contained in their books and writings.
"If Prophets are distinguished from their followers then such distinction
is confined only with regard to knowledge. But so far as deeds are concerned,
most often their followers are equal to them, and some times even excel
them".
* "Every Prophet is the chief of his followers only in as much as there
is the head of a community or the landlord of a village".
* "Allah's glory is so vast that all Prophets and friends of Allah are
insignificant particles of dust before Him".
* "Every creature, be he big (a Prophet) or small (a non-Prophet) is
more lowly than even a cobbler before the glory of Allah".
* "This means that all men are brothers unto each other. He who is older
in age is an elder brother and should be given the respect that is due
to an elder brother. But Allah is the sovereign of all and only He should
be worshipped".
* "The friends of Allah, the Prophets, the beams or their progeny, the
spiritual guides and the martyrs, all these are mere human beings and humble
slaves and our brothers and should be respected only as our elder brothers,
while worship is exclusively reserved for Allah."
* "Before Him, the position of the best of creations, Muhammad (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) is such that he was frightened out of his wits on
hearing such a thing from the lips of a ruffian".
* "It is of no consequence whether the Prophet likes a thing to
happen or does not like it".
* "He who calls him (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) to be his brother
because of his being of the progeny of A'dam does not go against the text
(On the same analogy, it would not be against the text of the holy
Qur'aan and the Sunnat if the ulama of Deoband are called the brothers
of Namrood, Fir'aun, Hamaan, Krishna, Ram Chander, Gandhi, Mirza Qadiani.
According to their own fatwa, doing so would be rather perfectly justified).
The fataawa of the ulama of Deoband (1)
* "Uttering of words which may be thought to belittle the prince of
the universe (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) even where the intention of
the person uttering those words is not to do so is liable to make such
a person a polytheist".
* "He who utters a single polytheistic word is, in the eyes of all,
a polytheist".
* "With all his claim to adhering to Islam and faith and striving his
best in this regard, a person who is insolent towards the Prophet and rejects
the essentials of Deen is, without doubt, an apostate and a polytheist
in the eyes of all Muslims".. (Ashaddul-'Azaab, Page 5, by Janab Murtaza
Hasan Darbhangi.)
* "He (Gangohi) also mentioned utterances which could be said to cause
hurt to the holy Prophet (Alaihis Salaam), and declared that a person uttering
polytheistic words should be deterred from doing so by all possible means,
and if such a person does not refrain from doing so he should be killed
because he has been insolent to Almighty Allah and His trustworthy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)".
* "All ulama are unanimous in holding that he who is insolent to, and
belittles, the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) is a polytheist
and he who doubts the polytheism of such a person is himself a polytheist.
. . The verdict of polytheism is passed on the basis of things, which are
obvious, not wilful, or intended or deduced. . . The ulama have said that
to show annoyance with the Prophets (Alaihimus Salaam) is polytheism even
if insolence is not intended". (Al-lifaar-ul-Mulhideen, Pages 51, 83 and
86, by Janab Anwar Shah Kashmiri, a teacher at Deoband.)
* "He who believes that the holy Prophet (Alaihis Salaam) is only as
much distinguished from us as an elder brother is from the younger one
goes, in our view, out of the pale of Imam.
* "Certain harsh words which have occurred in Taqwiyat-ul-Imaan (written
by Isma'iel Dehlvi Phulti Balakoti) were intended to cure the ignorance
prevalent in those days. . . The words used by Isma'iel Dehlvi are, of
course, disrespectful and insolent. These words may never be used".
(It is most essential to bring to the notice of my readers that '`Taqwiyat-ul-Imaan"
is still being regularly published and distributed gratis on behalf of
the ulama of Deoband. Inspite of words of disrespect and insolence contained
in it, its publication and dissemination shows that present day Wahaabi
propagandists are disrespectful and insolent. Therefore, in the next pages
you will read the fatwa of the Imam of Deobandis, Gangohi Sahib, about
repeating polytheism and propagating the polytheist and insolent writings,
according to which it is proved that all Wahaabi propagandists of Deoband
believe in polytheistic writings and they are pronounced disrespectful,
insolent and straying from Deen, in the light of the fatwa of their own
Imam).
Writings of the ulama of Deoband (2)
Janab Haaji Imdaadul Laah Muhaajir Makki is a prominent spiritual guide
and teacher of the ulama of Deoband who have described the excellences
of this spiritual guide of theirs in most hyperbolic terms. They have called
him Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen, Ghausul Kaamileen, Mamba'e Barakaat-e-Qudsiyah,
Ma'dan-e-Ma'a'rif-e-llahiyah, Mazhar-e-Fuyoozant-e-Marziyah, Intercessor
in this world and in the hereafter, Aliyy-i-Waqt, etc. and yet they have
expressed their inability to praise Haaji Imdaadul Laah as he should have
been. The same Haaji Imdaadul Laah Sahib, after the death of his spiritual
guide and teacher, Maulana Noor Muhammad Sahib, calls out to him thus:
O Noor Muhammad! You are a special beloved of Allah!
You are the Indian deputy of Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa!
Why should Imdaad have any fear when you are there to help me,
But my hands and feet tremble when I listen to the talk of love.
O prince Noor Muhammad! This is the time to come to my help,
For you are my only sources of help in this world.
(Shamaa'im-e-lmdaadiyah, Page 83; and Imdaad -ul-Mushtaaq, Page 116
(Thanvi)
Also see, how Janab Muhammad
Qaasim Nanotvi calls out. He says:
Help me O grace of Ahmad, since excepting you
There is none who can be of any help to Qaasim.
If the spirit of Allah were to help me in my distress,
I would then compose poems in his praise also.
If Jibra'eel were to help me in my thoughts
I would then step forward and call him master of the universe.
The man, who is called Qausimul 'Uloom-e-Wal Khairaat and Hujjatul
Laahi Alal-Ard by the Wahaabis of
Deoband, further says:
Be in praise of him if you want anything from Allah.
Plead with him if it is something you want from Allah.
Faced with millions of sins, how can this so-called Islam
benefit me, O Prophet of Allah?
Being fold that you are the intercessor on behalf of the sinners
I have gathered a vast bundle of sins for myself.
Who will come to my help if you do not?
Who else will sympathise with me if you do not?
Qasaaid-e-Qaasimee,(Pages 6, 7 and 8)
Look at Hazrat Haaji Imdaadul Laah Muhaajir Makki's plaint. He says:
"Ya Muhammad Mustafa Faryaad He
(O Muhammad Mustafa I call out to you. O beloved of Allah I call out
to you. I am in deep trouble these days. O my redresser of difficulties
I call out to you).
Now, see how Ashraf Ali Sahib
Thanvi, the Mujad-did, Deeni A'qa, Tabeeb-i-Ummat and Hakeem-ul-Umma'
of the Wahaabi propagandist ulama of Deoband, makes his supplication. He
says:
"O you who intercede on behalf of slaves!
Please come to my rescue.
You are my last hope of help in every distress,
There is no one else to protect me excepting you.
O my leader, my master, listens to my harrowing plaint,
O Prophet of Allah, bail me out of my miseries".
* The "Sheikh-ul-Hind" of the Wahaabis of Deoband, Janab Mahmood-ul-Hasan,
sought remedies for all his needs from the Imam of the Wahaabis of Deoband,
Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi Sahib. He says:
To whom shall I now turn for the redress of my needs!
The redresser of all my physical and spiritual needs is now gone.
"Ghaus" means one who redresses one's grievances. And Mahmood-ul-Hasan
Sahib addresses Gangohi Sahib not only as "Ghaus" but as "Ghaus-e-A'zam".
Just see.
"He is the second Junaid and Shiblee and Abu Mas'ood Ansari,
He is the Rasheed-e-Millat-o-Deen, the Ghaus-e-A'zam, the Qutb-e-Rabbani".
Mahmood-ul-Hasan Sahib declared Gangohi Sahib to be not only all these
things, but also as "Murrabiye-Khalaaiq", "Maseehaa-i-Zamaan, Qaseem-i-Faiz-e-Yazdaah,
the equal of the founder of Islam, host to all creations, Muhyud Deen Jeelaani,
the fountainhead of all beneficence, without any parallel, the object of
veneration and reverence in this world and in the next, the light through
and through, and Allah alone knows what else besides. In the compendium
of his poetical works, he says:
"My guides, my teachers, for me the be-all and end-all,
You are my masters, my patrons and my princes.
Rasheed and Qaasim-i-Kairaat, both are venerated teachers
Both of them are Qibla-e-Deen and Ka'ba-e-lmaan". From the marsiyah
(elegy), published by Raashid Company, Deoband." *
More about the "special traits" of this very Gangohi Sahib. He is "Imam-e-Rabbaani's
(Gangohi), his inner attainments manifested themselves so powerfully that
it was difficult to comprehend them, and since this mostly involves the
disciple's own inclinations and affections near and far and present and
absent are all one before his "divine powers". Unless the heart was thoroughly
purified that noble soul would not take a person's bai'at (the oath of
allegiance), and what his powers did for the person who took oath of allegiance
to him cannot be described in words. Inner comprehension which follows
when one begins to fear Doomsday is one of the least benefits which, in
my thinking, none of his disciples is bereft of... Being tied to his (Gangohi)
solacing apron-strings, brings to a person solution of most of the problems
and he makes such gains that even if every fibber of his being wants to
give thanks he cannot adequately do so... The Imam-e-Raabbani (Gangohi
Sahib) was such that "every disciple gained something of his blessing and
everybody has undoubtedly been influenced by his "powers"... His (Gangohi
Sahib's) internal and external being was such a blessing of Allah to this
world that everybody benefited from his blessings to the extent of his
capacity... He (Gangohi Sahib) departed from this world, but his blessings
are still at work throughout the world... His turning his attention towards
his disciples and asking forgiveness of Allah for them results in the removal
of inner disorders in a manner, which is the exclusive domain of "attention
and blessing"... People from all over the world thronged to him (Gangohi
Sahib). Diplomats and other high-ranking persons presented to him all their
"external and internal needs"... And since deriving of blessings wholly
depends upon the strength of the heart of the "blessing-bestowing Sheikh"
and his spiritual powers, so some of them have advanced so far in this
regard that it cannot be comprehended by those who are not in the least
aware of it. And this is but right that he who has only his five senses
about him and is not aware of this inner sixth sense cannot know about
its blessings, and believe in it... To this very blessed group Allah has
given the power to profit, even to persons who are non-disciples".
The founder of the Tableeghi Jama'at, Muhammad Ilyaas Sahib, has said:
"Sitting in the company of Abdul Qaadir Raipuri is more blessed than
my voluntary prayers (Nafi Namaaz)".
* Just see how the prominent Ulama of Deoband and their followers make
their daily supplications. They say:
"Khol De Dil Me Dar-e-llme Haqeegat Mere Rabb
Haadiye A'lam Ali Mushkil Kusha Ke Waaste".
O my Rabb! Open for me the gates of knowledge for the
Sake of the guide to the world, Ali, the reliever of all troubles.
(Ta'leem-ud-Deen, Page 134 by Ashraf Ali Thanvi; and Salaasil-e-Taiyyibah,
page 23, by Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madni.)
* Since Almighty Allah had sent the Imam-e-Rabbaani (Gangohi Sahib)
as the "protector" of His worried and distracted creations and had bestowed
upon him the mantle of "Chausiyat, so he came to the rescue of despondent
and troubled and ailing people . . . His (Gangohi Sahib's) benediction
showering tongue was protected by Almighty Allah and all the time provided
proofs to his "eminence and Ghausiyat" and also of the fact that whosoever
became tied to his apron-strings got his needs fulfilled". (Tazkiratur
Rasheed, Pages 292, 305.)
* Now see, in what esteem the disciples of Gangohi Sahib and Nanotvi
Sahib hold Nanota and Gangoh because of these two places being connected
with the two men:
"Because of them they have become Maqaam-e-Mahmood (the highest place
of praise)
Even while present in the Ka'bah, it is a very good act to remember
Gangoh. Just see:
"At the Ka'bah they went about inquiring about the way to Gangoh
Those that had in their hearts a keen desire to get at the truth".
(From Marsiyah by Mahmoodul Hasan Deobandi)
* "That I am bound in the locks of Rasheed is for me a matter of pride
and joy.
I owe allegiance to that chain and I wholly depend on it".
(Taalifaat-i-Rasheedya, Pages 224, by Nafees-ul-Husaini)
* "Wisdom admonished me to seek solution of problems of Deoband by referring
them to this very Thanvi Sahib 'the redeemer of all distresses . . . And
he also attended to the need of those who came asking for amulets etc."
* Look at the writings of Ashraf Ali Thanvi, the "religious master"
of the Wahaabi propagandists of Deoband and one (in the eyes of the people
of Deoband) drinking the wash-water of whose feet causes deliverance on
the Day of Judgement, which, according to A'shiq Ilaahi Meruthi, will be
placed in the hands of the prince of witnesses (Thanvi) as a sealed document
of forgiveness and of a contented heart and of faith. Here it is: "From
the lowly person (Thanvi) to the master and great man (Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi)...
Suddenly without my intending it, a voice calls out to me, place your hand
in mine and I will deliver you from this deep calamity, and it is obvious
that a drowning man seeks the support of even a twig because he is in deep
distress and I am in such a state that I am many rivers away from my dear
"hearer of supplication for help"... O the refuge of my life in this world
and of my deen has mercy on me, for I do not possess anything for the
way, excepting my love for you. O king, a 'whole world benefits from you'
and I am bewildered. Oh, 'merciful guide', please turn your eyes towards
me. O my leader, for Allahs sake, grants me something. You are my benefactor
and I am a mere beggar in the name of Allah".
The love-viper has stung me and injected poison into my heart,
Who will now chant the magic formula and who shall I look to for reviving
me?
Excepting that dear one (for whom my life may be sacrificed),
Who knows the magic formula and who, also, has the antidote.
And he who considers his Sheikh, Imdaadul Laah Sahib, to be the spiritual
guide to the entire world and the friend of Allah, and addresses him (Gangohi)
as the master, leader and right-guided... says thus, "O my master, please
accept my excuse for the sake of Allah in view of your goodness.... I really
hope that on the Doomsday I may be raised up with you."
* "People holding this lofty station (friendship with Allah) have full
power to make use of things in the ideal world as also in the world that
is evident. These people with vast powers and knowledge arc entitled to
hold the view that everything in the universe is connected with them. For
example, if such people say that their kingdom extends from the earth to
the heavens, they would be justified in saying so." (Siraat-e-Mustaqeem,
Page 101, by Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi Balakoti.)
* This very Imam of the Wahaabis of Deoband, Isma'iel Sahib Dehlvi Balakoti,
further says: "Any person treading this path should strive his utmost to
pay due respect and fulfil all the duties not only to the Prophets and
the friends of Allah but to all Mu'mineen, since all of them work for their
salvation and do intercede on their behalf. The efforts in this regard
and the intercession which the Prophet and the friends of Allah make is
most obvious...
* In this very book, he says: "There is no denying the goodness of every
customary act, like reciting Faatihah for the dead, commemorating the anniversaries
of those who have passed away and nazr and niyaaz".
(It may be pointed out that the third (Soyem), the tenth (Daswaan or
Dahum) and the fortieth (Chehlum) are the names of the faatihas which are
recited for the dead, and by using the word every "faatiha-ha" Isma'iel
Dehlvi Sahib has referred to these very customary acts).
* "We hold the remembrance of every circumstance which has anything
to do with the Prophet of Allah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) to be most
desirable and efficacious Lo a high degree, whether it be related to his
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) blessed birth, or how he eased himself,
or how he conducted himself in private or in public, or how he behaved
while awake or asleep."
* "He is not a Musalmaan who calls remembrance of the blessed birth
of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) an act of the apostates."
* When addressing him (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) one should always
keep in mind the station and the greatness of the holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) and he should never be addressed as "O Muhammad
(Ya Muhammad)" etc as we do address ordinary people, but he should respectfully
be addressed as "O Prophet" and "O Messenger of Allah (Ya Nabiyal Laah,
Ya Rasoolal Laah)".
* Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi Balakoti declares thus: "Always recite the name
of Muhammad". (Arwaah-e-Salaasah, Page 192, by Ashraf Ali Thanvi.)
* During the last of five or Six years of his (Abdul Qaadir Raipuri)
life, Khatm-i-Khawajegaan was held with great regularity." (Biography
of Abdul Qaadir Raipuri, Page 120 by Abul Hasan Nadvi.)
Dear readers!
Meditating upon the spiritual guide's face; calling the spiritual guide
for help; chanting his name; believing that the spiritual guide is fully
aware of his disciple's condition; calling out to the spiritual guide for
help when in difficulty; seeking help of the spiritual guide after he is
dead; reverencing the spiritual guide's residence; paying respect to the
vicinity of the spiritual guide's tomb; believing in the power to do good
and to remove difficulties; believing in divine inspiration and in knowledge
of things which are hidden; saying faatihah for the dead; holding functions
on the occasion of death anniversaries, the birth of the holy Prophet and
the martyrdom of Imam Husain and his associates; journeying with the intention
of visiting tombs and graves; kissing sacred relics and paying exaggerated
respects to them; showering excessive praises on the spiritual guides;
believing that connection with their spiritual guides was sufficient for
their deliverance; seeking fulfilment of their wishes by invoking their
spiritual guides and holding nazr and niyaz for this purpose; believing
that profit or hurt can accrue from their spiritual guides in life and
also in death; asking the saints for grant of progeny or livelihood; making
the saints the means and hoping for their redemption through their intermediary;
calling to people for help with the appellation "O" (ya). All these things
are believed in and practiced by the Wahaabi propagandist ulama of Deoband
as mentioned in their own books and other writings, which, if collected
in one place, will make a huge volume. As a first instalment, I have reproduced
only a few of them so that readers may know that everything that the Wahaabi
propagandists of Deoband hold to be polytheistic is proved correct by their
own writings. As a matter of fact, these Wahaabis of Deoband are undergoing
punishment for inventing a lie against Allah and for being insolent to
Prophets and saints, in that they are proved wrong through their own fatawaa
of declaring every good and lawful act to be polytheistic and thus earn
the wrath of Allah. May the merciful Allah protect us from them!
Fataawa of the ulama of Deoband (2)
"Most people call out to the spiritual guides, the Prophets, the Imams,
the martyrs, the angels, the devils and the fairies in times of distress
and ask them for the redress of their hurt... They also give them offerings
for this purpose... Thus they indulge in polytheism... Allah has not given
to anybody the power to be of profit to anybody nor can anybody be of help
to anybody else... There is no intercessor on the earth or in the heavens
who can profit or hurt him who believes in such a person and calls to him
for help ...These had been practiced by the polytheistic Arabs and so whoever
deals with somebody in this manner would be like Abu Jahal... And in this
there is no distinction between saints and Prophets, Jinns and Shaitaan,
and devils and fairies, that is, he will become an apostate by associating
himself with others, be they Prophets or friends of Allah, or spiritual
guides or martyrs, or devils and fairies. (Taqwiyat-ul-lmaan, Pages 5
& 8, by Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi Phulti Balakoti.)
* "Allah Almighty being there, to call to such lowly persons (Prophets
and friends of Allah) who can neither be of profit nor of hurt to come
to help is unthinkable. It is rank injustice to bestow the status of such
a Great Being (Allah) on such worthless people (Prophets or friends of
Allah)."
* "How can anyone be the redresser of needs, the solver of difficulties
and holder of one's hand? People holding such beliefs are out and out polytheists.
They cannot even be allowed to get married. And those people who arc informed
about their evil thoughts and even then do not call them "apostates and
polytheists" are polytheists themselves in the same degree.
* He who seeks helps from anyone except Allah is, infect, a thorough
polytheist. There is none in the world as bad as he. Curse be upon such
from all in the world."
It is also declared: "To ask for fulfilling their needs and invoke them
is the way of the polytheists".
* To choose polytheism, to regard polytheistic acts to be good,
to make some others say polytheistic things... to belittle a Prophet or
an angel, to pillory them... to call somebody from afar thinking he would
listen to him... to consider somebody to be invested with authority to
profit or hurt... to ask somebody to fulfil his heart's desire, or to grant
him livelihood, progeny... to make a vow in the name of somebody... to
chant any saint's name by way of daily duty... to think that being connected
to a saint is enough for one's deliverance... to praise somebody excessively...
these and other things all come under polytheism and, are, therefore, bad."
* The unmatched and unparalleled embodiment of good, the all excellence
(Gangohi Sahib) in the eyes of Deobandis, says: "To use such words of praise
for anybody as Qiblah-o-Ka'bah, Qibla-i-Hajaat, Qibla-i-Deeni- Wa-Dunyaavi
(all epithets of veneration) is forbidden."
"He who tries to prove somebody to be in a position to turn events of
the world as he would like them to be although he may not consider his
power to be equal to Allah's nor tries to prove him to be such, atonce
proves himself to be a polytheist". (Taqwiyatul Imaan Page 20.)
* Polytheism is proved against persons who may pay exaggerated respect
to any spiritual guide or any Prophet, or any real grave, or any tomb,
or any house, or any relic or symbol... or stands with hands folded before
any of these or travels long distances to visit such houses... or when
he has visited that house or that person walks back while facing that house
or that person... makes request with hands folded.. respects even the jungle
in the vicinity of such a house... and does some other such things". (Taqwiyatul
Imaan Page 8.)
* "Thus, a person becomes a polytheist if he chants somebody's name
all the time and calls him from near or far, and invokes his help before
attacking his enemy, completes a reading of the Qur'aan on behalf of some
dead person, or concentrates on his countenance... or thinks that somebody
is fully aware of what passes within himself... whether such beliefs are
related to Prophets or saints, or to the spiritual guide and martyrs, to
an Imam or the progeny of an Imam, or to devils and fairies or thinks that
all these things happen to them because of themselves or by the grace of
Allah. All such beliefs are polytheistic".
* "Question: Is it permissible to participate in any ('Urs) death anniversary
in which the Qur'aan is recited and afterwards sweets are distributed?
Answer: It is not right to participate in any ('Urs) death anniversary
or (Meelaad) birth celebrations of the holy Prophet, and no death anniversary
or birthday celebration is right". (Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, Fataawa Rasheediyah,
Part 3, Page 94.)
* "Soyam, Dahum, Chehlum (the third, the tenth, the fortieth), all these
rites belong to the Hindus".
* This daily recitation of the birth of the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallam) is like celebrating the birth of Kanahiya (a Hindu god)
every year. (Baruaheen-i-Qaut'iah, Page 148, by Khaleel Ahmad Ambethvi,
authenticated by Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi.)
* "Question: Is holding birthday celebration of the holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) but without rising up permissible?
Answer: Holding birthday celebration is, in any case, unlawful".
Writings of the ulama of Deoband (3)
* It is our belief that whosoever says that so and so is more knowing
than the holy Prophet (Alaihis Salaam) is a polytheist, and our elders
have pronounced fatawaa of polytheism against a person who says that Shaitaan,
the accursed, is more knowing than the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallam).
* "Hazrat Maulana Gangohi in several of his fataawa has explained that
whosoever calls Iblees, the accursed*
This servant of the Ahle Sunnat warns the Wahaabis of
Deoband that if, following their own bad habit of issuing fatawaa of polytheism
against somebody merely on account of any printing error or by putting
wrong meaning to any writing, if somebody were to issue a harsh fatwa against
the writing of Gangohi Sahib as reproduced by Janab Husain Ahmad, the ulama
of Deoband would feel most annoyed. My purpose in making this discrepancy
known is that every one who believes in Wahaabi-ism should know that we
Ahle Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at are not at odds with anybody else for unfounded
reasons and do not issue fatawaa without a concluding argument because
our aim is to prove right what is right and prove wrong what is wrong.
We bear love to the faithful for the sake of Allah and we also have enmity
with the wrong-doers for the sake of Allah.
(When the fatawaa of being a polytheist was given against Janab Khaleel
Ahmad Ambethvi, Ashraf Ali Thanvi Sahib and Manzoor Ahmad Sanbhali Sahib
came to his defence, and expressed their views in the following manner).
Regarding his (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) being the most perfect
of the creations in respect of knowledge and actions, "my belief as well
as those of my elders can be summed up in this verse: In short, you are
the most respected one after Allah". (Bastul-Banaan, Page 7, by Ashraf
Ali Thanvi.)
* It is my belief, as also those of all of our eminent people, that
the excellent knowledge given by Almighty Allah to the holy Prophet (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) has not been given even to the angels closest to
Him and to none of the group of the blessed Prophets". (Saif-e-Yamaani,
Page 8, by Sanbhali.)
Dear readers!
Fataawa of the ulama of Deoband (3)
The book certified by Janab Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, the "A'yatul Laah",
the "Muta'ul-A'lam" and the "Mawaa-i- Jahaan" of the Wahaabi propagandists
of Deoband, says: "In short, the thing to be considered is that having
seen how Shaitaan and the Malak-ul-Maut (Angel of Death) have fared, it
is not polytheism to say that the pride of the universe (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallam) encompassed knowledge of the world without reference to any Qur'aanic
text and only on wrong assumptions. It cannot be part of Imaan. The vastness
of the knowledge given to Shaitaan and the Angel of Death is proved by
the text (of the Qur'aan and Sunnat), while there is no such text available
in support of the vastness of the knowledge of the pride of the world (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)".
"Vast knowledge of a particular kind was not given to him (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallam) but was given to Iblees, the accursed... And because he
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) is of higher rank than the Angel of Death
does not at all prove that his (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) knowledge
of those matters is equal to that of the Angel of Death much less excels
it" (Baraheen-e-Qaati'ah, Pages 52, by Khaleel Ahmad Ambethvi vi and Ash
-Shahaab-us-Saaqib Page 92, by Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madni.)
Writings of the ulama of Deoband (4)
* The Deeni A'qa (religious master) of the Wahaabi propagandists of
Deoband, Ashraf Ali Thanvi Sahib, says: "If Zaid (meaning anybody) holds
the belief that the sacred personality (of the holy Prophet) had the knowledge
of the unseen is true, still the question is: does this knowledge of the
unseen encompass all things or is it confined merely to some of them? If
it means knowledge of only a few unseen things, then how is it that he
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) bears the stamp of distinction in this respect?
Such knowledge of she unseen is also possessed not only by a Zaid or an
Amar but by the epileptics and the insane, the animals and the beasts as
well" (Hifz-ul-lmaan, Page 7 & 8, by Janab Ashraf Ali Thanvi.)
(It should be noted that the epithet "such" is not only used in the
sense of "being like something" but is also used in the sense of "in like
measure" and "this much" is what is meant here (in Thanvi Sahib's writing)".
* . . . In the controversial writing of (Thanvi Sahib), the word "like
this" has been used in the sense of "in this measure" and "this much",
so where does a similitude comes in." (Tauzeeh-ul-Bayann, Pages 8, 17,
by Murtaza Hasan Darbhangi.)
"Hazrat Maulana Thanvi has used the word "like this' not "this much"
in his writing. Had the word "this much" been used, then the apprehension
would have been justified that, Allah forbid, the knowledge of the holy
Prophet (Alaihis Salaam) had been made equal to that of others . . . The
word "like this" indicated a similitude". (Ash-Shahaab-us Husain Ahmad
Tandvi Madni.)
(Murtaza Hasan Sahib does not acknowledge the word "like this" to be
an epithet of similitude for fear of being guilty of polytheism while Husain
Ahmad Madani says that "like this" is a simile and tries to prove as correct
what Murtaza * Sahib deems polytheistic, and Murtaza Sahib tries to prove
(in Thanvi Sahib's writing) what, in the eyes of Husain Ahmad Sahib (Thanvi
Sahib's writing) is polytheism. Thus, while defending Thanvi Sahib, both
these have themselves become polytheists, according to the differing fatwa
of each of them).
* "If some knowledge of the unseen is meant, then how does it distinguish
the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)? Knowledge of some of the
unseen is possessed by even those who are non-Prophets".
* "Knowledge of the unseen which is direct (personal) is exclusive to
Allah, but knowledge of the unseen (Ilm-e-Ghaib) which is indirect (through
revelation etc.) is possible for the creations". (Bastul Banaan, Page
2, Ashraf Ali Thanvi.)
* "It has been accepted in Hifz-ul-lmaan (by Ashraf Ali Thanvi) that
the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) had been given knowledge
of the unseen by Allah. (Tauzeeh-ul-Bayaan, Page 13, Murtaza Hasan Darbhagi.)
* "People say that Prophets and friends of Allah do not have knowledge
of the unseen, but I (Haaji Imdaad-ul-Laah) say that whichever way the
right-guided people may cast their eyes, they discover and perceive of
the unseen".
* "Thus, Maulana Thanvi has divided the unseen world into two parts,
and believes one part can be seen in everybody".
"This Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) informs us of the unseen
of all kinds, whether they relate to the past or the present, to the names
or the attributes of Allah or to the Shari'ah rules or to the truth of
religion or its denial or to heaven and hell or to events after death,
and this Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam) is not at all miserly in
letting us know about them".
* "The conclusion is that ordinary people are not informed of the unseen
directly, but the Prophets (Alih
White and Black
Facts of Deobandi-ism
S.G. Khawajah
Maulana Okarvi Academy Al A'lami,
South Africa
The Urdu edition is available from: Zia-ul-Qur'aan Publications, Daata
Ganj Bakhsh Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Sheikh Sa'di
( May Allah have mercy on him )
Khush Aaan Ko Az Adab Khud Ra Beynaarast
Nadaaram Aaan Musalmaan Zaadah Ra Dost
Keh Dar Daaish Fuzood-o-Az Adab Kaast
( May Allah have mercy on him )
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)
am I.
I give allegiance and an subservient to Ali's' progeny
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* Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Usmaan, Hazrat Ali (Radiyallahu
Anhum)
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Ghaus-e-Samadaani,
Shabhaaz-e-La Makaani,,
Qutb-e-Rabbaani
Hazrat Abu Muhammad Muhiyiud-deen
Sheikh Saiyid Abdul Qaadir
Hasani Husaini Jeelaani,
Saiyaidina
Ghaus-e-A'zam,
( Radiyal Laahu Anhu Wa Ardaahu Ahha )
Grant to my heart and my soul knowledge that comes out of faith!
Grant out of Your mercy to this slave of Qaadiree
The ability to be a disciple of Mahboob-e-Subhaani.
of Bareilly Shareef, India.
(Radiyal Laahu Anhu).
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)'
( Ghufira Lahu )
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam).
Wo Hein Keya Magar Wo Hein Keya Naheen, Ye Muhib Habeeb Ki Baat
Het'
Allah Hi Ko Ma' loom He Keya Jaaniye Keya He"
A famous Persian couplet aptly describes their condition
*The writer of these pamphlets would, surely, have been
a so-called scholar of the Deobandi Wahaabi school who did not have faith
in his own beliefs and. so, did not disclose his name. He surely would
have been a hypocrite and had tried to hide his real face.
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(Ash-Shahaubus Saaqib, Page 42)
(Page 66, Ash Shahaabus Saaqib)
(Invitation to Religion), Pages 97 and 98.
(Biography of Maulana Muhammad Yoosuf, Page 414)
(Sawaanih Maulana Muhammad Yoosuf, Page 414)
(Please see my pamphlet, "Look at your antics", for confirmation through
pictures and newspaper clippings.)
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* All these proofs can be seen in my booklet "Apni Ada
Dekh" (Look at your antics), which comprises cuttings from all-important
newspapers of Pakistan. I have with me a record of all this.
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What will the self-appointed right-guided ulama of Deoband now say
about their own Thanvi Sahib? If the Sunnis (Bareilvi) hold Giyarhveen
Shareef for the 'Isaal-e-Sawaab of Hazrat Saiyidina Ghaus-i-A'zam (Radiyal
Laahu Anhu) it is declared against Shari' at, but if the ulama of Deoband
hold Qur'aan-recital sessions and say faartihalh for the 'Isaal-e-Sawaab
of even non-Muslims, then no fatwa is issued against them. No fatwa is
issued against celebrating the founding of the Daarul Uloom at Deoband
and the celebrations being inaugurated by a Hindu woman (late Mrs. Indira
Gandhi). But if the coming into this world of the Messenger of Allah (Sallal
Laahu Alaihe Wasallam) is celebrated, fatwa of polytheism, innovation and
illegality are hurled against the Sunnis. Is this the criterion of truth
in the eyes of Deobandi propagandists that if their own people do similar
acts even for non-Muslims, they would still remain in the category of right
guided ulama, but if the Sunnis do the same things for those loved by Allah
in consonance with the Shari'at and Sunnat then they are to be called polytheists
and innovators? Does this act on the part of Wahaabi-Deobandi propagandists
not come within the purview of selling Deen (religion) and cutting jokes
with Allah?
"Johannesburg to Bareilly".
Wasa Ya'lamul Lazeena Zalamoo Aiyya Munqalabin Yanqaliboon.
(And soon the unjust will see by what overturning they are being over
turned.)
What will the self-appointed right-guided ulama of Deoband now say
about their own Thanvi Sahib?
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* This servant of the Ahle Sunnat would like to inform
his readers that had it not been for the fact that he believes in loving
for the sake of Allah and also hating for the sake of Allah, he would have,
like the author of the pamphlet "Johannesburg to Bareilly", quoted so many
excerpts from the writings of the stalwarts of Deoband that it would have
become difficult for the Deobandis to hide their faces. But dishonesty
and transgression, and lies and speaking nonsense behave only the Deobandis.
Thanks be to Allah that I am concerned only with asserting the truth and
falsifying lies and speaking out the truth. Candour is my way and my distinction.
Thanks to Allah for this blessing!
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This servant of the Ahle would like to quote the whole paragraph occurring
in the preface to the Imam Ahmad Raza Number of "Al-Meezaan" and, thereafter,
sentences from this paragraph quoted by the author of the pamphlet "Johannesburg
to Bareilly", so that readers may know the truth and may, also, become
aware of the wickedness of the Wahaabi Deobandi propagandist religious
predators. Those who base themselves on lies and dishonesty are surely
taking a path going straight to hell. May Allah protect us from their wickedness!
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* Now, in 1989, a different situation exists. By the
grace of Allah, Asia and Europe are benefiting from Hazrat Imam Raza Khan
Bareilvi's profound thoughts and ideas.
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Biography writing and history-writing have been sacrificed at the altar
of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Opposition to Imam Ahmad Raza has caused
all their achievements to go waste. Imam Ahmad Raza is like a diamond,
which is eager to shine forth and illumine the whole world, but efforts
have been made to hide it behind a veil of misunderstandings and accusations.
(Imam Ahmad Raza Number of "Al-Meezaan", Page 25)
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* Examples of such fatawaa written by the ulama of Deoband
may be seen in "Introduction to ulama of Deoband" by Khateeb-i-A'zam Pakistan,
Maulana Mohammed Shafee Okarvi, Ruhrnatul Laahi Alaih.
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Thus, Gangohi Sahib has held that a person calling any of the Sahaabah
(companions of the holy Prophet) from amongst the Sahaabah (Ridwaanul Laahi
Alaihim Ajma'een) most close to the holy Prophet a polytheist will not
be deemed to go out of the Ahle-Sunnat-Wa-Jama'at. Says he, "Any person
who calls any of the venerated Sahaabah a polytheist is accursed. It is
forbidden to make such a person Imam of a mosque, but because of this major
sin he will not cease to be belong to the Sunnat Jama'at". (Fataawa-Rasheediyah,
Page 141/2)
(Ash-Shahaabus Saaqib, Pages 42, 43, 45, and 47; Naqsh-e-Hayaat, Pages
122, 123, and 432; by Janab Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madni, Principal, Madrasah
Deoband.)
(Tahzeer-un-Naas, Page 5 by Muhammad Qaasim Nanotvi.)
(Taqwiyat-ul-lmaan. Pages 14, 54, 58 and 61, by Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi
Phulti Balakoti).
(of the Qur'aan and the Sunnat)".
(Bruaheen-i-Qaati'ah, Page 3, by Janab Khaleel Ahmad Ambethvi as certified
by Janab Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi.)
(Lataaif-i-Rasheediyah, Page 22, by Janab Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi and
Ash-Shahaab-us-Saaqib, Page 57, Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madani.)
(Al-lfaazaat-ul-Yaumiyah, Vol. 7, Page 234, by Janab Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
(Ash-Shahaabus Saaqib, Page 50 by Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madni and Lataa'if-i-Rasheediyah,
Page 22 by Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi.)
(Al-Muhannad Page 28, by ulama of Deoband.)
(Imadaad-ul-Fataawa, Vol. 4, Page 115, by Thanvi.)
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Ae Habeeb-e-Kibriya Faryaad He
Sakht Mushkil Me Phansa Hoon Aajkal
Ae Mere Mushkil Elisha Faryaad He"
(Naala'e Imdaad-e-Ghareeb Page 22.)
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* More couplets from this elegy and the commentary on
it can be seen in my father's book, "An introduction to the ulama of Deoband".
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(Tazkiratur Rasheed, Vol. 2, Pages 23, 136-151 and 311, by Janab Aashiq
Ilahi Meruthi.)
(Biography of Abdul Qaadir Raipuri, Page 310, by Abul Hasan Nadvi.)
Why should not both Nanota and Gangoh feel proud of themselves".
(Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Page 36, 94, by Abdul Maajid Daryabadi.)
(Tazkiratur Rasheed, vol. 1, Pages 1 13-1 16, by Janab A'shiq llaahi
Meruthi; Meelaadun Nabi page 297, 298, 299 by Thanvi.)
(Seraat-i-Mustaqueem, Page 55.)
(Al-Muhannad, page 17, 18 by Ulama-e-Deoband.)
(Marginal notes on the Qur'aan, Page 466, by Janab Shabbeer Ahmad 'Usmaani.)
(Taqwiyat-ul-lmaan, Page 29.)
(Jawaahir-ul-Qur'aan, Page 147, by Ghulam Khan, Rawalpindi.)
(Tazkeer-ul-Akhwaan, Pages 83 & 343, by Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi
Balakoti.)
(Bahishtee Zewar, Pages 37 & 38 by Ashraf Ali Thanvi.)
(Tazkiratur Rasheed, vol. 1, Page 137.)
(Taqwiyat-ul-lmaan, Page 7, by Janab Isma'iel Dehlvi Balakoti.)
(Fataawa Rasheediyah, Part 1, Page 99, by Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi.)
(Fataawa Rasheediyah, Part 2, Page 150 by Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi.)
(Al-Muhannad, Page 14. By ulama of Deoband.)
to be more knowing and vaster in knowledge than the holy Prophet is
a polytheist"
(Ash-Shahaabus Saaqib, Page 88.)
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* This servant of the Ahle Sunnat has in his possession
the book Ash-Shahaab-us-Saaqib, published by the Ashrafiya Publications,
Raashid Company, Deoband, Saharanpur, India. You have read an excerpt from
Page 88 of this book. However, the word "than" is missing after the words
"Iblees, the accursed, but the actual wording is: "Iblees, the accursed,
the beloved Prophet (Alaihis Salaam)".
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* "I and my teachers consider such a person to be a polytheist who
calls Shaitaan, the accursed, or any other of the creations, as more knowing
than the holy Prophet". (Al-Khatm Ala-Lisaanil-Khasm, Page 6, and Qat'ul
Wa-teen, Page 10.)
(Buraheen-e-Qaati'ah has been certified by Janab Gangohi and endorsed
by Janab Tandvi. Now if all the Wahaabi propagandists of Deoband consider
the writings of Ambethvi Sahib to be correct, Thanvi Sahib and Sanbhali
Sahib and all those Deobandi-Wahaabi ulama who had signed Al-Mukannad will
have to be declared polytheists and apostates. But if on the other hand,
the numerous writings of all these ulama are deemed to be correct, then
Ambethvi and Gangohi and Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madni will have to be declared
polytheists and apostates and accursed. This means that the writings of
whichever group of Wahaabis of Deoband are endorsed, they will not be able
to save it from being declared polytheistic and they would themselves lose
their faith).
(Baraheen-i-Qaati'ah, Page 51, by Khaleel Ahmad Ambethvi.)
(Taghyeer-ul-Unwaan, Page 3, by Ashraf Ali Thanvi.)
(Shamnatim-e-lmduadiyah, Vol. 2, Page 115 and Imduad-ul-Mushaanq, Page
76.)
(Ash-Shahab-us-Saaqib, Page 106, Husain Ahmad Tandvi Madani.)
(Marginal note on the Qur'aan, Page 764, Shabbeer Ahmad Usmaani.)