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Thursday, February 15, 2001 - 01:38 pm From tariqas-approval@world.std.com Wed Jun 21 13:11:37 1995 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 11:00:17 -0600 From: granger_m@WIZARD.COLORADO.EDU (Mike Granger) Subject: Wahabism Exposed Content-Length: 17695 This is part one of the text of a leaflet handed out at the Muslim Community Center in Chicago last Jumu'ah. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==================== Wahhabism Exists ==================== A leaflet entitled "Wahabism Exposed" was distributed by a Chicago-based organization named "Institute of Islamic Information and Education" (III&E). In it are found the astounding views that there is no such thing as Wahhabism, that those who are called by the name of Wahhabis are in fact better than ordinary Muslims, that those who use the terms "Wahhabism" or "Wahhabis" are agents of Shaytan, and worst of all, that Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab is referred to in short as "Muhammad"! The present response will show that such claims are partisan lies intended to deceive Muslims and pass corruption as truth. Furthermore, all sincere believers should demand the withdrawal from circulation of that mendacious leaflet, and the verification of III&E publications by competent individuals in order to prevent the growing wave of disinformation emanating from Muslim sources. ***Lie#1: The III&E leaflet claims: "The term 'Wahabism'... is a derogatory and an accusatory term used to denigrate Muslims of certain aqeedah and who shun certain practices, perceived by others to be Islamic." The leaflet of course does not specify which practices. The impression it gives is that Wahhabis are Muslims of sound 'aqeedah without further proof than stating so and that these "certain practices" which they shun must surely be bad. The reality is that Wahhabis have been condemned in fatwa after fatwa by Muslim scholars over the last two-hundred years for their innovations, for killing Muslims in Mecca, Madina and Ta'if and for calling Muslim believers "kafir." ***Lie #2: The III&E leaflet states: "When people belong to a certain aqeedah, such as Ashari, Juhaimi, Sunni, Shi'ah..." This phrasing craftily suggests that "Ash'ari" and "Sunni" are altogether different concepts and that the former is but one of many schools antithetical to the Sunni, and even heretical! This is a distortion of the definition of "Sunni" and a slander on all Muslims and their scholars, whose overwhelming majority belong to the Ash'ari creed, and that creed is the creed of Sunni Muslims worldwide and of all the major scholars of Islam. It is a typical refrain of Wahhabis to claim that "Ash'ari" and "Sunni" are antithetical concepts whereas they are synonymous, as proven by their interchangeable use in the writings of the Imams Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Ghazali, al-Hakim, Abu Nu'aym, Suyuti, Haythami, al-Dhahabi, Ibn Asakir and many others. Virtually all muftis and scholars of Islam are Ash'ari outside of the Najd area and we challenge anyone to deny this. Here are the names of some of major contemporary scholars of the Ash'ari school: - Hasanayn Muhammad Makhluf (Founding member of the Muslim World League and former mufti of Egypt) - Abdullah Kanun al-Hasani (founding member of the MWL and president of the Scholars of Morocco Institute) - Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khazraji (Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Unitted Arab Emirates) - Muhammad al-Shazili al-Nayfar (Founding member of MWL and Dean of al-Zaytuna University, Tunis) - Al-Husayni Abd al-Majid Hashim (President of Azhar University, Egypt and Secretary General of the Research Institute in Mecca) - Muhammad Fal al-Banani (Secretary-General of Muslim Scholars in Mauritania and founding member of MWL) - Muhammad Sallim ibn 'Adud (Minister of Culture and Islamic Affairs in Mauritania, President of the Supreme Islamic Court, and founding member of the Institute of Jurisprudence in Mecca) - Ahmad Kuftaro (mufti of Syria and founding member of MWL) - Yusuf ibn Ahmad al-Siddiq (Chief Judge of the Islamic Court in Bahrain and founding member of MWL) - Muhammad Rashid Kabbani (mufti of Lebanon and present member of MWL) - Muhammad Malik al-Kandahlawi (shaykh of Hadith, University of al-Ashrafiyyah, Lahore, Pakistan) - Sayyid Muhammad Abdul Qadir Azad (President of the Islamic Scholars Society of Pakistan) - Dr. Abdul Razzaq Iskandar (principal of the Islamic University of Karachi) and innumerable others that we cannot list in this brief space. ***Lie #3: The III&E leaflet asks: "Did Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab presented [sic] any new school of fiqhi principles? We find that he was himself an ardent follower of HANBALI madh-hab, and he revered Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal." Notice that the author(s) leave their own question unanswered, because it is well-known that Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab was castigated by Hanbali scholars -- beginning with his own father and brother -- precisely for misrepresenting the position of Imam Ahmad and his school, and for innovating new and strange fiqhi principles! That he was "himself an ardent follower" proves nothing, as can be learned fromthe "ardent followers" of greater men than Imam Ahmad (ra), such as the Prophet 'Isa (as) or Imam 'Ali (r). ***Lie #4: As a continuation of Lie #3, the III&E leaflet claims that "We find that Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab remained throughout his life a follower of Hanbali madh-hab AND DID NOT DEVIATE MUCH FROM IT" (!). This sentence reiterates the false claim that he was a strict Hanbali, and in the same breath acknowledges that he deviated from the Hanbali madhhab! Such double-talk shows that the writer hardly knows where to stand in proving his thesis. If this writer were in a freshman composition class he would no doubt receive a failing grade for his lack of logical sequence and poor writing style. At any rate, the III&E leaflet confirms that the question is not whether Ibn Abdul Wahhab deviated, for all agree that he did; the question is: how much did he deviate? We do not leave it to partisans and amateurs to answer such a question but we take it to the scholars of the shari'a, and we have already given many references to the effect that he deviated enough to be classified as promoting a false 'aqeedah by some scholars, and as a mubtadi' (innovator) by others. ***Lie #5: The III&E leaflet clamors: "Those who made their goal to fight 'Wahabism' are fighting a non-existent enemy, a creation of a figment of their own mind." Here we enter into real absurdity as it seems that the leaflet is busy defending a non-existent object. If "Wahabism" is a non-existent enemy, who and what is the leaflet trying so hard to defend? Who were the attackers of Madina who killed women and children in 1804 and tried to destroy the dome of the Prophet's (s) mosque? Allah made their hand to wither and their eyes to go blind, as they were unsuccessful in their attempt. Nonetheless, they destroyed the tombs of the Sahaba and the Tabi'in. To say that there is no Wahhabiyya and that we should not worry is like treating the Muslims like babies and feeding them a pacifier, or telling us that there is no fire to put out so that the fire grows to the point that it can destroy us. The Shaykh of Najd, Ibn Abdul Wahhab did exist; the confusion that his teachings created has entered every other mosque in the Middle East and the West; the school of thought that he established and that was adoped by the Saud tribe does exist; its dissemination thanks to oil money is a fact; and the spread of Wahhabi literature everywhere is a palpable reality. Only an idiot or a liar can deny this. This is part two of the text of a leaflet handed out at the Muslim Community Center in Chicago last Jumu'ah. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Lie #6: The III&E leaflet further insults the integrity of Muslims: "The [six] books of Hadith mentioned are famous and all Sunni Muslims give lip service to them [!] and ... 'Wahabis' call you to go one step beyond lip service and implement the teachings in your lives." This statement is a typical attack questioning the faith of all Muslims and impudently claiming that Wahabis are better than Muslims. May Allah destroy the enemies of Muslims who made such a claim. Muslims do not "pay lip service" to the Six Books of authentic hadith (Sunan) but base their entire life and belief on them! Muslims do not allow anyone to get away with such sweeping aspersions cast on their belief. It is the Wahhabis themselves who have carved a reputation for opposing the Sunan and revising them through innovative views and methods. Furthermore, this is an overt admission by the leaflet writer(s) that Wahabis exist, which contradicts the previous statement (see Lie#5) that they are imaginary! Allah shows their falsehood through their own words. As Umar ibn al-Khattab (r) said concerning innovators: "Beware of those who push their own opinion (as-hab al-ra'y) for they are the enemies of the Sunan." (Ibn al-Qayyim, Madarij al-Salikin 3:348). ***Lie #7: The III&E leaflet further blunders: "Who was Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab? He was a reformer..." There is no such thing as "reform" (islah) in Islam. In Islam there is Renewal (tajdid) and the person who brings it is called a Renewer (mujaddid) according to the hadith of the Prophet (s) to that effect: "At the head of every hundred years someone will come to you (Muslims) and renew for you the matter of this religion (Islam)." The admirers and sectarians of Ibn Abdul Wahhab, however, call him a reformer, not only because he never had the caliber of a Renewer, but because they follow in this the practice of the Christian Reformation and the countless branches of the Protestant Churches. This is only one of many striking similarities between the Wahhabi sect and Christian Protestantism. Other similarities is the Wahhabi hatred of awliya (saints) in Islam, whom they call in their leaflet "personality cults"; and their actual defense of the term "fundamentalism" which the leaflet calls: "a term without definition but made derogatory." There is no such thing in Islam as fundamentalism, nor protestantism, personality cults, or reform, and whoever tells Muslims otherwise is a liar and an innovator. As for the Wahhabi cliam that following the pious saints amounts to a personality cult, it contradicts the Qur'an and the Sunna, as Allah has ordered Muslims: "Ask the people of knowledge (of God)", and these have been defined by Abu Hanifa and ash-Shafi'i as the scholar-saints (al-awliya al-ulama), and the Prophet (s) said: "Do not ask from people, but if you must ask, then ask the pious saints (wa in kunta sa'ilan la budda fa sal al-salihin)", as narrated in al-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban. ***Lie #7: The III&E leaflet makes its most scandalous claim in the following sentence: "Naturally, those who were hurt by Muhammad's teaching screamed and fought back with their own devilish instruments of slander, lies and hate mongering." We ask Muslims: Is it not a devilish slander and an overt lie to call Ibn Abdul Wahhab as if he were the Prophet (s) himself?! Not one single book of biography or history, and certainly not hadith or fiqh, calls anyone by the name of "Muhammad" without adding EVERY TIME his full name, to avoid confusion with the Seal of Prophets (s) who ALONE is called Muhammad (pbuh). Let Muslims be warned that this appellation in the III&E leaflet is not an oversight, but a frequent phenomenon of Wahhabi writings. How dare they, after such grave deviations, charge anyone with the cult of personality when they are the first ones to practice it? ***Lie #8: Last but not least, the leaflet comes to one of the most cherished lies of the Wahhabis: "The term 'Wahabis and Wahabism' was the invention of the British to divide Muslims... We should not allow ourselves to continue to be the victims of Imperialist designs." This is another insult to the intelligence of Muslims. All Muslims know that it is the British who took away the Khilafa and put in place the Wahhabi kingdom of the Saud to insure access to oil! The only recent member of that kingdom whose oil policy did not suit the West was taken away (King Faysal, rahimah Allah). The consequence of this Western offensive on the Umma is the on-going imposition of the Wahhabi school of thought on Muslims worldwide and the gradual removal of the established Four Schools of fiqh which are based on hte authentic 'aqeedah of the two Imams, al-Ash'ari and al-Maturidi. We close this warning to the liars within the Umma with a call to all Muslims not to accept what is handed down to them by innovators and tongue-twisters, as the Prophet (s) condemned them in his time and it is a duty upon us to condemn them in ours. As for Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, the Shaykh of Najd, he is neither a mujtahid nor an accepted scholar of the Sunna but someone who brought confusion and dissension to Muslims, as the Prophet (s) warned that out of Najd would come fitna to Muslims and the very Horn of Shaytan. We seek protection in Allah from him and his shaytans, today's Wahhabis, and we sincerely warn Muslims to call falsehood for what it is and stay away from it, and to hold tightly to the Rope of Allah which is represented by the Four Schools and the great majority of Muslims. And Allah knows best. List of Books of Fatwas Condemning Wahabism ------------------------------------------- (Wahabis Want you to believe these books do not exist, or that these scholars are British)! -- Allama al-Shaykh Sulayman ibn Abdul Wahhab an-Najdi. Elder of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab: 1. al-Sawa'iq al-Ilahiyya fi al-radd 'ala al-Wahhabiyya. ["Divine Lightning in Answering the Wahhabis"] -- Sayid Ahmad ibn Zayni al-Dahlan (d. 1304/1886) Shafi'i Mufti and Shaykh al-Islam in Hijaz: 2. al-Durar al-saniyyah fi al-radd ala al-Wahhabiyyah. ["The Pure Pearls in Answering the Wahhabis"] 3. Fitnat al-Wahhabiyyah. ["The Wahhabi Sedition"] 4. Kuhlasat al-kalam fi bayan umara' al-balad al-Haram. ["The Summation Concerning the Leaders of the Holy Sanctuary"] (A history of the Wahhabi Fitna in Najd and in the Hijaz). --Shah Mu'in al-Haqq al-Dehlawi (d. 1289) 5. Sayf al-Jabbar al-maslul 'ala a'da' al-Abrar ["The Sword of the Almighty Drawn Against the Enemies of the Pure Ones"] --Dr. al-Dahesh ibn Abdullah, (Arab University of Morocco), editor: 6. Munadhara 'ilmiyya bayna 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sharif wa al-Imam Ahmad ibn Idris fi al-radd 'ala Wahabiyyat Najd, Tihama, wa 'Asir. ["Scholarly Debate the Sharif and Ahmad ibn Idris Against the Wahhabis of Najd, Tihama, and 'Asir"] --anonymous: 7. al-Haqa'iq al-islamiyya fi al-radd 'ala al-maza'im al-Wahhabiyya ["The Truths of Islam in Responding to the Claims of Wahabis"] --al-Qadi Yusuf al-Nabahani al-Shafi'i: 8. Shawahid al-Haqq fi al-Istigatha bi Sayyid al-Khalq (s) ["The Proofs of Truth in the Seeking of the Intercession of the Prophet (s)"] --Jamal Effendi Sidqi al-Zahawi: 9. al-Fajr al-Sadiq fi al-radd 'ala munkiri al-tawassul. ["The True Dawn in Answering Those Who Deny the Seeking of Intercession"] Contains a detailed description of the Wahhabi heresy and of their false 'aqeedah. --Shaykh al-Islam Dawud ibn al-Sayyid Sulayman al-Baghdadi: 10. al-Minha al-Wahbiyya fi radd al-Wahhabiyya ["The Divine Dispensation Concerning the Wahhabi Deviation"] 11. Ashadd al-Jihad fi Ibtal Da'wa al-Ijtihad. ["The Most Violent Jihad in Proving False Those Who Claim Ijtihad"] --Hamd Allah al-Dajwi: 12. al-Basa'ir li Munkiri al-tawassul ka amthal Muhd. Ibn Abdul Wahhab. ["The Evident Proofs Against Those Who Deny the Seeking of Intercession Like Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab"] --Muhammad Ashiq al-Rahman al-Habibi: 13. 'Adhab Allah al-Mujdi li Junun al-Munkir al-Najdi ["Allah's Terrible Punishment for the Mad Rejector from Najd"] --al-Sayyid Mustafa ibn Ahmad al-Shatti al-Hanbali. Mufti of Syria: 14. al-Nuqul al-shar'iyyah fi al-radd 'ala al-Wahhabiyya. ["The Legal Proofs in Answering the Wahhabis"] (proves that the Wahhabi 'aqeedah is fasid and batil [corrupt and incorrect]). --Allama al-Shaykh Abd Rabbu ibn Sulayman al-Shafi'i al-Azhari. The author of Sharh Jami' al-Usul li ahadith al-Rasul, a basic book of Usul al-Fiqh: 15. Fayd al-Wahhab fi Bayyan Ahl al-Haqq wa man dalla 'ana al-sawab. 4 vols. ["Allah's Outpouring in Differentiating the True Muslims from Those Who Deviated"] --Hasan ibn Ali al-Saqqaf al-Shafi'i, Islamic Research Institute, Amman, Jordan. 16. al-Igatha bi adillat al-istighatha wa al-radd al-mubin 'ala munkiri al-tawassul [The Mercy in the Proofs of Seeking Intercession and the Clear Answer to Those who Reject It"] 17. Ilqam al hajar li al-Mutatawil 'ala al-Asha'ira min al-Basha. ["The Stoning of All Those Who Attack Ash'aris"] The Genealogy of Wahhabi Doctrines ----------------------------------- They can be isolated in four innovations: -Anthropomorphism of Allah (Likening Him to His creation). -Making one and the same abstract thing of Uluhiyya (Essence of God) and Rububiyya (Atributes of the Lordship of God). -Rejecting the Honor of the Prophet (s) and the saints (salihin) and treating their veneration (tawqir) as 'ibadat (worship) shirk (idolatry). -Calling all Muslims between the fourth and the twelfth Hijri centuries (when Ibn Abdul Wahhab was born) mushrikun and kuffar who never practiced real Islam, including the Four Schools of fiqh, the Two Schools of 'Aqeedah (Ash'ari and Maturidi), and all schools of 'ilm as-Suluk (Tasawwuf) but excluding Ibn Taymniyya and Ibn al-Qayyim and their school. Concerned Muslims of MCC http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/isl/wahabism.exp
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Thursday, February 15, 2001 - 02:48 pm Who cares what the Saudis and Wahabis do. As far as I'm concern, the Saudi Arabia under the law of Wahabis and IRAN under the law of Shia are the same to me. Shia, Sufism, Wahabism and any other firqa from Islam are deviate paths. The Quran and Sunnah is what the Propeht left for us. I'm no shia, no wahabi, no salafi, no sufi; I'm a Muslim and who follows the Quran and Sunnah. Shias are extremists too as Wahabits. Shia, like the jews, think they are the chosen people calling themselves ahlul bayt. Even a black African Somali shia person (Sincere) think he or she belongs to ahlul bayt. LOL Shia Unvelied: http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/shia_fal.html "WAHABISM EXPOSED!" http://www.alharamain.org/english/index.htm THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SHEE'AH AND MUSLIMS WHO FOLLOW THE SUNNAH: http://www.alharamain.org/english/index.htm SUFISM UNVELIED: http://www.alharamain.org/english/index.htm In Defense of Sunnah: http://www.shariah.net/in-defense-of-sunnah/default.htm About Shi'a Sect: http://www.alsalafyoon.com/EnglishPosts/shclarsonshia.htm Sufi Thursday, February 15, 2001 - 07:19 pm LOL, what is so funny to you. I will get my shiekh to read a prayer on you and then you will laugh no more. Do not under estimate the powers of a sufi master!!! Do not !!! Nobody laughs at us! "One who is trying to obey his Lord and follow the example of his Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) should know that out of all that is quoted by those who dance while doing Dhikr of Allah, none of it is authentic, such as the story that Allah inspired His Prophet saying, "Truly, Allah is pleased with Aboo Bakr, so is Aboo Bakr pleased with his Lord?" so when Aboo Bakr heard that, he began to shake in delight and sway left and right, and began to say, "How can I not be pleased with Allah?" Even if this imaginary tale is correct, it would oppose their argument, for Allah describes the believers, saying: alladheena idhaa dhukira-LLAAHu fwajilat quloobuhum [8:2] "Those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble." In contrast, these people remain unmoved when the Qur'an is recited, whereas when the flute is played, they rush into their well-known movements! However, this incident is not quoted in any hadeeth, authentic or otherwise. Shi'ism: An Exposition and Refutation of the Sources... http://www.uh.edu/campus/msa/group/shiasm/Khutoot.frame_2.html 7 - SHI'ITE ATTACK ON THE NOBLE QUR'AN 8 - SHI'ITE LIES, EVEN AGAINST `ALI 9 - REJOIOCING OF THE MISSIONARIES AND ORIENTALISTS 10 - SHI'ITE VIEWS ON THE MUSLIM RULERS 11 - MALICE AGAINST ABU BAKR AND `UMAR 12 - SHI'ITES EXALT THE ASSASSIN OF THE CALIPH `UMAR 13 - DESIRE FOR REVENGE AND DESTRUCTION 14 - SHI'ITES' WAY OF THINKING UNCHANGED 15 - DISTORTION OF HISTORICAL FACTS 16 - THE SHI'ITES PLACE THEIR IMAMS ABOVE THE MESSENGER 17 - SHI'ITE TREACHERY TOWARDS ISLAMIC GOVERNMENTS 18 - THE TREACHERY OF AL-'ALQAMI AND IBN ABIL-
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Thursday, February 15, 2001 - 03:22 pm !ATTENTION! This is a public Health warning ! The following is a Warning do not buy or reading the books, or listen to their cassettes, as their DISINFORMATION will affect your hearts thus render them DEAD and useless. Every thing written by the following:- Wahabhi/Deobandis= Salafi=Nadji=Shaytan as Abdul Wahab was called ‘Shaykh al-Najd Abdul Wahab" thus the name Wahabis comes from here. And as own Tradition tells us, own Noble Prophet Peace be upon him called Shaytan ‘Shaykh al-Najd’, the only person called that name is Abdul Wahab, so this is his real title, that of Shaytan. Which is Najdi, meaning he that came from Najdi. These are the same groups which have the same hated for the Majority of Sunni Muslims they claim to be Sunni but really are something else in disguise, they are nothing else but the army of Dajjal (Anti-Christ). Propagating anti-Islamic beliefs about Islam. They are tyrants and have label own Noble Classical Scholars as Kufar only say four things because the are square-headed and stupid they say ‘Bida, Shirk, Haram and Kufur’ some of these people I’ll mention below; try to avoid they CRAP if you can; Most or all of Al-Hidaayah Publishing books All of Bin Baz books Dr Bilal Philips books Shaykh al-Banni Books More or less all of the above have had books published by al-Hidaayah Ashraf Ali Thanwi he’s known to the sunnis by hes famous book Beshti Zaiver in Urdu this book is full of contradictions and must be avoided by all sister, its NOT a sunni book because Ashraf Ali Thanwi was a Founder Member of deobandi movement. He cleverly wrote it but too many Pakistanis are fooled by this book - get rid of it, is my advice. These people have all a great love for Abdul Wahab a.k.a Mr Najdi. So you’ve been warned. Now tell others. More to be added If one has more information to be added to this Nadji list please forward and I’ll add them.
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Thursday, February 15, 2001 - 06:58 pm salamu aleykum... The warning should made on you... that strange thing to all those who are wathcing Deobondi is sufi order... the funny thing is between them and Sufi tariqa..called berwali are always fight.. Sufi are not even united... the difference is Deobondi.. THe other thing this guy who put him self... whats your tariqa.. berwali... who have many things...that contradict the creed of scholars of sunnah... Insha Allah to Ahul hadith and All the people on the way of Salaf salih I will put pryer done by some of the Sufi... THan you will know who in the right way??????!! who call them self...ahul sunnah...or sunni...you will be really suprised...
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Thursday, February 15, 2001 - 07:02 pm This is is one of their posts, I put here so every one could see them. And abdul kadir jelani is free of them. Subhan Allah, they saying he orderd them to do that.!! I wonder if Imam Ahmed saw this people what he would say!! When Basher al-hafee(A great zahid praised by Imam ahmed) he was used to say duaa when he was visited by people so when AHmed was told by his student the Basher says that. He said ask him where did he get it?(akee this is only duaa) then Basher may Allah mercy on him... gave him the isnaad up to one of the salaf and ahmed accepted it. When time a man came to Ahmed and started making tabrauk..(touching him for blessing) .. Ahemd got upset on him and said where did you get it from?(if you want more read the book by ibn Rajab Al-hakemu jadera sharh hadith ba'ethtu ba'yen sa'a" The person who post this is Nashaqabndi... many the so called sufi tariqa belive this and worse.... think about it, does not Muhammed bin Abdul wahab had reason to get upset?!!! Here the post below: Posted By: Asif J Naqshbandi-Jama'ati (pc5.meng.ucl.ac.uk) Date: 3/9/99 Assalamu alaykum. This is a posting originally made by Brother Ruslan in 1998 regarding tawassul or asking the Awliya of Allah for help. I hope brother Ruslan doesn't mind. It is quotes from His Excellency, the Sultan of the Saints, Our Master and Lord [sayyedna wa mawlana] Shaikh Sayyid Abd ul Qadir al Jilani radhi Allah anhu: ******************** Description of the plea for help[istighatha] related to the noble presence [hadra] of our master and our pillar of support, the Supreme Helper [al-Ghawth al A’œam] (may Allah the Exalted sanctify his splendid and most glorious innermost being). The proper time for its performance is on a Tuesday night* either at midnight or at the time shortly preceding the break of day [waqt as-sahar]. It reads as follows: In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate If you are troubled by some worrisome concern, and you wish that Allah would dispel it from you, you should perform two [voluntary] cycles of ritual prayer [rak’atain] after the late evening prayer [salat al-’isha’], or at the time shortly preceding break of day [waqt as-sahar]. In each cycle [rak’a], you should recite, after the Opening Sura, the Sura (Q 112) of Sincere Devotion, eleven times. Then you should pronounce the salutation [taslima], and bow down in prostration [sujud] to Allah after the greeting of peace [salam]. [While in prostration] you should ask Allah for whatever you need, then raise your head and invoke blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), eleven times. Then you should stand upright, and take eleven steps in the direction of ‘Iraq, to the right of the Qibla, saying: 1st Step: “O Shaikh Muhyi’d-Din!” 2nd Step: “O Chieftain Muhyi’d-Din!” 3rd Step: “O our Patron Muhyi’d-Din!” 4th Step: “O Master Muhyi’d-Din!” 5th Step: “O Dervish Muhyi’d-Din!” 6th Step: “O Professor Muhyi’d-Din!” 7th Step: “O Sultan Muhyi’d-Din!” 8th Step: “O Shah Muhyi’d-Din!” 9th Step: “O Ghawth Muhyi’d-Din!” 10th Step: “O Qutb Muhyi’d-Din!” 11th Step: “O Chieftain of chieftains Muhyi’d-Din!” Then you should say” O ‘Ubaida’llah [Dear Servant of Allah], help me, by Allah’s leave! O Shaikh of men and jinn, help me and support me in the satisfaction of my needs! Then you should recite the following supplication [du’a’] three times: “O Allah, all belongs to You, all is because of You, all if from You, and all is returning to You. You are the All and the All of All. Of Your Mercy, O Most Merciful of the Merciful [I beg You to grant my plea]. And may Allah bless our Chieftain Muhammad, and his family and his Companions, and may He grant them peace!” Amin! * Remember that the night of Tuesday is Monday night Gregorian. ****************** Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir’s advice to the supplicant in need of help. Shaikh ‘Ali al-Khabbaz [the Baker] (may Allah be well pleased with him) once said: “I heard Shaikh Abu ‘l-Qasim ‘Umar say: ‘I heard my master, Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir (may Allah be well pleased with him), say: “‘“If someone in distress appeals to me for help [istaghatha bi], he will be relieved of his distress. If someone in hardship invokes my name, his hardship will be dispelled. If someone beseeches Allah, through me, to satisfy a need, his need will be satisfied. “‘“If someone is experiencing a pressing need, he should perform two cycles of ritual prayer [rak’atain] in the following manner: •In each cycle [rak’a], after reciting the Opening Sura [al-Fatiha], he should recite the Sura of Sincere Devotion [Surat al-Ikhlas] eleven times. •After the salutation [salam] following the testimony [tashahhud], he should invoke blessings upon Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace)—eleven times. •He should then salute me with the greeting of peace, referring to me by my name. •Finally, he should mention his need, for it will be satisfied, if Allah (Exalted is He) so wills.”’” According to one version [riwaya] of this report, the Shaikh also said: “The supplicant should take eleven steps toward the East, in the direction of my tomb. He should mention me, and he should mention his need, for it will be satisfied.” (According to some, the Shaikh spoke of seven steps, rather than eleven.) According to yet another version, the Shaikh also advised the supplicant to recite the following poetic verses: What hardship can overtake me, when You are my treasury? How can I be wronged in this world, when You are my support? Shame on the guardian of the pasture, when he is my helper, if the cord that should hobble my camel strays off into the desert! *******
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