What are the beliefs of theBareilawi (or Barelvi) sect?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Bareilawis are an extreme Sufi sect that appeared in the
Indo-Pakistani subcontinent, in the city ofBareilly, in the Indian
stateof Uttar Pradesh during the days of British colonialism.
The basic principles of their misguided, deviant teachings are based
on exaggeration about the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) and the members of his household, exaggeration about the
righteous, enmity towardsAhl as-Sunnah, and diverting the people
awayfrom jihad for the sake of Allah.
The founder of this sect was called Ahmad Reza Khan Taqiy 'Ali Khan;
he called himself 'Abd al-Mustafa.
He was one of the misguided extremists. He used to say: "When you are
confused, seek help from the occupants of the graves."
In his extreme exaggeration about the Messenger (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him), he said: "The Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) is in control everywhere; he is the king
of earth and the sovereign of mankind."
And he said: "O Muhammad, I cannot say that you are Allah and I cannot
differentiate between you and Him; your matter is for Him to judge,
for He knows best what you really are."
And he said: "Allah, may He be blessed and exalted,gave the one who
broughtthe Qur'an, our master Muhammad (blessings andpeace of Allah be
upon him), everything that is in al-Lawh al-Mahfooz."
And he said: "The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
is light from the Lightof Allah, and all of creationcomes from his
light."
Amjad 'Ali, one of their leaders, said: "The Prophet(blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) is a deputy of Allah with complete
authority, and the entire universe is under his control. So he does
whatever he wants, he gives whatever he wants to whoever he wants, he
takes whatever he wants, and there is no one in the universe who can
alter his rule. He is the master of humans and whoever does not make
him his sovereign is deprived of the sweetness of the sunnah."
And he said: "Those who reject seeking help from the Prophets and
saints and from their graves are heretics."
Ahmad Yar Khan – one of their shaykhs – said: "The shar'i meaning of
the one who is present and watching [this refers to the Prophet
(blessings andpeace of Allah be upon him] is that the one who
ispossessed of holy power isable to see the world like the palm of his
hand from the place where he is; he can hear sounds from nearand from
far; he can go around the world in a single moment; he helps those who
are in need andhe answers those who callon him."
They used to build structures over graves andfrequent them, lighting
candles and lamps in them, offer sacrifices to them in fulfilment of
vows, seeking barakah (blessing) from them, holding celebrations for
them, putting flowers and roses and cloths on them and putting
curtains around them, and calling their followers to circumambulate
the tombs, seeking barakah from them.
See: al-Kashf 'an Haqeeqat as-Sufiyyah (1/350); as-Sufiyah: Nash'atuha
wa Tatawwuruha (p. 62); al-Mawsoo'ah al-Muyassarah fi'l-Adyaan
wa'l-Madhaahib wa'l-Ahzaab al-Mu'aasirah (p. 302-306).
See also the answer to question no. 1487
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked:
There is a certain group in Pakistan that is called the Bareilawis or
the Nawaari group, named after their current leader who is known as
Nawaari. I askedyou for the shar'i ruling concerning them and
theirbeliefs, and praying behind them, so that this may bring peace of
mind to many people who do not know the truth about them. And once
again, I would like to ask you about some of their mythsand widespread
beliefs:
1. The belief that the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) is alive
2. The belief that the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) is present and can see what is happening, especially
immediately after Jumu'ah prayer.
3. The belief that the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) will definitely intercede for them.
4. They believe in the awliya' ("saints") and the occupants of
graves, and they pray at their graves and ask them to meet their
needs.
5. They build domes over graves and put lights in them.
6. They are known to say "Ya Rasool, Ya Muhammad (O Messenger, O
Muhammad) (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
7. They get angry with the one who says Ameen out loud and raises
his hands when praying, and they regard him as a Wahhaabi.:->
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