A call for Justice - detail

A CALL FOR JUSTICE
The first root cause of our disagreement with the Deobandi scholars
with references to their books, is before you. It should be clear that
this basic cause of disagreement is concerned with (1) Insulting the
Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and (2) Denial of the
necessities of Islam. And there is no doubt in their infidelity. A
number of verses of the Holy Qur'an bear testimony to the fact that
even a minor disrespect towards the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him), breaks one's relation with faith and Islam. Under no
circumstances can superiority in knowledge or worship save one from
the evil consequences of insolence.
Here I will request my readers NOT to read the defamatory writings of
the Deobandi scholars with a view that it is justa religious dispute
between Bareilly and Deoband. Rather what must be kept in mind is that
the attack of the Deobandi scholars is upon the great personality of
the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The attack of
their insolent pen is NOT uponthe Ahle Sunnah Bareillvischolars, but
especially on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
himself!
If you read these lines with a view that it is justa dispute between
the scholars of Bareilly and Deoband then the sincerity you need to
make a fair decision, willvanish. The purpose of my above request is
because to prefer the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
above any other belovedperson is a requirement of our faith. Therefore
put aside the scholars of Bareilly for a while and ask your faithful
conscience the followingquestions: -
(a) Do the writings of the Deobandi scholarsattack the
sanctity of ourHoly Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or not?
(b) Do these writings deviate from the basic requirements and
tenets of faith, or not?
If you have any doubt regarding the authenticity and the location of
the references given, you can yourself find and read them - these
books are openly available at bookshops, even to this day.
So what did the Ahle Sunnah Bareillvi scholarsdo? It was just that
after going through these defamatory writings of the Deobandi
scholars, the Ahle Sunnah Bareillvischolars openly displayed the
reaction ofthe unbearable distress and the spiritual agony that they
were made to suffer all of a sudden. The hurdle of relations did not
come in their way.
They contacted the Deobandi scholars and with authentic proofs asked
them to first seek repentance according tothe Shariah from those
writings - which vilify our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon
him), and which deny the necessities of Islam - and secondly to delete
those writings from their books. But the spurious fame of the Deobandi
scholars came in their way and they preferred the everlasting
punishment of fire to the disgrace of this world.
A1) A Common Trait Among Those Who Disrespect The Holy Prophet (peace
and blessings be upon him).
Deviating from the above conversation, I would like to clarify a point
to my readers, trusting that the extra moments of waiting will not be
a burden upon them.
Going through the annals of history you willnotice a common trait
among those who were insolent towards the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him). After uttering or writing any blasphemous word
due to hypocrisy, insteadof seeking repentance for their infidelity,
they resort to wrong interpretations and verbal jugglery when they are
called to account and admonished.
During the era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
the very same attitude existed in the hypocrites of Medinah. Once when
the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was returning froma
journey, the hypocritesused a derogatory word for him - and when the
Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called them to account
after he was informed by the honorable companions, the hypocrites
resorted to giving wrong interpretations and lameexcuses. It was
revealed in the Holy Qur'an to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him) as follows: -
"Do not feign excuses, you have turned disbelievers after becoming
Muslims" (Surah Tauba -9:66 - from the Holy Quran's English
Translation"Treasure of Faith" by Mohammed Aqib Qadri)
Had the revelations not been going on, the hypocrites' fraud would not
have been disclosed and they would have concealed their infidelityby
reciting Kalema in theMuslim society.
A2) A Recent Example Of Verbal Jugglery
If you wish to know about the role of the hypocrites of Medinah inthe
present age, read about the Pro Vice Chancellor of Jamia MilliaIslamia
of New Delhi. In order to be called a supporter of secularism, he
expressed his views about the banned book of Salman Rushdie in an
interview for an English Magazine that "the ban on this book (Satanic
Verses) enforced by the Indian Government should be lifted because
everyone has a fundamental right to express his views."
The clear meaning of this phrase is that Rushdie cannot be calledto
account of the Blasphemy he has done in his book because he has a
fundamental right to express his views. In other words,
Mushir-ul-Hasan with his above phrase has openly supported the
disrespecttowards our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The courageous and sacrificing students of Jamia Millia deserve praise
and applause. When they read the interview of Mushir-ul-Hasan, and
based on his crime of supporting ablasphemer, they joined hands in the
spirit of defending the honor of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him) and demanded from the then Indian Government that since a
supporter of a blasphemer is also a blasphemer, Mushir-ul-Hasan should
be sacked from his post - and that they cannot tolerate a blasphemer
and cruel person at any cost.
As this was a question of defending the honor of our Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him), a large number of teachers of the
Jamia Millia became indifferentof the consequences andannounced their
supportwith the students. When the Muslims of Delhi learned about the
incident, a wave of hatred and detestation spread, and the people of
the city also started supporting the students. The manner in which
Anjuman-e-Raza of Zakir Nagar displayed their anger against
Mushir-ul-Hasan, gave correct advice to the students and encouraged
everyone, should be written down in letters of gold.
But The Scholars Of Deoband! Only accordingto the Deobandi
Scholars(among whom Maulvi Salim Ibne Qari Tayyab Sahab and Maulvi
AhmedAli Qasimi and the secretary general of Abna-e-qadeem
Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband Maulvi Fuzail Ahmed are worth mentioning) the
blasphemy of Mushir-ul-Hasan is NOT proved. This is evident from
theirjoint statement in the daily "Qawmi Awaz" dated 18 May 1992 as
follows: -
"The students should seein the light of Islamic teachings, whether the
one who is being termed an insulter of theHoly Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him), is really an insulter or not."
How regretful and astonishing it is, that thestudents and the teachers
of Jamia Millia and the general public who are not scholars understood
the blasphemy of Mushir-ul-Hasan, but the scholars of Darul Uloom
Deoband could not understand it - although the appeal of the
Chancellor Mr. Bashiruddin Ahmed about Mushir-ul-Hasan was published
on the last page of Qawmi Awaz, and the following excerpt from it
perfectly reveals the crime of Mushir-ul-Hasan.
"The Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Jamia, Prof. Mushir-ul-Hasan has
expressed his opinion about lifting the ban on this book (Satanic
Versesby Salman Rushdie). As this is a cause of annoyance, an
environment of anger and revolt has been created."
It is clear from the statement of the Vice Chancellor that the charge
of the students against Mushir-ul-Hasan is not baseless because he has
based his statement on the fact that every one has the right to freely
express his views. Therefore whatever Salman Rushdie has written
against our Holy Prophet(peace and blessings be upon him), is
Rushdie's permitted right. But it is a matter of great regret that
despite so much explanation, the Deobandi scholars consider
Mushir-ul-Hasan guiltless. The most important justification given by
them for his innocence isas follows: -
"The one who is being termed an insulter of theHoly Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) has clarified that he is free from this sin and
has complete respect in his heart for the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him)".
The inanity of the Deobandi scholars is really pathetic that they do
not even know that in order to prove any charge, the confession or
admission of guilt is NOT required. His statements and the words he
has used are more than enough to prove his guilt - or else itshould be
pointed out where in the history of Islamic punishments has a criminal
been punished on the basis of his confession. Whoever has been
punished, has been punished on the basis of his words and statements.
Can Dar-ul-Ifta of Deoband prove that has anyone who was termed an
infidel byit because of uttering blasphemy, been made to confess his
infidelity? But it is obvious here that the Deobandi scholars would
not have uttered such immature statements if their love for the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), had not beenovercome by the
motive of supporting Mushir-ul-Hasan. They have nowto answer what was
the reason of their supporting and advocating for Mushir-ul-Hasan.
We have referred to this event just to clarify to our readers how the
love of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), unites the
believers against the insulters - and how those whose hearts are
devoid of this noble spirit resort to indecent and ridiculous
interpretations in order to defend a blasphemer.
In order to expose the mentality of the blasphemers as well as their
supporters, I think Ihave swayed far from the main subject. I now
request you to direct your attention to the discussion in the previous
pages regarding the charges against the elders of Deoband for
insulting the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The very same thing happened at that time. In order to protect the
insolent writings of theirelders, the Deobandi scholars adopted a
stance of hostility and stubbornness, and with all their might began
propagating among the masses that they were completely free from
thecharges of blasphemy. And furthermore, they claimed that the
scholarsof the Ahle Sunnah Bareillvi school had created this entire
dispute and that the accusation against them - that of insulting the
Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) - is totally untrue,
and baseless.
They had a large numberof resources and means of communication at
their disposal. When people started getting influenced from their
false propaganda, we were left with no other option but to go for
discussions and debates and to reveal the fact that the charges on the
elders of Deoband school for writing insolent remarks againstthe Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), are NOT baseless, but in
fact a reality.
Therefore in every debate, the insolent writings of their elders were
read before them along with proper reference to the page numbers and
the Deobandi scholars never said that the books from which the
reference were given were not written by their elders or that these
insolent writings were not present in their books.
The most important benefit derived from these debates was that the
general public realized that the chargesof blasphemy on the Deobandi
scholars are based on solid grounds -and that the protest and
agitation of the Ahle Sunnah scholars which isreflected in their
speeches is to defend the honour of the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him).