A Call For Justice

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ALLAH - In The Name of - The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
A CALL FOR JUSTICE
This book is written for all those:
· Who sincerely want to know about the differences between the scholars of the Ahle Sunnah School and the scholars of the Deobandi School and who wish to remove the real obstacles towards unification.
· Who in their private meetings address these serious and principled differences as (1) a deceit of the Maulvis, (2) a means of making money, (3) a way of making a living etc., - and who receive applause from the people, for expressing such thoughts.
· Who, despite being highly educated, consider making attempts at understanding and removing such differences as a waste of time.
· Who consider the differences between the Ahle Sunnah scholars and the Deobandi scholars, as merely trivial or secondary.
· Who spend their scholarly and research capabilities in clarifying and interpreting the insolent writings of the Deobandis. (Perhaps religion will remain incomplete without such explanations!)
· Who consider researching the differences between the Ahle Sunnah and Deobandi scholars just a waste of time, whereas at the same time they are the most zealous advocators of unification!
· Who consider that Teejah (meals for the poor on the third day of passing away of a Muslim), Daswaan (meals for the poor on the tenth day of passing away of a Muslim), Chaleeswan (meals for the poor on the fortieth day of passing away of a Muslim), and visits to mausoleums are the actual differences between the Ahle Sunnah scholars and Deobandi scholars.
· Who consider the publication and sale of literature based on blasphemous and insolent writings, as the most important service to Islam!
· Who feel uneasy at the mention of religious differences, but who spend all their physical and monetary resources in tolerating and solving with elegance all their official problems and business affairs.
· Who advise that as per the circumstances, disputed writings & problems should not be discussed - but do not render this advice to the institutions that are ceaselessly publishing such literature.
· Who term the issues of (a) Respecting our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (b) The status of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (c) The attributes of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (d) Veneration of the Companions and of the members of the family of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (e) Sainthood and (f) other Islamic issues, as "Sectarianism" perpetrated by the Ahle Sunnah school of thought - and in this way such persons intentionally or unintentionally support infidelity and heresy.
· Who understand the real causes of the differences and have the true spirit of presenting a program on the national (or international) level, through which the wide gulf of differences can be bridged and an initiative can be taken towards unification.
If you have a soft corner in your heart for the scholars of Deobandi school, the obvious effect of reading this booklet will be that you will close it and put is aside with frustration. However, if you are a great thinker and have the spirit for searching facts by going deep into events, you will definitely attempt to find out why the foundations of this dispute were laid - and what are the causes owing to which the dispute still continues all over the world, after so many years.
If the dispute was limited to a few people, it could be ignored by considering that personal or family interests may be involved - but the range of this dispute is so wide that not only the whole country (Indian Sub Continent) but a very large region abroad has been dragged into it. From mosques to religious schools (madressahs), all aspects of our religious life have been so deeply affected by it that from villages to cities, the entire country has been divided by it. Therefore the real reasons that actually started the dispute cannot be overlooked by just terming it just as an individual strife between Bareilly and Deoband.
Regretfully until now historians have not attempted make an impartial research into the real basis of our dispute with the scholars of the Deobandi school - a dispute which is going on among millions of Muslims at home and abroad since the last several decades. Due to it, the entire Muslim society has fallen prey to spiritual agony and confusion. Can there be a greater mockery of our innocence that our protest is termed as "Spread of Dissension", whereas it the right of every innocent individual to disclose his anger and sorrow?
After these introductory words, we now present the details of this religious dispute before our readers trusting that they will ascertain the real causes in light of what is written here below. Even if reading this booklet is a burden on you, I would still request you to read the details, because a seeker of the truth does not have a bias towards any group.
PART ONE
THE THREE FOUNDATIONS OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AHLE SUNNAH SCHOLARS & THE DEOBANDI SCHOLARS:
The religious enmity between Deoband and Bareilly, and its negative effects that are prominent from the press to the stage, and which started in the previous century is not a baseless one. If your mind is open to the truth read below the real foundations of the differences of this religious dispute that has divided the Muslim nation into two groups.
A) THE FIRST FOUNDATION OF DIFFERENCES (Insolent Writings Of Deobandis Against The Holy Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him).
Everyone is aware that a Muslim has a very strong and devoted relation with his Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The belief regarding the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is so reverential and sensitive that a Muslim cannot bear any insult towards the Holy Prophet. In order to protect his honor, the Muslims of the subcontinent have offered sacrifices in every era and with such an exemplary spirit that it is now a part of history. This aspect of a Muslim's love for the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) should be remembered - that while expressing anger and regret against the insolent, a Muslim has never bothered to see who will be targeted. Whoever commits any disrespect or blasphemy against our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) - whether the individual is an outsider or from among us - the swords of the Muslims have become unsheathed against such people.
The contemporary example of the outcast Salman Rushdie is before you. He made the entire Muslim world his enemy by attacking the honor of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed all those who gave numerous sacrifices to defend the donor of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), deserve immense praise.
This itself is the main foundation of our anger against the scholars of the Deobandi school - because their elders have written insolent words and phrases against our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). A few examples of such insolent writings are as follows: -
1. The religious leader of the scholars of Deoband, Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi in his book entitled "Hifz-ul-Iman" (The Protection of Faith) has compared the knowledge of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with the knowledge of lowly creatures such as animals and beasts - and he himself has confessed to this heinous crime! (May Allah protect us!)
Learned people know that if anything is compared with a respectable thing, it implies respect - whereas on the contrary, if anything is compared with a disgraceful and shameful thing, it implies defamation and disrespect. This principle is so well known and widely accepted in the Urdu language, that no learned person can deny the authenticity of this interpretation.
On this basis we claim that, beyond doubt, Mr. Thanvi is guilty of insolence towards the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). By comparing the knowledge of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with that of animals and lowly creatures, he has definitely committed the heinous crime of insulting the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
2. The second and third leaders of the Deobandi school i.e. Maulvi Khalil Ahmed Ambethvi and Maulvi Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi have written in their book "Baraheene Qatia" (The Definite Proofs), that on the issue of encompassing the knowledge of the earth, the knowledge of Satan exceeds the knowledge of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Furthermore, they claimed that if one believes that the knowledge of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exceeds that of Satan, such a person will become a "polytheist" (Mushrik), because the vastness of Satan's knowledge is proven from Qur'an and Hadith, whereas no such proof exists in respect of the knowledge of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). (May Allah protect us!).
In the above-mentioned case, there are no two opinions that assessing the knowledge of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to be inferior to that of Satan, is a blatant blasphemy and insolence towards the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Similarly, it is a blatant insolence and a blasphemy to say that in contrast to Satan, anyone who believes in the vast extent of the knowledge of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a "polytheist" (Mushrik), but having the same belief about Satan is not polytheism!
Likewise it is also a clear disrespect towards our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to say that there is no clear proof in the Qur'an on the vast extent of his knowledge, but there is proof in Qur'an as well as Hadith regarding the vast knowledge of Satan!
3. The most important leader of the Deobandi school, and also the founder of the Deoband Madressah i.e. Maulvi Qasim Nanotvi, in his book "Tahzeer-ul-Naas" has refused to accept our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as the Last Prophet - whereas to believe in Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessings be upon him), as the Last Prophet of Allah is proven both from the Qur'an and the Hadith.
He has gone to the extent of writing that "even if it were assumed that a New Prophet can come during the era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or after the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it would not have an effect on the "Finality" (Khatemiat) of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)". Whereas every sane person can easily understand the simple principle that the belief regarding the Finality of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gets negated upon the arrival of a new Prophet. It is this very book of Maulvi Qasim Nanotvi - i.e. "Tahzeer-ul-Naas" which the Qadianis term a precursor to validate the prophethood of Mirza Gulam Ahmed Qadiani (May Allah protect us).
It should be clear that our dispute with Deobandi scholars on the issue of Khatm - e- Nubuwat (The Finality of Prophethood) is not a secondary one, but is regarding Islamic principles and is fundamental. It is not concerned just with the permissibility (hillat) or prohibition (hurmat), but with infidelity and Islam.
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 just a 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 upon the Ahle Sunnah Bareillvi scholars, but especially on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself!
If you read these lines with a view that it is just a dispute between the scholars of Bareilly and Deoband then the sincerity you need to make a fair decision, will vanish. The purpose of my above request is because to prefer the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) above any other beloved person is a requirement of our faith. Therefore put aside the scholars of Bareilly for a while and ask your faithful conscience the following questions: -
(a) Do the writings of the Deobandi scholars attack the sanctity of our Holy 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 scholars do? It was just that after going through these defamatory writings of the Deobandi scholars, the Ahle Sunnah Bareillvi scholars openly displayed the reaction of the 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 to the 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 will notice 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, instead of 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 from a journey, the hypocrites used 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 lame excuses. 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 infidelity by reciting Kalema in the Muslim society.
A2) A Recent Example Of Verbal Jugglery
If you wish to know about the role of the hypocrites of Medinah in the present age, read about the Pro Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia 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 called to 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 disrespect towards 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 a blasphemer, 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 indifferent of the consequences and announced their support with 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.

- PUBLISHER - - - - - - - - "Prof..Dr.M. NajimudeeN. Phd- INDIA"