The False Allegation - The Truth - Clarification

The false propaganda against and blatant fabrications about our highly acclaimed and respected Ulama of Deoband by the ignorant must be refuted at all costs. Numerous pamphlets and booklets have been written distorting the truth about and writings of our distinguished Ulama. Among the most common pamphlets displayed is "Tabliqism one way ticket to !ell". "Are these "slamic #eliefs"$ in one column is the %Deobandi Tabliqi #eliefs% and ne&t to it is the %"slamic beliefs%. !owever' answers to the allegations have been given in various publications. Therefore' this publication will attempt to print all the false allegations and the correct views. The False Allegation (ashid Ahmed )angohi' a founder of Deobandi *ovement has the following beliefs$ +. The Almighty Allah can speak a lie. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part + pg. ./0 .. Allah has already spoken a lie ,Taqseedul 1adeer pg. 230. The Truth The view of !adhrat *oulana (ashid Ahmad )angohi 4aheb is that Allah is far above and pure from being attributed with falsehood. There is no blemish of falsehood in !is words at all for Allah says' %5ho is more truthful than Allah in speech.% !e who believes that Allah speaks a lie is an accursed outright 6aafir and opposed to the 1ur7n and 4unnah. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part + pg. 80 Clarification (I) -ataawa (ashidiyya pg. 9:$ %-rom servant (ashid Ahmed )angohi' after 4alaam *asnoon' you have inquired concerning the *asalah %"mkaane 6i;b% ,possibility of falsehood0. #ut %"mkaane 6i;b% in the sense that Allah Ta7la has the power to act contrary to what !e has ordered' but will not to do with !is -ree 5ill' is the belief of this servant. The 1ur7n 4hareef and the 4ahih Ahaadith bear testimony to this belief' and this is the belief of all the Ulama of the Ummah too. -or e&ample' -ir<wn is promised to be thrown into !ell' but Allah Ta7la has the power to enter him into paradise' although !e will never give him paradise. And this is the *asalah under discussion at the moment. This is the belief of all my friends. The enemies must have related it differently. (eferring to this =ower and the non occurrence of it is termed %"mkaane >aati% and %*umtana bi )hayr% 5as salaam (ashid Ahmad )angohi. ?ook' how they lay waiting with vicious' malicious attempts to defame this noble personality. "f it is not slander then what is it@ To distort the above mentioned *asalah and refer it to !adhrat *oulana (ashid Ahmad )angohi 4aheb is totally evil and wrong. "t is a slander and slander is worse than back biting' Clarification (II)

-ataawa (ashidiyya pg. 3/$ %That person who believes or utters with the tongue concerning Allah Ta7la that "!e spoke a lie"' is positively a 6aafir' an accursed and opposed to the 1ur7n' !adith and the unanimity of the Ummah. !e is definitely not a *u%min. Ta7lallaahu ammaa yaqoolu dhaalimoona oluwwan kabeeraa. ,Allah is far above from what the transgressors are saying0.% The misrepresenter' besides being involved with misrepresentation' has earned the wrath of Allah. ?et the !adith of the *aster of the )reen Dome once again ring in his ears. %A person does not target another with impiety or a person does not target another with 6ufr' but it returns to the former if the latter is not guilty of it.% ,#ukhari0 Taqdeesul 1adeer is not compiled by the Ulama of Deoband. "n fact there is no such 6itaab by this name. False Allegation The =rophet ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 is not the only (ahmatullil Aalameen. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part . pg. +30 The Truth The view of !adhrat *oulana (ashid Ahmad )angohi is that$ %%Bne should know that the attribute of being Bmnipresent is the quality of Allah Ta7la alone' like All 6nowing' Creator of the 4kies and Darths and so forth. Therefore to attribute this quality of being Bmnipresent to someone else' though it be a %Nabi%' %5ali%' or 4aint' is to ascribe =artners to Allah in !is 1ualities' which is termed as %4hirk fis 4ifaat." Clarification The word %(ahmatullil Aalameen% is not a characteristic only of (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0. "n fact other Awliyaa' Ambiyaa and Ulamaa e (abbaniyyeena are also a means of mercy unto the world' although (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 is the highest of them all. Therefore' if it is used for others with %Taaweel% ,by elucidation0 it is permissible.% ,-ataawa (ashidiyya pg. 3EF320 False Allegation To lecture on or discuss the 4hahaadat of !adhrat "maam !ussayn ,(adhiallaahu Anhu0 is !araam even if the stories are true. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part 8 pg. ++80 Clarification The incident of the martyrdom of !adhrat !ussayn ,(adhiallaahu Anhu0 who sacrificed his life for the sake of Truth' is surely very important. #ut the method adopted' like beating the chest' tearing the garment' pulling the hair' slapping the face' shouting slogans of %Gaa !ussayn' Gaa !ussayn% and taking out processions to parade in the streets' is what !adhrat *oulana has stopped and said is !araam.% The reason for stopping this is that (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 has forbidden the slapping of faces and the tearing of garments.

Therefore to lecture on or discuss the 4hahaadat of !adhrat !ussayn in the abovementioned fashion' with that type of pomp and show' is forbidden in the light of the !adith. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya pg. +/:F+/H0

False Allegation "n the month of *uharram' providing free water and feeding people with milk or 4harbat is !araam. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part 8 pg. ++80 Clarification To feed the poor and needy and to distribute water free to quench their thirst as %"saale 4awaab% is no sin. Neither did *oulana (ashid Ahmad )angohi nor anyone else say it is !araam. The #arelvis belief is this' that on the plains of 6arbala the martyrs sacrificed their life in thirst. Therefore' the water that is given here as a drink' reaches them. "t is common sense' that this water does not reach them' nor are they in need of it. They are in Iannat. "f the whole idea is to convey the reward ,"saale 4awaab0' the whole year is available for that. No question arises then whether to make %"saale 4awaab% or not. The practice mentioned above similitudes the practices of the (awaafidhJ therefore it is !araam.% ,-ataawa (ashidiyya pg. +:2F+:90 False Allegation Ashraf Ali Thanvi' a founder member of Deoband says$ %The !oly =rophet ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 has an education like that of children' lunatics and animals of every category.% ,!if;ul "maan pg. 20 The Truth The view of !adhrat *oulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi is that$ !adhrat *oulana was asked' %Did you in !if;ul "maan or any other book write anything directly or indirectly comparing the education of (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 to that of children' lunatics and animals@ "f not then what is your ruling regarding a person who holds such a belief@% "n reply to that *oulana states' %?et alone writing such falsehood and filth' my heart had never even perceived such falsehood and verily if anyone holds such a belief he is out of the fold of "slam.% ,-aisal e 6husoomat pg. .+0 Clarification !adhrat !akimul Ummah' *oulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi ,author of the famous %#ahishti >ewar%0 did not write the abovementioned statement in !if;ul "maan. Nor is it his belief. "t is a slander on the said *oulana. "n fact !adhrat *oulana has stated clearly in %!if;ul "maan% that' %6nowledge with regard to the D&cellence of =rophethood has been bestowed totally upon (asul

,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 ,!if;ul "maan pg. +.0 False Allegation =rophets are not free from sins. ,Tasfiyatul Aqaaid pg. .: Cassim Nanotwi' a founder of Deoband0 Clarification The topic under discussion in %Tasfiyatul Aqaaid% was this$ "t was mentioned in the !adith' in 4haf%at that on the plain of resurrection people will gather with great fear' perturbed and disturbed. They will go to !adhrat Aadam ,Alayhis salaam0 and request him to intercede on their behalf in front of Allah Ta7la. !adhrat Aadam ,Alayhis salaam0 will refuse and say that it is beyond his influence' because of the incident that he ate from the tree of Iannah which was forbidden to him. !adhrat Aadam ,Alayhis salaam0 will say' %Today Allah%s wrath is so great that !is anger was never great before and will never be so great after% ,though Allah Ta7la has forgiven him0. !e will advise them to go to !adhrat Nuh ,Alayhis salaam0. "n this way people will flock to the other Ambiyaa ,Alayhimus salaam0. Dach one will be fearful and reluctant' for some reason or the other to intercede on behalf of man. At the end when the people will come to (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0' (asul ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 will say' %Kery well' " will intercede on your behalf. " will take permission from my 4ustainer and !e will grant me that permission.% !adhrat *oulana wrote that' which was mentioned in the !adith and not that' %=rophets ,Alayhimus salaam0 are not free from sins'% as mentioned in the said leaflet. False Allegation 4haytaan has more education than our =rophet ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0. ,#arahine 1atia pg. H+ 6halil Ahmad Ambhetwi0 Truth 5e strongly believe and openly claim that (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 was given more knowledge than the entire creation of Allah and it is our belief that whosoever says that anyone has more knowledge than (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 then such a person is a 6aafir. Bur great Llama have already given a -atwa of 6ufr upon a person who says 4haytaan has more knowledge than (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 then how could " ever have written such a thing. ,Al *uhnad Allal *ufannad 1MA +9 +30 Clarification "t is totally incorrect. This sentence is not written anywhere in %#araahine 1aati%ah%' that %4haytaan has more knowledge than (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0.% *oulana 6halil Ahmad ,(A0 was asked whether he wrote such a statement or

not@ !e replied' %" did not write such a statement anywhere. "t is an open slander on me. Bn the day of 1iyaamat account will be taken with Ahmad (a;a 6han.% False Allegation To read Alhamdu -ateha before eating food is #idat ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part . pg. +H/0 Clarification "n order to establish anything in "slam' it is necessary that it be verified in the light of the 4hari<h. Unless it is not proven by the 4hari<h' it cannot be regarded as Deen. Ges' one may call it a matter of convenience. -or e&ample' the use of an electric fan' motor vehicle' etc. The moment a person wants to make it part and parcel of Deen' immediately it will need verification from the 4hari<h' whether it be *eelaad' -ateha' )iyaarwi' Urs' Dua e Thani' Dua immediately after Ianaa;a prayer or any other ritual for that matter. And on failing to be verified' it will be regarded as #idat innovation. The wickedness of being involved in #idat is that the 4unnats are automatically left out. As darkness spreads' light vanishes. To read Al !amd' -ateha before eating food is not verified and proven in the 4hari<h' therefore' it is a #idat. (egarding #idat' (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 has decreed$ +. "!e who innovates something in this matter of ours that is not of it will have it reNected." ,#ukhari0 .. "#eware of newly invented mattersO -or every invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is leading astray and every leading astray is in !ell -ire." ,Abu DawudJ Tirmidhi0 The %*asnoon% Duas read by (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 before meals and after meals' should surely be read. !adhrat *oulana (ashid Ahmed )angohi ,(A0 did not stop anyone from this. False Allegation 5e cannot make Nikah with any person who takes part in Urs' etc. ,-ataawa (ashidiya part . pg. +:.0 Truth *oulana (ashid Ahmed says in -ataawa (ashidiya' "Taking part in Urs is not an act of 6ufr therefore Nikah with a person who takes part in Urs is valid." Clarification Those who go to the Urs and make 4aNdah ,prostrate0 to the graves' pray for boon or ask for a favour from the inmates of the graves' and make Tawaaf of the gravesJ to solemnise marriages with them will inculcate these 4hirk practices in them and others as well. Therefore' unless they don%t make

Tawbah and refrain from such 4hirk practices' Nikah is not allowed until then. False Allegation )iyaarwi 4hareef is !araam and 6ufr' even if 1ur%an is read. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part + pg. 3H0 Clarification Anything in the name of %)hayrullah% ,someone other than Allah0' whether it be )iyarwi 4hareef% or %#aarwi%' is !araam. This *asalah is found in 4haami' Tahtaawi' #ahrur (aaiq and in many other 6itaabs. Bn the other hand' Dsaale 4awaab is permissible. No one prohibited Dsaale 4awaab provided it is done without specifications of time' place and invitation. #ut look at the beliefs of these people. They have this belief that the distribution of sustenance is entrusted to =eerane =eer ,(A0. "f the )iyaarwi is held back' he will stop the food. False Allegation "t is 4awaab to eat crows ,-ataawa (ashidiyya part . pg. +8/0 Clarification$ Crows are of three types$ The first type is that which feeds only on grain. "t is e&actly like a wild pigeon. "t is !alaal according to all Iurists. The second type is that which only feeds on e&creta' and prey on other animals. "t is e&actly like a vulture. "t is !araam according to all Iurists. The third type is that which feeds on grain' eats e&creta and it catches and eats mice as well. "t is like an uncaged fowl' which feeds on grain' worms and even on mice. !adhrat *oulana wrote concerning this third type of crow that it is not !araam. This *asalah of the crow is found in !idaaya' Durre *ukhtaar' -ataawa Aalamghiri' as well as the other %6itaabs% of -iqh ,Iurisprudence0. Therefore' should anyone not eat a crow or a fowl for the rest of his life' there is no criticism and blame on him according to the 4hari<h. Ges' if he takes it to be !araam then he will be answerable. Thus whosoever takes it to be !araam' in order to correct his belief it is a %4awaab% and reward to eat it.% ,-ataawa (ashidiyya pg. :3. (ahimia print0 False Allegation Almighty Allah Ta7la is not always %all knowing%. !e finds out whenever necessary. ,Taqwiyatul Demaan pg. .E0. Clarification This is an open Calumny and a -alse Accusation. This sentence is not written at all in %Tawiyatul Demaan% that %Allah Ta7la is not always "all knowing". !e finds out when necessary.

False Allegation The =rophet ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 will die and become sand one day. ,Taqwiyatul "maan pg. E30 Truth The view of !adhrat *oulana (ashid Ahmed 4aheb is that$ The meaning of the ,phrase0 %to lie on sand% has two meanings. The one is to become soil' the other is the body touches the sand. The latter meaning is meant' and the *oulana ,author of Taqwiyatul "maan0 also believes that the bodies of the Anbiyaa ,Alayhimus salaam0 do not turn to dust. #ecause a deceased is buried in a grave and he is surrounded with soil all over' his body together with the %6afn% touches the sand beneath him is called %*itti me milnaa% to lie on sand. !ence' there is no point of obNection. ,-ataawa (ashidiyya pg.s 98F9:0 Clarification "n Taqwiyatul "maan' a !adith is mentioned in which a 4ahaabi ,(adhiallaahu Anhu0 told (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 that the people of other places bow out of respect to their (ulersJ whereas (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 is more worthy of being bowed to. At this' (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 said' %?ook if you happen to pass by my grave' will you bow to it@% The 4ahaabi ,(adhiallaahu Anhu0 said %No' " will not do so.% Bn this' (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 said' %4o do not bow to me ...% ,A 4aNdah Taa;imi is also forbidden0. Commentary$ %" will also die one day and lie on sand ,buried0J therefore am " worthy to be prostated to@% This phrase %*itti me milne waalaa hoo " will lie on sand% ,meaning to be buried one day0' became the bone of contention for the #arelvis. False Allegation To think of (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 in 4alaat is worse than thinking of cows and donkeys. ,4iraate *ustaqeem pg. +H/0 Clarification The abovementioned statement is not found anywhere in %4iraate *ustaqeem% that' %To think of (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 in 4alaat is worse than thinking of cows and donkeys.% That which was written in %4arfe !immat%. This is terminology used by the 4ufis in Tasawwuf ,the spiritual field0. %4arfe !immat% in %Tasawwuf% means that a person%s meditation over a thing becomes so overpowering and predominant that no other thoughts penetrate into the mind and soul. ?ike a mirror' if a person does not want any person%s reflection to come into it' he covers it with a black cloth and thus no reflection will appear. To contemplate over a figure so that no other thing is contemplated is called %4arfe !immat%. This has been forbidden in 4alaat' that besides Allah' %4arfe !immat% should

not be done towards anyone. 4alaat should purely and solely be for Allah alone. "f %4arfe !immat% is done towards (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0' then the entire 4alaat and "baadat will be for him. Bn the other hand' if any thoughts of cows' donkeys' business' etc. come to mind' or a person gets drowned in these thoughts whilst in 4alaat' it is regrettable. There is no fear of it being worshipped. "n fact the person regrets that in the course of an esteem "baadat like 4alaat' he should have such thoughts' Astaghfirullah. The 6itaab' %4iraate *ustaqeem% is based on %Tasawwuf%. The obNector is not versed in Tasawwuf%. Therefore' he has translated %4arfe !immat% to mean a mere thought. 5hat comes to mind is thisJ that the BbNector presents a picture of a )rade Bne child' learning to read and write A#C and wishing to interpret the writings of 4hakespeare. *oreover' it is stated in the !adith that 4alaat should be performed with full attention. Therefore' when the name of (asulullah ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 is recited in %Tashahhud% the thought of the (asul ,4allallaahu Alayhi 5asallam0 will come and should come. The 4alaat will not be rendered incorrect and this is not unlawful at all. The respected *oulana did not stop anyone from this.