Acknowledgements
I sincerely thank Shaikh Ataa Allah Dervi in helping me compilethis book, and providing direct references from his vast collectionof
Urdu
books authored by the
Deobandis
. Shaikh Ataa AllahDervi, who is an Imam of a
Masjid
in Sharajah has himselfconducted a deep research on the beliefs and the view of the
Deobandis
and has authored three books on the subject.I also like to thank all the brothers, who have in some way or theother been part of getting this book published, especially, Br.Amin Qazi, Br. Mohd. Najeeb Muhammadi, Br. Nadeem A. Gani,Br. Faizal Rakhangi and Br. Ayaz Qazi.Last but not least, I thank my wife for providing support in theresearch, development and editing of this book and being adriving force behind the completion of this project.Sajid Abdul KayumCompleted: Ramadaan 1422 / November 2001