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١‫و‬ ُ ٔ ‫ ا ِٖ َد‬ُٜ ُ‫ ص‬١ٔ ‫ حٔزِ َب اٖظ ِي َػا‬١َّ ٔ ‫ أَ ََل إ‬١ٔ ‫أ ُ ِو َٖئَٔٔ حٔزِ ُب اٖظ ِي َػا‬
َ ‫اِس‬

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‫تعالی عنہ‬ ‫رضی ہللا‬

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 Glossary

Aalim Learned man

Aamaal The apparent duties/deeds/actions in Islaam
Aqaeed Creed/beliefs
Barzakh The period after death
Bidat Innovation
Fatwa Islamic verdict or ruling
Honor of Dedicaition fatwa-e-takfeer verdict of infidelity
gair-muqalid Non-follower
I dedicate this humble work to the prodigious personality and Ghayb Hidden
amiable character of my unreplacebale pir, generous murshid, ilm-e-ghayb Knowledge of the hidden
the true knower of islamic-law, the sun of the purified people, Imam The religious authority who leads the Muslims in religious
matters
the moon of the learned and scholars, the star of epoch, helper of Iman Faith
the needful and the ferocious-lightening of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬upon the Imkan-e-kizb Possibility to lie
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enemies of Hazrat Mustafa ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
, syedi wa sanadi wa Jihad Islamic struggle according to the teachings of Islam
murshadi Khalifa of Mufti Aazam Hind, Hazrat Maulana Kafir Infidel
Kashf spiritually witnessing, while in sleep or awake, that is
Mufti Muhammed Abdul Wahhab Khan Al-Qadiri Al-Razavi normally hidden to common people
ٰ
‫تعالی عنہ‬ ‫رضی ہللا‬
, whose brilliant guidance, perpetual generosity, and khashu submission and fear of Allah‫عزوجل‬
esteemed clemency pulled many people from the pit of ignorance khulafa-e-Arbaa The first four prominent khulfa
and astray, putting them on the path of guidance and riddance, khulfa Caliphs
Makruh Disliked
providing them the goblet of faith and awareness, teaching Mazhab Religion
them to submit and follow to those who have been sent. Mufti The man who gives verdicts
Munafiq Who claims and acts like a Muslim but cunningly
disregards, taunts or rejects the teachings, traditions,
values, personalities, things and places that are related to
Islaam and Muslims.
Muqalid Follower of any one the four religions
Mustahib Liked
Nabi Prophet, the man who tells about hidden and future events
Rasool The Messenger of Allah ‫عزوجل‬
Sahabah The companions of the Prophet
Shaheed One who dies for the cause of Islam
Shirk Polytheism
Taqlid the practice of following the decisions of a religious
authority without necessarily examining the scriptural basis
or reasoning of that decision
Ulma learned-men
Ulma-e-Haq True learned-men
Wali/auliya A friend of Allah / Friends of Allah
 Table of Contents
Title
reface…………………………………………………………………………………….............................. 07
Query about the website: www.muftisays.com..................................................... 11
The deceit of www.muftisays.com regarding the Creed of Deobandis………………. 14
Chapter I: The Deobandi Creed - Taqwiyat-ul-Iman…………………………………………….16
Abusing the dignity and honour of the Prophets ‫………………………………الصلوۃ والسالم‬....
Why Rasool Allah ‫ الصلوۃ والسالم‬has been sent? ..........................................…..……………
Desires of the Prophet ‫………………………………………………… الصلوۃ والسالم‬..…………………….
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The belief regarding the authority of the Prophet ‫………………………صلی ہللا تعالی علیہ وسلم‬..
The extremity of hate and evilnes………………………………………….……………...............
Chapter II: The Deobandi - Siratum-musataqim…………………………………………….……43
The Straight Path of Ahl- Sunnah wa'l Jama'at……….…………………………………………. 47
Chapter III: The Deobandi - Tahzeer-un-Naas……………………………………………………..55
Qasim Nanotavi invented a new meaning of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen………………….
The consensus of Muslim Ummah on the meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen .…
The meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen” as interpreted by the mufassareen …..
The meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen” as interpreted by the renowned
Scholar of Islam…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Why Qasim Nanotavi explained the meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen”?.........
Who accepted Qasim Nanotavi’s meaning of 'Khaatamun Nabiyyeen'?……..….....
Fatwa of muftisays.com regarding Qasim Nanotwi and his Tahzeer un Naas………
Some other Proofs of Qasim Nanotavi’s benightedness and impudence………......
Chapter IV: Ilm-e-Ghayb and the creed of ulma-e-Deoband……………...………………106
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Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet ‫ صلی ہللا تعالی علیہ وسلم‬and he creed of Ulma-e-Haq…………… 108
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Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet ‫ صلی ہللا تعالی علیہ وسلم‬and the evilness of Ismail Delhvi……... 111
The wrath of Allah
‫عزوجل‬
on those who denied Ilm-e-Ghayb of
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the Prophet ‫…………………………………………………………………………………صلی ہللا تعالی علیہ وسلم‬. 122
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Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet ‫ صلی ہللا تعالی علیہ وسلم‬and the shirk of ulma-e-deoband……… 125
Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet
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‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
and the evilness of Ashraf Ali Thanvi… 133
Chapter V: The god of deobandi can lie ………………………………………………………..…..137
Fatwa given by the mufti of muftisays.com regarding “imkan-e-kizb”……………….. 138
Background of the issue of “Imkan-e-kizb”……………………………………………………….. 141
The falsehood of Ismail Dehlvi challenged by Hazrat Allama Maulana Fazl-e Haq
Khairabadi ‫…………………رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬...…......................................................................... 145
Page Title Page
Madrassa-e-Deoband, The Place of revival and survival of Evil beliefs………………. 149
Dishonesty and deceit of ulema-e-deoband………………...…………………………………… 153
What is the meaning of “al-khulf fi al-wa`id”? ……………...…………………………………. 155
Is waada and wa`id are the same matters? ……………...……………………………………… 158
imkan-e-kizb is not a new issue raised by someone...……………………..………………… 163
The learned men of Islaam and the heretical belief of imkan-e kizb..………………… 166
18 Undeniable illiteracy and futility of ulma-e-deoband…………………..……………………. 168
20 The god of Deobandi is capable of committing all the crimes & offenses,
21 even polytheism……….……………………………………………………………………………………… 170
24 A deobandi god is capable of committing suicide……………………………………………… 174
34 The god of Deobandis can lie but Rasheed Ahmed can never lie……………………….. 176
Is Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi, a deobandi God? …………………………………………………. 176
Ibn Hazm, the real mentor of ulma-e-deoband regarding “Imkan-e-kizb” …………. 179
The renowned Scholars of Islaam refuted the heretic beliefs of Ibn Hazm…………. 180
Chapter VI: The god of Christians vs. the god of deobandis………………………………..183
Mr Rich Deem and the issue of imkan-e-kizb…………………………………………………….. 185
60 Dr Zakir Nakir and the issue of imkan-e-kizb……………………………………………………… 186
70
70 Chapter VII: The Satisfaction in infidelity………………………………………………………….…188
80 Fatwa given by the Mufti of www.muftisays.com regarding………………………………. 188
83 Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s satisfaction on testifying his prohet-hood………………… 192
84
86 Chapter VIII: The Final Verdict given by Ulema-e-Haq
95 against ulema-e-deoband…………………………………………………………………………..….…206
The Ulma of Makkah al-Mukarrama who declared ulma-e-deoband as infidels… 209
The Ulma of Medina al-Munawwara who declared ulma-e-deoband as infidels… 209
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad Saeed Ba-albusayl Shafi ‫ ……رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬210
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti Sheikh Abdul Khair Ahmed Meerdaad ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬.… 211
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti Ismail Ibn Syed Khaleel ‫………………………رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬.. 212
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti Sheikh Umar bin Abi Bakr ba Junaid ‫…رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬.… 213
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti Sheikh Abid bin Hussain ‫……رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬.………………… 213
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti Ali bin Hussain Malki ‫……رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬.……………………. 214
Answering some of the silly arguments of the apologists…………………………….……. 215
Chapter VIII: The hypocrisy of ulma-e-deoband………………………………………………….219
 not but their own souls, and they perceive not ۞ In their
hearts is a disease, so Allah has increased their disease and
for them is a painful torment, the recompense of their lies
۞ And when it is said to them, create not disorder on the
earth, they say, 'we are but reformats' ۞ Be-ware! It is they
who are the mischief-makers, but they perceive not ۞ And

َِٜ ٖ ِٝ َ‫ أ‬ِٜ ‫ذ ِر َت ُض‬َٞ َ‫ أَأ‬ِٜ ٔ ‫َفواِ َس َوا ْء َقٗ َِيض‬ َ ‫ َّاٖ ٔذ‬١َّ ٔ ‫ إ‬:ٜ‫ الرکی‬١‫ اہلل قزوج٘ فی اٖرقآ‬ٙ‫َا‬
ُ َ َْ ٠‫ی‬
when it is said to them 'believe as others have believed,'
they say, 'shall we believe as fools', believe, Beware! It is
‫ نٔظَ ا َو ْة‬ِٜٔ ‫ َو َقل َى أَ ِب َصارٔص‬ِٜ ٔ ‫كٔض‬ِٛ ‫ َو َقل َى َس‬ٜ‫ض‬ َ ُٟٚٔ ‫ َلَ یُ ِؤ‬ُِٜ ‫ ٔذ ِرص‬ُٟ‫ت‬
ِ ٔ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ ُط َقل َى َُ ُٗوب‬َٜ ‫ ۞ َخ َت‬١‫و‬ they who are the fools, but they do not know ۞ And when

ٔ ٔ ٔ ٝ‫ا بٔاٖ ٓٗطٔ َوبٔاٖ َِي ِو‬َّٟ َٚ ‫ آ‬ُٙ ‫ َي ُُو‬٠َٚ ‫ض‬

ٔ ‫ا‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬٠َ ٚٔ ‫ ۞ َو‬ٜ‫ٔي‬ ْ ‫ َق َذ‬ِٜ ‫َو َٖ ُض‬
they meet believers, they say, 'we believe', and when they
ُٜ‫ا ص‬َٚ ‫اآلِخ َو‬ ْ ‫اب قؿ‬ are alone with their devils, they say, 'we are with you, we
َ ُ‫ا َي ِظ ُكز‬َٚ ‫ َو‬ٜ‫ إَٔلَّ أَنً َُش ُض‬١‫و‬
١‫و‬ َ ُ‫ا َید َِدق‬َٚ ‫ُوا َو‬َٟٚ ‫ آ‬٠‫ی‬ َ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َو َّاٖ ٔذ‬١‫و‬َ ُ‫ ٔي َن ۞ یُ َدادٔق‬ٟٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُٛ ٔ ‫ب‬ are only mocking' ۞ Allah mocks at them (Befitting His
Dignity) and leaves them to wander about in their
‫ ۞ َوإٔذَا‬١‫و‬ ْ ‫ َق َذ‬ٜ‫ َزض ّا َو َٖ ُض‬َٚ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ ُط‬ُٜ ُ‫ َز ْع َيزَا َدص‬َّٚ ٜٔ‫۞ فٔی َُُٗوبٔض‬
َ ُ ‫ ُوا یَِٓ ٔذب‬ٞ‫ا کَا‬َٛ ٔ ‫ ب‬ٜ‫اب أَٖ ْٔي‬ contumacy ۞ They are those people who purchased astray

َ ‫ ًِ ٔشد‬ُِٛ ٖ‫ ا‬ُٜ ُ‫ ص‬ِٜ ‫ َّ ُض‬ٞٔ‫ ۞ أََل إ‬١‫و‬

١‫ُو‬ ٔ ‫ َلَ ُت ًِ ٔشدُواِ فٔی األَ ِر‬ِٜ ‫َٔي َ٘ َٖ ُض‬
َ ‫ ِصٗ ٔ ُح‬ُٚ ٠ُ ‫ َ ِح‬ٞ ‫ا‬َٛ َّ ٞٔ‫ع ََاُٖواِ إ‬ for guidance but their trade earned them no profit, and
they indeed knew not the way of trading ۞ Their example
٠َ َٚ ‫ا آ‬َٛ َْ ٠ُ ٚٔ ‫ ُ ِؤ‬َٞ‫اض ََاُٖواِ أ‬ُ َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬٠َ َٚ ‫ا آ‬َٛ َْ ِ‫ُوا‬ٟٚٔ ‫ آ‬ِٜ ‫ ۞ َوإٔذَا َٔي َ٘ َٖ ُض‬١‫و‬ َ ُ‫ َلَّ َي ِظ ُكز‬٠ٔٓ‫َوَٖـ‬ is like the one who kindled a fire, so when it lit up all around

َ ‫ ۞ َوإٔذَا َٖ ُُواِ َّاٖ ٔذ‬١‫و‬

‫ا‬َّٟ َٚ ‫ُواِ ََاُٖواِ آ‬َٟٚ ‫ آ‬٠‫ی‬ َ َُٛ ٗ‫ َلَّ َي ِك‬٠ٔٓ‫اٖشً ََضاء َوَٖـ‬
ُّ ُٜ ُ‫ ص‬ِٜ ‫ َّ ُض‬ٞٔ‫اٖشً ََضاء أََل إ‬
him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness
ُّ where nothing is seen ۞ Deaf, Dumb, blind, so they are not
َ ‫ ِش َت ِضزٔؤ‬ُٚ ٠ُ ‫ َ ِح‬ٞ ‫ا‬َٛ َّ ٞٔ‫ إ‬ِٜ ِٓ‫ َك‬َٚ ‫َّا‬ٞٔ‫ ََاُٖواِ إ‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ ٔض‬ٟ‫َوإٔذَا َخٗ َِواِ إلٔ َى َط َياغٔي‬
ِٜ ٔ ‫ ۞ اٖ ٓٗ ُط َي ِش َت ِضز ٔ ُءى بٔض‬١‫ُو‬ to return.

‫ا َرب ٔ َحت‬ََٛ ‫اٖطالَ َٖ َة بٔا ِٖ ُض َدى ي‬ َ ‫ ۞أ ُ ِوَٖـئَٔٔ َّاٖ ٔذ‬١‫و‬

َّ ِ‫ ا ِطتَرُ ُوا‬٠‫ی‬ َ ‫ ُض‬َٛ ‫ َي ِك‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ ٔض‬ٞ‫ فٔی غ ُ ِه َيا‬ُِٜ ‫ ُّدص‬ُٛ ‫َو َی‬ All praises belongs to Allah ‫عزوجل‬, the Most Powerful and the

ِ ‫ا أَ َض‬َّٛ َٗ ‫َار ّا َي‬ٞ ‫ َث ٔ٘ َّاٖ ٔذي ا ِس َت ِوَ ََد‬َٛ َْ ِٜ ‫ َث ُٗ ُض‬َٚ ۞٠‫ی‬

َ ‫ ِض َت ٔد‬ُٚ ِ‫ ُوا‬ٞ‫ا کَا‬َٚ ‫ َو‬ِٜ ‫ِّت َح َارتُ ُض‬
Truthful, Salaat wa Salam (Peace and blessings) be on Hazrat
‫ا‬َٚ ‫اءت‬ Muhammed Mustafa , the Khaatamun Nabiyyeen (The
١‫و‬
َ ‫ َلَ َی ِز ٔج ُك‬ِٜ ‫ْم َي ُض‬ ِ َّ ٕ ‫ا‬َٛ ُٗ ُ‫ فٔی ؾ‬ِٜ ‫ َو َت َز َْ ُض‬ِٜٔ ‫ُورٔص‬ٟٔ‫َح ِو َٖ ُط َذ َص َب اٖ ٓٗ ُط ب‬
ْ ِ ‫ ُق‬ْٜ ُٓ‫ ب‬ٌّٜ ‫ ۞ ُص‬١‫و‬
َ ‫ِص‬
ُ ٔ ‫ت َل یُ ِب‬
Last of the Prophets and the Seal of Prophet-hood). Most auspicious
salutations and greetings be on his pure Ahl al-Bayt (people of the
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says in Quran al-karim: “Surely, as to those who Prophet's House) and on all his righteous, honorable and devoted
are destined to infidelity, it is alike whether you warn them ٰ
Sahabah (the Companions of the Prophet) ‫( رضی ہللا تعالی عنہم‬Allah is
or warn them not, they will never believe ۞ Allah has set a pleased with them all); and upon the Salaf as-Salihin (glorious pious
seal on their hearts and on their ears, and over their eyes predecessors) and their successors who are the Ahl- Sunnah wa'l
ٰ
there is a dark covering, and for them is great torment ۞ Jama'at (People of the Sunnah and Community) ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہم‬of the
And some people say, 'We have believed in Allah and the four existing schools of Sacred Law (Fiqh).
Last Day' yet they are not to believe ۞ They seek to
We know that Islaam is based on aqaeed (the beliefs) and aamaal
deceive Allah and the believers, and in fact, they deceive (the actions). aamaal are accepted and rewarded only if the
performer holds the correct aqaeed. Anyone who holds corrupted
beliefs against the teachings of Qur’an and Sunnah then he or she is
not a Muslim although he or she claims to be a Muslim and perform
all the rituals and duties. For instance, if someone offer prayers five
time regularly, adhere to fasting in Ramadan etc. but at the same
time believes that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬can lie (‫)معاذہللا‬, then, all of his/her
aamaal are ruined and regarded as fruitless unless and until he/she
seek true forgiveness from Allah ‫عزوجل‬
The above is by and large applied on every Muslim including the
ulma. Any person who is famous or regarded as aalim (learned man
of Islaam) but on the contrary he preaches corrupted beliefs that
are against the teachings of Islaam or if he supports/regards/assists
any person/group holding corrupted beliefs then he is also an
infidel.
Furthermore, if the ulma haq (the true learned man of Islaam) have
already given a verdict of infidelity (fatwa-e-takfeer) against a
particular person/group, then:
 It is not permissible to attend his or their
gatherings
 It is not permissible to ask or seek Islamic verdict
(fatwa) from those declared infidels regarding
general or certain issues about Islaam related to
aqaed or amal. This is because there is always a
chance that they might mislead or give a wrong
fatwa.
However, in certain situations or occasions there is a possibility that
the apparent answer given by them, regarding any specific or
general matter or issue, is correct and true. For instance, if someone
asks them: “who is our Lord?” They would reply “Allah ‫ ” عزوجل‬or if
they were asked: “Is it necessary to perform wadu (ablution) before
prayer?” They would say: “Yes”. On that, no Muslim or any sensible
person would say that they are lying. Hence, Muslims do not
disagree, refute, or argue in matters that are not offensive or
against the teachings of Islaam.
In short, if these heretical people say something about some issue
which apparently seems to be correct and according to Qur’an and
Sunnah but since they hold deviating beliefs then their saying will
not be accepted or approved just the way they have explained it. On
the other hand, the same matter or issue will be explained
according to the precise teachings of learned men of Islaam. For
instance, although wahabis/deobandis stress on tauheed
(monotheism) and Sunnat but due to their narrow mindedness and
inadequate sage they declares the traditional Muslims as polytheists
or innovators. Therefore, their interpretation of polytheism and
innovation has never been accepted or approved by the learned
men of Islaam; on the contrary, they have clearly rejected and
disapproved the teachings of wahabis and their offspring branches
like deobandis, tableegis, tauheedis, jamat-e-Islami etc.
One should always remember that there are thousands of issues
and it is very difficult for an aalim (learned man) today to search an
answer in Qur’an and Sunnah on the basis of his own personal
studies. He cannot come to any conclusion without referring to the
teachings and guidance of those traditional and great learned men
of Islaam, known as Ulma and A'ima karaam of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l
Jama’at. Hence, this is one of the reasons as why for more than a
thousand years all the Muslims of the world firmly strive to follow
the teachings of the Four prominent Imams.
Piercing the Devil’s Web
1 1
Query about the
website: www.muftisays.com
Assalamoalaikum,
Please confirm reading through this site is ok and considering
whatever is written to be safe and authentic to believe?
http://www.muftisays.com/viewarticle.php?article=zntaqleed
There are some quite straight forward questions which come to
my mind; which have been answered on this site already, for
instance, "The issue of joining the feet with the feet of the next
person in the congregational prayer":
http://www.muftisays.com/muftifarooq.php?viewpage=joining
feet
Umar saheb seems to belong to Ahlus Sunaah Wal Jamaa’ah:
Mufti Umar Farooq Desai Luharvi
Sheikh-ul-Hadith Dar-al-Uloom London
Please let me know.
Kind Regards,
Ahmed Raza
11 12 Piercing the Devil’s Web
There are two questions, the first one is about the authenticity of
the website: www.muftisays.com and the second one is about "The
issue of joining the feet with the feet of the next person in the
congregational prayer"
Let me answer the second question first, because it needs a brief
answer and perhaps easy for everyone to understand. Therefore,
the simple reply to this one is that you will not find a single mosque
in the world today where people join their feet with the feet of the
next person in the congregational prayer. Suppose there are
thousands of mosques where people do stand or pose in that
specified manner, even then, it will not affect our point of view or
become a reason or a cause to abscond the most comprehensible
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path of Al-Imam al-A'zam Abu Hanifa ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬.
ٰ
We are the muqalid of Imam A’zam ‫رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬, this means, that in
Islamic legal terminology taqleed refers to the general practice of
following the judgment of a recognized religious authority without
necessarily investigating the detail scriptural basis or reasoning of
that judgment. Therefore, it is sufficient for us to say that neither
ٰ
our Imam A'zam Abu Hanifa ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬nor any other prominent
learned man of Hanafi madhab has ever mentioned or prescribed
that the Muslims should join their feet with the feet of other in the
congregational prayer. On the contrary, all of the learned men and
scholars of Hanafi madhab have strictly urged that while offering
prayers a person should keep both of his foot at a distance of four
fingers.
Hazrat Allama Syed Muhammed Ameen Ibn Abidin ash-Shaami ‫رحمۃ‬
‫ہللا علیہ‬
(1198 - 1252 AH), (Arabic: ‫ ) عالمہ سید محمد امین ابن عابدین الشامی‬is a
well-known Hanafi Sunni Islamic scholar, he wrote Radd al-Muhtar
ala ad-Dur al-Mukhtar, also famous as Hashiyat Ibn Abidin and, in
the Subcontinent, as Shami. It is a compilation of the great fatwas
ٰ
of Imam A’zam Abu Hanifa ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬. Moreover, the book is
regarded as a fundamental reference for fatwa and legal details in
the Hanafi madhab across the Muslim world. It is mentioned in the
book that:
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‫ُدار أربل أصابل‬ٚ ‫ا‬ٛ٣ٟ‫ بي‬١‫ یٓو‬١‫بغی أ‬ٟ‫ين فی اٖصالة بال قذر و ی‬ٚ‫ قلی أحد اُٖد‬ٝ‫ویرکہ اُٖيا‬
‫ يًكٗہ ْذا فی الٓب ٰري‬١‫ہ کا‬ٞ‫ أبی نِص اٖدبوسي أ‬٠‫ٓذا روي ق‬٢ ‫ہ أرقب إلی اٖدظوم‬ٞ ‫اٖيد َل‬
)۹‫ۻۻ‬/۱‫(رد اؿمحتار علی اؿدر اؿمختارۼبابۼصفۃۼاٰولصلۃۼ ۼ ۼۼوبطمہعۼمجتبایئۼدیلہ ۼ ۼ ۼ ۼ‬
“It is disliked to stand on one foot without excuse during
prayers and a gap of four fingers of hand should be kept in
between the feet, because this is close to khashu
(submission and fear of Allah‫)عزوجل‬. The same has been
reported from Abu Nassar Dabosi that he used to do it.”
[Radd al-Muhtar ala ad-Dur al-Mukhtar, Chapter:
siftulsalat, matboa mujtabai, Delhi, Book 1, p.299]
Even Hazrat Allama Imam Jamaludin Yousuf Ardbeili Shafi`i ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
(Arabic:‫ )جمال الدین یوسف اردبیلی شافعی‬has also verified, in his book, Al-
Anwar Al-Amal Al-Abrar, that it is mustahib to keep a gap of four
fingers of hand between the feet.
‫ا بُدر اربل اصابل‬ٛ٣ٟ‫ين و يشتحب اٖتَفیِ بي‬ٚ‫یرکہ اٖصاّ اُٖد‬
)۱۱/۱ ‫اٖصٗوۃ اؿمسبصۃ اؿجماؿیۃ ـرر‬
ٰ ‫٘ اَلبزار ٖيوسٌ الٓتاب‬ٛ‫وار اٖك‬ٞ‫(اَل‬
“it is makruh to keep the feet touching each other, and it is
mustahib to keep a gap of four fingers of hand in between
the feet”
[Al-Anwar Al-Amal Al-Abrar]
Hence, it is quite obvious that neither the four Imam nor the ulma
of their madhab have ever said or written anything in affirmation
regarding the issue of joining the feet with the feet of the next
person in the congregational prayer.
As far as the second question is concerned regarding the
authenticity of the website: www.muftisays.com and Mufti Umar
Farooq Desai Luharvi. Well, I have personally visited the site, and
found it to be holding a deobandi-sight. Moreover, the so-called
Mufti Umar Farooq seems to be a great admirer of ulma-e-deoband.
The detailed answer is provided in the following pages:
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The deceit of www.muftisays.com
regarding the Creed of Deobandis
A woman named Sabihah asked one of the muftis named Yaseen
Shaikh of www.muftisyas.com:
“Assalamualaykum,
what does the deobandi scholars belief? Is the Deobandis
part of the Sunnis?”
[Question date: 20th May 2005, Short URL:
http://qa.muftisays.com/?442, Question ID:442]
Therefore, Mr Yaseen replies:
“BismihiTa'ala
The Deobandis represent the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah.
Their beliefs are in accordance to the Qur'an and Sunnah. In
creed they follow a combination of the Matureedi and
Ash'ari Schools of theology, and in Islaamic Law they follow
the Hanafi School.
If a person wishes to understand more about the Deobandi
Creed then it is advisable to refer to the small but valuable
book written By Imam Abu Ja'far Tahawi, known as Al-
Aqeedah Al-Tahawiyyah.”
[mufti Yaseen Shaikh, www.muftisays.com]
The above answer is an inevitable evidence of ulma-e-deoband’s
hypocrisy. Mr Yaseen has answered the second part of the question
but deliberately ignored the first part of it. Actually, the deobandi
mufti is frightened to describe the beliefs of ulma-e-deoband
because that will prove whether they really represent Ahl al-Sunnah
wal-Jama’ah or a heretical group that have emerged not long ago
from the evil sect, known as wahabi sect, in order to destroy the
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beliefs and the cult of the Muslims. Moreover, Mr. Yaseen is not
suggesting people to refer to the books written by ulma-e-deoband
to understand more about the Deobandi creed but on the other
hand he advised them to refer the book, Al-Aqeedah Al-
Tahawiyyah, written by one of the great scholars of Ahl- Sunnah
wa’l Jama’at, Imam Abu Ja'far Ahmed ibn Muhammed Al-Azdi
ٰ
Tahawi misri Hanafi ‫( رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬239-321/843 or 853 to 935),
(Arabic:‫)امام أبو جعفر أحمد بن محمد الطحاوي األزدي المصري‬, known as
Imam Tahawi. This is again a deliberate move to hide the actual
beliefs of Deobandis and to deceive the Muslims to understand that
the beliefs of ulma-e-deoband are similar to that of Imam Tahawi
ٰ
‫تعالی عنہ‬ ‫رضی ہللا‬
. Therefore, let us now refer to the books written by ulma-
e-deoband in order to understand more about the deobandi creed.
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Chapter I:
The Deobandi Creed – Taqwiyat-ul-Iman
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi (1779 – 1830) is the Imam of all the wahabis of
the subcontinent, whether muqalid like deobandis, jamat-e-Islaami
etc or gair-muqalid like ahl-e-hadith, salafis, tauhidis etc. He wrote
a book by the name “Taqwiyat-ul-Iman” or Strengthening of the
Faith, in about 1825.
The ulma of Deoband considered Taqwiyatul-Iman to be the most
fundamental and indispensable of all the books of Islaam, and this is
not an accusation, read the following two verdicts that are rendered
by one of the great scholars of Deobandis, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi
(1825 – 1905):
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫"اتکبوقتتيامياؿتياتي ہداا ریاتکبےہا ر ب ب‬
‫ومجوقت االصحااؿیکےہ۔ا رقرآؿ‬
‫ث‬
"‫دحتياکبلطماسيمےہ۔اساکؤمفلايوبقمؽدنبااھت۔‬
)‫رکایچ‬،‫پاتسکؿوچک‬،‫اچیامیدیعسینپمک‬،۳۸:‫ہحفص‬،‫( اتف یردیشہی‬
“The book Taqwiyatul-Iman is a very excellent and truthful
book, and a reason for strengthening and reforming the
faith. And the meaning of Qur’an and Hadith is in it. The
author of it was a pious Fellow.”
[Fataw-I Rasheedia, p. 83, HM Saeed Co., Pak. Chowk,
Karachi]
This means that according to the grand cleric of deoband, Rasheed
Ahmed Gangohi, the book Taqwiyatul-Iman signify the beliefs of all
deobandis since it provides strength to their faith. In another
verdict, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi writes:
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫"اتکبوقتتيامياؿ تياتي ہدااتکبےہا ر اردرشک دبتيمميوجابےہادتسميؽاس‬
‫ث‬
"‫ےکپبلکلاتکباہللا رااحدتيےس يہ۔اساکرانھکا رڑپانھا رلمعرکپعيناالسؾےہ۔‬
)‫رکایچ‬،‫پاتسکؿوچک‬،‫اچیامیدیعسینپمک‬،۳۸:‫ہحفص‬،‫(اتف یردیشہی‬
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“The book Taqwiyatul-Iman is a very excellent book and Abusing the dignity and honour
speechless against shirk (polytheism) and bidaat
(innovations). The reasoning provided in it is entirely from of the Prophets and Angels ‫الصلوۃ والسالم‬
the Book of Allah and Aahadith (the sayings of the Prophet).
Keeping, reading, and practicing of it is Precise Islaam.” Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:

[Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, Fataw-I Rasheedia, p. 80, HM
Saeed Co., Pak. Chowk, Karachi]
Carefully read the underlined passage again, and try to understand
what message Rasheed Ahmad has conveyed to all of the
deobandis. To him the meaning of Precise Islaam is in keeping,
reading and practicing Taqwiyatul-Iman. One should note the
learned men and Islaamic scholars of Ahle Sunnat wal jamat have
not even said that for the Holy Qur’an. On the other hand, they
have elucidated that the meaning of Precise Islaam is to have faith
on the complete Qur’an. Whoever refuses any one Verse of the Holy
Qur’an, will be out of the Precise Islaam. For the reason that there
are many Muslims who could not afford to have the Holy Qur’an,
many who are not educated enough to read the Holy Qur’an, and
there are many Muslims who are not practicing the teachings of
Holy Qur’an, but all of them are still Muslims and have faith on the
complete Qur’an, which is the Precise Islaam; to have faith on the
complete Qur’an. On the contrary, Rasheed Ahmad has given a
verdict that the Precise Islaam is in keeping, reading and practicing
Taqwiyatul-Iman. It means that till the appearance of Taqwiyatul-
Iman, the whole Islaamic world was without the Precise Islaam.
Taqwiyatul-Iman was written by Ismail Delhvi in about 1240 H -1825
G, and brought with it a new modern Islaam, and accepting this
modern and Precise Islaam is conditional to Taqwiyatul-Iman only.
Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi has written about Taqwiyatul Iman that
‘The reasoning provided in it is entirely from the Book of Allah and
Aahadith’. Now let us briefly evaluate and compare the book
Taqwiyatul Iman with Qur’an and Aahadith, in order to know
whether it is truly ‘strengthening of faith’ or ‘destroyer of faith’.
َ َُٛ ٗ‫ائُ ٔي َن ََل َي ِك‬َٟ ُِٛ ٖ‫َّ ا‬٠ٔٓ‫ ٔي َن َو َل‬ٟٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُِٛ ٖٗٔ‫ َوِهَّلِل ا ِٖ ٔكزَّةُ َوٖ َٔز ُسؤٖطٔ َو‬
١‫و‬
“The honour is for Allah, and His Rasool and Muslims, but
the hypocrites know not.”
[Part 28, Sura Munafiquoon, Verse 8]
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi writes:
‫ب‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ا‬
‫ہ ولخمؼ ببرا وہ پ وھچپ ا اہلل یک شؿ ےک آےگ امچر ےس ب زپدا ذليل‬
‫"ا ر ي اجؿ ل اچےیہ ہک ي ر‬
"‫ےہ۔‬
‫ا‬
)72‫ص‬،‫(وقتتيامياؿ‬
“We must understand thoroughly that all the creatures,
dignified or undignified, are more dishonorable than a shoe-
maker, in front of Excellency of Allah.”
[Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul
Islaam, Wasan pura, Lahore, p. 27 and Taqwiyatul-Iman
with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 25, Mir Muhammed kutub khana,
Aram Bagh, Karachi]
In the English Translation of Taqwiyatul-Iman, the same passage is
written in this way:
“We must understand that anyone whether one of the most
eminent human beings or any of the angels dearest and
nearest to Allah does not carry the status of even a shoe-
maker in terms of frivolity and disgrace, while facing the
magnificence of Divinity”
[Strengthening of the Faith, Taqwiyatul-Iman, English
Translation, p.58, Dar-us-Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi
Arabia]
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All the Prophets and the sacred Angels ‫ الصللوۃ واسلالم‬and the respected Why Rasool Allah ( ‫)الصلوۃ والسالم‬
has been sent?
Prophet’s companions ‫ رضلوان ہللا تعلالع عللی م‬are included in the dignified and
the eminent creatures, but all of them are clearly abused by the
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
disgraceful Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, so as to say that all the dignified
creatures are more dishonorable than a shoe-maker. Consider how ٔ ‫ت َواألَ ِر‬
‫ع‬ َّ ٔ
ٔ ‫ا َوا‬َٛ ‫اٖش‬ ُ ِٗ ُٚ ‫ٔي ّكا َّاٖ ٔذي َٖ ُط‬ٛ‫ َج‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ اٖ ٓٗطٔ إٖٔ َِي‬ُٙ ‫اض إن ٔ ِّی َر ُسو‬
ُ َّٟ ٖ‫َُ ِ٘ یَا أَ ُّی َضا ا‬
Ismail Delhvi, the Imam of deobandis/wahhabis, has insulted the “Say you. ‘O mankind’, I am Rasool to you all from Allah to
beloved ones of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬. The above passages clearly verifies that Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and of the
Ismail Delhvi abused the Prophet ‫ الصللوۃ والتسللیم‬and other dignified ones earth.”
by using the Excellency of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬as cover. Moreover, Maulvi [Sura Al Araf, Verse 158]
Ismail has declared all the creatures, dignified or undignified, to be
more dishonorable than a shoe-maker, in front of Excellency of Moreover, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
Allah. Doesn’t it mean that to Ismail Delhvi a shoe-maker is not

ٔ ‫ا‬َّٟ ِّٖٗ ‫إ إ ٔ ََّل ک َ َّاي ّة‬

ٔ ‫ا‬َّٟ ٖ‫َّ أَ ِْث َ َر ا‬٠ٔٓ‫ َ ٔذی ّزا َو َل‬ٞ‫ض َب ٔظي ّرا َو‬ َ َٟ ِٗ ‫ا أَ ِر َس‬َٚ ‫َو‬
among the creatures? This is one example of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi’s
illiteracy and ignorance. ١‫و‬
َ َُٛ ٗ‫ض ََل َي ِك‬
“(And O beloved!) We have not sent you but with Risalat
Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬says that His Rasool and Muslims are honorable, BUT, (Messenger-ship) encircling entire mankind, as a bearer of
Ismail Delhvi opposes and says ‘No! They are more dishonorable glad tidings and a Warner, but most of the people do not
than a shoe-maker’. )‫)استغفرہللا العظیم‬ know.”
[Part 22, Sura Saba, Verse 28]
If the apologists of Ismail Delhvi still defend him by saying that their
Imam was only trying to prove the Excellency of Allah. In that case, From the above mentioned Verses, it is quite apparent, that the
the Muslims would have no other choice but to ask them to admit Prophet has been sent towards all mankind. However,
the following also: ‫ا‬ Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, arrogantly refutes the above Verses, in this
‫ب‬ ‫ث‬
‫"ا رياجؿلاچےیہہک ي ر‬
‫ہ اہیب ببراوہپوھچپا راؿیک اہیباںیئاہللیکشؿےکآےگامچرےسب‬ manner:
"‫زپداذليلےہ۔‬
“We must understand thoroughly that all the wahabis, ‫پيغ‬
eminent or non-eminent, and their wahabi mothers are
‫" مببرر وت پداونں ےک راا اتبےن وک ا ر اجولہں ےک اھجمسےن وک ا ر ےب وملعں وک ملع اھکسےن وک آےئ‬
‫ا‬
more dishonorable than a shoe-maker, in front of Excellency )27‫ص‬،‫ےھت۔" (وقتتيامياؿ‬
of Allah ‫عزوجل‬.” “The Paigambar (Rasool Allah ) was sent to show
the path to the ignorants, to guide the illiterates, and to
Hence, in terms of frivolity and disgrace ulma-e-deoaband and their
impart knowledge to the unlearned people.”
followers are more dishonorable than a chamar (shoe-maker), while
[Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul
facing the magnificence of Divinity.
Islaam, Wasan pura, Lahore, p. 12 and Taqwiyatul-Iman
with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 18, Mir Muhammed kutub khana,
On the other hand, the honour is for Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, and His Rasool
Aram Bagh, Karachi]
and Muslims, but the hypocrites know not.
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Whereas, the Prophet
“I have been sent as a Rasool towards all the
creatures”
[Mishkaat]
If you ask all the offspring of wahabism i.e. deobandis, tableegis,
ahl-e-hadith etc., whether their Imam Ismail Delhvi and other
religious leaders like Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi, Rasheed Ahmed
Gangohi, Ashraf Ali Thanwi etc. were ignorant, illiterate and
unlearned? On that question, all of them will get furious to reply
angrily, “They were not ignorant, illiterate or unlearned.”
Hence, it is proved by their own saying, that they neither require
Prophet nor his assistance, because to them ‘the
Paigambar came to show the path to the ignorant, to guide the
illiterates, to impart knowledge to the unlearned people.’
)‫) استغفرہللا العظیم‬
Desires of the Prophet ‫الصلوۃ والسالم‬
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
َ ِ ‫ِّ َو ِج َضَٔ َط‬ٙ‫َٔ َ ٔ ِب َٗ ّة َت ِز َضا َصا ي ََو‬َّٟ ‫ُ َو ِّٖ َي‬َٟٗ ‫اء َي‬َٛ ‫اٖش‬
‫ ِشح ٔ ٔد‬َِٛ ٖ‫ط ا‬
“We are seeing the turning of your face towards heaven
repeatedly; necessarily then We will turn you towards that
Qibla which pleases you. Turn your face towards the sacred
mosque (Ka’aba) just now”
[Sura Al Baqra, Verse 144]
‫عزوجل‬
And, Allah says:
“(O beloved!) and undoubtedly, soon your Lord shall give you
so much that you shall be satisfied.”
[Sura Al Duha, Verse 5]
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has himself said: BUT, the joint Imam of all the wahabis, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, says:
‫"ويںۼہنۼوبےلۼہکۼاہللۼوۼروسلۼاچےہۼاگۼوتۼفالب اۼاکمۼوہۼاج ﺋﻴﻴﮕﺎ ۼہکۼساراۼاکروب ارۼاہجںۼاکۼاہللۼيہۼےکۼاچےنہۼ‬
"‫ےسۼوہباۼےہۼروسلۼےکۼاچےنہۼےسۼھچکۼںيہنۼوہبا‬
“Do not say like this that so and so work will be
accomplished if Allah and His Rasool want it to be, since,
everything in the world happens according to the wish of
Allah only. Nothing happens, by the desire of the Rasool.”
[Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul
Islaam, Wasan pura, Lahore, p. 82 and Taqwiyatul-Iman
with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 55, Mir Muhammed kutub khana,
Aram Bagh, Karachi
Whereas, Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa has said about the Prophet
:
“O Rasool Allah, I do not see, but, that your Lord, hastens to
satisfy your desire!”
[Sahih Bukhari, Vol II p. 706, Muslim Sharif Vol I p. 473]
َّ ‫ َ َزى َت َُ ُّٗ َب َو ِجضَٔٔ فٔی‬ٞ ‫ََ ِد‬ Allah ‫ عزوجم‬Has so much love for His beloved Prophet that
his desires are immediately accepted but Ismail Delhvi is saying,
ٔ ٝ‫َِحا‬
َ َ ٖ‫ا‬ ‘Nothing happens, by the desire of the Rasool ( ),’.
َ‫ّللاِ َعهَى ْانکَا ِذبِین‬
‫نَّ ْعنَةَ ه‬
Now read the following Ahadith to know what may happen by the
desire of the Prophet :
“It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Masuod
that he said,’ In the period of Rasool Allah the
‫َوٖ ََش ِو ٍَ ي ُِكػٔئَ َربَُّٔ َيت َ ِرضَي‬ moon was broken into two, therefore, Rasool Allah
said,’ be a witness”
[Sahih Bukhari, 3636]
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Another Hadith: looked at Medina Munawara as if it was wearing a crown.
Because the clouds were around Medina [in circle], and the
‫ـاض ي ََصـاحُوا‬ ُ َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬ٝ‫ـا‬َ َُ ‫ َكـ ٕة َي‬ُٛ ‫ ُج‬َٝ ‫ـب یَ ِـو‬ ُ ‫ یَد ُِػ‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬١‫ا‬ َ َ ‫ ک‬َٙ ‫ َ ٕص ََا‬َٞ‫ أ‬٠ِ ‫َق‬
rays from the sun were shining through the clouds in
different colours”
ِ َٓ َٗ ‫اٖظـ َحزُ َو َص‬َّ ‫ـز َِّت‬ٛ‫ـط َوا ِح‬
‫ا‬َٟ ‫ يَـا ِد ُم اہللَ َي ِشـُ ٔي‬ُٜ ٔ ُ‫ـت اٖ َِب َضـا‬ َ ُ َ َِٛ ٖ‫ اہللٔ ََ َح َـؼ ا‬َٙ ‫َي َُاُٖوا یَا َر ُسـو‬
[Sahih Bukhari, Vol I, and Volume 4, Book 56, Number 782/
Muslim Sharif, Vol I, p. 294]
‫ظَ ـَ َ ِت َسـ َحابَ ْة‬َٟ ‫اب َي‬ ٕ ‫ َس َح‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ا ٔء ََزَ َق ّة‬َٛ ‫اٖش‬ َّ َٙ ‫َي َُا‬
َّ ‫ َ َزى فٔی‬ٞ ‫ا‬َٚ ٔ‫ اہلل‬ُٜ ِ‫ َّز َتي ِ ٔن َوای‬َٚ ‫ا‬َٟ ٔ ُ‫ ا ِس‬َّٜ ‫اٖٗ ُض‬
But Ismail Delhvi has accused the Companions and other
َ ٔ ٗ‫ َك ٔة َّأًٖي َت‬ُٛ ‫ط إلٔ َى ا ِٖ ُح‬
‫ـا‬َّٛ َٗ ‫يضـا َي‬ ُ ٔ ِٛ ُ‫ ت‬ِٙ َ‫ َتز‬َِٜ ٖ ٍَ ‫ِص‬ َّ
َ َ ‫ا ا ِن‬َّٛ َٗ ‫بَر ٔي ََصلى َي‬ِٟ ِٖٔٛ ‫ ا‬٠ِ ‫ َق‬َٙ َ‫َز‬ٞ‫ط ِت َو‬ َ َ ِٚ َ‫َوأ‬ Muslims in these words:
ُ٘ ُ‫اٖشـب‬ ُّ ‫ـت‬ِ ‫ ِت ا ِٖب ُ ُيوتُ َوا ِن َُ َػ َك‬َٚ ‫ َید ُِػ ُب َصاحُوا إٖٔ َِيطٔ َت َض َّد‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬ٝ‫َا‬ َ َ ‫"اہللۼیکۼیسۼميظعتۼرکےتۼںيہۼاےسيۼولوگںۼیکۼہکۼاںۼاکۼھچکۼاايتخرۼںيہنۼاورۼاںۼیکۼروريۼاچنہپےنۼںيمۼھچکۼ‬
َّ َٙ ‫ ََـا‬َّٜ ‫ ُُـ‬َٜ ٗ‫ ٔيي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس َّـ‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ ‫ا َيت ََب َّش‬َّٟ ‫يَا ِد ُم اہللَ َی ِحب ٔ ُش َضا َق‬
‫ـا َو ََل‬َٟ ‫ َح َوا َٖ ِي‬َّٜ ‫اٖٗ ُضـ‬ ُّ "‫دلخۼںيہنۼرےتھکۼہنۼا امسںۼےسۼہنيمۼبرساۼدںيۼہنۼرنيمۼوکۼھچکۼااگۼدںيۼاورۼاںۼوکۼیسکۼونعۼیکۼدقربۼںيہن‬

َ ِ َ ‫ ٔة‬َٟ ‫دٔی‬َِٛ ٖ‫ط بٔا‬

‫ؿَ ِزتُ إلٔ َى‬َٟ ‫َط ْة َي‬
ُ ُ ِٛ ‫ط َح ِوٖ ََضا َو ََل َت‬
“It is narrated from Hazrat Anas
was delivering the Friday Sermon, when the people
stood up and cried, ‘O Rasool Allah
rain, the trees have dried and turned red, and the animals
perished. Pray to Allah that He may send rain. Therefore, the
Prophet said, ‘O Allah send rain’ and said it twice.
By Allah, there were no clouds in the sky, just then, a huge
cloud spread over us and it started to rain. The Prophet
climbed down the pulpit and preceded prayers. Thus,
it never stopped raining and kept on raining till next Friday.
Hence, when the Prophet began to deliver the
Sermon, the people cried and appealed, ‘The houses have
fallen, the ways are blocked, Pray to Allah that He may stop
the rain’ The Prophet smiled and said, ’O Allah,
around us, and not on us’. Thus, the clouds cleared away
from over Medina.” *In one of the narration it is mentioned
that wherever the Prophet pointed his finger, the
clouds used to move over there] Hence, it started to rain
around us, and not a single drop fall over Medina. So, I
ُ ُ ِٛ ‫ ُة َي َح َكٗ َِت َت‬َٟ ‫دٔی‬َِٛ ٖ‫ا َي َٓظَ َػ ِت ا‬َٟ ‫َق َٗ ِي‬
“The way Allah is given respect, they respect those who have
neither authority nor contribute in providing livelihood to
٘ٔ ‫ ِث ٔ٘ ِاْلٔکِٗٔي‬ٚٔ ‫ َّ َضا َٖف ٔی‬ٞٔ‫ ٔة َوإ‬َٟ ‫دٔی‬َِٛ ٖ‫ا‬ them. They cannot make rain to fall from sky or to grow
anything from the earth. They have no powers of any sort.”
that the Prophet
[Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul
Ikhwan, p. 35, Mir Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh,
, there is no Karachi]
The Prophet on whose desire the descended Sun rose
again and the moon broke into two, who made the stones speak,
and who has complete control over rains, against that beloved
Prophet of Allah, the wicked wahhabi Imam is opening
his filthy mouth, so as to say, ‘nothing happens by the desire of the
Rasool ( )’.
The belief regarding the authority
of the Prophet
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
ٔ‫ ي َِطٗٔط‬٠ٚٔ ‫ا اٖ ٓٗ ُط‬َٟ ‫ا اٖ ٓٗ ُط َس ُي ِؤت ٔي‬َٟ ُ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ ُط َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط َوََاُٖواِ َح ِشب‬ُٜ ُ‫ا آ َتاص‬َٚ ِ‫ َر ُض ِوا‬ِٜ ‫ َّ ُض‬َٞ‫َوٖ َِو أ‬
َ ُ‫َّا إلٔ َى اٖ ٓٗطٔ َرانٔب‬ٞٔ‫َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط إ‬
١‫و‬
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“What a good it had been, if they would have been pleased
with what Allah and His Rasool had given them and would "‫"اورۼسجۼاکۼبامۼدمحمۼباۼیلعۼےہۼوۃۼیسکۼزيچۼاکۼاتخمرۼںيہن‬
have said, ‘Sufficient for us is Allah,’ Now Allah is to give us of “And the one, whose name is Muhammed or Ali, has no
His Bounty, and so does Rasool Allah. To Allah we only lean.” power or authority over anything.”
[Part 10, Sura Al Tauba, Verse 59] [Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul
Islaam, Wasan pura, Lahore, p. 61 and Taqwiyatul-Iman
The above Verse clearly indicates that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has given authority
with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 43, Mir Muhammed kutub khana,
and power to His beloved Prophet to grant anything
Aram Bagh, Karachi and Taqwiyatul-Iman, English, p.104,
what the people need. Moreover, it also evident that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has Dar-us-Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia]
ordered us to remain optimistic and expectant from Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬and
his beloved Prophet to fulfill our wishes. ‘Now Allah is to
give us of His Bounty, and so does Rasool Allah ( )’. Without doubt, every Muslim believes that all the powers and
authority belongs to Allah ‫ عزوجللل‬and all His attributes are self-
Look at the authority of Hazrat Muhammed , he is the Existent. However, Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has given powers and authority to His
beloved ones, as proved from Qur’an. Moreover, Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬says
owner of the Muslims, even more, than their own selves. Allah ‫عزوجلل‬
that the authority of the Prophet is so great that he is
says:
the owner of the Muslims, even more than their own selves. Allah
‫عزوجل‬

ِٜ ‫ َضاتُ ُض‬َّٚ ُ ‫ َوأَ ِز َوا ُج ُط أ‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ أَن ًُ ٔشض‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ٔي َن‬ٟٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُِٛ ٖ‫ ٔي ُّي أَ ِول َى بٔا‬َّٟ ٖ‫ا‬
says:

َ ُٓ‫ َی‬١َ‫ ّزا أ‬ِٚ َ‫ ٕة إٔذَا َ ََضي اہللُ َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط أ‬َٟ ٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُٚ ‫ َو ََل‬٠ٕ ٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُٛٔ ٖ ١‫ا‬
٠ِ ٚٔ ُ‫ ا ِٖدٔي َ َرة‬ُٜ ‫ َٖ ُض‬١‫و‬ َ َ ‫ا ک‬َٚ ‫َو‬
“This Prophet is the owner of the Muslims even more than
their own selves and his wives are their mothers”
[Part 21, Al Ahzab, Verse 6] ‫ا‬ّٟ ‫بٔي‬ُّٚ ‫ َي ِك ٔص اہللَ َو َر ُسو َٖ ُط َي َُ ِد َض َّ٘ َض َال َّل‬٠َٚ ‫ َو‬ِٜٔ ‫زٔص‬ِٚ َ‫أ‬
“And it is not befitting to a Muslim man or Muslim woman,
And at another place in Qur’an, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
when Allah and His Rasool have decreed something that they
would have any choice in their matters, and whoever
ٔ‫ َت َقٗ َِيط‬ِٛ ‫ اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َوأَ ِن َك‬َٜ ‫ ٖ َّٔٗ ٔذي أَ ِن َك‬ُٙ ‫َوإٔذِ َت ُُو‬ disobeys Allah, and His Rasool, he undoubtedly, has strayed
“And (O beloved!) remember when you did say to him whom away manifestly”
Allah bestowed a favour, and you had bestowed a favour” [Al Ahzab, Verse 36]
[Part 22, Sura Al Ahzab, Verse 37] ‫عزوجللل‬
Allah is saying that if His beloved Prophet has
‫عزوجلل‬
Allah is saying that the Prophet has been given decreed something then the Muslims have no choice in their
authority to bestow favours, and that he has been given such a matters but to follow the instructions given by the Prophet
great authority so as to own Muslims even more than their own . On the contrary Ismail Delhvi is saying, ‘nothing happens by the
selves. BUT, the joint Imam all the wahabis, deobandis, tableegis wish of the Rasool and he has no power or authority
etc., Maulvi Ismail Delhvi has written:
over anything at all’.
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Now, read the following Hadith as narrated in Sahih Muslim: “Respond to the calling of Allah and Rasool, when the Rasool
calls you for a thing that will give you life. [Sura Al-Anfal, Part
“In the evening, I used to be in the service of Rasool Allah 9, Verse 24]
, once, when I brought water for ablution along with [Sahih Bukhari, 4474]
other things, he ( ) said,’ Ask whatever you wish’
Consider the authority of the Prophet given to him by
(and according to Al-Tibrani’s narration, ‘O Rabiya, Ask me ‫عزوجلل‬
Allah that while a person is offering prayers and the Prophet
anything today, and I will give you’) I replied, ‘I ask you for
your close company in Paradise’. He ( ) said,’ Do calls him, then he should leave his prayers right away and
you want anything else?’ I said, ‘This is what I want’. He ( promptly respond to the call of the Prophet , but Ismail
) said, ‘So assist me against yourself with much Delhvi is saying ‘Whose name is Muhammed or Ali, has no authority
over anything’.
prostration”
[Sahih Muslim, Vol I, p.193, Abu Dawud (1320), Nasa’i
And now read another Hadith to understand the authority of the
(1139)]
Prophet given to him by Allah ‫عزوجل‬:
Consider the remarkable authority of the Prophet over
“On the authority of Aisha who said that once she
things so as to say, ‘Ask whatever you wish, and I will give you’.
Moreover, the above quoted Hadith also proves that the Prophet’s asked the Prophet , ‘Did you face a day more
companions also knew about his authority over severe than the day of the battle of Uhud? He replied, ‘Yes, I
everything and that was the reason as why Hazrat Rabiya have experienced such things at the hands of your people
and this day was the day of Aqabah. On this day I presented
without hesitation asked the Prophet to grant him the
myself to ‘Abd-Yalail bin ‘Abd-Kulal and offered him Islaam,
honor of Prophet’s companion in the paradise. but he failed to make any response to what I had offered
him. I left with a heavy heart and was depressed. I felt some
And now read the following Hadith: relief only when I reached Qarn Saalib. Here I looked up and
saw a cloud covering me. In this cloud I saw the Angel
“It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed bin Maualla Gibraeil who called me and said: Allah, the Most High,
that he said, ‘While I was offering prayers in the mosque, Has heard what your people have said to you and the
Rasool Allah called me, but I did not go. (After response to your offer. Allah Has now sent the Angel of the
finishing my prayers I went to the Prophet ) and Mountains to you and to carry out your orders to do what
said, ‘O Rasool Allah I was offering prayers’. He you might wish to be done to them. Then the Angel of the
said, ‘Is this not the saying of Allah: Mountains addressed me greeting with salam and then said:
O Muhammed , Allah Has heard what your people
‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط‬١َّ َ‫واِ أ‬َُٛ ٗ‫ َوا ِق‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ا یُ ِحئي‬َٛٔ ٖ ُْٜ ‫ إٔذَا َد َقا‬ٙٔ ‫ُواِ ا ِس َتحٔيبُواِ ٖ ٔ ٓٗطٔ َوٖ ٔ َّرل ُسو‬َٟٚ ‫ آ‬٠‫ی‬ َ ‫یَا أَ ُّی َضا َّاٖ ٔذ‬ have said to you. I am the Angel of the Mountains and my

ُ َ ‫ َّ ُط إٖٔ َِيطٔ تُ ِح‬َٞ‫زِ ٔء َو ََِٗبٔطٔ َوأ‬َِٛ ٖ‫ بَي ِ َن ا‬ُٙ ‫یَ ُحو‬

Lord Has sent me to you to carry out your wish, I may crush
١‫و‬
َ ‫َش‬ them between the two mountains encircling the city of
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Makkah. The Prophet replied, ‘I do not want their
destruction I am still hopeful that Allah will make some of
their children good Muslims who would worship Allah, the
One, without associating anybody with Him.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 454/ also in
Sahih Muslim]
‫عزوجلل‬
Consider the authority of the Prophet . Allah sent
the Angle of the Mountains to follow the orders of the Prophet
, and to take action according to his wish. It was his choice to
decide the fate of the people, whether to give them mercy or to
crush them between the mountains. But Taqwiyatul-Iman is saying:
"‫"اورۼسجۼاکۼبامۼدمحمۼباۼیلعۼےہۼوۃۼیسکۼزيچۼاکۼاتخمرۼںيہن‬
“The one, who is known as Muhammed or Ali, has no power
or authority to do anything at all.”
[Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman, English,
p.104, Dar-us-Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia]
Hence, the above Ahaadith from Sahih Bukhari, proves that
Taqwiatul Iman, is not the ‘strengthening of the faith’ but infact,
‘the destroyer of the faith’.
Moreover, it is the firm belief of all the Muslims that Hazrat Ali
and other beloved ones of Allah (‫ )رضلوان ہللا تعلالع عللی م‬also have the
power and authority over things, given to them by Allah ‫عزوجلل‬. Read
the following references from Sahih Ahaadith and the books of
renowned and learned scholars of Islaam:
“It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira , who said
that Rasool Allah said, ‘Allah Has said: I will
declare war against him who shows hostility towards the
friend of Mine. And all the duties by which my slave acquires
my intimacy, out of that none of the duties are more
appreciated by me than those duties that I have made
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fundamental on him. And my slave becomes nearer to me,
by offering nawafil (supplementary duties), till I start loving
him, and when I start loving him, I becomes his ear by which
he hears, I becomes his eye by which he sees, and I becomes
his hand by which he holds, and I becomes his foot by which
he walks. If he asks from me, I give him, and if he ask shelter I
gives him shelter, and I do not feel hesitation in doing
anything more than in taking out the soul from the body of
my slave. He dislike death (because of the pain), and I also
dislike giving him pain.”
[Sahih Bukhari: 6502]
Hazrat Allama Abu al-Fazl Shahabuddin al-Syed Mahmood al-
Aloosi al-Baghdadi ‫( رحمة ہللا علیه‬1217 – 1270 H),
(Arabic:‫ ) امام عالمہ البي الفضل ش اب اللدین السلید محملود االلوسلي البغلدادي‬in his
book of explanation tafseer Ruh-ul-Ma'ani elucidate the above
Hadith in these words:
‫ل اَل نشانى‬ٛ‫ل با ٖش‬ٛ‫ اہلل ج٘ و قلى وَل يش‬٠ٚ ‫ل فى اہلل واہلل و باہلل و‬ٛ‫ يش‬٠ٚ ٝ‫ اُٖو‬٠ٚ ١‫وذركو ا‬
‫ل بہ‬ٛ‫كہ اٖذى يش‬ٛ‫ت س‬ْٟ ‫ا فى اٖحدیث اُٖدسي‬ْٛ ‫ل اٖزبانى‬ٛ‫ل با ٖش‬ٛ‫ب٘ يش‬
“(The learned men have) also discussed that in the people
there are persons who hear from Allah, fi Allah, for Allah,
with Allah, and they do not hear with humanly hearing but
with the hearing of the Lord, as mentioned in the Hadith
Qudsi:
”
[tafseer Ruh-ul-Ma'ani, Part 21, p.103]
Allama Sheikh Imam Abdul Wahhab Sharani Misri ‫( رحملة ہللا علیله‬898 –
973 H, 1493 – 1565 G), (Arabic:‫) املام عالمللہ عبلدالوااب بللن احملد شللعرانی‬
explains this subject in these words:
‫ل اہلل تكالى‬ٛ‫ َد یح‬٠ٓ‫ ل‬-‫كہ و بِصہ – اٖحدیث‬ٛ‫ س‬١‫ہ اذا احب قبدا کا‬ٞ‫وَد اخبراٖحِ تكالى ا‬
‫ا وَد يكػيہ بكظ اٖصًات قلى اٖتدریخ طيئا بكد شيء‬٣ٗ‫ اٖصًات ک‬ٝ‫ُا‬ٖٛ‫ذا ا‬٢ ‫ طاء فى‬٠ٖٛ
]‫ز‬٢‫[اٖيواَيت و اٖحوا‬
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“Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has given this information that: when He makes a
fellow-man His beloved one, He becomes his –Al
Hadith- This is the position, where Allah ‫ تعلالع‬gives to some all
His attributes and to some only specific attributes, and
increases gradually after giving few.”
[al-Yawaqeet wal-Jawahir fi 'aqaidil Akabir, Vol I, p.125,
published in Egypt]
Abu Abdullah Muhammed ibn Umar ibn al-Husayn al-Taymi al-
Bakri al-Tabaristani Fakhruddin al-Razi (543 – 606 H, 1149 – 1209
G) ‫( رحمة ہللا علیه‬Arabic:‫ ) امام أبو عبدہللا محمد بن عمر بن الحسین فخرالدین اللرازي‬in
his book of explanation tafseer kabeer elucidate the above Hadith
in these words:
‫ا‬ٚ ‫ث٘ اداء‬ٛ‫ا ترقب قبد الى ب‬ٚ ‫ رب اٖكزت‬٠‫ حكایتہ ق‬ٜٗ‫يي صلی اہلل تكا ٰلی قٗيہ وس‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٙ‫َا‬
‫ ّا و‬ٞ‫ك ّا و بِص ّا و ٖشا‬ٛ‫ت س‬ْٟ ، ‫واي٘ حًي احببتہ ياذا احببتہ‬ٟٖ‫ یترقب الى با‬ٙ‫ايترضت قٗيہ وَل یزا‬
‫ نصيب‬ٜ٣‫ك‬ٛ‫ہ یبِ فى س‬ٞ‫ قلى ا‬ٙ‫ذا اٖدبر ید‬٢ ‫شي و‬ٛ‫ل و بى یبِص و بى ی‬ٛ‫َٗب ّا و ید ّا و رج ّال بى يش‬
‫كہ و‬ٛ‫ا س‬ٞ‫ ا‬ٙ‫ا َا‬ٖٛ ‫إ نصيب ٖهيراہلل تكالى‬ٟ٢ ‫ اذٖو بقى‬ٜ٣ُ‫ وَل فى ساُز اقطا‬ٜ٢‫ٖهيراہلل وَل فى بِص‬
‫ى‬٣‫ت‬ٞ‫بِصہ ا‬
“The Prophet has told that the Honorable Lord
said, ‘My fellow-man does not acquire the intimacy by any
way other than by performing the fundamental duties. And
he keeps on coming nearer through nawafil (supplementary
duties), till I make him my beloved one. And then, once he
becomes my beloved one, I become his ear, and eye, and
tongue, and heart, and hand, and foot. He hears by me,
sees by me, speaks by me, and walks by me’. And this
Hadith certifies for these men that in their eyes, ears, in
fact, in all other parts there is nothing for other than Allah.
Because, if there is a part for other than Allah here, then,
Allah ‫ تعالع‬never have said that I becomes his hearing and
sight”
[tafseer kabeer, Vol V, p.687, published in Egypt]
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There are many Ahaadith and sayings of learned-men and scholars
of Islaam in this context, but only few were provided, since few are
sufficient for believers.
All the Muslims of the world, according to the teachings of Qur’an
and Hadith, believes that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬is the actual owner of all powers
and authorities, in true sense. Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬is wajib al-wujud ,
(necessarily existent), abdi (The Eternal), ghair mutagyar
(The Unchangeable), la yamot (The Immortal) and The One
and only to be Worshipped ( ).
All the beloved ones of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬i.e. the Prophets ‫ الصللوۃ والتسللیم‬and
Awlia Allah ‫ رضلوان ہللا عللی م‬are the manifestations and signs ( )
of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬. Their powers and authorities are the rewards given to
them by Allah‫ عزوجلل‬. All the attributes and capabilities possessed by
them are neither Self-Existent nor Eternal, infact all their attributes
are impermanent, Changeable and Mortal. Thus, all their attributes
are dependent on Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
And this is what explained in the above mentioned Hadith and the
sayings of the renowned Islaamic scholars. Anyone who rejects the
above is actually, rejecting the sayings of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬and the Prophet
.
Imam Fakhruddin Razi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬further writes to prove that Hazrat
Ali is among those beloved ones of Allah ‫عزوجل‬:
٠ْ ‫يتہ وَل‬ٞ‫ا َٗكت باب خيبر بُوة جشدا‬ٚ ‫ واہلل‬،‫ اہلل وجہ‬ٝ‫ ابى غاٖب رك‬٠‫ قلى ب‬ٙ‫ذا َا‬٣ٖ ‫و‬
‫ اَلجشاد و‬ٜٖ‫ قا‬٠‫ؿزہ ق‬ٞ ‫ اہلل وجہ فى ذأٖ اٖوَت انُػل‬ٝ‫ قلی ا رك‬١‫يتہ و ذأٖ َل‬ٞ‫بُوة ربا‬
‫ٗٓيتہ و تالَلت‬ٖٛ‫ز اَل روٖح ا‬٢‫ الٓبریاء يتُوى روحہ و تظبہ بحوا‬ٜٖ‫وار قا‬ٞ‫الُٓتہ با‬ٖٛ‫ارشَت ا‬
‫ يُدر قٗيہ‬ٜٖ‫ا‬ٚ ‫ا قلى‬٣‫ا َدر ب‬ٚ ‫ اُٖدرة‬٠ٚ ٘‫ حص‬ٝ‫تہ يال جز‬ٛ‫ اُٖدض و اٖكؿ‬ٜٖ‫ييہ اضواء قا‬
‫كا و بِصا‬ٛ‫ س‬،‫ت ٖہ‬ْٟ ‫ اہلل‬ٙ‫ اٖذى يُو‬ٝ‫ُا‬ٖٛ‫نيرہ و ْذأٖ اٖكبد اذا و اؾب قلى اٖػاقات بٗو الى ا‬
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‫ راى‬، ‫ور بِص ا ٖہ‬ٟٖ‫ل اٖرقب و اٖبكيد و اذا صار ذأٖ ا‬ٛ‫كاٖہ س‬ٛ‫ اہلل س‬ٙ‫ور جال‬ٞ ‫ياذا صار‬ Certainly, only those who do not have love and respect for Hazrat
Muhammed Mustafa and Hazrat Ali would use
‫٘ و اٖبكيد‬٣‫ور ید اٖہ َدر قلى اٖتِصٍ فى اٖصكب و اٖش‬ٟٖ‫اٖرقیب و اٖبكيد و اذا صار ذأٖ ا‬ such disgraceful words to show their extreme dislike and
‫واٖرقیب‬ resentment. Clearly these are the signs of hypocrites, as mentioned
“And that is why Hazrat Ali ‫ كرم ہللا وجه‬said, ‘By Allah, I did not in one of the Hadith from Sahih Muslim, which is narrated from
Hazrat Ali :
pull out the gate of Khyber with the power of my body, but
by the power of the Lord’. And the actual reason was, at
that time the sight of Hazrat Ali ‫ كرم ہللا وجه‬broke off from the “Zirr bin Hubaish reported that Ali bin Abu Talib
world of bodies, and the powers of Angels brighten him said, “By Him Who split up the seed and created man,
with lights of the realm of the Most Arrogant, because of the Prophet emphasized to me that only a
which his spirit became powerful and similar to the essence
believer loves me and only a hypocrite hates me.”
of the spirits of Angels, and in it shine the lights of the realm
[Summarized Sahih Muslim, Book of Iman (faith) p. 57, Vol
of the Most Sacred and the Most Powerful. Significantly, he
I, Darusalam Publications, Saudi Arabia[
therefore, acquired that power which others were not able.
In the same way, when a fellow-man remains on
Undoubtedly, only Muslims adheres to the sayings of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬and
submission, then, he reaches that position about which
His beloved Prophet and those who shows enmity
Allah ‫ تعالع‬Has said: (hearing and sight). When the ‫عزوجللل‬ ‫عزوجللل‬
towards the friends of Allah , against them Allah Has
light of the Greatness of Allah, becomes his hearing, then, declared war.
he could hear the voices of far and near. And when the
same light becomes his sight, then, he could see the things ‫تہ باَٖحب‬ٞ‫وٖيا يُد آذ‬
ًّ ‫ قادى لى‬٠ٚ
of far and near. And when the same light of Greatness “I will declare war against him who shows hostility
becomes his hand, then, he has the authority over difficult towards the friend of Mine.”
and easy, far and near things”.
‫عزوجلل‬ ‫عزوجلل‬
[tafseer kabeer, Vol V, p.688, published in Egypt] Thus, we seek shelter of Allah from the enemies of Allah
and His beloved ones.
Consider the above mentioned Hadith and what Imam Fakhruddin
Razi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬is saying about the authority and power of Hazrat Ali
‫ كلرم ہللا وجله الكلریم‬and then, consider what the joint Imam of wahabis,
The extremity of hate and evilness
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi is saying:
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi says:
“The one, who is known as Muhammed or Ali, has no power
or authority to do anything at all.” ‫"ٰوکشمۃۼےکۼبابۼرشعۃۼااسنلءںيمۼاھکلۼےہۼہکۼاوبداودۼےنۼدرکۼایکۼہکۼسیقۼنبۼدعسۼےنۼلقنۼایکۼہکۼایگۼںيمۼ‬
[Taqwiyatul-Iman, English Translation, p.104, Dar-us- ‫ابکۼرہشۼںيمۼسجۼاکۼبامۼریحۃۼےہۼوسۼداھکیۼںيمۼےنۼواہںۼےکۼولوگںۼوکۼہکۼدجسۃۼرکےتۼےھتۼاےنپۼراہجۼوکۼ‬
‫وسۼاہکۼںيمۼےنۼاہتبلۼبیغبرۼخداۼربادۃۼالقئۼںيہۼہکۼدجسۃۼےئجیکۼاُںۼوکۼرھپۼا باۼںيمۼبیغبرۼخداۼےکۼباسۼرھپۼاہکۼںيمۼ‬
Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia]
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‫ےن ۼہک ۼایگ ۼاھت ۼںيمۼریحۃۼںيم ۼوس ۼداھکی ۼںيم ۼےن ۼاں ۼولوگں ۼوک ۼہک ۼدجسۃۼرکےت ۼںيہ ۼاےنپ ۼراہجۼوک ۼوسۼمہ ۼتہبۼ‬  He has shamelessly insulted the Prophet by

‫القئۼںيہۼہکۼدجسۃۼرکںيۼمہۼمتۼوکۼوتۼفرامباۼھجمۼوکۼبھالۼایخلۼوتۼرکۼوجۼ وتۼ گررےۼ ریميۼ ربق ۼرپۼایک ۼدجسۃ‬ those disgraceful and insolent words
 He has brashly fabricated a false and bogus statement and
‫ۼرکےۼوتۼاسۼوکۼ اہکۼںيم ےنۼںيہنۼفرامباۼہکۼمتۼرکو‬ then affixed it on the Prophet that it was he who
"‫ػۼینعیۼںيمۼیھبۼابکۼدںۼرمۼرکۼیٹمۼںيمۼےنلمۼواالۼوہںۼوتۼکبۼدجسےۼےکۼالقئۼوہں‬ said that.
 And by doing so he has opposed all the Ahadith that clearly
(۹۷:‫ۼہحفصۼ‬،‫ریمدمحمۼبتکۼاخہنۼرمکرۼملعۼوۼادبۼا رامۼباعۼرکایچ‬،‫)وقتببۼاالامیںۼ‬ indicates that the sacred bodies of the Prophets ‫انصلله و وا للاو‬
“It is written in the chapter ashra tunisa of Mishkat cannot be decayed.
that Abu Dawood reports from Qais bin Said: I went to a city
called Heera, where I saw people prostrating to their King. I It is narrated from Hazrat Ali that the Prophet
thought the Rasool Allah is more deserving of prostrating to. said:
‫ َار‬َّٟ ٖ‫ َْ َذ َب َقل َ َّی َيٗ َِيٗٔخِ ا‬٠ِ َٚ ‫ َّ ُط‬ٞٔ‫ََل َتِٓ ٔذبُوا َقل َ َّی َيإ‬
When I came to Rasool Allah I said I have been to Heera and
there I saw the people prostrating to their King, but you
deserve this more. The Rasool Allah said, ‘If you pass by my “Whoever tells a LIE AGAINST me intentionally, then (surely)
grave would you prostrate towards it’. I said, ‘No’. He (Rasool let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire”
Allah) said, “Then don’t do it”. Advantage: This means, “One [Sahih Bukhari: Vol 1, Book 3. Knowledge, Hadith 106]
day I will also mingle up in soil after death”
[Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul Islaam, Wasan pura, Lahore, It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that the Prophet
p. 73 and Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 57, Mir said:
Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh, Karachi]
ٔ‫ار‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ُِ َك َد ُظ‬َٚ ِ ‫ ّدا َي ِٗ َيت ََب َّوأ‬ِّٛ ‫ َت َك‬ُٚ ‫ َْ َذ َب َقل َ َّی‬٠ِ َٚ ‫َو‬
“Whoever tells a LIE AGAINST me intentionally, then (surely)
Just perceive, how cunningly and deliberately Maulvi Ismail Delhvi let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire”
has insulted the Prophet . Even a common person can [Sahih Bukhari: Vol 1, Book 3. Knowledge, Hadith 110]
understand from this Hadith that the Prophet has
forbidden the prostration to anyone except Allah . On the other ‫عزوجلم‬ Hazrat Salama bin Al-Akwa has narrated that the Prophet
hand, after quoting the Hadith, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, provided the has said:

ٔ‫ار‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ُِ َك َد ُظ‬َٚ ِ ‫ أَ َُ ِ٘ َي ِٗ َيت ََب َّوأ‬َِٜ ٖ ‫ا‬َٚ ‫ َي ُُ ِ٘ َقل َ َّی‬٠ِ َٚ

wrong meaning and interpretation and added purposely a false
statement that the Prophet has said, “One day I will also
mingle up in soil after death”. "Whoever (intentionally) ascribes to me what I have not said
then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."
Hence, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, has undoubtedly committed the [Sahih Bukhari: Vol 1, Book 3. Knowledge, Hadith 109]
following severe and ruthless offenses:
It is the belief all the Muslims which is according to the teachings of
 He has deliberately ignored the straightforward message Qur’an and Hadith that the sacred bodies of all the Prophets ‫انصله و وا لاو‬
conveyed in the Hadith and provided the wrong meaning. remains in their original form, once they have passed away.
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Therefore, Allah ‫ عزوجللم‬informs us about the apparent demise of
Hazrat Suleiman ‫ عهیہ انساو‬that:
َّ َ ‫ا‬َّٛ َٗ ‫شَ َ َت ُط َي‬ٟ ِ ٔ ‫وتٔطٔ إ ٔ ََّل َدابَّ ُة األِ َ ِر‬َٚ ‫ َقل َى‬ٜ‫ا َد َّٖض‬َٚ ‫و َت‬ِٖٛ‫ا َقَٗيطٔ ا‬َٟ ‫ا َ ََط ِي‬َّٛ َٗ ‫َي‬
‫ِخ‬ َ ٚٔ ُ٘ ُ ‫ع َتَک‬
ٔ ‫ا َٖب ٔ ُثوا فٔی اٖ َِك َذ‬َٚ ‫ ا ِٖ َه ِي َب‬١‫و‬
‫ضٔي ٔن‬ُِٛ ٖ‫اب ا‬
“Then when We decreed death for him. We informed not the
jinns about his death but termite of the earth that used to
eat his staff. So when he came down on earth, the reality to
the jinns was known if they had known the hidden, they
would not have been in this degrading torment.”
[Part 22, Sura-Al Saba, Verse 14]
Hazrat Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti ‫رحًۃ ّللا عهیہ‬, in his famous
commentary, Tafseer al-Jalalayn has explained the above Verse in
this way:
‫ط‬ٞ‫ ْو‬َٜ ٔ ُٗ‫ َوق‬،‫ اٖهيب‬ٜٗ‫ ق‬ٜ‫ض‬ٟ‫ حياتط خالٍ ؾ‬ٜ‫ض‬ٟ‫ ٖؿ‬ٜ‫اٖظاّ ٖض‬
ٓ ٘ٛ‫ضٔي ٔن } اٖك‬ُِٛ ٖ‫اب ا‬
‫ث ّال‬ٚ ‫ ّا وٖيٗة‬ٚ‫وتط یو‬ٚ ‫ اٖكصا بكد‬٠ٚ ‫ا أکٗتط األرضة‬ٚ ‫ة بحشاب‬ٟ‫س‬
{they would not have been in this degrading torment}, [in]
that tough labour of theirs, as they supposed him to be alive,
which is in contrast to what they would have supposed had
they known the Unseen and the fact that he had been there
an entire year, judging by how much of the staff the termite
had eaten through after his death; in other words, [they
would not have been in this degrading torment] for a single
day or even a single night [longer].
[Sura-Al Saba, Verse: 14,Tafsir al-Jalalayn]
Imam Baghawi ‫ رحًۃ ّللا عهیہ‬in his tafseer-e-Baghawi, and Imam
Ala'uddin Ali Bin Muhammed Khazin ‫ رحًۃ ّللا عهیہ‬in his tafseer-e-Khazin
elucidates the above Verse in this way:
،١‫األر َض ُة قصا سٗامي‬
َ ‫ ّال حًي أکٗت‬ٚ‫وتط حو َّل کا‬ٚ ‫بكد‬
37 38 Piercing the Devil’s Web
“After his death for an entire year until the termites ate the
staff of Hazrat Suleiman ‫”عهیہ انساو‬
[Sura-Al Saba, Verse: 14, Maalimu ul-tanzil or tafseer-e-
ِ ُِ َِ ِ
Baghawi, AND Tafseer libab al-Ta'wil fi maaini al-Tanzeel
or tafseer-e-Khazin]
َ َُٛ ٗ‫ ُوا َي ِك‬ٞ‫ َّٖ ِو کَا‬١َ‫ أ‬٠ُّ ٔ ‫تٔ ا ِٖح‬َٟ ‫َتب َ َّي‬
Likewise, in almost all of the other famous tafaseer or exegesis, the
same account has been mentioned that the Jinn supposed Hazrat
Suleiman ‫ عهیلہ انسلاو‬to be alive for an entire year. This clearly proves that
the sacred body of Hazrat Suleiman ‫ عهیللہ انسللاو‬was not affected,
otherwise, the jinns must have noticed.
Therefore, one could advice to all deobandis, who are the followers
of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, to eagerly watch the bodies of their ulma-e-
deoband after death. Indeed they don’t have to wait for a whole
day or night to discover that the bodies of their ulma rottens up in
few hours. This will also save time and from degrading torment of
opening the graves of ulma-e-deoband to learn that their bodies
ٔ ‫ا َٖب ٔ ُثواِ فٔى اٖ َِك َذ‬َٚ {
have been mingled up in soil long long ago.
Actually, the ulma-e-deoband used to consider themselves as like
prophets, if not the prophets, therefore, their followers after seeing
their bodies mingling up in soil after death they are of the opinion
that the same is the case with the Prophets ‫انصه و وا او‬.
‫ استهَفاہلل‬،‫كاذ اہلل‬ٚ
On the other hand, Muslims believe, according to the teachings of
Qur’an and Hadith, that the death which Allah ‫ عزوجلم‬decreeds on the
Prophets ‫ انصله و وا لاو‬is just for an instant and they are once again alive
at the very next moment. Allah ‫ عزوجم‬says:
١َ ‫ َلَّ َت ِظ ُكزُ ِو‬٠ِٔ ٰٓ‫ َوات ؽ بَ ِ٘ اَ ِح َياء وَّل‬ِٚ َ‫ ُّي ُِ َت ُ٘ ف َِی َسب ٔ ِي ٔ٘ اہلل ا‬٠ِ َٛٔ ٖ ‫َوَلَ َت ُُ ِوُٖ ِوا‬
“And say not those who are killed in the path of Allah as
dead; but they are alive yes, you are unaware.”
[Part II, Al Baqra, Verse 154]
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And Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
‫ َفَ ٔ حٔي ِ َن‬١َ ‫ یُزِ َزَ ُِو‬ِٜ ٔ٣ِّ‫ َد َرب‬ِٟ ٔ ‫ َوا ّتا بَ ِ٘ اَ ِح َياء ق‬ِٚ َ‫ َُتُٔٗ ِوا ف ٔ ِی َسب ٔ ِي ٔ٘ اہللٔ ا‬٠َ ِ‫َو ََل َت ِح َشب َ َّن َّاٖ ٔذی‬ َٝ ‫ أَ ِْثٔـرُوا اٖصَّ ـالَ َة َقلَـ َّی یَ ِـو‬: َٜ َّٗ ‫وس‬ َ ٔ‫ٗيط‬ ِ ‫ اہللٔ َصلَّى اہلل َق‬ُٙ ‫ َر ُسو‬َٙ ‫ ََا‬: َٙ ‫ ََا‬، ‫اٖد ِر َدا ٔء‬ َّ ‫ أَبٔی‬٠ِ ‫َق‬
‫ـت َقلَـ َّی‬ ِ ‫ِ َض‬ ٔ ُ َّ‫ إَٔل‬، ‫ ي َُصـل َِّی َقلَـ َّی‬٠َِ ٖ ‫ أَ َح ّدا‬١َّ ٔ ‫ َوإ‬، ‫الَُ ٔ َٓ ُة‬َِٛ ٖ‫ َت ِظ َض ُد ُظ ا‬، ‫ ِظ ُضو ْد‬َٚ ‫ َّ ُط‬ٞٔ‫ َك ٔة ؛ َيإ‬ُٛ ‫ا ِٖ ُح‬
“And those who have been slain in the way of Allah, never
think of them as dead; but they are alive with their Lord, get
َّ
َ‫ اہلل‬١َّ ٔ ‫ إ‬، ‫ت‬
ٔ ‫ ِو‬َِٛ ٖ‫ َو َب ِك َد ا‬: َٙ ‫ت ؟ ََا‬ ٔ ‫ ِو‬َِٛ ٖ‫ َو َب ِك َد ا‬: ‫ َُٗ ُِت‬: َٙ ‫ ََا‬، ‫ َضا‬ِٟ ٚٔ َ‫َفى‬ ُ ِ ‫ َحًي َي‬، ‫َصالَتُ ُط‬
their subsistence.”
[Part IV, Al Imran, Verse 169]
ُّ ‫ ٔي ُّي اہللٔ و ٌَّی یُزِ َز‬َٟ ‫ َي‬، ‫ِب ٔ َيا ٔء‬َٞ‫ َتَِک ُ َ٘ أَ ِج َشا َد األ‬١ِ َ‫ع أ‬ٔ ‫ َقل َى األَ ِر‬ََّٝ ‫ََح‬
Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has warned never to think of them as dead, as they are
“(Hazrat) Abu Darda said that the Rasool Allah
alive and get their subsistence, it is just that we are unaware about
their lives. Therefore, the Muslims never call or think that those said, ‘Recite salat (salutation) on me excessively, on
great men are dead, but on the other hand, the Muslims have this Friday, because it is the day of attendance on which the
firm belief that they are still alive, and get their subsistence from Angels attends and no one recites salat but his salat is
Allah ‫عزوجل‬. presented to me, before they finish it. (Hazrat) Abu Darda
said: I asked,’ Even after death?’ the Rasool Allah
The wahabis and their offspring branches try to deceive Muslims by replied, ‘Allah Has forbidden the earth to affect the
saying that the life which is mentioned in the above Qur’anic Verse
bodies of the Prophets. Therefore, the Prophets of Allah are
is related to the life of barzakh and the spirits of martyrs are alive in
alive, and get their subsistence.”
barzakh. Well, only a stupid could raise such foolish arguments.
[Ibn Maaja, Book 2, Number 1637, Mishkaat, ‘babul-
Suppose, if this silly claim of the wahabis is correct, then, this would
jumma’+
be true for all the disbelievers like firawn, qaroon, abu jahal, abu
lahab etc., since their spirits are also alive in barzakh. In that case,
And in another Hadith it is mentioned in this way:
what is the specialty in that life which is given by Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬to the
martyrs? Why it is so admirably and distinctly mentioned in Qur’an?
“(Hazrat) Oaus bin Oaus said that the Rasool Allah
Why it is so manifestly said that the remarkable life has been given
to only those Muslims who devoted their life to the Islamic cause, said, ‘Friday is out of your best days. Hazrat Adam
and not to all Muslims. was born on this day, and passed away on the same day, and
in the same day ‘The Voice’ will be blown, and in the same
Most of commentators (mufassareen) of the Qur’an and famous will be unconsciousness. Therefore, recite salat (salutation)
scholars and learned men of Islam, like Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, on me excessively on this day, because your salutations are
Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Imam al-Bayhaqi, Imam Abd al-Wahhab specially presented to me’. The people said, ‘O Rasool Allah,
al-Sha’rani, Imam al-Subki etc., have stated in their respective how our salutations will be presented to you, when you
tafaseer and books that not only the Prophets ‫ انصله و وا لاو‬but all the would be decayed’ (it was an inquiry from the people). He
beloved ones of Allah ‫ عزوجم‬are alive. (the Prophet ) replied, ‘Allah Has forbidden the
earth to affect the bodies of the Prophets”
Now read the following Ahaadith that confirms Allah ‫ عزوجللم‬Has *Mishkaat, ‘babul-jumma’+
forbidden the earth to eat the sacred bodies of the Prophets ‫انصله و وا لاو‬,
since they are alive, and get their subsistence:
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1 ‫عزوجلم‬ 1
The Prophet is saying that Allah Has forbidden the Urwa + said to them, “By Allah, this is not the foot of
‫انصله و وا لاو‬
earth to affect the bodies of the Prophets . Therefore, all the the Prophet but it is the foot of Umar [ +”
Prophets of Allah ‫ عزوجلم‬are alive, and are getting their subsistence. *Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23 ‘Funerals’, Number 474+
Not only this that the bodies of the Prophets ‫انصله و وا لاو‬, but the bodies
of the beloved ones of Allah (‫ )رضللوان ہللا تعللالع علللی م‬cannot decay and are Note, Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful) Hazrat Umar
harmless in their sacred graves. Farooq Aazam attained shahada (martyrdom) in about 644.
Whereas, Al-Walid bin Abdul-Malik (668 - 715) became the sixth
It is narrated by Hazrat Jabir that:
Khalifa of Ummaya in 705 and remained on that position till his
death in 715. This means that according to the above mentioned
“When the time of the Battle of Uhud approached, my father Hadith of Sahih Bukhari, the foot of Hazrat Umar was
called me at night and said, “I think that I will be the first
revealed after a long period of nearly 70 years. Consider, the foot of
amongst the companions of the Prophet to be
Hazrat Umar was still it in its original form which enabled
martyred. I do not leave anyone after me dearer to me than
Hazrat Urwa (668 - 715) to recognize it without any doubt.
you, except the soul of Rasool Allah and I owe some debt and
you should repay it and treat your sisters favorably (nicely
and politely).” So in the morning he was the first to be
martyred and was buried along with another (martyr). I did
not like to leave him with the other (martyr) so I took him
out of the grave after six months of his burial and he was in
the same condition as he was on the day of burial”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23 ‘Funerals’, Number 434+

It is narrated by Hazrat Urwa that:

ْٝ ‫ َ ََد‬ِٜ ‫أُطٔ ي ََب َد ِت َٖ ُض‬َٟ ٔ ‫ٗ ٔ ٔٔ أَ َخ ُذوا فٔی ب‬َِٛ ٖ‫ َق ِب ٔد ا‬٠ٔ ِ‫ اٖ َِوٖ ٔي ٔد ب‬١ٔ ‫ا‬َٚ ‫ ا ِٖ َحاُ ُٔؼ فٔی َز‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ا َس َُ َؼ َقٗ َِيض‬َّٛ َٖ
‫ ذَٖٔـَٔ َحًَّـي‬ُٜ ‫ا َو َجـدُوا أَ َحـ ّدا َي ِكَٗـ‬ََٛ ‫ ي‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ِّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬ُٝ ‫ َّ َضا َ ََد‬َٞ‫وا أ‬ُّٟ َ‫َيًَزٔقُوا َوؾ‬
‫ َز َرض َٔي‬َٛ ُ‫ ق‬ُٝ ‫اه ٔ َی إ ٔ ََّل َ ََد‬َٚ َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬ُٝ ‫ا ه ٔ َی َ ََد‬َٚ ٔ‫ِ َوةُ ََل َواہلل‬
ِ ُ ِٜ ‫ َٖ ُض‬َٙ ‫ََا‬
‫ ُط‬ِٟ ‫اہللُ َق‬
“When the wall fell on them *i.e. graves+ during the caliphate
of Al-Walid bin ‘Abdul Malik, the people started repairing it,
and a foot appeared to them. The people got scared and
thought that it was the foot of the Prophet . No-
one could be found who could tell them about it, till I [Hazrat
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Chapter II: ‫ہ ضفُ ضَوضض ضعُا زپےک وسہسےساینپیبیبیکاجمتعماکایخؽرتہبےہا ر‬ ُ ُ‫" ُظلمُ ُ ضع‬
‫ا‬
The Deobandi – Siratum-musataqim ‫پ ایس ےسیج ا ر ببرروگں یک رطػ وخاا انجب راسل آمب یہ وہں۔ اینپ تمہ وک اگل دانی اےنپ لیب ا ر‬
‫دگےھیکوصرتںیمرغتسمؼوہےنےسزپدا ُ ببراےہ۔ویکہکن اکایخؽوتمیظعتا ر ببرریگےکاسھت‬
In the book “Taqwiat-ul-Iman” ‫ا‬
or Strengthening of the Faith, ‫انؿےکدؽںیمٹمچاجپےہا رلیبا ردگےھےکایخؽوکہنوتاسدقرحدپیدؾیوہیتےہا ر‬
Ismail Delhvi wrote that the ‫ا‬
‫ہنمیظعتہکلبریقحا رزلیلوہپےہا رریغیکمیظعتا ر ببرریگوجامنزںیموحلمظوہ ارشکیکرطػچنیھک‬
Prophet has no
authority over anything, he is ‫رکےلاجیتےہ۔‬
lesser than a shoe maker, he is )۶۲۱:‫ہحفص‬، ‫ارد‬،‫(رصا ِطمیقتسم‬
lesser than a particle, he
“Some are ranked higher than others in Obscurity. The
mingled up in soil after death
thought of doing sex with your wife as if indulged in zana
etc. etc., (‫ )معلاذہللا‬but even after
(adultary) is better, whereas becoming absorbed in the
that hideous transgression and
thought of a sheikh (spiritual guide) or any other person
writing all that blemish words of
with the same status or even for the respected Rasool (the
ignominy his abomination and
Prophet ) is much worse than to become
repugnance never subsided. His
iniquitous heart was all filled absorbed in the thought of an ox or a donkey. As the
with enormous hatred and thought of a sheikh obsesses the heart due to respect and
enmity towards the Prophet esteem, whereas, the thought of ox or a donkey neither has
this much of obsession nor respect. Infact, the thought is
. Consequently, in order
worthless and lowly; and showing this respect and esteem
to satisfy his wicked temptation in prayers for any other (than Allah) will drag (an individual)
and to dishonor and abuse the towards polytheism.”
Prophet he wrote yet another disgusting and [Sirātum-mustaqim (Urdu), pp. 169-170, publication by
blasphemous book called Sirātum-mustaqim or the Straight Path. In Islami Academy, Lahore., AND: Sirātum-mustaqim,
the book, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi writes: (Persian) page 86, Maktab al-salfia, Lahore]

‫ہا ضفُ ضَااوضض ضعُا از وسوسللہ زنللا خیللال مجامعللو زوجللہ خللود بہتللر‬ ُ ُ‫" ُظلمااُ ُ ضع‬
‫اسو و صرف ہمو بسوی شیخ و امثاالن از معظمین گلو جنلاب رسلالو مل ب‬
‫بشند بچندین مرتبہ بدتراز استغراق در صلورو گلاخ خلر خلود اسلو الہ خیلال‬ O Muslims! Do justice, does a Muslim can write or even think of
‫آن باتعظیم واجالل بسویدای دل انسان میچسپد بخالف خیال گلاخ و خلر الہ نلہ‬ such insulting and impertinent words? No, indeed not, and anyone
‫انقدر چسپیدگی می بودونہ تعظیم بلکہ جہان محقرمی بود و این تعظیم و‬ who holds and expresses such beliefs is certainly not a Muslim. The
" ‫اجالل غیر اہ در نماز ملحوظ و مقصود میشود بشرک‬
judicious believer will agree that even the most prejudice priests of
)۹‫ۼالوہر۔‬،‫ۼشیشۼلحمۼرود‬،‫ۼالمکببۃۼاہیفلسلۼ‬،‫ۺ‬۸‫ۼ‬:‫ۼہحفص‬،‫ۼافریس‬،‫(رصاطِۼمیقتسم‬ Christians, Jews or Hindus have never dared writing such
blasphemies.
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Consider how the Imam of all wahabis is abusing the beloved
Prophet of Allah ‫( عزوجلل‬ ). How shamelessly he is saying
that the thought of adultary and the thoughts of an ox or a donkey
in prayers are better than the thought of Hazrat Muhammed
Mustafa .
Furthermore, he has concluded at the end:
"‫"ا رریغیکہیمیظعتا ر ببرریگوجامنزںیموحلمظوہ ارشکیکرطػچنیھکرکےلاجیتےہ۔‬
“and showing this respect and esteem in prayers for any
other (than Allah) will drag (an individual) towards
polytheism.
This clearly means that while reciting Qur’an in prayers all the
followers of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi do not think of Hazrat Muhammed
or any other beloved one of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬with respect and
esteem, especially when sitting for reciting Tashahhud, because to
them doing so will drag them towards polytheism.
The Straight Path of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l Jama’at
On the contrary, the Muslims recite all those Verses of Qur’an in
prayers that discuss the Prophet and righteous servants
‫عزوجلل‬
of Allah by thinking of them with due respect and esteem. The
Ahle Sunnat wal jammat recite the following in Tashahhud by
particularly thinking of the Prophet to be present and
then personally offer Greetings and salutation to him:
‫ ُة اہللٔ َوبَ َزکَاتُ ُط‬َٛ ‫ ٔي ُّي َو َر ِح‬َّٟ ٖ‫ک اَ ُّی َضا ا‬
‫ ّدا‬َّٛ ‫ َح‬ُٚ ١َّ ‫ ََل أٖ ٰ َط ا ٔ ََّل اہللُ َو َا ِط َض ُد َا‬١ِ َ‫ا َو َقل َی ق َٔباد ٔ اہللٔ اٖصَّ اٖ ٔ ٔحي ِ َن اَ ِط َض ُد ا‬َٟ ‫ َق َٗ ِي‬ُٝ ‫ٖش َال‬
“All greetings, blessings and good acts are from You (Allah
‫عزوجم‬
), my Lord. As Salaamu 'alaika (the Greetings and Peace
be upon you), O the Communicator of unseen news, and the
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kindness and blessings of Allah. Peace be upon us, and upon
the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is
no deity except Allah. And I bear witness that Muhammed
is His servant and Rasool.”
Hujjatul Islaam Hazrat Abu Hamid Muhammed ibn Muhammed al-
Ghazali ‫( رحمة ہللا علیه‬450 –505 AH, 1058 – 1111),
(Arabic:‫) حجلۃ االسلالم املام ابلو حاملد محملد ابلن محملد الغزاللی‬, known as Imam
Ghazali, guides the Muslims to recite Tashahhud in this manner:
‫ اٖصٗوات واٖػيبات‬٠ٚ ‫ا تدلی بط‬ٚ ‫يل‬ٛ‫ ج‬١َ‫تَدب ّا ورصح ب‬ٚ ‫ا اٖتظضد يإذا جٗشت ٖط ياجٗص‬ٚ‫وأ‬
" ‫كىي " اٖتحيات‬ٚ ‫ٗٔ ہلل وصو‬ٖٛ‫ وْذٖٔ ا‬.‫ األخالّ اٖػاصزة ہلل‬٠ٚ ‫أي‬
)۱۹‫ۻ‬/۱‫ ۼمطیغۃالمشہدۼاینیسحلۼاقہرۃ ۼ‬،‫(اایحءۼاولعلمۼاتکبۼارسارۼالصلٰوۃۼ‬
“As for the Tashahhud (Witnessing), when you sit down for
it, sit down in a proper manner, and state that all the
performances of the Worship and good things, i.e. pure
dispositions by which you seek access, belongs to Allah and
likewise the dominion is of Allah, this being the meaning of
the tahiyat, Greetings.”
[Ihya' ulum al-din, kitab israr al-salat, Vol I, Section 3,
p.129, published al-mashad al-hussaini, Cairo]
He writes further:
‫ة‬ٛ‫يي ورح‬ٟٖ‫ قٗئ أیضا ا‬ٝ‫ وَ٘ "سال‬ٜ‫ وطدصط الرکی‬ٜٗ‫يي صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٟٖ‫وأحرض فی َٗبٔ ا‬
‫ط‬ٟٚ ‫ا صو أوفى‬ٚ ٔ‫ط یبٗهط ویزد قٗي‬ٞ‫ٗٔ فی أ‬ٚ‫اہلل وبزکاتط" وٖيصدّ أ‬
“And think of the Prophet to be present in your
َ ‫ َقٗ َِي‬ُٝ ‫ٖش َال‬ َّ ‫اٖػي َِّباتُ َا‬ َّ ‫اَٖ َّت ٔحيَّاتُ ہللٔ َواٖصَّ ٗ ََواتُ َو‬ heart, and also his noble personality and then say, “As
Salaamu 'alaika Ayyohannabi the Greetings and Peace be upon
َّ َ‫ا‬ you, O the Communicator of unseen news and the kindness
and blessings of Allah!” Let your expectation be firm that it
‫َق ِب ُد ُظ َو َر ُس ِوُٖط‬ will reach him, and that will return to you more perfect than
it.”
[Ihya' ulum al-din, kitab israr al-salat, Vol I, Section 3,
p.129, published al-mashad al-hussaini, Cairo]
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Consider, Hujjatul Islaam Imam Ghazali is teaching the “Do not recite (Attahiyat) with the intention of merely
Muslims to first think of the Prophet to be present in repeating as news or story, the incident of the mai’raaj
their heart with his noble personality and then say, “As Salaamu (Ascension) of the Prophet ٝ‫ قٗيــہ اٖشــال‬and that which took
'alaika Ayyohannabi”. place between the Lord and the Angels.”
[Radd al-Muhtar ala ad-Dur al-Mukhtar, Chapter:
Hence, after comparing both the statements of Imam Ghazali and siftulsalat, matboa mujtabai, Delhi, Book 1, p.299]
Ismail Delhvi it is not very complicated for a Muslim to decide
between right and wrong, between love and hate and between Hazrat Allamah Muhammed Allauddin al-Haskafi and Hazrat Ibn
truth and false. As for deobandis, it is their choice whether to verify Abidin ash-Shaami are saying that while reciting Attahiyat and the
and believe what the Proof of Islaam (Hujjatul Islaam) Imaam words: “As Salaamu 'alaika Ayyohannabi” in prayers one should think
Ghazali is saying or to believe a 'square headed' wahabi- that the Prophet is present and you are offering Salaam
deobandi Imam, maulvi Ismail Delhvi. to him personally, and do not reiterate the words of Attahiyat as if
you are just accomplishing a formality.
Hazrat Allamah Muhammed Allauddin al-Haskafi ‫( رحملة ہللا علیله‬1025 –
1088 H, 1616 – 1677 G), Hazrat Allama Sheikh Imam Abdul Wahab Sharani Misri ‫رحملة ہللا علیله‬
(Arabic:‫) عالمہ عالء الدین محمد بن علي الدمشلقي الحصلفكي الحنفلي‬, the famous (898 – 973 H, 1493 – 1565 G), (Arabic: ‫املام عالملہ عبلدالوااب بلن احملد‬
Imam of Fiqah-e Hanafi writes in his book " Durr al-Mukhtar”: ‫ )شعرانی‬writes:
‫ قلی‬ٝ‫صلی باٖصٰٗوة واٖشال‬ٖٛ‫ز اٖظارم ا‬ٚ‫ا ا‬ٛٞ‫ ا‬ٙ‫ہ اہلل تكالٰی يُو‬ٛ‫كت سيدي قٗيا اٖدواص رح‬ٚ
‫بيہ نًشہ‬ٞ ‫ قلی‬ٜٗ‫ہ یهی قلی اہلل ويش‬ٞ‫د اَل نظاء کا‬٣‫ويُصد باًٖاف اٖتظ‬ ‫ بين یدي اہلل‬ٜ٣‫بہ اٖهايٗين فی جٗوس‬ٟ‫د ٖي‬٣‫ فی اٖتظ‬ٜٗ‫ اہلل صلی اہلل تكالٰی قٗيہ وس‬ٙ‫رسو‬
‫ا‬
)‫(دراتخمردلجا ؽپببکيفيۃالصلوٰۃ‬ ‫ہ‬ٞ‫ہ َل يًارّ حرضة اہلل تكالٰی ابدا ييدا غبو‬ٞ‫ فی تٗک اٖحرضة يا‬ٜ٣‫بي‬ٞ ‫ود‬٣‫قزوج٘ قلی ط‬
“While reciting the words of Attahiyat, the intention would
be such that the prayer should offer tahiya to Allah and ‫ظايية‬ٚ ٝ‫باٖشال‬
‫ل‬
Salam greetings to the Prophet personally.” )۱۸۹ /۱‫(ا مبراںۼاربکلٰيۼللصعراینۼ ۼ ۼۼبابۼصفۃۼالصلٰوۃ ۼ ۼ ۼیفطصمۼاابل یبۼ رصۼ ۼ‬
[Durr al-Mukhtar, Vol I, Chapter kaifiyat al-salat] “I heard my chief, Hazrat Ali Khawas saying that the
reason why the sharah (Islaamic-law) has ordered the one
Hazrat Allama Muhammed Ibn Muhammed Ameen Ibn Umar Ibn
who is performing the prayers to offer salat-o-salam upon
Abdul Aziz Abidin ash-Shaami Al-Hanafi ‫( رحملۃ ہللا علیلہ‬1198 – 1252 H,
the Prophet in Tashahhud, so that all those sitting
1784 – 1836 G),
(Arabic:‫) عالمہ محمد بلن محملد املین بلن عملر بلن عبلدالعزیز عابلدین الشلامی الحنفلي‬ ignorant may witness that the Prophet is present,
has elucidated the above passage in this way: because the Prophet is always present in front of
Allah. Thus, they could personally offer Salam greetings upon
٠ٚ ‫ ربہ و‬٠ٚ ‫ و‬ٝ‫ہ قٗيہ اٖشال‬ٟٚ ‫كزاد‬ٖٛ‫ا ويل فی ا‬ٛ‫اي َل يُصد اَلخبار و اٖحكایة ق‬ the Prophet .
[Al-mizan al-kubra, chapter sift al-salat, Vol I, p.166, Egypt]
‫ٗئٓة‬ٖٛ‫ا‬
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Sheikh Muhaqiq Shah Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi ‫( رحملة ہللا علیله‬958 –
1052 H, 1551 – 1642 G), (Arabic:‫) الشلیخ محقلق شلاع عبلدالحق محلدل دہللوی‬,
the 30th in line of the Golden Naqshbandi Sufi Order, and someone
whom Deobandis' are very fond of quoting, says:
‫بعضے عرفﺎ گفتہ اند کہ ایں بہت رساین حقیقت محمدیہ است درزرائر موجودات و افراد‬
‫ممکنﺎت پس آحنرضت در ذرات مصلﻴﺎن موجود حﺎرض است پس ی‬
‫مصٰل رااب یدکہ معین‬
‫آگﺎہ ابشد و ازیں شہود غﺎفل نہ بودات انوار قرب و ارسار معرفت منور وفﺎﺋذ گردو‬
''Some of the Aarafeen has said that in Attahiyat, the reason
for reciting 'Ayyohannabi' is that Haqqiqat-e-Muhammedi
(the Reality of the Prophet ) is present in every
particle. Therefore, the Prophet is present in the
prayers of the people, and those performing the prayers
should be fully aware of this fact and should not pay
attention to anything except for the Prophet’s presence''.
[Madarijun Nabuwat Vol. 1 part 4 - Zikreh Fazaalileh Nabi]
Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬is saying that
while performing prayers one should be fully aware that the
Prophet is present. On the other hand, Maulvi Ismail
Delhvi, the disgraceful and disrespectful Imam of all wahabis and
deobandis is saying that showing this respect and esteem in prayers
for anyone other than Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬will drag an individual towards
polytheism.
Furthermore, Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬is
also advising the Muslims that they should not pay attention to any
worldly thing and focus on the fact that the Prophet is
present in the prayers. However, the wicked Imam of deobandis,
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi is saying:
 In prayers, the thought of doing sex with wife as if indulged
in adultary is better than the thought of Hazrat Muhammed
.
 In prayers, the thought of Hazrat Muhammed is
much worse than to become absorbed in the thought of an
ox or a donkey
(‫ استغفرہللا‬، ‫)معاذہللا‬
Does ulma-e-deoband and all their followers can prove the above
sayings of their Imam Ismail Delhvi from Qur’an and Hadith or even
from the books of renowned scholars of Islaam? Till the Day of
Judgment, they will not be able to provide a single reference.
Hence, it is once again evident that Maulvi Ismail Delhvi was a
depraved liar and an insolent innovator (bidaati) who invented and
preached new corrupted beliefs in order to destroy the faith of the
Muslims.
Now let us consider the prayers of the blessed Companions of the
Prophet and see how they used to show respect and
esteem in prayers for the Prophet and also to know how
the Prophet reacted when he saw them showing such
respect and esteem in their prayers.
It is narrated by Hazrat Anas bin Malik that:
ِٜ ‫ َي ًَح ٔ َئ ُض‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ ُط ي َُصل ِّی بٔض‬ِٟ ‫ي ِ ٔن َوأَبُو بَ ِرکٕ َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬َٟ ِ ُ‫ ٔاَل‬َٝ ‫ فٔی ا ِٖ ًَ ِحز ٔیَ ِو‬ُِٜ ‫ا ص‬َٟ ‫ٔي َن بَ ِي‬ٛٔٗ‫ ِش‬ُِٛ ٖ‫ ا‬١َّ َ‫أ‬
َ َ‫ ََ ِد َْظ‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ا‬
ُِٜ ‫ َوص‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ؿَ َز إٖٔ َِيض‬َٟ ‫ َضا َي‬ِٟ ‫ٌ ٔست ِ َر حُ ِح َزة ٔ َقاُ ٔظَ َة َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬
ٔ‫ اہلل‬َٙ ‫ َر ُسو‬١َّ َ‫َّ أ‬٠ َ‫ ُط َقل َى َقُٔب َ ِيطٔ َوؾ‬ِٟ ‫ َٓ َص أَبُو بَ ِرکٕ َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬َٟ ‫ٔ َي‬
ُ ‫ َي ِط َح‬َٜ ‫ُوٍ َيت ََب َّش‬
ْ ً‫ُص‬
ِٜ ٔ ‫ُوا فٔی َص َالت ٔض‬ٟٔ‫ َي ًِتَت‬١ِ َ‫ أ‬١‫و‬ ُ ِ َ‫ ی‬١ِ َ‫ یُزٔی ُد أ‬َٜ َّٗ ‫َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬
َ ُٛ ٔ ٗ‫ ِش‬ُِٛ ٖ‫ ا‬َّٜ ‫ْخ َد إلٔ َى اٖصَّ َالة ٔ َو َص‬
‫ َد َخ َ٘ ا ِٖ ُح ِح َز َة‬َّٜ ُ ُ ‫وا‬ُّٛٔ ‫ أَت‬١ِ َ‫ ح ٔي َن َرأَ ِو ُظ يََ َ َط َار ب ٔ َي ٔدظ ٔ أ‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ِّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫َفَ َ ّحا بٔا‬
ِّ ‫َوأَ ِرخَى‬
َٝ ‫اٖشت ِ َر َوتُ ُوف َِّی ذََٖٔٔ اٖ َِي ِو‬
"While the Muslims were offering the Fajr prayers on
Monday and Hazrat Abu Bakr was leading them in
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prayers, suddenly the Prophet lifted the curtain Undoubtedly, those who annoy Allah and His Rasool, the
of dwelling of Hazrat Aisha and looked at them curse of Allah is upon them in the world and in the
Hereafter and Allah has kept prepared for them a degrading
while they were in the rows of the prayers and smiled.
torment. And those who hurt the believing men and
Hazrat Abu Bakr retreated to join the row, thinking
believing women without doing anything, they have taken
that the Prophet wanted to come out for the over their heads a calumny and an open sin.”
prayers. The Muslims were about to give up praying [Part 21, Al Ahzab, Verse: 56-57-58]
because of being overjoyed at seeing the Prophet
. But the Prophet beckoned them with his Allah ‫ عزوجل‬and His angels send blessings on the prophet
‫عزوجلل‬
hand to complete their prayer and then entered the and Allah orders us to send upon the prophet
dwelling and let the curtain fall." blessings and salutation, and inform us that those who annoy Allah
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 59, Number 729] and His Rasool, the curse of Allah is upon them in the world and in
the Hereafter and Allah has kept prepared for them a degrading
On the other hand, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, the disgraceful and torment.
disrespectful Imam of all wahabis and deobandis is saying that
showing this respect and esteem in prayers for any other than Allah However, the Imam of all wahabis and deobandis not only showed
will drag an individual towards polytheism. Thus, all the renowned disregard and ignored all these manifest and evident instructions
scholars of Islaam and the Companions of the Prophet but also annoyed Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬and His Rasool by such
are declared as polytheists according to the evil verdict of Maulvi disgraceful words:
Ismail Delhvi because they showed respect and esteem for the
Prophet in their prayers.  In prayers, the thought of doing sex with wife as if indulged
(‫ استغفرہللا‬، ‫)معاذہللا‬ in adultary is better than the thought of Hazrat Muhammed
.
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬Says:  In prayers, the thought of Hazrat Muhammed is
‫وا َت ِشٗ ٔ ّامي‬ُٛ ِّٗ ‫ُوا َص ُّٗوا َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َٟٚ ‫ آ‬٠‫ی‬ َ ‫ ٔي ِّي یَا أَ ُّی َضا َّاٖ ٔذ‬َّٟ ٖ‫ َقل َى ا‬١‫و‬
َ ُّٗ ‫ َالُ ٔ َٓ َت ُط ي َُص‬َٚ ‫ اہللَ َو‬١َّ ٔ ‫إ‬ much worse than to become absorbed in the thought of an
ox or a donkey
‫ا‬ّٟ ‫ضٔي‬ُّٚ ‫ َق َذابّا‬ِٜ ‫ِخة ٔ َوأَ َق َّد َٖ ُض‬َ ٔ ‫ ِ َيا َو ِاآل‬ٞ‫اٖد‬
ُّ ‫ اہللُ فٔی‬ُٜ ‫ ُض‬َٟ ‫ اہللَ َو َر ُسو َٖ ُط ٖ ََك‬١‫ُو‬ َ ‫ یُ ِؤذ‬٠‫ی‬ َ ‫ َّاٖ ٔذ‬١َّ ٔ ‫إ‬  Hazrat Muhammed has no authority over

‫ا‬ّٛ ِ ُٔ‫ ّا َوإ‬ٞ‫ُٗوا ب ُ ِض َتا‬َٛ ‫ا ِاْ َت َشبُوا َي َُ ٔد ا ِح َت‬َٚ ٔ ‫ت بٔ َهي ِر‬ َ ‫َو َّاٖ ٔذ‬
َ ‫ یُ ِؤذ‬٠‫ی‬
ٔ ‫ا‬َٟ ٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُِٛ ٖ‫ ٔي َن َو ا‬ٟٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُِٛ ٖ‫ ا‬١‫ُو‬ anything
 Hazrat Muhammed is lesser than a shoe maker
‫ا‬ّٟ ‫بٔي‬ُّٚ  Hazrat Muhammed is lesser than a particle
“Undoubtedly, Allah and His angels send blessings on the  Hazrat Muhammed mingled up in soil after
prophet the Communicator of unseen news, O you who death
believe! Send upon him blessings and salute him fully well in
abundance. (‫ استغفرہللا‬، ‫)مُُذہللا‬
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Chapter III: people, Rasool Allah ‫معلص‬being the Final (Khaatam) explicitly
means that his period is after the periods of the previous
The Deobandi – Tahzeer un Naas Prophets and that he is the last of all the Prophets. But it will
be evident on the people of understanding (ahle fahm) that
Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi (1248 –
precedence (taqaddum) or periodic delay (taakhur) – being
1297 H, 1832 – 1880), was the
first or last - in its essence is not a personal special virtue
founder of Darul-uloom Deoband.
He wrote a book called Tahzeer un (fadeelah). Then, in that respect why the saying‫ونکلۼروسلۼاہللۼوۼاخمتۼ‬
‫لت‬
Naas in response to a question. ‫( ا بتن‬yes He is Rasool Allah and the last one among all the
Tahzeer un Naas was compiled and prophets) to praise the position, could be correct. Yes, if this
published in the year 1882 G - attribute should not be considered among the attributes of
1290 H. In the book, Maulvi Qasim praise and this position should not be confirmed as the
Nanotavi stated that the meaning position of praise, then, the Ending due to periodic delay
of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" (‫اخمتۼ‬ could be correct. But I know this that no one in Islaam would
‫لت‬
‫ )ا بتن‬generally known to all the
accept this.”
[Tahzeer un Naas, Darul ashaat, Urdu Bazar Karachi, p.4,and
Muslims is infact the opinion of the
Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, pp. 2 – 3,
common people. However, the
and Mahnama Khalid, Deoband, Rabiulawal, 58 h. pp. 19 – 18]
actual meaning is only evident on
the people of understanding. He
writes: Before we analyze the above passage in detail, let me draw readers’
attention towards the beginning lines written by Maulvi Qasim
‫لت‬
‫"اولۼينعمۼاخمتۼا بتن ۼولعممۼرکےنۼاچﻫﺌیںۼباہکۼمہفۼوجاب ۼںيمۼھچکۼدقب ۼہنۼوہ۔ۼوس ۼوعامۼےکۼ‬ Nanotavi, the founder of Darul uloom Deoband, and the Bahral
‫ایخلۼںيمۼوتۼروسلۼاہللۼمعلص ۼاکۼاخمتۼوہباۼباںيۼينعمۼےہۼہکۼا بۼاکۼرامہنۼابتباءۼساقبۼےکۼرامہنۼےکۼدعبۼ‬ uloom of all deobandis. Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi writes:

‫اورۼا بۼستۼںيمۼا رخۼيبنۼںيہۼرگمۼالہۼمہفۼرپۼرونشۼوہاگۼہکۼدقتمۼباۼبارخۼرامینۼںيمۼباذلابۼھچکۼفضبلتۼ‬

‫لت‬ "‫"وسۼوعامۼےکۼایخلۼںيمۼوتۼروسلۼاہللۼمعلصۼاکۼاخمتۼوہبا‬
‫ںيہن ۼرھپۼاقمم ۼدماحۼںيم ۼونکل ۼروسل ۼاہلل ۼو ۼاخمت ۼا بتن ۼفرامبا ۼاسۼوصرب ۼںيم ۼويکرکنۼحيحص ۼوہ ۼاتکسۼےہۼ‬
“Thus, in the opinion of the common people, Rasool Allah ‫معلص‬
‫اہں ۼارگ ۼاس ۼوفص ۼوک ۼاواصػ ۼدمح ۼںيم ۼےس ۼہن ۼکہۓ ۼاور ۼاس ۼاقمم ۼوک ۼاقمم ۼدمح ۼقرار ۼہن ۼدیجۓ ۼوت ۼاہتبلۼ‬ being the Final”
‫اخبمیتۼباابتعرۼبارخۼرامینۼحيحصۼوہۼيتکسۼےہۼرگمۼںيمۼاجاتنۼوہںۼہکۼالہۼاسالمۼںيمۼےسۼیسکۼوکۼہيۼبابۼوگاراۼ‬
I would like to ask all the deobandis, specially the so-called muftis of
"‫ہنۼوہۼيگۼ۔‬ www.muftisays.com, to answer the following questions:
‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼ‬،‫ۼ‬3-2 :‫ۼہحفص‬،‫ۼذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬،4‫ۼ‬:‫ۼہحفص‬،‫ۼاردوۼبارارۼرکایچ‬،‫ داراالساعت‬،‫(ذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬
) 81 -85‫ۼھۼصۼ‬55‫ازعارہيۼدويدنبۼوۼامانہہمۼاخدلۼدويدنبۼ۔ۼامۃۼرعيبۼااثلینۼ‬ a) In the above passage, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi has written
‫لت‬ the word “‫ ”معلص‬so what does it mean?
“First the meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" (‫)اخمتۼا بتن‬
should be known, so that, there is no difficulty in having a
comprehensive answer. Thus, in the opinion of the common
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b) Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi put all his efforts in explaining the
meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" but has he explained
anywhere the meaning of ‫?معلص‬
c) Therefore, does the deobandis have courage to explain the
meaning of ‫ معلص‬on his behalf?
d) They should also answer whether it is the opinion and the
practice of the people of understanding or the common and
ignorant people, to use the abbreviation ‫ معلص‬instead of
writing the complete durood shareef?
e) And did Qasim Nanotavi know about what the people of
understanding has said about writing such abbreviations?
Well, the blind followers and supporters of ulma-e-deoband will
definitely come up with some answers to defend their great Imam,
but the adherents of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l Jama’at will listen and look at
what the learned men of Islaam have said about such matters.
Hazrat Abu Zakaria Mohiuddin Yahya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (631 -
676 A.H. 1234 – 1278) (Arabic: ‫أبلو زكریلا یحیلع بلن شلرف النلووي‬‎), a Shafi'i
Fiqah scholar of Damascus, Syria, popularly known as Imam
Nawawi. He wrote the sharah (explanation) of sahīh Muslim
Shareef, the book of Ahadith, in which he has elucidated this subject
in the following words:
‫ط وتكالى أو‬ٞ‫ یٓتب قز وج٘ أو تكالى أو سبحا‬١‫ز بذرك اہلل قز وج٘ أ‬ٚ ‫يشتحب ٖكاتب اٖحدیث اذا‬
‫ ذرك‬ُٜ ‫ا أطبط ذٖٔ وْذٖٔ یٓتب‬ٚ ‫تط أو‬ٛ‫ط أو جٗت قؿ‬ٛ‫تبارٕ وتكالى أو ج٘ ذركظ أو تبارٕ اس‬
١‫ط يا‬ٟ‫ فى اٖصحابى رضي اہلل ق‬ٙ‫ا وَل وْذٖٔ يُو‬ٛ‫زا اٖيض‬ٚ‫ا َل را‬ٛ‫ا ٖض‬ٛٓ‫ ب‬ٜٗ‫يي صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٟٖ‫ا‬
‫ا‬ٛ‫ُتِصا قلى أحدص‬ٚ ‫ا وْذٖٔ یترضي‬ٛ‫ض‬ٟ‫ رضي اہلل ق‬ٙ‫ صحابى َا‬٠‫ صحابيا اب‬١‫کا‬
) ‫ِص واٖتوزیل‬ٟٖ‫ ٖٗػباقة وا‬، ‫ دار اًٖرک‬،۹۳ ‫ ص‬، ٙ‫ اٖحزء األو‬، ‫ووي‬ٟٖ‫ بَشح ا‬ٜٗ‫ش‬ٚ ‫(صحيح‬
“It is mustahab (praiseworthy) for the writer of Hadith, while
talking about Allah ‫عزوجلل‬
to write ٘‫ قـز وجـ‬or ‫ تكـالى‬or ‫ط وتكـالى‬ٞ‫ سـبحا‬or
‫ تبـارٕ وتكـالى‬or ‫ جـ٘ ذركظ‬or ‫ط‬ٛ‫ تبـارٕ اسـ‬or ‫تـط‬ٛ‫ جٗـت قؿ‬or the like, and also
57 58 Piercing the Devil’s Web
while talking about the Prophet ٜٗ‫ صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬one should write
(salat-o-salam) in full and not merely using abbreviations,
and neither sufficing to one of two (i.e. Salat or Salam).
Moreover, say ‫ـط‬ٟ‫ رضـي اہلل ق‬for the sahabi, and ‫ـا‬ٛ‫ض‬ٟ‫ رضـي اہلل ق‬for
Sahabia and for the son of a Sahabi, and don’t limit it to
one.”
[Sahih Muslim ba Sharah al-Nawaowi, Part I, p. 39, Darulfikr]
He further writes:
‫ خيرا قؿامي ويوت يطال جشامي‬ٝ‫ أنً٘ صذا َح‬٠ٚ‫ ترکر ذٖٔ و‬٠ٚ َٝ‫وَل يش‬
) ‫ِص واٖتوزیل‬ٟٖ‫ ٖٗػباقة وا‬، ‫ دار اًٖرک‬،۹۳ ‫ ص‬، ٙ‫ اٖحزء األو‬، ‫ووي‬ٟٖ‫ بَشح ا‬ٜٗ‫ش‬ٚ ‫(صحيح‬
“And do not be tired of that repetition (i.e. writing durood
Shareef again and again) and ignorant to miss this sanctuary
of great reward and to perish enormous blessings.”
[Sahih Muslim ba Sharah al-Nawawi, Part I, p. 39, Darulfikr]
Hazrat Allamah Sayed Ahmad Ibn Muhammed Ibn Ismail at-
ٰ
Tahtawi al-Hanafi ‫( رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬d. 1231/1816),
(Arabic:‫) عالمللہ أحمللد بللن محمللد بللن اسللماعیل الطحللاوی الحنفللی‬, a great Hanafi
Fiqah scholar of Egypt, known as Imam Tahtawi wrote on this
subject in his Hashiya ad-Durr al-Mukhtar:
‫ اٖتتار‬٠ٚ ‫واضل‬ٖٛ‫اٖہ وفی بكظ ا‬ٛٓ‫ز باٖصٰٗوة واٖترضي بالٓتابة ب٘ یٓتب ذٖک کٗہ ب‬ٚ‫ویرکہ اٖز‬
‫بياء َْفبالطک‬ٞ‫ہ تدًيٌ و تدًيٌ اَل‬ٞ‫ یَٓف َل‬ٜ‫ي‬ٖٛ‫زة وا‬ٛ٣ٖ‫ با‬ٝ‫ ْتب قٗيہ اٖشال‬٠ٚ ‫ية‬ٞ‫خا‬
‫ الَٓف َْفابكد‬ٝ‫ َلز‬١‫ہ ٖيص بَٓف وْو‬ٞ‫ز ا‬٢‫ُيد بُصد واَلياٖؿا‬ٚ ‫و‬٣‫ُ٘ ي‬ٟٖ‫ صح ا‬١‫وٖكٗہ ا‬
‫ و‬ٝ‫ا‬٣‫ اَلی‬٠‫ اَلحتياؽ فی اَلحتزار ق‬ٜ‫ ّا نك‬ٟ‫ بَ ٓي‬ٝ‫ اٖٗزو‬١‫حٗہ اذا کا‬ٚ ‫دتارا‬ٚ ‫ب ّا‬٢‫ذ‬ٚ ‫ہ‬ٞ‫ ْو‬ٜ‫تشٗي‬
‫ة‬٣‫اٖظب‬
)۸ /۱‫ة الٓتاب ۼ ۼ ۼوبطمہعۼدارارعملفۃۼریبوب ۼ ۼ ۼ‬ٚ‫ُد‬ٚ ‫دتار‬ٖٛ‫(حاطيہ اٖػحػاوي قلی اٖدرا‬
“It is makruh (disliked) to write abbreviations (such as
writing ‫معلص‬or‫ ص‬etc.) instead of al-salat ( ) and al-
ٰ
‫تعالی عنہ‬ ‫رضی ہللا‬
tardi ( ), on the contrary, it should be written
completely. It is mentioned at various places in fatawa
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Qur’an and Ahadith that Hazrat Muhammed is the Last
tatarkhania that anyone who wrote hamza (‫ )ء‬or meem (‫)م‬
of all the Prophets and that his period is after the periods of all the
instead of ‫( علیہ اؿدالم‬durood o salam) then he has previous Prophets.
committed kufr (infidelity), because this is degrading and
degrading the Prophets ‫ علیہ اؿدالم‬is kufr undoubtedly. If this
Qasim Nanotavi invented a new meaning
declaration is rightly narrated then it is subjected to the
condition that the person has done it on purpose, of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen
otherwise, it is obvious that he is not an infidel. The
allegation of infidelity is only proved to be infidelity when it After denying the well-known and recognized meaning of
will be verified as an accepted belief or religion, and this is "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" that Hazrat Muhammed is the
applied when the allegation is somewhat expressed or is Last of all the Prophets, and on which the whole ummah have
quite apparent. However, to be cautious, one should be consensus, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi then raised doubts of
careful from causing such doubts and suspicions. (i.e. one incorrectness about the interpretation of the Qur’anic Verse. Finally,
should not write abbreviations, on the contrary, he should he invented a complete new meaning of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen, on
write complete durood o salam otherwise, it might cause the basis of his own personal understanding. He proposed the
doubts and suspicions) following meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" and the
[Hashiya al-Tahtawi ala ad-Dur al-Mukhtar, Vol I, p.6, interpretation of the Qur’anic Verse:
muqadma al-kitab, published in Beirut]
1. However, the meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen"
The above references from the books of renowned learned men of is evident on the people of understanding
Islaam have confirmed that the knowledge of Maulvi Qasim according to whom:
Nanotavi was inadequate and that he was certainly not among the a. Precedence or periodic delay – being first or last
people of understanding. Nevertheless, he writes: - in its essence is not a personal special virtue of
Hazrat Muhammed .
‫"وسۼوعامۼےکۼایخلۼںيمۼوتۼروسلۼاہللۼمعلص ۼاکۼاخمتۼوہباۼباںيۼينعمۼےہۼہکۼا بۼاکۼرامہنۼابتباءۼساقبۼےکۼرامہنۼےک‬ b. Then, in that respect why the saying, “Yes He is
"‫ۼدعبۼاورۼا بۼستۼںيمۼا رخۼيبنۼںيہ‬ the Rasool Allah and the last one among all the
‫لبت‬
Thus, in the opinion of the common people, the Rasool of prophets” *(Al-Qur’an:)‫ ]ۼونکلۼروسلۼاہللۼوۼاخمتۼا بتن‬to
Allah ‫ معلص‬being the Final explicitly means that his period is praise the position, could be correct.
after the periods of the previous Prophets and that he is the
last of all the Prophets. 2. The Ending due to periodic delay, that is,
Muhammed is the Seal of all the
Prophets, could be correct.
a) If this attribute should not be considered
In other words, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi has bluntly opposed all the among the attributes of praise
Muslims of the world by rejecting one of the most fundamental b) and this position should not be confirmed as
beliefs of Islaam based on precise and unambiguous teachings of the position of praise
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This meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" as provided by Qasim
Nanotavi is highly far-fetched and reflects his polluted imagination
that has invented a new corrupted belief to predominantly misguide
all his followers.
One thing that may be noteworthy is while discussing his proposed
meaning and interpretation of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" he has
used the phrase or expression: ‫( حيحصۼوہۼيتکسۼےہ‬could be correct):
‫اہںۼارگۼاسۼوفصۼوکۼاواصػۼدمحۼںيمۼےسۼہنۼکہۓ ۼاورۼاسۼاقممۼوکۼاقممۼدمحۼقرارۼہنۼدیجۓۼوتۼاہتبل‬
‫ۼاخبمیتۼباابتعرۼبارخۼرامینۼحيحصۼوہۼيتکسۼےہ‬
“Yes, if this attribute should not be considered among the
attributes of praise and this position should not be
confirmed as the position of praise, then, the Ending due to
periodic delay could be correct.”
In Urdu, as well as in English, such expressions signify uncertainty
and create suspicions. This means that Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi was
not sure about his last statement also. Otherwise, he could have
used the expression: ‫( حيحصۼےہ‬is correct). His ambiguity in this matter
was for the reason that to him it could not be proved or said with
certainty, as a belief, that Hazrat Muhammed is the Last
of all the Prophets.
Consider how clearly Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi has rejected a very
crucial and fundamental belief of Islaam that Hazrat Muhammed
is the Last of all the Prophets, and which is certainly one of
his incomparable, unparalleled, and prominent
attributes of praise and the position of praise, which exclusively and
decisively distinguish Hazrat Muhammed as the Last of
all the Prophets. Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi has tried to mislead and
deceive Muslims by first starting a needless discussion and
argument about precedence and periodic delay and on the basis of
it rejected the distinctive attribute and position of Hazrat
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Muhammed . How shamelessly he has written that: “‫دقتمۼباۼ‬
‫( ”بارخۼرامینۼںيمۼباذلابۼھچکۼفضبلتۼںيہن‬being first or last - in its essence is not a
personal special virtue (fadeelah)). He had also tried to create
confusion and doubts about the Qur’anic Verse also in these words:
‫لبت‬
‘in that respect why the saying ‫ۼونکلۼروسلۼاہللۼوۼاخمتۼا بتن‬to praise the
position, could be correct’.
Whereas, Muslims believe that this Verse is actually praising one of
the distinguished attribute and position of the Prophet
for being the Last of all the Prophets; therefore, the word “khatim”
means “the Last Prophet”. On the contrary, according to Maulvi
Qasim Nanotavi and all his devoted followers the word khaatam in
this Verse is not specifically used to praise the attribute and position
of the Prophet for being the Last of all the Prophets;
therefore, the word “khaatam” does not mean “the Last Prophet”.
Therefore, in order to put more emphasis on his newly invented
meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" and to further explain it,
Qasim Nanotavi writes:
‫ہکلبۼارگۼبارفلصۼا بۼےکۼرامےنۼںيمۼیھبۼںیہکۼاورۼوکیئۼيبنۼوہۼبتۼیھبۼا بۼاکۼاخمتۼوہباۼسدروترۼبایۼ‬
‫راتہۼےہ‬
‫ۼھۼصۼ‬55‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼازعارہيۼدويدنبۼوۼامانہہمۼاخدلۼدويدنبۼ۔ۼامۃۼرعيبۼااثلینۼ‬،‫ۼ‬3-2‫ۼصۼ‬،‫(ذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬
) 81 -85
"In fact, if we assume that during the time of prophet there
is another prophet somewhere else, even then he (the
Prophet ) remains as khatim."
[Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, pp. 2 – 3,
and Mahnama Khalid, Deoband, Rabiulawal, 58 h. pp. 19 –
18]
Molvi Qasim Nanotavi, then, further elucidates his corrupted evil
belief in these words:
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‫ َث ٔ٘ َر ُج ٕ٘ بَى َي بَ ِيتّا‬َٛ َْ ‫ َ َِبل ٔی‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ِب ٔ َيا ٔء‬َٞ‫ َث َ٘ ِاأل‬َٚ ‫ َثل ٔی َو‬َٚ ١َّٔ ‫ إ‬َٙ ‫ ََا‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ اہللٔ َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َٙ ‫ َر ُسو‬١َّ َ‫أ‬
‫ہکلبۼارگۼبارفلصۼدعبۼرامہنۼوبنيۼمعلصۼیھبۼوکیئۼيبنۼادیاۼوہۼوتۼرھپۼیھبۼاخبمیتۼدمحميۼںيمۼھچکۼفر ۼںيہنۼ‬
‫ ص ََّال‬١‫و‬
َ ُٖ‫ َٖ ُط َو َي ُُو‬١‫و‬
َ ُ‫ بٔطٔ َو ي َِك َحب‬١‫ُو‬َ ‫اض یَ ُػوي‬ ُ َّٟ ٖ‫ َزاو ٔ َی ٕة َي َح َك َ٘ ا‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ٕة‬َٟ ٔ ‫ ِو ٔض َل َٖب‬َٚ ‫ َٗ ُط إ ََّٔل‬َٛ ‫ ُط َو أَ ِج‬َٟ ‫يََ َ ِح َش‬
‫ا ےئۼاگ‬
َّ ‫َا‬َََٞ‫ ي‬َٙ ‫ ُة ََا‬َٟ ٔ ‫اٖٗب‬
‫بٔيِّي َن‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬ُٜ ٔ ‫َا َخات‬َٞ‫ ُة َوأ‬َٟ ٔ ‫اٖٗب‬ َّ ٔ ‫ُوض َٔك ِت َص ٔذظ‬
-85‫ۼھۼصۼ‬55 ‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼازعارہيۼدويدنبۼوۼامانہہمۼاخدلۼدويدنبۼ۔ۼامۃۼرعيبۼااثلین‬،‫ۼ‬3-2‫ۼصۼ‬،‫(ذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬
Rasool Allah said, "My similitude in comparison with the
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other prophets before me is that of a man who has built a
"In fact, supposing if another prophet is born after the period house nicely and beautifully, except for a place of one brick
of Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa , even then, this in a corner. The people go about it and wonder at its beauty,
will not impinge on Muhammed as the Final Seal but say: 'Would that this brick be put in its place!' So I am
of Prophethood" that brick, and I am the last of the Prophets."
[Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, pp. 2 – 3, [Sahih-al-Bukhari; Volume 4, Book 56, Number 735]
and Mahnama Khalid, Deoband, Rabiulawal, 58 h. pp. 18 –
19] Narrated by Hazrat Abu Huraira that the Prophet
said:
Hence, Qasim Nanotavi has utterly rejected the most evident
command of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬which says: ١ُ ‫ َ ٔي َّي َب ِكدٔي َو َس َيُٓو‬ٞ ‫ َّ ُط ََل‬ٞٔ‫ َ ٔي ٌّي َوإ‬ٞ ‫ َ ٔي ٌّي َخ َٗ ًَ ُط‬ٞ ََٔٗ‫ا َص‬َٛ َّٗ ُ ‫ِب ٔ َيا ُء ک‬َٞ ِ‫ األ‬ِٜ ‫ُو إ ِ َِٔساُ ٔي َ٘ َت ُشو ُس ُض‬َٟ‫ َ ِت ب‬ٞ‫ کَا‬َٙ ‫ََا‬
‫ا‬َّٛ ‫ َق‬ِٜ ‫ اہللَ َسأُُٗ ُض‬١َّ ٔ ‫ َيإ‬ِٜ ‫ َح َُّ ُض‬ُِٜ ‫ أَ ِق ُػوص‬ٙٔ ‫ يَاألِ َ َّو‬ٙٔ ‫ يُوا بٔب َ ِي َك ٔة األِ َ َّو‬َٙ ‫َا ََا‬ُٞ‫ز‬ُٚ ِ َ‫ا َت‬ََٛ ‫ ََاُٖو ا ي‬١‫و‬
َ ُ‫ُخ ًََٗا ُء ي ََيِٓثُر‬
‫ اہللُ بٔكُِّ٘ َش ِي ٕء َقٗ ٔ ّامي‬١‫ا‬
َ َ ‫بٔيِّي َن َوک‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ ‫ اہللٔ َو َخا َت‬َٙ ‫ َّر ُسو‬٠ٔٓ‫ َو َل‬ِٜ ُٓٔ‫ ِّر َجال‬٠ِّٚ ‫ ْد أَبَا أَ َح ٕد‬َّٛ ‫ َح‬ُٚ ١‫ا‬
َ َ ‫ا ک‬َّٚ ُِٜ ‫استَرِ َقاص‬
ِ
“Mohammed is not the father of any of your men; yes He is
"The Children of Israel used to be ruled and guided by
Rasool Allah and the last one among all the prophets. And
prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take
Allah knows all things.”
over his place. There will be no prophet after me, but there
[Part 21, Al Ahzab, Verse: 40]
will be Caliphs who will increase in number.”
[Sahih-al-Bukhari; Volume 4, Book 56, Number 661]
Besides, Qasim Nanotavi has also rejected all the following sayings
of the Prophet : Narrated by Hazrat Saad that:

Narrated by Hazrat Anas bin Malik that the Prophet ِّ ‫ أَتُ َد ِّٗ ًُىٔي فٔی‬َٙ ‫ٌَ َقٗ ٔ ًّيا َي َُا‬
١ٔ ‫اٖصب ِ َيا‬ َ ٗ‫اس َت ِد‬ َ ُ‫ِخ َد إلٔ َى َتب‬
ِ ‫وٕ َو‬ َ َ َٜ َّٗ ‫ اہللٔ َصل َّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َٙ ‫ َر ُسو‬١َّ َ‫أ‬
said: ‫ َ ٔي ٌّي َب ِكدٔي‬ٞ ‫ َّ ُط ٖ َِي َص‬َٞ‫وسي إ ََّٔل أ‬
َ ُٚ ٠ِ ٚٔ ١‫و‬ ُ ‫ز ٔ َٖ ٔة ص‬ِٟ َٛ ٔ ‫ىِّي ب‬ٚٔ ١‫و‬
َ ‫َار‬ َ ُٓ‫ َت‬١ِ َ‫ أَ ََل َت ِزضَي أ‬َٙ ‫ َشا ٔء ََا‬ِّٟ ٖ‫َوا‬
‫يي‬ٞ ‫ بكدي وَل‬ٙ‫بوة َد انُػكت يال رسو‬ٟٖ‫ اٖزساٖة وا‬١‫إ‬ “Rasool Allah set out for Tabuk appointing Hazrat
"Risalat (Apostleship) and nabwat (prophethood) have Ali as his deputy (in Medina). Hazrat Ali
ceased. There will be no Rasool or prophet after me." said, "Do you want to leave me with the children and
[Musnad-Ahmad bin Hambal, Vol III, Number: 13851] women?" Rasool Allah said, "Will you not be
pleased that you will be to me like Haroon was to Moosa?
Narrated by Hazrat Saad that the Prophet said: But there will be no prophet after me."
[Sahih-al-Bukhari; Volume 5, Book 59, Number 700]
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Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi has declared the sayings of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, the Therefore this negates the possibility of any person to disregard or
Prophet and his companions, and other learned men of reinterpret the actual agreed meaning of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen
Islaam , as the opinion of the common people, thus, (The End of Prophethood).
declaring them all as common people. On the contrary, he regarded
himself among the intellectuals by declaring his satanic opinion as The consensus of Muslim Ummah on the
the opinion of the people of understanding. Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen”
is saying about Hazrat Muhammed that:
For more than 1400 years there has been an absolute consensus
"‫"دقتمۼباۼبارخۼرامینۼںيمۼباذلابۼھچکۼفضبلتۼںيہن‬ and unanimity of views among the Muslims that the term
“Precedence or periodic delay – being first or last - in its "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" means "the Finality of prophethood", "the
essence is not a personal special virtue.” seal of the prophets", and "the End of prophethood" and that the
door of Prophet-hood is completely closed. It is evident from Surah
Al-ahzab, Verse 40 that with Muhammed prophethood
Furthermore, he writes: has come to an end; and no prophet of any category will be born
ever again. The Muslims have understand the meaning of the Verse
“The perfection and culmination of knowledge (kamaalat-e- in exactly the same way as it was understood by the Sahaabah
‘ilmi) is the real treasure of Prophethood not the order of (Companions of the Prophet ), Taabi'een,
appearance in time history.” Muhadditheen, mufassareen (commentators of Qur’an) and other
[Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, p7-9] learned scholars of Islaam , who have transmitted this
Verse to us along with the entire Qur’an. Thus, there is no possibility
Undoubtedly, ‘The End of Prophethood’ is one of the most exclusive
that a new prophet will be born after the Beloved Prophet Hazrat
and unique qualities and attributes of Hazrat Muhammed
Muhammed .
that has been bestowed only upon him. In other words, this
attribute and position is an exceptional and incomparable personal
special virtue and quality of Hazrat Muhammed alone. It The meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen” as
is impossible and incongruous that this attribute could be shared interpreted by the mufassareen
and attributed to any other. Hence, this remarkable and excellent
attribute and position of Hazrat Muhammed certainly Tafseer-e-Baghawi
and inevitably becomes a reason of praise. The title and the position Hazrat Abu Muhammed, al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud ash -Shafi'i Mohy-
of ‘The End of Prophethood’ from the beginning of time has been us-Sunnah al Baghawi (436—510, 1044 — 1117),
solely and absolutely assigned to Hazrat Muhammed , (Arabic: ‫أبو محمد الحسین بن مسعود الشافعی يحیي انسنة البغوي‬‎), in his famous
which cannot be ascribed to any other because its implication is a commentary, Maalim ul-tanzil, commonly known as tafseer-e-
principle belief and a fundamental reality in Islaam. For the reason Baghawi, writes:
that judiciously and logically this attribute of Hazrat Muhammed
cannot be apportioned or distributed to more than one. ‫» بًتح اٖتاء قلى‬ٜ‫ «خات‬:ٜ‫ ورقأ قاص‬.‫بوة‬ٟٖ‫ اہلل بط ا‬ٜ‫ خت‬، } ‫بٔيِّي َن‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ ‫ اہللٔ َو َخا َت‬َٙ ‫ َّر ُسو‬٠ٰٔٓ‫{ َوَٖـ‬
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.ٜ‫ض‬ٛ‫بيين يضو خات‬ٟٖ‫ بط ا‬ٜ‫ط خت‬ٞ‫ أل‬،٘‫ بٓرس اٖتاء قلى اًٖاق‬١‫ ورقأ اآلِخو‬،ٜ‫ آِخص‬:‫ أي‬،ٜ‫اَلس‬ (٘‫زی‬ٟ‫كانی اٖت‬ٚ ‫)تًشير ٖباب اٖتَوی٘ فی‬
.‫بي ّا‬ٞ ‫ بكدظ‬١‫ ّا یٓو‬ٟ‫بيين ٖحكٗت ٖط اب‬ٟٖ‫ بط ا‬ٜ‫ أخت‬ٜٖ ‫ یزید ٖو‬:‫ قباض‬٠‫ اب‬ٙ‫َا‬ "Allah Has closed the line of Prophethood through him.
Therefore, neither there is Prophethood after him, nor any
(‫ اٖبهوي‬/٘‫زی‬ٟ‫ اٖت‬ٜٖ‫كا‬ٚ ‫)تًشير‬ other Prophet during his own time. And Hazrat Ibn-e-Abbas
“Allah Has closed the line of Prophethood through him said: If it is not desired by Allah to End Prophethood on
as suggested by the recitation of Asim: <<Khatam>> Muhammed then the Prophet would
the vowel stress is on (the upsound of) the letter ta in the have been given sons to be Prophet after him. Hazrat Ibn-e-
sense of ism (noun). Other reciters pronounce with the Abbas affirms that Allah Has given His verdict that there will
vowel point under the letter ta ("Khatim") in the sense of be no Prophet after him and did not give him male children
Fa'ail (doer) to say that Muhammed was the one that becomes men. {And Allah Has the knowledge of all
things} this is also part of His knowledge that there is no
who sealed the doors of prophethood. Hence the
Prophethood has Ended and He (Muhammed ) is prophet after him. I say: ‘It is true that though Hazrat Isa ‫قٗيط‬
the Final. ٝ‫ اٖشال‬will descend after in the Closing period and he is a
Hazrat Ibn-e-Abbas said: If it is not desired by Allah to End Prophet but I say that Hazrat Isa was a Prophet of the Past.
Prophethood on Muhammed then the Prophet And when Hazrat Isa descends in the Closing period, he will
would have been given sons to be Prophet after descend as a follower of the Shar'iah of Muhammed
him.” , and as the one among the faithful Ummah.”
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Maalimu ul-tanzil, tafseer-e-Baghawi, [Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Tafseer libab al-Ta'wil fi maaini al-
Vol. 3, p. 158, Egypt] Tanzeel, commonly known as Tafseer-e-Khazin, P. 218, Vol.
5, Egypt]
Tafseer-e-Khazin
Hazrat Imam Ala'uddin Ali Bin Muhammed Khazin (668 H — 725H), Tafseer al-Qurtubi
(Arabic: ‫امام عالء الدین علع بن محمد خازن بغدادى‬‎), in his famous Hazrat Imam Abu 'Abdullah Muhammed ibn Ahmad ibn Abu Bakr
commentary, Tafseer libab al-Ta'wil fi maaini al-Tanzeel, commonly al-Ansari al-Qurtubi, al Maliki (d. 671H/ 1273),
known as tafseer-e-Khazin writes: (Arabic: ‫اإلمام أبو عبد ہللا محمد بن أحمد األنصاري القرطبي‬‎), in his famous
commentary, Al-Jami' li Ahkam il-Qur'an, commonly known as
‫ بط‬ٜ‫ أخت‬ٜٖ ‫ یزید ٖو‬:‫ قباض‬٠‫ اب‬ٙ‫كط َا‬ٚ ‫بوة بكدظ أي وَل‬ٞ ‫بوة يال‬ٟٖ‫ اہلل بط ا‬ٜ‫بيين } خت‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫{وخات‬ tafseer al-Qurtubi writes:

‫ يكػط وٖد ّا‬ٜٖ ،‫يي بكدظ‬ٞ ‫ َل‬١‫ أ‬ٜٓ‫ا ح‬ٖٛ ‫ اہلل‬١‫ إ‬:ٙ‫ط َا‬ٟ‫بي ّا وق‬ٞ ‫ بكدظ‬١‫ ّا ویٓو‬ٟ‫بيين ٖحكٗت ٖط اب‬ٟٖ‫ا‬ ‫ضور‬ٛ‫ ورقأ اٖح‬.ٜ‫ واٖػابَل ٖض‬ٜ‫وا؛ يضو کاٖدا َت‬ٛ‫ بط خُت‬ٜ‫ض‬ٞ‫كىي أ‬ٛ‫ ب‬،‫ وحدظ بًتح اٖتاء‬ٜ‫» رقأ قاص‬َٜ ‫« َو َخا َت‬
‫ َد صح‬:‫ َٗت‬١‫ يإ‬.‫يي بكدظ‬ٞ ‫ط َل‬ٞ‫ط أ‬ٛٗ‫ اہلل بك٘ شيء قٗامي ّ } أي دخ٘ فی ق‬١‫ذرك ّا يصير رج ّال { وکا‬ .ٜ‫؛ أي جاء آِخص‬ٜ‫ض‬ٛ‫ط خت‬ٞ‫كىي أ‬ٛ‫بٓرساٖتاء ب‬
‫ييء‬ٞ ٠ٛٚ ٝ‫ قيسي قٗيط اٖشال‬١‫يي َٗت إ‬ٞ ‫ بكدظ وصو‬١‫ا‬ٚ‫ فی آِخ اٖز‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫ ی‬ٝ‫ قيسي قٗيط اٖشال‬١‫أ‬ (١‫ اٖرقآ‬ٝ‫ل َلحكا‬ٚ‫)تًشير اٖحا‬
‫صٗي ّا إلى َبٗتط‬ٚ‫ و‬ٜٗ‫د صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫ ّال بَشيكة‬ٚ‫ قا‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫ ی‬١‫ا‬ٚ‫ فی آِخ اٖز‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫َبٗط وحين ی‬ “According to the recitation by Asim alone the stress is on
the upsound of the letter ta ("Khatam") in the meaning that
‫تط‬ٚ‫ط بكظ أ‬َْٞ their [prophethood] has been sealed by him as He is the
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khatam and a seal to their Prophethood. And according to Tafseer Madarik al-Tanzeel
the recitation of the majority who pronounce with a down Hazrat Allamah Abu al-Barakat, Hafiz al-deen, Abdullah bin Ahmad
sound of letter ta ("Khatim") in the meaning that their bin Mahmud al-Nasafi (D. 701 H or 710 H),
Prophethood has been Ended and no prophet will come after (Arabic: ‫)أبو البركاو حافظ الدین عبد ہللا بن أحمد بن محمود النسفي‬, in his
him.” famous commentary, Tafseer Madarik al-Tanzeel, commonly known
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Al-Jami' li Ahkam il-Qur'an, as tafseer-e-Nasafi writes:
commonly known as tafseer al-Qurtubi]
‫يي‬ٞ ٠ٛٚ ‫بَ أحد بكدظ و قيسي‬ٟ‫ يكىي َل ی‬ٜ‫كىي اٖػابل أي آِخص‬ٛ‫ ب‬ٜ‫ب ٔ ٓيي َن } بًتح اٖتاء قاص‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ ‫{ َو َخا َت‬
Tafseer-e-Baidawi
Hazrat Allama Nasirud-din Abu alkhair Abdullah bin Umar bin ‫ ونيرظ بٓرس اٖتاء‬.‫تط‬ٚ‫ط بكظ أ‬َْٞ ٜٗ‫د صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫ ّال قلى رشيكة‬ٚ‫ قا‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫ ی‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫ و حين ی‬،‫َبٗط‬
Muhammed bin Ali Al-Shirazi Al-Baidawi (D. 685 H, 1285/86), .ٜ‫كىي اٖػابل وياق٘ اٖدت‬ٛ‫ب‬
(Arabic: ‫ناصر الدین أبي الخیر عبد ہللا بن عمر بن محمد بن علي الشیرازي‬
(٘‫زی٘ وحُاُِ اٖتَوی‬ٟ‫دارٕ اٖت‬ٚ ‫)تًشير‬
‫)البیضاوي‬, in his famous commentary, Anwar al-Tanzil, commonly
known as tafseer-e-Baidawi writes: "the vowel stress is on (the upsound of) the letter ta
("Khatam") by Asim is in meaning that the Prophet
،‫ باًٖتح‬ٜ‫وا بط قلى رقاءة قاص‬ٛ‫ أو خت‬ٜ‫ض‬ٛ‫ اٖذي خت‬ٜ‫ب ٔ ٓيي َن }وآِخص‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ ‫{ َو َخا َت‬
is the one who has brought the line of prophets to an End
(‫ اٖبيطاوي‬/٘‫زی٘ واِسار اٖتَوی‬ٟ‫وار اٖت‬ٞ‫)تًشير ا‬
(sealed), this means that Allah will not appoint another
“} Khaatamun Nabiyyeen{ He ( ) is the Last to prophet after him and Hazrat Isa was a Prophet of the Past.
End the Prophet hood, or their Prophet hood has been And when Hazrat Isa descends, he will descend as a follower
sealed by him on the recital connotation by Asim. of the Shar'iah of Muhammed , and as the one
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Anwar al-Tanzil fi Asrar al-Ta'wil, among the faithful Ummah. Other reciters pronounce with
tafseer-e-Baidawi, Vol. 4, p. 164, Egypt] the vowel point under the letter ta ("Khatim") which means
(he was "Khatim") in the sense of achiever to say that
He further writes: Muhammed was the one who sealed the doors of
‫ييء‬ٞ ٠ٚ ‫ط آِخ‬ٞ‫ط أ‬ٟٚ ‫زاد‬ٖٛ‫ ا‬١‫ل أ‬ٚ ،‫ط‬ٟ‫ قلى دی‬١‫ کا‬ٙ‫ز‬ٞ ‫ط إذا‬ٞ‫ قيسي بكدظ أل‬ٙ‫زو‬ٞ ‫وَل يُدح ييط‬ prophethood"
“The appearance of Hazrat Isa ( ) after Prophet [Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Tafseer Madarik al-Tanzeel wa Haqaiq
Muhammed ( ) is not a contradiction of the al-Ta'wil, commonly known as tafseer-e-Nasafi, P. 234, Vol.
3, Egypt]
finality of Muhammed's Prophethood ( ),
because Hazrat Isa ( ) will appear as a follower of the
Tafseer al-Jalalayn
Shariah of Muhammed ” Hazrat Imam Abu al-Fadl 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr Jalaluddin
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Anwar al-Tanzil fi Asrar al-Ta'wil, al-Suyuti, al Shafii, (849 — 911 H, 1445 — 1505),
commonly known as tafseer-e-Baidawi, Vol. 4, p. 164, (Arabic: ‫)أبوالفضل عبد الرحمن بن أبع بكر جالل الدین السیوطع‬, also known as
Egypt] Ibn al Kutb (the son of books), in his famous commentary, Tafseer
al-Jalalayn writes:
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‫ و فی رقاءة بًتح‬.‫بي ّا‬ٞ ١‫ رج٘ بكدظ یٓو‬٠‫ ٖط اب‬١‫بٔيِّي َن } يال یٓو‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ ‫ہلل َو َخا َت‬
ٔ ‫ ا‬َٙ ‫ { َّر ُسو‬١‫ } کا‬٠ٔٔ ٰٓ‫{ َو َل‬ whom the office of all Prophets has been sealed and that He
is the Last of all the Prophets.
ٓ ‫ َل‬١َ‫ط ب‬ٟٚ }ّ ‫ اہللُ بٔكُِّ٘ َش ِي ٕء َقٗٔامي‬١‫ا‬
‫ اٖشيد قيسي‬ٙ‫ز‬ٞ ‫ وإذا‬،‫يي بكدظ‬ٞ َ َ ‫وا { َوک‬ٛ‫ أي بط خت‬:ٜ‫اٖتاء ْآٖة اٖدت‬ And the common saying is that: {Khatam] is as past participle
.‫ بَشيكتط‬ٜٓ‫یح‬ on the doer in the meaning that the Prophet ( ) is
(‫)تًشير تًشير اٖحالٖين‬ the last of all Prophets by whom the office of all Prophets
has been sealed
“But, he is, {Rasool Allah and Khaatamun Nabiyyeen}, and so
What it meant by the word 'Prophet' is general, but it is also
he will not have a son that is a [fully grown] man to be a
essential for the word 'Rasool'. Hence when it is said that the
prophet after him (a variant recitation [for khatim al-
Prophet ( ) is being the 'Khatamun nabiyyeen,' it
nabiyyeena] has khatam al-nabiyyeen, as in the instrument
*known as a+ ‘seal’, in other words, their *prophethood+ has necessarily follows that he is also being the 'Khatamul
been sealed by him). {And Allah Has knowledge of all things} Mursaleen.' The implication of the Prophet in this
among these is the fact that there will be no prophet after world as 'the Last of all Prophets and Mursaleen' is that by
him, and even when the lord Hazrat Isa ٝ‫ قٗيط اٖشال‬will descend attaining this special attribute, the same dignity has
[at the end of days] he will rule according to his [Muhammed henceforth been abolished and no man or jinn can attain
] Law. that dignity now."
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Tafseer Ruh-ul-Ma'ani, Vol. 22, p. 32]
] Al Ahzab, Verse: 40,Tafsir al-Jalalayn]
Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan
Tafseer Ruh-ul-Ma'ani Sheikh Abu al-fida Ismail Haqqi Ibn Mustafa al-Istamboli al-Hanafi
Hazrat Allama Abu al-Fazl Shahabuddin al-Syed Mahmood al- al-khaloti al-Barousawi ‫( رحًة ّللا عهیه‬d – 1127 H, 1715 ),
Aloosi al-Baghdadi ‫( رحًة ّللا عهیه‬1217 — 1270 H),
(Arabic: ‫انشیخ أبو الفداء اسماعیل حقي بن مصطفع اإلستانبولي الحنفي الخلوتي‬
(Arabic: ‫)أبوالفضل شہاب الدین السید محمود االلوسی البغدادی‬
‫ )البرسوي‬in his famous commentary, Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan, writes:
in his famous commentary, Tafseer Ruh-ul-Ma'ani, writes:
‫آٖط آِخ‬ٚ‫ بط و‬١‫بيو‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫بيين اٖذي خت‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫كىي خات‬ٛ‫ا یػبل بط ي‬ٖٛ ‫ بط کاٖػابل‬ٜ‫ا یدت‬ٖٛ ‫ آٖة‬ٜ‫ اس‬ٜ‫واٖدات‬
.‫ا یػبل بط‬ٚ ‫كىي‬ٛ‫ بط کاٖػابل ب‬ٜ‫ا یدت‬ٚ ‫كىي‬ٛ‫ ب‬ٜ‫ بًتح اٖتاء وصو آٖة اٖدت‬ٜ‫بيين } رقأ قاص‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫{وخات‬
‫ط‬ٞ‫صوب قلى أ‬ٟٚ ‫بيين‬ٟٖ‫بيين يا‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫كىي خت‬ٚ ‫اع قلى ياق٘ وصو فی‬ٚ ٘‫ } يك‬ٜ‫ { خات‬:‫برد‬ٖٛ‫ ا‬ٙ‫ وَا‬،‫بيين‬ٟٖ‫ا‬
‫بوت‬ٞ ‫ضز ركدظ طد در‬ٚ ‫ يكىي بدو‬١‫برا‬ٛ‫ضز بيه‬ٚ[ ‫ وباًٖارسية‬:‫وا بط‬ٛ‫ اٖذى خت‬ٜ‫ آِخص‬١‫كىي وکا‬ٖٛ‫وا‬
،‫بيين‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ ياق٘ أي اٖذي خت‬ٜ‫ط اس‬ٞ‫ } بٓرس اٖتاء قلى أ‬ٜ‫ضور { َو خات‬ٛ‫ ورقأ اٖح‬.ٕ‫ بط وٖيص بذا‬ٙ‫ًكو‬ٚ
‫ضز‬ٚ[ ‫ باًٖارسية‬ٜ‫ اى ياق٘ اٖدت‬ٜ‫ض‬ٛ‫ خات‬١‫ بٓرس اٖتاء اى کا‬١‫د] ورقأ اٖباَو‬ٞ‫ ركدظ ا‬ٜ‫زا بد و خت‬ٞ‫بر ا‬ٛ‫وبيه‬
٠ٚ ٜ‫ا صو أق‬ٚ ‫بـي‬ٟٖ‫زاد با‬ٖٛ‫ وا‬،)‫بيين‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫بي ّا خت‬ٞ ٠ٓ‫شكود (ول‬ٚ ٠‫ وفی َحٍ اب‬،‫ أيط ّا‬ٜ‫زاد بط آِخص‬ٖٛ‫وا‬
‫ ايطا‬ٙ‫كىي اَلو‬ٖٛ‫برانشت] وصو با‬ٛ‫دظ بيه‬ْٟٟ
‫ط قٗيط‬ٞ‫زاد بٓو‬ٖٛ‫زسٗين و ا‬ٖٛ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ط خات‬ٞ‫بيين ْو‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ خات‬ٜٗ‫ط صلى اہلل قٗيط و س‬ٞ‫ ْو‬٠ٚ ٝ‫ ييٗز‬ٙ‫اٖزسو‬
(١‫ فی تًشير اٖرقآ‬١‫)تًشير روح اٖبيا‬
‫ انُػام‬ٜ‫ض‬ٛ‫ خات‬ٝ‫اٖصالة و اٖشال‬ “According to the recitation by Asim the vowel stress is on
‫ظَة‬ٟٖ‫ بضا فی صذظ ا‬ٝ‫ اٖثُٗين بكد تحٗيط قٗيط اٖصالة واٖشال‬٠ٚ ‫بوة فی أحد‬ٟٖ‫حدوث وصٌ ا‬ (the upsound of) the letter ta ("Khatam") which means the
"The seal, which is the name of an instrument of stamping instrument of stamping and sealing by which something is
and sealing and by which something is closed (sealed). closed (sealed). The meaning is that the Prophet (
Hence, it means that the Prophet ( ) is the Seal by ) was the last of all Prophets by whom the office of all
Prophets has been sealed. In Persian the same meaning will
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be expressed by the term 'Mohar Paighambran'. The seal of ٝ‫ قٗيط اٖشال‬will offer prayers with his face turned towards the
Prophets i.e., the advent of Muhammed has
Qiblah designated by Muhammed ( ). Hazrat Isa
sealed the door of prophethood and the line of prophets
ended in him. The rest of the other reciters have pronounced ٝ‫ قٗيط اٖشال‬will be one among the faithful of Islam. He will
the word Khatim with the vowel point under the letter ta neither receive any new Divine revelation nor he will issue
("Khatim") in the sense of "Fa'ail" to say that Muhammed new injunctions; he will act as a khalifa of Muhammed (
has sealed the doors of prophethood. In Persian the ).”
same meaning will be expressed by the term 'Mohar [Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan Vol. 2, p. 263]
Konindai Paighambran,' 'Sealer of the prophets,' so both
ways the word Khatam bears one and the same meaning. He further writes:
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan Vol. 2, p. 263]
‫بيين } وَوٖط قٗيط‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ اہلل وخات‬ٙ‫ رسو‬٠ٓ‫ا ُٖوٖط تكالى { ول‬ٟ‫بي‬ٞ ‫يي بكد‬ٞ ‫اقة َل‬ٛ‫ة واٖح‬ٟ‫ اص٘ اٖش‬ٙ‫وَا‬
He further writes:
‫ اٖححة تبين‬١‫ص وْذٖٔ ٖو طٔ ييط َل‬ٟٖ‫رک ا‬ٞ‫ط ا‬ٞ‫يي یَٓف َل‬ٞ ‫ا‬ٟ‫بي‬ٞ ‫ بكد‬ٙ‫ َا‬٠ٚ‫يي بكدى " و‬ٞ ‫ " َل‬ٝ‫اٖشال‬
‫ط‬ٞ‫يتط وَل يُدح فى ْو‬ٛ‫بوة بدت‬ٟٖ‫ جضة اٖوَلیة وانُػل ارث ا‬٠ٚ ٝ‫تط ورُتط قٗيط اٖشال‬ٚ‫اء ا‬ٛٗ‫ت ق‬ٞ‫يكا‬ ٠ٚ‫بَ رج٘ فى ز‬ٟ‫تهى و ت‬ٞ‫ دقواظ ا َل باغال ا‬١‫د َل یٓو‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫وت‬ٚ ‫بوة بكد‬ٟٖ‫ ادعى ا‬٠ٚ‫ و‬.٘‫ اٖباغ‬٠ٚ ِ‫اٖح‬
‫ا ۔۔۔ و قيسي‬ْٛ ‫بَ احد بكدظ‬ٟ‫ط َل ی‬ٞ‫بيين ا‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ط خات‬ٞ‫كىي ْو‬ٚ ١‫ قيسي بكدظ َل‬ٙ‫زو‬ٞ ‫بيين‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫خات‬ ‫ة يُد َْف ُٖوٖط قٗيط‬ٚ‫ط قال‬ٟٚ ‫ غٗب‬٠ٚ ‫يًة‬ٟ‫ ابو ح‬ٙ‫ات يُا‬ٚ‫ضٗونى حًي اجئ باٖكال‬ٚ‫ ا‬ٙ‫يًة و َا‬ٟ‫ابى ح‬
‫تط‬ٚ‫ط بكظ ا‬َْٞ ‫صٗيا الى َبٗتط‬ٚ ٝ‫د قٗيط اٖشال‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫ قلى رشيكة‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫ا ی‬ٛٞ‫ ا‬ٙ‫ز‬ٟ‫بَ َبٗط وحين ی‬ٟ‫ ت‬٠ٛٚ .ٝ‫ا‬ٚ‫اَب اَل‬ٟٚ ‫يي بكدى " ْذا فى‬ٞ ‫" َل‬ٝ‫اٖشال‬
.‫ اہلل‬ٙ‫ خٗيًة رسو‬١‫ ب٘ یٓو‬ٝ‫ اٖيط ووى وَلنصب احكا‬١‫يال یٓو‬ (١‫ فی تًشير اٖرقآ‬١‫)تًشير روح اٖبيا‬
(١‫ فی تًشير اٖرقآ‬١‫)تًشير روح اٖبيا‬ “And according to Ahl- Sunnah wa’l Jama’at there will be no
prophet after the Prophet ( ) as Allah Has said,
“The Ulma of the Ummah will inherit only wilayat from the
Prophet Muhammed ٝ‫قٗيط اٖشال‬ and the inheritance of " ‫بيين‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ اہلل وخات‬ٙ‫ رسو‬٠ٓ‫[ " ول‬yes He is the Rasool Allah and the last
Prophethood is terminated, since Prophet Muhammed ( one among all the prophets.] and the Prophet ( )
) has sealed the office of Prophethood for all time to has said, “La Nabiya Ba`di” *There will be no prophet after
me]. Henceforth anyone who says that a prophet will
come. The descent or appearance of Hazrat Isa ٝ‫ قٗيط اٖشال‬after succeed after our Prophet Muhammed ( ) then he
the Prophet Muhammed ( ) is not a contradiction will become a kafir (an apostate), because he has denied
of the finality of Prophethood of Muhammed ( ). Qur’an and Hadith. Similarly anyone who has doubt about it
The term Khaatamun Nabiyyeen makes it clear that no one will also be declared an infidel, because the foregoing
discussion has distinguished right from wrong. And any claim
will be appointed a prophet after Muhammed ( ).
to prophethood after Prophet Muhammed ( ) is
Hazrat Isa ٝ‫ قٗيط اٖشال‬was appointed Prophet before absolutely false. It is mentioned in Manaqib al-Imam-i-
Muhammed ( ) and Isa ٝ‫ قٗيط اٖشال‬will appear as a Azam Abi Hanifa that in the period of Imam Abu Hanifa (80
follower of the Shari'ah of Muhammed ( ). He (Isa) H - 150 H) a man claimed to Prophethood and said "Let me
show you the proofs of my prophethood." The great Imam
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thereupon warned the people: "Anyone who asks of this
man the credentials of prophethood, shall become an
apostate, for the Prophet Muhammed ( ) has
explicitly declared: "No prophet will come after me."
[Al Ahzab, Verse: 40, Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan Vol. 2, p. 263]
All the above mentioned famous tafaseer (commentaries of the
Qur'an) have pointed out that:
 Muhammed is Khatam, a seal to the
Prophethood.
 Muhammed is Khatim in the meaning that their
Prophethood has been Ended and no prophet will come
after him.
 The Prophethood has Ended and Muhammed is
the Final.
 Neither there is Prophethood after him, nor any other
Prophet during his own time.
 Muhammed ) is the Last to End the Prophethood.
 Henceforth anyone who says that a prophet will succeed
after our Prophet Muhammed ( ) then he will
become a kafir (an apostate), because he has denied Qur’an
and Hadith. Similarly anyone who has doubt about it will
also be declared an infidel.
On the other hand, Mauliv Qasim Nanotavi is saying:
It is the opinion of common people who believes that the
meaning of term "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" is:
a. Hazrat Muhammed is the Last Prophet
because to them His period is after the periods of
the previous Prophets
b. And that he is the last of all the Prophets
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The meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen” as
interpreted by the renowned scholars of
Islam
Hazrat Sheikh al-Arif Billah Abd al-Ghani Ibn Ismail al-Hanafi al-
Nablasi (1050 – 1143, 1641 –1731),
(Arabic: ‫)الشیخ العارف باهلل عبد الغني بن اسماعیل الحنفي النابلسي‬, writes:
‫ہ‬ٞ‫ص قلٰی ا‬ٞ ‫ اذ َد‬١‫ تٓذیب اٖرقٰا‬ٝ‫ اوبكدہ يشتٗز‬ٜٗ‫ا صلی اہلل تكالٰی قٗيہ وس‬ٟ‫بي‬ٞ ‫ل‬ٚ ‫يي‬ٞ ‫تحویز‬
‫ة قلی ابُاء‬ٚ‫كت اَل‬ٛ‫يي بكدي و اج‬ٞ ‫ا اٖكاَب َل‬ٞ‫ة ا‬ٟ‫زسٗين و فی اٖش‬ٖٛ‫بيين و ٰاِخ ا‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫خات‬
‫ اہللتكالٰی‬ٜ٣ٟ‫ا اًٖالسًة ٖك‬٣‫ا ب‬ٞ‫ظہورة اًٖي َْف‬ٖٛ‫شاُ٘ ا‬ٖٛ‫ذہ احدي ا‬٢‫ قلی ؾاہزہ و‬ٝ‫ذااٖكال‬٢
)۱۱۷:‫اوبنتسلۼرتیکۼ ۼۼہحفص‬،‫ٓتبة اٖحُيُية‬ٚ ،‫ية‬ٟ‫ػاٖب اٖويية رشح اًٖواُد اٖش‬ٖٛ‫(ا‬
“It will falsify Quran to suggest another prophet (in the
same period) along with the Prophet or any
another prophet after (the period of) Prophet ,
because it is confirmed from Quran and Hadith that
Muhammed is the seal of prophethood and the
last of the mursaleen (Messengers) and in the Hadith: "No
prophet will come after me". The whole Ummah have
consensus that this saying of the Prophet has
clear explicit meanings (i.e. no other hidden meanings) and
this is one of those issues by which the Muslims have
declared the philosophers as kafir (infidels).”
[Al-matalib al-wafih sharah Al-fawa’id al-Sunniya, p. 115,
published by maktabatul Haqiqa, Istanbul, and Turkey]
Hazrat Hujjatul Islaam Hazrat Abu Hamid Muhammed ibn
Muhammed al-Ghazali ‫( رحمة ہللا علیه‬450 –505 AH, 1058 – 1111),
(Arabic:‫) حجۃ االسالم امام ابو حامد محمد ابن محمد الغزالی‬, writes:
،ٜٗ‫د صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫ا‬ٟ‫بي‬ٞ ‫ بكد‬ٙ‫ یبكث رسو‬١‫ یحوز أ‬:ٙ‫ َاُ ّال ٖو َا‬١‫يكة وصو أ‬ٟ‫ور ط‬ٚ‫حز إلى أ‬ٞ‫ا‬
‫ييبكد اٖتوٌَ فی تًٓيرظ‬
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)۱۱۱‫ۼ رص ۼۼص‬،‫ٓتبة اَلدبيہ‬ٖٛ‫ ا‬، ‫ نزالی‬ٝ‫ا‬ٚ‫(اَلَتصاد فی اَلقتُاد ا‬ ‫كا‬ٛ‫اقاوس‬ٛ‫اج‬
“If such heinous absurdity be permitted, then the absurd ) ۹۱،۱۹۱/۹‫رتیک‬، ‫صػفی‬ٖٛ‫(اٖظًاء بتكزیٌ حُوّ ا‬
person might say that there is a possibility for a person to
"He who lays a claim to prophethood, affirms that a man can
attain Prophethood after Rasool Allah, Muhammed
attain the office of prophethood or can acquire the dignity of
. On that we shall not hesitate to declare him as an infidel” a prophet through purification of soul, as is alleged by some
[Al-Iqtisad Fil Aiteqad, p.114, Egypt] philosophers and Sufis; similarly a person who does not claim
to be a prophet, but declares that he is the recipient of
He further writes: Divine revelation, all such persons are apostates and deniers
of the prophethood of Muhammed , for
ٝ‫يي بكدظ أبد ّا وقد‬ٞ ٝ‫ قد‬ٜ‫ط أيض‬ٞ‫ أحواٖط أ‬٠ُ‫ رقا‬٠ٚ‫ صذا اًٖٗـ و‬٠ٚ ‫ام‬ٛ‫ت باْلج‬ٛ‫ة يض‬ٚ‫ األ‬١‫أ‬ Muhammed has conveyed the message of Allah
،‫ام‬ٛ‫رک اْلج‬ٟٚ ‫ إَل‬١‫رک صذا َل یٓو‬ٟٛ‫ط ٖيص ييط تَوی٘ وَل تدصيص ي‬ٞ‫ اہلل أبد ّا وأ‬ٙ‫رسو‬ to us that he is the final Prophet and no Prophet will come
after him. He had also conveyed to us the Divine message
“The entire Ummah has understood from the word that he has finally sealed the office of Prophethood and that
"Khaatamun Nabiyyeen" that it means there will never be he has been sent as a Prophet and a Rasool to the whole of
any prophet after the Prophet , and there will mankind. It is the consensus of the entire Ummah that these
words of the Prophet are clear enough and
never be any Rasool after Rasool Allah , and the
eloquently speak of the fact that they can admit of no other
whole Ummah have believed that there is neither any
interpretation or amendment in their meaning. Hence there
interpretation in this word nor any amendment.
is no doubt that all these sects are outside the pale of Islam
Furthermore, the Ummah is agreed on the point that anyone
not only from the view-point of the consensus of the Ummah
who gives different interpretation, against the consensus of
but also on the ground of these words having been
the Ummah regarding these words, is a dissident.”
transmitted with utmost authenticity."
[Al-Iqtisad Fil Aiteqad, p.114, Egypt]
[Ash Shifa bi ta'areefi huquq il Mustafa, Vol. 2, pp. 270-
271]
Hazrat Imam al-Qadi al-muhadith al-Hafiz Abu al-Fadl Ayyad ibn
Musa al-Yahsubi al-maliki, ‫( رحمة ہللا علیه‬1083-1149),
(Arabic: ‫اإلمام للقاضي المحدل الحافظ أبي الفضل عیاض بن موسع الیحصبي‬
‫)المالكي‬, in his magnum opus, Ash Shifa bi ta'areefi huquq il Mustafa,
writes:
ٜ٣ٗ‫ؤَل ک‬٣ٰ ‫ اوبكدہ (الی َوٖہ) ي‬ٜٗ‫ا صلی اہلل تكالٰی قٗيہ وس‬ٟ‫بي‬ٞ ‫ل‬ٚ ‫بوة احد‬ٞ ‫ ادعی‬٠ٚ )‫ْذٰ ٖک (یَٓف‬
‫ اہلل‬٠‫يي بكدہ واخبر ق‬ٞ‫بيين وَل‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ہ خات‬ٞ‫ اخبرا‬ٜٗ‫يي صلی اہلل تكالٰی قٗيہ وس‬ٟٖٗ ١‫ٓذبو‬ٚ ‫ًْار‬
‫زہ‬٢‫ قلی ؾا‬ٝ‫ذا اٖكال‬٢ ١‫٘ ا‬ٛ‫ة قلی ح‬ٚ‫كت اَل‬ٛ‫اض واج‬ٟٖٗ ‫ہ ارس٘ کاية‬ٞ‫بيين وا‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ہ خات‬ٞ‫تكالٰی ا‬
‫ا َػكا‬٣ٗ‫ؤَلء اٖػواٌُ ک‬٢ٰ ‫ تاوی٘ و َل تدصيص يال طک فی َْف‬١‫زاد بہ دو‬ٖٛ‫ہ ا‬ٚ‫و‬٣ًٚ ١‫و ا‬
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Why Qasim Nanotavi explained
the meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen”?
Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi after explaining the meaning of “Khaatamun
Nabiyyeen” writes:
"‫"رگمۼںيمۼاجاتنۼوہںۼہکۼالہۼاسالمۼںيمۼےسۼیسکۼوکۼہيۼبابۼوگاراۼہنۼوہۼيگۼ۔‬
“But I know this that no one in Islaam would accept that”
[Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, pp. 2 – 3, and
Mahnama Khalid, Deoband, Rabiulawal, 58 h. pp. 19 – 18]
This clearly proves that he knew it well and was quite sure that the
Muslims would never accept his wicked opinion. He showed his
disconcerting feeling because he consciously “knew” about the
falseness of his proposed meaning and how the Muslims would
react against it. So what he feared it eventually happened, the Ulma
not only rejected his satanic verdict, but also declared him as kafir,
an infidel (see chapter ). At this point one might ponder that
although Qasim Nanotavi knew about the Muslims’ reaction then
why he did it and decided to explain the meaning of 'The last of
Prophets'? Since nobody asked him to do so, then what was the
reason? Particularly, when he knew that no one in Islaam would
accept it, then, why?
There was only one reason, and that is to provide grounds for a new
prophet. The British wanted to raise disputes among the Muslims to
safeguard its sovereignty. Therefore, in 1869, a private commission
consisting of British officials, prominent civilians and missionary
heads visited India to find out the causes related to the Mutiny of
1857, and suggest ways to consolidate the British sovereignty in
India. The commission visited different places and conducted
meetings with British locals and agents of the secret service to
acquire the knowledge concerning the socio-economic and religo-
political problems of the sub-continent. As a result, a conference
was held at London, in 1870, in which the members of the
commission and the missionary heads submitted separate reports.
Subsequently, these reports were published for public use, under
the title ‘The Arrival of British Empire in India’. Given below is an
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extract from the book, which proves as why the British were in need
of a prophet.
“Majority of the population of the country blindly follows
their ‘Peers’ *spiritual leaders+. If at this stage, we succeed in
finding out someone who would be ready to declare himself
a Zilli Nabi [apostolic prophet] then the large number of
people shall rally round him. But for this purpose, it is very
difficult to persuade someone form the Muslim masses. If
this problem is solved, the prophet-hood of such a person
can flourish under the patronage of the Government. We
have already overpowered the native governments by mainly
pursuing a policy of seeking help from the traitors. That was
a different stage for, at that time, the traitors were from the
military point of view. But now when we have sway over
every nook of the country and there is peace and order
everywhere, we ought to undertake measures which might
create internal unrest among the country.”
[The Arrival of British Empire in India]
Hence, for that purpose they established and supported Deoband
and used its agents who were disguised as Ulmas.
Who accepted Qasim Nanotavi’s
meaning of 'Khaatamun Nabiyyeen'?
In the beginning, the intention of Deobandi agents was to declare
one of their leader as a prophet and they infact proceeded in that
direction, however, perhaps due to the instructions and advices of
other deobandi leaders or by the British, they dropped the idea to
let another devotee of the British, Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiyaani
to claim the false prophet-hood. These are not unproven allegations
or reasoning based on inconclusive evidence, the readers will soon
read in this book, how Ashraf Ali Thanawi, another great leader and
saint of Deobandis, encouraged his followers to call him as a
prophet.
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Now let us return to the current subject, in order, to know who
accepted Qasim Nanotavi’s meaning of the term “Khaatamun
Nabiyyeen”. Someone asked the following question from the muftis
of www.muftisays.com about Qasim Nanotavi and his Tahzeer un
Naas.
“Assalam Alaikum
The great Sheikh Qasim Nanotavi (rahimmullah) is constantly
accused by certain of giving rise to mirza qadyanis claim to
prophethood. This claim is based upon the sheikh's
comments in the book tahzeer un naas. Would you kindly
explain the allegations and also the response of ulama e
deoband. Jazakallah”
[Question date: 31st October 2005, From: Seeker, Short
URL: http://qa.muftisays.com?999, Question ID: 999]
Fatwa of muftisays.com
regarding Qasim Nanotavi and
his Tahzeer un Naas
“Bismillah
Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah's guidance)
Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Saheb (RH) had passed away before
Mr Qadiyaani could advocate his Qaadiyaanism. The book
Tahzeerun Naas does not in any way give rise to Mirza's false
beliefs and Kufr. The book Tahzeerun Naas has recorded
clear explicit statements refuting the very claims of Mirza
Qaadiyaani. However if injustice is done and things are taken
out of context then Hazrat Moulana cannot be held
responsible for this.
And Only Allah Ta'ala Knows Best.
--------------------------------------
Moulana Qamruz Zaman
London, UK
[mufti Qamruz Zaman, www.muftisays.com]
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Well, this fatwa could satisfy the blind followers of ulma-e-deoband,
the way they have accepted all their blasphemies, but any sensible
person who have little education could easily understand that
deobandi mufti Qamruz Zaman is trying to defend his Imam Qasim
Nanotavi by providing entirety illogical excuses. Mr Qmaruz Zaman
is saying, ‘Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Saheb had passed away before
Mr Qadiyaani could advocate his Qaadiyaanism. The book Tahzeer
un Naas does not in any way give rise to Mirza's false beliefs and
Kufr’.
First: Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi mingled up in soil after death in
around 1880, whereas, Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani died in 1908.
However, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi wrote Tahzeer un Naas in around
1874, which means almost 6 years before his death. Mr Qadiyaani
proclaimed in his treatise 'Siraje Muneer' that he was the
promised Messiah and Mahdi in 1888-89, and in the same year he
founded the Ahmadiyya community. Hence, it is quite obvious from
these historical facts that the book Tahzeer un Naas was written
nearly 12 years before the false claims of Mr Qadiyaani. Therefore,
one could say that Tahzeer un Naas gave rise to Mirza's false beliefs
and Kufr.
This proves that Mr Qamaruz Zaman had tried to mislead and
misinform by deliberately hiding the actual facts.
Second: The answer provided by Mr Qamaruz Zaman could be
logical and accepted if Mr Qadiyaani had passed away before the
birth of Qasim Nanotavi because only then it would be said that
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiyaani advocated his Qadiyaanism well
before Qasim Nanotavi’s Tahzeer un Naas and therefore, Tahzeer un
Naas does not in any way give rise to Mirza's false beliefs and Kufr
because it was written after the death of Mr Qadiyaani.
It has been almost a century since Mr Qadiyaani had passed away,
but still there are thousands of his followers and disciples, who have
not only accepted his false beliefs and kufr written in his books, but
they have devoted all their lives to preach those corrupted beliefs.
Therefore, will Mr Qamruz Zaman defend Mr Qadiyaani by saying
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that Mr Qadiyaani had passed away before his followers could ‫ ۼھۼصۼ‬55‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼازعارہيۼدويدنبۼو ۼامانہہمۼاخدلۼدويدنبۼ۔ۼامۃۼرعيبۼااثلینۼ‬،‫ ۼ‬3-2‫ۼصۼ‬،‫(ذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬
advocate and propagate his Qaadiyaanism, and the books written
by Mr Qadiyaani could not in any way give rise to his followers’ false ) 81 -85
beliefs and Kufr? "In fact, supposing if another prophet is born after the period
of Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa , even then, this
Third: Mr Qmaruz Zaman is saying, ‘the book Tahzeer un Naas has will not impinge on Muhammed as the Final Seal
recorded clear explicit statements refuting the very claims of Mirza of Prophethood"
Qaadiyaani. However if injustice is done and things are taken out of [Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, pp. 2 – 3,
context then Hazrat Moulana cannot be held responsible for this’. and Mahnama Khalid, Deoband, Rabiulawal, 58 h. pp. 19 –
Mr Qmaruz Zaman has stated but did not provide any statement 18]
from Tahzeer un Naas that has refuted the very claims of Mirza
Qaadiyaani. Now it is up to deobandis to do justice and decide for their own sake
whether Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi should be held responsible or not.
On the contrary, the book Tahzeerun Naas has recorded some of However, the Ulma of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l Jama’at have already given
the following clear explicit statements proving the very claims of their verdict against Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi.
Mirza Qaadiyaani:
Consider some more evidences that prove Qadiyaanis have
Statement No. 1: accepted Qasim Nanotavi’s meaning of the term “Khaatamun
Nabiyyeen”. It is written in one of the book of Qadiyaanis that:
‫ہکلبۼارگۼبارفلصۼا بۼےکۼرامےنۼںيمۼیھبۼںیہکۼاورۼوکیئۼيبنۼوہۼبتۼیھبۼا بۼاکۼاخمتۼوہباۼسدروترۼبایۼ‬
‫راتہۼےہ‬
)1 -85‫ۼھۼصۼ‬55 ‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼازعارہيۼدويدنبۼوۼامانہہمۼاخدلۼدويدنبۼ۔ۼامۃۼرعيبۼااثلین‬،‫ۼ‬3-2‫ۼصۼ‬،‫(ذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬
"In fact, supposing if there is any another prophet
somewhere in his period also, even then, he (the Prophet
) being the ‘The Last’ (Khaatim) remains intact
without being breached."
[Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, pp. 2 – 3,
and Mahnama Khalid, Deoband, Rabiulawal, 58 h. pp. 19 – 18]
‫و‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ما اا م مد اب اا ناب ماك وا ن ر ون اك‬

Statement No. 2: ‫خ تر ننبييك‬

‫ہکلب ۼارگ ۼبارفلصۼدعبۼرامہنۼوبنيۼمعلصۼیھبۼوکیئۼيبنۼادیاۼوہۼوتۼرھپۼیھبۼاخبمیتۼدمحميۼںيمۼھچکۼفر ۼںيہن‬

‫ۼا ےئۼاگ‬
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Consider the similarity of Qadianis with that of Deobandis in playing
with sweet words just to deceive Muslims and to show that they are
guiltless. Besides, consider how the Qadianis are defending their
corrupted beliefs and kufr by providing the same statement of
Tahzeer un Naas which they have learnt from the founder of
Deoband, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi that the meaning of 'the Last of
Prophets' known to all Muslims is incorrect. Therefore, at this point,
the question comes to one's mind:

If the meaning of the term “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen” known to all

Muslims is incorrect, then, what is the correct meaning which
Qadiyaanis’ understood?

11 Well, the answer is:

“Some people also think that the Ahmadis (Qadianis) do not The Qadianis have not only explained the meaning of
accept 'the Last of Prophet-hood'. This is just the result of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen”, but they have even provided the
delusion and ignorance. When Ahmadis call themselves as name of thee teacher from whom they have learnt that
Muslims and have faith on kalama shadat then how this meaning, therefore, they write:
could be possible that they become the rejecters of 'the Last
of Prophet-hood' and do not believe Rasool karim
as being 'the Last of Prophets'. In Qur’an karim Allah ‫ثعلالع‬
clearly says,
‫ونكن ر ل ّللا و خاتى اننبیلین‬
Muhammed is not the father of any young man and
never will be, But the Rasool Allah and the Last of Prophets.
How could a person, who have faith on Qur’an karim, can
reject this Verse. Thus, it is no way, the belief of Ahmadis
that Rasool karim was not 'the Last of
Prophets'. Whatever Ahmadis says is only that the meaning
of 'the Last of Prophets' which is known to the Muslims
nowadays, neither affix on the above mentioned Verse of
Qur’an karim nor the honor and Excellency of Rasool karim
could be revealed as to which honor and Excellency
this Verse has indicated."
[paygam-e-ahmadiat, p. 10]
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priority or periodic delay, there is no personal supremacy.
Then, in that respect why the saying
to praise the position, could be correct.’
(risala Tahzeer un naas, p. 3)
[risala khatamun nabiyeen kay bahtareen maenay, shae
karda qadian, p. 4]

Now read the following reference taken from another religious book
of Qadianis:
‫ولکن رسول هللا و خاتم‬
‫النبينن‬

4
"All the Muslim sects agree that the pride of the Universe
Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa  is 'the Last of Prophets'. ‫ولکن رسول هللا و خياتم النبينن‬
Because in the Qur’anic Verse he is
declared as 'the Last of Prophets'. Moreover, all the Muslims
agree on that matter and also that the word is
used as praise and supremacy.
Now the only question is that what is the meaning of the
word ? Surely, the meaning should be such that by
which the admiration and supremacy of Hazrat  could be
proved.
For that reason, Hazrat Maulvi Muhammed Qasim Sahib
Nanotavi, the founder of madrassa-e-deoband, has declared
the meaning which the common people know as incorrect.
He has written:
‘In the opinion of the common people, the Prophet of Allah is
the last, in the meaning that his period was after the periods
of the previous Prophets and that he is the last of all the 22
Prophets. But it will be evident on the intellectuals that in "Maulana Muhammed Qasim Sahib Nanotavi, died 1297 H.
[1880 G.], says: In the opinion of the common people, the
Prophet of Allah is the last, in the meaning that his period
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was after the periods of the previous Prophets and that he is  Supposing if there is any another prophet somewhere in his
the last of all the Prophets. But it will be evident on the period also, even then, he (the Prophet ) being the
intellectuals that in priority or periodic delay, there is no ‘The Last’ (Khaatam) remains intact without being breached
personal supremacy. Then, in that respect, why the saying
 Supposing if another prophet is born after the period of Hazrat
To praise the position, could be Muhammed Mustafa , even then, this will not
correct. Yes, if this attribute should not be called as the impinge on Muhammed as the Final Seal of
attribute of praise and this position should not be confirmed
Prophethood
as the position of praise, then, the Ending due to periodic
delay could be correct. But I know this that no one in Islaam
This is exactly what Qadianis believes and declares. Well, if the
would accept that. tahzeer un naas, 3. Note: the underlined
readers are still not sure, then, they should read the following
words should be read specifically. What is that difference
statement from another book of Qadianis that distinctly proves
which is between the religions of common people and the
their close relationship with deobandis.
intellectuals and what is not accepted by the people of
Islaam? Compare! Isn’t the religion of jamat-e-Ahmadia is
the religion of intellectuals and the people of Islaam OR that
of the opposite jammat?"
[ayat khatimun nabiyeen aur jamat-e-ahmadia ka maslak,
waqf jadeed anjuman-e-ahmadia, rabwa, Pakistan, p. 22]
11
"Jamata-e-Ahmadia is based on the same religion with
O yes! There's no doubt, the religion of jamat-e-Ahmadia respect to the meaning and explanation of ‫ خلاتم النبیلین‬that we
is the religion of Deobandis. have discussed in the above mentioned lines by quoting the
references of Maulvi Muhammed Qasim Sahib Nanotavi."
Hence, it is evident from the above references that the Qadianis [afadat-e-qasmia, p.16]
learnt the meaning of the term “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen” from
Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi, the founder of Madrassa-e-Deoband. To
sum up all the above sayings of Maulvi Qasim Nonnative, in order, This confirms that there is no difference among the two religions of
to understand the actual message that has been conveyed by the Qadianis and Deobandis, as they hold the same opinion regarding
beloved angel of deobandis: the meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen”. Hence, after reading their
combined beliefs, as provided with enough references, it looks as if
 It is the belief of common people that Hazrat Muhammed Deobandis are patting the back of Qadianis in admiration, saying:
Mustafa is the Last Prophet
"Maulvi Qasim Nanautvi was the founder of madrassa-e-
 It is the belief of intellectuals that Precedence or periodic
Deoband, but like us, you also regard him as a great
delay – being first or last - in its essence is not a personal
intellectual. Maulna Qasim Nanotavi Sahib had passed
special virtue of Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa .
away well before Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiyaani but we
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are glad, that your Imam Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani
understood well the meaning of “Khaatamun Nabiyyeen”
which our Imam Maulvi Qasim Nanautvi has explained in
his “Tahzeer un Naas”. This also proves that Qadiyaanis
are not like common people but they are the people of
understanding. Our Imam Maulvi Qasim Nanautvi has
written in his book Tahzeer un Naas that: ‘I know this
that no one in Islaam would accept that”, But Qadiyaanis
have openly accepted it. "
ٜ‫ وَل َوة اَل باہلل اٖكلى اٖكؿي‬ٙ‫َلحو‬
Some other Proofs of Qasim Nanotavi’s
benightedness and impudence
As mentioned earlier that Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi used to regard
himself as among the people of understanding, whereas, his
followers consider him to be a river of knowledge and science,
baher al-uloom. Infact, to them Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi was an
angel or like a prophet. Therefore, the renowned scholars of
deoband, Maulvi Zuhurul-Hassan Kasoli, Maulvi Muhammed Tayyab
and Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanwi describe the prestigious ranks of
Qasim Nanatavi in these words:
‫ومالب اۼرعيفۼادلنيۼاص بتۼ فرامےتۼےھتۼہکۼںيمۼسيچپۼب رسۼرضحبۼومالب اۼ(اقمس)ۼب اونوتيۼیکۼخ دمتۼ‬
‫ںيمۼاحرضۼوہاۼوہںۼرگمۼيھبکۼب الۼووضۼںيہنۼایگۼںيمۼےنۼان ساتينۼےسۼب االۼدرہجۼاںۼاکۼداھکیۼوۃۼصخشۼاب کۼ‬
"‫فرہتشۼرقمبۼاھتۼوجۼانساونںۼںيمۼظاہرۼایکۼایگ۔‬
)‫ۼدصمہقۼوموليۼارشػۼیلعۼاصبتۼاھتونيۼ‬،‫ۼ‬242‫ۼصۼ‬،‫(ارواحۼہثلثۼ‬
“Maulana Rafi uddin used to say, ‘I remained in the service of
Maulana (Qasim) Nanautavi for 25 years, but never visited
him without performing ablution. I have seen his rank higher
than the human beings. That man [Qasim Nanotavi] was a
beloved angel, who had been revealed in the humans”
[Zuhurul-Hassan Kasoli, Arwah-i Salasah, p. 240, with the
confirmation of Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi]
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Consider the hypocrisy of ulma-e-deoband, how shamelessly they
have written that Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi was not a human being
but a beloved angel. On the other hand, for the Prophet
they hold the following belief as articulated by their grand Imam,
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi:
‫"یسک بررگ یک رعتفی ںيم رباں اھبنسل رک وبول اور وج رشب یک یس رعتفی وہ وس يہ‬
"‫رکو وس اں ںيمۼیھب ااصتخر رکو‬
(‫ۻ‬۷ :‫ ہحفص‬،‫ ریمدمحم بتک اخہن رمکر ملع و ادب ا رام باع رکایچ‬، ‫)وقتبب االامیں‬
“Watch out your tongue while praising any dignified person
and praise them only as human being, rather, lessen in that
also.”
[Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 35, Mir
Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh, Karachi]
Moreover, according to ulma-e-deoband the Prophet
does not possess the knowledge of the unseen, infact, he cannot
even see behind the wall (see page ), but Maulana Rafi uddin of
deoband possessed that knowledge.
‫"ومالبا ۼرعيف ۼادلنيۼ اصبت ۼدجمدي ۼساقب ۼممتہمۼداراولعلمۼ اکۼاکمسفہ ۼےہۼہکۼرضحبۼومالباۼدمحم‬
"‫ۼاقمسۼباونوتيۼباین داراولعلمۼدويدنبۼیکۼربقۼنیعۼیسکۼيبنۼیکۼربقۼےہۼـ‬
)‫ۼوبطمہعۼہمکحمۼرشنۼوۼاساعتۼداراولعلمۼدويدنبۼابدبا‬،36 :‫(رشبمابۼداراولعلمۼہحفص‬
“It is the kashf of Mawlana Rafi uddin sahib mujaddidi,
former Incharge of Darululoom deoband that the grave of
Hazrat Maulana Qasim Nanotavi, founder Darululoom
Deoband, is precisely within the grave of some prophet.”
[Mubasshirat Darul uloom deoband, page 36, published by
Darul uloom deoband]
Mr Munazir Hasan Gilani, the famous scholar of Deoband and the
biographer of Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi have written in Sawaneh
Qasimi. One day Maulana Qasim Nanotavi said to his spiritual guide
Haji Imdadullah:
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‫ۼوسۼنم‬822 ‫ۼوس‬822‫"اہجںۼحیبستۼےلرکۼاھٹیبۼا ۼابک ۼتبیصمۼوہیتۼےہۼاسۼدقرۼرگاینۼہکۼےسیجۼ‬

"‫ۼےکۼرھتپیسکۼےنرھکۼد بیےۼوہںۼرباںۼوۼبلقۼستۼہتسبۼوہۼاجےتۼںيہۼـ‬
(‫ۼوبطمہعۼہبتکمۼرحماہینۼالوہر‬255 :‫ۼہحفص‬8‫)وساحنۼاقیمسۼحۼ‬
"Whenever I sit with tasbih (Rosary) I feel great strain. I feel
as if someone has placed heavy stones of 100 tons on me.
Both my heart and tongue and everything freezes"
[Sawaneh Qasimi, vol 1, page 259]

On that Haji Imdadullah replied:

‫"ہيۼوبنبۼاکۼا بۼےکۼبلقۼرپۼاضیفںۼوہباۼےہۼاورۼہيۼوۃۼلقثۼ(رگاینۼ)ۼےہۼوجۼوضحرۼیلصۼاہللۼاعتیلۼہیلعۼوۼ‬
"‫ملسۼوکۼویحۼےکۼوقبۼوسحمسۼوہباۼاھتۼمتۼےسۼقحۼاعتیلۼوکۼوۃۼاکمۼانیلۼےہۼوجۼویبنںۼےسۼایلۼاجباۼےہۼـ‬
(‫ۼوبطمہعۼہبتکمۼرحماہینۼالوہر‬251 :‫ۼہحفص‬،‫دلجۼاول‬،‫)وساحنۼاقیمس‬
"It is a blessing of prophethood on your heart and this strain
is similar to which the prophet used to feel at the
time of wahi (revelation), Allah has chosen you for that work
which is accomplished through prophets"
[Sawaneh Qasimi, vol 1, page 259]

Despite tremendous efforts and propaganda by his followers to

prove Qasim Nanotavi to be a beloved angel or like a prophet, the
books written by Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi reveals an inevitable and
undeniable fact that he was nothing but a shortsighted, ignorant
and disgraceful nescient. Read the following reference from Qasim
Nanotavi’s book.

‫"ابتباءاینپ امت ےس ارگ اتممر وہےت ںيہ وت ملع يہ ںيم اتممر وہےت ںيہ بای راہ لمع‬
"‫اس ںيم اسب اواقب اظبہر ایتم اسموي وہاجےت ںيہ ہکلب برھ اجےت ںيہ‬
( ‫ۺ‬۱‫ۺھ۔ص‬۷ ‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼازعارہيۼدويدنبۼوۼامانہہمۼاخدلۼدويدنبۼ۔ۼامۃۼرعيب االول‬،۱‫ۼصۼ‬،‫(ذحتريۼاانلسۼ‬
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“If the Prophets are mumtaaz (distinguished) above their
Ummah (Nation), then, their eminence is only due to ilm
(Knowledge). As regards their amal (action), so in that
sometimes bazaahir (apparently) members of their Ummah
are equal or rather exceeds them’.
[Tahzeer un Naas, kutub khana Azazia, Deoband, p5 and
mahnama Khalid deoband, Rabi al-awal, p. 81]
Maulivi Qasim Nanotavi is saying that the Prophets ‫ الصلللوۃ والسللالم‬are
distinguished from their Ummah due to their knowledge only but in
practicing or performing the deeds, sometimes apparently their
ٰ
Ummah are equivalent or exceeds the Prophets ‫الصللوۃ والسلالم‬. Even a
common person with a little knowledge about Islaam would not say
or write such foolishness. He knows this well that a disobedient is
not equal to a practicing Muslim. Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
َ ‫ يَا ٔس ُّا ََّل ي َِش َت ُو‬١‫ا‬
١‫و‬
َ َ ‫ ک‬٠َٛ َْ ‫ا‬ّٟ ٚٔ ‫ ِؤ‬ُٚ ١‫ا‬
“Will then he who is a believer be like him who is
disobedient, they are not equal?”
[Surah Al-Sajjdah, Verse: 18]
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
ٔ‫ َة َربِّط‬َٛ ‫ِخ َة َو َی ِز ُجو َر ِح‬
َ ٔ ‫ا َی ِح َذ ُر ِاآل‬ّٛٔ ُ‫اٖٗ ِي ٔ٘ َسا ٔج ّدا َوََا‬
“will he who passes the hours of the night in devoted
obedience, prostrating and standing fearing the Hereafter
and hoping for the mercy of His Lord (be like dis-obedient)?”
[Surah Az-Zumar, Verse: 9]
A practising Muslim can never be equal to an Aalim. Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
َ ‫ َو َّاٖ ٔذ‬١‫و‬
َ َُٛ ٗ‫ ََل ي َِك‬٠‫ی‬
١‫و‬
“Say you, 'Are those who know equal to those who know
not'?”
[Surah Az-Zumar, Verse: 9]
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And Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
َ ‫ َو َّاٖ ٔذ‬ِٜ ُٟٓٚٔ ‫ُوا‬َٟٚ ‫ آ‬٠‫ی‬
َ َٗٛ ‫ا َت ِك‬َٛ ٔ ‫ َد َر َجا ٕت َواہللُ ب‬َِٜ ٗ‫ أُوتُوا ا ِٖ ٔك‬٠‫ی‬
‫ َخبٔي ْر‬١‫ُو‬ َ ‫یَ ِز َي ٔل اہللُ َّاٖ ٔذ‬
“Allah will raise, in degree, those of you who believe and
those who are endowed with knowledge. And Allah is Aware
of your doings”
[Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse: 11]
ٰ Moreover, an Aalim can never be equal to a Wali, and a Wali can
never be equal to a Sahabi. Even the Sahaba are not equal to each
other in practicing or performing the deeds. Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
َ ‫ َّاٖ ٔذ‬٠َ ِّٚ ‫ َد َر َج ّة‬ُٜ َ‫ َ َِب ٔ٘ ا ِٖ ًَ ِتحٔ َوََا َت َ٘ أ ُ ِو َٖئ َٔٔ أَ ِقؿ‬٠ٚٔ ََِ ً‫ أَن‬٠ِ َّٚ ُٜٟٓٚٔ ‫ََل ي َِش َتؤي‬
‫ َب ِك ُد َوََا َتُٗوا َو ُ ًّلُك‬٠ٚٔ ‫ أَن ًَ ُُوا‬٠‫ی‬
َ َٗٛ ‫ا َت ِك‬َٛ ٔ ‫َو َق َداہللُ ا ِٖ ُح ِشى َي َواہللُ ب‬
‫ َخب ٔ ْير‬١‫ُو‬
“Those of you who spent and fought before the victory of
Mecca are not equal, they are greater in rank than those
َ َ ‫ ک‬٠ََٛ ‫أَي‬
who spent and fought after victory. And to all Allah Has
already promised the reward of the paradise. And Allah is
Aware of your deeds.”
[Surah Al-hadid, Verse: 10]
A Sahabi can never be equal to the Khulafa-e-Arbaa, and among the
َّ ‫َاء‬ٞ‫ ْٔت آ‬ٞ‫ ص َُو ََا‬٠ِ َّٚ َ‫أ‬
Khulafa-e-Arbaa Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique and Hazrat Umar Farooq
ٰ
Aazam ‫ رضلی ہللا تعلالی علنہم‬are greater in rank than all those in the heaven
ٰ
and on earth with the exception of the Prophets ‫ الصلللوۃ والسللالم‬. The
Prophet has said:
ٰ ٘٢‫ و خير ا‬٠‫ز خيراَلوٖين و اَلِٰخی‬ٛ‫ابوبرک و ق‬
‫زسٗين‬ٖٛ‫بين وا‬ٟٖ‫٘ ااَلرضين اَل ا‬٢‫ ٰوت وخيرا‬ٛ‫اٖش‬
“Abu Bakr and Umar are more honorable than all (including)
those of the earlier period and those at the end; and are
more honorable than those of the heaven and those of land,
َ ‫َُ ِ٘ َص ِ٘ ي َِش َتؤي َّاٖ ٔذ‬
َ َُٛ ٗ‫ ي َِك‬٠‫ی‬
ٰ
except the Prophets and the Mursaleen ‫”الصلوۃ والسالم‬
Hazrat Abu Said has narrated that the Prophet
said:
‫ َو ََل َنصٔ ي ًَ ُط‬ِٜٔ ‫ َّد أَ َح ٔدص‬ُٚ ‫ا بَ َٗ َو‬َٚ ‫ ِث َ٘ أ ُ ُح ٕد َذ َص ّبا‬ٚٔ ََِ ً‫ أَ ِن‬ِٜ ُْ ‫ أَ َح َد‬١َّ َ‫ََل َت ُش ُّبوا أَ ِص َحابٔی َيٗ َِو أ‬
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"Do not insult my companions for if any one of you spent
gold equal to Uhud (in the cause of Allah) it would not be
equal to a Mudd or even a half Mudd spent by one of them."
[Sahih-al-Bukhari; Volume 5, Book 57, Number 22]
In Sahih Muslim, the same account has been nnarrated by Hazrat
Abu Huraira . followers:
In Hanafi Madhhab (Hanafi religion), sa’ is (the volume of) a
container with the capacity of one thousand and forty dirhams of
millets or lentils. One sa’ is four mudds, that is, four menns. Mudd
and menn are equal and are two ritls. One ritl is a hundred and
thirty dirham-i shar’i or 91 mithqal, so one sa’ is *728+ mithqals, or
[1040] dirhams, that is 3500 gr. of lentils. Sadaqa-i-fitr (the alms
that a Muslim, who is rich enough, has to pay poor Muslims on the
Eid day after the holy month of Ramadan) is half a sa (at least),
which makes two mudds, or 1750 grams of wheat.
Hence, anyone who dare to prove his deeds as equivalent or
exceeding the deeds of the Sahaba of the Prophet , then
he has certainly insulted the honour and the dignity of the Sahaba,
as declared by the Prophet . explanation of Tahzir un Naas, then he should be asked only one
All the above Qur’anic Verses and the sayings of the Prophet
provide evidence and confirm that our deeds are not equal to
the deeds of Sahaba of the Prophet . Therefore how can
our deeds reach the level of Prophet ? ٰ
At this point, Deobandis may argue that Maulivi Qasim Nanotavi did
not write that the deeds of Ummah are sometimes equivalent or
exceeds the deeds of the Sahaba , therefore, you cannot
say that he insulted the Sahaba , but what actually Qasim
Nanotavi wrote was that in practicing or performing the deeds,
sometimes apparently the Ummah are equivalent or exceeds the
ٰ
Prophets ‫الصللوۃ والسلالم‬, and without doubt in Ummah there are ulma like
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Qasim Nanotavi, who was not a human but a beloved angel,
Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi, whose pen was seen writing behind the
arsh, Ashraf Ali Thanawi, who gave permission to all his followers to
recite kalma and Durood by calling him a prophet and rasool of
Allah. Thus, the founder of Madarasa-e-deoaband, Maulvi Qasim
Nanotavi simply conveyed the following memorandum to all his
‫ ۼاملعۼدويدنب ےس ارگ اتممر وہےت ںيہ وت ملع يہ ںيم اتممر وہےت ںيہ بای راہ لمع اس ںيم‬،‫ابتباء ۼ‬
‫اسب اواقب اظبہر املعۼدويدنب اسموي وہاجےت ںيہ ہکلب برھ اجےت ںيہ‬
“If the Prophets are mumtaaz (distinguished) above ulma-e-
deoband, then, their eminence is only due to ilm (Knowledge). As
regards their amal (action), so in that sometimes bazaahir
(apparently) ulma-e-deoband equals or rather exceeds them’.
ٰ
Moreover, this knowledge which distinguishes the Prophets ‫الصللوۃ والسلالم‬
from ulma-e-deoband could not be the ‘knowledge of the unseen’
because according to them it is polytheism to believe that the
ٰ
Prophets ‫ الصلوۃ والسالم‬possessed such kind of knowledge.
Nevertheless, if any silly deobandi raises an objection against this
question: Tell us whether ulma-e-deoband were not part of the
Ummah? If yes, then that is what Qasim Nanotavi, the founder of
Darululoom Deoband has written in his book, Tahzir un Naas.
ٜ‫ وَل َوة اَل بااہلل اٖكؿي‬ٙ‫َلحو‬
This supremacy of ulma-e-deoband over the Prophets ‫ الصللوۃ والسلالم‬is
more clearly publicized by Maulvi Ilyas Delhvi, a legendary deobandi
scholar and the founder of tableeghi jamaat. He writes:
‫"ارگۼقحۼاعتیلٰ ۼیسک ۼاکمۼوکۼانیلۼںيہنۼاچےتہ ۼوتۼاچےہۼابتباءۼیھبۼینتکۼوکششۼرکںيۼببۼیھبۼدرۃۼںيہنۼ‬
"‫لہۼاتکسۼاورۼرکبا اچںيہۼوت ۼمت ۼےسیجۼفیعضۼےسۼیھبۼوۃۼاکمۼےلۼںیلۼوجۼابتباءۼےسۼیھبۼہنۼوہےکس۔‬
)۱۱‫۔ۺ‬۱۱۹‫ۼ‬:‫ۼہحفص‬،‫(اکمبیتۼاایلس‬
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“If it is not the wish of Allah to achieve anything then no
ٰ
matter how much the Prophets (‫ )الصللوۃ والسلالم‬struggle they could
not move a single particle. However, Allah wishes then even
a feeble like you (the deobandis) can perform those deeds
ٰ
that the Prophets (‫ )الصلوۃ والسالم‬cannot perform.”
[makatib-e-Ilyas, p. 107-108]
The blind followers of ulma-e-deoband cannot see these written
blasphemies. They ignore such evident profanity and disrespect just
because it is tagged deoband. The ignorant apologists defend their
ulma by giving pathetic excuses that they were only trying to praise
the Excellency of Allah that HE can do whatever HE wish, but they
ever bothered to know as why they never praise HIS Excellency in
this way:
‫ارگۼقحۼاعتیلٰ ۼیسک ۼاکمۼوکۼانیلۼںيہنۼاچےتہ ۼوتۼاچےہاملعےئۼدويدنبۼیھبۼینتکۼوکششۼرکںيۼببۼیھبۼدرۃۼںيہنۼلہۼ‬
‫اتکسۼاورۼرکبا اچےہۼوت یسکۼیگنھبۼامچرۼدنہوۼدیلپۼےسۼیھبۼوۃۼاکمۼےلۼےلۼوجاملعےئۼدويدنب ۼےسۼیھبۼہنۼوہےکس۔‬
“If it is not the wish of Allah to achieve anything then no matter
how much ulma-e-deoband struggle they could not move a single
particle. However, if Allah wishes then even a sweeper or a shoe-
maker or a filthy hindu can perform those deeds that ulma-e-
deoband cannot perform.”
Although, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi and Maulvi Ilyas Delhvi endorsed
‘performance award’ for ulma-e-deoaband by claiming their
ٰ
supremacy over the Prophets ‫ الصلللوۃ والسللالم‬in executing deeds and
actions, but some of the pioneers of madrasa-e-disband were not
content with that limited superiority. In their opinion sometimes
ٰ
ulma-e-deoband can exceed the Prophets ‫ الصلللوۃ والسللالم‬in knowledge
also.
(‫)معاذہللا‬
Therefore, in order to support their view the grand cleric of
deoband, Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi with the confirmation of Rasheed
Ahmed Gangohi wrote the following passage in the book, Baraheen-
e Qatia:
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‫"ۼدمرہسۼدويدنبۼیکۼتمظعۼقحۼاعتیلۼیکۼباراگۃۼباکۼںيمۼتہبۼےہۼہکۼاہاہۼملي ۼ ںاںۼےسۼ ھھۼرکۼےۼاورۼ‬
‫قلخۼريثکۼوکۼاملظبۼوۼضاللبۼےسۼاکنالۼيہيۼستتۼےہۼہکۼابکۼاصحلۼرخفۼملي ۼہیلعۼالسالمۼیکۼرباربۼےسۼ‬
‫وخابۼںيمۼرشمػۼوہےئۼوتۼا بۼوکۼاردوۼںيمۼکالمۼرکےتۼدھکيۼرکۼوپاھچۼہکۼا بۼوکۼہيۼکالمۼاہکںۼےسۼا یئگۼ‬
‫ا بۼوتۼرع یبۼںيہۼفرامباۼہکۼبتۼےسۼاملعءۼدمرہسۼدويدنبۼےسۼ ارراۼہلم ہہۼوہاۼےہۼمہۼوکۼہيۼرباںۼا یئگۼاحبسں‬
"‫ۼاہللۼاسۼےسۼرمہبتۼاسۼدمرہسۼاکۼولعممۼوہاۼ۔‬
‫ۼبتکۼاخہنۼادمادہيۼدويدنب) ۼ‬،‫ۼ‬26‫ۼصۼ‬،‫("ۼبرانيہۼاقطغہۼ"ۼ‬
"The greatness of madrassa-e-deoband in the court of Haq
‫ تعلالع‬is so much that many learned men have studied from
here, and they have taken out majority of human beings
from the darkness and falsification. Due to this reason, a
noble was honored to see in his dream the pride of the world
(the Prophet) ‫ہیلعۼالسالم‬. Therefore, seeing him speaking in
“Urdu” he asked, 'From where you learnt this language
because you are an Arab’. So he * + replied, ‘I know
this language since the day I came in contact with the
learned-men of madrassa-e-deoband’. All praises to Allah, by
this, the reputation of this madrassa is known."
[Baraheen-e Qatia, p. 26, kutub khana imdadia]
Just consider the magnitude of disrespect and dishonor shown by
ulma-e-deoband towards the beloved Prophet of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, Hazrat
Muhammed Mustafa . First, Khalil Ahmed writes that
many learned-men have studied in deoband and they have taken
out majority of human beings from the darkness and falsification,
and then, reveals a dream to prove that even the Prophet
learnt the Urdu language from ulma of madrassa-e-deoband.
Doesn’t it mean that the Prophet lack knowledge? And
doesn’t it mean that Khalil Ahmed has conveyed this iniquitous and
atrocious message that ulma-e-deoband were the teachers of
Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa ?
(‫)معاذہللا‬
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So, is there any doubt that according to deobandi dogma sometimes
apparently in knowledge also ulma-e-deoband exceeds the
Prophets? (‫)معاذہللا‬
ٜ‫ وَل َوة اَل بااہلل اٖكؿي‬ٙ‫َلحو‬
Today, the followers and apologists of Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi claim
that it is just propaganda against the founder of madrassa-e-
deoband. Therefore, Mr Qamaruz Zaman of www.muftisays.com
says: “The book Tahzeerun Naas does not in any way give rise to
Mirza's false beliefs and Kufr. The book Tahzeerun Naas has
recorded clear explicit statements refuting the very claims of Mirza
Qaadiyaani. However if injustice is done and things are taken out of
context then Hazrat Moulana cannot be held responsible for this.”
Chapter IV:
Ilm-e-Ghayb and the
Creed of ulma-e-deoband
In Arabic, ilm refers to knowledge and Ghayb refers to unseen or
hidden, therefore, Ilm-e-Ghayb means ‘the knowledge of the
hidden’. The word Ghayb or the term Ilm-e-Ghayb is mentioned in
Qur’an at several places. This ‘knowledge of the hidden’ is one of
the Attributes of Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
1. 'Ilm-e-Ghayb: in the meaning that no-one could be the knower
of the hidden except Allah ‫( عزوجل‬i.e. Self-existent)

However, this is also an inevitable fact that Allah ‫عزوجلل‬

Has revealed Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
the conspiracy against His beloved Prophet by the hand َ‫ َضا َوَل‬َُٛ ٗ‫ َو َر ََ ٕة إ َٔلَّ ي َِك‬٠ٚٔ ‫ا َت ِش ُُ ُؼ‬َٚ ‫َح َو‬
ٔ ِ ‫ا فٔی ا ِٖب َ ِّر َواٖ َِب‬َٚ ُٜ َٗ ‫ َضا إ َٔلَّ ص َُو َو ي َِك‬َُٛ ٗ‫ًَات ٔحُ ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب َلَ ي َِك‬َٚ ‫د ُظ‬ٟٔ
َ ‫َوق‬
ٕ ‫ع َوَلَ َرغِبٕ َوَلَ َیاب ٔ ٕص إ َٔلَّ فٔی ْ ٔ َت‬ ٔ ‫ت األَ ِر‬ ٔ ‫ا‬َُٛ ٗ‫َح َّب ٕة فٔی ُؾ‬
of those who were themselves part of the conspiracy. For instance,
Mr Qari Tayyab (d.1973), who served daruloom deoband for about
‫بٔي ٕن‬ُّٚ ‫اب‬
50 years as a principal, describes the actual message of his grand “And with Him is the key of unseen, He only knows them and
father, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi, in these words: He knows whatever is in the land and in the sea. And the leaf
that falls He knows it. And there is not any grain in the
darkness of the earth, and nor anything wet and nor dry
‫ہیداینوکدوھہکدانیےہ۔۔۔متخوبنتےکینعم‬،‫"متخوبنتاکہیینعمانیلہکوبنتاکدر ازادنبوہایگ‬
which is not written in a luminous Book.”
"‫عطقوبنتےکںیہنہکلبامکؽوبنتا رلیمکتوبنتےکںیہ۔‬ [Sura-Al-Anam, Verse 59]
(۴۷:‫ہحفص‬،۶‫دلج‬،‫)ابطختمیکحاميالسؾ‬
In Sura Yunus, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
“To believe that the meaning of khatam-e-nabwat is that
the door of Prophet-hood has been closed, is just to deceive ٔ‫ا ا ِٖ َه ِي ُب ٖ ٔ ٓٗط‬َٛ َّ ٞٔ‫َي ُُ ِ٘ إ‬
the world… the meaning of khatam-e-nabwat is not “Say you, 'the knowledge of the hidden is for Allah”
termination of Prophet-hood, but it means the perfectness [Sura-Yunus, Verse 20]
of Prophet-hood and attainment of Prophet-hood.”
[khutbat-e hakeem-ul Islaam, p. 74] In Sura Al-Baqara, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
َ ُُٛ ‫ َتِٓت‬ُِٜ ‫ت‬ُْٟ ‫ا‬َٚ ‫ َو‬١‫ُو‬
١‫و‬ َ ‫ا تُ ِبد‬َٚ ُٜ َٗ ‫ع َوأَ ِق‬
ٔ ‫ت َواألَ ِر‬ َّ ‫ ن َِي َب‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ إنٔ ِّی أَ ِق‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ أََُ٘ َّل‬َِٜ َٖ‫أ‬
ٔ ‫ا َوا‬َٛ ‫اٖش‬
“Had I not told you that I know all the hidden things of the
beavers and earth, and I know whatever you disclose and
whatever you hide.”
[Sura Al-Baqara, Verse 33]
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All these Qur’anic Verses indicates that the ‘Knowledge of the In Sura Houd, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says to His beloved Rasool :
hidden’ belongs to Allah ‫ عزوجل‬Alone, which is Self-Existent. This
means that like all the other self-existent attributes of Allah ‫عزوجل‬, َ ‫ ُوح‬ٞ ‫باء ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب‬َٞ َ‫ أ‬٠ِ ٚٔ َِٔٗٔ‫ت‬
َٔ‫ٔيضا إٖٔ َِي‬
this attribute is also shared by no one else. Therefore, any person “These tidings of hidden, We reveal to you”
who claims this specific attribute or any other self-existent attribute [Part 12, Sura-Houd, Verse 49]
of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬for any other entity then he will definitely become a
polytheist. In Sura Ale-Imran, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says to His beloved Rasool :
َٔ‫ ُوح ٔيطٔ إَٖٔي‬ٞ ‫باء ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب‬َٞ َ‫ أ‬٠ِ ٚٔ ََٖٔٔ‫ذ‬
1. 'Ilm-e-Ghayb: in the meaning that Rasool Allah and
“These are the tidings of hidden that We reveal to you in
other beloved ones of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬are the knower of the hidden. secret.”
[Part 3, Sura Ale-Imran, Verse 44]
However, not only in the above mentioned Verses but also nowhere
in Qur’an it is declared that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬Has not granted ‘Knowledge
of the hidden’ to His beloved ones. On the contrary, it is clearly Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet
indicated in various Verses of Qur’an that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬Has granted this and the Creed of Ulma-e-Haq
‘Knowledge of the hidden’ to His beloved ones.
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
١ٔ ‫ُواِ بٔاٖ ٓٗطٔ َو ُر ُسٗٔطٔ َوإ‬ٟٚٔ ‫ َيظَ اء يَآ‬٠َٚ ٔ‫ ُّر ُسٗٔط‬٠ٚٔ ‫َّ اٖ ٓٗ َط َی ِح َت ٔيي‬٠ٔٓ‫ َقل َى ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب َو َل‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ اٖ ٓٗ ُط ٖ ٔ ُي ِػٗ ٔ َك‬١‫ا‬
َ َ ‫ا ک‬َٚ ‫َو‬
١ٔ ‫ُواِ بٔاٖ ٓٗطٔ َو ُر ُسٗٔطٔ َوإ‬ٟٚٔ ‫ َيظَ اء يَآ‬٠َٚ ٔ‫ ُّر ُسٗٔط‬٠ٚٔ ‫َّ اٖ ٓٗ َط یَ ِح َت ٔيي‬٠ٔٓ‫ َقل َى ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب َو َل‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ اٖ ٓٗ ُط ٖ ٔ ُي ِػٗ ٔ َك‬١‫ا‬
َ َ ‫ا ک‬َٚ ‫َو‬
ْ ‫ أَ ِج ْز َقؿ‬ِٜ َُٓٗ ‫ُواِ َو َت َّت ُُواِ َي‬ٟٚٔ ‫تُ ِؤ‬
ٜ‫ٔي‬
ْ ‫ أَ ِج ْز َقؿ‬ِٜ َُٓٗ ‫ُواِ َو َت َّت ُُواِ َي‬ٟٚٔ ‫تُ ِؤ‬
ٜ‫ٔي‬
“And it is not befitting to the dignity of Allah that O general
“And it is not befitting to the dignity of Allah that O general
people! He let you know the unseen. Yes, Allah chooses from
people! He let you know the unseen. Yes, Allah chooses from
amongst His Rasool whom He pleases. Then believe in Allah
amongst His Rasool whom He pleases. Then believe in Allah
and His Rasool. And if you accept faith and fear, then there is
and His Rasool. And if you accept faith and fear, then there is
great reward for you.”
great reward for you.”
[Sura-Ale-Imran, Verse 179]
[Sura-Ale-Imran, Verse 179]
Hazrat Allamah Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti ‫رحًة ّللا عهیه‬, in his famous
In Sura Jinn, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
commentary, Tafseer al-Jalalayn, corroborates that Allah ‫ عزوجم‬Has
ٔ‫ بَي ِ ٔن یَ َدیِط‬٠ٚٔ ُُٔٗ‫ َّ ُط ي َِش‬ٞٔ‫ َيإ‬ٕٙ ‫ َّر ُسو‬٠ٚٔ ‫ ِار َت َضي‬٠ٔ َٚ ‫ ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب ي ََال یُؿِ ضٔزُ َقل َى نَ ِيبٔطٔ أَ َح ّدا ۞ إ ََّٔل‬ُٜ ٔ ٖ‫َقا‬ bestowed Ilm-e-Ghayb to his most beloved Prophet . He
‫ َخ ِٗ ًٔطٔ َر َص ّدا‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫َو‬ elucidates the above mentioned Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179, in the
“The Knower of Unseen reveals not His secret to anyone. following way:
Except to His chosen Rasool, and appoints guard before
them and behind them." ٙ‫ حا‬٠‫ ق‬ٜٗ‫يي صلى اہلل قٗيط و س‬ٟٖ‫ا أغٗل ا‬ْٛ ‫ َيظَ اء } ييػٗكط قلى نيبط‬٠َٚ ٔ‫ ُّر ُسٗٔط‬٠ٚٔ {
[Part, Sura-Jinn, Verse 26-27]
‫ايُين‬ٟٖٛ‫ا‬
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“,Yes, Allah chooses from amongst His Rasool whom He "‫ بہ‬ٜٓ‫بئت‬ٞ ‫ وبين اٖشاقتہ اَل‬ٜٟٓ‫ شيء يامي بي‬٠‫وا فی قْٗم َل تشَٖونی ق‬ٟ‫ غك‬ٝ‫ أَوا‬ٙ‫ا با‬ٚ"
pleases} informing them of the Unseen, as He informed the
“What is the condition of that nation, who taunts my
Prophet ٜٗ‫ صلى اہلل قٗيط و س‬about the [hidden] state of the
knowledge. Ask me anything from this moment to the day of
hypocrites.” resurrection, and I can tell you about it”
[Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179,Tafsir al-Jalalayn] [Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179:
1. Anwar al-Tanzil fi Asrar al-Ta'wil, tafseer-e-Baidawi,
Hazrat Allama Nasirud-din Abu alkhair Abdullah bin Umar Al-
2. Maalimu ul-tanzil, tafseer-e-Baghawi
Baidawi ‫رحًة ّللا عهیه‬, in his commentary, tafseer-e-Baidawi, Abu
3. Tafseer libab al-Ta'wil fi maaini al-Tanzeel, tafseer-e-
Muhammed, al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud ash -Shafi'i Mohy-us-Sunnah al
Khazin]
Baghawi ‫رحًة ّللا عهیه‬, in his commentary, Maalim ul-tanzil, known as
tafseer-e-Baghawi, Imam Ala'uddin Ali Bin Muhammed Khazin in
Hazrat Allama Abu al-Fazl Shahabuddin al-Syed Mahmood al-
his commentary, Tafseer libab al-Ta'wil fi maaini al-Tanzeel, known
Aloosi al-Baghdadi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬in his book of explanation tafseer Ruh-
as tafseer-e-Khazin, confirms that Allah ‫ عزوجم‬Has bestowed Ilm-e-
ul-Ma'ani elucidates Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179 in these words:
Ghayb to his most beloved Prophet and those who deny
or taunt on the Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet are the
‫ا‬ْٛ ‫ًي فی صورصا‬ٚ‫ِضت قل َّی أ‬:ٙ‫ َا‬ٜٗ‫ اہلل صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٙ‫زسو‬ٞ‫ اٖشدي أ‬٠‫ونُ٘ اٖواحدي ق‬
hypocrites. They elucidates Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179, by
discussing the following Hadith: ٜ‫ یزق‬:‫ايُين ياستضزءوا َاٖوا‬ٟٖٛ‫ یَٓف يبٗو ذٖٔ ا‬٠ٚ‫ بـي و‬٠ٚ‫ یؤ‬٠ٚ ‫ت‬ٛٗ‫ وأق‬ٝ‫ِضت قلى آد‬
‫ اہلل تكالى صذظ اآلیة‬ٙ‫ز‬َٞ‫ا ي‬ٟ‫كط وَل يكزي‬ٚ ٠‫ح‬ٞ‫ یَٓف و‬٠ٚ‫ بط و‬٠ٚ‫ یؤ‬٠ٚ ٜٗ‫ط يك‬ٞ‫د أ‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ
ٝ‫ضت قلى آد‬
ِ ِٔ ُ ‫ا‬ْٛ ‫ًي فی صورصا فی اٖػين‬ٚ‫ضت قلی أ‬
ِ ُِ " : ٜٗ‫ اہلل صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٙ‫ رسو‬ٙ‫َا‬ “and narrated by al-wahidi from al-saadi that the Prophet
٠ٚ ٜٗ‫ط يك‬ٞ‫د أ‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ٜ‫ زق‬: ‫ايُين يُاٖوا استضزاء‬ٟٖٛ‫ یَٓف بی" يبٗو ذٖٔ ا‬٠ٚ‫ بی و‬٠ٚ‫ یؤ‬٠ٚ ‫ ُت‬ِٛ ٔ ٗ‫وأ ُ ِق‬ said: “My nation is being presented to me
‫ اہلل صلى اہلل‬ٙ‫ يبٗو ذٖٔ رسو‬، ‫ا‬ٟ‫ا يكزي‬ٚ‫كط و‬ٚ ٠‫ح‬ٞ‫ و‬، ‫ یدِٗ بكد‬ٜٖ ٠ٛٚ ‫ یَٓف‬٠ٚ‫ بط و‬٠ٚ‫یؤ‬ [Therefore[ , I know who will believe me, and who will reject
me’ On that the hypocrites laughed and said: ‘we ]the
‫وا فی قْٗم َل تشَٖونی‬ٟ‫ غك‬ٝ‫ أَوا‬ٙ‫ا با‬ٚ" : ٙ‫ َا‬ُٜ ‫د اہلل وأُىي قٗيط‬ٛ‫بر يح‬ٟٖٛ‫ قلى ا‬ٝ‫ يُا‬ٜٗ‫قٗيط وس‬ hypocrites[ are beside him, and he cannot recognize us’. On
"‫ بہ‬ٜٓ‫بئت‬ٞ ‫ وبين اٖشاقتہ اَل‬ٜٟٓ‫ شيء يامي بي‬٠‫ق‬ that Allah ‫ تعانى‬descended this verse”
[Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179, tafseer Ruh-ul-Ma'ani]
“The Prophet said: “My nation is being presented
Abd al-Rahman ibn Ali ibn Muhammed, commonly known as Imam
to me with their faces in mud as presented to Al-Jawzi ‫( رحملة ہللا علیله‬508 – 597 H), (Arabic:‫ ) عبلدالرحمن بلن عللی بلن محملد‬in
Adam.[Therefore[, I know who will believe me, and who will his book of explanation tafseer Zad al-Masir fi ‘Ilm al-Tafsir
reject me’ On that the hypocrites laughed and said: elucidates Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179 in these words:
‘Muhammed claims to know about those people, who are
،"‫ یَٓف‬٠ٚ‫ و‬،‫ بی‬٠ٚ‫ یؤ‬٠ٚ ‫ت‬ٛٗ‫ وأُق‬،‫ًي‬ُٚ‫ضت قل َّی أ‬
not even born yet, that he knows who will believe him and
who will reject him, whereas, we ]the hypocrites[ are beside ِ ُِ " :ٙ‫ َا‬،ٜٗ‫يي صلى اہلل قٗيط وس‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬١‫أ‬
him, and he cannot recognize us’. On that, the Prophet ٙ‫ صذا َو‬،‫زٖت صذظ اآلیة‬ٟ‫ا " ي‬ٟ‫كط وَل يكزي‬ٚ ٠‫ح‬ٟ‫ " ي‬:‫ وَاٖوا‬،‫ ياستضزؤوا‬،‫ايُين‬ٟٖٛ‫يبٗو ذٖٔ ا‬
appeared on the pulpit, and said: ‫اٖشدي‬.
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“That the Prophet said: “My nation is being
presented to me [Therefore[ , I know who will believe me, ‫"ۼیسکۼابتب اۼوۼاوایلۼب اۼااممۼوۼديہشوںۼیکۼانجبۼںيمۼہر گرہيۼديقعۃۼہنۼرےھکۼہکۼوۃۼبيغۼیکۼب ابۼاجےتنۼںيہۼ‬
and who will reject me’ On that the hypocrites laughed and
‫)ۼیکۼیھبۼانجبۼںيمۼہيۼديقعۃۼہنۼرےھکۼاورۼہنۼاںۼیکۼرعتفیۼ‬ (‫ہکلبۼرضحبۼربمغيپ‬
said: ‘we ]the hypocrites[ are beside him, and he cannot
recognize us’. On that this verse descended, this is the saying "‫ںيمۼايسيۼبابۼےہک‬
of Al-Saadi” “one must not hold the belief about the Prophets and Awlia,
[Sura- Ale-Imran, Verse: 179, Zad al-Masir fi ‘Ilm al-Tafsir] or Imam and martyrs, that they know about the hidden,
infact, even for the Rasool ( ) one must not hold
Likewise, while explaining Sura-Jinn, Verse 26-27, (i.e. “The Knower
such belief, and also he must not say anything like that to
of Unseen reveals not His secret to anyone. Except to His chosen
praise him ( ).”
Rasool, and appoints guard before them and behind them") all the
above mentioned mufassareen, as well as the others, in their [Taqwiyatul-Iman, p. 24 and Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul
respective tafaseer or exegesis have clearly stated that ilm-Ghayb is Ikhwan, p. 33, Mir Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh,
the miracle of the Prophets ‫الصلوۃ والسالم‬. Karachi]

Hence, Hujjatul Islaam, Imam Ghazali ‫رحمة ہللا علیه‬, says:

He writes further:
‫بوة هی اَلغالم قلی اٖهيب‬ٟٖ‫ا‬
(۴۷ :‫ ہحفص‬،۲ ‫ دلج‬،‫ بيروت‬،‫ٓتب اَلسالمی‬ٖٛ‫ ا‬،ٙ‫ اًٖص٘ اَلو‬، ‫ُصد اٖثانی‬ٖٛ‫ية ا‬ٞ‫واہب اٖٗد‬ٖٛ‫)ا‬ ‫"اورۼوجۼوکئلللللل ۼیسکۼيبنۼویلۼوکۼباۼنجۼوۼفرہتشۼوکۼااممۼوۼااممۼرادےۼوکۼباۼريپۼوۼديہشۼوکۼباۼوجنيمۼوۼر ّالۼوکۼباۼ‬
“The meaning of Prophethood is that to know about the ‫بف ّارۼوکۼباۼافلۼدےنھکيۼواےلۼوکۼباۼبرنمہۼاسٹيۼوکۼباۼوھببۼوۼرپيۼوکۼااسيۼاجےنۼباۼاسۼےکۼقحۼںيمۼہيۼديقعۃۼ‬
Unseen” "‫رےھکۼوسۼوۃۼرشمکۼوہۼاجباۼےہۼ‬
[Al-mawahib al-dunya al-maqsad al-sani, alfasl al-awal, “In case someone recognizes a Prophet, a saint, a jinn, an
published by al-maktab al-islami, Beirut, Vol II, p. 74] angel, an Imam, a man of piety, a religious preceptor, a
pundit, a ghost, or a fairy to be as such ]having the
Thus, it is proved in the light of the above discussion and knowledge of the hidden[, such a person becomes a mushrik
explanations rendered by learned men of Islam that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬Has (polytheist).”
bestowed 'Ilm-e-Ghayb to Rasool Allah and indeed he is [Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 30, Mir
the knower of the hidden. Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh, Karachi and
Taqwiyatul-Iman, English, pp. 70-71, Dar-us-Salam
Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia]

Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet

Allah ‫ عزوجل‬is saying that He Has given the knowledge of the hidden to
and the evilness of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi all His chosen Rasool ‫الصللوۃ والسلالم‬, but Ismail Dehlvi is saying, ‘a person
who holds such a belief is a mushrik’.
However, the joint Imam of all the Indian wahabis, Maulvi Ismail
Delhvi writes:
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Throughout his book Taqwiatul Iman, Mr. Ismail Delhvi has used against the honour and dignity of the Prophets ‫ الصلوۃ والسالم‬and other
most profane and filthy words against the dignity of the Prophets beloved ones of Allah (‫)رضوان ہللا تعالع علی م‬, which a Muslim cannot even
‫عزوجلل‬
‫الصللوۃ والسلالم‬. Using the Excellency of Allah , as cover and excuse, he imagine.
crossed all the limits of wickedness, to insult the honour of the
Prophets ‫الصللوۃ والسلالم‬. The following passage is another example of his We have already provided above Qur’anic Verses to prove that Allah
‫عزوجل‬
evilness: Has bestowed ilm-Ghayb to His beloved Prophet .
Now, let us consider some Ahaadith in this context, in order, to
‫"ولعممۼوہا ۼہک ۼوج ۼوکئ ۼہي ۼدوعي ۼرکے ۼہکۼریمے ۼباس ۼااسي ۼھچکۼملع ۼےہ ۼہک ۼبتۼںيم ۼاچوہں ۼاس ۼےسۼ‬ completely refute the satanic beliefs of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi and his
‫بيغۼیکۼبابۼولعممۼرکۼولںۼاورۼا دنيۃۼباوتںۼوکۼولعممۼرکۼانیلۼریمےۼاقوبۼںيمۼےہۼوسۼوۃۼبراۼوھجباۼےہۼہکۼ‬ followers.

‫دوعيۼخدائ ۼاکۼرکھباۼےہۼاورۼوجۼوکئ ۼیسکۼيبنۼویلۼوکۼباۼنجۼوۼفرہتشۼوکۼااممۼوۼااممۼرادےۼوکۼباۼريپۼوۼديہشۼ‬ It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa that:

‫وکۼباۼوجنيمۼوۼر ّالۼوکۼباۼبف ّارۼوکۼباۼافلۼدےنھکيۼواےلۼوکۼباۼبرنمہۼاسٹيۼوکۼباۼوھببۼوۼرپيۼوکۼااسيۼاجےنۼباۼاسۼ‬
"‫ےکۼقحۼںيمۼہيۼديقعۃۼرےھکۼوسۼوۃۼرشمکۼوہۼاجباۼےہۼۼ‬ َّٜ ُ ُ ‫ َت ُط فٔی َطِٓ َوا ُظ َّاٖذٔي َُب ٔ َظ ي ٔيطٔ ي ََش َّارصَا بٔشَ ِي ٕء ي ََب َٓ ِت‬َٟ ِ‫ َة اب‬َٛٔ ‫ يَاغ‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫َد َقا ا‬
“We thus understand that anyone who claims to possess a ‫ يََ َ ِخب َ َرنٔی‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ َي َُاٖ َِت َس َّارنٔی ا‬- ََٖٔٔ‫ ذ‬٠ِ ‫َد َقاصَا ي ََش َّارصَا ي ََط ٔح َٓ ِت ََاٖ َِت ي ََشَ َ ِٖت َُضا َق‬
‫ أَصِ ٔ٘ بَ ِيتٔطٔ أَ ِت َب ُك ُط ي ََط ٔح ِٓ ُت‬ُٙ ‫ َس َّارنٔی يََ َ ِخب َ َرنٔی أَن ِّی أَ َّو‬َّٜ ُ ُ ‫ َّ ُط ُي ُِ َب ُظ فٔی َو َج ٔكطٔ َّاٖذٔي تُ ُوف َِّی ي ٔيطٔ ي ََب َٓ ِي ُت‬َٞ‫أ‬
certain art or knowledge enabling him to have a peep into
the Ghayb, to reveal the past incidents and to adumbrate
about the futuristic events, is an outright liar claiming “The Prophet in his illness called his daughter
godship. In case someone recognizes a Prophet, a saint, a [Hazrat] Fatima and told her a secret because of
jinn, an angel, an Imam, a man of piety, a religious preceptor,
which she started weeping. Then he called her and told her
a pundit, a ghost, or a fairy to be as such, such a person
another secret, and she started laughing. When I asked her
becomes a Mushrik.”
about that, she replied, The Prophet told me that
[Muhammed Ismail Delhvi, Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul
Ikhwan, p. 30, Mir Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh, he would die in his illness, and so I wept, but then he secretly
Karachi and Taqwiyatul-Iman, English, pp. 70-71, Dar-us- told me that from amongst his family, I would be the first to
Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia] join him, and so I laughed.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 820]

Narrated by Hazrat Anas bin Malik that:

One thing the readers should note at this point and that is how
frequently Mr. Ismail Delhvi, in his book Taqwiatul Iman, has placed
the Prophets ‫الصلوۃ والتسلیم‬, without any hesitation, in the list of satan, ١ٔ ‫ا ُظ َت ِذرٔيَا‬َٟ ‫ َو َق ِي‬ُِٜ ‫ َیجٔی َء َخبَرُص‬١ِ َ‫َعَى َج ِك َ َّفا َو َزیِ ّدا َ َِب َ٘ أ‬ٞ َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي َّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬١َّ َ‫أ‬
jinn, ghost, pundit and fairy. Therefore, we ask all wahabis and “The Prophet had informed us of the death of
deobandis, to provide a single proof from the books of any scholar
Ja’far and Zaid before the news of their death reached us,
of Islaam, that any learned man has also written in such an insulting
and his eyes were shedding tears.”
way? Till the day of resurrection, they will never be able to provide
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 824]
a single sentence. Hence, it is proved that their joint Imam, Maulvi
Ismail Delhvi, was a mad-mad and a mentally sick person, who in his
hatred and fanaticism, wrote such abusive and sadistic words
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Narrated by Hazrat Ikrima that: Ismail Delhvi is using the same disgraceful language which the
hypocrites used in the period of the Prophet . They used
“The Prophet ( ) passed by ‘Ammar and removed to say that the Prophet is a liar (‫ )معلاذ ہللا‬and that he does
the dust off his head and said, “May Allah be merciful to not possess the knowledge of the hidden. On that, the Prophet
‘Ammar. He will be killed by a rebellious aggressive group. appeared on the pulpit, and said:
‘Ammar will invite them to *obey+ Allah and they will invite
him to the *Hell+ fire.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 67] "‫ بہ‬ٜٓ‫بئت‬ٞ ‫ وبين اٖشاقتہ اَل‬ٜٟٓ‫ شيء يامي بي‬٠‫وا فی قْٗم َل تشَٖونی ق‬ٟ‫ غك‬ٝ‫ أَوا‬ٙ‫ا با‬ٚ"
“What is the condition of that nation, who taunts my
And in another Hadith: knowledge. Ask me anything from this moment to the day of
resurrection, and I can tell you about it”
‫ا َت َز َٕ ي َٔيضا َط ِيئّا إلٔ َى‬َٚ ‫ خ ُِػ َب ّة‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ا ا‬َٟ َ ‫ َٖ َُ ِد َخ َػب‬َٙ ‫ ُط ََا‬ِٟ ‫ ُح َذ ِي ًَ َة َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬٠ِ ‫َق‬ [Reference provided above]

‫ا‬َٚ ٍُ ِ ٔ ِ َ ََ‫يت ي‬ َّ ‫ ُت ألَ َ َرى‬ِٟ ُْ ١ِٔ ‫ َجض ٔ َٗ ُط إ‬٠ِ َٚ ‫ ُط َو َجض ٔ َٗ ُط‬ٛٔٗ‫ َق‬٠ِ َٚ ‫ ُط‬ٛٔٗ‫اٖشا َق ٔة إ ََّٔل ذ ََرك ُظ َق‬
ُ ‫اٖش ِي َء ََ ِد َن ٔش‬ َ َ َ َّ ٔ ٝ‫َ ٔ َيا‬ The Prophet has warned not to taunt his knowledge of
‫ ُط َفَ َ آ ُظ ي ََك َز َي ُط‬ِٟ ‫َاب َق‬
َ ‫ي َِكز ٔ ٍُ اٖ َّز ُج ُ٘ إٔذَا ن‬ the hidden but Maulvi Ismail Delhvi rejects all the Qur’anic Verses
“It is narrated from Hazrat Huzaifa that the Prophet and the sayings of the Prophet and arrogantly writes:
delivered a sermon to us wherein he left nothing
“Hence it becomes known to us that the people who claim to
but mentioned (about) everything that would happen till the
have the knowledge of the unseen are none but liars.”
Hour (time of resurrection). Some of us stored that in our
[Taqwiyatul-Iman, English Translation, p.73, Dar-us-Salam
minds and some forgot it. (Afterwards) I used to see events
Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia]
taking place (which had been referred to in that sermon) but
I had forgotten them (before their occurrence). Then I would
Now, read another Hadith from Sahih Bukhari:
recognize such events as a man recognizes another man who
has been absent and then sees and recognizes him.”
[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 77, Number 601] َٙ ‫ ََا‬َّٜ ُ ُ ‫ٔب‬ ٔ َ ‫ أَ ِط َيا َء‬٠ِ ‫ َق‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ُسئ ٔ َ٘ ا‬َٙ ‫وسي ََا‬
َ ‫ا أ ُ ِْث ٔ َر َقٗ َِيطٔ نَط‬َّٛ َٗ ‫ركص ََضا َي‬ َ ُٚ ‫ أَبٔی‬٠ِ ‫َق‬
ٔ‫ اہلل‬َٙ ‫ أَبٔی َیا َر ُسو‬٠ِ َٚ َٙ ‫آِخ َي َُا‬ ُ َ ٝ‫وٕ حُ َذا َي ُة َي َُ َا‬ َ ُ ‫ أَب‬َٙ ‫ أَبٔی ََا‬٠ِ َٚ ْ٘ ‫ َر ُج‬َٙ ‫ ََا‬ُِٜ ‫ا ٔطئِت‬َّٛ ‫ض َسُٗونٔی َق‬ ٔ ‫ا‬َّٟ ٗٔ ٖ
Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa is saying that the Prophet
informed his princess about the futuristic events concerning his ُ ‫َت‬ٞ ‫َّا‬ٞٔ‫ اہللٔ إ‬َٙ ‫ یَا َر ُسو‬َٙ ‫ا فٔی َو ِجضٔطٔ ََا‬َٚ ُ‫ز‬َٛ ُ‫ا َرأَى ق‬َّٛ َٗ ‫ ِول َى َط ِي َب َة َي‬َٚ ْٜٔ ٖ‫وٕ َسا‬
َّ٘ ‫ُوب إلٔ َى اہللٔ َقزَّ َو َج‬ َ ُ ‫ أَب‬َٙ ‫َي َُا‬
divine departure and Hazrat Annas is saying that the “It is narrated from Hazrat Musa , who said that once
Prophet informed them, ahead of its time, about the the people asked the Prophet some questions
death of his two Companions and Hazrat Huzaifa that he disliked. When such questions were asked in excess,
is saying that the Prophet has told us about everything he became wrathful and said: ‘Ask me anything you wish’. A
person said: ‘Who is my father?’ He ( ) replied:
that is about to happen in the future, but Ismail Delhvi is saying that
anyone who reveal the futuristic events is an outright liar claiming ‘Your father is Hazafa’ then, another person stood and said:
godship. ‘Who is my father, O Rasool Allah?’ He ( ) replied:
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‘Your father is Salem, the freed slave of Sheeba’. Hazrat BUT the joint Imam of wahabis is saying, ‘the people who claim to
Umer saw the (wrath on the) face of the Prophet have the knowledge of the hidden are none but liars claiming
, and said: ‘O Rasool Allah ‫عزوجل‬
, I seek the mercy of godship’. Moreover, Ismail Delhvi declares the Muslims as mushrik
‫عزوجل‬ who believe that the Prophet possess the knowledge of
Allah ”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 92] the hidden or the Prophet can tell about futuristic
events.
And in Hadith narrated by Narrated Anas bin Malik : ‫الحول وال قوۃ اال باهلل العلع العظیم‬

َ َ َٜ َّٗ ‫ اہللٔ َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َٙ ‫ َر ُسو‬١َّ َ‫اٖ ٕٔٔ أ‬َٚ ٠ُ ِ‫ َ ُص ب‬َٞ‫أَ ِخب َ َرنٔی أ‬
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi in order to deny the fundamental belief of all
٠ِ َٚ َٙ ‫ ُح َذا َي َة َي َُا‬٠ُ ِ‫ َق ِب ُد اہللٔ ب‬ٝ‫ِخ َد َي َُ َا‬ the Muslims that the Prophet possess the knowledge of
‫ا بٔاہللٔ َربًّا‬َٟ ‫ َرضٔي‬َٙ ‫زُ َقل َى ُر ِْبَت َِيطٔ َي َُا‬َٛ ُ‫ َس ُٗونٔی َيب َ َر َٕ ق‬َٙ ‫ َي ُُو‬١ِ َ‫ أَ ِْث َ َر أ‬َّٜ ُ ُ ‫وٕ حُ َذا َي ُة‬
َ ُ ‫ أَب‬َٙ ‫أَبٔی َي َُا‬ the hidden writes in his book:
‫َب ٔ ًّيا ي ََش َٓ َت‬ٞ َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٕد َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٛ ‫ َح‬ُٛ ٔ ‫ا َوب‬ّٟ ‫ ٔد ٔی‬ٝ‫َوب ٔ ِاْل ٔ ِس َال‬
“Anas bin Malik reported that one day Rasool Allah
‫"با ۼوکئ ۼصخشۼیسکۼےسۼےہکۼہکۼفالےنۼےکۼدلۼںيمۼایکۼےہۼبا ۼفالےنۼیکۼساديۼکب ۼوہۼيگۼبا ۼفالےنۼ‬
came out *before the people+ and ‘Abdullah bin
Hudhafa stood up and asked *him+ “Who is my father?” The
‫دربتۼںيمۼےنتکۼپ ٓتےۼںيہۼباۼا امسںۼںيمۼےنتکۼبارےۼںيہۼوتۼاسۼےکۼوجابۼںيمۼہيۼہنۼےہکۼہکۼاہللۼوۼروسلۼيہۼ‬
Prophet replied, “Your father is Hudhafa.” The "‫اجےنۼويکہکنۼبيغۼیکۼبابۼاہللۼيہۼاجاتنۼےہۼروسلۼوکۼایکۼربخۼ‬
Prophet told them repeatedly [in wrath] to ask “If somebody says to someone as what is inside the heart of
him anything they liked. ‘Umar knelt down before so and so, or when will be the wedding of so and so, or how
many leaves are there in so and so tree, or how many stars
the Prophet and said thrice, “We accept Allah as
are there in the sky, therefore, do not reply in this way that
[our] Lord and Islam as [our] religion and Muhammed Allah and His Rasool knows well, because, only Allah Has the
as *our+ Prophet.” After that the Prophet knowledge of the hidden, how come the Rasool could know
became silent” about the hidden”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 93] [Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul Islam, Wasan pura, Lahore, p.
82 and Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 55, Mir
Just consider, Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬is saying, ‘these are the tidings of hidden Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh, Karachi]
that We reveal to you in secret’ and the Prophet is
saying, ‘Ask me anything from this moment to the day of
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi in extreme detestation and resentment against
resurrection, and I can tell you about it’, and Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬confirms this
the Prophet , explicitly condemns the sayings of the
claim of His beloved Prophet by saying:
Prophet’s Companion ‫رضللوان ہللا تعللالع علللی م‬, who were aware that the
‫ ٔي ٕن‬ٟ‫ا ص َُو َقل َى ا ِٖ َه ِي ٔب بٔ َط‬َٚ ‫َو‬ Prophet possess the knowledge of the hidden given to
him by Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, and used to say: ُٜ ‫“ اہللُ َو َر ُسـوُٖ ُط أَ ِقَٗـ‬Allah and His Rasool
“And he is not niggardly as to the disclosing of hidden.”
[Part , Sura Al-Takwir, Verse 24]
knows well”.
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٠َ ِ‫ ُص أَ َت ِدرٔي أَی‬ِٛ ‫اٖظ‬ َّ ‫ ألٔ َبٔی ذ ٓ َٕر ح ٔي َن ََغبَ ِت‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔيي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٙ ‫ ََا‬َٙ ‫ ُط ََا‬ِٟ ‫ أَبٔی ذ ٓ َٕر َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬٠ِ ‫َق‬
َ ُّ ‫ أَٖ َِي َص ذُو ا ِٖ َح َّح ٔة‬َٙ ‫ٔطٔ َي َُا‬ٛ‫ِّيطٔ بٔ َهيِر ٔا ِس‬ٛ‫ َّ ُط َس ُي َش‬َٞ‫ا أ‬َّٟ َٟ َ‫ ي ََش َٓ َت َحًَّي ؾ‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ا اہللُ َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط أَ ِق‬َٟ ِٗ َُ ‫أَ ُّي َط ِضز ٕص ََذا‬
ِ َّ
ٔ ِ‫ َضا َت ِذص َُب َحًي ت ِش ُح َد َت ِح َت اٖ َِكز‬ٞٔ‫ َيإ‬َٙ ‫ ََا‬ُٜ َٗ ‫َت ِذص َُب َُٗ ُِت اہللُ َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط أَ ِق‬
‫ ٖ ََضا‬١ُ ‫ َي ُي ِؤ َذ‬١َٔ ‫ت َي َت ِش َتَذ‬ َ َّ َٙ ‫ٔطٔ ََا‬ٛ‫ِّيطٔ بٔ َهيِر ٔا ِس‬ٛ‫ َّ ُط َس ُي َش‬َٞ‫ا أ‬َّٟ َٟ َ‫ ي ََش َٓ َت َحًَّي ؾ‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ا اہللُ َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط أَ ِق‬َٟ ِٗ َُ ‫ أَ ُّي بَ َٗ ٕد ص ََذا‬َٙ ‫ا بَل َى ََا‬َٟ ِٗ َُ
‫ َح ِي ُث ٔجئِتٔ َي َت ِػ ُٗ ُل‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ٖ ََضا ِار ٔجعٔی‬ُٙ ‫ ٖ ََضا ُي َُا‬١ََ ‫ ي ََال یُ ِؤذ‬١َٔ ‫ َضا َو َت ِش َتَِذ‬ِٟ ٚٔ َ٘ ‫ َت ِش ُح َد ي ََال ُي ُِ َب‬١ِ َ‫ٔ أ‬ ُ ‫َویُو ٔط‬ َ َ ٖ‫أَٖ َِي َش ِت بٔاٖ َِبٗ َِدة ٔا‬
‫ا بَل َى‬َٟ ِٗ َُ ٔ ٝ‫َِحا‬
}ٜ‫رق ٖ ََضا ذََٖٔٔ َت ُِدٔیزُ اٖ َِكزٔیز ٔاٖ َِكٗ ٔ ٔي‬ َّ ‫ ِهزٔب ٔ َضا ي ََذَٖٔٔ َ َِو ُٖ ُط َت َكال َى { َو‬َٚ ٠ِ ٚٔ
ٕ ٓ َ ‫ ِش َت‬ُٛٔ ٖ ‫ ُص َت ِحزٔي‬ِٛ ‫اٖظ‬ “It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakr who narrates
“It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Zar who said that from Rasool Allah , that he said, ‘The time has
Rasool Allah asked me, ‘Do you know where the returned to the same state, where it was before, the day
when Allah created the skies and the earth. There are twelve
sun goes, after it descends? I replied, ‘Allah and His Rasool
months in a year, among them four are respectable, three
knows well’. He said, ‘He goes to comes consecutively after one another, that is, ziqad, zilhaj
prostrate under arsh, and then, ask permission for rising and muharram and rajab of mudar, which is in between,
from Allah, therefore, He is given permission. However, jamdi al sani and shaaban, Then, he asked, ‘Which is this
shortly, he will prostrate but his prostration will not be month?’ We replied, ‘Allah and His Rasool knows
accepted, ask for permission but it will not be given, on the well’ He remained quiet for some time, and we thought, he is
contrary he would be ordered to return from where he has going to suggest a new name. He said, ‘Isn’t it the month of
arrived. Then, he will rise from the West. And that is the zilhaj? We said, ‘Yes’. Then, he asked, ‘Which is this city?’ We
same meaning of this saying of Allah : said, ‘Allah and His Rasool knows well’ Again, he
[mukhtasir Sahih Bukhari: 3199, p.900, Vol II, Darusalam
remained quiet, for some time, and we thought that perhaps
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he is going to suggest a new name for it. He said, ‘Isn’t it the
city of Mecca?’ We said, ‘Yes’. Then, he asked, ‘Which is this
Consider, how Hazrat Abu Zar is verifying that Allah and His
day?’ We said, ‘Allah and His Rasool knows well’
Rasool knows well, and consider how the Prophet
Again, he remained quiet, for some time, and we thought
, is informing him about the hidden events, but Maulvi Ismail that perhaps he is going to suggest a new name for it. He
Delhvi is saying, ‘how come Rasool could know about the hidden’. said, ‘Isn’t it the day of alnahar?’ We said, ‘Yes’…
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Moreover, when the Prophet used to ask his Publications, Saudi Arabia]
Companions ‫رضللوان ہللا تعللالع علللی م‬ about something, which they already
knows, even then, they used to say in utmost respect:ُٜ ‫اہللُ َو َر ُسـوُٖ ُط أَ ِقَٗـ‬
Consider, the respect of the Companions ‫ رضللوان ہللا تعللالع علللی م‬for the
Prophet , although they knew the names of the month,
‘Allah and His Rasool knows well’.
city, and the day, but, in utmost respect and humbleness, they said,
‘Allah and His Rasool knows well’, which proves their
‫ ٕص ََذا‬ٝ‫ أَ ُّي یَ ِو‬١‫و‬
َ ‫ أَ َت ِد ُر‬َٙ ‫َح ََا‬ٔ ِ َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٝ ‫ یَ ِو‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ ٔي ُّي َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬َّٟ ٖ‫ا ا‬َٟ َ ‫ َخ َػب‬َٙ ‫ ُط ََا‬ِٟ ‫رک َة َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬ َ
َ ِ َ‫ أبٔی ب‬٠ِ ‫َق‬ greatness and love for the Prophet  . Also consider, the
ٔ ِ َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬َٝ ‫ أَٖ َِي َص َی ِو‬َٙ ‫ٔطٔ ََا‬ٛ‫ِّيطٔ بٔ َهيِر ٔا ِس‬ٛ‫ َّ ُط َس ُي َش‬َٞ‫ا أ‬َّٟ َٟ َ‫ ي ََش َٓ َت َحًَّي ؾ‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ا اہللُ َو َر ُسوُٖ ُط أَ ِق‬َٟ ِٗ َُ
َٙ ‫ا بَل َى ََا‬َٟ ِٗ َُ ‫َح‬ Prophet is taking time before replying, and one of the
reason behind the delay, in particular, was that all the Muslims
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should learn this lesson from the Companions ‫رضلوان ہللا تعلالع عللی م‬ that Hence, it is proved, once again, that Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, due to his
‘Allah and His Rasool knows well’ enmity towards the Prophet  and other Muslims, left the
straight path of Ahle Sunnat wal jamaat, and became a follower of
Moreover, the Prophet’s Companions ‫ رضللوان ہللا تعللالع علللی م‬staunchly satan.
believed that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has given the knowledge of the hidden to
his beloved Prophet ‫ الصللوۃ والتسللیم‬. It is narrated from Hazrat Anas The wrath of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬on those who denied
who said:
Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet
٠ِ ‫ إن ٔ ِّی َسأَُُٗٔ َق‬َٙ ‫ َة يََ َ َتا ُظ َي َُا‬َٟ ‫دٔی‬َِٛ ٖ‫ ا‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ اہللٔ َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬ٙٔ ‫ َر ُسو‬ُٝ ‫ ُِ َد‬َٚ ٕ ٝ‫ َس َال‬٠َ ِ‫بَ َٗ َو َق ِب َد اہللٔ ب‬ Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has showed His wrath against those who denied that the
‫ أَ ِّي َش ِي ٕء‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ٔة َو‬َّٟ ‫ ٕ َیَِک ُ ُٗ ُط أَصِ ُ٘ ا ِٖ َح‬ٝ‫ غ ََكا‬ُٙ ‫ا أَ َّو‬َٚ ‫اٖشا َق ٔة َو‬ َ ِ َ‫ أ‬ُٙ ‫ا أَ َّو‬َٚ َٙ ‫ َ ٔي ٌّي ََا‬ٞ ‫َّ إ ََّٔل‬٠‫ ُض‬ُٛ َٗ ‫َُ َال ٕث ََل ي َِك‬
َّ ‫رشا ٔؽ‬ Prophet possess the knowledge of the hidden, and also

ٔ‫ز ٔ ُم إلٔ َى أَ ِخ َوأٖط‬ِٟ ‫ أَ ِّي َش ِي ٕء َی‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ز ٔ ُم اٖ َِو َٖ ُد إلٔ َى أَبٔيطٔ َو‬ِٟ ‫َی‬
against those who made fun of his knowledge of the hidden.

‫ ٖ َِو‬َٙ ‫ ِث َٗ َضا َ َُّؼ ََا‬ٚٔ ‫ٔ ِك ُت‬ٛ‫ا َس‬َٚ ‫ خ ُِػ َب ّة‬َٜ َّٗ ‫ اہللٔ َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬ُٙ ‫ َخ َػ َب َر ُسو‬َٙ ‫ ُط ََا‬ِٟ ‫ َ ٕص َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬َٞ‫ أ‬٠ِ ‫َق‬
“When 'Abdullah bin Salam heard the arrival of the Prophet
at Medina, he came to him and said, "I am going
to ask you about three things which nobody knows except a َٜ َّٗ ‫ اہللٔ َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬ٙٔ ‫اب َر ُسو‬ ُ ‫ َي َه َّػى أَ ِص َح‬َٙ ‫ َْثٔي ّرا ََا‬ُِٜ ‫ ََٗ ٔ ّيال َوٖ ََب َٓ ِيت‬ُِٜ ‫ ٖ ََط ٔحِٓت‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ا أَ ِق‬َٚ ١‫و‬
َ َُٛ ٗ‫َت ِك‬
ِٜ ُٓ‫ تُ ِب َد َل‬١ِٔ ‫ أَ ِط َيا َء إ‬٠ِ ‫زَٖ َِت َص ٔذظ ٔ ِاآلیَ ُة { ََل َت ِشََُٖوا َق‬َٟ ‫ َي‬١ْ ‫ ي َُال‬َٙ ‫ أَبٔی ََا‬٠ِ َٚ ْ٘ ‫ َر ُج‬َٙ ‫ٔين َي َُا‬
prophet: What is the first portent of the Hour? What will be
the first meal taken by the people of Paradise? Why does a ْ ٟ‫ َخ‬ِٜ ‫ َٖ ُض‬ِٜ ‫ُو ُجو َص ُض‬
child resemble its father, and why does it resemble its } ِٜ ُْ ‫َت ُش ِؤ‬
maternal uncle…” “It is narrated from Hazrat Anas , who said, ‘Rasool
[mukhtasir Sahih Bukhari: 3329, p.922, Vol II, Darusalam
Allah delivered a sermon. I have never heard a
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sermon just like that before. He said: ‘If you know
Consider what Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam is saying: what I knows, then, you will laugh a little, and cry a lot.’ He

‫ َ ٔي ٌّي‬ٞ ‫َّ إ ٔ ََّل‬٠‫ ُض‬َُٛ ٗ‫ ََل َي ِك‬nobody knows, except, a Prophet (‫’)الصلوۃ و السالم‬
(Hazrat Anas ) said, ‘On hearing that the Companions
of Rasool Allah covered their faces and started
crying. Then, a man asked: ‘What is the name of my father’?
But Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, condemns all the sayings of Hazrat Abu He replied: ‘so and so’. At that instant, the
Bakr, Hazrat Abu Zar, Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam and other
Prophet’s Companions ‫ رضلوان ہللا تعلالع عللی م‬so as to say : ‘Do not reply in following Verses were descended:
this way that Allah and His Rasool knows well, because, only Allah (O Believers), do not ask such things, that if revealed, you will
Has the knowledge of the hidden, how come the Prophet could become displeased”
know’. And since, Ismail Delhvi has also said that whoever holds [Sahih Bukhari: 3621, Vol VI]
such a belief is a mushrik, therefore, he accused the Companions
‫ رضوان ہللا تعالع علی م‬of committing a shirk.
And in another Hadith:
(‫)استغفرہللا معاذ ہللا‬
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ِ َٜ َّٗ ‫ہلل َصلَّى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬
ُٙ ‫استٔ ِضزَا ّء ي ََي ُُو‬ ٔ ‫ ا‬َٙ ‫ َر ُسو‬١‫و‬ َ ََُٖ‫ ي َِش‬ْٝ ‫ َ َِو‬١‫ا‬ َ َ ‫ ک‬َٙ ‫ا ََا‬َٛ ‫ ُض‬ِٟ ‫ض َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬
ٕ ‫ َقبَّا‬٠ٔ ِ‫ اب‬٠ِ ‫َق‬ buried him. In the morning, people saw that his body was
thrown out by the earth. The people said: it was the work of
‫ُوا‬َٟٚ ‫ آ‬٠‫ی‬ َ ‫ َص ٔذظ ٔ ِاآلیَ َة { یَا أَ ُّی َضا َّاٖ ٔذ‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ اہللُ ي ٔيض‬َٙ َ‫ِز‬َََٞ‫َا ًََٔي ي‬ٞ ٠َ ِ‫َا ََ ُت ُط أَی‬ٞ ٘ٔ
ُّ ‫ اٖ َّز ُج ُ٘ َتط‬ُٙ ‫ أَبٔی َو َي ُُو‬٠ِ َٚ ُ٘ ‫اٖ َّز ُج‬ Muhammed and his companions, since, he left them, and so
‫ ِاآل َی ٔة ک ُ ِّٗ َضا‬٠ِ ٚٔ َ‫ } َحًَّي َفَ َ ى‬ِٜ ُْ ‫ َت ُش ِؤ‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ تُ ِب َد َل‬١ِٔ ‫ أَ ِط َيا َء إ‬٠ِ ‫ََل َت ِشََُٖوا َق‬ they dug him out of his grave. Thus, they buried him deeper
in ground. But next morning again his body was thrown out
“It is narrated from Hazrat Abbas , who said, ‘Some of the earth. On that, the people again said that it was the
people used to ask him , so that they could make work of Muhammed and his companions, who dug his body
fun of it. Someone asked: ‘Who is my father’? And the other out, because he left them. Thus, they again buried him
asked about his lost camel: ‘Where is my camel’? On that deeper in ground, the maximum they could. But next
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬descended the following Verses: morning, his body was again thrown out of ground. Then, the
O Believers, do not ask such things, that if revealed, you will people realized that it was not the work of men, but from
become displeased” Allah, therefore, they left his body as it was”
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‫عزوجل‬ ‫عزوجل‬
Allah is warning people not to inquire the Prophet Consider the wrath of Allah on those who disbelieved and
about hidden affairs that will displease them, if revealed. Hence, denied that the Prophet possess the knowledge of the
this is a definite and inevitable proof that the Prophet hidden.
possessed the knowledge of the hidden, and those who disbelieved In order, to understand this matter completely read the following
and denied, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬descended an awful torment onto them: Hadith:

َ ‫ايُين بحد‬ٟٖٛ‫ ا‬٠ٚ ٘‫ رج‬ٙ‫ٗكب و َا‬ٞ ‫دوع و‬ٞ ‫ا‬ْٟ ‫ا‬ٛٞ‫ ا‬٠ٖ‫ ٖيُو‬ٜ٣‫ ساٖت‬٠‫ فى َوٖہ تكالى وٖئ‬ٙ‫ہ َا‬ٞ‫ا‬
‫ ٔي ِّي‬َّٟ ٗٔ ٖ ‫ یَِٓت ُُب‬١‫ا‬
َ َ ‫ َيك‬١‫ا‬ َ َ ‫ َو َ َرقأَ ا ِٖ َب‬ََٜ ٗ‫ ًّٔيا يََ ِس‬ٞ‫ِصا‬
َ ‫ َز‬ِٛٔ ‫ ق‬َٙ ‫رق َة َوآ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر ُج ْ٘ َن‬١‫ا‬ َ َ ‫ ک‬َٙ ‫ ُط ََا‬ِٟ ‫ َ ٕص َرض َٔي اہللُ َق‬َٞ‫ أ‬٠ِ ‫َق‬
‫ُو ُظ‬ٟ‫ا َت ُط اہللُ ي ََد َي‬َٚ َ ََ‫ا َْت َِب ُت َٖ ُط ي‬َٚ ‫ ْد إ ََّٔل‬َّٛ ‫ َح‬ُٚ ‫ا یَ ِدرٔي‬َٚ ُٙ ‫ َي ُُو‬١‫ا‬ َّ َّ ‫ا یدریہ بااٖهيب‬ٚ‫ بوا دى ْذا و ْذا و‬١‫اَة يال‬ٞ ١‫د ا‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫ا‬ُٟ
َ َ ‫ ًّٔيا َيك‬ٞ‫ِصا‬ َ ِ ‫ ي ََكا َد َن‬َٜ ٗ‫َصلى اہللُ َقٗ َِيطٔ َو َس‬
‫ا‬َٟ ٔ ‫ َصاحٔب‬٠ِ ‫ َ َب ُظوا َق‬ٞ ِٜ ‫ ُض‬ِٟ ٚٔ ‫ا ص ََز َب‬َّٛ َٖ ٔ‫ ٕد َوأَ ِص َحابٔط‬َّٛ ‫ َح‬ُٚ ُ٘ ‫يََ َ ِص َبحَ َو ََ ِد ًََٖؿَ ِت ُط األِ َ ِر ُع َي َُاُٖوا َص َذا ي ِٔك‬
“Ibn Abi Sheeba Ibn Jarir, narrates from Hazrat Abbas
that a person lost his camel, and everyone was looking for
٠ِ ‫ َ َب ُظوا َق‬ٞ ٔ‫ ٕد َوأَ ِص َحاب ٔط‬َّٛ ‫ َح‬ُٚ ُ٘ ‫ ُُوا يََ َ ِص َبحَ َوَ َِد ًََٖؿَ ِت ُط ِاألَ ِر ُع َي َُاُٖوا ص ََذا ي ِٔك‬َٛ ‫َفوا َٖ ُط يََ َ ِق‬ َ
ُ َ ‫يََ ِٖ َُ ِو ُظ َي َح‬ it. Rasool Allah ( ) informed them that the camel
‫اس َت َػاقُوا يََ َ ِص َبحَ َوَ َِد ًََٖؿَ ِت ُط‬ ِ ‫ا‬َٚ ‫ع‬ ٔ ‫ ُُوا َٖ ُط فٔی ِاألَ ِر‬َٛ ‫َفوا َٖ ُط َوأَ ِق‬ َ
ُ َ ‫ يََ ِٖ َُ ِو ُظ َي َح‬ِٜ ‫ ُض‬ِٟ ٚٔ ‫ا ص ََز َب‬َّٛ َٖ ‫ا‬َٟ ٔ ‫َصاحٔب‬ was in such and such valley. On that, one of the hypocrites
‫ض يََ َ ِٖ َُ ِو ُظ‬
ٔ ‫ا‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ا‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ َّ ُط ٖ َِي َص‬َٞ‫وا أ‬ُٛ ٔ ٗ‫األِ َ ِر ُع ي ََك‬
said, ‘He is saying the camel is in such and such valley, how
come Muhammed knows about the hidden?’ Therefore,
“It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that he said, ‘a Allah ‫ عزوجل‬descended the following Verses:
Christian after becoming a Muslim, recited Sura-AlBaqra and “And ]O’ beloved Prophet![ If you ask to them, they will say
Sura-Aal-Imran. Then, he started writing down the divine- ‘We were only jesting and playing’. Say you; ‘Do you mock at
revelation of the Prophet . Afterwards, he again Allah and His signs and His Rasool? Make no excuses; you
converted to a Christian, and started saying that Muhammed have already become disbelievers after being Muslims.”
knows only what I have written down for him. [Part 10, Sura Al-Tauba, Verse 65-66]
Therefore, Allah imparted death on him, and the people
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Imam Al-Jawzi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬in his book of explanation tafseer Zad al- “Hazrat ‫ یلص اہلل اعتیلٰ ہیلع ملس‬did not possess ilm-Ghayb, and to
Masir fi ‘Ilm al-Tafsir and Imam Ala'uddin Ali Bin Muhammed hold this belief that he possessed ilm-Ghayb is absolute
Khazin in his tafseer-e-Khazin elucidates Sura- Al-Tauba, Verse: 65- polytheism.”
67 in these words: [Fataw-i Rasheedya, kamil maboob, p. 69]
‫ا‬ٚ ‫ا یُدریط‬ٚ‫ و‬،‫ بوادي ْذا وْذا‬١‫اَة يال‬ٞ ١‫د أ‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ ‫ا‬ُٟ‫ یحد‬:ٙ‫ايُين َا‬ٟٖٛ‫ ا‬٠ٚ ‫ رج ّال‬١‫أ‬
Khalil Ahmed with the confirmation of Rasheed Ahmed writes:
‫حاصد‬ٚ ‫ َاٖط‬،‫زٖت صذظ اآلیة‬ٟ‫اٖهيب؟ ي‬
(٘‫زی‬ٟ‫كانی اٖت‬ٚ ‫ تًشير ٖباب اٖتَوی٘ فی‬، ‫ اٖتًشير‬ٜٗ‫شير فی ق‬ٖٛ‫)تًشير زاد ا‬ ‫ےک الدلیل‬ ‫"اطیشؿ کلماوملتاکاحؽدکيرکاعملطیحمزيماکرخفاعملوکالخػوصنص‬
“One of the hypocrites said: "Muhammed is saying the camel ‫ث ا‬ ‫ا‬
is in such and such valley, how come he knows about the ‫ضحم قس افدسا ےس پ بتي رکپ رشک ہن وت وکؿ اس ااؿ اک ہصح ےہ اطیشؿ کلم اوملت وک ہی‬
‫ث ا‬
hidden? Then this verse descended, this is saying of ‫ےہہکسجےسامتؾ‬ ‫تعسصنےسپ بتيوہئىرخفاعملیک تعسملعیکوکؿیسصن‬
Mujahid”
‫ث ا ا‬
[Part 10, Sura Al-Tauba, tafseer Zad al-Masir fi ‘Ilm al-Tafsir "‫وصنصوکردرکےکايرشکپ بتيرکپےہ۔‬
) ۱۶:‫ہحفص‬،‫بتکاخہنادماديديدنب‬،‫(براھيناقطعۃ‬
AND Tafseer libab al-Ta'wil fi maaini al-Tanzeel or tafseer-
‫ب‬
e-Khazin]
“After looking at the state of Satan and Angel of death; to
prove that the pride of the world (i.e. Hazrat Muhammed ‫صللی‬
Consider, the hypocrite said, ‘how come Muhammed knows about ٰ
‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫ہللا‬
) also has the same knowledge that encompasses the
the hidden’, on that Allah said, ‘you have already earth, against nusus-qatia *absolute provisions from Qur’an+
become disbelievers after being Muslims’. On the other hand, the and without any evidence, a belief on the basis of sinful
wahabis not only say such things but also declares Muslims, who imagination. If this is not polytheism, then which part of faith
believe that the Prophet knows about the hidden, as it is?
‘polytheists’. This clearly proves that they are more corrupted and This extensiveness [of knowledge] for Satan and Angel of
malicious than the hypocrites of the past. death is proved from nus *provision from Qur’an+. Which
nus-qatae [absolute provision from Qur’an+ proves this
extensiveness [of knowledge] for the pride of the world
Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet (Muhammed ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ٰ ‫صللی ہللا‬
), so as to, refute all the nusus just
and the shirk of ulma-e-deoband to prove this polytheism.”
[Albraheen-ul Qatia, kutab khana Imdadia, Deoband, p. 51]
The Qutb-e-Aalam, Ghous-e-Aazam, of Darul uloom deoband, Mr
Rasheed Ahmd Gangohi writes:
The Extract of the above passage is:

‫"رضحت یلص اہلل اعتیلٰ ہیلع ملس وک ملع بیغ ہن اھت ا ر ہی دیقعا رانھک ہک آ پ وکملع‬  The extensiveness of knowledge that encompasses the earth is
"‫بیغ اھترصحی رشک ےہ۔‬ proved for Satan and the Angel of death from Qur’an.
 Which absolute provisions from Qur’an proves this similar
(۱۶ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫ اکلم وبمب‬،‫)اتف ی ردیشہی‬ ٰ
knowledge for Hazrat Muhammed ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
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 Hazrat Muhammed ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬
ٰ ‫صللی ہللا‬
does not have this extensiveness
of knowledge which encompasses the earth.
 It is polytheism to believe that Hazrat Muhammed ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ٰ ‫صلی ہللا‬

have the extensive knowledge that encompasses the whole world.

ٰ
Like those who used to ask the Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
to provide a
‫عزوجلل‬
proof that he is really the Rasool of Allah , therefore, in the
same way today their offspring Deobandis are also asking Muslims
ٰ
to provide a proof that the Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
have the knowledge
encompassing the earth. Moreover, they are not only asking for
proof but an absolute proof from Qur’an, which reveals their
extreme hatred against the Prophet ‫صلللی ہللا تعل ٰلالی علیللہ وسلللم‬. However, the
Muslims know this well that even if an absolute proof is shown to
them they will deny it, since they are the worst kind of hypocrites.
Anyway, in order to refresh the faith of the Muslims we would like
to mention as what Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬says about one of His Prophet Hazrat
Adam ‫علیہ السالم‬:

۞ ‫ َصـادَٔٔي َن‬ُِٜ ‫ـت‬ُْٟ ١ٔ ‫اء صَـ ُؤَلء إ‬َٛ ‫بٔئُونٔی بَٔ َ ِس‬َٞ‫ أ‬َٙ ‫الَُ ٔ َٓ ٔة َي َُا‬َِٛ ٖ‫ َقل َى ا‬ِٜ ‫ِ َض ُض‬ ُ َّ
َ َ َّٜ ُ ‫اء کُٗ َضا‬َٛ ‫ األَ ِس‬َٝ ‫ آ َد‬َٜ ٗ‫َو َق‬
َّ
ِٜ ٔ ‫آُ ٔض‬ٛ‫ بَٔ َ ِس َـ‬ٜ‫بٔـئِ ُض‬َٞ‫ أ‬ُٝ ‫ َیـا آ َد‬َٙ ‫ ۞ ََـا‬ُٜ ‫ ا ِٖ َحٓٔـي‬ُٜ ‫ـت اٖ َِكٗٔـي‬ٞ َ َ‫َّـَٔ أ‬ٞٔ‫ا إ‬َٟ َ ‫ت‬ِٛ َّٗ ‫ا َق‬َٚ َّ‫ا إ َٔل‬َٟ َٖ َِٜ ٗٔ‫ ََٔ َلَ ق‬ٞ‫ََاُٖواِ ُس ِب َحا‬
ُِٜ ‫ت‬ُْٟ ‫ا‬َٚ ‫ َو‬١‫ُو‬ َ ‫ا تُ ِبد‬َٚ ُٜ َٗ ‫ع َوأَ ِق‬ ٔ ‫ت َواألَ ِر‬
ٔ ‫ا َوا‬َٛ ‫اٖش‬ َّ ‫ ن َِي َب‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ إن ٔ ِّی أَ ِق‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ أََُ٘ َّل‬ِٜ َٖ َ‫ أ‬َٙ ‫ ََا‬ِٜ ٔ ‫آُ ٔض‬َٛ ‫ بَٔ َ ِس‬ُِٜ ‫بََص‬َٞ َ‫ا أ‬َّٛ َٗ ‫َي‬
٠‫ی‬َ ‫اَف‬ٔ ٔ َ ‫ ا ِٖك‬٠َ ٚٔ ١‫ا‬ َ َ ‫اس َتِٓب َ َر َوک‬ َ ٔ ِٗ‫ ي ََش َحدُواِ إ َٔلَّ إٔب‬َٝ ‫الَُ ٔ َٓ ٔة ا ِس ُحدُواِ آل َد‬َِٛ ٖٗٔ ‫ا‬َٟ ِٗ َُ ِ‫ ۞ َوإٔذ‬١‫و‬
ِ ‫يص أَبَى َو‬ َ ُُٛ ‫َتِٓت‬
“And Allah the Supreme taught Adam all the names (of
things), then presented them to the angels, saying, ‘Tell Me
the names of these, if you are truthful.’ ۞ They said, ‘Purity
is to You! We do not have any knowledge except what You
have taught us! Indeed You only are the All Knowing, the
Wise.’ ۞ He said ‘O Adam! Inform them the names’; and
when Adam had informed them their names, He said, ‘Did I
not tell you that I know all the secrets of the heavens and the
earth? And I know all what you disclose and all what you
hide?’ ۞ And (remember) when We ordered the angels to
prostrate before Adam, so they all prostrated, except Iblees
(Satan); he refused and was proud - and became a
disbeliever ۞” [Part I, Sura Al-Bakra, Verse 31-34]
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When Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬bestowed the knowledge concerning the names of  Rasheed Ahmad and Khalil Ahmad have declared that
things present in heaven and earth to Hazrat Adam ‫علیلہ السلالم‬, and then it is polytheism to believe that Hazrat Muhammed
asked the angels, including the Angel of Death, to tell about those Mustafa ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬
ٰ ‫صلی ہللا‬
possess the knowledge that
things. On that all the angels replied that they don’t have any
encompasses the earth. BUT both of them are
knowledge regarding those things, and that they only know what
Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬have taught them. Moreover, the Satan, whom deobandis proving the same knowledge for the Satan and the
have praised by declaring that he possesses the knowledge Angel of death from Qur’an.
encompassing the earth, was also present there and was also totally  This suggests, under the light of their own verdict,
unaware of the knowledge which Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has bestowed to Hazrat that Satan and the Angel of Death are their gods.
Adam ‫علیہ السالم‬. Since, if it is polytheism to hold such a belief for
Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ٰ ‫صلی ہللا‬
, then it is
It means that if the Angel of Death and the Satan do not possess the
polytheism to hold the same belief for the Satan and
knowledge which Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has given to Hazrat Adam ‫ علیلہ السلالم‬then,
how come deobandis could prove their knowledge more than the Angel of death.
ٰ
Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
. Moreover, Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬says ٜ‫ وَل َوة اَل بااہلل اٖكؿي‬ٙ‫َلحو‬
ٰ
about His grace upon Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
:
Hence, this statement of Rasheed Ahmed and Khalil Ahmad
َ َ ‫ َوک‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ َت ِك‬٠ِ ُٓ‫ َت‬َِٜ ٖ ‫ا‬َٚ ََٔٛ َّٗ ‫َو َق‬
‫ ي َِط ُ٘ اٖ ٓٗطٔ َقٗ َِئَ َقؿ ّٔامي‬١‫ا‬ discloses some other gods of deobandis. Now let us see what comes
“And (Allah) Has taught to you what you did not know, and out of the mouth of Rasheed Ahmad, only truth or simply lie.
great is the grace of Allah upon you.” Rasheed Ahmad and Khalil Ahmad jointly declared that the Prophet
ٰ
‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
[Part V, Sura Al-Nisa, Verse 113] could not even see behind the wall.

Now after this absolute announcement of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, the Muslims ‫م‬
‫"خیشۼدبعاقحلۼرواببۼرکےتۼںيہۼہکۼ جکوۼدويارۼےکۼےھچیپۼاکۼیھبۼملعۼںيہن"ۼ‬
would like to challenge all wahabis and deobandis to provide a
single proof as what Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has not taught to Hazrat Muhammed ‫ۼدويدنب)ۼ‬،‫بتکۼاخہنۼادمادہي‬،۷۱:‫ۼہحفص‬،‫(اربلانيہُۼااقلطغہ‬
ٰ
ٰ
Mustafa ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
. Till the day of resurrection they cannot provide "Sheikh Abdul Haq, narrates that (the Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬

anything. Therefore, we say to them: Allah’s Curse on to those who has said), 'I cannot even know what's behind the wall."
lie. [Albraheen-ul Qatia, kutab khana Imdadia, Deoband, p. 51]

All praises to Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, we have successfully proved from Qur’an

that the knowledge of Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa ‫صلللی ہللا تعل ٰلالی علیللہ وسلللم‬
encompass the earth and the heaven, the hidden or the apparent,
since, ‘Great is the Grace of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬upon him ‫علالی علیلہ وسللم‬
ٰ ‫صللی ہللا ت‬
.’ Now
we would like to draw readers’ attention towards the stupidity and
ignorance of these so-called learned men of Darul uloom Deoband,
which they have proved themselves by writing the above mentioned
passage in albraheen-ul Qatia.
Consider, the wickedness of deobandis who have accused Hazrat
Maulana Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhadish dehlvi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬of writing such
statement, whereas, what he wrote was against this evil belief.
Now read what Hazrat Maulana Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhadish dehlvi
‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬has written in his book, madarij al-nabawa ‫ۃ‬ . He
writes:
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"Some people at this point bring these propositions that it is
ٰ
written in some narrations that the Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
has
said,' I am a man, I don't know what is behind this wall.'
There is no proof of such saying, and neither any kind of
accurate narration came into view."
[madarij al-nabawa, Part I, p. 17]

Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Haq ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬is saying that there is no proof of
such saying, and neither there is any accurate narration. But
Rasheed Ahmad and Khalid Ahmad have written that Sheikh Abdul
Haq ‫ رحمللة ہللا علیلله‬has said that. This proves the fraudulence and
immorality of deobandi ulma.

That was one example of Rasheed Ahmad's honesty and what

comes out of his mouth. Undoubtedly, Ashiq Ali Meerathi, also
followed the steps of his mentor, and lied about the character and
honesty of Rasheed Ahmad. Therefore, we would like to advice
deobandis that next time, by chance, if they really decide to struggle
hard so that truth may come out of their mouths, then they should
say in this manner:

"Hear this well, lies are only that comes out from the
tongue of Rasheed Ahmad, and we swear, that he is
nothing, but astray and imprisonment of hell depends on his
obedience."

But they cannot say truth, it is against their belief to be honest, to

follow the teachings of Islaam, to praise Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬and His Divine
ٰ
Dignity, to honor to praise the beloved Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
of Allah
‫تعلالع‬. On the contrary, all their respect and honour is for their so-
called learned men of Deoband.

Furthermore, to refute the evil belief of deobandis that the Prophet

ٰ
‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
cannot see behind the wall, read the following Ahadith
from Sahih Bukhari:
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It is narrated by Hazrat Abu Salama :
Gangohi, Muhammed Ya‘qub Nanotavi,
“[Hazrat] Aisha said that the Prophet ٰ
‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬ and Mahmud al-Hasan deobandi.
said to her "O 'Aisha' This is Gabriel and he sends his
In 1319 H, Ashraf Ali Thanwi answered
(greetings) salutations to you." 'Aisha said,
a question regarding 'Ilm-e-Ghayb (the
"Salutations (Greetings) to him, and the Mercy and Blessings knowledge of the hidden) which was
ٰ
of Allah, be on him," and addressing the Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
published in the form of a book by the
she said, "You see what I don't see.” name Hifzul Iman.
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 54, Number 440]
In the book Mr. Ashraf Ali Thanawi
Narrated by Hazrat Abu Huraira :
rendered the following fatwa:
ٰ
“The Apostle ‫تعالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
of Allah said, "You see me facing the
Qibla; but, by Allah, nothing is hidden from me regarding
‫"رھپ ہی ہک آپ یک ذاتِِ دقمہس رپ ملع بیغ اک مکح ایک اجپ ارگ وقبؽ زید حیحص وہ وت‬
your bowing and submissiveness and I see you from behind
my back.” ‫درپتف بلط ہی ارم ےہ ہک اس بیغ ےس رماد ضعب بیغ ےہ پ لک بیغ ارگ ضعب‬
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 12, Number 708]
‫علوؾ ہیبیغ رماد ںیہ اس ںیم وضحر یلص اہلل ہیلع ملس یک ایک صیصخت ےہ ااسی ملع بیغ وت‬
Narrated Hazrat Anas bin Malik : ‫زید رمع ہکلب ي ر‬
"‫ہ یبص ونجمؿ ہکلب عیمج ویحاپت اہبمئ ےک ےئل احلص ےہ‬
ٰ
“The Prophet ‫تعلالی علیلہ وسللم‬ ‫صللی ہللا‬
said, "Perform the bowing and the (‫ رکایچ‬،‫ درتف امياقبءدنبر ڈ‬،‫ ہبتکم اھتونی‬،۴ :‫ ہحفص‬،‫)ظفح اميامیؿ‬
prostrations properly. By Allah, I see you from behind me
when you bow or prostrate.” “Subsequently, this assertion of 'Ilm-e-Ghayb on his (Hazrat
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 12, Number 709] Muhammed Mustafa ) sacred personality, even if
correct according to zaid, then the question arises as
whether that hidden means some of the hidden or all of the
Ilm-e-Ghayb of the Prophet hidden. If it means some of the hidden, then what is
and the evilness of Ashraf Ali Thanvi exceptional in this for the Prophet , this kind of
knowledge of hidden is possessed by zaid and amr (common
Ashraf 'Alī Thānwī (1280 – 1362 H, 1863 – 1943), people), rather, every child and mad-man, infact, all the
(Urdu: ‫ )اشلرف عللی ت لانوی‬is one of the crown scholars and religious animals and quadrupeds possesses it, because every person
guide from deobandi cult. He is known as hakeem al ummat, which knows about something that is hidden from another person,
means “the sage of the ummah”. so everyone should be declared as the knower of the
hidden.”
In 1295 H, Ashraf Ali Thanawi enrolled at the madrasa-e-Deoband, [Ashraf Ali Thanawi, Hifzul iman, p.13, Qadeemi Qutub
from where he graduated in 1301 H. Among his teachers were khana, Aram bagh, Karachi]
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In the above passage, Mr Thanwi has not only rejected Qur’an,
Ahaadith, and the sayings of learned men of Islam, but he has also
used the most filthy, foul and vile language against the honour of
the Prophet . The fatwa clearly depicts the intrigue and
the stratagem of madrasa-e-Deoband. It also potrays and proves
that the hearts of ulma-e-deoband were heaving and overflowing
with tremendous enmity towards the Prophet , which
became irrepressible time to time and therefore busted out in the
form of written contaminated words.

Mr. Thanawi, exposed his hatred towards Hazrat Muhammed

Mustafa , for which he was preparing grounds, and
‫عزوجلم‬
insulted the beloved Prophet of Allah , in this evil
way: "If it means some of the hidden, then what is exceptional in
this for the Prophet , this kind of knowledge of hidden is
possessed by zaid and amr (common people), rather, every child
and mad-man, infact, all the animals and quadrupeds possesses it."
)‫)استغفرہللا العظیم‬

Comparing the knowledge of the Prophet to that of

children and mad-man is itself severe infidelity but comparing it to
animals and quadrupeds, is the most viscous transgression.
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Chapter V:
The god of deobandis can lie
A man named Mohammad sent the following query to Abubakr
Karolia, another Mufti of www.muftisays.com:
“asalaam u alaikum
what is the deoband response to the claim made that Allah
has the power to against his will and imkaane kizb (mufti
rasheed ganghoi). i accept that all is all power and can do
what he wants but how far do we take that.
is the following claim true or false
"It is satisfying to say "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali
Rasool-ul-Laah" and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina
Nabiyina Ashraf Ali" and there is no harm in saying so."
Deobandi Reference:Risaalah Al lmdad, page 35) for the
month of S. afar 1336 A.H.; and proceedings of a Munuazirah
(religious debate) in Gaya, Al Furqaan, volume 3, page 85”
[Question date: 10th June 2005, Short URL:
http://qa.muftisays.com/?500, Question ID:500]
The extract of the above is:
1. What is deobandis response to the claim made that Allah
has the power to against his will and imkaane kizb?
2. Is the following claim true or false: "It is satisfying to say
"Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali Rasool-ul-Laah" and
"Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina Ashraf Ali"
and there is no harm in saying so."?
138 Piercing the Devil’s Web
Fatwa given by the mufti of muftisays.com
regarding the issue of “Imkan-e-kizb”
Therefore, Mr Abubakr Karolia delivered the following verdict:
“In the name of Allah with whom all accuracy lays:
Wa 'Alaykum assalam
Please read the whole Fatwa.
Lying is plausible with ones entity (self), impossible by
external reasons. Because a lie is vile it can never be a
proclamation which can be made by Allah nor will this ever
happen. Allah is not a liar (and we seek Allah protection that
such thoughts ever come from us). Whosoever is conceding
that Allah is a liar or has spoken a lie then without doubt that
person is a Kaafir. The same has being related in Fatawa
Rasheediya.
But just because the committing of the act can never take
place does not necessarily mean that the authority and
power does not exist to carry out the act. If one does not
believe in the power and ability to be present in Allah then
one is saying that Allah Ta'aalaa is not Qadeer over all things.
In essence he is saying that lowliness and powerlessness
becomes incumbent upon Allah because he cannot do a
certain act. This is against the Ayah:
Verily Allah has power over all things?.
But if one says that Allah is a liar then one becomes a Kaafir
(disbeliever) as mentioned earlier. So either way a person will
become psychologically trapped. This is a trick of Shaytaan
(Satan) to try and mislead and deceive the human mind, the
human thought. Now if we look at the answer and solution to
this show to us by the Wisdom filled Qur'aan we come to an
acceptable conclusion.
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In the Qur’anic Verse it is stated:
and who is there more truthful in speech other than
Allah?.(Surah Verse)
By this one comprehends that Allah has the power of the
opposite of truth which is to lie, because if he does not have
this power to lie then the truth will be obligatory on Him.
Therefore to elucidate and explain such a topic is also
necessary. That is, to say ?to be forced onto one thing and
not have the power or capability on its contradictory article?.
Allah is Alim (All knowing) and Hakeem (All Wise) together
with being Qadeer (All powerful). And so many other qualities
are attributed to Allah which are all mentioned in the Qur’an,
Hadith and other Deeni books. Because Allah is All wise it is
obvious for one to say that Allah will never make a mistake.
Hence, the absolute power which Allah holds and will always
hold will never be misused. Allah will never do anything
which is against his majesty and might, he will never lie even
though he has the power to, because he is All Wise.
A detestable and vile action is detestable and vile in nature
but to have the ability upon carrying out that action is not
despicable or wicked. Every human has the ability to carry out
a murder but some humans will never ever do this
throughout their entire lives, it is against their nature, against
their being. Having the ability to murder does not make each
and every human being a murderer. I hope this example
helps shed some light on the topic. This Mas'alah is present
in? Sharhee Maqaasid, Sharhee Mawaaqif, Tafseer kabeer
fatawaa Shami etc.
(FATAWA MAHMOODIYAH, PG 69-70 VOL 6, PUBLISHED BY
ZAKARIYAH BOOK DEPORT, DEOBAND, FATAWA RAHIMIYAH
VOL 6, pg 23)
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"It is satisfying to say "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali
Rasool-ul-Laah" and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina
Nabiyina Ashraf Ali" and there is no harm in saying so."
This is related to an incident in which a Mureed of Hadhrat
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thaanvi saw a dream in which he heard
the above words being said. The person seeing the dream
was naturally shocked and perplexed. He enquired from an
Alim what the dream meant. And its interpretation was that
Maulana Ashraf Ali Taanvi is strong in following the Sunnah of
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalam.
It does not mean that he became a Nabi may Allah protect us
from such thoughts Ameen or that there was some form
innovation going on etc as I am aware many have jumped to
such conclusions. Furthermore, one must bear in mind that
dreams are just dreams they are not ?Hujat-e-Sharr'ee? from
which laws can be derived.
The person who saw the dream didn’t need to tell anyone
and he could have kept it to himself but he told someone not
out of pride but to find out what it meant and by doing so the
ummah became aware that Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali May
Allah show mercy on him was very close to the way of our
beloved Prophet.
If someone says "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali Rasool-ul-
Laah" and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina Ashraf
Ali" thinking and believing Maulana Ashraf Ali Taanvi to be a
Nabi then this is Kufr. It is not satisfying as you have
incorrectly quoted. Please refer to Fatawa Rahimiyah,Vol 6
pg. 15-45 for a full explanations and answers regarding all the
allegations made upon the Deobandi ulamaa
And Allah the Wise knows best
[Mufti Abubakr Karolia, Batley, U.K
Founder of the "Islaamic Foundation for Theology and
Research"
(I.F.T.A.R), www.muftisays.com]
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The issue discussed in the preceding part of Mr. Abubakr Karolia’s In the same year (1240 H) one of
answer, is in fact, one of the evil beliefs of ulma-e-deoband the renowned scholar of Ahl-
ِ ‫ام‬
concerning the “Possibility (of Allah) to lie” (Imkan-e-kizb – ‫کان‬ Sunnah wa’l Jama’at, Hazrat
Allama Maulana Fazl-e Haq
‫)کذب‬. Khairabadi ‫( رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬1797 – 1861),
wrote a refutation of Taqwiyatul-
Whereas, in the subsequent part of the answer he tried to defend Iman by the name tahqeeq al-
yet another blasphemy and infidelity that was committed by Mr. Fatwa fi Ibtal al-Taghwa with
Abubakr Karolia’s so-called alim, Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanwi regarding the signatures of seventeen Ulma
reciting kalma and durood shareef. and scholars of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l
Jama’at who also rendered a
Let us first thrash out the foremost part of Mr. Abubakr Karolia’s fatwa of infidelity against Ismail
answer. Dehlvi.

Ghulam Rasool Maher, an

Background of the issue of “Imkan-e-kizb”
Moulvi Ismail Delhvi was the first of the wahabis of India to come-
up with the heresy of “Imkan-e-kizb” or .the possibility of Allah to
lie. As mentioned earlier that Ismail Delhvi wrote a book by the
name “Taqwiyatul-Iman”. In that book Moulvi Ismail Delhvi wrote:
‫ث‬ ‫ث‬
‫"اسشاشنہایکوتہیشؿےہہکايآؿںیمايمکح ےسارگاچےہوترک ڑ ںیبنا ر یلا رنج‬
‫قرہتشربجلیئا ردمحمیلصاہللہیلع ملسےک بب ب ر‬
"‫رابدیپارکڈاےل‬
‫ا‬
) ۶۲ :‫ہحفص‬،‫ریمدمحمبتکاخہنرمکرملع ادبآراؾپبغرکایچ‬،‫(وقتتياميامیؿ‬
“That King’s (Allah ‫ )عزوجل‬Excellency is such that if He desires,
by the one order of ‘BE’, *kun] can create in a twinkling,
millions of Prophets, Saints, Jinni, Angels, similar to Gabriel
and Muhammed ” take into account the difference between Allah’s Will and His
[Taqwiyatul-Iman, p. 17, Maktab ul Islaam, Wasan pura,
Lahore, and Taqwiyatul-Iman with Tazkirul Ikhwan, p. 36,
Mir Muhammed kutub khana, Aram Bagh, Karachi]
eminent wahabi historian, has
written an introduction of Maulvi
Ismail Delhvi and his Taqwiyatul-Iman, in which he confirms that
Hazrat Allama Maulana Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬wrote the
above mentioned refutation against Ismail Delhvi. He writes:
“Among the scholars of Delhi, the one who was renowned to
be the most prominently active in his opposition, was
Maulana Fadl Haq Khairabadi, about whom it has been
generally acknowledged now that despite having been a
dignified scholar and possessing an immense amount of
knowledge, his dogmatic precepts and beliefs were no
different than that of a joe-public. He triggered the
controversy of the possibility of existence and non-existence
of the Prophet’s ( ) counterpart and did not
Capability to bring something into existence. Shah Shaheed,
through his treatise known as Yak-Rozi (One dayer), had
proved the baselessness of all these objections.”
[Strengthening of the Faith, Taqwiyatul-Iman, English
Translation, p.32, Dar-us-Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi
Arabia]
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In the above passage, although Ghulam Rasool has tried his best to
defend his Imam, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, but to his ignorance and
stupidity, this is also an inevitable fact that even his own ‘faithful’
self had been attacked and declared as polytheist by non other than
his mentor, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, who wrote in Taqwiyatul-Iman
that it is polytheism to have such names like, Abdun-Nabi, Ali Baksh,
Ghulam Mohiuddin etc. Maulvi Ismail Delhvi writes:
“To avoid ailments, they have no scruples about attributing
their sons to those false deities by giving them such names as
Abdun-Nabi, Ali Bakhsh, Hussain Bakhsh, Peer Bakhsh, Madar
Bakhsh, Salar Bakhsh, Ghulam Muhiuddin (slave of
Muhiuddin) and Ghulam Moinuddin (slave of Moinuddin)
etc.”
[Strengthening of the Faith, Taqwiyatul-Iman, English
Translation, p.32, Dar-us-Salam Publications, Riyadh-Saudi
Arabia]
Hence, Ghulam Rasool is also persecuted by the above verdict for
having a name Ghulam Rasool (i.e. slave of the Rasool) that
symbolizes polytheism. However, Ghulam Rasool, as being a
staunch wahabi, condemns Hazrat Allama Maulana Fazl-e Haq
Khairabadi ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬and accused him of having precepts and beliefs
that of a joe-public. Well, this is sheer enmity and illiteracy to
criticize the beliefs of Ulma Ahl- Sunnah wa’l Jama’at, and to praise
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi for preaching such baseless beliefs. Although
Ghulam Rasool has paid high tribute and honour to Maulvi Ismail as
a dignified and learned scholar, but this is also an unavoidable fact
that even the real uncle of Ismail Delhvi, Shah Abul Qadir, has
criticized the baseless knowledge of his nephew. The renowned
scholars of deobandis Zuhurul Hassan Kasooli and Ameer Shah Khan
with the authentication of Ashraf Ali Thanawi, writes about Ismail
Delhvi:
‫"س اۃۼدبعااقلدرۼاص بتۼےنۼوموليۼدمحمۼوقعيبۼاص بتۼیکۼرعمتفۼوموليۼاليعمسۼاص بتۼےسۼکہالب اۼ‬
‫ہکۼرعفۼب دنيۼوھچرۼدوۼ۔ۼاسۼےسۼوخاۃۼوخماۃۼہنتفۼوہۼاگۼب تۼوموليۼدمحمۼوقعيبۼاص بتۼےنۼوموليۼاليعمسۼ‬
143 144 Piercing the Devil’s Web
‫اصبتۼےسۼاہکۼوتۼاوھنںۼےنۼوجابۼدباۼہکۼارگۼوعامۼےکۼہنتفۼاکۼایخلۼایکۼاجوےۼوتۼرھپۼاسۼدحببۼےکۼایکۼ‬
‫ۼستتۼ‬ ‫يدۼ۔ۼونيکہکۼوجۼوک‬٣‫ـاُ طـ‬ٚ ‫ًـي يٗـہ اجـز‬ٚ‫د يشـاد ا‬ٟ‫ًي ق‬ٟ‫شک بش‬ٛ‫ ت‬٠ٚ‫ۼ‬:‫ينعمۼوہںۼےگۼ‬
‫رتموہکۼوکۼاايتخرۼرکےۼاگۼوعامۼںيمۼوشرسۼوہۼيگۼ۔ۼوموليۼدمحمۼوقعيبۼاص بتۼےنۼس اۃۼدبعااقلدرۼ‬
‫ۼباب اۼمہۼوتۼےھجمسۼےھتۼ‬:‫اص بتۼےسۼاںۼاکۼوجابۼايبںۼایک۔ۼاسۼوکۼنسۼرکۼس اۃۼدبعااقلدرۼاص بتۼےنۼفرامب ا‬
‫ہکۼاليعمسۼملي ۼوہۼایگۼےہۼرگمۼوۃۼوتۼاب کۼدحب بۼےکۼينعمۼیھبۼںيہنۼاھجمسۼ۔ۼہيۼمکحۼوتۼاسۼو قبۼےہۼہکبجۼ‬
‫ ييــہ ۼںيمۼستتۼاکۼاقمبلۼخالػۼستتۼںيہنۼہکلبۼدورسيۼ‬٠‫حــ‬ٞ ‫ــا‬ٚ ‫ستتۼےکۼاقمبلۼخالػۼستتۼوہۼاور‬
"‫ستتۼےہۼ۔‬
“Shah Abdul Qadir Sahib asked Maulvi Muhammed Yaqub
Sahib to tell Maulvi Ismail Delhvi to stop raf-i yadain,
because it would unnecessarily become a cause of sedition.
When Maulvi Muhammed Yaqub Sahib told that to Maulvi
Ismail Sahib, he replied, ‘If sedition of common people is to
be considered, then, what would be the meaning of this
hadith: ‫يد‬٣‫ٗئـة طـ‬ٚ ‫ًـي يٗـہ اجـز‬ٚ‫ـد يشـاد ا‬ٟ‫ًي ق‬ٟ‫شـٔ بشـ‬ٛ‫ ت‬٠‫ـ‬ٚ because whoever
practice the forgotten sunnat, then there is a sedition among
common people’. Maulvi Muhammed Yaqub conveyed this
answer to Shah Abdul Qadir. On hearing that Shah Abdul
Qadir Sahib said, ‘Well, I thought that Ismail has become a
learned man, but he didn’t even understand the meaning of
a single hadith. The narrated verdict in the hadith is applied
when there is a sunnat defying an act against a sunnat. And
in ‫ ييـہ‬٠‫حـ‬ٞ ‫ـا‬ٚ there is no sunnat confronting an act against a
sunnat, but there is another sunnat”
[Arwah-e Salasah, pp. 98, maktaba-e rahmania, Lahore
(with the confirmation of Ashraf Ali Thanawi)]
Thus, the above statement is clear evidence that even to his uncle,
Shah Abdul Qadir, Ismail Delhvi was not a learned man, but an
ignorant man who could not even understand the meaning of a
single Hadith.
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The falsehood of Ismail Dehlvi In other words, if the saying of Ismail delhvi is considered true i.e. to
say that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬can create in a twinkling, millions of Prophets,
Challenged by Hazrat Allama Maulana Fazl-e similar to Muhammed , then that means:
Haq Khairabadi ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
1. The newly created prophets will also have all the attributes
When Maulvi Ismail Delhvi propagated his corrupted belief in of Rasool Allah , since they replicate Rasool Allah
Taqwiyatul-Iman: “That King’s (Allah ‫ )عزوجل‬Excellency is such that if .
He desires, by the one order of ‘BE’, *kun] can create in a twinkling, 2. One of the attributes of Rasool Allah is that he is
millions of Prophets, Saints, Jinni, Angels, similar to Gabriel and
khatamun nabiyeen, the Last among all the Prophets.
Muhammed ”
3. As a result, all of the newly created prophets will also have
to be khatamun nabiyeen, the Last among all the Prophets.
Hazrat Maulana Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬condemned the above
mentioned corrupted belief of Maulvi Ismail Dehlvi in these words: Therefore, creating millions of prophets similar to Muhammed
‫عزوجلل‬
will create millions of “khatum nabiyeen”, but Allah Has
‫"ارگ ۼااجید ۼاور ۼوکتني ۼاک ۼقلعت ۼاواصػ ۼاک ہہ ۼںيم ۼيبن ۼارکم ۼیلص ۼاہلل ۼاعتیلٰ ۼہیلع ۼوملس ۼیک ۼریظن ۼےک ۼساھتۼ‬
said that Muhammed is the Last among all the Prophets.
‫حيحصۼوہۼوتۼاہللۼاعتیلٰۼےکۼوھجبۼاکۼحيحصۼوہباۼالرمۼا اگیئۼويکہکنۼاواصػۼاک ہہۼںيمۼوضحرۼیلصۼاہللۼاعتیلٰۼہیلعۼ‬ Therefore, if the belief of Ismail Delhvi is said to be true, then that
‫وملسۼیکۼریظنۼاورۼا بۼاکۼاسمويۼيبنۼيہ وہاگ ۼاورۼوضحرۼیلصۼاہللۼاعتیلٰۼہیلعۼوملس ۼےک ۼدعب ۼےئن ۼيبن‬ concludes that there is a possibility that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has said a lie.
‫بيين ےک ۼذکبۼوکۼزلتسمم ۼےہۼاورۼوھجب‬ٟٖ‫ ا‬ٜ‫ اہلل و خات‬ٙ‫ رسو‬٠ٓ‫ۼاکۼووجدۼصنِۼقرا ین ول‬ (‫)معاذہللا‬

"‫ۼاس ۼےئل ۼاہللۼاعتیل ۼےکۼ ےئلۼاحملۼباذلاب ےہ۔‬،‫وچہکن بیعۼےہ‬ Moulvi Ismail Delhvi was
)‫(قیقحتۼاوتفلےۼیفۼااطبلۼالطغوے‬ totally bewildered by this
remarkable and ingenuous
“If the relationship of creation and possibility with respect to
response of Hazrat Maulana
the perfect attributes of the Prophet is
Fazl-i Haq Khairabadi ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬.
considered to be correct with his replica, then, this will
conclude to be true that Allah can lie. Because, the replica of Consequently, in order to hide
the Prophet in his perfect attributes would also his illiteracy and ignorance on
be an equivalent Prophet. But the existence of a new the subject and to deceive
Prophet after the Prophet would falsify the Muslims, he wrote another
book by the name of Yak-Rozi
Qur’anic Verse: “yes He is the Rasool Allah and the last one
(One dayer), in which he
among all the prophets” [Surah:Al-Ahzab, Verse: 40]. And
shamelessly accepted that:
because “LIE” is imperfection, therefore, it is impossible for
“We don’t believe that the
Allah ‫” عزوجل‬
discussed lie (i.e. Allah can lie)
[Tahqeeq al-fatawa fi abtaal al-tugwa]
is impossible”.
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Moulvi Ismail Delhvi writes:

‫ناشر فاروقی اتب خانہ‬،)‫(یک روزع (فارسی‬

) ۱۸ :‫ صفحہ‬،‫بکسیلرز پبلشرز ملتان‬

"‫"مہ ںیہن اےتن ہک اہلل اک وھجٹ وبانل احمؽ ےہ‬

)۱۷۶:‫ ہحفص‬،) ‫)رکی زی (ارد‬

“We don’t believe that the discussed lie (i.e. Allah can lie) is
impossible”
(English Translation of: Yak Roza (Persian), p. 81; Yak Rozi,
Urdu, p.541; also in the book: deoband mazhab p.100)

He writes further:

"
‫ناشر فاروقی اتب خانہ بکسیلرز‬،)‫(یک روزع (فارسی‬
) ۱۸ :‫ صفحہ‬،‫پبلشرز ملتان‬

‫"ارثک آدیم وھجٹ وبےتل ںیہ خدا ہن وبؽ ےکس وت آدیم یک دقرت خدا‬
"‫یک دقرت ےس ببرھ اجیگیئ‬
)۱۷۸:‫ صفحہ‬،)‫)یکروزی (اردو‬

“Most of the human beings speak lies, if the Lord cannot lie
then the power of human beings exceed the power of the
Lord”
(English Translation of: Yak Roza (Persian), p. 81; Yak Rozi,
Urdu, p.541)
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Madrassa-e-Deoband,
The Place of revival and survival of Evil beliefs
After the death of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi, in 1830, it was thought that
his corrupted and sacrilegious beliefs were also mingled up in soil
along with him. However, in 1867, madrassa-e-deoband was
founded on the same grounds with the same rotten soil, to spread
the same corrupted beliefs of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi.
Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi (1852- 1927) and Rasheed Ahmed
Gangohi (1825 – 1905) started reiterating the same heretic beliefs
regarding the issue of “Imkan-e-kizb”. Therefore, Maulana Abdus
Samee Rampuri, raised a strong protest against their disrespect and
wrote a book, Anwar-e Satia, to refute their corrupted beliefs.
In response, Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi with the confirmation of
Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi wrote the book called, Albraheen-ul Qatia.
In that book both of them submitted the following profane
statement:
‫"ااکمؿِ ذکب اک ہلئسم وت اب بخدید یسک ےن ںیہن اکنمي ہکلب دقاءںیم االتخػ وہا ےہ ہک‬
"‫فلخِ دیعآپاج برےہہکںیہن‬
‫ث ا‬
(‫رکایچ‬، ‫ ارد پبزار‬،‫ دارميشع‬،۱ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫)اربلانیھ ااقلطعۃ‬
“The “Possibility to lie” is not a modern issue rose by
someone, in fact, there was a difference (in opinion) among
the ancestors”
[Albraheen-ul Qatia, kutabkhana Imdadia, Deoband, p. 2]
Haji Imdadullah was the pir-wa murshid (spiritual and religious
guide) of Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi. When he comprehended the
ever mounting reaction and opposition of the Muslims, against
Khalil Ahmed and Rasheed Ahmed, he was so frightened that he
hurriedly asked his caliph, Rasheed Ahmad, to provide an
explanation regarding the fatwa of “Imkan-e-kizb”. In his letter to
Rasheed Ahmad he wrote:
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‫" ببرانیہ اقطعۃ ںیم ہی اھکل ےہ ہک اہلل اعت ٰیل ےس ذکب نکمم ےہ اس ہلئسم یک ہج ےس‬
‫ا‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ا‬
‫بتک الٰہيۃ ںیم اامتحؽ وھجٹ اک وہاتکس ےہ ینعی اخمنیفل ہہک کس ںیہ ہک شید ہی قرآؿ‬
‫یہ وھجپ ےہ ا ر اس ےک ااکحؾ یہ طلغ ںیہ ا ر ببرانیہ اقطعۃ یک اس رحتبر یک ہج‬
"‫ےس تہب ولگ رمگاا وہ ےئگ‬
)۶۶‫ ہحفص‬، ‫(اتف ی ٰ ردیشہی‬
"It is written in Albraheen-ul Qatia that it is possible for Allah
‫ تعلالع‬to lie. This issue could create a reason for probability
that the book of Allah is false. That is, the opponents would
say that perhaps Qur’an itself is false and its commands are
wrong. That statement of Barahin-e Qatia has misguided
many."
[Fataw-i Rasheedya, kamil maboob, pp. 91-92]
Notice, how desperately Imdadullah tried to warn Rasheed Ahmed
Gangohi about the repercussions of the book, Albraheen-ul Qatia.
This proves that even to Imdadullah it was notorious and
malevolent to hold such an evil belief that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬can lie (‫)معاذہللا‬.
He also warned that the propagation of that issue could cause and
create a reason for probability that the book of Allah is false. He
also accepted and declared that a lot of people were misguided by
the insolent statement of Barahin-e Qatia. However, Rasheed
Ahmad Gangohi satisfied his mentor, Haji Imdadullah in these
words:
‫۔ احضوہہکااکمؿِ ذکبےکینعم وجآپےنےھجمسںیہ اوتپبميافتؼرمد دںیہینعیاہللاعت ٰیل‬:‫"وجاب‬
‫اصج ببرانیہ اقطعۃ ےن رحتبر ایک ا‬
‫ِب‬ ‫یک رطػ وقع ذکب اک اقلئ وہپ پبلط ےہ ۔۔۔۔ سج وک‬
ِ
‫وصرت ذکبےہاسیکقیقحتںیموطؽےہااحللصااکمؿِ ذکبےسرماد دوخؽذکب‬ ‫ذکبںیہن‬
‫پبریاعت ٰیلےہینعیاہللاعتیلٰےنوج دعا دیعقراپےہاسےکالخػرپاقدرےہارگہچ وقعاساک‬
"‫ہنوہااکمؿوک وقعميزؾںیہن‬
)‫پاتسکؿوچکرکایچ‬،‫اچیامیدیعسینپمک‬،۱۶‫ہحفص‬،‫(اتف ی ٰردیشہیاکلم‬
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"The meaning of 'possibility to lie' which you understood is
confirmed malevolent, i.e. it is evil to believe that Allah
commits lie. What the author of Baraheen Qatia has
written is not lie but a possibility to lie. A lot of research is
needed in this matter. Hence, the meaning of “Imkan-e-kizb”
is that Allah ‫ تعلالع‬is capable to lie. That is the cancellation of
punishments which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, also Has the power
to do against it. No matter, if it never happens, possibility
never relies on happenings."
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 92
At another place he has written:
‫ث ا‬
‫ ویکں ہن‬،‫"سپ پ بتي وہا ہک ذکب دالخ تحت دقر ت پب ری اعت ٰیل لج یلعٰ ےہ‬
‫وہ‬
)‫ پاتسکؿ وچک رکایچ‬،‫ اچی امی دیعس ینپمک‬،۴۶‫ ہحفص‬، ‫(اتف ی ٰ ردیشہی‬
“Thus, it is proved that Allah ‫ تعالع‬is capable to lie, and why
not, Verily Allah has power over all things.”
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 79]
Therefore, being a staunch follower of ulma-e-deoband, Mufti
Abubakr Karolia of www.muftisays.com, adopted the same strategy
to deceive the Muslims with the similar sweet words:
“Allah is not a liar (and we seek Allah protection that such
thoughts ever come from us) .Whosoever is conceding that
Allah is a liar or has spoken a lie then without doubt that
person is a Kaafir. The same has being related in Fatawa
Rasheediya. But just because the committing of the act can
never take place does not necessarily mean that the
authority and power does not exist to carry out the act. If
one does not believe in the power and ability to be present
in Allah then one is saying that Allah Ta'aalaa is not Qadeer
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over all things. In essence he is saying that lowliness and
powerlessness becomes incumbent upon Allah because he
cannot do a certain act. This is against the Ayah:
Verily Allah has power over all things.
But if one says that Allah is a liar then one becomes a Kaafir”
Hence, without any doubt, all the above statements and verdicts
prove that the god of ulma-e-deoband can lie, since to them verily
their god has power over all things including immoral and evil
deeds. Consequently, this suggests that the god of deoabandis is
also capable of doing dishonesty, fraud, deceit, treachery etc.
though, he never commits these acts.
‫عزوجم‬
To say that it is possible that Allah can lie, although He never
lies, is to say that He can have a defect (‫)نقص‬. If this is not kufr, then
what else it is? Everyone knows that Lying pertains to defect (‫)نقص‬,
weakness (‫)ضعف‬, and imperfection (‫)غير م ت ل‬, so saying that Allah
‫عزوجم‬
can lie is to say that He can have all these impurities. This is
kufr, like saying He can have a son or a partner. (‫)معاذہللا‬
‫عزوجم‬
Allah says:
‫ إ ٔ ََّل َْ ٔذبّا‬١‫و‬
َ ُٖ‫ َي ُُو‬١ٔ‫ إ‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ أَي َِواص ٔض‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ْخ ُد‬
ُ ِ ‫ ّة َت‬َٛ ٔ َٗ‫ َْب ُ َر ِت ک‬ِٜ ٔ ‫ٕ َو ََل آلٔ بَاُ ٔض‬ِٜٗ ٔ ‫ ق‬٠ِ ٚٔ ٔ‫ بٔط‬ٜ‫ا َٖ ُض‬َّٚ
“They have no knowledge about it or their forefathers. What
a monstrous word it is, that comes out from their mouths.
They are merely telling a lie”
[Sura Al-Kahf, Verse 5]
The learned men of Islaam have declared that it is kufr to say: “it is
‫عزوجم‬
possible that Allah can lie”, therefore anyone who denies or
has doubts that this saying is not kufr then he is also a kafir.
‫عزوجم‬
Even to a simple minded believer for whom Allah is the Most
truthful, can understand this well that it is certainly disrespectful to
‫عزوجم‬
hold such beliefs for Allah .
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Allah says:
‫"ااکمؿِ ذکب اک ہلئسم وت اب بخدید یسک ےن ںیہن اکنمي ہکلب دقاءںیم االتخػ وہا ےہ ہک‬
َ َ ُٖ‫و َت ُُو‬
ْ ‫ َد اہللٔ َقؿ‬ِٟ ٔ ‫ا َوص َُو ق‬ّٟ ‫ َ ُط َص ِّي‬ٞ‫ َو َت ِح َشبُو‬ِْٜ ٗٔ‫ بٔطٔ ق‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ا ٖ َِي َص َل‬َٚ ِٜ ُٓٔ‫ بَٔي َِواص‬١‫و‬
ٜ‫ٔي‬ ‫ل ا‬
َ ٌَ‫وا‬ٖٛ‫افی ا‬ٚ‫٘ یحوز اٖدٌٗ فی اٖوقيد يؿاہز‬٢:‫فلخِ دیعآپاج برےہہکںیہنردا محيارںیمےہ‬
“When you brought such talk on your tongues hearing from
‫ بحوازہسپاسرپنعطرکپےلہپاشمخئرپنعطرکپےہا راسرپبجعت‬١‫ اَلطاِة َاُٗو‬١‫ُاصد ا‬ٖٛ‫وا‬
one another, and uttered with your mouths that of which you
had no knowledge and thought it was simple matter, while it " ‫رکپضحمميیملعا رااکمؿذکبفلخ دیعیکقرعےہ‬
was great in the sight of Allah” ‫ث ا‬
[Sura An-Nuur ,Verse 15] (‫رکایچ‬، ‫ ارد پبزار‬،‫ دارميشع‬،۱ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫)اربلانیھ ااقلطعۃ‬
“Imkan-e-kizb is not a new issue raised by someone, in fact,
Similarly, Rasool Allah has said: there was a difference (in opinion) among the ancestors
whether khulf wa`id is acceptable or not. It is written in Rud

ٔ َ ‫ ٔة َلَ َی َزى بضا بََِس ّا یضوي بضا َس ِبكٔي َن‬َٛ ٔ َٗ‫ بٔا ِٖك‬ُٜ َّٗ َ ‫ اٖ َّز ُج َ٘ َٖ َي َتك‬١‫إ‬
al-Muhtar that: Is al-khulf fi al-wa`id acceptable, it is
ٔ‫ار‬َّٟ ٖ‫ِخيً ّا فی ا‬ apparent from al-mawaqif and al-maqasid that the Ash'ari
“Verily a man may speak a word he thinks is not bad, but are convinced about its acceptability. Thus, taunting on it
due to it he falls a fall that lasts seventy autumns (i.e. years) (Imkan-e-kizb) is taunting on the previous learned men, and
into the Hellfire.” it is merely lack of knowledge to show amazement on it. And
imkan-e-kizb is the offshoot of khulf wa`id”
[Albraheen-ul Qatia, kutabkhana Imdadia, Deoband, p. 2]
Dishonesty and deceit of ulma-deoband
In order to prove the legitimacy and validity of “Imkan-e-kizb” and Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi and Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi have
to deceive the common and ignorant people, the notorious ulma of
deoband, Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi and Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi, declared that: ‫ ااکمؿذکبفلخ دیعیکقرعےہ‬imkan-e-kizb is the offshoot
strived hard to establish the relationship between “Imkan-e-kizb” of khulf wa`id.
and an entirely different affair of khulf wa`id (cancellation of
punishment). In Fataw-i Rasheedia, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi writes:

They provided a statement from Rud al-Muhtar, written by Hazrat ٰ‫۔ احضوہہکااکمؿِ ذکبےکینعموجآپےنےھجمسںیہ اوتپبميافتؼرمد دںیہینعیاہللاعتیل‬:‫"وجاب‬
Allamah Muhammed Amin Ibn Abidin (1198 - 1252 H), ‫رحملة ہللا علیله‬,
and declared that “Imkan-e-kizb” is not a new issue but differences
‫اصج ببرانیہاقطعۃےنرحتبرایک ا‬
‫ِب‬ ‫یکرطػ وقع ذکباکاقلئوہپپبلطےہ ۔۔۔۔سجوک‬
of opinion existed among the predecessors. Whereas, in reality the ِ ‫ذکبںیہنوص‬
‫رت ذکبےہاسیکقیقحتںیموطؽےہااحللصااکمؿِ ذکبےسرماد دوخؽ‬
provided reference of Rud al-Muhtar was about khulf wa`id, the
subject which has nothing to do with “Imkan-e-kizb”. "‫ذکبپبریاعت ٰیلےہینعیاہللاعتیلٰےنوج دعا دیعقراپےہاسےکالخػرپاقدرےہ‬
)‫پاتسکؿوچکرکایچ‬،‫اچیامیدیعسینپمک‬،۱۶‫ہحفص‬،‫(اتف ی ٰردیشہیاکلم‬
Furthermore, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi insolently wrote that Allah "The meaning of 'possibility to lie' which you understood is
‫عزوجلل‬
can also break His waada (promise). Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi confirmed malevolent, i.e. it is evil to believe that Allah
with the confirmation of Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi writes: commits lie. What the author of Baraheen Qatia has
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written is not lie but a possibility to lie. A lot of research is and forgives whomsoever He pleases. And Allah can do
needed in this matter. Hence, the meaning of “Imkan-e-kizb” everything.”
is that kizb (lie) is part of the capability of Allah ‫تعلالع‬, that is [Sura Al Maidah, Verse 40]
the waada and wa`id which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, He also Has
the power to do against it. " In Surah Al-i`Imran, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 92
ٜ‫ َواٖ ٓٗ ُط َنً ُْور َّرح ْٔي‬ِٜ َُٓ‫ ُوب‬ُٞ‫ ذ‬ِٜ ُٓ‫َف َل‬ َّ
ِ ٔ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ ُط َو َي ِه‬ُٜ ُٓ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط يَاتب ٔ ُكونٔی یُ ِحب ٔ ِب‬١‫و‬
َ ‫ تُح ُّٔب‬ُِٜ ‫ت‬ُْٟ ١ٔ‫َُ ِ٘ إ‬
The extract of both of the above passages is that according to the “O beloved! Say you, 'O people! If you love Allah, then
creed of ulma-e-deoband: follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins and Allah
is Forgiving, Merciful.”
1. imkan-e-kizb is the offshoot of khulf wa`id. In other words, [Surah Al-i`Imran, Verse 9]
imkan-e-kizb is being derived from khulf wa`id
2. Hence, the meaning of “Imkan-e-kizb” is that kizb (lie) is In Surah Al-Ahzab, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
part of the capability of Allah ‫تعالع‬
3. the waada and wa`id which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, He also ‫ یُ ٔػ ِل اہللَ َو َر ُسو َٖ ُط َي َُ ِد ي ََاز ي َِوزّ ا َقؿ ّٔامي‬٠َٚ ‫ َو‬ِٜ َُٓ‫ ُوب‬ُٞ‫ ذ‬ِٜ ُٓ‫َف َل‬
ِ ٔ ‫ َو َي ِه‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ا َل‬َٛ ‫ أَ ِق‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ي ُِصٗٔحِ َل‬
Has the power to do against it
“He will set right your deeds for you and will forgive you
At this point, several questions might come to one’s mind, for your sins, And whoso obeys Allah and His Messenger, has
instance, what is the meaning of “khulf wa`id”? Is waada and wa`id got a great success.”
are the same matters? Is there any relation between “Imkan-e- [Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 71]
kizb” and “khulf wa`id”?
In Surah Al Maidah, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:

What is the meaning of “al-khulf fi al-wa`id”?

‫ َيظَ اء‬٠َٛٔ ٖ ََٖٔٔ‫ ذ‬١‫و‬ َ ِ ‫ ي‬١َ‫َف أ‬
ُ ٔ ‫َُش َٕ بٔطٔ َو َي ِه‬
َ ُ‫ا د‬َٚ ‫َف‬ ُ ٔ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َلَ َي ِه‬١َّ ٔ ‫إ‬
In Arabic wa`id (‫ ) َو ِعياب‬refers to declaration of warning or intention “Allah forgives not that anyone be associated with Him as
of punishment, and al-khulf fi al-wa`id (‫اف ِِاا ْن َ ِعيا ِب‬
ِ ‫ ) ْن ُخ ْل‬means the partner but whatever is below that He forgives to
cancellation or cessation of punishment. Muslims believe that Allah whomsoever He pleases”
‫عزوجلل‬ [Part 22, Sura Al Nisa, Verse 116]
can and will cancel the punishment related to any sin except
infidelity or polytheism. Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
On the contrary, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and Khalil Ahmed

‫ َيظَ اء‬٠َٛٔ ٖ ‫َف‬ ٔ ‫ت َو األَ ِر‬

ُ ٔ ‫ َيظَ اء َو َي ِه‬٠َٚ ‫ع ي َُك ِّذ ُب‬ َّ ٔ
ٔ ‫ا َوا‬َٛ ‫اٖش‬ ُ ِٗ ُٚ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َٖ ُط‬١َّ َ‫ أ‬َِٜ ٗ‫ َت ِك‬َِٜ َٖ‫أ‬
Anbethavi have quoted in their book, Barahin-e Qatia, an irrelevant
reference from Rud al-Muhtar to prove that Allah ‫ عزوجللل‬can lie
‫َواٖ ٓٗ ُط َقل َى کُِّ٘ َش ِي ٕء ََد ْٔیز‬ (‫)معلاذہللا‬, but even in doing so they did not have the guts to provide
the complete reference. The complete reference is provided below:
“Don’t you know that to Allah belongs the Kingdom of
heavens and earth? He punishes whomsoever He pleases
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َ
١‫و‬ َ ٔ ‫ األِ َ َط‬١َّ ‫ َُاصٔ ٔد أ‬َِٛ ٖ‫ َواَ ٔ ٌٔ َوا‬َِٛ ٖ‫ا فٔی ا‬َٚ ُ‫ٌِ فٔی اٖ َِوق ٔي ٔد ؟ يَؿَ اصٔز‬
َ ُٗ ٔ ُ‫اِ َة ََا‬ ُ ٗ‫َص ِ٘ َی ُحو ُز ا ِٖ ُد‬
Mercy is due to shifa`at (intercession) or just because of al-
Fazal (Favour)”
. ‫ا‬ّٚ ‫رك‬َ َ ‫ َّ ُط ََل ي َُك ُّد َن ُِ ّصا بَ ِ٘ ُجو ّدا َو‬َٞ‫ب ٔ َح َوازٔظ ٔ ٔأل‬ Hence, both of the affairs related to wa`id (warning of punishment)
“Is al-khulf fi al-wa`id acceptable? it is apparent from al- and khulf wa `id (cancellation of punishment) are clearly mentioned
mawaqif and al-maqasid that the Ash'aris are convinced in Qur’an.
about its acceptability, not because of defect but due to
kindness and generosity.” Hence, it is so obvious that al-khulf fi al-wa`id is a different matter
and cannot be linked to the evil belief of “Imkan-e-kizb”. Anyone
How clearly it is written that the Ash'aris are convinced that al-khulf with little knowledge knows this well that a speech or a statement
fi al-wa`id is acceptable because it refers to kindness and is considered to be false or a lie only if there is no proof of it. Allah
generosity and not to any defect. Whereas, it is the consensus of all ‫عزوجلل‬
clearly says that He will forgive whomever he pleases, and
the scholars and learned men of Islaam that lying is a defect and cancel the punishment, then how could it be related to lie kizb.
thus cannot be ascribed to Allah‫عزوجل‬.

In addition, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi Is waada and wa`id
have deliberately ignored the passage which is written just after are the same matters?
few lines in the same book. It is mentioned there that:
In Arabic wa`d (‫ ) َوعب‬or in Urdu wa`da (‫ ) َوعبہ‬means to make a
َ ِ ‫ ي‬١ِ َ‫َف أ‬ َّ َّ
ُ ٔ ‫َُش َٕ بٔطٔ َو َي ِه‬
‫ا‬َٚ ‫َف‬ ُ ٔ ‫ اہللَ ََل َي ِه‬١‫ َن ِّص َضا َ َِوٖط َت َكال َى { َّإ‬٠ِ ٚٔ ‫ ِثبٔت ٔي َن أًٖي‬ُِٛ ٖ‫َو أَد ٖٔ ٔة ا‬ promise. al-khulf fi al-wa`d (‫ف ِِا ْن َ عب‬ ِ ‫ ) ْن ُخ ْل‬means to promise
something, and then fail to fulfill it and al-khulf fi al-wa`id ( ‫ف ِِا‬ِ ‫ْن ُخ ْل‬
} ََٖٔٔ‫ ذ‬١‫و‬
َ ُ‫د‬ ‫ ) ْن َ ِعي ِب‬means to give warning of punishment and then cancel the
“And those who acknowledged (al-khulf fi al-wa`id) have punishment.
quoted in support of their reasoning, the saying of Allah ‫تعلالی‬
that:” Allah forgives not that anyone be associated with Him The fundamental difference between wa`d and wa`id is that Allah
‫عزوجل‬
as partner but whatever is below that He forgives” Has said that He never breaks His promise, whereas, for wa`id
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬Has said He will cancel the punishment of whomever He
The above-quoted ayah of the Qur'an conveys that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬will pleases.
forgive the sins of whomsoever He pleases. It is written in the same
book, Rud al-Muhtar, that: Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:

ٔ ِ ُٓ‫ِصا َقل َى ا ِل َٓ َباُ ٔز ٔک ُ ِّٗ َضا س َٔوى ا ِل‬

‫ َّ ُط َ َِد ي ُِكفَى‬ٞٔ‫َف َيإ‬ َ َٚ ٠ِ َٚ ١َّ َ‫َوص َُو ا ِقت ٔ َُا ُد أَصِ ٔ٘ ا ِٖ َح ِِّ أ‬
ًّ ٔ ُٚ ‫ات‬ ُ ٔ ٗ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َلَیُ ِد‬١َّ ٔ ‫َحًَّي یََتِ َٔی َو ِق ُد اٖ ٓٗطٔ إ‬
َ ِٖٔٛ ‫ٌ ا‬
‫يكا َد‬
٘‫ ِح ٔظ ا ًِٖ َِط‬َٛ ٔ ‫ ُط بٔظَ ًَا َق ٕة أَ ِو ب‬ِٟ ‫َق‬
“until the promise of Allah comes. Verily Allah does not do
against His promise.”
“Ahl Haq (the people of truth) believe that all the kaba`ir [Sura Ar Ra`d, Verse 31]
(major sins) will be perished except kufr (infidelity), and that
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In Surah Al-i`Imran, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says: Therefore, there is no possibility of al-khulf fi al-wa`d ( ‫اف ِِاا‬ ِ ‫ْن ُخ ْل‬
ُ ٔ ٗ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َلَیُ ِد‬١َّ ٔ ‫إ‬
‫) ْن َ عاب‬, since “Verily the promise of Allah is true, but most of them
َ ِٖٔٛ ‫ٌ ا‬
‫يكا َد‬
know not.”
“Verily Allah does not do against His promise.”
[Surah Al-i`Imran, Verse 9] On the contrary, Ghous al-Azam, Qutb alam of ulma-e-deoband, Mr
Rasheed Ahmed Ganogohi says:
In Surah Al-Nisa, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:

‫ااحللصااکمؿِ ذکبےسرماد دوخؽذکبپبریاعت ٰیلےہینعیاہللاعتیلٰےنوج دعا دیعقراپےہ‬

‫ اٖ ٓٗطٔ َٔي ّال‬٠َ ٚٔ ُّ ‫ أَ ِص َد‬٠ِ َٚ ‫َو ِق َد اٖ ٓٗطٔ َحًُّا َو‬
"‫اسےکالخػرپاقدرےہارگہچ وقعاساکہنوہااکمؿوک وقعميزؾںیہن‬
“Promise of Allah is true and whoso word is more truthful than
Allah.” )‫پاتسکؿوچکرکایچ‬،‫اچیامیدیعسینپمک‬،۱۶‫ہحفص‬،‫(اتف ی ٰردیشہیاکلم‬
[Surah Al-Nisa, Verse 122] "Hence, the meaning of “Imkan-e-kizb” is that kizb (lie) is
part of the capability of Allah ‫تعلالع‬, that is the waada and
In Surah Al-tauba, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says: wa`id which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, He also Has the power to
do against it, even if it is not actually happen. It is not
ٔ‫ اٖ ٓٗط‬٠َ ٚٔ ٔ ‫ أَ ِوف َى بٔ َك ِض ٔدظ‬٠ِ َٚ ‫ َو‬١ٔ ‫ِرقآ‬
ِ ُ ٖ‫حٔي ٔ٘ َوا‬ٞٔ‫َو ِق ّدا َقٗ َِيطٔ َحًُّا فٔی اٖ َّت ِو َراة ٔ َواْل‬
intrinsic for a possibility to actually happen"
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 92
“true promise on His generous responsibility in the Taurah and
the Injeel and the Quran. And who is, true to his words than The blind-followers of ulma-e-deoband might say that their Imam
Allah'?” Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi has only said that there is only a
[Surah Al-tauba, Verse 111] possibility that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬may do against His promise because Allah
‫عزوجل‬
is Qadir.
In Surah Younus, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
This is sheer foolishness to defend an undeniable infidelity. The
‫َو ِق َد اٖ ٓٗطٔ َحًُّا‬ Promise of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬is based on His knowledge, and surely Allah
‫عزوجلل‬
Has the knowledge of the future. Therefore, saying that Allah
“The promise of Allah is true” ‫عزوجلل‬
can do against His promise, is actually ascribing a defect in His
[Surah Younus, Verse 4]
knowledge.
And; Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
For example, if Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has Promised that Satan will be thrown in
Hell along with his followers, then it is impossible that Satan and all
َ َُٛ ٗ‫ َلَ َي ِك‬ُِٜ ‫َّ أَ ِْث َ َرص‬٠ٔٓ‫ َو ِق َد اٖ ٓٗطٔ َح ٌِّ َوَٖـ‬١َّ ٔ ‫أََلَإ‬
١‫و‬ his followers be saved from Hell. This is because the promise of
“Verily the promise of Allah is true, but most of them know Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬pertains to His Knowledge. Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬told us of what He
not.” knows, and informed us that Satan, Fir`awn, Qaroon, Numrood etc
[Surah Younus, Verse 55] and all the infidels will enter Hell. If some follower of ulma-e-
deoaband argues and says that since Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬is Qadir there is a
possibility that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬do against His promise and save Satan and
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all his followers from Hell, and put them in paradise instead, (‫)معلاذہللا‬ Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
then, not a single Muslim would admit this forgery and fabrication.
َّ ِٚ َ‫ ُة َربَِّٔ أل‬َٛ ٔ َٗ‫ ِت ک‬َّٛ ‫ َو َت‬ِٜ ‫ َربَُّٔ َوٖ َٔذَٖٔٔ َخ َٗ َُ ُض‬َٜٔ ‫ َّرح‬٠َٚ َّ‫إَٔل‬
ٔ ‫ا‬َّٟ ٖ‫ ٔة َوا‬َّٟ ٔ ‫ ا ِٖح‬٠َ ٚٔ َٜ َّٟ ‫ َج َض‬١‫أل‬
‫ض‬
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
‫كٔي َن‬َٛ ‫أَ ِج‬
٠ِّٚ ْٙ َّ‫ز‬َٟ ُٚ ‫ َّ ُط‬َٞ‫ أ‬١‫و‬ َ ‫ًَصَّ ّال َو َّاٖ ٔذ‬ُٚ ‫اب‬
َ ‫ ا ِل ٔٓ َت‬ُٜ ُ‫اص‬َٟ ‫ آ َت ِي‬٠‫ی‬
َ َُٛ ٗ‫اب َي ِك‬ َ ‫ ا ِل ٔٓ َت‬ُٜ ُٓ‫ إٖٔ َِي‬َٙ َ‫َز‬َٞ‫َوص َُو َّاٖ ٔذي أ‬ “Save those on whom your Lord has mercy, and for this has

َ ٔ ‫تَر‬ِٛ ُِٛ ٖ‫ ا‬٠َ ٚٔ َّ٠َٞ‫َّربَِّٔ بٔا ِٖ َح ِِّ َيالَ َتُٓو‬

٠‫ی‬
He created them. And the word of your Lord has been
fulfilled. No doubt' I will fill hell with the jinn and mankind
“And those whom We have given the Book know that it is together.”
sent down by your Lord in truth; so O' Listener' be never [Surah Hud, Verse 119]
then of the doubters.”
[Surah Al-An`am, Verse 114] Moreover, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:

The Muslims believes every word which is written in Quran to be ‫ا‬َٚ ‫ َو‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ يََ َ ِخ َٗ ًِ ُت‬ِٜ ُٓ‫ َو ِق َد ا ِٖ َح ِِّ َو َو َقد ُّت‬ِٜ ُْ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َو َق َد‬١َّ ٔ ‫زُ إ‬ِٚ َ‫ا َُ ٔض َي األ‬َّٛ َٖ ١ُ ‫اٖظ ِي َػا‬
َّ َٙ ‫َوََا‬
true, and after knowing that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has said that the infidels will
be thrown in Hell, they have no doubt about it and they never look ‫ا‬َّٚ ُٜٓ‫واِ أَنً َُش‬ُٚ ‫ونٔی َوُٖو‬ُٚ ‫ لٔی َيالَ َتُٗو‬ُِٜ ‫ يَا ِس َت َحبِت‬ِٜ ُُٓ‫ َد َق ِوت‬١َ‫ إَٔلَّ أ‬١ٕ ‫ ُسٗ َِػا‬٠ِّٚ ُٜٓ‫ ل ٔ َی َقٗ َِي‬١‫ا‬
َ َ‫ک‬
for other possibilities to challenge the knowledge and Qudrat
(power) of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬. Thus, anyone who comes up with some other َّ ١َّ ٔ ‫ َ َِب ُ٘ إ‬٠ٚٔ ١ٔ ‫و‬ُُٛ ‫رش ِْت‬
ِٜ ‫ٔي َن َٖ ُض‬ٖٛٔ‫اٖؿا‬ َ ِ َ‫آ أ‬َٛ ٔ ‫َفتُ ب‬ ٔ ِ ُٛ ٔ ‫ ب‬ُِٜ ‫ت‬َٞ‫ا أ‬َٚ ‫ َو‬ِٜ ُٓٔ‫ِصخ‬
ِ َ َْ ‫ِصخٔ َّی إن ٔ ِّی‬ ٔ ِ ُٛ ٔ ‫َاِ ب‬َٞ‫أ‬
ٜ‫اب أَٖ ْٔي‬
possibilities that are actually impossible then he is saying that the
knowledge of Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has defect, or that His Will changes, which ْ ‫َق َذ‬
would again mean ascribing defect in His knowledge, which is “And the Satan when the matter would have been decided
without any doubt kufr. will say, 'verily Allah had given you a true promise, and
whatever I promised you I made it false to you, and I had no
Therefore, al-khulf fi al-wa`id (‫ف ِِا ْن َ ِعيا ِب‬
ِ ‫ ) ْن ُخ ْل‬or cancellation of the authority over you, but that I called you, then you
punishment is in fact the promise (wa`d or waada), of Allah ‫ عزوجلم‬to responded to me, now then put no blame upon me, put the
bestow His Mercy and to forgive the sinful Muslims, and “Verily blame upon yourselves.' Neither I could help you nor you
Allah does not do against His promise.” could help me. I am strongly disgusted with that you
associated me with Allah before. No doubt, there is painful
As for the infidels, whether they are the Jinn or the humans, Allah torment for the unjust”
‫عزوجلل‬
Has promised to throw them in Hell, and there will be no al- [Surah Ibrahim, Verse22]
khulf fi al-wa`id (‫اف ِِاا ْن َ ِعيا ِب‬
ِ ‫ ) ْن ُخ ْل‬or cancellation of the punishment
for them, and “Verily Allah does not do against His promise.” From the above-quoted ayah of the Qur'an it is quite apparent that
even the Satan knows this well that verily Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has given a
true promise, and those who strives to raise doubts by saying that
Allah ‫ عزوجللل‬Has the power to do against His promise, are more
corrupted in their beliefs than the Satan.
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Imkan-e-kizb is not because to them since Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬Has said that He will punish the
sinful therefore Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬will not forgive the sinners and cancel
a new issue raised by someone their punishment, otherwise, there will be a possibility that Allah
‫عزوجل‬
can lie.
Khalil Ahmed Anbethavi with the confirmation of Rasheed Ahmed
Gangohi writes: Hazrat Imam Fakhruddin al-Razi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬in his book of explanation
tafseer kabeer or tafseer al-Razi has distinctly reported about the
‫"ااکمؿِ ذکب اک ہلئسم وت اب بخدید یسک ےن ںیہن اکنمي ہکلب دقاءںیم االتخػ وہا ےہ ہک‬ beliefs and corrupted logics of Muˆtazilah in these words:
‫ل ا‬
ٌَ‫وا‬ٖٛ‫افی ا‬ٚ‫٘ یحوز اٖدٌٗ فی اٖوقيد يؿاہز‬٢:‫فلخِ دیعآپاج برےہہکںیہنردا محيارںیمےہ‬
‫ أبو‬ٙ‫ َا‬،‫ قبيد‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ وبين ق‬، ‫ اٖكالء‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ارظة اًٖي دارت بين أبی ق‬ٟٖٛ‫" وروى ا‬
‫ بحوازہسپاسرپنعطرکپےلہپاشمخئرپنعطرکپےہا راسرپبجعت‬١‫ اَلطاِة َاُٗو‬١‫ُاصد ا‬ٖٛ‫وا‬
‫ اہلل‬١‫ إ‬ٙ‫ أَو‬: ٙ‫ فی أصحاب الٓباُز؟ َا‬ٙ‫ا تُو‬ٚ : ‫ قبيد‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ اٖكالء ٖك‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ق‬
" ‫رکپضحمميیملعا رااکمؿذکبفلخ دیعیکقرعےہ‬
‫ث ا‬ ٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ أبو ق‬ٙ‫ يُا‬، ‫حز وقدظ‬ٟٚ ‫ا صو‬ْٛ ،‫حز إيكادظ‬ٟٚ ‫ يضو‬، ‫ وأوقد إيكاد ّا‬، ‫وقد وقد ّا‬
(‫رکایچ‬، ‫ ارد پبزار‬،‫ دارميشع‬،۱ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫)اربلانیھ ااقلطعۃ‬
“Imkan-e-kizb is not a new issue raised by someone, in fact, ‫ اٖكزب تكد‬١‫ إ‬، ‫ اُٖٗب‬ٜ‫ أقح‬٠ٓ‫ ول‬١‫ اٖٗشا‬ٜ‫ أقح‬ٙ‫ َل أَو‬، ٜ‫ٔ رج٘ أقح‬ٞ‫ إ‬: ‫اٖكالء‬
there was a difference (in opinion) among the ancestors
whether khulf wa’id is acceptable or not. It is written in Rud : ‫ا وأنظد‬ٚ‫ اْليكاد رك‬٠‫ا وق‬ٚ‫ اٖوقد ٖؤ‬٠‫اٖزجوم ق‬
al-Muhtar that: Is al-khulf fi al-wa`id acceptable, it is
apparent from al-mawaqif and al-maqasid that the Ash'ari ‫وقدي‬ٚ ‫حز‬ٟٚ‫ٓذب إيكادي و‬ٖٛ ... ‫ أوقدتط أو وقدتط‬١‫وإنی وإ‬
are convinced about its acceptability. Thus, taunting on it
(Imkan-e-kizb) is taunting on the previous learned men, and ٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ ٖط ق‬ٙ‫ َا‬ٝ‫ صذا اٖكال‬ٙ‫ا َا‬ٖٛ ‫ اٖكالء‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ أبا ق‬١‫كتزٖة حٓوا أ‬ٖٛ‫ ا‬١‫ أ‬ٜٗ‫واق‬
: ‫ قبيد‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ ق‬ٙ‫ يُا‬، ‫ َل‬: ٙ‫ٓذب نًشط؟ يُا‬ٚ ‫ى اہلل‬ٛ‫زو يض٘ يش‬ٛ‫ یا أبا ق‬: ‫قبيد‬
it is merely lack of knowledge to show amazement on it. And
imkan-e-kizb is the offshoot of khulf wa`id”
[Albraheen-ul Qatia, kutabkhana Imdadia, Deoband, p. 2] . ‫ اٖكالء‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ يانُػل أبو ق‬: ‫ َاٖوا‬، ٔ‫يُد سُػت ححت‬
‫ٔ َشت‬ٞ‫ إ‬: ٙ‫ ييُو‬ٙ‫ صذا اٖشؤا‬٠‫ یحيب ق‬١‫ اٖكالء أ‬٠‫زو ب‬ٛ‫ ألبی ق‬١‫ط کا‬ٞ‫دي أ‬ٟ‫وق‬
The two authors are saying that: “Imkan-e-kizb is not a new issue
raised by someone, in fact, there was a difference (in opinion) ‫ اٖوقد‬١‫ وذٖٔ أل‬،‫ اَٖفّ بين اٖبابين‬١‫ا ذركت صذا ٖبيا‬ٛٞ‫ا إ‬ٞ‫اٖوقيد قلى اٖوقد وأ‬
among the ancestors whether khulf wa’id is acceptable or not.”
٠ٚ‫ و‬، ٝ‫ أسُؼ حِ نًشط يُد أتى باٖحود والرک‬٠ٚ‫ و‬، ‫حِ قٗيط واٖوقيد حِ ٖط‬
، ٔ‫ وبػ٘ َياس‬، ‫ يؿضز اَٖفّ بين اٖوقد واٖوقيد‬، ٝ‫أسُؼ حِ نيرظ يذٖٔ صو اٖٗؤ‬
First: This difference of opinion was among the Muˆtazilah and the
Ash'aris. The whole ummah have consensus that the Muˆtazilah
tenets were based on corrupted logics and iniquitous rationalism
‫ يًك٘ ٖصار کاذب ّا‬ٜٖ ‫ ٖو‬: ٖٔ‫ا َو‬َٚ‫ ي‬، ّ‫ا ذركت صذا اٖظكز ْليطاح صذا اَٖف‬ٛٞ‫وإ‬
due to which all the learned men of Islaam declared them as kafir.
One of the principle beliefs of Muˆtazilah was that all those who ،‫ نير رشؽ‬٠ٚ ‫ ّا‬ٚ‫ اٖوقيد ُابت ّا جز‬١‫ ٖو کا‬ٝ‫ا یٗز‬ٛٞ‫ صذا إ‬١‫ أ‬: ‫ يحوابط‬، ‫ٓذب ّا نًشط‬ٚ‫و‬
have committed major sins are unbelievers. Therefore, in order to
defend this heresy they objected to the issue of al-khulf fi al-wa`id
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‫ الٓذب فی‬ٙ‫ تزْط دخو‬٠ٚ ٝ‫ يال یٗز‬، ‫ اٖكًو‬ٝ‫َشوغة بكد‬ٚ ‫يل اٖوقيدات‬ٛ‫دي ج‬ٟ‫وق‬ punishment) is consistent without any condition, and in our
religion all the waidaat (warnings of punishment) are
"‫ اہلل تكالى‬ٝ‫لُك‬ conditional (on the condition) when forgiveness is not to be
granted, therefore, how come cancellation of punishment
)۲۱۱ ‫ اٖصًحہ‬،۱ ‫ اٖحزء‬،‫ اٖباب ۻ‬،‫(تًشير اٖزازي‬ would entail lying in the sayings of Allah ‫عزوجل‬.”
[tafseer al-Razi or tafseer kabeer, Vol 4, Chapter 9, p.122,
“It has been narrated that a debate took place between
published in Egypt]
Hazrat Abu Umro bin al-ula ‫رحملة ہللا علیله‬, and Umro bin Ubaid
[who was one of the leaders of Muˆtazilah]. Imam Abu
The Muˆtazilah philosophers wanted to prove that there are acts
Umro bin al-ula ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬said to Umro bin Ubaid, ‘What do
that are impossible because of their intrinsic ugliness, i.e. they are
you say about the people who have committed severe sins?
intrinsically impossible because of intrinsic ugliness. They said that
He said, ‘I say verily Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬will fulfill His wai’d (warning
if you do not accept that all those who committed severe sins will
of punishment) the way He will fulfill His wa’da (promise)”.
be thrown in Hell, then you will end up saying that it is intrinsically
Imam Abu Umro ‫ رحمللة ہللا علیلله‬said, ‘you are a man of ajam
possible that Allah should lie, i.e. say one thing and do another.
(foreigner), I don’t say ajam al-lisa’an (a foreigner who
could not speak native language) but ajam al-qalb (with a
foreign heart). The Arabs consider it baseness to back out The learned men of Islaam and
on their promise, and consider cancellation of punishment The heretical belief of imkan-e kizb
as generosity’.
The Muˆtazilah narrates that listening to what Abu Umro
Hazrat Imam Fakhruddin al-Razi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬in his book of explanation
bin al-ula ‫ رحمة ہللا علیله‬said, Umro bin Ubaid replied, ‘O Abu Umro
tafseer kabeer or tafseer al-Razi clear all the doubts about the issue
are you attributing lying on Allah ‫’عزوجلل‬.’ He said, ‘No’. Umro
of imkan-e kizb in these words:
bin Ubaid said, ‘thus, your reasoning has been collapsed.’
[Imam Razi says:] They (Muˆtazilah) said that they silenced
Umro bin al-ula ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬but in my opinion Abu Umro bin al- َ ٔ ٗ‫ یُ ِد‬٠‫ { َيَٗـ‬: ‫َوٖط تكـالى‬
٠‫ـزظ قـ‬ٟٚ ‫ط وتكـالى‬ٞ‫ـط سـبحا‬ٞ‫ قلـى أ‬ٙ‫ـٌ اہلل َق ِض َـد ُظ } یـد‬
ula ‫ رحمة ہللا علیه‬would have answered:
You have compared the warning with the promise whereas I ‫ُص قلى اہلل‬ٟٖ‫ وا‬، ‫ الٓذب صًة نُص‬١‫ أل‬: ‫ا‬ٟ‫ أصحاب‬ٙ‫ َا‬. ‫الٓذب وقدظ ووقيدظ‬
، ٙ‫حا‬ٚ
only mention this to demonstrate the difference between
these two chapters and this is because the promise is the
right of others and warning is His right, and He cancels His )۸۴۷:‫ ہحفص‬،۲ ‫ زج‬،۱۸ ‫ باب‬،‫(ریسفت ارلازی‬
right just because of generosity and forgiveness, and ٰ
‫تعلالی‬
“The saying of Allah :{ then, Allah will never break His
cancelling the right of others is baseness. This is the ٰ
Promise} indicates that Allah ‫ سلبحانہ و تعلالی‬is impeccable from lies
apparent difference between promise and warning. And the
in his waada (promise) and wai’d (warning). Our
invalidity of their assumptions, according to this poetic
companions said: Because lying is a sift nuqs (characteristic
verse (as discussed above) explains this difference. They
and capability of defect), and defect in Allah ‫ عزوجللل‬is
said: Not fulfilling it (wai’d) would make Him a liar and
impossible.”
attributing lying to Him. So the answer to that is: the said
[tafseer al-Razi or tafseer kabeer, Vol 2, Chapter 80, p.174,
allegation would be correct if wa’id (warning of
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How clearly Imam Razi ‫ رحمللة ہللا علیلله‬is saying that lying refers to
characteristic of defects, and defect in Allah ‫ عزوجل‬is impossible.
He further writes:
َ ٔ ٗ‫ یُ ِد‬٠‫ { َيَٗـ‬: ٙ‫يٗضذا َا‬
‫ اٖكضـد صـو اٖوقـد وتدصـيص‬: ٘‫ َيـ‬١‫ يـإ‬، } ‫ـٌ اہلل َق ِض َـد ُظ‬
١‫ـا أ‬ٟٛٗ‫ـط َل یدًٗـط ق‬َٞ‫ـا خـص اٖوقـد ب‬ٛٗ‫ ي‬، ‫ـا قـداظ‬ٚ ‫فـی‬ٞ ‫ قلـى‬ٙ‫اٖشيء باٖذرك ید‬
‫ وفی اٖوقيد‬ٝ‫ اٖدٌٗ فی اٖوقد ٖؤ‬١‫ أل‬، ٖٔ‫ اٖكُ٘ یػابِ ذ‬ُٜ ، ‫اٖدٌٗ فی اٖوقيد جاُز‬
ٝ‫رك‬
“Hence, it is said: { then, Allah will never break His Promise},
The covenant regarding His promise and relievement of a
thing that has been discussed is an evidence to deny any
other claim, When HE has specifically mentioned that He
will not break His promise, from which we learnt that al-
khulf fi al-wa`id is permissible. Then, that is without doubt
according to ethics, because al-khulf fi al-wa`d is baseness
and fi al-wa`id is generosity.”
[tafseer al-Razi or tafseer kabeer, Vol 2, Chapter 80, p.174,
published in Egypt]
Imam Razi ‫ رحملة ہللا علیله‬is saying that al-khulf fi al-wa`d is baseness and fi
al-wa`id is generosity.
‫ الٓذب‬٠‫زظ ق‬ٟٚ ‫ط تكالى‬ٞ‫كوا قلى أ‬ٛ‫ اٖكُالء أج‬١‫يإ‬
The wise men are unanimously agreed that the Almighty is
far above lying,
This is because Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬is attributed with complete perfection,
and truthfulness is one of the attribute of complete perfection and
lying is a defect it is impossible that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬be attributed with a
defect, so He must be truthful.
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Undeniable illiteracy
and futility of ulma-e-deoband
Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi writes:
‫ااحللص ااکمؿِ ذکب ےس رماد دوخؽذکبپبریاعت ٰیلےہینعیاہللاعتیلٰےنوج دعا دیعقراپ‬
"‫ےہاسےکالخػرپاقدرےہارگہچ وقعاساکہنوہااکمؿوک وقعميزؾںیہن‬
)‫پاتسکؿوچکرکایچ‬،‫اچیامیدیعسینپمک‬،۱۶‫ہحفص‬،‫(اتف ی ٰردیشہیاکلم‬
"Hence, the meaning of “Imkan-e-kizb” is that kizb (lie) is
part of the capability of Allah ‫تعلالع‬, that is the waada and
wa`id which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, He also Has the power to
do against it, even though it does not actually happen. It is
not intrinsic for a possibility to actually happen"
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 92]
The extract of the above passage is that according to Mr Gangohi,
the meaning of imkan kizb is that: “Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has the power to do
against His waada and wa`id.” But the most noticeable part of this
passage is that Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi has written:
‫ینعیاہللاعتیلٰےنوج دعا دیعقراپےہاسےکالخػرپاقدرےہارگہچ وقعاساکہنوہ‬
“the waada and wa`id which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, He also
Has the power to do against it, even though it does not
actually happen”
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 92]
As discussed earlier that Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬will surely forgive whomsoever
He pleases and cancel the punishment of whomsoever He pleases.
‫ َيظَ اء َواٖ ٓٗ ُط َقل َى کُِّ٘ َش ِي ٕء ََد ْٔیز‬٠َٛٔ ٖ ‫َف‬
ُ ٔ ‫ َيظَ اء َو َي ِه‬٠َٚ ‫ي َُك ِّذ ُب‬
“He punishes whomsoever He pleases and forgives
whomsoever He pleases. And Allah can do everything.”
[Sura Al Maidah, Verse 40]
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Undoubtedly, Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬will cancel the punishment of whomsoever The god of Deobandi is capable of committing
He pleases, as it is the promise of Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, and Verily Allah ‫عزوجلل‬
does not do against His promise. Hence, without any doubt, al-khulf all the crimes & offenses, even polytheism
fi al-wa`id will actuallly happen, as promised by Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
When Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and Khalil Ahmed tried to defend
Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi has linked this matter of al-khulf fi al- and preach the evil beliefs of Maulvi Ismail Delhvi regarding
wa`id to the evil belief of imkan kizb by saying that: “Imkan-e-kizb”, Hazrat Maulana Ghulam Dastagir Sahib Qasori
(d.1897/1315 H) wrote a book, taqdis ul wakil an tauhin ul rasheed
"Hence, the meaning of “Imkan-e-kizb” is that kizb (lie) is wal khalil (‫)تظدیس اؿوؽیل عنن تنوقین اؿررنید ل اؿخلینل‬. In the book, Hazrat
part of the capability of Allah ‫تعلالع‬, that is the waada and Maulana Ghulam Dastagir Sahib Qasori wrote that humans are
wa`id which Allah ‫ تعلالع‬Has made, He also Has the power to involved in stealing, drinking-wine, illiteracy, transgression,
do against it, even though it does not actually happen. It is therefore, it becomes mandatory for your god to perform all such
not intrinsic for a possibility to actually happen" acts otherwise his power would be lesser than the humans.
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 92]
In response, Mehmood Hassan deobandi published the following
Therefore, if the above statement of Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi is statement in the newspaper, Nizam al-Mulk:
considered to be correct then Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬actually becomes a liar
(‫ )معاذہللا‬because al-khulf fi al-wa`id will happen without any doubt. ‫ا‬
‫مالؾد ریگتےکبرديخدایک‬،‫ملظےساعمرہضمکیمہفولعمؾوہپےہ‬،‫لہج‬،‫''وچریرشابوخری‬
‫لَّ ُْ ضن ضة ه‬
‫ہللا ضعلضى ا ْلکضُذعینض‬ ''‫دقرتدنباےسزادئوہپرض ریںیہناحميہکنہیہیلکےہوج دقم رادبعلےہدقم راہللےہ۔‬

The Muslims, come in the shelter of Allah ‫عزوجللل‬

from fitna of (۶۳۳۶ ‫ اتسگ‬۲۱ ،‫)ہمیمض اابخراظنؾ اکلمل‬
deobandia, by saying: “It seems opposing the possibility (that Allah is capable)
of stealing, drinking-wine, illiteracy, transgression, is
ٌِّ ‫ ِ َت ا ِٖ َح ُِّ َو َو ِقد َُٕ ا ِٖ َح ُِّ َوٖ ٔ َُاؤ َُٕ َح ٌِّ َوَ َِو َُٖٔ َح‬َٞ‫ ُد أ‬ِٛ ‫َؤََٖ ا ِٖ َح‬ just due to lack of knowledge. To Ghulam Dastagir it is
not mandatory that the power of Lord must be more
“All the praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is
than the humans. Although, this is an intrinsic condition
the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the truth”
that whatever is within human ability (maqdoorulabad)
is also the ability of Allah (maqdoorul Allah).”
[Newspaper: Nizam al-Mulk, 25th August, 1889]

In other words, the god of ulma-e-deoband has the ability and

power to do all the good and bad deeds which humans can do,
otherwise, the power and ability of humans will exceed the power
of their god, because to them whatever is within a human’s ability is
also the ability of their god.
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 Humans have the ability to lie, to make false promises
and to deceive people by writing “satanic verses”. The
deobandi god also has all these immoralities and
impurities; nevertheless, he never commits it.
 A woman can get pregnant, and give birth. A deobandi
god also has this ability, although he never does it.
 A polytheist makes an idol and worships it. A deobandi
god also has this ability, although he never does it.
On the contrary, the Muslims believe that whoever says that Allah
‫عزوجل‬
Has all the above abilities is without doubt a kafir, an infidel,
because he has referred defects and flaws towards Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
Mehmood Hassan deobandi also wrote a book by the name: Al-jahd
al-muql fi tanzia al-muzl in which he writes:
‫ب ا‬ ‫ث‬
‫ونتي ںیہن آیتکس‬ ‫ب‬
‫"س اجےتن ںیہ ہک ذات اعتیلٰ شہن ےس ااعفؽ ہحیبق ےک دص ر یک‬
‫نکیل ااعفؽ ہحیبق وک لثم درگی انکممت ذاہیت دقم ر پبری اعتیلٰ ہلمج الہ قح میلست قراےت‬
‫ا‬
‫الصَوکیئ خرایب ميزؾ‬
ِ ‫ںیہویکہکن خرایب ےہ وت ا ؿ ےک دص ر ںیم ےہ سفن دقم ریة ںیم ا‬
‫ث ا ا‬ ‫ا‬
"‫ںیہن آیت ارگ وہپ ےہ وت امکؽ دقرت پ بتي وہپ۔‬
‫ا‬
)۶۷ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫دقمہم متفہ‬،‫(الجبہددالمقل یف تدہی ازعمل المددؽ‬
“Everyone knows that for Allah a time to commit ill deeds
will not come. However, all the true learned men accept that
the possibility over ill deeds is similar to all those possibilities
on which Allah is capable. For the reason that ill deeds are
offense only when actually committed; there is no real harm
in being capable, if occurs then it will prove Excellency of
capability.”
[Al-jahd al-muql fi tanzia al-muzl, p.41]
171 172 Piercing the Devil’s Web
It seems Mehmood Hassan deobandi wrote the above disgraceful
passage in order to prove that if his god can lie, then, why
Mehmood Hassan deobandi cannot lie? Therefore, to prove his
point, Mehmood Hassan deobandi has said, ‘all the true learned
men accept that the possibility over ill deeds is similar to all those
possibilities on which Allah is capable’. Only a depraved and a
shameless person would write all such blasphemies without
providing any reference, otherwise, Mehmood Hassan would have
mentioned the names of those so-called learned men who have
accepted that infidelity. Besides, Muslims would not have raised any
objection if he had written “ulma-e-deoband” instead of “learned
men”.
Mehmood Hassan deobandi writes that: “ill deeds are offense only
when actually committed; there is no real harm in being capable”.
This means that the only difference between the bad guys and the
deobandi god is that the bad guys actually commits the offense,
whereas, the deobandi god is only capable of those offenses.
Can any deobandi have the ability to prove for the Satan that he has
actually committed adultery, involved in child abuse or rapped a
woman? None of them can prove it, but they have to accept that at
least he is capable, just like the deobandi god, and there is no harm
in being capable, infact it shows their Excellency of capability over
such evilness.
‫"ہکلب اومر ذموکرا ( وچری رشاب وخری لہج ملظ) وک دقرت ےس اخرج رکےن ںیم‬
‫ا‬ ‫ل‬
‫ومعؾ دقرة یلع ا ممکيات وج دالخ امکؽ ا ر املسمت الہ س ںیم ےس ےہ پبلط‬
"‫وہاجاگیئ۔‬
‫ا‬
)۶۷ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫دقمہم متفہ‬،‫(الجبہددالمقل یف تدہی ازعمل المددؽ‬
“infact, if the discussed deeds (i.e. stealing, drinking,
illiteracy, transgression) are not considered as abilities then
the general capability over possibilities, which comprise
Excellency and accepted by the Ahl Sunnat, would become
malevolent.
[Al-jahd al-muql fi tanzia al-muzl, p.41]
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He further writes:
‫"ااعفؽ ہحیبق (ینعی وچری رشاب وخری لہج ملظ ریغا ) وک دقرت دقہمی قح‬
‫ا‬ ‫ث‬
"‫اعتیلٰ شہن ےس ویکرکن اخرج ہہک کس ںیہ‬
‫ا‬
)۶۷ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫دقمہم متفہ‬،‫(الجبہددالمقل یف تدہی ازعمل المددؽ‬
“How can the ill deeds (i.e. stealing, drinking, illiteracy,
transgression) are not considered as ever present
abilities of Allah”
[Al-jahd al-muql fi tanzia al-muzl, p.41]
And then he concluded:
‫"پبہلمجل ابقحی ےک دص ر وک نکمم پبذلات انہک اجبا ر ي ب‬
"‫ذمہ (دویدنبی) اتنسلہ ےہ‬
‫ا‬
)۶۷ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫دقمہم متفہ‬،‫(الجبہددالمقل یف تدہی ازعمل المددؽ‬
“It is correct and according to the religion of Ahl Sunnat
(Deobandi) to say that it is possible for Allah to commit all
the ill deeds.”
[Al-jahd al-muql fi tanzia al-muzl, p.41]
Imagine the disgrace and ignominy that swayed Mehmood Hasan
Deobandi to use such filthy words for Allah ‫عزوجل‬. By saying:
“possibility over ill deeds is also like all the other possibilities on
which Allah is capable” he has admitted the possibility of attributing
ignorance, impotence, shameful traits, immoralities, indecencies,
and disgraceful aspects etc. for his god.
Furthermore, he has utterly accepted and cleared all doubts, if any,
about his evil beliefs by raising this question: “How can the ill deeds
are not considered as ever present abilities of Allah?”
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A deobandi god is capable
of committing suicide
Abubakr Karolia, the so-called mufti of www.muftisays.com , writes:
“A detestable and vile action is detestable and vile in nature
but to have the ability upon carrying out that action is not
despicable or wicked. Every human has the ability to carry
out a murder but some humans will never ever do this
throughout their entire lives, it is against their nature,
against their being. Having the ability to murder does not
make each and every human being a murderer. I hope this
example helps shed some light on the topic. This Masala is
present in? Sharhee Maqaasid, Sharhee Mawaaqif, Tafseer
kabeer fatawaa Shami etc.”
[Mufti Abubakr Karolia, Batley, U.K
Founder of the "Islaamic Foundation for Theology and
Research"
(I.F.T.A.R), www.muftisays.com]
First: I would like to ask the so-called mufti of www.muftisays.com
to tell us how many gods deobandi have? I think it would be rather
difficult for him to understand this question, therefore, let me put it
this way. The so-called mufti has given an example of humans, and
writes: “Every human has the ability to carry out a murder but some
humans will never ever do this”.
This is sheer foolishness because one human commits a murder
another one never commits it and there is a human who has been
murdered. Hence, the conditions and abilities are changing with
respect to all three humans. Imagine the different conditions and
abilities of billions of humans, but the stupid mufti of
www.muftisays.com is comparing the humanly abilities to one and
only Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
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Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says: No, then, his claim becomes null and void, since according to him
their god is capable of doing anything, otherwise, he becomes

َ َُٛ ٗ‫ َلَ َت ِك‬ُِٜ ‫ت‬َٞ‫ َوأ‬ُٜ َٗ ‫ اٖ ٓٗ َط َي ِك‬١َّ ٔ ‫ إ‬َٙ ‫ َثا‬ِٚ َ‫رضبُواِ ٖ ٔ ٓٗطٔ األ‬
١‫و‬ ٔ ِ ‫َيالَ َت‬
powerless.

“Then set not similarities for Allah. No doubt, Allah knows

and you know not.”
The god of Deobandis can lie,
[Surah An-Nahl, Verse 74] but Rasheed Ahmed can never lie
In Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says: Maulvi Ashiq Ilahi Meerathi, the caliph of Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi,
writes:

َ َُٛ ٗ‫ َت ِك‬ُِٜ ‫ت‬َٞ‫داد ّا َوأ‬ٞ

١‫و‬ َ َ‫َيالَ َت ِح َكُٗواِ ٖ ٔ ٓٗطٔ أ‬ ‫"ا بۼےنۼﻛﺊۼرمہبتۼتيثيحبۼغيلبتۼہيۼاافلطۼرباںۼضيفۼرتامجںۼےسۼفرامےئۼ"ۼنسۼولۼقحۼويہۼےہۼوجۼرديشۼ‬
“therefore do not set up equals for Allah knowingly.” ‫نق ش‬
[Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 22] ‫ادمحۼیکۼرب اںۼےسۼنکلب اۼےہۼاورۼ مۼاتہکۼوہںۼہکۼںيمۼھچکۼںيہنۼوہںۼرگمۼاسۼرامہنۼںيمۼدہاب بۼوۼاجنبۼ‬
"‫وموقػۼےہۼریمےۼاابتعۼرپ‬
Second: Humans have all these abilities i.e. to kill, not to kill and to “On so many occasions, while preaching, He (Rasheed
be killed. Does all these abilities are possessed by the deobandi Ahmad Gangohi) said these words through his blessed
god? They have no other choice but to say yes, otherwise, their god tongue that, 'Hear this, truth is only that which comes out of
becomes a powerless character. Therefore, there come some more the tongue of Rasheed Ahmad, and I swear, that I am
questions: Have a deobandi god killed someone with sword or by nothing but guidance and salvation depends on my
pulling a trigger? if yes then he is not among those who have not obedience”
killed? If he is among those who have never killed, then again he [Muhammed Ashiq Ilahi Sahib Meerathi, Tazkiratul
becomes powerless as compared to those who have killed? Rasheed, Vol. II, p. 17, idara-Islaamiat, Anarkali, Lahore]

Third: I asked the so-called mufti of www.muftisays.com that

whether humans have the ability to kill themselves or not? The so-
called mufti has to accept that Yes, all humans have that ability
though not all of them commit the suicide. This means that since Is Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi, a deobandi God?
humans have the ability to murder, though, not each one of them is The caliph of Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, Maulvi Ashiq Ilahi writes:
a murderer, similarly, according to deobandi creed their god also
‫ا‬ ‫ث‬
‫گـــوهی)ےکاخمنیفلےنوشراچمپا ریکفبرر اک‬ٟ‫(رشادمحگ‬ ‫ااکمؿذکبرپآپ‬٤ٗ‫شئ‬ٚ‫"سجزاےنيم‬
has the ability to commit suicide (to destroy, to eliminate, to kill
‫د‬
oneself), though, their god is like those humans who have the ability ‫ث‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ث‬
but never commits suicide. ‫(رشادمحگيگویہ)اکذرک‬‫د‬ ‫وتفیشئﻊک۔ ســــاُیںوتلکشااابنولییکسلجميمیسکومولیےنااؾرپبین‬
‫ث‬
Fourth: all the Muslims know that to murder someone is harram,
‫کا رک اہکااکمؿذکبپبریےکاقئم يہ۔ينسرکســـاُیںوتلکشاےنرگدؿاکھجیلا روھتڑیدبر‬
‫ث‬ ‫ا‬
and if the murderer considers that act to be halaal, then it becomes ‫رماقرارکہنما رپااھٹرکاینپاجنپیبزپبؿيمياافلظقراےئولوگمت کےتہکوہ۔يمومميپ د‬
‫رشادمح‬ ‫ب‬
kufr. So the question I would like to ask: Is it possible for a deobandi
god to commit harram, kufr and shirk? If the deobandi mufti says ‫ب‬
"‫اصجاکملقرعشےکرپےاتلچوہادکيراہوہں۔‬
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“In the period, when his (Rasheed Ahmed) opponents raised
a dispute on the matter of imkani kizb (possibility that Allah
can lie) and published a verdict of infidelity against him. In
the circle of Saien Tawakal Sahib Unbalvi, a maulvi talked 91
about Imam Rabani (Rahid Ahmad) and said that he
"In the matter of 'the knowledge of the hidden' it is the
(Rasheed Ahmad) believes on the possibility that Allah can
common belief and religion of all the learned men that
lie. On hearing that Saien Tawakal Shah turned his neck
except Allah ‫ تعالع‬no one else knows about it."
down, and after remaining a while in meditation, raised his
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil (complete) maboob, p. 96]
face to say these words in his Punjabi slang, “People! What
are you saying? I can see Rasheed Ahmad’s pen set on
writing beyond the arsh.”
This concludes and unveils the following beliefs of deobandis which
[Tazkiratul Rasheed, Vol. I1, p. 322, idara-Islaamiat,
they hold for Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and Saein Tawakkal Shah:
Anarkali, Lahore]
1. Saein Tawakal Shah saw Rasheed Ahmad behind
arsh. Therefore, Saien Tawakal Shah possessed the
Read the underlined passage again and again, and focus on what
knowledge of the hidden, and except god no one
Tawakal Shah is saying, 'I can see Rasheed Ahmad’s pen set on
else knows about it.
writing beyond the arsh'. For all the wahabis, deobandis, tableegis,
salafis etc. it is a severe polytheism, polytheism equal to that of Abu
2. Moreover, Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanawi translates one
Jahal, to prove 'the knowledge of the hidden' for Hazrat
of the Qur’anic verses as:
Muhammed Mustafa and that he don't even know ‫"وع‬
what's behind the wall. And specifically, in the words of Rasheed "That bearer of the divine blessings is on arsh."
Ahmad Gangohi:
And Saien Tawakal Shah saw Rasheed Ahmad not
on the arsh but behind arsh.
‫بہناھتا ريغقيددارانھکہکآپوکملعغي ب‬
"‫باھترصيرشکےہ۔‬ ‫"رضحتیلصاہللعليۃ ملسوکملعغي ب‬
‫ث‬ )‫استغفرہللا‬ ‫)معاذ ہللا‬
) 69‫ص‬،‫اکلموبمب‬،‫(اتف يرشدي‬
“Hazrat ‫ یلصاہللعليۃ ملس‬did not have the knowledge of the Just to cover one lie, and that is 'Khuda can lie', see how many lies
hidden… and to hold such belief that he had the knowledge these deobandis have to take out of their mouths, besides, their
of the hidden is an absolute polytheism.” belief for Rasheed Ahmad is that it is only truth that comes out of
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil (complete) maboob, p. 96] his mouth.
‫لَّ ُْ ضن ضة ه‬
‫ہللا ضعلضى ا ْلکضُذعینض‬

At another place he writes:

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1 1
Ibn Hazm, the real mentor of ‫ؼادر ان یتخذ لؿدا اذؿو ؿك یظدر ؿعان عاجزا‬
)‫(اؿملل لاؿنحل البن جزم‬
ulma-e-deoband regarding “Imkan-e-kizb”
“Allah Has the power to have a son, because denying this
power to do so would mean He is incapable”
The so-called Mufti Abubakr Karolia, writes:
[al-Fisal bayn al-milal wa nihal [Distinction between
religions and sects] (Beirut: Dar al-Jil)]
“Whosoever is conceding that Allah is a liar or has spoken a
lie then without doubt that person is a Kaafir. The same has
This is the ugliest, stupid and brainless example of illiteracy showed
being related in Fatawa Rasheediya.
by Ibn Hazm. Such beliefs of Ibn Hazm and the ulma-e-deoband are
But just because the committing of the act can never take
in contravention of the consensus of all the scholars and learned
place does not necessarily mean that the authority and
men of Islaam.
power does not exist to carry out the act. If one does not
believe in the power and ability to be present in Allah then
one is saying that Allah Ta'aalaa is not Qadeer over all things. The renowned Scholars of Islaam refuted the
In essence he is saying that lowliness and powerlessness heretic beliefs of Ibn Hazm
becomes incumbent upon Allah because he cannot do a
certain act. This is against the Ayah:
All the renowned scholars and learned men of Islaam condemned
Verily Allah has power over all things”
Ibn Hazm due to his heretic and corrupted beliefs. The Maliki
[Mufti Abubakr Karolia, Batley, U.K, Founder of the
scholar Hazrat Abu al-Walid al-Baji ‫( رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬403-474 /1013 - 1081)
"Islaamic Foundation for Theology and Research"
and others had Ibn Hazm expelled, and the Fisal declared forbidden
(I.F.T.A.R), www.muftisays.com]
reading, because of its attacks on the Imams ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہم اجمعین‬of the
Muslims.
Whatever, Mr Abubakr Karolia, and his mentors like Maulvi Ismail
Delhvi, Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and Mehmood Hassan deobandi
Hazrat Allama Syedi Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi ‫( رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬1641—1731)
have said is in accordance to the beliefs of Ibn Hazm (384—456
in his Al-matalib al-wafiyya, narrated Ibn Hazm’s above
H/994—1064), who was one of the enemy of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l
mentioned passage and gave the following comments:
Jama’at. He is known for his fanatical enmity to Ash`aris whom he
declared as disbelievers in al-Fisal fi al-Milal wa al-Nihal. ٰ
‫ػافشر ادتالل ھذا اؿمبتدع ؽیف غطل عمایلزم علی ھذہ اؿمظاؿۃ اؿذنیصۃ‬
Hence, Ibn Hazm believed that the omnipotency of Allah is related ‫ـن اؿلوازم اؿتی التددل تحت لھم لؽیف ػاتاہ ان اؿصجز افما یعون ؿوؽان اؿظرور‬
not only to creating or committing the possible (al-mumkin) but to ‫جاء ـن فاخیۃ اؿظدرۃ عما اذا ؽان ؿصدم ؼبول اؿمدتحیل تصلق اؿظدرۃ‬
the impossible (muhal) as well. He believed that having a mate and ‫ػالیتوھم عاؼل ان ھذا عجز‬
child is necessarily within the Divine power also, because, )‫(اؿمساؿب اؿوػیہ ؿصبد اؿضنی اؿنابلدی‬
otherwise, He would be powerless (ājiz) and creatures would
“Look at the imbalance of that innovator (Ibn Hazm) as why
possess a power which the Creator does not. He is reported to
he turned ignorant as there may arise many impediments
have said:
because of his heretic saying which do not even enter ones
suspicion; and why he did not understood that the
 Piercing the Devil’s Web
1 1
incapability (of Allah ‫ )عزوجل‬would be when there is defect in
the power, whereas, the impossible itself do not possess
any capability to have relation with the power. Therefore,
no sensible person would have any suspicion that Allah is
incapable”
In other words, no matter what sort of possibility it is, if it relates to
any defect or imperfection then it would be believed to be
impossible for Allah ‫ عزوجل‬because it does not have the capability to
be considered as the Excellency of Allah ‫عزوجل‬, and hence, it does not
possess any relation to the Omni potency of Allah ‫عزوجل‬. The defect
or imperfection of the possibility itself makes it incapable rather
than to say or suspect incorrectly that the power of Allah ‫ عزوجل‬would
become incapable if it is not considered to be possible (‫)معاذہللا‬.
Therefore, if it is considered that it is possible for Allah to create a
son for Him although He will not do it, even then this will
consequently suggests and contribute to a possibility of defect or
imperfection which is totally against the Excellency of Allah.
Hazrat Allama Syedi Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
ٰ
‫لؼع ھھنا البن خزم ھذیان بین اؿبسالن ؿیس ؿہ ؼدلۃ لرئیس االریخ‬
‫اؿزالؿۃ ابلیس‬
)‫(اؿمساؿب اؿوػیہ ؿصبد اؿضنی اؿنابلدی‬
“Hence, this senseless saying, which is absolutely evil, was
uttered by Ibn Hazm (regarding the issue of Omnipotency of
Allah ‫)عزوجل‬. In this, he does not have any mentor nor any
chief except Iblees (the Devil), the chief of misguidance.”
He explains further:
‫اؿظدرۃ لاالرادۃ زطتان ـؤثرتان ل اؿمدتحیل الیمعن ان یتأثربھما اذ یلزم ح ان‬
‫یجوز تصلظھا باعدام فطدھا لاعدام اؿذات اؿصاؿیۃ لاثبات االؿوھیۃ ؿما الیظبلھا‬
‫ـن اؿحوادث ل ذلبھا عن ـدتحظھا جل لعال ػای ؼرور لػداد لفظص اعشم‬
‫ـن ھذا لھذا اؿتظدیر یودی اؿی تخلیط عشیم لتخر یب جدیم الیبظی ـصہ عظل‬
181 182 Piercing the Devil’s Web
‫لالفظل لالایمان لالؽطر لؿصماءۃ بصض االریاء ـن اؿمبتدعۃ ـن ھذا زرح‬
‫بنظیزہ ػافشر عما ھذا اؿمبتدع ؽیف عمی یلزم علی ھذا اؿظول‬
‫اؿذنیع ـن اؿلوازم اؿتی ال یتسرق اؿیھا اؿوھم‬
)‫(ؽنز اؿطوائد‬
“Both the CAPABILITY and the INTENT are effective
attributes, and it is not mumkin (possible) that the muhal
(impossible) has any relation with these attributes,
otherwise, it would also be obligatory for the non-existence
of the essence of the CAPABILITY and the INTENT, and for
the non-existence of the Most Glorious; and (it would also
be obligatory) to make the creatures as the one who is
worshiped and to take away from the LORD what He owns.
Thus, what deficiency, disorder and defect could be greater
than this? Due to this decree, severe anarchy and great
obliteration would be obligatory, and as a result, the ethics,
the imitation, the belief, the infidelity all will be lost. And
those blasphemous were not able to understand this;
hence, one of them clearly wrote that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬is capable
on that matter. Consider as why that blind innovator (Ibn
Hazm) became ignorant about those offenses which will
become obligatory related to his evil saying, towards which
not even suspicion can have a way.”
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1 1
Chapter VI: In another version it is written:

The god of Christians vs. “God cannot lie”

the god of deobandis [Hebrew 6:18, GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)]

According to ulma-e-deoband, their god can lie. This is clearly
accepted by the Mufti of www.muftisays.com, in these words:
“Whosoever is conceding that Allah is a liar or has spoken a
lie then without doubt that person is a Kaafir. The same has
being related in Fatawa Rasheediya.
But just because the committing of the act can never take
place does not necessarily mean that the authority and
power does not exist to carry out the act. If one does not
believe in the power and ability to be present in Allah then
one is saying that Allah Ta'aalaa is not Qadeer over all
things.”
[Mufti Abubakr Karolia, Batley, U.K, Founder of the
"Islaamic Foundation for Theology and Research"
(I.F.T.A.R), www.muftisays.com]
Hence, the god of deobandis has the capability to lie and it is
possible for him to lie because if he cannot lie then he is not
Qadeer, the Almighty over all things.
And in Titus:
“God that cannot lie”
[Titus 1:2, King James Bible]
And, in Numbers:
"God is not a man, that He should lie”
[Numbers 23:19King James Bible]
All different versions and translations of Bible have clearly declared
that “the god cannot lie”, and “It is impossible for God to lie”.
On the other hand, the so-called learned men and scholars, muftis,
mujadid, Imam etc. of Deoband, who claims to hold the Islaamic
beliefs and are the preachers of Qur’an and Sunnah, are declaring
that “the god can lie”, and “It is possible for God to lie”.
Therefore Moulvi Ismail Delhvi, the Imam of all deobandis, writes:

Now, let us compare this horrible belief of Deobandi with that of

Christians, in order, to know what beliefs Christians hold for their
god. Therefore, it is written in all the different versions of the Bible
،‫ناشر فاروقی اتب خانہ بکسیلرز پبلشرز ملتان‬،)‫(یک روزع (فارسی‬
that: ) ۱۸ :‫صفحہ‬

“It is impossible for God to lie” "‫"مہ ںیہن اےتن ہک اہلل اک وھجٹ وبانل احمؽ ےہ‬
[Hebrew 6:18, New International Version (©1984), New Living
Translation (©2007), New American Standard Bible (©1995),King )۱۷۸:‫ صفحہ‬،)‫)یکروزی (اردو‬
James Bible, American Standard Version, World English Bible,
English Revised Version]
 Piercing the Devil’s Web
1 1 omnipotence does not mean that God can do all things. God
Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi, the Imam Rabbani of all deobandis,
writes:
‫ث ا‬
‫ ویکں ہن‬،‫"سپ پ بتي وہا ہک ذکب دالخ تحت دقر ت پب ری اعت ٰیل لج یلعٰ ےہ‬
)‫ پاتسکؿ وچک رکایچ‬،‫ اچی امی دیعس ینپمک‬،۴۶‫ ہحفص‬، ‫(اتف ی ٰ ردیشہی‬
“Thus, it is proved that Allah ‫ تعالع‬is capable to lie, and why
not, Verily Allah has power over all things.
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 79]
Considering the above mentioned beliefs of Deobandis about their
god, there are several questions that one can ask from ulma-e-
deoband:
 How will they convince a Christian, who has read the
bible, that the Deobandi-god is most magnificent and
most truthful, even though, there is a possibility for
Deobandi-god to lie?
 How will they convince Christians that it is possible for
a Deobandi-god to commit all the sins, crimes and
immorality because he has all the authority and power
to do so?
Mr Rich Deem and the issue of imkan-e-kizb
Well, I must say that the so-called ulma-e-deoband cannot answer
the above questions, but for their shame and disgrace, a Christian
author, Rich Deem, has already submitted his answer about his god.
He wrote an article regarding the question: Can God create a rock
He cannot lift? In the article Mr Deem writes:
“In fact, the Bible makes a point that there are things that
God cannot do. The Bible says that God cannot commit sin
(James 1:13). God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). Therefore, biblical
185 186 Piercing the Devil’s Web
cannot do anything that is contrary to His holy character.
However, God can do anything that He determines to do. This
is a true meaning of omnipotence - the ability to do anything
that one sets out to do”
[Can God Create a Rock So Heavy He Can't Lift It? - Can God
Truly Be Omnipotent? , by Rich Deem,
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/rock.html#n02]
Mr Deem then concludes:
“CONCLUSION: The atheist distorts the biblical definition of
omnipotence in order to "prove" that God cannot exist.
Contrary to their claims, omnipotence does not include the
ability to do things that are, by definition, impossible. Neither
does omnipotence include the ability to fail. By defining
omnipotence as requiring one to have the ability to fail,
atheists have defined omnipotence as being impossible. Of
course, an omnipotent God would never fail.
These kinds of arguments are clearly illogical and even silly,
although they are commonly used by inexperienced atheists.
Most intelligent atheists have dropped these kinds of
arguments long ago.”
[Can God Create a Rock So Heavy He Can't Lift It? - Can God
Truly Be Omnipotent? , by Rich Deem,
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/rock.html#n02]
Hence, the deobandis are even lesser than a Christian shoe-maker,
because to him “the god cannot lie”, and “It is impossible for God
to lie”.
Dr Zakir Nakir and the issue of imkan-e-kizb
Dr Zakir Naik, the president of IRF, and a staunch propagator of
wahabi-beliefs and wahabi-ideology, had no other choice but to
deny this corrupted belief of Deobandis in these words:
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1 1
“God cannot do everything: Some people may argue that
God can do everything, then why can he not take human
form? If God were to take human form, then He would no
longer remain God because the qualities of God and the
qualities of human beings are different.”
[SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ISLAAM AND HINDUISM – Part 5,
by Dr Zakir Naik]
He further explains:
“God will not tell a lie: God only does Godly things; He does
not do ungodly things. God cannot tell a lie. He cannot even
have a desire to lie or to make a false statement. God will
never, and can never tell a lie because to tell a lie is an
ungodly act.”
[SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ISLAAM AND HINDUISM – Part 5,
by Dr Zakir Naik]
Hence, even to Dr Zakir Naik, this is an undeniable and inevitable
truth that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬cannot lie, and it is impossible for Allah ‫عزوجل‬
to lie, but ulma-e-deoband argues and says:
‫ث ا‬
‫ ویکں ہن‬،‫"سپ پ بتي وہا ہک ذکب دالخ تحت دقر ت پب ری اعت ٰیل لج یلعٰ ےہ‬
)‫ پاتسکؿ وچک رکایچ‬،‫ اچی امی دیعس ینپمک‬،۴۶‫ ہحفص‬، ‫(اتف ی ٰ ردیشہی‬
“Thus, it is proved that Allah ‫ تعالع‬is capable to lie, and why
not, Verily Allah has power over all things.
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, kamil maboob, p. 79]
187 188 Piercing the Devil’s Web
Chapter VII:
The satisfaction in infidelity
The blind followers of ulma-e-deoband are satisfied with all the
blasphemies that are written in the books of their so-called learned
men. For instance, they are well-content and thoroughly pleased if
anyone recites kalma and durood by declaring Ashraf Ali Thanwi as
a prophet.
Fatwa given by the Mufti of www.muftisays.com
regarding Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s
satisfaction on testifying his prohet-hood
A man named Mohammad asked Mufti Yaseen Shaikh:
“Is the following claim true or false:
"It is satisfying to say "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali
Rasool-ul-Laah" and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina
Nabiyina Ashraf Ali" and there is no harm in saying so."
Deobandi Reference:Risaalah Al lmdad, page 35) for the
month of S. afar 1336 A.H.; and proceedings of a Munuazirah
(religious debate) in Gaya, Al Furqaan, volume 3, page 85”
[Question date: 10th June 2005, Short URL:
http://qa.muftisays.com/?500, Question ID:500]
Therefore, in response Mufti Yaseen Shaikh gave the following
fatwa:
“This is related to an incident in which a Mureed of Hadhrat
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thaanvi saw a dream in which he heard
the above words being said. The person seeing the dream
was naturally shocked and perplexed. He enquired from an
Alim what the dream meant. And its interpretation was that
Maulana Ashraf Ali Taanvi is strong in following the Sunnah
of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalam.
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‫‪1‬‬ ‫‪1‬‬ ‫ا‬

‫‪It does not mean that he became a Nabi may Allah protect‬‬ ‫ب‬
‫اصج وج‬ ‫"اي دہعف راوپمر راسیس ںیم اجےن اک اافتؼ وہا وت اہں اي دجسم ںیم اي ومولی‬
‫‪us from such thoughts Ameen or that there was some form‬‬
‫‪innovation going on etc as I am aware many have jumped to‬‬ ‫ب‬
‫اصج وضحر‬ ‫ب‬
‫اطل ملع ےھت اُؿ ےک پس رھٹےن اک اافتؼ وہایگ ا ر ہی یھب ولعمؾ وہا ہک ا ومولی‬
‫‪such conclusions. Furthermore, one must bear in mind that‬‬
‫?‪dreams are just dreams they are not ?Hujat-e-Sharr'ee‬‬
‫وگت ںیم ولعمؾ وہا ہک اؿ ےک ‪,‬ےس تعیب ںیہ اس ےئلاُؿ ےس ا ر یھب تبحم وہ یئگ وت اانثء فگ‬
‫‪from which laws can be derived.‬‬ ‫پس اھتہن وھبؿ ےس د راسہل اميدماد ا ر ُُح ازعلبر یھب اوہاری آےت ںیہ دنبا ےن اُؿ ےک دےنھک‬
‫‪The person who saw the dream didn’t need to tell anyone‬‬ ‫مج‬ ‫ا‬
‫‪and he could have kept it to himself but he told someone‬‬ ‫اطلملعےندنچراسہل بھکودےنھک ےک اےطسدےیئ‬ ‫اصج ب‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ےک اےطسدروخاسیک وتاُؿومولی‬
‫‪not out of pride but to find out what it meant and by doing‬‬ ‫ادمحلہلل وج فطل اُؿ ےس اُاھٹپ ایبؿ ےس پب ي ر‬
‫ہ ےہ اي ر ز اک ذرک ےہ ہک نسح ازعلبر دھکی راہ اھت ا ر‬
‫‪so the ummah became aware that Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf‬‬ ‫ا ا‬
‫‪Ali May Allah show mercy on him was very close to the way‬‬ ‫د رہپاک قاھتہکدنینےنہبلغایکا ر وساجےناکاراداایکراسہلنسحازعلبروکايرطػردھکپ‬
‫‪of our beloved Prophet.‬‬ ‫نکیل ب ب‬
‫ج دنبا ےن د رسی رطػ رک ٹ دبیل وت دؽ ںیم ایخؽآپ ہک اتکب وک تشپ وہیئگ اس ےئل‬
‫‪If someone says "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali Rasool-ul-‬‬ ‫راسہل ُُح ازعلبر وک ااھٹرک اےنپ رس یک ب‬
‫اجتي رھک ایلا ر وسایگھچک رعہص ےک دعب وخاب داتھکی وہں‬
‫‪Laah" and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina‬‬ ‫ہکہملکرش فی ٰ‬
‫‪Ashraf Ali" thinking and believing Maulana Ashraf Ali Taanvi‬‬
‫الالہ االہللا محمدرسول ہللاڑپاتھوہںنکیل محمد رسول ہللایکہگج‬
‫‪to be a Nabi then this is Kufr. It is not satisfying as you have‬‬ ‫وضحر اک پؾ اتیل وہں اےنت ںیم دؽ ےک ادنر ایخؽ دیپا وہا ہک ھجت ےس یطلغ وہیئ ہملک رش فی ےک‬
‫‪incorrectly quoted. Please refer to Fatawa Rahimiyah,Vol 6‬‬
‫‪pg. 15-45 for a full explanations and answers regarding all‬‬ ‫ڑپےنھںیماوکسحیحصڑپانھاچےیہاسایخؽےسد پبراہملکرش فیرپاتھوہںدؽرپ وتہیےہہکحیحص‬
‫‪the allegations made upon the Deobandi ulamaa‬‬ ‫ڑپاہاج ےنکیلزپبؿ ےسیبيساہتخاجبےئ روسؽاہللیلصاہللہیلع ملسےکپؾےکارشػیلع لکن‬
‫‪And Allah the Wise knows best‬‬ ‫ا‬ ‫مج‬ ‫ا‬
‫‪[Mufti Yaseen Shaikh, Batley, U.K‬‬ ‫اجپ ےہ احميہکن بھکو اس پبت اک ملع ےہ ہک اس رطح درس ںیہن نکیل ےب اایتخر زپبؿ ےس یہی‬
‫‪Founder of the "Islaamic Foundation for Theology and‬‬ ‫ا‬
‫جیہیوصرتوہیئ وتوضحروکاےنپاسےنمداتھکیوہںا ریھبدنچصخش‬ ‫ہملکنکلياےہ۔د نیتپبر ب ب‬
‫ا ا‬
‫]‪Research" (I.F.T.A.R), www.muftisays.com‬‬
‫ا‬
‫وضحر ےک پس ےھت نکیل اےنت ںیم ریمی ہی احل وہیئگ ہک ںیم ڑھکا ڑھکا وبہج اس ےک ہک رق‬
‫‪The deobandi mufti Yaseen Shaikh has given this impression that‬‬ ‫ا‬ ‫مج‬ ‫ا‬
‫‪whatever the mureed of Ashraf Ali Thanawi said was part of a‬‬ ‫اطریوہیئگ زںیمرپرگایگا رتياتيز رےک اسھتايخیچاریا ر بھکوولعمؾوہپاھت ہکریمے‬
‫ا ا‬
‫‪dream and dreams are just dreams they are not Hujat-e-Sharr'ee,‬‬ ‫ادنروکیئ اطق پبیق ںیہنریہاےنتںیم دنباوخاب ےسدیبار وہایگ نکیل دبؿںیمدبوتسرےب یسح‬
‫‪from which laws can be derived.‬‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ث‬
‫ابپاطیتق دبوتسر اھتنکیل احلوخاب ا ردیباریںیموضحر اک یہایخؽاھت نکیل احل‬ ‫یھتا ر ا ر‬
‫‪Therefore, let us refer to the actual incident that was published in a‬‬ ‫دیباریںیمہملک رش فییکیطلغرپ ب ب‬
‫جایخؽآپوتاسپبتاکاراداوہاہکاسایخؽوکدؽےسد ر‬
‫‪magazine called risala al-imdad. The magazine used to publish‬‬
‫‪under the supervision of Ashraf Ali, and he used to give answers and‬‬ ‫ایک اج ے اس اےطس ہک رھپ وکیئ ایسی یطلغ ہن وہ اج ے پب ں ایخؽ دنبا ھٹی ایگ ا ر رھپ د رسی‬
‫‪advices to his followers and desciples. In one of the magazine's‬‬
‫‪issues dated: Safar 1335 H., a disciple of Ashraf Ali writes:‬‬
‫رک ٹ ٹیل رک ہملک رش فی یک یطلغ ےک دتارک ںیم روسؽ اہلل یلص اہلل ہیلع ملس رپ در د رش فی‬
‫ڑپاتھوہںنکیلرھپیھبہیاتہکوہںالل م صل ٰ‬
‫علی سیدنا و نبینا و موالنا اشرف‬
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‫علی احميہکنابدیباروہںوخابںیہننکیلےباایتخروہںوبجمروہںزپبؿاےنپاقوبںیمںیہن‬ remembered the mistake of reciting the kalma shareef
‫ا ا‬ incorrectly. I intended to remove this thought out of my
‫اُس ر ز ااسی یہ ھچکایخؽراہوتد رسےر زدیباریںیمرقریہوخبر پا ریھبتہبےس‬ heart, for this reason, to be sure that I do not make the
‫ا‬ ‫ث‬ same mistake again, I sat with that intention. Then I lied
"‫وجاہتںیہنکیلوضحرےک اسھتپبع تبحمںیہک اںيرعضرک ں۔‬ down sideway, and to repent from the mistake of kalma
)۸۱‫۔‬۸۷:‫ہحفص‬،‫ھ‬۶۸۸۱‫رفص‬،‫(راسہلاميدمادازومولیارشیلعفاھتونی‬ shareef, I started to recite durood shareef. But,
“Once I happen to visit the city of Rampur. There I stayed in nevertheless, I said: Al-Laahumma Salli ‘Ala Saiyyidina
a mosque with a Maulvi sahib, who was a student. I also Nabiyina wa maulana Ashraf Ali. Even though now I am
discovered that he was your disciple, for that reason, he awake and not dreaming. But I am helpless and compelled,
became dearer to me. During conversation I learnt that he and my tongue is not in my control. I remained in those
gets two magazines from thana bhawan monthly, namely thoughts throughout that day. The next day, while awake I
al-Imdad and husnalaziz. I requested Maulvi sahib to was frightened and cried a lot. There are many other
provide me for reading, and he gave me few of the reasons for loving you, how much should I express.”
magazines. Alhumdulillah, it is hard to express the pleasure [“Al-Imdad”, by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, issue for the
which I obtained from them. One day, in the afternoon, month of Safar – 1336 A.H, circa 1918, page:34-35]
when I was looking husnalaziz, I felt drowsy and therefore
intended to sleep. I put husnalaziz to one side, but as I
Mr Ashraf Ali Thanawi satisfied his worried disciple in the following
turned on the other side, a thought came that I have turned
words:
my back to the book. Therefore, I placed husnalaziz in the
direction of my head and went to sleep. After some time, I
ٰ ‫ا‬
saw a dream that I am reciting kalma shareef ‫الالہ االہللا‬ ‫اس اہعقںیمیلستیھتہکسجیکرطػمتروجعرکےتوہ اوعبہناعتیلٰعبتمس‬:‫"وجاب‬
‫ محمدرسول ہللا‬but instead of ‫ محمد رسول ہللا‬I recite your
name. Instantly, I thought that I have made a mistake in "‫ےہ۔‬
reciting the kalma shareef, so I should recite it correctly. )۸۱:‫ہحفص‬،‫ھ‬۶۸۸۱ ‫رفص‬،‫ ازومولیارشیلعفاھتونی‬،‫(راسہلاميدماد‬
With that thought I recited the kalma shareef again.
"There is a satisfaction for you in this incident that by grace
Although, from my heart I wish to recite correctly, but
of Allah the one to whom you turn [for spiritual guidance,
unintentionally, instead of Rasool Allah ‫عزوجل‬, my tongue
i.e. Ashraf Ali] is a follower of the Sunnat."
recites the name of Ashraf Ali. Although I know this is not
["Al-Imdad", by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, issue for the
right but unintentionally my tongue recites the kalma in the
month of S - 1336 A.H, circa 1918, page:34-35]
similar way. When the same state remained for couple of
moments, I saw you standing in front of me, and there were
others alongside. However, I was so frightened that I fell
First: The deobandi mufti Yaseen Shaikh of www.muftisays.com said
down and fiercely screamed out, I felt as if I no longer have
that: “the mureed of Ashraf Ali Thanawi saw a dream in which he
any strength. Instantly, I woke up out of the dream.
heard the above words”. Whereas from the original reference it is
However, I felt the same numbness in my body and that
evident that the mureed himself recited the kalma in the dream and
powerlessness was still there. But while dreaming and
then recited durood while he was awake. This proves the dishonesty
awake I had your thought. However, while awake I
and deceitfulness of mufti Yaseen Shaikh of www.muftisays.com.
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Second: The deobandi mufti Yaseen Shaikh argues that the mureed
of Ashraf Ali thanwi saw a dream and that: “one must bear in mind
that dreams are just dreams they are not ?Hujat-e-Sharr'ee? From
which laws can be derived.”
Therefore, the readers should read the following passage again:
‫ث‬
‫اب پ اطیتق دبوتسر‬
‫"اےنت ںیم دنبا وخاب ےس دیبار وہایگ نکیل دبؿ ںیم دبوتسر ےب یسح یھت ا ر ا ر‬
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫اھت نکیل احل وخاب ا ر دیباری ںیم وضحر اک یہ ایخؽ اھت نکیل احل دیباری ںیم ہملکرش فی یک‬
‫یطلغرپ ب ب‬
‫جایخؽآپوتاسپبتاکاراداوہاہکاسایخؽوکدؽےسد رایکاج ےاس اےطسہکرھپ‬
‫وکیئ ایسی یطلغ ہن وہ اج ے پب ں ایخؽ دنبا ھٹی ایگ ا ر رھپ د رسی رک ٹ ٹیل رک ہملک رش فی یک‬
‫یطلغ ےک دتارک ںیم روسؽ اہلل یلص اہلل ہیلع ملس رپ در د رش فی ڑپاتھ وہں نکیل رھپ یھب ہی اتہک‬
ٰ ‫وہںالل م صل‬
‫علی سیدنا و نبینا و موالنا اشرف علی احميہکنابدیبار‬
"‫وہں وخابںیہننکیلےباایتخروہںوبجمروہںزپبؿاےنپاقوبںیمںیہن‬
“Instantly, I woke up out of the dream. However, I felt the
same numbness in my body and that powerlessness was
still there. But while dreaming and awake I had your
thought. However, while awake I remembered the mistake
of reciting the kalmia shareef incorrectly. I intended to
remove this thought out of my heart, for this reason, to be
sure that I do not make the same mistake again, I sat with
that intention. Then I lied down sideway, and to repent
from the mistake of kalmia shareef, I started to recite
durood shareef. But, nevertheless, I said: Al-Laahumma Salli
'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina wa maulana Ashraf Ali. Even though
now I am awake and not dreaming. But I am helpless and
compelled, and my tongue is not in my control.”
How shamelessly the so-called deobandi mufti, Yaseen Shaikh, has
tried to defend and hide an absolute kufr. The mureed declared
Ashraf Ali Thanwi as a prophet by reciting “Saiyyidina Nabiyina
Ashraf Ali” while he was awake.
193 194 Piercing the Devil’s Web
Third: The deobandi mufti Yaseen Shaikh has given this fatwa that
if someone says "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali Rasool-ul-Laah"
and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina Ashraf Ali" thinking
and believing Maulana Ashraf Ali Taanvi to be a prophet then this is
Kufr."
So the question comes to one’s mind then why the so-called Aalim
of Yaseen Shaikh, Mr Ashraf Ali Thanwi did not issue the same fatwa
and raised any objection against his mureed? Instead, he put a
stamp of satisfaction to recite kalma and durood by declaring him as
prophet and Messenger of Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
(‫)معاذہللا‬
Fourth: According to deobandi mufti Yaseen Shaikh if someone says
"Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali Rasool-ul-Laah" and "Al-
Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina Ashraf Ali" thinking and
believing Maulana Ashraf Ali Taanvi to be a prophet then that is
Kufr.
I think Mr Yaseen Shaikh claims to possess the knowledge of the
unseen which is in their religion possessed only by their god,
otherwise how come Mr Yaseen Shaikh would know what’s cooking
in one’s mind and heart so as to know what he is thinking and
believing for someone?
Hence, hukm-e Shara’e (the law or the Shariah) in such cases would
be rendered according to the apparent words that are being spoken
and/or written and not on what Mr Yaseen Shaikh claims to think or
believe.
Fifth: After reading the above passage one can easiy notice that the
disciple was sure that he made a severe mistake while reciting
kalma and durood, but Mr Ashraf Ali Thanwi did not considered it to
be a mistake instead he satisfied him.
Sixfth: The disciple of Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi was claiming that he
was helpless and his tongue was not in his control but the question
is whether the pen of Mr Ashraf Ali Thanwi was also not in his
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control? Every sensible person knows that the pen, too, has a Chapter VIII
tongue and tongue functions.
The final verdict given by
‫اؿظلم اخدی اؿلدافین‬ Ulma-e-Haq against ulma-e-deoband
Out of the two tongues, pen is one.
In 1872 G - 1290 H, Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi, the founder of darul-
Moreover, all the learned men of Islaam have said: uloom Deoband wrote Tahzeerun Nas in which he repudiated the
recognized and unchangeable meaning of "Khaatamun Nabiyyeen"
‫الیصذر اخد ػی اؿعطر بدعوی زؿل اؿلدان‬ that Hazrat Muhammed is the Last of all the Prophets,
“No one’s excuse, due to slip of tongue, is accepted in and about which the whole ummah have consensus. He also tried to
(matters of) infidelity” raise doubts of incorrectness concerning the interpretation of the
Qur’anic Verse that praise Hazrat Muhammed as the
Seventh: Hence, it is proved that for all deobandis including Mr Last of all the Prophets. Finally, he invented a complete new
Abubakr Karolia it is alright to say: "Laa'Illaaha il-lal Laahu Ashraf Ali meaning of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen, on the basis of his own personal
Rasool-ul-Laah" and "Al-Laahumma Salli 'Ala Saiyyidina Nabiyina understanding. Though, he accepted that the Musllims will not
Ashraf Ali" because to them “Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thaanvi was strong going to accept his proposed meaning. Subsequently, he claimed
in following the Sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalam”. that: “supposing if another prophet is born after the period of
Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa , even then, this will not
Another deobandi scholar, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmani, writes impinge on Muhammed as the Final Seal of
about Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanwi:
Prophethood.”
(‫)معاذہللا‬
“The likeness of his accomplishments is not found in many
preceding centuries”
Fourteen years later, in about 1886 G/1304 H, Maulvi Khalil Ahmad
[hakeem al-ummat ke siyasi afkar, 22]
Ambathwi wrote Albraheen-ul Qatia, in which he clearly accepted
and verified that it is the belief of all the clerics of deoaband and
Hence, Allah ‫ عزوجل‬says:
their ancestors that Allah ‫ عزوجل‬can lie. He also mentioned in the
َ ُٟٚٔ ‫ َلَ یُ ِؤ‬ُِٜ ‫ ٔذ ِرص‬ُٟ‫ ت‬َِٜ ٖ ِٝ َ‫ أ‬ِٜ ‫ذ ِر َت ُض‬َٞ َ‫ أَأ‬ِٜ ٔ ‫َفواِ َس َوا ْء َقٗ َِيض‬
١‫و‬ َ ‫ َّاٖ ٔذ‬١َّ ٔ ‫إ‬
ُ َ َْ ٠‫ی‬ same book that the Prophet cannot even see behind
“Surely, as to those who are destined to infidelity, it is alike the wall and to believe that the Prophet possess the
whether you warn them or warn them not, they will never knowledge of the hidden is polytheism.
believe.”
[Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse: 6] Similarly, Maulvi Ashraf All Thanvi wrote Hifzul Iman, in 1901
G/1319 H, to attack the knowledge of the Prophet by
comparing his knowledge to that of children, mad-men and animals.
Finally, Maulvi Rasheed Ahmad Gangohawi wrote Fatawa-e-
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Rasheediya to attest and verifiy almost all the blasphemies and
sacrileges of ulma-e-deoband and their ancestors.
(‫)معاذہللا‬
One after another, the so-called ulma of deoband were writing such
notorious books and fatwas, under the shelter and patronage of the
British Government, in order to insult the dignity and honour of
Allah ‫ عزوجل‬and His beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammed Mustafa
and other beloved ones of Allah ‫عزوجل‬.
ٰ
Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Berailwi ‫( رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬1856-
1921), the most renowned scholar and Imam of Ahl- Sunnah wa’l
Jama’at, firmly stood up to defend the beliefs, cults and traditions of
the Muslims. He daringly launched a scholastic war against all the
heretical movements that emerged in the sub-continent.
When the disgraceful ulma of deoband started publishing and
preaching such blasphemies and corrupted beliefs, Ala Hazrat Imam
ٰ
Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬warned them by sending letters and
notices to them. He demanded explanation and clarification from
the concerned ulma of deoband about the blasphemies that they
had written in their books. He warned that if they failed to justify
their writings then they have no other choice but to publically
repent from all such evil beliefs, otherwise, in order to fulfill
religious obligations a shar‘i verdict would be rendered against
them.
Despite continuous reminders and warnings the ulma of deoband
were unable to provide any explanation or clarification, infact, they
remained persistent on their false beliefs. Consequently, in 1902
ٰ the two blessed cities of Makkah al-Mukarrama and Medina al-
(1320 H), Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬wrote an
Arabic note in the book alMu‘taqid al Muntaqid. It was entitled as
AlMotamad AlMustanad (The Reliable Proofs). In the note he
pointed out the evil and corrupted beliefs of the five wicked men
(four from darul-uloom deoband and one from Qadian). He
provided proofs from Quran and Sunnah as well as the rulings and
the sayings of renowned learned men of Islam. On the basis of all
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those reliable proofs and judgments he fulfilled his religious
obligations and responsibility by declaring all the following five men
as infidels.
1. Maulvi Qasim Nanotavi
2. Maulvi Khalil Ahmad Ambathwi
3. Maulvi Ashraf All Thanvi
4. Maulvi Rasheed Ahmad Gangohawi
5. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani
Maulvi Murtaza Hassan dar bhangi, education administrator,
department of preaching, darul-uloom deoband, had no other
choice but to accept the facts in these words:
‫ب‬
‫ اسیج ہک‬،‫ ایعق اےسی یہ ےھت‬،‫ ضعب املعء دویدنب‬،‫اصج ےک بردي‬ ‫"ارگ (ومميپ ادمح راض) اخں‬
‫اصجرپاؿاملعءِدویدنبیکریفکتقرضیھتارگ ااؿوکاکقرہنےتہکوت‬
‫ب‬ ‫اوہنںےناںیہناھجمسوتاخں‬
"‫وخداکقروہاجےت‬
)۶۷:‫ہحفص‬،‫(ادشاالعدداب‬
“In front of (Maulana Ahmed Raza) Khan Sahib, if some of
the ulma of deoband were really as he considered them to
be then it was Khan Sahib’s religious obligation to declare
the ulma of deoband as infidels. He would have himself
become an infidel if he had not declared them as infidels.”
[Ashad al-azaab, p. 14]
ٰ
In 1905 G/1323 H, Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬
visited Hejaz to perform Hajj. During his stay he abridged and
presented AlMotamad AlMustanad to the eminent Ulma-e-Haq of
Munawwara asking them for shar‘i order. Thirty three Ulma-e-Haq
of Haramain Sharifain, after reading the blasphemies and profane
beliefs of those five men, rendered their verdicts based on the
consensus that all five of them were indistinguishable to apostasy.
They condemned and declared all five of them as infidels, and also
those who doubt about their infidelity. The names of those
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honorable Ulma-e-Haq who attested AlMotamad AlMustanad and
declared the five men as infidels are mentioned below:
The Ulma of Makkah al-Mukarrama
who declared ulma-e-deoband as infidels
1. Ustaad-e-Haram Mufti Muhammad Saeed Shafi ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
2. Syedul Ulama Maulana Sheikh Ahmed Abul Khair Mirdad ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
3. Mufti Hanafia Allama Sheihk Saleh Kamaal ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
4. Mufti Sheikh Ali bin Siddiq Kamaal ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
5. Muhammed Abdul Haq Al-Mujahir ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
6. Mufti Ismail Ibn Syed Khaleel ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
7. Allama Mufti - Saeed Abul Hoosen Al-Marzuki ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
8. Mufti Sheikh Abid bin Husain Maaliki ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
9. Mufti Ali bin Husain Maaliki ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
10. Mufti Muhammed Jamaal bin Muhhamed Husain ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
11. Mufti Sheikh Asad bin Ahmed Daha ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
12. Mufti Sheikh Abdur Rahman Dahan ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
13. Mufti Sheikh Muhammed Yusuf Afghani ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
14. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maaliki Al-Imdadi ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
15. Mufti Muhammed Yusuf Al-Khayaat ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
16. Sheikh Muhammed Saleh bin Muhammed Ba-fazal ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
17. Sheikh Abdul Karim Naji Dagistani ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
18. Sheikh Muhammed Saeed bin Muh`hamed Al-Yamani ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
19. Mufti Sheikh Haamid Muhammed Al-Jadawi ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
The Ulma of Medina al-Munawwara
who declared ulma-e-deoband as infidels
20. Mufti Hanafia Tajuddin ILyas ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
21. Mufti Allama Osman bin Abdus Salaam Dadistani ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
22. Sheikh-e-Maalikia Mufti Sayed Ahmed of Algeria ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
23. Mufti Khaleel bin Ibrahim Karbooti ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
24. Shaikhud Dalail - Mufti Sayed Muhammed Saeed ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
25. Mufti Sheikh Mehmood bin Ahmed Omari ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
26 Shaikhud Dalail - Mufti Sayed Abbas bin Sayed Jaleel ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
199 200 Piercing the Devil’s Web
27. Mufti Sheikh Omar bin Hamdaan Al-Maharasee ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
28. Mufti Sayed Muhammed bin Muhammed Medani ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
29. Mufti Sheikh Muhammed Kiyan ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
30. Mufti Shafaeiya Allama Sayed Shareef Ahmed Barzanji ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
31. Mufti Muhammed Aziz Maaliki ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
32. Mufti Sheikh Abdul Qader Taufeeq ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
ٰ
When Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬returned to his
homeland, he compiled AlMotamad AlMustanad with the fatawas
and taqareez (eulogy) of Ulma of Haramain Sharifain. In 1324 H, he
published it as a book called Hussam- al-Haramain ‘ala Minhar al
Kufr wal Main, which was also in Arabic.
In 1325 H, Maulana Muhammad Husnain Raza ‫( رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬1892-
1981/1310-1401), nephew and khalifa of Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad
ٰ
Raza Khan ‫رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬, translated the final compilation into Urdu. All
these books are available in the market and can be downloaded
from internet. For the readers’ convenience, few references are
provided below from Hussam- al-Haramain:
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti
Muhammad Saeed Ba-albusayl Shafi ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammed Saeed ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
“After Humd wa salat (praise and salutation), I have seen
the matter which has been written virtuously by that
Allaama kamil (perfect learned scholar), ustad mahir
(expert teacher), who offers jihad wa jidaal (scholarly war &
contest) on behalf of the deen (Islaam) of the Prophet
. Therefore, my brother and honorable, Hazrat
Ahmed Raza Khan has written in his book called,
AlMotamad AlMustanad, about the bad-beliefs and bad-
religion of some of the evil leaders, infact, they are worse
than all the wicked, mischief-mongers and stubborn
leaders.”
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]Mufti Muhammed Saeed Ba-albusayl, Hussam- al-
Haramain]
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti
Sheikh Abdul Khair Ahmed Meerdaad ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
Hazrat Maulana Sheikh Abul Khair ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
“After Humd wa salat (praise and salutation), undoubtedly,
the Allama fazil (most learned scholar), who solves
problems and difficulties by the light of his eyes, is Ahmed
Raza Khan, ism-I ba-musma (His personality is like his name)
the pearl of that appellation is in harmony to the gems of its
meanings. He is a treasure of (intellectual) subtleties,
chosen from among those who are the safest treasures.
Ahmed Raza Khan is the Sun of maarfat (gnosis) that shines
at mid-day with full glory. He is the vital disentangler of
apparent and hidden difficulties of knowledge and intellect.
It is the responsibility of those who have become aware of
his knowledge and excellence to say that he has left a lot for
previous and coming generations.
Specifically, from those proofs, arguments and truthful
expositions that he has showed in the most accepted,
honorable and sublime book, entitled, AlMotamad
AlMustanad, by which he has dug out the roots of people of
infidelity and atheism. This is because anyone who is in
favour or have belief on the evils sayings, that are pointed
out in this book, is without doubt an infidel, a misguided
one who misguide others also, and is out of deen-i Islaam,
the way an arrow passes through its target (without any
mark). This is with the consensus of all the Ulma of Islam,
who supports Islamic community and religion of Ahle-
Sunnat-wa-Jamaat, and separates themselves from those
who are involved in innovation, misguidance and stupidity.
Therefore, may Allah, grant great recompense to the
author, on behalf of all the Muslims, who are the followers
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of Aeima hidayat wa deen (all the Imam and the learned
men of Islaam), and bestow benefit for all the earlier and
future generations through his personality and his writings,
and he keeps on hoisting the flag of truth till the existence
of the world, and he continue supporting the people of
truth till the appearance of day and night. May Allah,
benefit the whole world from his life and May he always
remain under benevolences and help of Allah. May Quraan
Azeem, protect him from the schemes of every enemy, evil-
doer and envious, grant sadka (alms) for the wajahat (most
beautiful face) of the one whose honor/respect is the
utmost and who is the khatim (seal) of all the ambia wa
mursaleen (Prophets and Messengers).
‫" الل م صلی علی وعلی الہ واصحابہ‬
]Mufti Muhammed Sheikh Abul khail Ahmed Meerdad,
Hussam- al-Haramain]
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti
Ismail Ibn Syed Khaleel ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
Hazrat Maulana Mufti Ismail ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
‫ تبكہ‬٠ٚ ‫د و‬ٛ‫د اُٖادیانی ورطيد اح‬ٛ‫ اح‬ٝ‫ نال‬ٙ‫ؤَلء اَٖفّ اٖواَكين فی اٖشؤا‬٢ٰ ١‫ا‬
٠ٚ ‫ة فی‬٣‫ ب٘ َلطب‬ٙ‫حا‬ٚ‫ بال‬ٜ٢‫ة فی َْف‬٣‫ َلطب‬ٜ٢‫ًي وارشٍ قلی ونير‬٣‫ب‬ٞ‫ْدٗي٘ اَل‬
ٙ‫ اَلحوا‬٠ٚ ٙ‫ بحا‬ٜ٢‫ توٌَ فی َْف‬٠ٚ ‫طک ب٘ فی‬
)۱‫ۼرقتظیۼاليعمسۼنبۼلیلخ ۼ ۼ ۼہبتکمۼوبنہيۼالوہرۼ ۼۼصۻ‬،‫(اسحمۼارحلنيمۼ‬
“Undoubtedly, they are the band of irreligious people, who
have been mentioned in the question, i.e. Mirza Ghulam
Ahmad Qadiani, Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, and other
followers of Khalil Ahmad Ambaithvi and Ashraf Ali Thanvi.
There is no doubt in their infidelity not even space for any
doubt, infact anyone who has doubt about their infidelity or
hesitate in declaring them as infidels, then he is also
without doubt an infidel”
]Mufti Ismail Ibn Syed Khaleel, Hussam- al-Haramain]
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Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti
Sheikh Umar bin Abi Bakr ba Junaid ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
Hazrat Maulana Mufti Sheikh Umar bin Abi Bakr ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
“After Humd wa salat (praise and salutation), I have read
this book that has been compiled by an Allama fazil
(illustrious scholar), towards whom a journey should be
undertaken to get benefit from him. He is Maulana Ahmed
Raza Khan, bearer of the great understanding. I have seen
that all those imprudent groups that are mentioned in the
book, are misguided-ones and the monger of misguidance.
They are out of Islaam and are blinded by their
transgression.”
Mufti Sheikh Umar bin Abi Bakr Ba Junaid, Hussam- al-
Haramain]
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti
Sheikh Abid bin Hussain ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
Hazrat Maulana Mufti Sheikh Abid bin Hussain ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
“After Humd wa salat (praise and salutation), In this period
when there are seditions and evilness everywhere, Allah
favored him and given him the ability to make the deen
come alive. He, who is among the real inheritors of the
Prophet . He is the chief of the renowned
scholars of shariah, the pride of respected learned men, the
honour of deen-i Islam. He bears an excellent high-ranked
character, appreciated in all sort of works, a man of justice
and a practicing aalim, and a man who offers favors He is
Hazrat Maula Ahmed Raza Khan. In this matter he has
performed fard-e kafaeya, and with his absolute proofs, he
has demolished the citadel of astrayness which was
apparent to the people of knowledge. Allah Has bestowed
upon me at the best time, honorable hour, and the most
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blissful moment, when I have been blessed by the sun of
masharia and I took refuge in the field of his benevolence
and generousity.
I have read his book (AlMotamad AlMustanad) about which
he has said to be a compilation of other books in which he
has presented absolute proofs and he has revealed the
types of misguidance that has been committed by the
mischief-mongers, and those misguided people are Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi, Khalil
Anbaythavi and Ashraf Ali Thanvi, who are evident infidels
and astrayed persons.”
] Mufti Sheikh Abid bin Hussain, Hussam- al-Haramain]
Fatwa of Hazrat Maulana Mufti
Ali bin Hussain Malki ‫رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬
Hazrat Maulana Mufti Ali bin Hussain ‫ رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬writes:
“After Humd wa salat (praise and salutation), I would like to
state that Allah Has blessed me with the great favor that
from the sky of safa to which steadiness is obligatory, I
witnessed an evident noor (light) of the Sun of maarfat,
whose praiseworthy deeds truly represents His ayaat-e
fazilat (verses of excellence), and why not. Today he is the
center of the sphere of knowledge, and the viewpoint of
starry-sky of knowledge in the Islamic community. He is the
supporter of the believers and a protector of the followers
of right path. He is the chopper of the tongues of deviant
and non-believers with his sharp sword of proofs, and who
exalt the light-minaret of faith, i.e. Hazrat Maula Ahmed
Raza Khan. Hence, he brought my attention towards some
pages, which contained the names of those astrayed
people, who have recently emerged in India. Amongst them
are Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi,
Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Khalil Ahmad Anbaythawi etc. who are
undoubted infidels and astrayed people. Some of them are
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those who have openly uttered blasphemous words against
the Excellency of the Lord of the Worlds, and some who
have used derisive language against the chosen prophets of
Allah.
The author has written a refutation against the sayings of
these astrayed people in a brightening and high ranked
book which contained enlighted proofs, and he ordered me
to review the sayings of these people to see what denounce
they deserve. Therefore, following the command I looked at
the sayings of those people. I discovered that just as the
courageous author has described them, the sayings of those
people are undeniable infidelity. Therefore, they deserve
torment. Infact, they are in a state which is worse than the
misguided infidels.”
]Maulana Mufti Ali bin Hussain, Hussam- al-Haramain]
It is quite obvious from all the above mentioned verdicts that the
respected Ulma of Haramain Sharifain declared the so-called ulma
of deoband as infidels and also those who doubt their infidelity.
Answering some of the silly
arguments of the apologists
In order to deceive the Muslims the apologists of ulma-e-deoband
have raised the following thoughtless and silly arguments:
Argument No. 1:
Ahmed Raza Khan Sahib Barailvi deliberately misguided the ulma of
Hejaz and provided them incorrect translation because they could
not understand the Urdu language.
First: If this silly argument is considered to be correct then it means
that the apologists have actually accused the Ulma-haq of Haramain
Sharifain for being irresponsible so as to render a crucial verdict of
infidelity against the so-called ulma of deoband:
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1. Without initiating proper and detailed investigation about
the authenticity of the material provided to them.
2. Without referring to the original contents of the book of
ulma-e-deoband.
3. Without translating the original contents by some reliable
translators.
Second: The ulma of deoband claims that the Ulma of Haramain
Sharifain sent a questionnaire to them inquiring about the religious
status of ulma-e-deoband. Maulvi Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri wrote a
response in Arabic. It was later published as a book by the name
Almuhannad ala almufannad.
Therefore, we would like to ask the apologists of ulma-e-deoband to
answer as how come Khalil Ahmed was able to satisfy the Ulma of
Haramain Sharifain about the books written by ulma-e-deoband
originally in Urdu, especially when according to apologists they were
Arabs and could not understand the Urdu language.
Fourth: Abul Fath Hazrat Allama Maulana Hashmat Ali Khan Qadri’
Razavi ‫( رحمۃ ہللا علیہ‬1901- 1960 / 1319 – 1380 H.), known as Sher Besha
Ahle Sunnat (The Lion of the AhleSunnat), compiled a book by the
name Alswarim-ul-Hindiya, in which he published the fatawa
(verdicts) of more than 260 ulma-karam of the sub-continent, who
showed their complete consensus about the infidelity of ulma-e-
deoband by endorsing and attesting the verdicts of Ulma of
Haramain Sharifain. These ulma were not Arabs but the locals who
could understand well the scripts, expressions and idioms of Urdu
language without the assistance of any translator.
So, the book, Alswarim-ul-Hindiya discards this lame excuse of the
apologists that Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Sahib Barailvi deliberately
misguided the ulma of Hejaz because they were not aware of Urdu
language.
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Argument No. 2
Ahmed Raza Khan Sahib Barailvi purposely picked up the statements
from different places of the books written by ulma-e-deoband and
then joined them together into a new statement which portrays
infidelity and blasphemy.
First: This is also a ridiculous argument due to several reasons.We
have provided the actual statements written by ulma-e-deoband,
along with the image from the original books. Therefore, anyone
who wants to do justice, at least with himself, then he should read
the statements again and decide by himself as what it portrays.
Second: Consider the judgment and sayings of great ulma-e-karam
and mufasareen-e-karam, rendered centuries ago, against the
bearers of such corrupted beliefs. (The references are also provided
in this book).
Third: This means that the verdict of infidelity against ulma-e-
deoband was rendered by the renowned ulma and mufasareen-e-
karam when the forefathers of Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
ٰ
‫تعالی عنہ‬ ‫رضی ہللا‬
were not even born.
Fourth: Anyone who could not make a difference between the
words of blasphemy and the words of praise is certainly a fool not
an intellectual. For instance, if someone says, ‘Mr thanwi was worse
than a pig’. This will surely annoy the apologists of Mr. thanwi so as
to respond angrily, “This is sheer enmity against Mr. thanwi”. On
the other hand, if the same person by the twist of his tongue says,
“Mr. thanwi was worse than a pig, considering the Excellency of our
Lord”. Then will the apologists of Mr. thanwi would say that he has
not insulted Mr. thanwi, infact, he was only praising the Excellency
of our Lord? Similarly,
Similarly, one does not have to pour the whole bottle of urine into a
glass of water to make it filthy, only a drop would do. Or would they
drink it by saying, “There’s nothing wrong in it since he has not
poured the whole bottle in it”.
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Hence, it was needless to pick statements from different places of
ulma-e-deoband’s books so as to combine into a new infidel
statement, in order to get a verdict of infidelity against ulma-e-
deoband. These are just lame excuses and pathetic arguments to
safeguard the heresy of ulma-e-deoband.
Each and every separate statement that was provided by Ala Hazrat
ٰ
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫رضی ہللا تعالی عنہ‬, from the books of ulma-e-
deoband, pertains to unquestionable, definite and committed
blasphemy and reflects most corrupted beliefs that are without any
doubt, infidelity.
The Prophet has said:
“There will be years of deceit, in which a truthful person will
be disbelieved and a liar will be believed”
And in another Hadith, The Prophet informs us about
the behavior of such people who denies the trustworthy and
defends the liars.
“People will believe a liar, and disbelieve one who tells the
truth. People will distrust one who is trustworthy, and trust
one who is treacherous”
And the Prophet has warned us in these words:
‫ ُكوا أَْمُتْن َو ََل‬َٛ ‫ َت ِش‬َِٜ ٖ ‫ا‬َٛ ٔ ‫ ِاألَ َحادٔیثٔ ب‬٠ِ ٚٔ ِٜ َُٓٞ‫ یََِتُو‬١‫و‬
َ ُ ‫ َْ َّذاب‬١‫و‬ ٔ ٔ ‫ فٔی‬١ُ ‫یَُٓو‬
َ ُٖ‫ َد َّجا‬١ٔ ‫ا‬َٚ َّ‫آِخ اٖز‬
ِٜ َُٓٞ‫ُو‬ٟٔ‫ َو ََل َي ًِت‬ِٜ َُٓٞ‫ ََل ُي ٔط ُّٗو‬ُِٜ ‫ َوإٔیَّاص‬ِٜ ُْ ‫ َيإٔیَّا‬ِٜ ُْ ‫آبَا ُؤ‬
“In the last ages, there will be "dajjals" and liars. They will
tell you something new, which neither you nor your
forefathers have ever heard. Keep yourself away from them
and keep them away from you, don’t let them misguide you
and don’t let them put you in sedition.”
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Chapter IX:
The hypocrisy of Ulma-e-deoband
This is also an inevitable fact that when it comes to hypocrisy then
one can discover that there is also no shortage of hypocrisy in the
charming personalities of ulma-e-deoaband. However, there will be
a shortage of papers in this book if we try to discuss in detail the
hypocrisy of only one high ranked aalim of deoband.
Someone named ibn khattab asked one of the muftis named Yaseen
Shaikh of www.muftisyas.com:
“salaam
what should our opinion be of Ahmed Raza khan. he
declared the great deobandi ulma as kaafirs. the hadith
states to call a muslim a kaafir results the accuser of
becoming a murtad so can be apply this ruling to Raza khan.
also if someone has already called Raza khan a kaafir
because of his takfir making is he sinful?”
[Question date: 13th October 2005, Short URL:
http://qa.muftisays.com/?912, Question ID:912]
Therefore, Mr Yaseen replies:
“Bismihi Ta'ala
We are not in a position to issue a verdict of Kufr on any
individual unless his Kufr is manifest and openly clear.
After all, we are not going to be questioned regarding Raza
Khans religious positions in our grave nor on the day of
Judgment. Discussions such as these should be avoided and
we should concentrate on the more important discussions
such as, his reasons for identifying Deobandis with Kufr, and
counter tackling those aspects as and when needed.
And Allah knows best”
[mufti Yaseen Shaikh, www.muftisays.com]
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Consider the last lines, “counter tackling those aspects as and when
needed.” This is the great lesson which Mr Yaseen has learnt from
ulma-e-deoband.
Therefore, when the ulma-e-haq of the two sacred cities, Makkah
al-Mukarrama and Medina al-Munawwara (Hejaz) clearly and
solemnly declared the great ulma of deoband as infidels (kafirs), the
ulma of deoband decided to counter tackling the situation. They
said that the ulma of Hejaz have sent a questionnaire consisting of
26 questions asking them to explain their position with regards to
issues such as: Is it right to use intermediaries in supplication to
ٰ
Allah (tawassul)? Is it right to visit the grave of the Prophet ‫تعالی علیہ‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
‫وسلم‬
? Are Prophets ‫ الصلوۃ واسالم‬being alive in their graves? Is it right to
celebrate the Mawlid? the belief concerning the knowledge of the
ٰ ٰ
Prophet ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
, the belief that the Prophet ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫صلی ہللا‬
is being
the last and final Prophet of Allah, etc.
It is said that Maulvi Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri wrote a detailed
response to these questions. The answers written by him were
verified and endorsed by 24 other major Scholars of Darululoom
Deoband, including Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanavi and Mahmud al-Hasan
Deobandi. Later, it was compiled and published by the name
Almuhannad ala almufannad (The Sword on the Disproved) and al-
Tasdiqat li-Daf' al-Talbisat (Endorsements Repelling Deceits).
Nowadays, in some deobandi circles, the book is also known as
Aqa'id Ulma-e-deoband (The Beliefs of scholars of deoband).
In order to know how ulma-e-deoband used to counter tackle the
situation as and when needed, we would like to provide some
references from the book, Almuhannad ala almufannad.
In response to one of the questions, Maulvi Khalil Ahmed
Saharunpuri gave the following fatwa with the attestation of
Mehmood al Hassan deobandi, Maulvi Kifayat Ullah, Maulvi Ashraf
Ali Thanwi etc.:
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‫"مہۼںيمۼ ۼاور ۼ اررےۼبرروگںۼںيمۼےسۼیسکۼاکۼیھبۼہيۼديقعۃۼںيہنۼےہۼاور ۼ اررےۼایخلۼںيمۼوکیئۼ‬ In the English version of Taqwiyatul-Iman, the same passasge is
written as:
‫فیعض ۼاالامیں ۼیھب ۼايسي ۼرخاافب ۼرباں ۼےس ۼںيہن ۼاکنل ۼاتکس ۼاور ۼوج ۼاس ۼاک ۼاق ۼئؽ وہ ۼہک ۼيبن ۼرکمی ۼہیلعۼ‬
‫السالمۼوکۼمہۼرپۼا ۼاینتۼيہۼفضبلت ۼےہۼینتجۼبرےۼاھبیئ ۼۼوکۼوھچےٹۼاھبۼیئ ۼۼرپۼوہیتۼےہۼوتۼاسۼےکۼ‬ “It means that all the human beings are brothers to one
another. The one who is the most elderly and the most
"‫قلعتمۼ ارراۼہيۼديقعۃۼےہۼہکۼوۃۼداۼئرا ۼاامیںۼےسۼاخرحۼےہ‬ pious is an elder brother. We should respect such a person
)‫ۼالوہر‬،‫۔ۼاباریلک‬۱‫ۻ‬۱‫ۼ‬،‫ۼادارۃِۼاسالایمب‬،۷۱‫ۼ‬:‫ۼہحفص‬،‫(المہبدۼیلعۼالمفبد‬ just like our elder brother”
[Taqwiyatul-Iman, English Translation, p.139, Dar-us-Salam
“Neither we nor our ancestors holds such a belief and in our
Publications, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia]
opinion even a person with feeble faith cannot verbalize
such contemptuous thing from his tongue and anyone who
The joint Imam of all the Indian wahabis and deobandis, Maulvi
does have such a belief that the Prophet ‫ ہیلعۼالسالم‬is as superior
Ismail Delhvi is saying that all the Prophets ‫ الصلوۃ واسالم‬are like elder
to us as an elder brother, then according to us he is out brother, so respect them like your elder brother. On the contrary,
from the sphere of faith.” ulma-e-deoband are saying, “anyone who does have such a belief
[Almuhannad ala almufannad, page 54, published by
that the Prophet ‫ ہیلع ۼالسالم‬is as superior to us as an elder brother, then
idara-e-islamiat, 190-anarkali, Lahore]
according to us he is out from the sphere of faith”.

How clearly they have declared that anyone who does have such a
However their grand Imam Maulvi Ismail Delhvi has written:
belief then he is out from the sphere of faith, but if that “anyone”
comes out to be one of their great religious-leaders then
‫"ان ساںۼا سپۼںيمۼ ستۼاھبیئۼںيہۼوجۼب راۼب ررگۼوہۼوۃۼب راۼاھبیئۼےہۼوسۼاسۼیکۼب رےۼاھبیئۼیکۼیسۼميظعتۼ‬ shamelessly they declare him a pious fellow instead. Read the
‫ےيجيکۼاورۼامکلۼ ستۼاکۼاہللۼےہۼدنبيگۼاسۼوکۼاچےيہۼ۔ۼاسۼےسولعممۼوہاۼہکۼاوایلۼوۼابتب اۼۼااممۼاورۼااممۼرادے ۼ‬ following fatwa of Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi to praise the one who
wrote that the Prophet ‫ ہیلع ۼالسالم‬is as superior to us as an elder
‫ريپۼاورۼديہشۼینعیۼےنتجۼاہللۼےکۼرقمبۼدنبےۼںيہۼوۃۼ ستۼان ساںۼيہۼںيہۼاورۼدنبےۼملزجۼاورۼ اررےۼ‬
brother:
‫اھبیئۼرگمۼاہللۼےنۼاںۼوکۼب رایئۼديۼوۃۼب رےۼاھبیئۼوہےئۼمہۼوکۼاںۼیکۼ فرامںۼب رداريۼاکۼمکحۼایکۼےہۼمہۼاںۼ‬
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
"‫ےکۼوھچےٹۼںيہ‬ ‫ومجوقت االصحااؿیکےہ۔ا رقرآؿ‬ ‫"اتکبوقتتيامياؿتياتي ہداا ریاتکبےہا ر ب ب‬
“All humans are brothers of each other; he who is more ‫ث‬
"‫دحتياکبلطماسيمےہ۔اساکؤمفلايوبقمؽدنبااھت۔‬
pious among them is the elder brother, so respect him like ‫ث‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ا‬
your elder brother. Allah is the owner of all, He must be )‫اپریلکميوھر‬،‫ادارااالسمت‬،88‫ص‬،‫(پلترشديعموتفیرشديلمکموبمب‬
worshipped. It means that the Prophets and Awlia, Imam “The book Taqwiyatul-Iman is a very excellent and truthful
and the sons of Imam, peer and shaheed i.e. all the beloved book, and a reason for strengthening and reforming the
fellows of Allah are all powerless fellows of Allah and our faith. And the meaning of Qur’an and Hadith is in it. The
brothers. However, Allah has given them greatness, so, they author of it was a pious Fellow.”
are like elder brother, and we are ordered to obey them [Fataw-I Rasheedia, p. 83, HM Saeed Co., Pak. Chowk,
because we are younger.” Karachi]
[Taqwiyatul-Iman, Maktab ul Islam, Wasan pura, Lahore, p.
85]

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Mr Khalil Ahmed gave this fatwa that anyone who holds such a
belief that the Prophet ‫ ہیلعۼالسالم‬is as superior to us as an elder brother
then according to us he is out from the sphere of faith, but for the
readers’ surprise, this is also an undeniable fact that in the book
Albraheen-ul qatia, he himself has written the following statement
to defend the same corrupted belief.
‫"ارگیسکےنوبہجینبآدؾوہےنےکآپ(صلللی ہللا تعل ٰلالی علیللہ وسلللم)وکاھبیئک اوتایکالخػصنےکہہکدپ ا‬
"‫وتوخدصنےکوماقفیہاتہکےہ۔‬
)۸:‫ہحفص‬،‫(برانیہاقطعۃ‬
‫ب‬
‫صه ّللا تعلان عهیلہ و لهى‬
“If someone has called him (the Prophet ) brother
due to the reason that his being Bani Adam, then what
wrong he has said against nus (provisions from Quran or
Hadith). He is actually saying in accordance to nus
(provisions from Quran or Hadith).”
[Albraheen-ul Qatia, p. 3]
It means that Maulvi Ismail Delhvi and Khalil Ahmed used to
repudiate their parents also by considering them as brother and
sister since they were the bani Adam, and used to say, ‘if someone
has called our parents to be brother and sister due to the reason of
being Bani Adam, then what wrong he has said against nus.’
ٜ‫ وَل َوة اَل باہلل اٖكلى اٖكؿي‬ٙ‫َلحو‬
In the same book, Almuhannad ala almufannad, it is written about
wahabis and their Imam Muhammad Abdul Wahab Najdi:
‫" اررے ۼبردبک ۼاں ۼاک ۼمکح ۼويہ ۼےہ ۼوج ۼاصبت ۼدرم ُخبار ۼےن ۼفرامبا ۼےہ ۼاور ۼوخارح ۼابک ۼامجعت ۼےہ ۼ‬
‫وشکبۼوایلۼوھنجںۼےنۼاامم(رضحبۼیلعۼریضۼاہللۼاعتیلٰۼعبہ)ۼرپۼڑچاھیئ ۼیکۼیھتۼباولیۼےسۼہکۼااممۼوکۼ‬
‫بالطۼینعیۼرفکۼباۼايسيۼمغضیتۼاکۼرمبکتۼےتھجمسۼےھتۼوجۼاتقلۼوکۼوابتۼرکیتۼےہۼ۔ۼاسۼباولیۼےسۼہي‬
‫ۼولگۼ ارريۼاجںۼوۼاملۼوکۼخاللۼےتھجمسۼاورۼ ارريۼوعروتںۼوکۼدیقۼانبےتۼںيہ۔ۼۼ۔۔‬
‫اورۼعالہم سايم ےنۼاسۼےک (دراتخمر ےک) اح ستے ںيم فرامباےہ "اسیج ہک اررے رامےن‬
‫ںيم انب دبعاولاھب ےک بانیعب ےس رسرد وہا ہک دجن ےس لکن رک رحنيم رشنیفی‬
1
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‫ اےنپ وک یلبنح ذمہت اتبےت ےھت رگم اں اک ديقعۃ ہيۼاھت ہک ا‬، ‫رپ میغلت وہےئ‬
‫ويہ املسمں ںيہ اور وج اں ےک ديقعۃ ےک خالػ وہ وۃ رشمک ےہ اور ایس انبء رپ‬
"‫ابہوں ےن الہ ستت اک لتق ابمح ھجمس راھک اھت۔‬
)‫ۼالوہر‬،‫۔ۼاباریلک‬۱‫ۻ‬۱‫ۼ‬،‫ۼادارۃِۼاسالایمب‬،۱۸‫ۼ‬:‫ۼہحفص‬،‫(المہبدۼیلعۼالمفبد‬
“We (ulma-e-deoband) holds the same judgment against
them (i.e. Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab Nejdi and his
followers) which has been declared by the author of Dur al-
Mukhtar, (that) khawarij was a group of glamor who fought
against the Imam (Hazrat Ali ‫ )ریضۼاہللۼاعتیلٰۼعبہ‬with the
interpretation that the Imam committed kufr (infidelity) or
such a severe offense which made killing obligatory. Using
this interpretation these people believes that our belongings
and life is halaal for them and also to confine our women.
And Allama Shami in his explanation (of this passage) has
said, “The way it has been executed, in our period, by the
followers of Ibn Abdul Wahab. They came out of Nejd and
got control over Harmain Sharafain. They used to declare
themselves as Hanmbali madhab, however, it was their
belief that only they are the Muslims and all those who are
against their beliefs are mushrik (polytheist). And for this
reason, they believe the killing of ahl sunnat as permissible.”
[Almuhannad ala almufannad, page 46, published by idara-
e-islamiat, 190-anarkali, Lahore]
The renowned scholar of deoband and the disciple of Mehmood al
Hassan deobandi, Maulvi Ubaidullah Sindhi, describe the wahabi
movement in the following words:
‫"خیش وموصػ (دمحم نب دبعاولاہب دجني) یک دو باںیت ںيہ وج دنسپ ںيہن یک اجںیت‬
‫ابک وت ہي ےہ ہک ابہوں ےن دنچ ےب اساس اومر (ےب اینبد باںیت) یک انبءرپ امتم‬
‫داین ےک املسمونں وک اکفر قرار دے دبا۔ۼ۔۔۔ۼاں یک دورسي ربادیت ہي یھت ہک بال‬
‫یسک دلیل و تجح ےک ابہوں ےن ےب گباوہں وک لتق رکےن یک ااجرب دي۔ ۼانچہچن‬
‫خیش وموصػ ہي اعالں ایک رکےت ےھت ہک سج ےن اہلل ےک وسا یسک اور ےس دمل یک‬
‫ ملي وک اس ںيم وہلیس انببا وت وۃ رشمک ےہ۔۔۔ۼابہوں ےن روےئ‬،‫ بادساۃ‬،‫با یسک يبن‬
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‫رنيم ےک ست املسمونں وک ریفکت اک نساہن انبدبا۔ ۼانچہچن وج املسمں اوایلءاہلل ےس دمل‬
،‫رکاےت ںيہ۔ ۼاں وک وموصػ ےن اکفر قرار دبا اور وج اں ےک رفک ںيم کش رکے‬
‫خیش وموصػ ےن اں کش رکےن واولں وک یھب اکفر بابب ایک۔ۼاں ولوگں ےس وج‬
‫ا ب ےک اخمفل ےھت اہجد رکبا رضوري ےتھجمس ےھت اور سج رطح یھب ا ےلچ اں‬
‫ےک لتق وک روا اجےتن ےھت اور اں ےک امل و دولب وک لُوےنٹ یک ااجرب دےتی‬
‫ےھت ۔ۼوموصػ ےن اس رطح داین اہجں ےک املسمونں وک ررمۃ ۼکف ّار ںيم دالخ‬
"‫رکۼدبا۔‬
(‫ۺ‬۹ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫)ساۃ ویل اہلل اور اں یک ایسیس رحتبک‬
“There are two things regarding Sheikh (Muhammad ibn
Abdul Wahab Nejdi) that are disliked. The first one is that he
on the basis of groundless reasoning declared all the
Muslims of the world as infidels… His second crime was that
he without any valid reason or proof gave permission to kill
the guiltless. Therefore, he used to propagate that anyone
who prays from someone other than Allah or consider any
Prophet, king, aalim as mediator in prays then such a
person is a mushrik (polytheist)… He gave the verdict of
infidelity against all the Muslims of the world. Therefore, all
those Muslims who ask the awlia Allah to pray for them, he
declared them as infidels, and those who have doubt
against his verdict of infidelity, even they were declared as
infidels by him. They considered it obligatory to perform
jihad against all their opponents and to kill them and gave
permission to plunder with their possessions and assets. In
this way, he placed all the Muslims of the world in the
provision of infidels.”
[Shah Waliullah aur un ki siasi tehrik, p. 82]
Hussain Ahmed Medani (tandawi) (1879-1957), sadaratul
mudraseen rector of deoband, was another legendary scholar of
deoband and the prominent leader of Indian congress party. He
writes:
‫دتبا َ ریتوھںي اہي دجن(رعب) ےس ظاہر وہا‬
َ ‫"اصوبح! دمحم نب دبعاولاھب دجني ا‬
‫ک‬
‫الب باظہہ اور اقعدئِ افدسۃ ر ھبا اھت اس ےئل اس ےن الہ ستت‬
ِ ‫اور وچہکن ایخ‬
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‫ اں ےک‬،‫واامجلعت ےس لتق و اتقل ایکاں وک باربجل اےنپ ایخالب یک فیلکت داتی راہ‬
‫اومال وک تمینغ اک امل اور خالل اھجمس ایگ اں ےک لتق رکےن وک باعت وثاب و‬
َ ‫ الہ رحنيم وک وصخ‬،‫رحمت امشر رکبا راہ‬
‫اصَ اور الہ اجحر وک ومعامََ اس ےن فیلکت ساہق‬
‫ فلسِ اصنیحل اور اابتع یک ساں ںيم اہن بب اتسگیخ اور ےب اد یب ےک اافلط‬،‫اچنہپںیئ‬
‫ تہب ےس ولوگں وک وبہج اس یک فیلکت دشبدۃ ےک دمہنی ونمرۃ اور کہ‬،‫اامعتسل ےئک‬
‫ہمظعم وھچربا ھا اور ہراروں ا ديم اس ےک اور اس یک وفح ےک اہوھتں ديہش وہ‬
‫ وخوخنار افقس صخش اھت۔ۼایس وہج ےس الہ رعب وک‬،‫ے۔ۼااحللص وۃ ابک ظاي و بایغ‬
‫اصَ اس ےس اور اس ےک اابتع ےس دیل ضغب اھت اور ےہ اور اس دقر ےہ ہک‬
َ ‫وصخ‬
ِ ‫اانت‬
‫ رغص ہي ےہ ہک‬،‫وقم وہید ےس ےہ ہن اصنري ٰ ےس ہن وجمس ےس ہن ونہد ےس‬
‫ووجاہبَِ ۼذموکرۃ ادصلر یک وہج ےس اں وک اس ےک ظاہفئ ےس اٰیلع درہج یک دعاوب‬
‫ےہ اور ےب کش بت اس ےن ايسي ايسي اکتفیل دںي ںيہ وت رضور وہبا یھب‬
"‫اچےئہ اھت۔‬
(‫ علض اہسروپنر‬،‫ دويدنب‬، ‫ بتک اخہن ربٹمبہ‬،۹۱ ‫ ہحفص‬،‫)الشھاب ااثلقب‬
“Gentlemen! Muhammed bin Abdul wahab nejdi appeared
in the early 13th century from Nejd (Arabia), and since he
possessed khayalat-i batila (malevolent mentality) and
aqa‘id-i fasida (false creed) he killed sunni Muslims,
tortured them due to his false creed, regarded their
belongings as rightfully looted and halaal, and considered
their killing to be an act of reward and blessing. He agonized
Ahle Haramain specifically and Ahle Hejaz in general. He
used blasphemous and disrespectful words against Salaf-e-
Saliheen (pious predecessors) and their followers. Many
people left Medina Munawara and Makkah Mauzama due
to the infliction of torture he imposed on them. Thousands
were killed, to attain martyrdom, by him and his army. On
the whole, he was tyrant, traitor, blood thirsty murderer,
and a wicked man. For this reason specifically, the Arabs
have deep hatred in their hearts against him and his
followers, which exceeds their hatred for Jews, Christians,
Magians and Hindus. Hence, due to all these reasons
mentioned above, they hate this group. Undoubtedly, they
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must hold such hatred for them since they committed such The readers may compare the above statements and verdicts of
heinous crimes.” ulma-e-deoband with that of their grand mufti, Rasheed Ahmed
[al-Shahab al-Saqib, page 24, kutubkhana rahimia, Gangohi, to know the hypocrisy of ulma-e-deoband.
deoband, India]
The hypocrisy of ulma-e-deoband
In contradiction to all these statements and verdicts, when Rasheed Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi, the Khalil Ahmed Saharunpuri,
Ahmed Gangohi, who was the grand mufti and spiritual leader of all grand mufti and spiritual leader Ashraf Ali thanwi, Hussain
the above mentioned ulma-deoband, was asked about Muhammad of ulma-e-deoband is saying: Ahmed madani and other ulma-
bin Abdul wahab nejdi, he gave the following fatwa: e-deoband are saying:
 Muhammad bin Abdul wahab  Muhammad bin Abdul wahab
‫ دبعاولاہب دجني ےسیک صخش ےھت۔‬:‫"وسال‬ nejdi was a good man nejdi on the basis of
‫ دمحم نب دبعاولاہب وک ولگ واہ یب ےتہک ںيہ وۃ ااھچ ا ديم اھت ُسبا ےہ ہک‬:‫وجاب‬  He used to stop from biddat groundless reasoning
declared all the Muslims of
‫ سدعت و رشک ےس رواتک اھت رگم‬،‫ذمہت یلبنح رکھبا اھت اور مللم بادحلبب اھت‬
(innovations) and shirk
(polytheism) the world as infidels
‫دشتبد اس ےک مراح ںيم یھت۔ۼواہلل اعتیلٰ املع۔‬  He without any valid reason
(‫ بااتسکں وچک رکایچ‬،‫ اچی امی دیعس ینپمک‬،۱‫ۺ‬۹‫ ہحفص‬،‫)اتفوي ٰ رديشہي اکلم‬ or proof gave permission to
kill the guiltless
“People describe, Muhammed bin Abdul Wahab, as wahabi.
 He tortured and killed
He was a good man. I heard he belonged to Hanmabli
thousands of Muslims.
madhab, and a practitioner of Hadith. He used to stop from
 He plundered with their
biddat (innovations) and shirk (polytheism). However, he
possessions and assets
had extremity in his behavior”
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, Complete Volumes, p.237, published
at Karachi]  He belonged to Hanmabli  He used blasphemous and
madhab, and a practitioner of disrespectful words against
Hadith Salaf-e-Saliheen (pious
predecessors) and their
On another occasion, he gave the following fatwa: followers
 His beliefs were excellent.  He possessed khayalat-i
“The followers of Muhammed Ibn Abdul Wahhab are called batila (malevolent mentality)
as Wahhabis. Their beliefs were excellent and belong to and aqa‘id-i fasida (false
Hanmbali madhab. Though, they had extremity in their beliefs)
behavior but he and his followers were good.”
[Fataw-i Rasheedia, Complete Volumes, p.235, published Certainly, it will be still very difficult for the blind followers of ulma-
at Karachi] e-deoband to decide who is lying and who is not but for the Muslims
it is quite simple to compare and understand the hypocrisy of ulma-
e-deoband.
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Khalil Ahmed with the confirmation of Rasheed Ahmed writes:
‫ےک الدلیل‬ ‫"اطیشؿ کلماوملتاکاحؽدکيرکاعملطیحمزيماکرخفاعملوکالخػوصنص‬
‫ا‬
‫ث ا‬
‫ضحم قس افدسا ےس پ بتي رکپ رشک ہن وت وکؿ اس ااؿ اک ہصح ےہ اطیشؿ کلم اوملت وک ہی‬
‫ےہہکسجےسامتؾوصنص‬
‫ث ا‬
‫تعسصنےسپ بتيوہیئرخفاعملیک تعسملعیکوکؿیسصن‬
‫ث ا ا‬
"‫وکردرکےکايرشکپ بتيرکپےہ۔‬
) ۱۶:‫ہحفص‬،‫بتکاخہنادماديديدنب‬،‫(براھيناقطعۃ‬
‫ب‬
“After looking at the state of Satan and Angel of death; to
prove that the pride of the world (i.e. Hazrat Muhammed ‫صللی‬
ٰ
‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ‫ہللا‬
) also has the same knowledge that encompasses the
whole world, against nusus-qatia [absolute provisions from
Qur’an+ and without any evidence, a belief on the basis of
sinful imagination. If this is not polytheism, then which part
of faith it is?
This extensiveness [of knowledge] for Satan and Angel of
death is proved from nus *provision from Qur’an+. Which
nus-qatae [absolute provision from Qur’an+ proves this
extensiveness [of knowledge] for the pride of the world
(Hazrat Muhammed ‫) صلللی ہللا تعل ٰلالی علیللہ وسلللم‬, so as to, refute all the
nusus just to prove this polytheism.”
[Albraheen-ul Qatia, kutab khana Imdadia, Deoband, p. 51]
The Extract of the above passage is:
 The extensiveness of knowledge that encompasses the whole
world is proved for Satan and the Angel of death from Qur’an.
 Which absolute provisions from Qur’an proves the similar
knowledge for Hazrat Muhammed ‫تعالی علیہ وسلم‬ ٰ ‫صلی ہللا‬
 Hence, Hazrat Muhammed ‫ صللللی ہللا تعلللالی علیلللہ وسلللم‬does not have this
ٰ question and its reply by Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi were published in
extensiveness of knowledge which encompasses the whole world.
 Thus, it is polytheism to believe that Hazrat Muhammed ‫تعالی علیہ‬ ٰ ‫صلی ہللا‬
‫وسلم‬
have the extensive knowledge that encompasses the whole
world.
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On the contrary, in the book Almuhannad ala almufannad, Maulvi
Khalil Ahmed himself gave the following fatwa with the attestation
of Mehmood al Hassan deobandi, Maulvi Kifayat Ullah, Maulvi
Ashraf Ali Thanwi and other ulma-e-deoband:
‫"مہ ۼےلہپ ۼھکل ۼےکچ ۼںيہ ۼہک ۼيبن ۼرکمی ۼہیلع ۼالسالم ۼاک ۼملع ۼمکح ۼو ۼارسار ۼوریغۃ ۼےک ۼقلعتم ۼاقلطمَ ۼامتم ۼولخماقبۼ‬
‫ےسۼربادۃۼےہۼاورۼ ارراۼنیقیۼےہۼہکۼوجۼصخشۼہيۼےہکۼہکۼفالںۼصخشۼيبنۼرکمیۼہیلعۼالسالمۼےسۼاملعۼےہۼوۃۼ‬
‫اکفر ۼےہۼاور ۼ اررے ۼرضحاب ۼاسۼصخش ۼےک ۼاکفر ۼوہےن ۼاکۼوتفي ٰۼدے ۼےکچۼںيہ ۼوج ۼويں ۼےہک ۼہک ۼاطیشںۼ‬
"‫وعلمںۼاکۼملعۼيبنۼہیلعۼاسالمۼےسۼربادۃۼےہۼرھپۼبھالۼ ارريۼیسکۼفینصتۼںيمۼہيۼہلئسمۼاہکںۼباباۼاجاتکسۼےہ۔‬
“We have written earlier that the Prophet’s ‫ہیلع ۼالسالم‬
knowledge about judgment and hidden etc is absolutely
more than that of all the creatures, and it is our belief that
anyone who says about any person that his knowledge is
greater than the Prophet ‫ ہیلع ۼالسالم‬than that person is an
infidel (kafir), and our folks have given a verdict of infidelity
against such a person who says that the knowledge of Satan
is more than the Prophet ‫ہیلع ۼالسالم‬, then how could it be
possible that such a matter is written in any of our books.”
[Almuhannad ala almufannad, page 57-58, published by
idara-e-islamiat, 190-anarkali, Lahore]
Read the two passages again and consider the hypocrisy of ulma-e-
deoband. How shamelessly they are accepting that they are infidels.
Maulvi Abdul Majid Daryabadi (1892-1977), who was the beloved
disciple and Khalifah of Maulvi Ashraf Ali thanvi, wrote a book by
the name Hakimul Ummat, which is a biography of Maulvi Ashraf Ali
thanvi. Maulvi Abdul Majid Daryabadi once wrote a letter to his
sheikh, Maulvi Ashraf Ali to discuss a problem which he was facing
for a long time and to ask his permission about its solution. The
the same book. The Muslims should read it and decide what justice
can be done for Islam.
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Maulvi Abdul Majid Daryabadi wrote:
“Lack of concentration in Salaat is an old problem. But it is
my experience that whenever I imagined you in Salaat the
problem of concentration is vanished away, though it is only
for a short while. Nevertheless, please advise me if this
action is correct, if it is not, then I shall be careful in future.’
[Hakimul Ummat, page 54]
Now read the answer of Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi:
“It is correct as long as you do not disclose this to other
people.”
[Hakimul Ummat, page 54]
It is quite evident from this reference that Mr Daryababdi had great
respect for his sheikh, Mr Thanvi. He used to show this respect for
his sheikh, even while offering prayers, to get rid of his problems.
However, what is more noticeable and significant here is that
Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanwi has also allowed his murred and khalifa to
continue imagining him while offering prayers.
However, the joint Imam of all the deobandis, Maulvi Ismail Delhvi
has given the following verdict:
‫ہ ضفُ ضَوضض ضعُا زپےک وسہسےساینپیبیبیکاجمتعماکایخؽرتہبےہا ر‬ ُ ُ‫" ُظلمُ ُ ضع‬
‫ا‬
‫پ ایس ےسیج ا ر ببرروگں یک رطػ وخاا انجب راسل آمب یہ وہں۔ اینپ تمہ وک اگل دانی اےنپ لیب ا ر‬
‫دگےھیکوصرتںیمرغتسمؼوہےنےسزپدا ُ ببراےہ۔ویکہکن اکایخؽوتمیظعتا ر ببرریگےکاسھت‬
‫ا‬
‫انؿےکدؽںیمٹمچاجپےہا رلیبا ردگےھےکایخؽوکہنوتاسدقرحدپیدؾیوہیتےہا ر‬
‫ا‬
‫ہنمیظعتہکلبریقحا رزلیلوہپےہا رریغیکمیظعتا ر ببرریگوجامنزںیموحلمظوہ ارشکیکرطػچنیھک‬
"‫رکےلاجیتےہ۔‬
)۶۲۱:‫ہحفص‬، ‫ارد‬،‫(رصا ِطمیقتسم‬
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“Some are ranked higher than others in Obscurity. The
thought of doing sex with your wife as if indulged in zana
(adultary) is better, whereas becoming absorbed in the
thought of a sheikh (spiritual guide) or any other person
with the same status or even for the respected Rasool (the
Prophet ) is much worse than to become
absorbed in the thought of an ox or a donkey. As the
thought of a sheikh obsesses the heart due to respect and
esteem, whereas, the thought of ox or a donkey neither has
this much of obsession nor respect. Infact, the thought is
worthless and lowly; and showing this respect and esteem
in prayers for any other (than Allah) will drag (an individual)
towards polytheism.”
[Sirat-e-Mustaqeem, (Urdu language) pp. 169-170,
publication by Islami Academy, Lahore., AND: Sirat-e-
Mustaqeem, (Persian language) page 86, Maktab al-salfia,
Lahore]
Maulvi Ismail Delhvi is saying, ‘showing this respect and esteem in
prayers for any other (than Allah) will drag (an individual) towards
polytheism’. Hence, in the light of the above verdict given by Maulvi
Ismail Delhvi, Mr Ashraf Ali thanwi and his beloved khalifa, Mr
Daryabadi becomes mushrik and as a result all deobandis who
regard Ashraf Ali Thanvi as Hakim ul ummat and aalim becomes
mushrikh.
We know that all the moral and religious codes in any society
condemn and consider that telling lies is wrong. In Islaam, lying is a
great and grievous sin as mentioned in few of the following Ahadith:
It is narrated by Hazrat Abu Hurairah :
“The Prophet said, "Whoever does not give up
false statements (i.e. telling lies), and evil deeds, and
uttering bad words to others, Allah is not in need of his
(fasting) leaving his food and drink."
[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 73, Number 83]
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It is narrated by Hazrat Abu Hurairah : He further explains:

“Rasool Allah said, "The signs of a hypocrite is
three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he
promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is
entrusted, he betrays (proves to be dishonest)".
[Sahih Bukhari:Volume 8, Book 73, Number 117]
It is narrated Hazrat Abdullah :
“The Prophet said, "Truthfulness leads to
righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a
man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful
person. Falsehood leads to Al-Fajur (i.e. wickedness, evil-
doing), and al-fajur (wickedness) leads to the (Hell) Fire, and
a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah,
a liar."
[Sahih Bukhari:Volume 8, Book 73, Number 116]
It is clear from all the above Ahaadith that speaking lies is severe sin
and it one of the signs of a hypocrite that whenever he speaks, he
tells a lie. Imagine the condition of those people who have not only
written reiterated lies but they have shamelessly written that Allah
is capable of lying (‫)معاذہللا‬, and for the Prophets they have
written that even they can lie (‫)معاذہللا‬. Therefore, the founder of
darul uloom deoband writes:
‫ا‬
‫ يہرمسقےسیبنوک‬،‫ہاياکمکحاسکیںںیہن‬
‫"در غرصحییھبیئکرطحوہپےہنجںیمےس ي ر‬
"‫وصعمؾوہپرض ر(رض ری)ںیہن۔‬
‫ا‬
‫ا‬
(۶۶:‫ہحفص‬،‫اہسروپنر‬،‫)نصفيۃالػقادئوبطمہعکي ببخاہنرحبميۃدویدنب‬
“There are various types of explicit lies, and the verdict for
each one is not identical. It is not necessary for a Prophet to
be free from, and innocent of, every lie.”
[Tasfiyatul Aqaa'id, p.29]
‫ب علبھ‬ ‫ث‬
‫انء م‬ ‫"پبہلمجلیلعاومعلؾذکبوکانمیفشؿوبنتپب ںینعمانھجمسہکہیتیصعمےہا ر‬
"‫االسلؾاعمیصےسوصعمؾںیہاخیلیطلغےسںیہن۔‬
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫ا‬
(۲۷:‫ہحفص‬،‫اہسروپنر‬،‫)ن يۃا ػقادئوبطمہع خاہنر يۃدویدنب‬
‫م‬‫حب‬ ‫ب‬
‫ب‬ ‫کي‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ف‬‫ص‬
"On the whole, to believe that falsehood is against the
dignity of Prophet-hood since it is sinful, and the Prophets
‫ علیہم السالم‬are innocent from sins is a mistake.”
[Tasfiyatul Aqaa'id, p.29]
On the contrary, they have a different belief for Rasheed Ahmed
Gangohi. Mr. Ashiq Ilahi Sahib Meerathi, writes :
‫"ا بۼےنۼﻛﺊۼرمہبتۼتيثيحبۼغيلبتۼہيۼاافلطۼرباںۼضيفۼرتامجںۼےسۼفرامےئۼ"ۼنسۼولۼقحۼويہۼےہۼوجۼرديشۼ‬
‫نق ش‬
‫ادمحۼیکۼرب اںۼےسۼنکلب اۼےہۼاورۼ مۼاتہکۼوہںۼہکۼںيمۼھچکۼںيہنۼوہںۼرگمۼاسۼرامہنۼںيمۼدہاب بۼوۼاجنبۼ‬
"‫وموقػۼےہۼریمےۼاابتعۼرپ‬
“On so many occasions, while preaching, He (Rasheed
Ahmad Gangohi) said these words through his blessed
tongue that, 'Hear this, truth is only that which comes out of
the tongue of Rasheed Ahmad, and I swear, that I am
nothing but guidance and salvation depends on my
obedience”
[Tazkiratul Rasheed, Vol. II, p. 17, idara-Islaamiat, Anarkali,
Lahore]
And in Arwah-e Thalasa, it is written:
‫ا‬
“Hazrat Gangohi (Rasheed Ahmed) asked one of his
students, Mawlana Mohammed Yahya sahib Kandhalvee, to
look for some verdict in the book Shaami. Mawlana Yahya
said that the verdit was not present in the book. Hazrat
Gangohi said how can this be possible? Bring the book to
me. The book was brought in front of Hazrat (Rasheed
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Ahmed gangohi). At that time hazrat (Rasheed Ahmed) had
already lost his eye sight. He took the book and turned two-
third of the pages to the right and one third to the left and
opened a page and said "look on the bottom side of left
page". It was found that the verdit was present there.
Everyone was amazed. Hazrat (Rasheed Ahmed) said, "Allah
has promised me that he will not let anything wrong come
out of my tongue"
[Arwah-e Salasah, pp. 292, (with the confirmation of
Ashraf Ali Thanawi)]

These are few examples that we have provided in this book to

uncover the heresy and corrupted beliefs of ulma-e-deoband. We
pray to Allah ‫عزوجلل‬, the most truthful, to make this book a guidance
and light for everyone to accept the truth and condemn the
imposters who deceive the Muslims with their beautiful faces,
religious appearances and sweet speeches. We pray to Allah ‫ عزوجلل‬for
guidance and success.
‫ و صلی اہلل تكا ٰلی‬ٜ‫ت اٖتواب اٖزحي‬ٞ‫ک ا‬ٞ‫ا ا‬ٟ‫ وتب قٗي‬ٜ‫يل اٖكٗي‬ٛ‫ت اٖش‬ٞ‫ک ا‬ٞ‫ا ا‬ٟٚ ٘‫ا تُب‬ٟ‫رب‬
‫د‬ٛ‫ح‬ٚ‫ا‬ٟ‫وٖي‬ٚ‫ا و‬ٟ‫بي‬ٞ‫ا و‬ٞ‫ٗحا‬ٚ‫ا و‬ٞ‫او‬ٚ ‫ا و‬ٞ‫د‬ٟ‫ا وس‬ٞ‫ت َفطہ سيد‬ٟ‫ور ِطہ وزی‬ٞ ‫قلی خيرخُٗہ و‬
ٰ
‫ا ابدا ابدا۔‬ُٛ‫ دا‬ٜٗ‫و اٖہ واصحابہ وبارک وس‬

Saga-e-bargah-e-Raza, Muhammed Yousuf Al-Qadiri Al-Razavi

Rabiʻ ul Awal 12, 1432
Tuesday, February 15, 2011