to the ignorance and selfish interest (lust is deep and blind). No wonder, such people can be motivated by their bad feelings to wage war against Islam directly or indirectly, because they have the tendency of coining allegations against the sincere callers to the right path of Allaah, they invented falsehood in order to create confusion; they badly nicknamed them so as to instigate people to reject them. And finally, they will try to win the heart of the majority of those who are incapable of reading so as to conduct research aimed at brainwashing them and be indulged in absolute confusion.
Thus, the propagation initiated by Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahhab, according to the correct teaching f the predecessors of Islam emerged in the middle of Arabia in the 12th century of Hijra. Muslim at that time, all over the world not only in Arabian Peninsula, were highly in need of that type of Islamic Propagation. Not only to effect correction and doing with their misconception concerning faith and worship. Since, most of these misconception are brought about due to the ignorance of Islamic Fundaments, as well as blind fellowship enjoyed by rigid and heretic scholars. Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم feared that:
"In his Ummah there are heretic scholar who give out rulings not in accordance with what Allaah send down; hence they deviate and cause others to deviate (from the right path)...
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Allaah will not withdraw the knowledge He has given you; bu He take it through the death of the knowledgeable; for they died with their knowledge left other people ignorant. When they are asked they answered according to their whims, caprices and wits. They are doomed and misled others." [Reported by Bukhari from Urwa from Abdullaah Bin Amr Bin Aas رضي الله عنهم ]
The teaching of Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahhab is aimed at sanitizing the religion of Islam from dirt and stain, and to correct what was introduced by the people. Especially the unity of God, divinity, His names and attributes, associating partners with God disqualifying His name and qualities, which rendered them distorted or allegorically changed their meanings, in short, the three aspects of monotheism:
Tauhid Ar-Rububiyyah (Oneness of the Lordship of Allaah)
Tauhidul-Uluhiyyah (Oneness of the worship of Allaah)
Tauhid Al-Asma'a Wassifat (Oneness of the names and qualities of Allaah)
The three aspects of Tauhid were polluted and corrupted as far as the Faith and action are concerned. That is because of the influence of bad creed that is alien to the Prophetic teachings; this bad creed was introduced into Islam.
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Those people who introduced these bad creeds into Islam canvassed a number of followersowing to their eloquence in the speech.
{وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ}
{وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَسَادَ}
And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.
And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption.
[Surah Al Baqrah 2:204-205]
At that particular period, people were conversant with full knowledge of Islamic Legal system which was considered to be the basis of understanding the wisdom of our existence in this world. This lack of Knowledge and poor understanding of Islamic Legal System together with the blind initiation of the great nation conquered by Islam caused many Sufi sects to emerge in the Muslim world. These sects were initiated in good faith, but ignorance and quest for rank and status in society religious grab continuously is made to..
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be post inherited from one leader to another even without full qualification for attaining such status; most especially, the Islamic Legal system was lacking, to such an extent that ruling were not given out according to Islamic Injunctions. Indeed, this is what the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wassalaam) feared for Muslim Ummah.
Anybody who looks at the dogmas unveiling the unseen, the idea of making what is unlawful to be lawful the activities of discipline (Murid) Sufi Leaders correlates such things with some activities performed in Christian churches. Especially, the idea of confession before the priest, ranks and titles attributed to church leaders in addition to X-Mass celebartion, will agree that these activities of Sufi orders and certain activities found in church are seen to be a continuation of one to another, mostly, in dogma and a number of theses aspects in comparison.
In order to purify Islam from all stain and alien dogmas which were originated from Judaism, Christianity and pre Islamic era, we should strive to apply what Allaah says in the Qur'an:
ولن ترضى عنك اليهود ولا النصارى حتى تتبع ملتهم قل إن هدى الله هو الهدى ولئن اتبعت أهواءهم بعد الذي جاءك من العلم ما لك من الله من وليّ ولا نصير
120: سورة البقر ة
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And never will the Jews or the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allah no protector or helper.
[Surah Al Baqrah:120]
The role of guidance, explanation and direction lies in the hands of pure Muslim scholars who are knowledgeable in their religion affairs. They should explain and guide religion according to the instructions deducted from the original source of Islamic Legal System; Book of Allaah and sound tradition of His Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. Every Muslim preacher and scholar must put this point into cognizance. Muslim preachers and revivalist have made a very good record in calling people (to the right path) by adopting these two original sources of Islam.
Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahhab is considered to be one such great man, who followed the ways and methods of the first pious Muslim generations, revivalist and pure knowledge. He already witnessed what was common in his society over-exaggeration in the graves, who can neither ...
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give help nor do they harm, worshipping deadly caves and trees, all these were practiced in the presence of the so-called Muslim Scholars, whose mind is incapable of effecting changes. People worshipped different objects seeking help and protection from them, forgtting that only Allaah alone gives help and protection and He is able to do everything. He would not accept any worship except what is sincerely done to Him.
He really faced a difficult of changing the minds of the people who turn and action towards other things other than God; after all, He is the provider and the benefactor.
The Muslim society, not only Najd alone. can be described with common picture, depicted by one american historian, Lothorop Steward as he stated in the following:
"Religion turned dark ages, the monotheism brought by the message bearer was covered with curtain of superstition. Mosques were absconded by real worshippers, the liars and the ignorant turned group of destitute and poor men roaming from one another place to another; hanging amulets over their necks, spreading lies that confuses to the grave of the saints imploring for help, the noble teachings of Noble Qur'an were relegated to the background by people, were the order of the day"
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