Some people from the tribe of Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahhab went against his mission. This is owing to the fact that their worldly needs are poles apart with his mission. They distorted all his Good acts to the extent of defaming his person and the mission. However, he attempted to refuse all these allegations against him and the mission. Thus, he struggled to point out to the people that all his belief and actions are in accordance with the teachings of the Noble Qur'an and the Prophetic guidance.
Now we should briefly have a look at his opponents and their mode of opposition. So that the seeker of truth will find it easy to ascertain the truth.
Whosoever dwelt on the writings his opponents will reason with the fact that they are all baseless. As all their expositions never dwelt on the writings of his opponents will reason with the fact that they are all baseless. As all their expositions never coincide with the true teachings of his mission; neither that of his disciples, nor of his children and grandchildren. All their misconceived utterances about his preaching should always fall within the following categories.
Some of the misconceived terms in his preaching are unjustly attributed to his person and the mission. After all their origin would have justifiably traced down from the ancient generation, that lived in the antiquities of time. But,..
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his stand remain firm as it conforms with the teachings of Ahlus-Sunnah-Wal-Jama'a scholars i.e. the likes of Shaikul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in Syria, Imam Ash-Shatibi, Al-Izz Bin Abdus-Salam in Egypt (660 AH).
Others fabricated things that are never found in his books, neither that of his disciples or that of his children. Those who lied against his person and the mission are numerous, camouflaging from one form to another. But, inspite of their disguise the learned Sheikh refuted all their arguments in a number if his treatise. For example, he said in one of his letters to the people of Al-Qaseem in which he stated:
"You are really aware that I know that the letter of Suleiman Bin Sohaim reached you and some knowledgeable people among you agreed with its content. You all know that what this man said against me is mere falsehood and fabricated lies, which I have no idea whatsoever about.
He further stated in that letter that I do not agree with the books in the four schools of law of Islamic Jurisprudence. He asserted that is my saying that all people that lived six hundred years back were not on anything rather on ignorance. He claimed that I am a Mujtahid and knowledgeable person who can deduct a law from the original source. Hence, I do not follow any school of law; and I considered the differences in opinion of the scholars as nothing but a disaster, and hinder anybody to invoke or...
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implore for help from God though the Pious people, as it is nothing but an act of unbelievers. He reasserted that Al-Busiri to me is not a Muslim, because of his saying:
"O! The holder of the creatures I dont have anybody to take refuge in him except You"
He claimed that "I said, If I have the power to destroy the dome of the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasalaam) I will destroy it. If I have the power on Ka'bah I will take its gutter and reconstruct it into a modern one. He also stated that I prohibited visiting the graveyard of the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasalam) and I stopped the visitation of the grave of the parents and others. ANybody who take oath in anything but Allaah is a Kafir. And to me even Al-Faridh and Ibn Arabi are not Muslims, I also set " Dala ilu Khairati" on fire and book titled "Raudu Rayahiin" i.e "The Oasis of the basils" (is nothing but Oasis) of shaitan.
However, my answer to all these slanders against me on the said issues, is to say: Glory be to my Lord. This is a mere slander and defamation of image. Because, we are aware that before this man other people raised false accusation against the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasalam). They claimed that the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasalam), was abusing Jesus son of Mary and other pious people. Those people who raised this blasphemy against the prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasalam) and this man share a common heart in telling lies and fabrication of evils against others.
These two examples shown above, include the failure of those opponents who confronted the followers of Sheikh..
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Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahhab were defeated and after that they started accusing Sheikh Muhammad and his mission in order to create confusion and cause chaos among the people. This is because they could not say exactly what happened when the discussion was in session. They know that people will blame them. Thus, they resorted to telling lies against Shaikh Muhammad and his mission.
Some accusations were directed at him in the form of half statement of Sheikh Muhammad, or a saying which can take different meanings, they attributed such incomplete sentences to Sheikh Muhammad, just like somebody reading the first part of the verse from the Qur'an:
"Ah woe unto worshippers." And keep quiet without reading the next verse. This kind of accusation can also include their saying that the followers of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab are not invoking prayers to the prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasalam) and they do not believe in his message; no sensible person can agree With it. It is not far from the truth that all people who wrote against Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab and his mission didnt read any of his books, be it in belief, jurisprudence, Islamic legal system, Tafsir (exegies) and Prophetic biography and he didn't have any discussion on any idea of the saying of Sheikh Muhammad. The people making such accusations were only.moved by their ulterior motives. Therefore, conveyed all defects and accusations passed against the ancient Wahhabiyya originated by Abdul...
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Wahhab Bin Abdur Rehman Al Rustum the kharijite which was condemned by the knowledgeable scholars of his time, in maghrib and andalus attributed such false accusations to the real teachings of Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab who based his mission on the Noble Quran and Sunnah.
The two names are Abdul Wahhab Bin Abdur Rehman and Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab share something in common that is "Abdul-Wahhab". Abdul Wahhab bin Abdur Rehman because of his bad beliefs. The Ulama gave religious verdict against him and his organization (Al-Wahbiyya or Al-Wahhabiyya) and associates that Muslims must shun away from him.
The scholars of Maghrib who actively stood against any mission that is contrary to the teachings of Sunnah made important work in that area by stopping any heretic ideology in the maghrib. The missions of Abul Wahhab bin Rustum and the ideologies of Fatimids of Ubaiydys were fought by such scholars. Also they strived to control their areas against the colonial invasion in North Africa and its environs. The enemies of Islam do not like the pure teachings of the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wassalaam) to be taken into cognizance. Such a mission that is Divine, simply, naturally penetrates into the minds and create a sense of changing and call people to harmony and unity; no power can destroy them. Therefore, they gathered their power together to annihilate the mission from sixteen (16) roots this can be traced in the writings of a number of ..
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