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Africans under Leopold II and some other narratives

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Sin.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Exalted, said:

مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا

If anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land – it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. [Al-Ma’idah. 32]

Imam As-Sadi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

If a person is bold enough to kill someone who does not deserve to be killed, this implies that he does make a distinction between the one he killed and other than him; rather he would commit this act whenever his evil calls him to that. Therefore, his bold attitude that led him to kill is as if he has killed all humankind. On the other hand, if a person saves a life and does not kill – whilst his soul calls him to do so – due to fear of Allah, this is as if he has saved the lives of all humankind because the fear of Allah he possesses stops him killing one who does not deserve to be killed. [Tafsir As-Sadi]

Africans under Belgian King Leopold II, Jews under Nazis, and some other narratives

Numerous voices have emerged, some advocating and others contesting, the estimated number of Jews who perished under Nazi rule, much like the varying figures proposed regarding the toll of King Leopold’s colonial endeavors on African lives. Whether the figure stands at 6 million Jews, more or less, or 10 million Africans, again subject to debate, the loss of even a single life, judged by any standard other than divine law, is a profound injustice. Both the Nazis and colonial powers have drenched their hands in blood, as have many throughout history. Thus, the onus of research falls upon you to ascertain the true number of Jews lost to Nazi atrocities and the Africans who suffered under King Leopold’s brutal regime. Yet, the scourge of violence and oppression persists in our current age. Conflicts among Africans often arise from tribal animosities or are exacerbated by neocolonial interventions, where the greed of exploiters incites turmoil in African and Asian nations. In a similar vein, with the backing of Christian Zionists, [Footnote a] the Zionist movement has inflicted suffering and death upon Palestinians for over seven decades. The architects of these atrocities, the mass murderers and genocidal perpetrators of our time, are but the modern-day heirs to the violent legacies of ancient wrongdoers. The echoes of the Rwandan genocide and other conflicts resonate, yet it is essential to remember that Europe itself has a history steeped in brutal wars before it sought to export its violence through centuries of colonialism. Once again, we reiterate that these contemporary perpetrators are merely the successors of the ancient bloodshed. Herein lie examples of those who have historically reveled in violence.

The Tyrants of Aad

Allah stated that Prophet Hud, peace be upon him, said to his people: [وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ – And when you seize, seize you as tyrants]– Meaning, when you want to attack with a whip or sword, you attack like tyrants, completely overpowering and being savagely violent – neither compassionate nor aim to discipline (within justice as commanded by Allah), nor contemplating on the consequences. (1) Allah gave them great strength and it was obligated to them to use this strength in obedience to Allah, but they became boastful and haughty, and they said: [مَنۡ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً‌ۖ – Who is mightier than us in strength? (Fussilat. 15], and they utilised their strength in disobedience to Allah, fruitlessly and foolishly, thus, their Prophet forbade them from that. (2) Their Prophet forbade them from that because it was done out of oppression. (3)

Fir’awn and His Blind Followers

Allah, The Exalted, said:

إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ عَلَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهۡلَهَا شِيَعً۬ا يَسۡتَضۡعِفُ طَآٮِٕفَةً۬ مِّنۡہُمۡ يُذَبِّحُ أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ

Verily, Fir’aun (Pharaoh) exalted himself in the land and made its people sects, weakening (oppressing) a group (i.e. Children of Israel) among them, killing their sons, and letting their females live. Verily, he was of the Mufsideen [i.e. those who commit great sins and crimes, oppressors, tyrants, etc.] [Al-Qasas. 4]

The Makers of the Ditch

Allah [The Exalted] said:

قُتِلَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ
إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡہَا قُعُودٌ۬
وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُہُودٌ۬
وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡہُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ
ٱلَّذِى لَهُ ۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ شَہِيدٌ

Cursed were the makers of the Ditch- the large ditch with the fire, given fuel (in abundance); when they sat around it, watching what they had (ordered to be done) to the believers, who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah- The Almighty, the Praiseworthy, the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness over all things. [Al-Buruj. 4-9]

[قُتِلَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ – Cursed were the makers of the Ditch]: This is an invocation against them to be destroyed. The makers of the ditch were disbelievers and there lived amongst them believers, so they wanted to force the believers to accept their religion, but the believers refused. They dug a ditch in the ground, kindled fire in it, sat around it, oppressed the believers and exposed them to the fire; so whoever responded to their orders was released and whoever held onto their faith was casted in the fire. This is an intense act of waging war against Allah and the believers, so Allah cursed, destroyed and promised them punishment, saying: [قُتِلَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ – Cursed were the makers of the ditch].

Then Allah explained about the ditch and its makers, saying:

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ
إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡہَا قُعُودٌ۬
وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُہُودٌ۬

The large ditch with the fire, given fuel (in abundance); when they sat around it, watching what they had (ordered to be done) to the believers.

This is one of the greatest types of despotism and hardheartedness, because they combined between their disbelief in Allah’s signs and willfully denied them, waging war against the believers, tortured them with this agonising torture and were present to witness the believers being casted in the fire. And reality is that they resented the believers for no reason other than a characteristic for which they are to be praised and through which depended their happiness (in this life and the next), which is that they were believers in Allah -The Almighty, The Praiseworthy. (4)

Hajjaj Bin Yusuf Ath-Thaqafee

After Abdullah Bin Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, was murdered, Al-Hajjaaj sent someone to Asma [bint Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), Abdullah’s mother] to come to him, but she refused to come. He again sent the messenger to her with the message that she must come, otherwise he would bring her forcibly by dragging her by her hair, but she again refused and said: By Allah, I will not come to you until you send one to me who would drag me by pulling my hair. So, he said: Bring me my shoes. He put on his shoes and walked on quickly puffed up with vanity and pride until he came to her and said: How do you find what I have done with the enemy of Allah? She said: I find that you wronged him in this world, whereas he has ruined your afterlife. It has been conveyed to me that you used to call him (Abdullah B. Zubair) as the son of one having two belts. By Allah, I am indeed (a woman) of two belts. One is that with the help of which I used to suspend high the food of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and that of Abu Bakr (making it out of the reach) of animals and, so far as the second belt is concerned, that is the belt which no woman can dispense with. Verily Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) told us that in Thaqif, there would be born a great liar and great murderer. The liar we have seen, and as far as the murderer is concerned, I do not find anyone else besides you. He (Hajjaj) stood up and did not give any reply to her. [Sahih Muslim 2545]

The Mongols

In the year 656 AH/1258 CE, Artughal’s son, Uthman, was born and it is to whom the Ottoman Empire was attributed. It was the year in which the Mongols, led by Hulagu, carried out a military expedition against Baghdad – the capital of the Ottoman Caliphate – which led to catastrophic events and great calamities. Imaam Ibn Katheer [may Allaah have mercy upon him] stated, “They (i.e. the Mongols) killed everyone they were able to kill, including men, women, boys, Shaikhs, the elderly and the young men. Many people entered the wells, the habitats of wild animals and the gutters, and they hid for days without appearing. A group of people would gather in the inns and shut the doors, but the Tartars either opened the doors by breaking them or setting them on fire; then they pursued the people who fled to the highest places and killed them on the rooftops until blood flowed in the alleys. Indeed to Allaah we belong and to Him we shall return! Likewise, in the local mosques and the big central mosques, no one escaped from them except the Jewish and Christian citizens of the Muslim land, and those who sought refuge with them”. (5)

American Colonialists

The 13 American colonies’ population grew from about 2,000 to 2.4 million between 1625 and 1775 while displacing Native Americans from eastern North America. After the colonies declared independence in 1776 from Great Britain and formed the US, the settlers started to move west, clashing with and eradicating the Apache, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chinook, Navajo and Sioux tribes. Some of the names today are sadly used for American warfare helicopters and ubiquitous sport utility vehicles. The national holiday, Thanksgiving, celebrated in November, is traced to the 1620s when European settlers invited Native Americans to a feast. The settlers later killed the population and gave thanks to God for allowing them to slaughter the “savages.” The surviving descendants of Native American tribes live in poverty on federally recognized Indian reservations across the US. Almost 100 million indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere have been killed or died prematurely because of the Europeans and their descendants in five centuries, according to David E. Stannard in his book, American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World. Around 12 million indigenous people died within present US geographical boundaries between 1492 and 1900, according to Russell Thornton in American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History since 1492. Despite having unalienable rights — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – as enshrined in the American Declaration of Independence, not all in the new colonies were considered equal. The colonies had a system of slavery, which European settlers carried as a practice into the Americas from the Old World, despite English Protestants praising themselves as Puritans. A conservative estimate of 35 million men, women and children were brought from Africa to the New World between the 16th and 19th centuries. Around 12.5 million of those brought to North America were used as free labor in fields and worked under grueling conditions, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. The systematic repression of Africans continues to the present day in the US government application of laws, health and education. (6)

Colonialists and The Atlantic Slave Trade: By Shaikh Abu Khadeejah [may Allaah preserve him]: https://video.link/w/Qbaub   https://video.link/w/lUZtb

Colonialists In Australia: Professor Lyndall Ryan and her research team has found that there were at least 270 frontier massacres over 140 years of Australian history, as part of a state-sanctioned and organised attempts to eradicate First Nations people. For Ryan’s work, a massacre is defined as the deliberate killing of six or more defenceless people in one operation. If you investigate some of these massacres in depth you can see how systematic they were. Ryan’s work is in no means comprehensive as many massacres were not documented and many others covered up. Because of colonial genocidal actions like state-sanctioned massacres, the First Nations population went from an estimated 1-1.5 million before invasion to less than 100,000 by the early 1900s. (7)

Finally, it is essential to reflect upon the tragic events that have unfolded in Palestine, a situation that has persisted for over seventy years. While we acknowledge the instances of violence perpetrated by Zionist forces, we must also unequivocally denounce any acts of violence committed by Muslims against unarmed civilians and non-combatants who identify with Judaism.

The History of Zionist Aggression

The Deir Yassin Massacre: Took place on April 9, 1948, near Jerusalem, during which between 107 to 254 Palestinians were massacred at the hands of the extremist “Stern” gang.

The Nasr al-Din Massacre: Took place in April 1948. Al-Lajjun Massacre: Took place on April 13, 1948, in a Palestinian Arab village in the Jenin District, where the Zionist Haganah gang attacked it and killed 13 people.

The Saliha Massacre: Took place in May 1948, during which 75 Palestinians were massacred.

The Abu Shusha Massacre: Took place on May 14, 1948, near the village of Deir Yassin, and claimed the lives of (50) citizens, including women, men, children, and the elderly.

The Beit Daras Massacre: Took place in northeastern Gaza on May 21, 1948.

The Tantura Massacre: Took place on May 22, 1948, in the occupied city of Haifa, and claimed the lives of about (200) Palestinians.

The Lydda Massacre: Took place on July 12, 1948, in the occupied city of Lydda, and resulted in the massacre of about (500) Palestinians, including (150) who were massacred inside the city’s Grand Mosque. The Zionists threw many of them alive into the town’s wells.

The Dawayima Massacre: Took place on October 29, 1948, when a battalion from the terrorist “Lehi” organization led by Moshe Dayan attacked the village and then began searching homes and shooting at its residents. Entire families were exterminated in the massacre, which resulted in the killing of 200 men, women, and children.

The Zionist massacres did not stop after the Nakba of 1948, but rather their frequency, intensity, and brutality increased in light of the use of more lethal and destructive weapons. Among the most prominent of these massacres were: The Sharafat Massacre, which took place in February 1951, in which 11 Palestinians were massacred, and the rest of the village’s people were displaced. The Bethlehem Massacre took place in January 1952, in which 10 Palestinians were massacred. The Qibya Massacre took place on October 14, 1953, in the village of Qibya, east of Jerusalem, during which (67) Palestinians were massacred, most of whom were women and children, and during which 56 homes were destroyed. The Qalqilya Massacre took place on October 10, 1956, when the occupation forces attacked citizens in the city of Qalqilya in the West Bank, during which about seventy citizens were massacred.

The Kafr Qasem Massacre took place on October 29, 1956, in which 49 Palestinians were massacred, including 11 children, when they were all returning home from work. The Khan Yunis Massacre took place on November 3 and 12, 1956, in which between 280 and 500 Palestinians were massacred.

In 1970, Zionist aircraft struck Bahr al-Baqar Primary School and Abu Zaabal factories, killing more than 150 Egyptian students and workers. In 1980, the extremist Jewish organization Kach attempted to blow up Al-Aqsa Mosque, and a shipment of explosives weighing 120 kg was discovered. The Sabra and Shatila massacre took place in September 1982. This massacre lasted three days, and its direct perpetrators were members of the Lebanese Phalange forces allied with the Zionists led by Ariel Sharon. The Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre took place on February 25, 1994, when a Zionist named “Barog Goldstein” stormed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron, and fired bullets and bombs at the worshipers. This massacre resulted in the massacre of 29 Palestinians. The Qana Massacre took place on April 18, 1995. [8]

Listen to what Prince Turki Al-Faisal – may Allah preserve him- said about the Zionists and Hamas:

https://abuiyaad.com/a/amalekite-genocide-doctrine-gaza

https://abuiyaad.com/a/slaughtering-children-holy-war/print

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Footnote a:

The Initial Rise and Gradual Impact of Christian Zionism on Some European Political Decision-makers

An Overview of Christian Zionism in America Since the Arrival of The Puritans

American Christian Zionists’ Media Initiatives Aimed at Influencing Public Opinion, With a Brief Mention of The Concept of Greater Israel

[1]:Ruh Al-Ma’aanee 11/165 by Imam Al-Alusi (may Allaah have mercy upon him)]

[2]: Tafseer As-Sadi.

[3]: Zaadul Maseer Fee Ilmit Tafseer by Imaam Ibnul Jawzi (may allaah have mercy upon him)]

[4]: Tafseer As-Sadi.

[5]:An Excerpt from Ad-Dawlah Al-Uthmaaniyyah Awaamil An-Nuhood Wa Asbaab As-Suqoot. 44-45.

[6]: History records US genocide against Native Americans, Africans, massacres in Southeast Asia, Middle East – By Ovunc Kutlu 02.06.2021]

[7]: https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/genocide-in-australia/ ]

[8] Compiled from various old Arab Newspapers

Bid’ee Haqiqatjou, mocking upright scholars is a trait of Jahiliyyah!

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Bid'ah (Innovation), Contemporary Issues, Deviated Callers & Individuals, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Refutations, Sin, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

They (People of the era Al-Jahiliyyah) accused the people of the religion of having little understanding and poor Memory.  They utilised this argument to determine the falsity of a religion that the people who followed it had little understanding and poor memory, as Allah said that they said:  [ بَادِىَ ٱلرَّأۡىِ – And they (too) followed you without thinking]. [Hud 27]

Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan, may Allah preserve him, commented:

Regarding what Allah has stated about the people of Nuh and their saying: “And they (i..e believers) (also) followed you (Nuh) without thinking”- Meaning, the weak ones followed you without thinking, those who possess no understanding. They reviled the followers of the Messengers that they possess neither understanding nor are they well versed in the affairs; and (that) nor do they possess far-sightedness.  This is what many among those who have strayed from the right path and the enemies of Allah brag about today.  They make fun of the Muslims and their scholars, that they neither possess understanding nor far-sightedness.  They seek to diminish the (status of the) scholars with this calumny despite the fact that the scholars of the Muslims are people of clear sightedness and cognizance because they examine (matters) based on Allah’s guidance, command what Allah has commanded and forbid what Allah has forbidden.

Therefore, none diminishes (the status of the) scholars and accuses them of short-sightedness and lack of understanding, except one who shares similarities with the people of Jahiliyyah [Footnote a] and the people of Nuh – those who described the followers of the Messengers with this description, in order to drive the people away from them. This is uttered from the tongues of some of the people today.  They say, “These scholars are Ulamaa Hayd Wa Nifaas [i.e. scholars whose knowledge is limited to the rulings pertaining menstruation and post-natal bleeding], Ulamaa Ahkam Al-Istijmar [i.e. scholars whose knowledge is limited to issues pertaining to Istijmaar (i.e. rulings regarding the use of dry objects such as stones, tissue etc, to clean oneself after using the toilet)], Ulamaa Juz’iyyat [i.e. scholars whose knowledge is restricted to some affairs], and that they do not possess knowledge of current affairs”. [Footnote b] The knowledge of current affairs is the subject matter of politics and revolt against the Muslim rulers. [Footnote c] [1]

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Footnote a: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said: The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “The most hated people to Allah are three: a person who deviates from right conduct sanctuaries of Makkah and Madinah; a person who seeks that the traditions of the pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance should remain in Islam and a person who seeks to shed somebody’s blood without any right”.

Al-Allamah Zayd Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

These three actions are major sins. The first major sin is to stray from good behaviour within the sacred sanctuaries of Makkah and Madinah. This deviation means to abandon the path of truth and embrace falsehood, and promoting falsehood to suppress the truth. Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, has censured those who engage in such misconduct within the sanctuaries of Makkah and Madinah, saying:

وَمَن يُرِدۡ فِيهِ بِإِلۡحَادِۭ بِظُلۡمٍ۬ نُّذِقۡهُ مِنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ۬

And whoever intends evil actions therein or to do wrong, We shall make him taste a painful torment. [Al-Hajj. 25]

Allah has promised them a severe punishment for their evil intentions therein, so what about committing such deeds?! It would indeed be a more severe sin, a more terrifying state, and a harsher punishment. This highlights the sanctity of Makkah and Madinah, chosen by Allah as sacred lands where virtuous acts of worship, like Hajj, are performed – a pillar of Islam. The virtues of these places are countless, with increased rewards for good deeds done there, and surpassing all other lands on earth in virtue.

The second major sin is committed by the individual who wants the practices of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance to remain within Islam, as if he prioritises the evil customs that were followed during that era over Islamic practices, Iman and Ihsan, their virtue and the virtue of the Prophet’s Sunnah. This act constitutes a major sin, as it involves favouring Bidah over the authentic Sunnah that leads to the right path.

The third major sin is shedding the blood of a Muslim without any right, especially when it is done out of oppression and animosity. Shedding the blood of a Muslim is a great crime as the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said, “The extinction of the entire world is less significant than killing a Muslim (without right)”. He stated regarding the rights of the Kabah, “Great you are and great is your sanctity, but the sanctity of a believer is greater than yours in the Sight of Allah”. Therefore, it is forbidden to transgress against Muslims, both male and female, in the sanctuaries of Makkah and Madinah, as well as in any other place, due to the severe consequences and punishment that follow. [2]

Footnote b: Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

Some people say that someone who does not grasp current affairs is not a scholar, yet they forget what the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “Whoever Allah wishes good for, He grants them understanding in the religion”. They lose sight of the reality that preoccupying oneself with current affairs distracts a person from understanding the religion and may even keep people from engaging in correct worship, which is to worship Allah alone while devoting one’s heart to Allah, contemplating Allah’s divine revelation (i.e. the Qur’an and the Sunnah) and His universal signs (i.e. the things He has created). In reality, preoccupying the youth with current affairs prevents them from understanding the religion Allah has ordained because the heart is a vessel that does not take another thing when it is filled with something else, thus, it is not possible to fill it with this and that. Being preoccupied with seeking understanding in the religion, fulfilling acts of worship, pure Islamic monotheism, and sincerity are the better to do for the individual than learning about current affairs and what such and such a person is about.

It is possible that one receives knowledge of current affairs through flimsy and fabricated media narrations, or bases knowledge of current affairs on the analysis and speculations of a person. The one engaged in the subject of current affairs may seek to establish an analysis that is far from what the current affairs are or they look into affairs that have been concocted for them by the enemies (regarding) a specific event, but this event turns out to be something else and does not exist at all, thus, all those plans come to naught.

Therefore, it is important that one learns what Islam expects of them- the understanding related to one’s self, rectification of the heart through sound belief and wishing good for the Muslims, and this is related to the understanding of halal, haram, and other affairs of a similar nature. (However), if necessary, one can acquire knowledge about current affairs; but when it comes to matters that haven’t actually happened yet, such as lies, deception, analysis, and speculation, attaching absolute emphasis to it has no foundation. [3]

Footnote c:  Concerning Correction of the Rulers

http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/sp.cfm?secID=MNJ&subsecID=MNJ16&loadpage=displaysubsection.cfm

The Tyranny Of The Rulers, A Reason For Rebellion?
https://www.abukhadeejah.com/the-tyranny-of-the-rulers-a-reason-for-rebellion/

[1] An Excerpt from ‘Sharh Masa’il Al-Jahiliyyah 78-79

[2] An Excerpt from “at-Taliqat Al-Malihah Alaa Silsilah Al-Ahadith As-Sahihah 1/429-430

[3] An Excerpt from ‘Sharh Hilyati Taalibil Ilm’ pages 194-195

Antisemitism is not world’s oldest hatred- Remind Michael J Salamon and Louis Libin

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Contemporary Issues, History of Islam, Monotheism - Tawheed, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Exalted, said:

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (nation) a Messenger (saying): “Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities, etc.i. e. do not worship false deities).” Then of them were some whom Allah guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. So travel through the land and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth). [An-Nahl. 36]

In the hadith Qudsi, the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said that Allah said: “Indeed, I have created all of My servants inclined to worship (Me alone), but devils come to them who turn them away from their religion (of pure monotheism). They outlaw what has been made lawful for them, and they command them to associate partners with Me for which no authority has been revealed”. [Sahih Muslim 2865]

The rejection of Tawhid and the teachings of Allah’s Messengers stands as the most ancient source of animosity between the noble Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and their adversaries, rather than antisemitism. [Footnote a] It is utterly ludicrous to delve into a topic and inflate its significance to a degree that distorts their true nature. Antisemitism, like any form of racial prejudice and unwarranted animosity, is unequivocally condemned. In fact, Zionism exemplifies an ideology that exacerbates the deepest divisions among humanity, as it diverges from the essence of pure monotheism and the path laid out by the Prophets. However, our focus here is not on that specific issue; rather, we aim to highlight that the most enduring hatred is perpetuated by those who seek to eradicate pure monotheism and the teachings of the Messengers, replacing them with their ideologies and vain desires. Consequently, they nurture profound enmity towards those who have historically endeavoured to uphold pure monotheism. The Messengers themselves were the first to face this lethal hostility from their own communities, which is why those among the Jews who rejected the noble Prophet Isa, peace be upon him, relentlessly pursued his death, but Allah protected him. Let us now reference select verses from the Qur’an that illuminate this ancient animosity.

Allah said:

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Have they not travelled through the earth and seen what was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than them and mightier in strength, and in the traces (they have left behind them) in the land, yet all that they used to earn availed them not. Then when their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were glad (and proud) with that which they had of the knowledge (of worldly things): And that at which they used to mock, surrounded them (i.e. the punishment). [Ghafir 82-83]

Allah said:
وَمَا نُرْسِلُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَيُجَٰدِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَمَآ أُنذِرُوا۟ هُزُوًا

And We send not the Messengers except as giver of glad tidings and warners. But those who disbelieve, dispute with false argument, in order to refute the truth thereby. And they treat My Signs, and that with which they are warned, as jest and mockery! [Al-Kahf 56]

Allah said:
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

And if only the people of the various townships (to whom we sent messengers) had believed (in their call to pure monotheism) and displayed piety (by abiding by Allāh’s commands), we would have certainly opened up blessings upon them from the sky and from the earth. But they belied (the Messengers), so we seized them (in retribution) for the deeds (of ingratitude and disbelief) they used to earn. https://www.thenoblequran.com/q/#/search/7_96

Allah said:
وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَصَبَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا كُذِّبُوا۟ وَأُوذُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰهُمْ نَصْرُنَا وَلَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكَ مِن نَّبَإِى۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Verily, (many) Messengers were denied before you (O Muhammad), but with patience they bore the denial, and they were hurt, till Our Help reached them, and none can alter the Words (Decisions) of Allah. Surely there has reached you the information (news) about the Messengers (before you). [Al-An’am 34]

Allah said:
سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلرُّشْدِ لَا يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلْغَىِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَٰفِلِينَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَلِقَآءِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

I shall turn away from My Ayat (verses of the Quran) those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a right, and (even) if they see all the Signs, they will not believe in them. And if they see the way of righteousness (monotheism, piety, and good deeds), they will not adopt it as the Way, but if they see the way of error (polytheism, crimes and evil deeds), they will adopt that way, that is because they have rejected Our Signs and were heedless (to learn a lesson) from them. Those who deny Our Signs and the Meeting in the Hereafter (Day of Resurrection,), vain are their deeds. Do they expect to be rewarded with anything except what they used to do? [Al-A’raf 146-147]

Allah aid about the first Messenger, Nuh, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَمِينَ

But they belied him, so We saved him and those along with him in the ship, and We drowned those who belied Our Signs. They were indeed a blind people. [Al-A’raf 64]

Allah said after mentioning the story of Nuh, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:
ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةً رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ فَأَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُم بَعْضًا وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Then We sent Our Messengers in succession, every time there came to a nation their Messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another (to destruction), and We made them as Ahadith (the true stories for mankind to learn a lesson from them). So away with a people who believe not. [Al-Muminun 44]

Allah said:
وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرْجُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْءَاخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ

And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), We sent their brother Shu’aib (Shuaib). He said: “O my people! Worship Allah, and hope for (the reward of good deeds by worshipping Allah Alone, on) the last Day, and commit no mischief on the earth as Mufsidun (those who commit great crimes, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupts). And they belied him [Shu’aib (Shuaib)], so the earthquake seized them, and they lay (dead), prostrate in their dwellings. [Al-Ankabut 36-37]

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِلَىٰ مَدۡيَنَ أَخَاهُمۡ شُعَيۡبً۬ا‌ۗ قَالَ يَـٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَڪُم مِّنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُ ۥ‌ۖ قَدۡ جَآءَتۡڪُم بَيِّنَةٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّڪُمۡ‌ۖ فَأَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡڪَيۡلَ وَٱلۡمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بَعۡدَ إِصۡلَـٰحِهَا‌ۚ ذَٲلِڪُمۡ خَيۡرٌ۬ لَّكُمۡ إِن ڪُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا بِكُلِّ صِرَاطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ كُنْتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ وَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
وَإِن كَانَ طَآٮِٕفَةٌ۬ مِّنڪُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُرۡسِلۡتُ بِهِۦ وَطَآٮِٕفَةٌ۬ لَّمۡ يُؤۡمِنُواْ فَٱصۡبِرُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بَيۡنَنَا‌ۚ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡحَـٰكِمِينَ
قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ مِن قَوۡمِهِۦ لَنُخۡرِجَنَّكَ يَـٰشُعَيۡبُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَكَ مِن قَرۡيَتِنَآ أَوۡ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا‌ۚ قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ كُنَّا كَـٰرِهِينَ
قَدِ ٱفۡتَرَيۡنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنۡ عُدۡنَا فِى مِلَّتِڪُم بَعۡدَ إِذۡ نَجَّٮٰنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنۡہَا‌ۚ وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيہَآ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَا‌ۚ وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ عِلۡمًا‌ۚ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَا‌ۚ رَبَّنَا ٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَ قَوۡمِنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡفَـٰتِحِينَ
وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَوۡمِهِۦ لَٮِٕنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتُمۡ شُعَيۡبًا إِنَّكُمۡ إِذً۬ا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ
فَأَخَذَتۡہُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ فِى دَارِهِمۡ جَـٰثِمِينَ
ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ شُعَيۡبً۬ا كَأَن لَّمۡ يَغۡنَوۡاْ فِيهَا‌ۚ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ شُعَيۡبً۬ا كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرِينَ
فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ يَـٰقَوۡمِ لَقَدۡ أَبۡلَغۡتُڪُمۡ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّى وَنَصَحۡتُ لَكُمۡ‌ۖ فَكَيۡفَ ءَاسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمٍ۬ كَـٰفِرِينَ

And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), (We sent) their brother Shu’aib. He said: “O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. [La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)].” Verily, a clear proof (sign) from your Lord has come unto you; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not men in their things, and do not mischief on the earth after it has been set in order, that will be better for you, if you are believers. “And sit not on every road, threatening, and hindering from the Path of Allah those who believe in Him. and seeking to make it crooked. And remember when you were but few, and He multiplied you. And see what was the end of the Mufsidun (mischief-makers, corrupts, liars). And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who do not believe, so be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the Best of judges.” The chiefs of those who were arrogant among his people said: “We shall certainly drive you out, O Shu’aib, and those who have believed with you from our town, or else you (all) shall return to our religion.” He said: “Even though we hate it! “We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion, after Allah has rescued us from it. And it is not for us to return to it unless Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord comprehends all things in His Knowledge. In Allah (Alone) we put our trust. Our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best of those who give judgment.” The chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people said (to their people): “If you follow Shu’aib, be sure then you will be the losers!” So the earthquake seized them and they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes. Those who belied Shu’aib, became as if they had never dwelt there (in their homes). Those who belied Shu’aib, they were the losers. Then he (Shu’aib) turned from them and said: “O my people! I have indeed conveyed my Lord’s Messages unto you and I have given you good advice. Then how can I sorrow for the disbelieving people’s (destruction).” [Surah Al-A’raaf. 85-93]

Allah said about those Jews who rejected the Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ بِٱلرُّسُلِ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُكُمُ ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ

And indeed, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you disbelieved and some, you killed. [Al-Baqarah 83]

Allah said about the pagan Arabs:
وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَثَمُودُ
وَقَوْمُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ
وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

And if they belie you (O Muhammad), so were belied the Prophets before them, (by) the people of Nuh (Noah), ‘Ad and Thamud, and the people of Ibrahim (Abraham) and the people of Lout (Lot), and the dwellers of Madyan (Midian); and belied was Musa (Moses), but I granted respite to the disbelievers for a while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My Punishment (against their wrong-doing). [Al-Hajj 42-45]

Allah, The Most High, said:
قَدۡ مَڪَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنۡيَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيۡہِمُ ٱلسَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَأَتَٮٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
ثُمَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ يُخۡزِيهِمۡ وَيَقُولُ أَيۡنَ شُرَڪَآءِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تُشَـٰٓقُّونَ فِيہِمۡ‌ۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ إِنَّ ٱلۡخِزۡىَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَٱلسُّوٓءَ عَلَى ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرِينَ

Those before them indeed plotted, but Allah struck at the foundation of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them, and the torment overtook them from directions they did not perceive. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace them and will say: “Where are My (so called) ‘partners’ concerning whom you used to disagree and dispute (with the believers, by defying and disobeying Allah)?” Those who have been given the knowledge (about the Torment of Allah for the disbelievers) will say: “Verily! Disgrace this Day and misery are upon the disbelievers. [Surah An-Nahl. 26-27]

[قَدۡ مَڪَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ – Those before them indeed plotted]: The Mufassiroon say that this refers to Namrood who built a tall tower in order to climb – as he claimed – the heavens and fight its inhabitants.

[فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنۡيَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيۡہِمُ ٱلسَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ – but Allah struck at the foundation of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them]: The Mufassiroon say: Allaah sent a wind which flung the top of the tower to the sea and the rest was destroyed. [وَأَتَٮٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ – and the torment overtook them from directions they did not perceive]: Meaning, from where they thought they were safe. [ثُمَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ يُخۡزِيهِمۡ – Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace]: Meaning, disgraced with punishment. [1]

[قَدۡ مَڪَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ – Those before them indeed plotted]: Meaning plotted against their Messengers, employed various types of tricks in order to reject that which the messengers brought and established gigantic safeguards [by way of arguments, views etc] on their plots. [فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنۡيَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ – but Allah struck at the foundation of their building]– Meaning, an affair came to them from its basis and foundation [فَخَرَّ عَلَيۡہِمُ ٱلسَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ – and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them] -Meaning, so what they built became a punishment for them. [وَأَتَٮٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ – and the torment overtook them from directions they did not perceive]: Meaning, that is because they thought that such a building will benefit and protect them from punishment, but their punishment occurred from that which they built and established.

This is one the best of parables regarding how Allaah nullifies the plots of his enemies, for indeed they pondered and reflected on that which the Messengers brought when they belied them, made up principles and rules for it based on falsehood, referred back to them to reject that which the Messengers came with, employed tricks to bring discomfort to the Messengers and inflict harm on them and those who followed them, but their plot became a source of evil against them, so their plan became their destruction, because their plot was evil as Allaah said: [َلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ – But the evil plot encompasses only him who makes it]. This is in this worldly life and the punishment in the afterlife would be more disgraceful, and due to this Allaah said: [ثُمَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ يُخۡزِيهِمۡ – Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace them]. [2]

Bad Behaviour, Obstinacy, Lies and Plotting of The Majority of ( الْمَلَأُ ) Throughout Human History!

This is the oldest struggle between the people of Iman and the people of Kufr. Nevertheless, the people of sound Iman and adherents to the sound Prophetic Methodology do not overstep their bounds in dealing with members of society. They stand apart from groups such as the Zionists, the Kharijites of ISIS, and others of that nature.

Read:

Living With Non-Muslims In The West: With Fine Conduct
https://abukhadeejah.com/living-with-non-muslims-in-the-west-with-fine-conduct/

Footnote a: https://abuiyaad.com/sn/muslims-antisemitism

[1] An Excerpt from ‘Zaadul Maseer Fee Ilmit Tafseer’ By Imaam Ibnul Jawzi.
[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased]

The danger of mocking the scholars of Islam

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Fatawa-Rulings, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Scholars of Islam, Sin.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Imam Abdul Aziz Bin Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

والمستهزئ بالعلماء، أو بطلبة العلم، أو بطالبات العلم، إذا كان مقصوده الاستهزاء بالدِّين؛ كفر.
أما إن كان يستهزئ بطالب العلم من أجل رثاثة ثيابه، أو من أجل عِلَّة فيه: من مرضٍ، أو شبه ذلك، أو عرجٍ، فهذا الاستهزاء منكر، وليس بكفرٍ، هذا منكر ومعصية.
أما إذا استهزأ به لدينه ولتقواه فهذا استهزاء بالدين -نعوذ بالله- يكون من الردّة عن الإسلام؛ لأنه استهزأ بالدِّين، إذا كان يتنقّص بالدين، ويرى أن الدين ناقص، ويرى أن الذين ينتسبون إليه ناقصون، وأن المنتسبين إلى غيره أوْلى منهم وأزكى؛ فهذا هو التنقص في الدين، وهذا هو الذي فيه الاستهزاء بالله وبآياته ورسوله

The one who mocks the scholars, students of knowledge, or female students of knowledge; if his intention is  to mock the religion, it constitutes disbelief. However, if one mocks a student of knowledge due to the tattered state of their clothing or a physical ailment, such as an illness or a disability, this mockery is an evil deed and not disbelief. It is an evil deed and a sin. As for if he mocks at an individual because of their religion (Islam) and because of their piety, this is mockery of religion—we seek refuge in Allah, and it becomes Riddah (apostasy from Islam) because he has mocked the religion. [Footnote a]

If he  belittles the religion, perceives it as deficient, and views its adherents as inferior, while considering those who ascribe to other than it as superior and more virtuous, this is tantamount to belittling the religion (or diminishing its worth). This is what carries mockery of Allah, His signs and Messenger. [1] [end of quote]

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Footnote a: It is imperative to emphasise unequivocally that the sole individuals authorised to render a judgment of apostasy against a Muslim are the upright scholars of Islam, and no others. For further information, please refer to this link. Who Ought To Pronounce Takfir and Establish the Hadd Punishment:

https://salafipublications.com/sps/sp.cfm?subsecID=MNJ09&articleID=MNJ090004&articlePages=1

[1]https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/21134/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87 paraphrased

Must take a look at what is happening in their own backyard first

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Contemporary Issues, Mental Health, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations, Sin.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰ‌ۖ

And when you testify, be just, even if (it concerns) a near relative. [1]

Imam As-Sadi, may Allah preserve him, said:

When you testify by way of a statement to judge between people, differentiate between them in a discourse, and speak regarding matters and circumstances, be just in your speech, adhere to truthfulness regarding those you love and those you hate, be fair and do not conceal what needs to be made clear because it is forbidden and tantamount to injustice to divert (from justice and fairness) when speaking against the one you hate. [2]

First, it is universally acknowledged that no reasonable individual would endorse any statements or actions that could be factually classified as terrorism. However, the accuser has failed to present any substantiating evidence. Terrorism is unequivocally denounced, irrespective of the identity of the perpetrator, particularly in the context of the Zionists, who have inflicted terror and brutality upon the Palestinian people for more than seventy years. Shaikh Abu Iyaad, may Allah preserve him, stated: “We condemn everyone who opposes the Divine Legislation by killing innocent civilians, including non-combatant men, the elderly, women, children, priests, monks, and the likes, no matter who they are, Muslim or non-Muslim, whether ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hamas, Boko Haram or Benjamin Mileikowsky, the IDF, Settlers, and their likes. Our condemnation is on the basis that such actions are unjust and oppose Divine Legislation and not because of the race or ethnicity or religion of the perpetrators, and thus we are able to maintain moral consistency and integrity”. https://abuiyaad.com/a/amalekite-genocide-doctrine-gaza

Second, the situation surrounding the Zionist regime is one that calls for immediate change, especially considering their troubling tendencies towards genocide, extreme violence and discrimination. Their actions, often framed as self-defense, raise serious ethical concerns. Netanyahu referenced the outdated Hebrew Bible and the destruction of Amalek in an attempt to rationalise the tragic loss of innocent lives, including women and children in Gaza. Read here: https://abuiyaad.com/a/amalekite-genocide-doctrine-gaza

It’s important to highlight a few examples from Zionists to illustrate that they need to move past a victim mentality and take responsibility by ceasing incitement in both their words and actions. Before Mr. Saar assigns blame to others, he ought to take a look at what is happening in his own backyard and take steps to rein in his fellow Zionists before attacking others. An example of the perilous rhetoric from certain Zionists directed at Palestinians is as follows.

Netanyahu’s son, Yair Netanyahu, stated on Facebook in 2018: “There will not be peace in here until 1. All the Jews leave the land of Israel. 2. All the Muslims leave the land of Israel. I prefer the second”.

When rebuked for this vile arrogance, he increased in arrogance saying, “Why are people who have been calling for years to evacuate the settlers and establish a Palestinian state free of Jews shocked by this post?” When Facebook deleted his post, he shared a screenshot of the original post and rebuked them, saying: “thought police”. He was then blocked for 24 hours over his violation of Facebook’s community guidelines.

 

In 2006, the Zionist Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said, “Israeli lives are worth more than Palestinian ones”.

The Independent Newspaper

 

In 2012, the Zionist Interior Minister Eli Yishai said, “The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages. Only then will Israel be calm for 40 years”.

 

In 2021  the Zionist far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, “You are here by mistake because Ben Gurion didn’t finish the job and throw you out in 1948”.

The times of Israel

 

Female Zionist, Tally Gotliv – a Zionist lawyer, politician, and a member of the Knesset for the Likud party of Zionist Netanyahu- stated recently on X (twitter) regarding retaliation: “Jericho Missile! Jericho Missile! Strategic alert. Before considering the introduction of forces. Doomsday weapon! This is my opinion. May God preserve all our strength”.

 

Ben Gvir Itamar- a Zionist lawyer, far-right politician, the Minister of National Security since 2022, a member of the Knesset, and leader of Otzma Yehudit – stated on X (Twitter): “As long as Hamas does not release the hostages, the only thing that needs to enter Gaza are hundreds of tons of explosives from the airforce, not an ounce of humanitarian aid”

The poem, titled “The Friendship Song,” was shared by some Zionist online news outlet before being removed. Here is an excerpt from it:

Here the IDF is crossing the line

To annihilate the swastika bearers

In another year there will be nothing there

And we will return safely to our home within a year

We will annihilate them all

And then return to ploughing our fields

Recently, Zionist Arieh King, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, stated in a deleted tweet regarding some Palestinian non-combatant males detained by the Zionist army for interrogation to determine their Hamas affiliation:

There is no need to comment on his statement that the arrested non-combatant Palestinians are subhuman because we know who is behaving like spotted hyenas on a rampage and slaying nearly over 30000 Palestinians at present, including children. However, we will comment on both his statements referring to those non-combatants as ants and his statement “To protest the memory of Amalek, we will not forget.”

Research into the ongoing conflict since 1948 reveals that its roots lie in the Zionist movement and the repercussions of its mindset and paramilitary activities in Palestine. This situation was significantly influenced by militant groups such as Lehi, Haganah, and Irgun, which played a pivotal role in the Nakba, leading to the displacement of the Palestinian people from their homeland. These groups engaged in acts of sabotage and targeted civilian infrastructure, including railways and airfields. Following the declaration of independence, many of these militants integrated into the newly formed Zionist state. Additionally, the British Mandate in Palestine also faced the brunt of these violent actions. A notable instance of early terrorism in the region was the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946. It is crucial to focus on educating and deradicalizing Zionists and their supporters.

Furthermore, consider the statement made by Ariel King, who audaciously compares Palestinians to ants in the context of retaliation. It is imperative that we educate rabid Zionist, demonstrating that even the ants acknowledge the righteousness of the pious. The noble Prophet of Bani Israel, [Footnote a] the noble Sulayman, peace and blessings be upon him and his father, epitomised justice, a virtue that even the ants revered. Allah says:

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيۡمَـٰنَ جُنُودُهُ ۥ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيۡرِ فَهُمۡ يُوزَعُونَ
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمۡلِ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةٌ۬ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ مَسَـٰكِنَڪُمۡ لَا يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَيۡمَـٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُ ۥ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكً۬ا مِّن قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِىٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٲلِدَىَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا تَرۡضَٮٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِى بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

And there were gathered before Sulayman (Solomon) his hosts of jinns and men, and birds, and they all were set in battle order (marching forwards). Till, when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: “O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Sulayman (Solomon) and his hosts crush you, while they perceive not.” So he [Sulayman (Solomon)] smiled, amused at her speech, and said: “My Lord! Inspire and bestow upon me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves.” [Surah An-Naml. 17-19]

The ant sought an excuse for (Sulayman’s) army if they would have harmed its colony because they were unaware of their presence, and it blamed its colony if they failed to take safeguards by not entering their dwelling place. Sulayman [peace be upon him] smiled as a result of this because it is something that should amaze and make someone smile. [3] The ant knew Sulayman’s affair and that of his army, exalted Sulayman’s authority, and excused them if they crushed its colony because that would have occurred unintentionally. Sulayman heard the ant’s speech and understood it, so he smiled due to being amazed by the ant’s eloquence, advice, and fine expression. [4]

Indeed, this is only one of the Prophets’ and Messengers’ remarkable manners. They never intended to hurt anyone; rather, even those small animals (the ants) were assured that Prophet Sulayman [peace be upon him] and his subjects would not harm them intentionally- neither in speech nor deed. Compare this to the attitude of Zionists, who make a speech calling for mass murder and then launch a purposeful bombing campaign to kill thousands of noncombatant Palestinians, whilst certain that the innocent victims will include thousands of children. Compare how the ant advised its colony to enter their dwellings to avoid being unintentionally harmed by Prophet Sulayman’s army to how the Zionist army tells non-combatant Palestinians to relocate to this or that area for safety, then conflict begins in the same area they designated as a safe-haven. As a result, Elon Musk must remember that Zionists require more education and deradicalization than anyone else.

As for Mr. King’s statement “To protest the memory of Amalek, we will not forget”, this link contains its appropriate response. https://abuiyaad.com/a/amalekite-genocide-doctrine-gaza

When the Zionists seek to erase the memory of their historical actions, supported by Western politicians, Christian Zionists and Colonialists long before 1948, [Footnote b] and then assert that others must change their mindset, we are inevitably reminded of this profound statement:

ضربني وبكى
سبقني واشتكى
He hit me and cried….and complained before me.

The Zionists are afflicted with extreme Fujur Fil Khusumah! Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “Fujur Fil Khusumah” is various types: Rejecting what is obligated to you and claiming what one is not entitled to. https://youtu.be/FGtZtOBbif4

Footnote a:

A Brief Discussion on the Attribution to the Offspring of Prophet Yaqub In Our Era

Footnote b:

The Initial Rise and Gradual Impact of Christian Zionism on Some European Political Decision-makers

An Overview of Christian Zionism in America Since the Arrival of The Puritans

Read articles by Shaikh Abu Iyaad [may Allah preserve him]:

Professor of Jewish Studies David J Wasserstein: How Islam Saved the Jews

https://abuiyaad.com/a/how-islam-saved-jews

The Just and Kind Dealings of the Prophet (ﷺ) with the Jews
https://abuiyaad.com/a/prophet-dealings-jews

Justifying Genocide and Slaughtering of Women and Children in Holy War: Rabbi Eliyahu Mali | AbuIyaad.Com
https://abuiyaad.com/a/slaughtering-children-holy-war/print

The Logic of Child-Killers and Baby-Murderers: Self-Preservation Between the Nightmares of Pharoah and the Psychoses of Jewish Supremacists: https://abuiyaad.com/a/pharoah-slaughtering-babies

[1] Translator: Shaikh Abu Iyaad. NobleQur’an

[2] An Excerpt from Tafseer as-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

[3] An Excerpt from ‘Badaa’i At-Tafseer Al-Jaami Limaa Fassarahu Al-Imaam Ibnul Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah’ 2/279-282)

[4] An Excerpt from Tafseer As-Sadi

[4] Reflection on some statements of Al-Allamah Ubaid Al-Jabiri

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Pearls of Wisdom, Purification of The Soul, Scholars of Islam, Sin, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Narrated Abu Kabshah Al-An’maariy, may Allah be pleased with him, that Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “I swear by Allah regarding three (matters) which I am going to tell, so remember them. The wealth of a man does not decrease due to (giving) charity. A servant (of Allah) does not exercise patience when oppressed, except that Allah increases his honour. A servant (of Allah) does not open the door of begging, except that Allah opens for him the door of poverty (or he stated a statement similar to it). I am going to tell you (something), so remember it: the worldly life is for four types of people. A servant (of Allah) whom Allah has given wealth and knowledge, so he fears his Lord through it. He preserves the ties of kinship and acknowledges Allah’s Rights regarding it. This (person) is on the most virtuous position. A servant (of Allah) whom Allah has given knowledge but not wealth. He is truthful in his intention and says: ‘If I had wealth, I would have done the deed of such and such (person)’. Because of this intention of his, his reward is the same (i.e. the same as the righteous one who has been given wealth and knowledge). A servant (of Allah) whom Allah has given wealth but not knowledge. He wastes his wealth out of ignorance. He neither fears Allah nor does he keep the ties of kinship, nor does he acknowledge Allah’s rights. This (type of person) is at the evilest position. A servant (of Allah) whom Allah has neither given wealth nor knowledge and he says: ‘If I had wealth, I would have done the deed of such and such (person)’. So through his intention, they are similar (i.e. similar to the evil person who wastes his wealth). [1]

Al-Allamah Ubaid Al-Jabiri, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated:

The first is a wealthy person who is thankful (to Allah), thus, Allah will raise him to the most virtuous position due to his deed. The second is a poor person who exercises patience. He is truthful in his intention with regards to spending from that which Allah has bestowed on him. So Allah makes him reach the most virtuous position due to his truthful intention. The third is a boastful wealthy person. He is covetous and stingy, thus, his deed takes him to the most evil position. The fourth is a boastful poor person and his intention is evil. So together with his poverty, his intention takes him to the most evil position. So, due to this, we know that by way of truthful intentions, Allah raises the person. And an evil intention debases a person until he finds himself in the most evil position. [2]

[1]Reported by Tirmidhee 2325. Ahmad 18031. Al-Baghawiy 4097

[2] An Excerpt from:  البيان المرصع شرح القواعد الأربع- pages 8-9. Slightly paraphrased

[3] Reflections on some statements of Al-Allamah Ubaid al-Jabiri

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Bid'ah (Innovation), Contemporary Issues, Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Innovations In Islam (Bidah), Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Scholars of Islam, Shirk, Sin, Sufis, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

The Shaikh, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated about Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdil Wahhab, may Allah have mercy upon him:

He, may Allah have mercy upon him, was very clever, strong in discernment, hardworking in knowledge and sought after it, brave in (adhering to) truth and defended it. He manifested this clearly in his Jihad against ahlul bidah, even in a western land at Basrah he announced his rejection of bidah, thus, he was harmed and removed from there. Among his praiseworthy qualities and noble traits is that he had earnest concern for Allah’s religion and ordainments, and thus he used to repel bidah. He was not able to keep quiet like others and this is from defending the statement of truth, even if it opposed the desires of the people.

He was an Imam in Tafsir and this is clearly manifested in his derivation of evidences from the verses of the Qur’an. He was a scholar of Hadith, thus, you find how he (utilised them) as evidence in their places. He was a scholar of Fiqh without blindly following and it is enough that he was an Imam in the fundamentals of the religion and knowledge of creed – Thaabit Fee Aqeedatihi As-Sunniyyah – Firm upon his Sunni creed and Shubuhat [i.e. doubts that are made to resemble the truth, but are falsehood in reality] did not shake him, rather he used to refute them.

And among the most important qualities of the Shaikh is that he gave importance to the citizens and acknowledged everyone’s status, and he did not neglect his dependents. He knew the status of the leader and the scholar. He knew the status of his students and gave them their (rightful) levels. He gave attention to his children despite being preoccupied with Dawah, writing and teaching. This concern for his children was so much that after him, his children were from the senior scholars, rather among them were some who used to teach the Ulum [i.e. the different subject areas or sciences of the religion] during his lifetime. How can this not be the case, for back in the old days it used to be said, “This cub is from that lion”.

An Excerpt from Tanbeeh Dhawil Uqool As-Saleemah Ilaa Fawaa’id Mustanbatu Minas Sittatil Usoolil Adheemah’ page 11-12

[1] Reflection on some statements of Al-Allamah Ubaid

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Basics, Contemporary Issues, History of Islam, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Pearls of Wisdom, Scholars of Islam, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

Al-Allamah Ubaid Ibn Abdillah Al-Jabiri, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

When the people of virtue and righteousness were faced with an adversity and an intricate matter, they would go to the senior people of knowledge to ask them and seek a Jawab Ash-Shaafee Al-Kaafee [i.e. an appropriate answer that would bring about rectification of the religious affairs and preservation of the well-being of the people based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah]. This is a followed path –beginning since the era of Prophet’s companions, then the Imams of the Tabi’in and –after them- the people of knowledge, virtue, religion and Iman. How beautiful is what Ibn Mas’ud said: “The people will not cease to be righteous and upright as long as knowledge comes to them from the companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and their elders. But if knowledge comes to them from their young ones, they will be destroyed. [1] [Footnote a]

Footnote a: Shaykh Burjis then explains: “In these last two statements is one of the reasons for not taking the Ilm from the smaller ones-(as was mentioned by Ibn Qutaibah) and that is the fear that Ilm will be rejected if it comes from a younger person.(…he goes on to say…) The intent here is not to make hijrah from the Ilm of the small person (i.e. reject completely) with the presence of the older person. Rather the intent is to put the people in their correct and proper places.

As for the young one who is up and coming and seems to have intelligence and have some Ilm, then his position should be in the schools or giving reminders and in the assistance of research. As for that this person is put on a pedestal for fatawa and that one writes to him with questions – then no, a thousand no’s, because that is a death for him and a fitnah and a deception.”  https://salafipublications.com/sps/downloads/pdf/SCL060005.pdf

[1] [الطيب الجني على شرح السنة للإمام المزني – page 19]

[2] Reflections on some statements of Al-Allamah Ubaid

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Contemporary Issues, Hijrah (Migration), Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Scholars of Islam, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

The Shaikh’s clarification in 2003 regarding Hijrah to Birmingham

The Shaikh, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

The resolution of this issue is consistent with (what is) found in the Book of our Lord and the Sunnah of our Prophet, as well as (what is stated by) the Imams of knowledge and religion, regarding migration from lands of disbelief to lands of Islam, or from one land of disbelief to another where a Muslim’s religion and honour are safeguarded. Those who sit and accompany me are aware of my stance on this matter. So, I say, and with Allah is the facilitation of success:

Firstly, this hijrah is one of Allah’s ordinances and He has not abrogated it.  He [the Prophet – peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said: ”Hijrah will not cease to continue until repentance ceases to continue, and repentance will not cease to continue until the sun rises from the west.” Therefore, it remains.

Secondly, what is apparent to me concerning Hijrah at present is of two types: Obligation  and Sunnah (i.e. a recommended Sunnah). The Obligatory Hijrah: If a person is in a kafir land, put to trial in his religion and  honour, and he is unable to fulfil what Allah has obligated to him pertaining to his religion and worship of his Lord, Hijrah is obligated to him on the basis of what has already been clarified. If he is able to make Hijrah, he migrates to a Muslim land and this is the foundation of the matter; or to a Kafir land where his religion and honour is safeguarded, as the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded the Muslims to migrate to Habasha [Ethiopia] when the Quraish harmed them. He stated that there was a king (in Habasha) who oppresses no one under his protection, or as he said: ”Oppresses no one with him.”  This is what I affirm and adhere to as devotion to Allah in religion. As for the recommended Hijrah, it is the hijrah from the land of the disbelievers to the lands of Islam in order to strengthen his religion, or to gain knowledge, or to earn lawful earnings in the land of  Islam.

After this is established- and if I did say on a day about making hijrah to Birmingham unrestrictedly, this is a slip and  I seek Allah’s forgiveness from this if it was a sound transmission of the trustworthy people of Sunnah. This is the third matter.

The fourth matter: Many people in Europe and the Asian states, including India, express that they are facing trials in their religion due to certain Mubtadi’ah among the Brelviyyah – the extremist Sufis associated with Wahdatul Wujud and others. So, I say to them, “Migrate to Birmingham, where Maktabah As-Salafiyyah is located”. My response to them is not that Birmingham is a land of Hijrah unrestrictedly, as it is one of the cities of Britain, which is a Kafir Land. I encourage them to relocate to a place where they can connect with Maktabah As-Salafiyyah, participate in lessons and gatherings of knowledge where (there is present) excellent scholars, among them Ash-Shaikh Abdullah Bin Abdir Rahman Al-Ghudiyan, who was a member of the Committee of Major Scholars and the Fatwah Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He imparted knowledge to them and has passed way, may Allah have mercy upon him. Such a Maktabah is indeed worthy of affiliation for those who are unable to find a refuge, particularly for those eager to acquire knowledge of the Shariah, especially in the areas of Aqeedah, Sunnah, and waging war against bidah and its proponents. This is what I mentioned and I affirm it.  And I repeat: if I did say the opposite of this, it is one of two matters, either a slip from me or a distortion of (my speech).  What is from me (i.e. mistake), I seek Allah’s forgiveness, and that which is a distortion of my speech and a forged saying on me, I ask Allah to set it aside between me and my adversaries on the Day of Judgement. [salafitalk.net]

Defamation of Salafiyyah and Land Theft- Rebuttal to Samuel, Salem Alketbi and Michael

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Contemporary Issues, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Refutations.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Exalted, said:

يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

They want to extinguish Allah’s Light (with which Muhammad SAW has been sent – Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the disbelievers hate (it). It is He who has sent His Messenger (Muḥammad) with guidance (which comprises beneficial knowledge) and the religion of truth (which comprises righteous action) to make it manifest it over all other religion (through the authority of proof and evidence), even though the polytheists (and every denier of pure monotheism) may dislike it. [1]

This article serves as a brief response to the viewpoints presented by Samuel J. Hyde, Salem Alketbi and Michael Freund. All three articles can be classified as opinion pieces, primarily reflecting the authors’ perspectives on particular issues. However, it is essential to recognise that many individuals who produce such writings often align themselves with ideological or demagogic stances, articulating opinions that mirror the policies or beliefs of politicians or orientalists regarding specific topics. In the case of Samuel J. Hyde and Salem Alketbi, their articles appear to intentionally misrepresent Salafiyyah, aiming to manipulate public perception. This approach not only misleads the readers but also obscures the truth with falsehoods and introduces ambiguity where clarity is needed, all to serve their own agenda. Therefore, it is essential to avoid the simplistic assumption that these individuals are merely writers sharing their opinions. In truth, many of them are ideologues, demagogues, and provocateurs who endevour to shape the narrative, structure, content, and timing of their published works. They attempt to shape our perceptions of reality, skewing our understanding and leading us to interpret information in a manner that contradicts its actual nature. This can result in a failure to recognise evidence that should prompt a reassessment of our thoughts, causing us to hold onto misconceptions. Furthermore, we may grasp concepts in a particular way while remaining oblivious to alternative interpretations that could equally represent the truth, or we might comprehend information in a manner that overlooks opposing evidence, which is less likely to be accurate.

Samuel J. Hyde and Salem Alketbi adopt an orientalist perspective, whether consciously or not, as they seek to disseminate a misleading narrative concerning Salafiyyah by introducing the notion of Salafi Jihadism. Michael Freund presents a viewpoint that resonates with a belief held by Zionists, grounded in abrogated and distorted Scriptures and historical half-truths. While it is true that the Children of Israel [2] occupied certain territories in the region at various points in history, including Palestine, they are not the original inhabitants. The land has passed through the control of different groups over time, some of whom held sway for significant periods. Yet, Zionists assert their claim to the land as if they are its rightful and eternal heirs. Thus, Freund rides on a trojan horse of distorted scriptures and historical half-truths to advocate for land theft. As we have briefly addressed these matters, we will provide links to those two clarifications—one regarding Salafiyyah and the other concerning the promised land.

Response to Samuel and Salem

Post-Assad regime, where does Syria go from here? – opinion
By SALEM ALKETBI   JANUARY 11, 2025
He stated in this article:
Notably, Julani’s ideological foundation and background in Salafi jihadism have not undergone fundamental transformation – suggesting otherwise reflects unrealistic optimism. Consequently, Arab states must avoid previous strategic miscalculations and prevent Syria from falling under alternative regional hegemony replacing Iran’s previous dominance over Syrian policy during Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.

Political Islam and Islamists – The Manipulation of Terminology by Ideologues

Response to Michael

The Promised Land: A Brief Examination from a Religious and Historical Perspective

[1] https://www.thenoblequran.com/q/#/search/9_32 https://www.thenoblequran.com/q/#/verse/9/33

[2] https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2024/12/09/a-brief-discussion-on-the-attribution-to-the-offspring-of-prophet-yaqub-in-our-era/