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June 13, 2013

Since the blessed eve of the 2nd August 2010, Allah, The One Almighty Creator continues to show His personal name, Tajjaliyat Azam, in bright and clear luminous Arabic letters without the assistance of any outside medium's contributing to His personal signature. Prior to the miraculous appearance, which cannot be explained other than by realizing that only Allah could have caused this, some 200 participants in the summer program were almost constantly, throughout the day and night, calling on the Almighty Creator through numerous acts of prayer, remembrance and worship in the masjid now known as Masjid Baitullah Tajalliyat Azzam. 

The significance of this is that the biggest and greatest miracle shown to mankind has happened in North America, a Divine Act which has not graced even the holy sanctuary in Makka-tul-Mukkaramah, the Kaaba. This shining manifestation, still present in Masjid Baitullah Tajalliyat Azzam, was the Almighty's response to the hundreds of worshipers engaged in most intense supplication to Almighty God and is a sign of its acceptance. This karamah (miracle) was preceded by the appearance of the holy name of the Almighty Creator Allah, and rainbows of light in the residence in Holy Islamberg which has since become Holy Khanqah Gilaniyya - Sufi Lodge # 2 - one of the holiest locations in the world. 

The spiritual irridations emanating from this miraculous manifestation – the name of the Sustainer and Fosterer of all, appearing as if etched in light in a three-dimensional form - have inspired the hearts of the young and old of all persuasions who have converged upon this most honored house of prayer and remembrance, with the intense desire to worship and know Him with deepest sincerity, being overcome with tears of love, gratitude, and awe; producing utterances of praise and adoration from hearts overflowing with the certainty of His Sovereignty and Majesty.

Our Almighty Creator has chosen, in eras past, to manifest His Grandeur and Might to those of his servants and worshippers as He so selects. Such was the manifestation of His Power, which was cast upon the mountain of the Holy Messenger Moses, peace be upon him; and that mountain was rent asunder; similarly, the manifestation of His Power in the voice heard by Moses apparently coming from a burning bush. Rarely have such miraculous appearances occurred in our modern era; however, hundreds more worshippers have been blessed and honored to witness similar manifestations of Divine Light in Holy Islamville, South Carolina, U.S.

 

Upon the completion of classes in Islamic Law, Arabic and recitation of Holy Qur’an, and the study of its meanings, by ladies attending a camp held in 1996, a faxed message containing blessed du’as for the 15th of Sha’baan was followed by the appearance of the name of Almighty Allah most High, and His Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him, glowing and vibrating in rainbow colors. Since that time, an abundance of similar manifestations of Divine Light –shimmering and luminous have appeared continuously in the Holy Khanqa Gilaniyya there. Thus, in numerous ways, all miraculous in kind, the Most Merciful Creator grants His highest creation signs to quicken, enamor, and inspire the hearts of human beings, to follow His Guidance, to remain obedient to His Laws, and to be steadfast in His sincere worship and service.

Most significantly, this continuous miraculous manifestation of the Almighty's Name, Allah, and rainbows over America are a strong warning and reminder to the wrongdoers, and glad tidings to the believers.  Do not take it lightly, nor ignore it because it is sign of Allah Almighty God, the Creator, God of Abraham, Joseph, David, Solomon, Jesus, son of chaste Mary, and the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon them all).  Such a sign has not been shown before to anyone. He let his light appear as a fire in the bush, for sometime, for Moses. When Moses took 70 people up on Mount Toor/Sinai, the tajalliy of Almighty's personal Name, when it fell on it, caused the nearby mountain to turn to dust and all 70 people died on the spot. In this time, Allah has raised the competency of people to behold His Name without fainting or dying. It appears in sublime tranquil light of His personal Name, but it resists any move to capture it on camera/video because people must come to pay homeage and glorify on their knees, be they Muslim, Christian or Jew. 

This greatest miracle of all times has appeared as a support and a karaamah of our Imam of the American Muslims who is also know as Abu-Father of the American Muslims. It is glad tidings to the most oppressed people in the world, the American Muslims who had been dehumanized, deculturalized and demonized by the settlers who abducted them, ongoing for 300 hundred years. Seventy percent of the ten million slaves abducted were Muslims. The same story of the people of pharaoh is being repeated here; they too were poor and oppressed in the land. Despite sign after sign they were still oppressed, until the oppressors were drowned. Non Muslim Americans do not realize that tornadoes after tornados, floods, fires, mudslides, horrible incurable diseases, cancer, AIDS, etc occur because of the destruction of the moral fibre of society, and these things come as part of the wrath of Almighty Allah. Our Imam who has been sent with signs, along with rainbows that accompany him has warned American people to stop worshipping Satan, and come back to belief in One Almighty God as mentioned in the Old Testament, and follow the Ten Commandments. "You are warned; if you keep on allowing and tolerating homosexuality and worshipping Satan, your fate won't be different from the people  of Sodom and Gomorrah. Come back to Allah Almighty One God, seek his forgiveness and stop killing innocent people, committing crimes of genocide against people in other parts of the world because these things can come back to you according to the immutable law of Allah.

June 8, 2013

Do you own the book Ar Raheeq Al Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar, Biography of the Noble Prophet –peace be upon him) by Saifur Rahman Al Mubarakpuri? How about a particular edition of Riyad us Saliheen, the famous An Nawawi compilation of holy traditions with commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf? If so, you are hosting texts on your bookshelf by Darussalam Publications which has been known not only to inject false text into the English translations of sayings related from the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) and shown utmost disrespect to the Beloved of Allah, but also to have distorted Islamic history –specifically with regards to the descendants of the Holy Last Messenger who are known as Ahli Bait. They demonstrate a complete rejection of the authentic scholars of Islam and even advocate for the killing of pious Muslims, based on scholarly claims proven to be erroneous.

El Sheikh Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani Hashmi, himself a descendant of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), advises the Muslims at large: “Keep away from all of their works, including their books, history, even hadiths –traditional sayings of the Holy Last Messenger, everything. They have distorted things, disrespected and dishonored the Holy Last Messenger and his family (peace be upon them all).”

Darussalam Publications promote themselves as a multilingual international Islamic publishing house based in Riyadh, with outlets on all continents. The publisher claims to present “books free from sectarianism and in accordance with the Qur’an and the Sunnah (the way of the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him).” However, it cannot be imagined how much division is created when the works presented by Darussalam claim the majority of Muslims have abandoned Islam, and that their blood is lawful to shed.

Darussalam Publications uphold distortions of Islam and mistranslate the holy traditions. The resulting works are used to accuse the community of polytheism. In one such instance, it is found that the publishers mistranslated a hadith wherein a companion of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon him, narrated to the Beloved of Allah his experience setting up a tent in a place not knowing there was a grave underneath, and hearing Surah Mulk from Holy Qur’an being recited from it. The Darussalam translators instead write that it is the visitor who recited Surah Mulk. This was done presumably because to acknowledge pious people to be alive in their graves contradicts the teachings of Ibn Abdul Wahhab, the founder of the Wahhabi (or some say Salafi) movement in 1713. The publishing house’s website refers to Ibn Abdul Wahhab “Imam,” or leader. According to Ibn Abdul Wahhab, who is believed by historians to have been in collusion with a British spy known only as Hempher, declared that Muslims who visit the graves of the pious people with the intention of gaining benefit from them, have abandoned monotheism and deserve death. It was on this premise that thousands of Muslims were massacred in the Najd uprisings against the Ottoman Empire, which established the current kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The works of Abdullah bin ‘Abdul- ‘Azeez bin Baz, the grand mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1992-1999, also confirm the teachings of his imam, Ibn Abdul Wahhab, in his various books and in erroneous commentary on the books of others, many of which are widely distributed by Darussalam. In just one example, Bin Baz slanders a companion of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), Bilal ibn al-Harth in his remarks on the text Fath al-Bari. Bin Baz claims the visit of Bilal ibn al-Harth to the grave of the Mercy to all of the Worlds, Muhammad (peace be upon him), and his asking the Almighty for the sake of the Holy Last Messenger to bestow rain was “aberrant” and “an avenue to polytheism.”

By these things, the publishing house misleads the Muslims with interpolations. However, similar aims are equally achieved by their omissions. While volumes upon volumes have been written by authentic scholars on Islamic history, Darussalam works and books –comparatively short texts-- intentionally delete the history of the descendants of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (may the peace of Allah be upon him and upon his family). This effort to negate the contributions and legacy of the Ahli Bait is in direct rejection of the well-established tradition passed down from the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, which commands the Muslims to cling to his family and descendents after him, peace be upon them.*  For example we find in one text called Commanders of the Muslim Army, by Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar, chapters are dedicated to different personages, yet no mention is made of the greatest commander and cousin of the Holy  Last Messenger, Ali ibn Abi Talib, nor of his son, the king of martyrs, Hussein ibn Ali. This could be due to the fact that Wahhabis and Salafis, who produce the majority of the works at Darussalam, bear allegiance to the Umayyad clan.

The Umayyads during the time of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), swore vengeance upon the family of the Beloved of Allah for the Meccan pagan chiefs who were killed during the first battle of Islam, the Battle of Badr, in which the fledgling Muslim state in Madinah defended themselves against the torture and aggression of the Umayyads. Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Lion of Allah, killed 70 of those chiefs. The Umayyads, via Yazid son of Muawiyah son of Abu Sufyan, the main enemy of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him and his family), carried out a most bloody and brutal massacre in which Hussein the son of Ali, and the majority of the descendents of the Holy Last Messenger, were martyred. Needless to say, although Imam Hussein continued to fight valiantly, even after suffering extreme hunger, thirst, and witnessing atrocities against his beloved children, his blessed name is not included in Commanders of the Muslim Army.

It seems being free from sectarianism demands the murder of all those who do not agree with the Umayyad, or Wahhabi, philosophy.

Muslims are hereby warned to guard their imaan --the faith foundation which allows the upholding of true Islamic principles—by rejecting all works published and products sold by Darussalam Publications. Thereby, Muslims can hope to not only safeguard themselves and their families from false ideologies, but also take a firm stand against the divisive spread of such teachings in the Muslim community at large. Muslims should be aware that every cent which goes into the coffers of this Saudi-based publishing group is used to distort Islam around the world, in the eyes of Muslims and non-Muslims, for which the entire Muslim world pays.

June 8, 2013

Do you own the book Ar Raheeq Al Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar, Biography of the Noble Prophet –peace be upon him) by Saifur Rahman Al Mubarakpuri? How about a particular edition of Riyad us Saliheen, the famous An Nawawi compilation of holy traditions with commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf? If so, you are hosting texts on your bookshelf by Darussalam Publications which has been known not only to inject false text into the English translations of sayings related from the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) and shown utmost disrespect to the Beloved of Allah, but also to have distorted Islamic history –specifically with regards to the descendants of the Holy Last Messenger who are known as Ahli Bait. They demonstrate a complete rejection of the authentic scholars of Islam and even advocate for the killing of pious Muslims, based on scholarly claims proven to be erroneous.

El Sheikh Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani Hashmi, himself a descendant of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), advises the Muslims at large: “Keep away from all of their works, including their books, history, even hadiths –traditional sayings of the Holy Last Messenger, everything. They have distorted things, disrespected and dishonored the Holy Last Messenger and his family (peace be upon them all).”

Darussalam Publications promote themselves as a multilingual international Islamic publishing house based in Riyadh, with outlets on all continents. The publisher claims to present “books free from sectarianism and in accordance with the Qur’an and the Sunnah (the way of the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him).” However, it cannot be imagined how much division is created when the works presented by Darussalam claim the majority of Muslims have abandoned Islam, and that their blood is lawful to shed.

Darussalam Publications uphold distortions of Islam and mistranslate the holy traditions. The resulting works are used to accuse the community of polytheism. In one such instance, it is found that the publishers mistranslated a hadith wherein a companion of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon him, narrated to the Beloved of Allah his experience setting up a tent in a place not knowing there was a grave underneath, and hearing Surah Mulk from Holy Qur’an being recited from it. The Darussalam translators instead write that it is the visitor who recited Surah Mulk. This was done presumably because to acknowledge pious people to be alive in their graves contradicts the teachings of Ibn Abdul Wahhab, the founder of the Wahhabi (or some say Salafi) movement in 1713. The publishing house’s website refers to Ibn Abdul Wahhab “Imam,” or leader. According to Ibn Abdul Wahhab, who is believed by historians to have been in collusion with a British spy known only as Hempher, declared that Muslims who visit the graves of the pious people with the intention of gaining benefit from them, have abandoned monotheism and deserve death. It was on this premise that thousands of Muslims were massacred in the Najd uprisings against the Ottoman Empire, which established the current kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The works of Abdullah bin ‘Abdul- ‘Azeez bin Baz, the grand mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1992-1999, also confirm the teachings of his imam, Ibn Abdul Wahhab, in his various books and in erroneous commentary on the books of others, many of which are widely distributed by Darussalam. In just one example, Bin Baz slanders a companion of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), Bilal ibn al-Harth in his remarks on the text Fath al-Bari. Bin Baz claims the visit of Bilal ibn al-Harth to the grave of the Mercy to all of the Worlds, Muhammad (peace be upon him), and his asking the Almighty for the sake of the Holy Last Messenger to bestow rain was “aberrant” and “an avenue to polytheism.”

By these things, the publishing house misleads the Muslims with interpolations. However, similar aims are equally achieved by their omissions. While volumes upon volumes have been written by authentic scholars on Islamic history, Darussalam works and books –comparatively short texts-- intentionally delete the history of the descendants of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (may the peace of Allah be upon him and upon his family). This effort to negate the contributions and legacy of the Ahli Bait is in direct rejection of the well-established tradition passed down from the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, which commands the Muslims to cling to his family and descendents after him, peace be upon them.*  For example we find in one text called Commanders of the Muslim Army, by Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar, chapters are dedicated to different personages, yet no mention is made of the greatest commander and cousin of the Holy  Last Messenger, Ali ibn Abi Talib, nor of his son, the king of martyrs, Hussein ibn Ali. This could be due to the fact that Wahhabis and Salafis, who produce the majority of the works at Darussalam, bear allegiance to the Umayyad clan.

The Umayyads during the time of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), swore vengeance upon the family of the Beloved of Allah for the Meccan pagan chiefs who were killed during the first battle of Islam, the Battle of Badr, in which the fledgling Muslim state in Madinah defended themselves against the torture and aggression of the Umayyads. Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Lion of Allah, killed 70 of those chiefs. The Umayyads, via Yazid son of Muawiyah son of Abu Sufyan, the main enemy of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him and his family), carried out a most bloody and brutal massacre in which Hussein the son of Ali, and the majority of the descendents of the Holy Last Messenger, were martyred. Needless to say, although Imam Hussein continued to fight valiantly, even after suffering extreme hunger, thirst, and witnessing atrocities against his beloved children, his blessed name is not included in Commanders of the Muslim Army.

It seems being free from sectarianism demands the murder of all those who do not agree with the Umayyad, or Wahhabi, philosophy.

Muslims are hereby warned to guard their imaan --the faith foundation which allows the upholding of true Islamic principles—by rejecting all works published and products sold by Darussalam Publications. Thereby, Muslims can hope to not only safeguard themselves and their families from false ideologies, but also take a firm stand against the divisive spread of such teachings in the Muslim community at large. Muslims should be aware that every cent which goes into the coffers of this Saudi-based publishing group is used to distort Islam around the world, in the eyes of Muslims and non-Muslims, for which the entire Muslim world pays.

June 8, 2013

 

The above hadith sherif is heard, recited and memorized all over the Muslim world. While the every day interpretation of the text is accepted by most as, “I should feed my neighbor if he is without food,” the wealth of Islamic information available makes the understanding even clearer.

Before clarifying what the treatment of the neighbor should be, one should first understand exactly who is the neighbor that is being referred to.

Al Adab Al Mufrad, a collection of hadith shareef from Imam Bukhari, quotes Al-Hasan (may Allah ta’ala be pleased with him) as having been asked who is the jaar, or neighbor. Al Hasan said, “The term ‘neighbor’ includes the forty houses in front of a person, the forty houses behind him, the forty houses on his right and the forty houses on his left.”

Thus, it can be said that the term “neighbor” actually refers to a person’s entire neighborhood.

For those living in an un-Islamic society, this may seem to limit the donor to whatever Muslim neighbors may be at hand. Not so.

Also from Al Adab Al Mufrad there is a hadith reported by Mujahid who said: A sheep was slaughtered for ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr. He asked his servant, “Have you given any to our Jewish neighbor?? I heard the Messenger of  Allah (peace be upon him) say, ‘Angel Jibril kept on recommending that I treat my neighbors well, until I thought that he would order me to treat them as my heirs.’”

Therefore, the neighbor’s right of honor, help, and hospitality, is meant for all neighbors, regardless of their religious or cultural background.

This point was made very clear by El Sheikh Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani, in the video commentary of the book Kashful Israar, which was written by Hadrat Ali Hajweri. El Sheikh narrated an incident, during the discourse, in which Hadrat Ali Hajweri spiritually assisted the Hindus who lived near  his holy tomb, by praying for the well-being of the family’s dying son, who was brought back to health by virtue of Hadrat Ali Hajweri’s presence and supplication. He said, “You are my neighbor.”

In line 36 of Sura Nisaa’ in the Holy Qur’an, Allah ta’ala (the Most High) says, “Be good to your parents and relatives and to orphans and the very poor, and to neighbors who are related to you and neighbors who are not related to you.”

Ibn Kathir related that Mujahid was reported to have said that Allah ta’ala’s statement, “the neighbors who are not related to you” also refers to one’s companion during travel.

Thus we are left with a clear definition of jaar. All the people who live in one’s neighborhood or village, be they Muslim or non-Muslim, family or not; or, a traveling companion would be understood as such.

This being the scope of the word neighbor, it then becomes necessary for Muslims to broaden their perspective  in order to conform to the teaching and life pattern of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon he and his family).

Everyone knows that the Holy Last Messenger, (peace be upon him), preferred the next life to this one, and was in no way attached to worldly wealth and charm. We hear the stories of his sleeping on a simple mat, tying a stone to the tender side of his stomach to alleviate hunger, and of his wives fasting and giving away their evening meal, which would be used to break the fast. Why all of this? The Holy Last Messenger and his blessed Ahle Bait, or members of his household, could not stand to see others suffer and go hungry, whether the afflicted persons were Muslim, Christian, Jew or polytheist.

It is not that the Honored and Beloved Messenger, (peace be upon him), was without wealth, but the Holy Last Messenger (Allah’s peace be upon him) made it a point to never keep wealth in his hands. Once, the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him, gave a man “so much gold that he could not carry it,” as related in Ash Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad. The narration continues to say that in another instance, 90,000 dirhams were brought to the Holy Last Messenger, (peace be upon him), who placed them on a mat and then got up and distributed them, not turning away anyone who asked until he had given it all away. “It is mentioned that Mu’awwidh ibn ‘Afra’; said, ‘I brought the Holy Messenger, (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), a plate of fresh dates and cucumber [as a gift], and he gave me a handful of jewelry and gold.’”

In this, we see the true spirit of Islam in the overwhelming generosity of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, (peace be upon him), who not only honored, helped, and gave great hospitality to his neighbors, but also condemned those who were crude, disrespectful and hurtful to their own neighbors.

Muslim reported that the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace be upon him, said “Taqwa is here!” pointing to his breast three times, “It is enough evil for man to scorn his Muslim brother.”

People with little understanding of the way of Islam, are quick to scorn those who are impoverished as somehow undeserving of the bounty of Allah ta’ala. Yet Allah ta’ala speaks of this very mentality in Sura YaSeen. Ibn Kathir comments, on line 47 of Sura YaSeen: “And when it is said to them, ‘Spend of that with which Allah has provided you,’’’ means that when they are told to spend of that which Allah ta’ala has provided to them on the poor and the needy, they say, “Shall we feed those whom, if Allah willed, He (Himself) would have fed)?” (Holy Quran) In ignorance, such people feel that if Allah ta’ala had wished, He would have fed the poor people. Thus they fail the test which was created to “see who amongst you performs the best deeds.” (Holy Quran)

What is more sad is that these people, while discarding the magnanimous pattern of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him), think that they are united with the will of Allah ta’ala in His dispensation of provisions to the people. Allah ta’ala save us from becoming ignorant and hard-hearted, as this is a plague that is left over from the days before Islam.

How is it that in one home there is an abundance of food with every luxury and amenity of life, while just next door, or up the road, another home eats at the bottom of the food pyramid, if at all, and has no running water, nor even electricity?  

In another noble tradition (hadith), Ibn ‘Umar said, “There was a time when no one was more entitled to a person’s money than his Muslim brother. Now people love their dirhams and dinars more than their Muslim brother. I heard the Holy Last Messenger, (may Allah  bless him and grant him peace), say, ‘How many a neighbor will be brought together with his neighbor on the Day of Rising! He will say, ‘Lord, this man closed his door to me and refused to show me common kindness!’”

In Riyadhus Saaliheen, Abu Hurayra reported that the Holy Last Messenger, (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), said, “By Allah, he is no mu’min! By Allah, he is no mu’min! By Allah, he is no mu’min!” It was asked, “Who is that, Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Someone whose neighbor is not safe from his mischief!”  

In Al Adab Al Mufrad, Thawban said, .”..There is no man who wrongs his neighbor, to the extent that he forces him until he makes him leave his home, who is not destroyed.”

In such a situation, those people whose hearts are dead as such to the needs of their neighbors, have traded their iman for their comforts and riches. For this bad neighbor, his salat and ibadah to Allah ta’ala is not accepted until he helps his neighbors, according to the commentary of El Sheikh Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani on the Arbaeen Jami hadiths. “[Helping one’s neighbor] is the very gist of ibada in Islam.”

El Sheikh has said elsewhere that the purpose of ibada, or worship, is  to cultivate the true spirit of sacrifice in a human being. Therefore, if there is no spirit of sacrifice, one may clearly see that the worship of such a miser helps him not at all.

June 5, 2013

 

The American people have failed in their attempt to understand  Islam and the Holy Quran. The American people should come closer in understanding their Muslim brethren. Without doubt, this is the solution to the major problems between the government, the American people and the American Muslim.

The Holy Quran was and still is the common denominator in the heritage of mankind at large, especially of those people of the Book - the Jews and Christians. The Holy Quran contains revelations, messages, signs, explanations of law and the Books [of earlier Divine revelations sent to previous Messengers], including stories revealed to Adam, Noah, Abraham, David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus, son of Mary and the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, peace and blessing be on all of them.

However, the enemies of Islam have not spared any stone to be unturned in their constitutional conspiratory approach to defame and take the words in Holy Quran as a book of terrorisms. One such instance is the translation by A. J. Arberry, who is taken as a moderate and a kind of friend to Al-Islam. Yet, he has done an immense amount of damage in misquoting and misinterpreting the Holy Quran, as have others such as Yusuf Ali, Muhammad Ali, Pickthall. Arberry, in his translation of Surah Muhammad, misquotes the ayat  "When you meet the kafirs (unbelievers) kill them. And when you overpower them tie them.” This very language has lead many ignorant non-Muslims to believe that the Holy Quran is a book of terrorism.

Most Muslims know that this ayat in Surah Muhammad was sent down during the Battle of Uhud, on 3rd of Dhul Hijjah, when the Meccan kafirs  attacked the Muslims. It was there and then that the Muslims were urged to confront them. The Muslims were told that before they were killed [by their enemies] to kill them (the kafirs) and take the captives prisoners . This line of Holy Quran was [revealed to the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace be upon him, by Divine revelation through the Angel Gabriel] and then related to the Muslims at the time.

The Holy Quran cannot be translated into any other language and those who try, without knowing the science of Quranic Arabic, do great damage to the Book. Those translators who take on this venture and do not possess the ilm (knowledge of religion) have taken on a burden and incur sin upon themselves. Holy Quran cannot be justly translated without observing the following:

  1. Each and every word must be explained in the context in which it was sent down, [understanding] why and for what cause it was sent down. Then, and only then, can a person start to understand Holy Quran.

  2. One must know of the ayaats [lines] that are the foundation of the book and the ones that are secrets, whose meanings are known only to Allah, His Holy Messenger (peace be upon him) and those whom Allah has given immense knowledge.

  3. One who has the understanding and knowledge of the canceller and the cancelled ayaats [lines of the Holy Quran which were abrogated, and the event or action which caused them to be abrogated].

Last, but not least, the [language of the] Holy Quran is the only living language;  and that is not a matter of belief -  but a matter of fact.

Take for example, the spoken English language. You must agree that the English spoken 400 years ago is not the same language spoken today. That language is dead and forgotten. Whereas, the Holy Quranic language spoken today is the same language spoken by the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) and exactly the same as written in the Book. It is still the same living language used in the entire Arab world, and it has not changed, nor has it died. Without doubt - this Holy Quran is from the Almighty Creator, for all time to come!

It is a general command for Muslims, for all times, to know that those who call themselves Christians are closer to the Muslims than any other religious denomination of the world. The Muslims give reverence to churches, synagogues, temples and the places where Almighty God is remembered. Therefore, Muslims are forbidden to destroy places of worship.

When Jesus, son of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( peace be on them) was preaching a discourse about making lawful some of the things that were forbidden before (which is included in the Injil, the Gospel of Jesus), the lawyers and Rabbis [the keepers of the Torah] classified Jesus as a terrorist and [his message, eventually written as] the Injil,  also a message of terrorism. Even then, these Jews used the Romans to take action against Jesus, son of Mary, by forging lies against him and his blessed mother, therefore subjecting the Romans to bring him to trial and supposedly crucifying Jesus, son of Mary, on the cross.

The Holy Quran is the only book which contains an authentic account of Jesus, son of Mary (peace be on him) and completely refutes the false allegations against Jesus being a liar or a terrorist.

Nowhere in the Holy Quran has a Muslim been commanded to kill non-Muslims without a just cause. Even in war, they are not allowed to kill the elderly, women, children, priest, etc. It is illegal in Islam to carry out first attacks and acts of terrorism. Acts of sabotage, which might kill the innocent or the like thereof, are also forbidden.

Let the world know - if they really want to learn about true Islam, then they should learn from authentic Muslim scholars. One such scholar and direct descendant of the Holy Last Messenger of Allah Almighty (peace be upon him) is El-Shaikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani. Do not look to those agents planted to destroy Islam, i.e. M. Ahmad [Qadiani], Wahhabis, Shiites and others who project Islam with the false ideologies and theories of Freud and Darwin.

In the Holy Quran, Surah tus Saad, Ayaat 29, Almighty Allah says: “This is the blessed Kitab (Book) that we have revealed to you, (ya Rasullulah!) [Last Messenger of Allah] full of blessings, that the people may ponder over its ayaats (signs), and so that the intelligent ones may take heed.”

June 5, 2013

This personal account of my visit to a few of the many holy sites in Turkey is a tribute to those blessed souls who give their lives for the cause of Almighty Allah, The Creator.  It also acknowledges those lovers who preserve sacred relics so that generations may be inspired by Islamic History.

First of all, you never know when Allah might change your fortune! I got a short work assignment that took me directly from JFK International Airport in the United States, to Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, in approximately 10 hours. Once in that Muslim country, I visited the Topkapi Palace where the Ottoman Sultans lived from the 15th to the 19th centuries. There I stood in line with tourists from around the world to purchase tickets to view Holy Relics of Nabis and saints. I stared in awe as I beheld the sword of Nabi Dawud and the rod of Nabi Musa, may the peace of Allah be upon them.

Then there was more - the hand and partial skull of Nabi Yahya, peace be upon him,encased in gold and studded with gemstones.

 

As I moved on, there were special showcases in the Pavilion of the Holy Mantle, which enshrined relics of Nabi Muhammed, peace be upon him, and his blessed family. Samples of his (peace be upon him) blessed hair, his sword, blessed footprint and drinking bowl were all viewed mostly in silent contemplation by both Muslims and non- Muslims.

Also preserved for viewing were swords of Hazrat Ali, may Alllah’s mercy be upon him, and blessed companions of Nabi Muhammad, peace be upon him, including Khalid bin Walid.

As we moved, along we saw a dress of Bibi Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her. Preserved for viewing too, was a shirt of blessed martyr Hazrat Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, grandson of Nabi Muhammad, peace be upon him. Though simple in design, the blessed garment of Imam Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, was overpowering in its majesty. I was struck too, by the simplicity and small size of Bibi Fatimah’s dress, may Allah be eternally pleased with her.   

I then visited the ‘Hareem’, an ornate section of the palace where the ladies of the palace, servants and young sons of the reigning sultan lived. In fact, it was the private living quarters of the Sultan and his family, within the palace complex. As I walked through the courtyard towards the mosque, recently hung banners reminded me of guidance from Hadith, the written collections of the sayings and actions of Nabi Muhammad, peace be upon him, for daily living. The nearby bazaar sold books and other Islamic items, including dhikr beads and hijabs,Muslim ladies scarves. Close by, I saw the famous Blue Mosque and the Ayah Sofia which was first a church, then a mosque, and is now a museum. That area was being renovated.

I was later enthralled by the story of Fatih Sultan Mehmet- the conqueror (1432-1482), as I viewed his grave. His reign was known for its tolerance of religious differences and intellectual vigor. The Sultan himself spoke seven languages and was responsible for the construction of eight universities. The plaque by his blessed tomb explained that he was a handsome, quiet and courageous warrior who destroyed the Byzantine Empire and conquered Istanbul, formerly called Constantinople. He was one of the most learned men of his time and a superb leader and warrior who remained calm in times of trouble. He also captured many lands including Bosnia, Serbia, Herzegovina, Belgrade and Hungary, and fought against the Crusader Army, which comprised soldiers from 20 countries. He survived 14 plots on his life and finally succumbed to poison at the hand of a Jewish doctor at the age of 49 years.

The final holy sites that left a lasting impression on my mind were, first of all, the tomb of Nabi Yushua (Joshua), which is situated next to ancient copper and leather shops that still operate much as they did centuries ago. Then there was the trip to Urfa, in the desert across the Euphrates River, to the birthplace of Nabi Ibrahim, may Allah’s peace be upon them all. That sacred site is at the foothill of the ruins of Nimrod, the cruel king, whose castle is at the top of the hill. The rose garden which Allah created for Nabi Ibrahim, peace be upon him, when evil King Nimrod catapulted him into the fire, still exists today. So too, does the lake with fishes which Almighty Allah created from the logs Nimrod used to heat the fire. It was awesome to try to understand Allah’s Rahmah (exceptional Compassion) for His friend, Nabi Ibrahim, upon whom be peace, as I viewed that cool lake with fishes in the middle of the desert.   

The last account is of my visit to the cave where Nabi Ayuub, peace be upon him, lived as he endured the illnesses and affliction that tested his faith. The guard allowed about 10 persons from the men’s line to enter and leave and then 10 ladies from the women’s line. I thought the system for separating men and women to view and pray in a single tiny cave was quite unique and very Islamic.

 Finally, a drink of cool water from the well that cleaned Nabi Ayuub, upon him be peace, of his sickness was indeed a mercy for the thousands of visitors to that blessed site.

 Certainly, that short visit to a few of the lovingly preserved sites in Turkey was a confirmation of my faith in Islam. It was also a reminder of the promise of Almighty Allah that- Islam is the final message for all mankind and it will be preserved for all times, even though the unbelievers may detest it.

 

Entrance to the cave of Nabi Ayyub, upon him be peace.

Pilgrims visit the cave of Nabi Ayyub, upon him be peace.

A rose in the Rose Garden of Nabi Ibrahim, upon him be peace.

June 4, 2013

SURRY, Britain – Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), Muslims and mosques in the southern British country of Surry are reviving the centuries-old sport of horseback archery at weekly sessions, which attract many young Muslims.

"Archery is one of those sports that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) specifically recommended that we do, likewise horse riding, and it also helps you to overcome certain fears as well," Coach Jehad Shamis, of organization Archery for All, told the BBC.

"British Asians and Muslims in general are not that good with animals either and it's something that we really need to overcome."

Participating in horseback archery competitions all over the world, coach Shamis now gives weekly archery lessons in a hall at the Woking's Shah Jahan Mosque.

He also oversees the students' riding lessons at local stables.

Currently, the students are learning the two skills separately before combining them next summer.

Recommended by the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him), the sport has witnessed a revival in Britain with the establishment of the British Horseback Archery Association in 2007.

During the lessons, Shamis reads out a sayings of the Holy Last Messenger (peace and blessings upon him), better known as Hadith, in which archery or horse riding is mentioned.

Students are learning the standard finger release method of archery, but also the more eastern or "Mongolian" thumb draw.

“Initially, when people learn archery we teach them with the finger release,” Shamis said.

“It's very similar to what you'll see in the Olympics. But then, with those that are wishing to do traditional archery, we do the thumb draw.

“Although there is disagreement over this, it lends itself to horseback archery because it's a little bit more efficient and easier to release.”

Mosque Role

Shah Jahan Mosque was praised for its role in encouraging young Muslims to play a sport, while observing the daily prayers at the mosque.

“More than anything else I think in our community we never had these facilities before,” Sajida Rehman, a qualified instructor, told the BBC.

“People can come and pray in the mosque but also there are other activities on offer." she said.

Ambar Rachad, 16, is one of the students who learn both skills and is pointed out as "the best" by her mostly female fellow students.

Understanding the significance of archery in Islam, Rachad managed to overcome first difficulties in the games.

“When we first started our lessons, we went back into the history of archery," says Ambar.

“Basically, it's a 'Sunnah' (a practice of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings upon him) which is recommended.

“We've done competitions which are really fun, but every lesson is a competition because we try and beat each other.”

Britain is home to a sizable Muslim minority of nearly 2.5 million.

May 30, 2013

MADINAH – Former Dutch Islamophobe and a former leading member of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ party Arnoud Van Doorn visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to pray and say sorry for becoming part of a blasphemous film.

Doorn was among the Freedom Party leaders who produced the blasphemous film, “Fitna”. Last month he reverted to Islam after an extensive study about the religion and the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him).

He said that the worldwide outrage against the film made him study about the Holy Last Messenger (pbuh) and that eventually led to his conversion.

He headed for Makkah to perform Umrah after meeting the two imams of the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Ali Al-Hudaifi and Sheikh Salah Al-Badar, who enlightened him on how to lead the life of a good Muslim and confront challenges facing Islam in the West.

A member of the Dutch parliament and The Hague City Council, Doorn announced his decision to accept Islam on his Twitter profile. He also posted a tweet in Arabic declaring that “there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet.”

At first, other users took the news as a joke. After all, an active supporter of a notorious Dutch hater of Islam, Wilders, he repeatedly approved Islamophobic statements and public actions, and personally participated in them.

But Doorn, who now serves as a regional adviser at the City Hall in The Hague, personally confirmed his decision to practice Islam in an official letter to the city mayor.

Most recently, the politician filed a formal application to the mayor of the city to allow him to perform prayers obligatory for Muslims during his working hours.

“I can understand people are skeptic, especially that it is unexpected for many of them,” Doorn told Al-Jazeera English satellite channel.

“This is a very big decision, which I have not taken lightly.”

“In my own close circle people have known that I have been actively researching the Qur’an, Hadith, Sunnah and other writings for almost a year now,” he said.

“In addition, I have had numerous conversations with Muslims about the religion.”

Driven by his party’s anti-Islam discourse, Doorn decided to dig in for the truth about the religion himself.

“I have heard so many negative stories about Islam, but I am not a person who follows opinions of others without doing my own research,” he said. “Therefore, I have actually started to deepen my knowledge of Islam out of curiosity.”

The 46-year-old has continued on The Hague Council as an independent candidate since splitting from Wilders’s party. Doorn’s decision to embrace Islam has won mixed reactions in the Netherlands.

“According to some people I am a traitor, but according to most others I have actually made a very good decision,” he told Al-Jazeera.

“The reactions are generally positive and I also received quite some support via twitter.

“It feels good that people who do not know me personally have understanding of my situation and support me in my choice.”

Asked if he now regretted joining the Freedom Party, he replied: “I have learned that every experience in life has a purpose. However, with the knowledge I have today, I would have undoubtedly made a different choice.”

For the Dutch politician, finding Islam was finally guiding him to the true path in his life. “I have made mistakes in life as many others. From these mistakes I have learned a lot,” Doorn said.

“And by my conversion to Islam I have the feeling that I finally found my path. I realize that this is a new start and that I still have much to learn as well.”

 

See Also : Ex-Islamophobe to produce film on Prophet

May 10, 2013

 

A well-known tradition of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad ibn Abdullah, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, enjoins Muslims to ‘seek knowledge even unto China’ in their quest to acquire the knowledge to live enlightened lives as cultured and educated servants of the Almighty Creator, fulfilling their obligations to Him, society and family. Although China was considered a great distance from where Al Islam was originally established in Arabia, the Arabs had knowledge of China even before the advent of the Holy Last Messenger ( peace and blessing be upon him), as Arabia served as a major highway for commercial traffic between it, China and the countries of Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Cypress and parts of southern Turkey. 

 

The historian Sir Arnold Thomas Walker, in his detailed work entitled The Preaching of Islam, describes the arrival and spread of Islam in China. At the start of the 7th century, a trade hub was established by Chinese merchants in Siraf, a town on the Persian Gulf, frequented by the traders of Arabia and Persia. Yet, the commercial contact also introduced the Chinese to the culture and mores of the Arabs, and eventually to the new way of life that was reforming the Arabian Peninsula - Al Islam. 

Between the sixth and ninth centuries, C.E., during the Tang dynasty, the Arabs and Persians found the trade so lucrative that they took up residence in many of China’s port cities, where they conducted their business in perfect harmony with their host counterparts. Eventually, the numbers of immigrants increased dramatically, in a flow that seemed to inundate certain areas. Chinese historians of this period, Mr.Walker stated, mention the Arabs (Muslims) in their writings, in one instance describing them as ‘barbarians’ who arrived in their land ‘like a deluge (flood)’, coming from great distances and from “more than 100 kingdoms, bringing as tribute their sacred books, which were received and deposited in the hall set apart for translations of sacred and canonical books in the Imperial Palace.” It is stated that during this time, religious diversity was appreciated and respected. 

The Annals of Kwangtung (Canton ), recount the first Muslims who came to China, describing them as ‘strangers’ who came from ‘Annan, Cambodia, Medina, and several other countries, who worshipped heaven (i.e. Almighty God) and had neither statue, idol nor image in their temples…They do not eat pork or drink wine and they regard as unclean the flesh of any animal not killed [by] themselves…” Muslim and Chinese historians as well, give an account of a delegation of emissaries of the third Khalifa of Islam, Umar ibn Al-Khattab, (may Allah be pleased with him). This entourage was led by Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) , a maternal uncle of the Holy Last Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him, and were well received by the emperor, who commissioned the building of the Memorial Mosque in Canton, the first mosque in the country. The Muslim enclave imported their way of life, i.e., their cultural trappings, language and dress, and lived apart from the Chinese population. Between the years 960 and 1279 C.E., Muslims had become very influential and prosperous in the import/export industry in China, and the numbers of Muslims continued to increase due to immigration of people from other lands, intermarriage, and conversion of native Chinese to Islam. During the era of the Yuan dynasty, the Mongol conquests carried Islam throughout distant places and resulted in the forced migration of vast numbers of Muslims from broadly diverse places and ethnicities (Arabs, Persians, Turks and others) with the intention by the government to use their skills and services to administer the expanding empire. 

The vast influx of people constituted merchants, artisans, artists, architects, engineers, medical doctors and astronomers, as well as soldiers and prisoners of war, and settlers who, by the hundreds of thousands, became permanently settled, developing into flourishing and proliferating communities. 

Over time, intermixing blended ethnicities and homogenized the population; through marriage, the Muslims passed down the Islamic religion and culture, which continued down generations. 

As the Mongols ruled China, many Muslims held prominent positions within the government hierarchy , one such being Umar Shams al-Din (Sayyid Ajall of Bukhara) an accountant under Qubilay Khan, who reigned during the Yuan Dynasty from 1259 to 1368, who became financial manager of Imperial funds and governor of Yunnan, along with a number of other Muslims who were appointed to lofty positions. He was held in high esteem as a pious administrator who promoted religious fairness. Yet, the native Chinese, in time, began to resent that fact of immigrants (and particularly Muslims) holding such high offices, discontent that would fuel the desire to recover the control of China from the Mongols. 

Marco Polo of Italy, close friend of Qubilay Khan, lived in China for nearly twenty years, and reported that Muslims lived throughout Yunnan, and noted that the entire capital city of Yunnan, Taifu, was inhabited by Muslims. The renowned Muslim traveler Ibn Battutah visited several Chinese coastal towns and expressed in his travelogue his elation at being shown such a ‘hearty welcome’ by his Muslim hosts, reporting that in each town, the Muslims resided in their own ‘quarter’ where their mosques were located and they freely practiced Islam. 

With the decline and expulsion of the remnants of the Mongol dynasty in the latter years of the 14th century, and the isolationist policy adopted by China at that time, Muslim communities experienced lack of growth and expansion. Having been cut off from dealings with other Muslims outside of China, the Muslims in some parts of the country began to adopt many of the cultural and customary mores of their hosts and merged with the Chinese population, producing an amalgamation of the two cultures. 

The new emperor of the Ming dynasty extended privilege upon these Muslims which promoted prosperity during the period between 1369 and the middle of the 16th century C.E., a sign of which was the construction of a great number of mosques. The emperors of the Ming dynasty developed amiable relations with the Muslim rulers to the west of their empire, and as Walker states, ‘there was frequent exchange of embassies between them.’ He continues to give an account of one Chinese Muslim ruler, Shah Rukh Bahadur, who sent an invitation to the Emperor to accept Islam when his ambassador arrived at Shah Rukh Bahadur’s court in Samarqand. He sent his envoy, who accompanied the Chinese ambassador back to China, with two letters, one of which was written in Arabic. The letter read as follows: “ In the name of God, The Merciful, The Compassionate. There is no god save God; Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Apostle of God. The apostle of God, Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “ There shall not cease to be in my community people abiding in the commandments of God: whosoever fails to help them or opposes them shall never prosper until the Commandment of the Lord cometh. When the Most High God proposed to create Adam and his race, He said ‘I was a Hidden Treasure, but it was My pleasure to become known; I therefore created man that I might be known.’ It is manifest from hence, that The Divine purpose (great is His Power and exalted is His Word!) in the creation of man was to make Himself known and uplift the banners of right guidance and faith. Wherefore, He sent His Apostle (peace be upon him) with guidance and the religion of Truth that it might prevail over all other faiths, though the polytheists turn away from it, that He might make known the laws and ordinances and the observances of what is lawful and unlawful, and He gave him the Holy Qur’an miraculously that thereby, he might put to silence the unbelievers and stop their mouths when they discussed and disputed with him, and by His Perfect Grace and His All-Pervading Guidance, He has caused it to remain even unto the Day of Judgment. By His Power He has established in all ages and times and in all parts of the world, in east and west, and in China, a mighty monarch, lord of great armies and authority, to administer justice and mercy and spread the wings of peace and security over the heads of men; to enjoin upon them righteousness and warn them against evil and disobedience and lift up among them the banners of the noble religion...The Most High God thus disposes our hearts by His past mercies and His ensuing Grace to strive for the establishing of the laws of pure religion and the continuance of the ordinances of the shining path. He also bids us administer justice to our subjects in all suits and cases in accordance with the religion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the ordinances of the Chosen One, and build mosques and colleges and monasteries and hermitages and places of worship, that the teaching of the sciences and school of learning may not cease nor the memorials and injunctions of religion be swept away. Seeing that the continuance of worldly prosperity and dominion, and the permanence of authority and rule depend upon the assistance given to Truth and Righteousness and the extirpation of the evils caused by idolatry and unbelief from the earth, in the expectation of blessing and reward, we, therefore, hope that your Majesty and the nobles of your realm will agree with us in these matters and join us in strengthening the foundation of the established law.” 

The second letter, written in Persian, made a very direct, simple appeal: “ The Most High God, having in the depth of His Wisdom and the perfection of His Power, created Adam (peace be upon him),made some of his sons prophets and apostles and sent them among men to summon them to the Truth. To certain of these prophets, such as Abraham, Moses, David, and Muhammad (peace be upon them) He gave a Book and taught a Law, and He bade the people of their time follow the law and religion of each of them. All these apostles invited men to faith in the Unity and to the worship of [Almighty] God and forbade the adoration of the sun, moon, stars, of kings and idols; and though each one of these apostles had a separate law, yet, they were all agreed in the doctrine of the Unity of The Most High God. At length, when the apostolic and prophetic office devolved on the Apostle Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessing be upon him) all other systems of law were abrogated. He was the apostle and the prophet of the latter age, and it behooves the whole world – lords and kings and ministers, rich and poor, small and great – to observe his law and forsake all past creeds and laws. This is the true and perfect faith and is called Islam.” The writer, the Muslim ruler Shah Rukh Bahadur, continued by relating the evolution of his ancesters , descendents of Ghengis Khan and relatives who came before him and how they had dispersed to varied lands where they assumed rule of the people of those places. He stated that some of them accepted Islam – Uzbek Khan, Chani Khan and Urus Khan. Hulaga Khan was given command over Khurasan, Iraq and the neighboring countries, and some of his sons who succeeded him received into their hearts the light of the law of Muhammad (peace be upon him) becoming Muslims and being honored with the blessedness of Al Islam, departed this world eventually. He continued by naming closer relatives of his – ‘the truthful king Ghazan and Ulyaytu Sultan and the fortunate king Abu Sa’id Bahadur, until my honored father, Amir Timur Gurgan, succeeded the throne. He too observed the law of Muhammad (peace be upon him)in all the countries under his rule, and throughout his reign the followers of the faith of Islam enjoyed prosperity. Now that by the goodness and favor of [Almighty] God , this kingdom of Khurasan, Iraq, Ma-wara’al nahr has passed into my hands, the administration is carried on throughout the whole kingdom in accordance with the pure law of the Prophet (peace be upon him)’ righteousness is enjoined and wrong forbidden, and the Yarghu and institutes of Chingiz (Ghengiz) Khan have been abolished... I hope that by the bounty and benevolence of God you too will observe the law of Muhammad, the Apostle of God (peace be upon him) and strengthen the religion of Islam so that you may exchange the transitory sovereignty of this world for the sovereignty of the world to come.” 

A Muslim merchant named Sayyid Ali Akbar wrote that at the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth century he spent time in Peking and stated that in the city of Kenjanfu there were as many as 30,000 Muslim families settled there: “…they paid no taxes and enjoyed the favor of the Emperor, who gave them grants of land; they enjoyed complete toleration for the exercise of their religion, and in the capital itself there were four great mosques and about ninety more in the other provinces of the empire – all erected at the cost of the Emperor.” It is recorded that the Muslims in China lived there peacefully until the reign of the Manchu dynasty, when they were oppressed in the province of Kansu in 1648 and a revolt ensued. However, Walker states that not until the nineteenth century did any Muslim revolt in China result in seriously disrupting the good relations that the Muslims enjoyed with the Chinese Emperors, to the extent that the Emperor Yung Chen, in 1771, issued an edict stating that the Chinese Muslims were to be left alone, permitted full exercise of their religion and culture, which coincided with and respected the tradition and law of China - he stated, “ What more can be asked for? 

January 29, 2013

Dear Mr. President:

We, the administration of the Muslims of the Americas, seek your guidance in dealing with the alarming rise of Islamophobia in America that is taking a dangerous and violent turn. Extremist hate groups have distorted the Constitution’s protection of free speech to use it as a weapon against the American people, by striking terror and fear through incessant promotion of their nefarious objectives in every media market. It was our ancestors, brought here as Muslims over three centuries ago, who built this country alongside our American brethren. As American Muslims, we will not stand by and watch our country be subjected to the hate mongering and bigotry reminiscent of the painful years of a brazen and burgeoning Ku Klux Klan. Therefore, as indigenous American Muslims, we have a vested interest in ensuring that anti-Islam front organizations, run by criminals operating as organized crime syndicates, do not forge a stronghold as they attempt to instigate a ‘clash of civilizations’ between Muslims and Christians.

 

According to FBI crime statistics, hate crimes motivated by anti-Islamic bias sharply rose 50% in 2010 and are not declining. These numbers are startling, but even more alarming is that the statistics are known to be greatly understated. The Southern Poverty Law Center reports, “Two Department of Justice studies have indicated that the real level of hate crimes in America is some 20-30 times the number reported in the FBI statistics, in part because some 56% of hate crimes are never reported to police and more than half of those are mischaracterized as non-hate crimes.” The heightened state of ‘Islamophobia’ is evident in the New York City tragedy involving a woman who savagely killed a man she thought was Muslim by pushing him in front of a subway train. It is no coincidence that in those same New York subway stations are advertisements that malign the religion of Al-Islam. On December 28, 2012 a Muslims 

of the Americas village in Red House, Virginia was fired upon by trespassers - endangering innocent men, women and children while they slept. Less than thirty miles away is the headquarters of the so-called Christian Action Network (CAN), run by Martin Mawyer, who rapidly proliferates anti-Islam propaganda in the areas surrounding the American Muslims’ homes - going so far as to post the addresses of Muslim villages on the CAN website, inciting others to act, by falsely depicting American Muslims as ‘enemies of America’ who are seeking to bring harm to their fellow citizens. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Since your first inauguration, we have appreciated your inclusiveness of the American Muslim; acknowledging our patriotism and contributions to American society; sending Ramadan Mubarak and Eid greetings; and quoting a tradition of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) during your historic National Prayer Breakfast in February 2009. Muslims and Christians have been coming together in brotherhood in this great country and around the globe for centuries. This is part of “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” and as the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) related to us, and you quoted, “None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” True to this tradition, the Muslims of the Americas formed the United Muslim Christian Forum (UMCF) to recognize similarities between Muslims and Christians based on the unchallenged commandments of Almighty God and love for the blessed Messengers of God (peace upon them all).

Since 2008, the UMCF has held interfaith programs bringing together Christians and Muslims from all over the country to celebrate the auspicious births of Jesus, Son of Mary, and the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon them. The message of UMCF advocates the fellowship and peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians, recognizing an obligation to stand up against the cruel atrocities of war, injustice, and the suffering of innocents. As such, Islam is not a religion inimical to the West and despite the wicked plans of extremist anti-Islam groups, a clash of civilizations between Muslims and Christians will never take place. Reviver of Al-Islam, and Spiritual Guide of the Muslims of the Americas, El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani, has confirmed that Muslims and Christians will unite upon the platform of ‘There is Only One Almighty God,’ leaving aside all differences for the benefit of mankind as a whole.

We must bring to an end the rampant, inflammatory media abuse issued at the hand of extremists like Mawyer, who released a book, Twilight in America, where he falsely links the Muslims of the Americas to just about every terrorist and terrorist organization imaginable, in order to pit neighbor against neighbor- along with urging violent government action against innocent American Muslims. Furthermore, in a national Fox News broadcast, Mawyer spit venomous false rhetoric to depict the villages of the Muslims of the Americas as holding underground bunkers with Weapons of Mass Destruction - which is completely fabricated.

As set forth by the founders of the United States of America, this country holds abundant opportunity for those who work hard and respect their fellow citizens. However, it seems that Mawyer, Terry Jones and the owner of the hate-filled subway ads, Pamela Geller, have misinterpreted the American dream and found their way to fame by creating organizations of hate against Muslims, burning Holy Qurans, and supporting derogatory films that attempt to disparage the character of the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him, who is a true benefactor of humanity.

Mr. President, in your September 25 address to the United Nations General Assembly you affirmed, “I do believe that it is the obligation of all leaders in all countries to speak out forcefully against violence and extremism.” Correspondingly, a delegation from the Muslims of the Americas delivered a petition on November 26 to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urging action to “preserve human life and stop the oppression that is being allowed to fester in the United States of America, even ignored in courts of law.” The women and children of our communities are fearful that the next hate crime will take the life or property of another- and one more is too many. In Pakistan, and other Muslim countries, Christians are the minority, but they enjoy full autonomy to exercise their religious rights. Yet, here in America, a country founded on religious freedom, Muslims are suffering at the hands of these front organizations that are totally out of control. We recognize that as part of the trickery of the hate campaign, there are people who use those who appear as Muslims but are not, such as the Wahhabi and criminals-turned-informants, to destroy the good name of Islam and the character of American Muslims. Nevertheless, no American Muslim has ever committed an act of violence against the United States.

The founding fathers of the Muslims of the Americas fought for America in the Vietnam War and other conflicts. We are not settlers here. We love our country and we love Islam - the two are not mutually exclusive. Therefore, as patriotic citizens of the United States, we humbly and urgently seek your advice and ask you to use your power to involve the authorities to provide us full protection; to arrest and then prosecute with vigor the villains who perpetrate crimes against American Muslims; to provide justice; and to hold accountable those who use hate and terror to deny others basic human and religious freedoms.

Most Respectfully,

Hon. Khalifa Hussein Adams

Hon. Khadijah Smith

Hon. Khadija Salam

M. Ahmad Abdul Mumin Qadri

January 29, 2013

 

In this edition of The Islamic Post, El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani, head of the Qadiree Sufi order, Imam of the Muslims of the Americas (MOA) and a direct Descendant of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him), delivers an open and dynamic statement to expose the despicable plot of the Wahabis, particularly their deadliest armed wing – Ikhwanul Muslimeen- who have attacked his family and community. El Sheikh Gillani warns the American government that the Zionist-backed Wahabis, who are not Muslim, will stop at nothing to achieve their devious aim to provoke a clash between Muslims and Christians.  El Sheikh Gillani calls for Muslims and Christians to join hands together to fight Wahhabi terrorism and their quest for global world domination 

   Ikhwanul Muslimeen (IM) is the deadliest armed wing of the Wahhabis, which was created by Ibn-as-Saud with the aim to extinguish all those who do not believe in their religion, Wahabism, which declares Muslims to be heretics, and Holy Shrines and Sufi Centers as places of idol worship. Wahabis are operating in many countries under various cover names such as Salafi, Darrussalam, and Al-Qaida as well as in the middle of India and Pakistan under the name of Lashkar-Jhangui (LU), Lashkar-A-Tayyaba (LT), Sifah-A-Sahaba (SS). A glimpse into their past horrendous deeds will open the eyes of everyone for they specialize in murdering Descendants of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him), Sufis, and destroying their Mosques, Shrines and Tombs.

I, El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani, am head of the Qadiree Sufi order, Vice Chancellor of the International Qur’anic Open University, Imam of the Muslims of the Americas and a direct Descendant of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him). I find it necessary to clarify certain things about myself and our community, which is being falsely labeled as terrorist organization. The Muslims of the Americas (MOA) is a Sufi organization. We have gotten rid of Wahabi Ikhwanul Muslimeen in America. I came to the U.S. in 1980, to propagate Islam. My mission is supported with the appearance of miraculous signs. Ninety-nine (99%) of people who come to the United States from other countries are aiming to make a fortune through business and other enterprises; some come to commit fraud, cheat and deprive people. On the contrary, my sole aim was to save humanity.

Soon after my arrival in America, thousands of members from Ikhwan-al-Muslimeen’s Herkimer Place headquarters in New York City, followed me and became Sufis. I then established a new organization for non-Wahhabi Sufi Muslims, the Muslims of the Americas. However, those “die hard” individuals who were involved in gang wars for distribution of funds from Arab countries did not give up, but followed the Sufi way while setting up their underground organization, Ikhwan-al-Muslimeen (also known as Ikhwanul Muslimun). Jamil Abdul Haqq, who had been crippled in a gang war, became my follower and later on, I made him my Khalifa. Most surprisingly and shockingly, he was secretly the head of the hit team of Ikhwanul Muslimeen and established himself at the MOA village of Islamberg by occupying a doublewide mobile home. Haqq went so far as to have his collaborator submit MOA incorporation papers without the knowledge of IQOU and MOA administration. One of his accomplices, Hasib Abdul Haqq, counterfeited my signature making me president and then stating that from then onward “Ikhwan-ul-Muslimun” would be known as MOA. I did not approve or sign such a document. I was never President of MOA. This was a treacherous attack by Wahhabis to sabotage the Sufis. We recently discovered this horrendous fraud and after throwing out the culprits are filing new incorporation papers

My last visit to the U.S. was in 1990 and before that previous visits were brief. Jamil Haqq took advantage of my absence to start the biggest fraud in history by closing his eyes, taking long breaths, and going through physical changes before speaking to people as if he were Sheikh Gillani. Some believed him and so Ikhwan once again tried to take root. Jamil Haqq recruited people from Delaware, Atlantic City, and beyond who were involved in street crimes, drugs, brothels, unemployment fraud, and other offenses. Unfortunately, when caught, it brought a bad name to MOA. It was Jamil Haqq who patronized the Egyptian Ali A. Aziz, the man now known to be an NYPD informant who married a girl from a family that was also living in Haqq’s doublewide.

For the last thirty-two years, I have guided American Muslims to become good, honorable and educated citizens who stay away from welfare and move away from the filthy ghettos. Our community’s fourth generation of ladies and men are educated, working a trade, doctors, lawyers, architects and builders- all enjoying complete freedom in their own peaceful villages. It is the saving of humanity that brought me to the U.S., not to carry out an anti-American campaign as claimed by the Christian Action Network (CAN). Now, we are under attack by those who are acting like terrorists and funded by Zionists under operating front organizations. In Pakistan, and other Muslim countries, Christian minorities are independent and live peacefully without bother. On the contrary, in America, the Muslim villages are being attacked by automatic weapons and no one is arrested.

Fact is, I was able to disband the world’s most dangerous setup of Wahabis, the Ikhwanul Muslimeen. I expect that the American government would show gratitude for having saved thousands of youth from a life of crime. Almighty God made it possible to do so because He sent me not only with knowledge, but with miraculous signs. At the MOA village of Islamberg, in our Sufi shrine and mosque, Almighty God’s personal name, Allah, has been shining for the last two and a half years. Many have beheld the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad and Jesus son the Chaste Mary (peace be upon them) as well as witnessing bright rainbows, even at night.

As a guide to people, Almighty God has also given me the ability to demonstrate the truth and powers of the words of Almighty God over human, non-human, animate and inanimate objects. It is on record that in 1975 the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored an international conference of psychiatrists held in Cairo and attended by London’s Dr. Dennis Leigh, the Hon. General Secretary of the International Psychiatrists Federation as well as other psychiatrists. Their objective was to find a remedy from other disciplines for many incurable diseases. A delegation from Saudi Arabia under Health Minister Husain al Jazeeri and the Director of mental health at Taif Medical Hospital, Dr. Osama Radi, accepted the challenge to prove patients could be healed using select portions of Holy Qur’an. The Saudi Arabian delegation advised they would bring forth learned scholars to accept the challenge. Psychiatrists laughed saying the delegation wanted to take psychiatry “back five hundred years” to the age of black magic.

When the Saudi delegation returned home, they asked their Chief Imam of Makkah, Sheikh Ahmad Sabeel to be prepared to give a demonstration of the power of the words of God. He excused himself saying of course, there is promise of healing, but “we don’t know how to derive benefit from that”. They asked Chief Mufti Sheikh Bin Baz who had already declared the tomb of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) as a place of idols. Bin Baz refused the challenge. Eventually, two princes from Saudi Arabia went to Maudoodi in Lahore, Pakistan. Maudoodi had been given financial support for his mission, which included great opposition to Sufis and all those who rejected Wahhabism. Maudoodi did not know how to derive benefit from the words of Holy Qur’an, but said to try the Sufis. Prince Muhammad, the Saudi Chancellor and another prince I would not like to name because he later became the King, came to me knowing that my Holy Shrine of the spiritual Qadri Order is well known over the last three hundred years. They attended a dinner I held in their honor and presented the challenge. I said, “Well, you call Sufis heretics and particularly descendants of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) as ‘lesser idols’. Furthermore, you call people who go to the graves of parents and teachers to send credit to their departed souls as ‘grave-worshippers’.” The princes were very apologetic. I accepted the challenge, “Ok, I’m prepared to help you on the condition that I’ll accept no pay, a separate institution for the research and demonstration must be established and then by the grace of Allah I will be there to meet the challenge.”

In Taif, Saudi Arabia, a wing was established in the Shahar Mental Hospital where, under strict scientific observation, I used Holy Qur’an to heal patients suffering from incurable schizophrenia, neurosis, insomnia, witchcraft, black magic, suicidal patients, and night frights. Despite lack of facilities, my healing rate was about 50%. Two doctors assisted in recording and documenting. I completed the scientific demonstration leaving records, reports and clippings from official Saudi newspapers. In 1980, I took this methodology, the El Gilani Methodology (EGM), to the United States. There, I set up psychiatric healing clinics and began training the American Muslims. In February 2012, a delegation of EGM practitioners, who are medical doctors, attended a conference in California sponsored by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights. At the conference, the delegation presented an updated EGM journal, which lists case studies of the only scientific methodology to actually heal patients. There is no hocus pocus.

I reveal these personal aspects of my life in order to dispel false accusations and propaganda about why I came to America and to underscore the dangers of Wahabis, who are the enemies of Sufis. I have myself personally been attacked six times by the Ikhwanul Muslimeen and Al Qaeda groups in Pakistan. I no longer find Pakistan a safe place for myself or my family. I am the head of a family who is all Americans and I plan to send them back to America where they can be safe from attacks by the terrorists. The campaign of falsehood against me and the MOA community has been launched by the Zionist front organizations, such as CAN, who wish to spark a clash between Muslims and Christian, but they have no understanding of the relationship.

There is nothing uncommon between Islam and Christianity, save a wooden stick. As such, there is nothing common between Islam and Wahabism-they are two separate religions so much so it is part of the Wahhabi religion to murder non-Wahabis as found in the detail in the book Confessions of a British Spy. Some of my followers were able to meet the promised Imam Mahdi who will come very soon, followed by Jesus, son of Mary who will appear on the Eastern dome of the rock in Palestine. Thereafter, Islam and Christianity will merge as one for they are two aspects of the same reality. As Muslims, we believe in Jesus, son of Mary as a messenger and prophet of Almighty God. We believe in Jesus, son of Mary’s Holy Gospel -though it is not currently found without change. For these reasons, some years ago we founded the United Muslim Christian Forum where we join together to celebrate the birthdays of both messengers. We know our enemies are trying to bring about clash of civilizations the way they brought about clash between Americans and Germans by allowing the Japanese to bomb Pearl Harbor. At that time, Germans were not against Americans, but they were against Zionist. So Zionist sacrificed the lives of millions of Americans to save themselves. Similarly, in Iraq, despite the fact that UN inspectors gave statements that no weapons of mass destruction existed, there was a push seen on Fox News to insist that WMDs were there.

The Muslims of the Americas has been targeted by Martin Mawyer who also appears on Fox programs passing claims that the village of Islamberg has WMDs. Another man ludicrously claimed that MOA has nuclear weapons, underground bunkers, tunnels and airports. An independent NY news channel, Al Arabiya investigated, inspected and proved with local police that every claim was a lie and no laws have been broken on Islamberg. One of CAN’s oft-repeated propaganda tools is to instill fear by showing pictures and video of Muslims doing military training and then state the training is being done by American Muslims to attack America. It is a well-known fact that those videos are from decades ago, when US President Reagan, the United Nations and the world was directing efforts against the communist threat of Russia in Afghanistan “calling” for people to come fight, urging the freedom fighters in their right to self-determination. Other videos feature Kashmiris who were also supported in their quest for freedom against the atrocities and genocide they faced under Hindu rule as sanctioned by a UN Resolution in 1947. These lies serve one purpose: to provoke an attack by the U.S. government against the American Muslim.

I warn the American government that in order to destroy the images of Muslims in America, our enemies are working day and night by posing as “jihadists” and brainwashing local American Muslims to undertake acts of sabotage. In 1993, such elements lured some Muslims saying they would train them to make bombs from fertilizers and later took them to America to destroy the World Trade Center. Thankfully, they were arrested. However, these wahabis will stop at nothing even very dangerous suicide bombers against all Americans- Muslims and otherwise.

My request to President Obama, as he enters his second term as president, is to protect Muslim minorities in America.This request is from me to him, for whether he acknowledges or not, he belongs to my family – the family of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) -as his real name is Syed Mubarik Hussain Obama. Almighty God has given him the opportunity to govern the U.S. and I advise him to do so with justice and kindness as he looks after the rights of all people, including saving the American Muslims from so-called Christians who are terrorizing them. This campaign of harassment led by Mawyer must stop, including his publishing of MOA addresses on the web. Not surprisingly, gunshots were recently fired at an MOA location in Virginia near the CAN headquarters. These criminals and their instigators must be arrested. American Muslims will not retaliate because we know that it will result in war in America between Muslims and Christians and we desire unity. Moreover, I need not advise the president to stop the use of drones that kill innocents in Afghanistan. Albeit, if you try to stop it you cannot because the drone lobby in America is very strong. The world knows that the U.S. isn’t truly operating independently anymore. Anyone who goes against the Zionist lobby in America goes the way of President John F. Kennedy. Nonetheless, ultimately these things have their own repercussions, not by men, but by the Almighty Creator as you have already seen through the devastating storm that hit the East coast.

With these words of clarification, I have advised the U.S. government to be careful about Ikhwanul Muslimeen and their branches who intend to brainwash local youngsters into becoming suicide bombers, which Islam forbids. If needed, I might have to come back to the U.S. to save, protect and seek justice for the life and property of the American Muslim. I demand that Muslims and Christians should join hands together to fight the Wahhabi terrorism and their global order.

December 25, 2012

It is our duty as Muslims to command what is right and forbid what is wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes it is from the very ranks of the Muslim communities that some of the most absurd wrongs are committed as is the case of Baba Jani Sarkar who claims that on his forehead, Almighty God is displaying His most sacred name, Allah, on the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. Some have even reported seeing the name of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the venerable names of Imam Ali and Hazrat Imam Hussein (ra) on Baba Jani’s face.

 

It is our duty as Muslims to command what is right and forbid what is wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes it is from the very ranks of the Muslim communities that some of the most absurd wrongs are committed as is the case of Baba Jani Sarkar who claims that on his forehead, Almighty God is displaying His most sacred name, Allah, on the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. Some have even reported seeing the name of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the venerable names of Imam Ali and Hazrat Imam Hussein (ra) on Baba Jani’s face.

 

Logically, one should first ask why Allah would send down His Pure Name as a physical manifestation of His glory permanently attached to the head of a person who is undoubtedly going to enter the bathroom as well as come into contact with other impurities. It is absolutely impossible for Allah to do such a thing.

 

No Muslim would dare take Quran Majid or anything that contained a portion of Quran or Allah’s name into the bathroom. As an Ummah, it is shameful if we just accept anything without first performing investigation.

 

Muslim brethren be warned: do not fall prey to Baba Jani, a false bringer of glad tidings. Instead, pay heed to the words of Allah and His Holy Last Messenger, for Allah says in Quran al Majid:

“And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, ‘It has been revealed to me’, while nothing has been revealed to him, and one who says, ‘I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed.’

 

And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], “Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant.”6:93

 

Each of us are accountable for our own actions. It will not be acceptable to say “we didn’t know any better, we just followed so and so”. We are commanded to “seek knowledge from cradle to the grave”, so that we can differentiate between truth and falsehood.

 

We have viewed several videos and pictures of Baba Jani and there is nothing to see; some of the pictures even look as if he has manipulated his forehead.

 

Many hadith have been narrated regarding the emergence of false prophets and dajjal’s (antichrists) during the latter days. It is reported that the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The Hour (last day) will not be established until about thirty Dajjals [liars] appear, and each one of them will claim that he is God’s Apostle”. (Sahih Bukhari)

 

We know from other authentic traditions that the dajjal will lead people away using all sorts of trickery and that people won’t be able to tell the difference between false and actual miracles of Allah, except for those people who have true imaan. Hence, it is not strange to see things which are outwardly good, but ultimately poison to the core of our beliefs and lead us astray. This is known as istidraaj, meaning a person is allowed to continue doing the act of disobedience and prosper in it to the point where he thinks he is actually correct and justified in what he’s doing; and then he is punished by Allah.

 

This is a warning for all parts of the world to keep away from these types of people. We, as scholars of Al Azhar Al Sharif strongly denounce the claims of “Baba Jani” and those of his supporters as they go against all the principles of Islamic law and spirituality.

December 25, 2012

It is our duty as Muslims to command what is right and forbid what is wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes it is from the very ranks of the Muslim communities that some of the most absurd wrongs are committed as is the case of Baba Jani Sarkar who claims that on his forehead, Almighty God is displaying His most sacred name, Allah, on the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. Some have even reported seeing the name of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the venerable names of Imam Ali and Hazrat Imam Hussein (ra) on Baba Jani’s face.

 

It is our duty as Muslims to command what is right and forbid what is wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes it is from the very ranks of the Muslim communities that some of the most absurd wrongs are committed as is the case of Baba Jani Sarkar who claims that on his forehead, Almighty God is displaying His most sacred name, Allah, on the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. Some have even reported seeing the name of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the venerable names of Imam Ali and Hazrat Imam Hussein (ra) on Baba Jani’s face.

 

Logically, one should first ask why Allah would send down His Pure Name as a physical manifestation of His glory permanently attached to the head of a person who is undoubtedly going to enter the bathroom as well as come into contact with other impurities. It is absolutely impossible for Allah to do such a thing.

 

No Muslim would dare take Quran Majid or anything that contained a portion of Quran or Allah’s name into the bathroom. As an Ummah, it is shameful if we just accept anything without first performing investigation.

 

Muslim brethren be warned: do not fall prey to Baba Jani, a false bringer of glad tidings. Instead, pay heed to the words of Allah and His Holy Last Messenger, for Allah says in Quran al Majid:

“And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, ‘It has been revealed to me’, while nothing has been revealed to him, and one who says, ‘I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed.’

 

And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], “Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant.”6:93

 

Each of us are accountable for our own actions. It will not be acceptable to say “we didn’t know any better, we just followed so and so”. We are commanded to “seek knowledge from cradle to the grave”, so that we can differentiate between truth and falsehood.

 

We have viewed several videos and pictures of Baba Jani and there is nothing to see; some of the pictures even look as if he has manipulated his forehead.

 

Many hadith have been narrated regarding the emergence of false prophets and dajjal’s (antichrists) during the latter days. It is reported that the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The Hour (last day) will not be established until about thirty Dajjals [liars] appear, and each one of them will claim that he is God’s Apostle”. (Sahih Bukhari)

 

We know from other authentic traditions that the dajjal will lead people away using all sorts of trickery and that people won’t be able to tell the difference between false and actual miracles of Allah, except for those people who have true imaan. Hence, it is not strange to see things which are outwardly good, but ultimately poison to the core of our beliefs and lead us astray. This is known as istidraaj, meaning a person is allowed to continue doing the act of disobedience and prosper in it to the point where he thinks he is actually correct and justified in what he’s doing; and then he is punished by Allah.

 

This is a warning for all parts of the world to keep away from these types of people. We, as scholars of Al Azhar Al Sharif strongly denounce the claims of “Baba Jani” and those of his supporters as they go against all the principles of Islamic law and spirituality.

November 10, 2012

 

On the first day of the sacred month of Muharram,the first month of the Islamic calendar, the martyrdom of Hadhrat Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), a blessed Companion of the Holy Last Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him, occurred.

From a large, prominent family of the Quraish,the ruling tribe of Mecca, he was born forty years before the Hijra,when the Muslim converts from Mecca migrated to Yathrib - a nearby city which embraced the ruthlessly persecuted new Muslims and their Divinely-inspired leader.

Hadhrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was a literate man, with knowledge of the Holy Bible and able to speak Hebrew. He became a merchant, a popular occupation at that time, and his travels led him to Iraq, then part of the Persian Empire. For the first seven years of the mission of the Holy Rasul (peace and blessing be upon him) he was a sworn enemy of Islam, along with Abu Jahl. He would abuse anyone he thought had embraced it, believing that this new religion was creating an immense problem for the Quraish and deciding that the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace be upon him, should be killed. When starting out to fulfil that realization, an acquaintance inquired, “Oh Umar, where are you going?” Ibn Al-Khattab replied, “Today I’m going to finish Rasulullah and then we shall have peace!” The person told him to first of all go to his sister’s house, as she and her husband already embraced Islam. Upon his arrival at the home of his sister, Hadhrat Umar heard the recitation of a portion of the new revelation from Allah Almighty, while standing outside of the door. Hearing his angry voice, the blessed text was immediately hidden and he was permitted inside. Enraged by his sister’s response to his query about what he had heard, and the confirmation that she and her husband had indeed become Muslims, Hadhrat Umar struck his sister, causing her mouth to bleed. However, it broke his heart to see her hurt and what is more - he knew that he must submit to the Truth that faced him and all of Quraish as well. He asked to see the text which had been recited; it read, “Everything in the heaven and on earth glorifies Him, and Allah is Almighty and All Wise.” Upon reading the sublime words, he started to shiver,having a feeling of being overpowered. He was not aware that on that very day, the Holy Last Messenger,peace be upon him, made a prayer to Almighty Allah petitioning, “Oh Allah, we are weak, give us strength by allowing Umar ibn Khattab or Abu Jahl to become Muslim.” The incident with his sister had caused Hadhrat Umar’s conversion from a state of disbelief to complete submission to Almighty Allah and unyielding loyalty to the Holy Last Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him. He continued on to see the blessed person through whom the powerful words had been revealed. When the Holy Last Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed that Hadhrat Umar had come with his sword, Hadhrat Hamzah (Allah be pleased with them both), himself a passionate new Muslim said, “Let him come - I will kill him with his own sword!” Hadhrat Umar entered and immediately declared “I bear witness that there is no God save Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger(peace be upon him)!”.

Appropriately called by historians ‘Umar the Great’, he was the strongest man of Islam, a great statesman, and warrior. He became the second Khalifah, or successor after the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him, who stated, “Where Umar goes, Shaitan [the devil] runs away”, and who (upon him be peace) also attested ,“And had there been any messenger after me, Umar would have been a messenger, but there is no messenger after me.”

Hadhrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was not only a man to be feared, he was a loving father. Once he appointed a person governor. The Khalifa’s small son came and he picked him up, hugged and kissed him. The newly appointed governor asked, “You kiss your children?” Hadhrat Umar replied, “Yes and give me the paper.” He took the appointment paper from him, and requested him to leave, stating “If you do not have love, how can you rule people?”

Hadhrat Umar Ibn Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) ruled with unwavering justice, enforcing the edict that the poor and privileged, wealthy and weak, received equal treatment under the law of Islam. He was kind to anyone, including Christians and Jews.

He was the greatest conqueror of the world, bringing Persia, Syria and 2.2 million square miles of territory under the dominion of Islam. Regarding this extraordinary accomplishment, Hadhrat Umar (Allah be pleased with him), with a sense of devout humility, said, “It is because of Allah, [that ]victories are following, one after another.” Many of the countries conquered during the reign of Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattab, (may Allah be pleased with him)are under Islamic sway to this day, with many of the buildings still intact. Whereas, in Algeria, Iraq, Syria, Persia and the countries conquered by the Roman Empire, its buildings are in ruin or have vanished.

November 10, 2012

 

Today, American Muslims are facing unprecedented attacks against their religious freedom by hate groups who use deceit, false propaganda, and media terrorism to promote their agenda. This growing trend of oppression against American Muslims is used to incite violence and hatred between Christians and Muslims, while breaking down America from within. Widespread Islamophobia is having a detrimental effect on traditional American principles due to a perverse interpretation of laws twisted and manipulated to allow infringement of the civil liberties of all Americans.

 

The United Nations is duty bound to take a keen interest in those people who are destroying and weakening America. These often unseen forces, this ‘hidden hand’, has aggressively entered preemptive wars, permitted spying on innocent citizens in places of worship, carried out torture, and secretly detained Muslims without benefit of charges. Furthermore, libel and slander are running rampant against Muslim leaders and organizations, while freedom of speech is manipulated to inhibit truth and encourage malicious lies in print and film designed to malign the peaceful religion of Al-Islam and the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Freedom of speech does not, and has not ever, granted permission to place another person’ life in danger and peril by instilling trauma and fear against a group.

Muslims have lived in harmony for hundreds of years alongside their brothers and sisters of other faiths and this tradition has been upheld by Muslims living in America in peace and prosperity. American Muslims love their country, love their religion, have respect for the law and the Constitution, and have done nothing to warrant this “war” against Islam. Muslims represent the fastest growing religion in America and expect, like Christian minorities living amicably in other countries for centuries, to be able to live without oppression and retaliation for matters not caused by them. Check history and we will see that Muslims did not push America into war in Iraq. Who were those in the American government who created the lie of “weapons of mass destruction”? Muslims did not push America to wage war in Afghanistan, but what of the elements within the American government that are known friends of the Saudi Arabia regimes who fund the Taliban and other non-Muslim wahabi factions. Thousands of American veterans have been killed with tens of thousands wounded to fight in senseless wars where millions of innocent civilians have perished. Whose enemy do they fight?

The extremist Zionist controlled-media has been used to deceive and manipulate the American people into believing that Muslims are enemies of Americans. This deception plays a large role in major historical events such as when Americans were deceived when led to believe there was a surprise attack on December 7, 1941 against Pearl Harbor. However, the truth has been revealed that there were those in the U.S. Government who were fully aware of the planned attack and used Pearl Harbor tragedy as an excuse to enter World War II. Most recently, history has repeated itself in the well-orchestrated 9/11 attack, blamed on Muslims within hours without any evidence, but as the truth prevails, it is found that the entire operation was a “false flag”. This terrible tragedy was orchestrated to bring about an immediate loss of civil liberties, thus launching a preemptive war; further deviating from the traditions set by the founding fathers of the United States of America.

President John F. Kennedy, in an address to the American press in 1961, warned of the dangers of what we see happening today in the American government with the aid of extremist Zionist controlled-media. The United Nations is duty-bound to take immediate action to prevent what Kennedy so astutely conveyed:

“The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are, as a people, inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it…. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment… For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence--on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.” (The President and the Press, April 27, 1961)

President John F. Kennedy was subsequently assassinated.

Secretary-General, in your recent address on United Nations Day 2012, you declared “The United Nations is a peacekeeper disarming fighters, a health worker distributing medicine, a relief team aiding refugees, a human rights expert helping deliver justice.” Today, justice is not being served in America; peace has been exchanged for war, human rights are being violated, Muslims in America are being persecuted through the use of media terrorism designed to incite fear and paranoia in the American people while igniting hatred between Christians and Muslims. The United Nations must protect the Muslims and call to account those who choose to violate law abiding, peace keeping citizens. Anywhere in world, Christians are fully protected with full freedom to practice the rites of their religion. America does not belong to any one religious group, but belongs to all who live here and Muslims should be granted those same freedoms without infringement.

Stop the media terrorists and hate groups that fund and support drunks, criminals and frauds to boisterously spout lies that only serve to bring about a clash between Muslims and Christians. It is known that Muslims believe in Jesus Son of Mary and accept the book he brought as a Holy book. The Holy Quran, which was burnt by so-called Pastor Terry Jones, actually contains five chapters of Jesus son of Mary and his blessed mother refuting lies against her and confirming that he was pious not illegitimate, but from his chaste mother. Jones and others like him are the socially rejected, the criminal, and the exiled who find ways to gain popularity and fortune at the expense of millions of Muslims living peacefully in America.

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, recently produced the filthy film “Innocence of Muslims”, which flagrantly defamed the noble character of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him), provoking riots, violence and deaths in several countries. Nakoula is a known felon who received money and support from many places and familiar anti-Islam faces to further his quest for fame and fortune. One of Nakoula’s supporters draws connection to Martin Mawyer, the drunkard and fraud who heads the Christian Action Network, who has found his fame and fortune by falsely accusing, then writing a book of lies about the community of The Muslims of the Americas (MOA), comprised of indigenous American Muslims living in rural, peaceful villages. Mawyer is attempting to provoke hysteria and fear in neighbors, friends and law enforcement to provoke violent actions against the Muslims of the Americas by falsely accusing the villages of housing bunkers and tanks while holding secret military training against their own countrymen - a ludicrous notion. In America, many religious minorities live in peace in their own villages and towns. American Muslims must be afforded the same rights without threat or incitement of fear.

These desperate individuals who lead the incitement of hate and violence had no jobs, no means of living, and were found as front men for these malicious attacks in exchange for popularity and fortune at the expense of Muslims who have committed no crime. As a peacekeeper in global affairs, the United Nations must act to preserve human life and stop the oppression that is being allowed to fester in the United States of America; even ignored in courts of law. Bring these men and others who follow suit, to justice for their crusade against Islam.

September 16, 2012

The International Quranic Open University, Muslims of the Americas, and the United Muslim-Christian Forum vehemently abhor, condemn and demand removal of the movie “Innocence of Muslims”, as it contains hideous lies and inflammatory statements that viciously malign the most auspicious and noble character of the Holy Last Messenger of God, Muhammad (peace be upon him).

 

(Hancock, NY) The International Quranic Open University, Muslims of the Americas, and the United Muslim-Christian Forum vehemently abhor, condemn and demand removal of the movie “Innocence of Muslims”, as it contains hideous lies and inflammatory statements that viciously malign the most auspicious and noble character of the Holy Last Messenger of God, Muhammad (peace be upon him). We recognize, and now beseech all God-fearing and peace loving world citizens to distinguish the true enemy behind this provocative and incendiary film, which was created and flagrantly posted on YouTube to fan the flames of hatred, racism, religious bigotry and violence in order to spark a clash of civilizations between Muslims and Christians.

Sam Bacile, originally identified as the creator of this vile and perverse movie, is now known to be an alias for Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a ‘so-called’ Coptic Christian militant with a criminal felony background and ties to several anti-Islamic media terror groups and personalities who are allowed to spit their venom without restriction under the guise of free speech. Federal officials have now questioned Nakoula who, in support of his film, already stated his view that, “Islam is a cancer”. Clearly, this small-time former gas station operator did not coordinate and finance this scheme alone. Who are the friends, allies and supporters of Nakoula and who, in turn, are their friends, allies and supporters?

Terry Jones who last year incited his own wave of violence around the world after hatefully burning pages of Holy Quran, recently publicized his support of the film and intent to promote it after being in touch with Nakoula. Another ally of Terry Jones, Morris Sadik an Egyptian, anti-Islam activist also claiming to be a Coptic Christian, is reportedly responsible for using his connections to air the movie trailer on Egyptian television, which launched the region into an uproar and riots after viewing the vulgarity. And who are the friends and allies of Sadik? One such person is Joseph Nasrallah, producer of the film, and Steve Klein, the film’s script consultant, both of whom were called upon by the likes of Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch in his own malicious plot against all that is Islam. And, who are the supporters of Robert Spencer? None other than the murderous Norwegian, Anders Behring Breivik, who massacred seventy-one people in cold blood after immersing himself in literature inspired by the aforementioned Spencer, creating a haze of Islamophobia who’s only purpose is to hasten a clash between Muslims and Christians.

Today, we exclaim that these enemies of peace will not be successful in driving a wedge between Islam and Christianity because we are two aspects of the same reality bonded by belief in the One Almighty God, who is the Creator of everyone and everything. As American Muslims, we have a very close understanding with our Christian brothers and sisters. For Muslims, Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon him) is the second to last messenger of Islam; therefore, we are the only ones who follow Jesus Son of Mary’s teachings, along with the teachings of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him). As citizens with deep insight about such conspiracies, we view this wicked film as a conspiracy to bring about a clash between Muslims and Christians, for which its schemers will never find success.

We, the Muslims of the Americas, know that America belongs to all. It is inhabited by multi-ethnic groups and communities and each has their religions and beliefs, which the Constitution protects and grants full religious freedom and basic fundamental rights. Yet, we are shocked to see that the law is not being enforced to protect the religious beliefs, freedom and honor of Muslims here in the United States of America as no agency has yet required YouTube to abide by its own Community Guidelines which clearly state “...we don’t permit hate speech (speech which attacks or demeans a group based on....religion..)”, a responsible policy, if enforced, which will prevent the media terrorism we see happening right now as this film is allowed to run undisturbed while offending billions of people around the world- of all faiths. As stated by a citizen appalled at the showing of this film, “this is not free speech when you lie, provoke violence, cause panic, incite riot, and endanger others’ lives. This is barbarous treason we are talking here.”

Perhaps the ignorant creators, producers and supporters of this filthy film and others like it, should notice that we have formed the United Muslim Christian Forum (UMCF), to recognize similarities between Muslims and Christians, diminish differences and seek a new solid foundation of joint respect based on the unchallenged commandments of God and love for all the blessed Messengers of God (peace upon them all). It is in the exercising of this mutual cooperation and the following of our motto, “Mankind is the Family of God”, that these two great faiths will continue to live together in peace as they have for generations in spite of the efforts of those that bring forth slander and propaganda by producing reckless books and films; for we say they will fail miserably and with every step continue to expose the real enemies within America. Therefore we demand immediate action by the appropriate government agencies to stop this film and bring its perpetrators to justice for this malicious hate speech.

 

 

Hasib Abdul-Haqq

Director, Public Relations

607-348-5979

Public.relations@iqou-moa.org

August 25, 2012

West Africa is rich with the heritage of the Sahabah Karam, the blessed companions of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), and Awliya and Sufiya - those who are loved by Almighty God due to their tireless worship, selfless service and spiritual purity.  Mali is the home of Timbuktu, the city that was once the premier center of Islamic scholarship, knowledge, and learning in Africa. The people are warm and friendly;  they welcomed us into their community.

 

The International Qur’anic Open University (IQOU) launched the Mali Health and Development Initiative in 2011, sending a team of American personnel to offer medical and educational assistance to the West African nation troubled with poverty, illiteracy, disease and high mortality rates. Upon arrival, the team opened the Qadri Islamic Centre in Kalaban Coura, Bamako with the goal of coming together with the Malian people to eradicate pre-Islamic practices of sorcery and paganism that have appeared in their customs by promoting Islamic education and following the best example of all creation, the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace be upon him. A member of the delegation, Anisa Mahdi A. Sabur, blogs on their experiences:

 

Prior to my departure, one of my senior mentors said to me, “We donned the Gele, the Dashiki and embraced our African heritage, but it was not until His Eminence Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani came and taught us Al Islam and groomed us in its culture and decorum that  we were ready to return!” Allah be praised!

West Africa is rich with the heritage of the Sahabah Karam, the blessed companions of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), and Awliya and Sufiya - those who are loved by Almighty God due to their tireless worship, selfless service and spiritual purity.  Mali is the home of Timbuktu, the city that was once the premier center of Islamic scholarship, knowledge, and learning in Africa. The people are warm and friendly;  they welcomed us into their community.

However, after being in Bamako, the capital of Mali, for a month, and seeing beyond our happiness at being reunited with our culture and ancestry, we noticed the waning practice of Islam among the people. And now, we are humbled and privileged to be a part of reviving and  strengthening true deen (Islamic way of life) among the descendants of our very own forebears.

Some of the women have come to visit the newly established Qadri Islamic Centre to learn their salaat- the prayers every Muslim must perform at five times during the day,  in Arabic. They also request help in learning the Names of Allah, The Almighty Creator, learning Darood Sharif ( a special invocation asking The Almighty to send blessing upon the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him) and just to talk about Allah and His Nabi, peace be upon him, expressing  love for him. Also,  the  Dalaa’il-- Khairaat (another famous invocation proclaiming the sublime status and laudable attributes of the Holy Last Messenger - peace be upon him) is available and is revered.

 

Allah has given Mali great abundance in natural resources: gold, valued in the billions of dollars, leaves the country daily. It is one of the biggest - if not the biggest - exporter of beef in the region, as well as of cotton. There is also cloth, known throughout the continent for its beauty and quality, that only can be found in Mali. I have seen the men making it by hand – the process is intriguing.

 

Despite these riches, many of the people live in squalor- the result of hundreds of years of colonialism, which robbed Mali of much of its autonomy, natural wealth, and ravaged their integrity and spirit.The tragic effects of material and psychological poverty, filth and trash are everywhere. Lack of self-esteem and apathy is sadly reflected in the deplorable conditions, which have apparently been accepted by some of the Malian people. The fact that many have lost or given up their true belief and faith in Almighty God (regardless of whether they had adopted Islam or Christianity) is apparent in their yoke of sociological oppression and absence of remembrance of Allah.

The average life expectancy of Malian people is 47 due to malaria and their inability to pay for mundane healthcare and the incapability of their government to care.

 

In the city, a few of the women cover themselves according to the Islamic code of dress, and for the most part, it is the older women that wear the large chaddar draped around them. The majority of the women do not cover properly and many of the youth sport western apparel, especially the males; the young women wear hair weaves (synthetic hair woven into the real hair, which is unlawful for Muslims), wigs, and heavy makeup. As our Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) related, and our honorable and perfect Imam, El Sheikh Gilani , has taught us: when you dress like a people, you act like the people you emulate.

 

At the other end of the spectrum, we were shown pictures of the family village of Mahmoud, a member of the IQOU delegation, where Deen (Islam as a way of life) is practiced in letter and spirit. It is very clean and the women and men are covered. I imagined this is what things looked like during the days of the Sahabah Karam in Mali. The faces of the people are bright and healthy looking - a striking contrast to the condition and appearance of the city and its people.

 

Fridays and Mondays are honored days here in Mali, where the lovers dress up and fast - an act done  for spiritual purification which augments the worshipper’s love for Almighty God. Friday is  the day of special congregational prayers for Muslims, and before dispersing, more Muslims - in Mali and worldwide - are taking time to commemorate the immense blessing conferred upon mankind in the mission and message of Syedina Muhammad Mustapha, peace and blessings be upon him, called the ‘mercy to all the worlds’ by Allah in the Holy Qur’an.

As His Eminence El Sheikh Gilani has taught - when sending greetings of peace upon Nabi Muhammad on Fridays, he returns the greeting (felt by the heart); and loving him and his family is a means to obtain the love and mercy of Almighty God and a means for his benevolence and intercession. May Allah, The Most Exalted, revive  the people of Mali for their love of HIS Beloved - endless peace and blessing be upon him!  Amin.

August 25, 2012

The 25th Silver Jubilee Banaatun Noor Ladies Summer Program, held from June 2nd to July 8th, in the tranquil Muslim village of Holy Islamville, in York, South Carolina, was the  culmination of the adventure of the rustic camping experience, the discovery of learning new,. practical and creative life arts and skills and the illuminating spiritual enlightenment that hundreds of ladies have been blessed to experience since the program’s establishment in summer of 1987.

 

Holy Islamville, South Carolina - The 25th Silver Jubilee Banaatun Noor Ladies Summer Program, held from June 2nd to July 8th, in the tranquil Muslim village of Holy Islamville, in York, South Carolina, was the  culmination of the adventure of the rustic camping experience, the discovery of learning new,. practical and creative life arts and skills and the illuminating spiritual enlightenment that hundreds of ladies have been blessed to experience since the program’s establishment in summer of 1987.
Twenty-five years ago, on this very hallowed ground, 75 Muslim ladies of all ages anxiously stood in a semi-circle formation around the front porch of the home of Syeda Najah Qadria (Allah’s mercy be upon her) and Baba Ali Abdur Rasheed.  The First Annual Banaatun Noor International (BNI) Ladies Retreat was nearing its close, and the participants excitedly awaited the highlight of that historic, exhilarating and enlightening  two-weeks of intensive classes in Islamic religious studies, life of the Holy Last Messenger and the fine arts of Islamic homemaking.
Finally, the telephone signaled that the call that everyone awaited was coming through from the luminary founder of the BNI ladies’ educational programs, the beloved Murshid and “Abu” -  His Eminence El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani.
The crystal clarity of the voice of the Imam of Muslims of the Americas and Vice Chancellor of the International Qur’anic Open University evoked the feeling that he was actually in our midst, though in reality being thousands of miles away.  His vision to inculcate thorough knowledge of the Islamic way of life and its practical application was realized as the participants studied the Islamic manual of life – the Holy Qur’an, and learned how to benefit from its sublime teachings, and derive maximum guidance and blessing by following its instruction in letter and spirit, as demonstrated by the Holy Last Messenger, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him.  
For twenty-five years, His Eminence El Sheikh Gilani has overseen and developed the programs of  Banaatun Noor International (translated ‘Ladies of Light’),  which has been instrumental in transforming the lives of hundreds of Muslim ladies by providing the keys to true success of this life and the next through comprehensive Islamic Education courses that focus not only on academics, but also on the etiquette and proper conduct expected in life as a daughter, mother, wife, and citizen.
As a direct descendant of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, El Sheikh Gilani  always demonstrated the most distinguished of manners and decorum – that of the sublime character of Nabi Muhammad, peace be upon him, leading  the participants of  the educational programs for ladies - and the entire community as well- to form a bond of loving emulation of that most excellent example.
During the course of those twenty-five years,  the gem-seeds  planted by El Sheikh Gilani in this blessed village - the fourth-holiest place in the world - in the establishment of the Jamia Fatimah Mosque and School, and more recently, the Abdul Qadir Gilani Institute of Sufic Sciences, have been incessantly nurtured by his devoted, tireless and loving instruction, mentoring and guidance that has reformed two generations of  American Muslims from a state of  roughness and ignorance, to a polished, refined and enlightened existence.
His Eminence El Sheikh Gilani has always encouraged the ladies to follow the noble examples of the most blessed women of Islam, who all displayed exceptional courage, diligence in performing their duties, patient perseverance in difficulties, and abiding love and devotion to the Almighty Creator, urging each individual to study their lives and to choose a specific lady to emulate and to then strive to cultivate the honorable qualities she exhibited.  .
Unique to this camp, the 70 Silver Jubilee participants  were arranged into seven groups, as directed by His Eminence, in order for them to become more familiar with one another by preparing  a daily meal and eating together, thereby fostering a cohesive group spirit in their studies and daily activities.  Each group adopted the name of one of the pious ladies of our Islamic heritage, with 10 ladies under the banner of each of their respective names:  Hazrati Fatimah, the most beloved daughter of the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him, Hazrati Khadijah, his first and much-adored wife, the very astute and scholarly Hazrati Aisha, his youngest wife, Hazrati Amina, the pure mother of Nabi Muhammad, peace be upon him, the most generous Hazrati Zainab, Hazrati ‘Asiya, the wife of the Pharoah of Egypt who suffered torture due to her belief in the One Almighty Creator, and Hazrati Maryam, the blessed mother of the Holy Messenger Jesus - may Allah’s peace be upon them all.
The groups  remained together during classes, showing concern for the progress and welfare of each other.   This fostered community spirit and love between the ladies, reinforced the virtue of self-sufficiency as they learned how to make soap and other toiletries, fruit preserves, clay pottery, and other practical skills; it was a daily reminder to each participant of their charge to choose one of the pious ladies, learn about her, and make her a role model for her own life.
Thus, by the end of this very special retreat, the fortunate ladies of the 25th Silver Jubilee Summer Program, like diamonds, brilliantly reflected the luminescent rays of true light which they gained through the  compassionate attention, teaching, lectures and training of His Eminence El Sheikh Gilani  throughout the  camp’s 5-week duration.
As the participants entered the pavillion for the closing ceremonies, aligned in their groups behind colorful banners embroidered with the names of the most honored  heroines of Al Islam, every heart present felt a rush of emotion - proud of their accomplishments, grateful that they were so honored, renewed and emblazoned with the  resolve to fulfill their mission.
A ‘Ceremony of Thanks’ was conducted, with the Honorable Khadijah Begum K. Khalil and the Honorable Khadijah A. Raheem expressing, on behalf of Banaatun Noor International,  heartfelt thanks to the most important person our lives - His Eminence El Sheikh Syed Mubarik ali Gilani; an exquisite plaque was also presented. The melodious voices of the participants, in songs of tribute to El Sheikh, echoed the love and  gratitude of each participant, and  the entire community, for the unwavering dedication, sacrifice, and decades of tireless work of His Eminence El Sheikh Gilani to revive the practice of Al Islam throughout the world and infuse love of Almighty Allah, The Exalted and His Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him,  into the hearts of all humanity.

Each participant of the auspicious 25th Silver Jubilee Ladies Program realized deeply their commitment and obligation to utilize and share their newly acquired and refreshed knowledge, and ultimate treasure  of wisdom that each heart extracted from the amazing experiences. The tremendous spiritual energy generated by the abundant Mercy, Forgiveness, and absolving Grace our Almighty Creator showered upon them filled  their innermost beings with the certitude of His Eternal Presence in the existence of His creatures; verified their understanding of how they must live the Islamic way of life - fully, passionately, joyfully, yet soberly aware that obedience to Almighty Allah, love and emulation of His beloved Holy Last Messenger, doing and enjoining of good, and  forbidding and abstaining from evil are the unfailing components of the formula for success in this life of testing and the abiding .reward of the real life hereafter.

August 23, 2012

The United Muslim Christian Forum (UMCF) held its 7th semi-annual interfaith program at the historical Winthrop University of Rock Hill, South Carolina on April 21, again bringing together Christians and Muslims from all over the country to celebrate the births of the second to last messenger of Almighty God, Jesus Son of Mary and the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon them.

 

Rock Hill, SC - The United Muslim Christian Forum (UMCF) held its 7th semi-annual interfaith program at the historical Winthrop University of Rock Hill, South Carolina on April 21, again bringing together Christians and Muslims from all over the country to celebrate the births of the second to last messenger of Almighty God, Jesus Son of Mary and the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon them.

Under the auspices of the Vice Chancellor of the International Quranic Open University and founder of UMCF, El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani, a moving speech was delivered by the Honorable Khalifa Hussein Adams, Chairperson of UMCF, who wove together a tapestry of Divine Light and Truth. His prayers and message - the results of historical research, common sense and wisdom - provided inspiration and a unique glimpse of Islam by way of the light of the Sufi Muslims who follow Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) in letter and spirit.

Rounding out the program lineup were two Christian guest speakers, leading Presbyterian Reverend Sam McGregor of Allison Creek Church and Christian missionary Ryan Peters; UMCF member Raabia Ahmed and a variety of Muslim and Christian singers.

With media smokescreens removed, the audience turned to the priority of the hour: Muslim Christian Unity. The Honorable Khalifa Hussein Adams cleared the misconceptions promoted by mainstream media who highlight the false schemes and practices of Wahhabis and Shiites. He called upon the world to join the family of Almighty God assembly by enjoining right and forbidding wrong.  In its policy statement, the United Muslim Christian Forum implores mankind to submit to Holy Scripture, lest our errors become the great mistakes that lead others astray. Shame on us if we hear truth and disobey. To mankind comes God’s Mercy. Our responsibility is to hear and obey.

For your preview, we have included the speech here:

In the name of Almighty God the Most Compassionate Most Merciful.

I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) is His Last Messenger and that Jesus (Son of Mary) is Messenger of God, His words and His spirit.  I believe in the Torah, the book of Almighty Creator which was sent down to Prophet Moses as guidance and law for Bani Israel, the Psalms given to David, The Gospel to Jesus and in The Holy Quran the last revelation of Almighty God sent to the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him).

Allah (swt) says in Holy Quran, “Whatever is between heaven and earth glorifies Him and He is Almighty, All Wise. Unto Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth.   He gives life and death and has power over everything.  He is the first and the last, the manifest and the hidden and He has knowledge of everything.  It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days, then established Himself upon the throne.  He knows what enters the earth and what gg
rises from it; what gushes forth, and what comes down from the heavens and what ascends to it.  (O mankind, ) He is with you wherever you may be and He sees what you do.  Unto him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and to him all matters are returned.   He causes the night to turn into day and causes the day to turn into night and He is the Knower of what is in the breast.  (“secrets of heart”) (Surah-tul-Hadeed ayats 1-2)
Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) son of Abdullah and Jesus son of Mary are two faces of one and the same reality.  For Muslims, Jesus son of Mary is the second last messenger of Islam.  It must be acknowledged that Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him), is the Last messenger and that His coming was foretold by Jesus son of Mary as glad tidings. In addition, the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) completed the mission of Jesus, son of Mary, by establishing law, emancipating slaves, and granting rites of inheritance and equal status to the woman.  He gave the world first declaration of human rights which is given in detail in his last sermon during pilgrimage. Almighty God declared him as the Mercy for all the Worlds.  With this, I take the opportunity to present various points about our beliefs about Jesus son of Mary and his mission in order to establish a better understanding between the followers of Jesus (Son of Mary), and Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him).

The reason we are all here today is because we know that despite our differences of belief, many love Jesus son of Mary, and this love, has always compelled us to come to common terms and share the same love.  The followers of Jesus son of Mary and those who love him are very much revered and mentioned in Holy Quran.  In the language of Holy Quran the followers of Jesus son of Mary are referred to as the Nazarene or Nasaara (in Arabic).  We all know that Jesus son of Mary not only raised the dead, but that he also made birds from clay and blew into them life in the name of Almighty God and they became alive.   Jesus was endowed with the divine attribute “haya” (Muhayy “the giver of life”) the power Almighty God delegated him to revive the dead.

“Then We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy…” (Surah Al-Hadeed, 57:27)
We, the followers of Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him), recognize that those who believe in Jesus son of Mary in any form are our lost brethren and sisters.

We, Muslims know very well about the Old and New Testament and the life of Jesus son of Mary.  In fact, he is a role model for the Sufis, as opposed to the Jews who deprived him of the honor of being born to a Blessed virgin mother. They also conspired to take his life. He was called the son of an illegitimate birth while his mother was termed a woman of ill repute. However, God exonerated Noble Mary from the horrible accusation against her blessed person, and upheld her noble character and virtuous being when He revealed to the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) in Holy Quran saying, "... and she who guarded her chastity. We breathed into her some of Our Spirit and made her and her son a Sign for all the worlds" (Holy Quran 21:91).

Perhaps you are well aware of the fact that the Jews brought false allegations of sedition and rebellion against Jesus son of Mary to their Roman masters. Because of this, they say he was crucified.  I pose this very important question to you. How is it possible that those who conspired to have Jesus son of Mary crucified be more powerful than God? Are the conspirators more powerful or is God more powerful?  If there is any person who believes that the conspirators, (the Jewish high priests) who were the stooges of the Romans, were able to crucify Jesus son of Mary, then that person must also believe that these Roman and priests were more powerful than God. God delegated the power of giving life to Jesus son of Mary, thus, if these conspirators were able to crucify Jesus then they were able to take away the power of giving life which was only delegated to Jesus by Almighty God. Therefore, the person who wants to believe that Jesus (son of Mary) died on the cross must also be prepared to disbelieve in Almighty God, His power and Jesus son of Mary.

The world must know that Holy Quran, which was revealed to the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him), is the only book in existence which is intact - not a single vowel has been removed from its place.  There is one copy of Holy Quran which is exact to the one we read today laying in a museum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for all to see. This Holy Quran was sent by the second Khalifa of Islam Umar the great, almost 1500 hundred years ago. We believe in the old and new testament, but it is a well-known fact that Bani Israel corrupted the Bible as well as changed all the laws in the Torah.  Allah sent Jesus son of Mary to restore the law and propagate the truth.  The basis of Allah emanates from the declaration “Hear Ye The Lord Thy God is One.” In addition, all the laws in the Torah, which had been corrupted and changed, were restored by Jesus son of Mary.

As I have previously mentioned, Jesus son of Mary is a role model for Sufis. There are many who claim that because followers of Jesus son of Mary believe in the trinity they are polytheist. Sufi’s on the contrary do not believe this. Sufi’s are fully aware and understand that the followers of Jesus son of Mary who are claimed to have started worshipping three gods, in fact do not worship three separate entities. Furthermore, they are not polytheist.  They worship three manifestations of one in the same God.  

One of the greatest Sufi masters of Islam, the spiritual son of the great Sufi Sultan Muhayyadin Abdul Qadir Gillani (471 AH - 561AH) is Muhayyadin Ibn Arabi. He is generally known as “Sheikh-e-Akbar” who wrote the famous revelation Futuhat –al- Makkia which, is four volumes and 356 chapters.  It explains man's relationship with the Creator, the reality of man and the fact that the real man is not the one we see in the physical world.  He has explained that the Nasaara, or followers of Jesus are not polytheists but that in fact they worship three manifestations of one and the same God.  You will be surprised to know that it is not possible for anyone to become Muslim without acknowledging the Messenger-hood of Jesus (Son of Mary).  A Muslim must declare it along with the regular recitation of ‘there is no god but God and the Holy Last Messenger is messenger of God.” There is a saying of the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him), which is very important for all Muslims and Christians alike.  One of the Holy companions of the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) Ubaida (Allah be pleased with him) quotes that the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) said “Whosoever declared that there is no God but one God, that He has no partners and that I am his servant and messenger, has also declared that Isa (Jesus son of Mary) is a servant of God and His messenger and His word, which he blew into Maryam (Mary), and he is therefore the spirit of God.  Then he also testified that Jenna (paradise) is true and Jehennam (hell) is true and Almighty God will let him enter paradise despite his minor misdeeds and sins.”  This saying was quoted by the great commentator and compiler (Bukhari) from the book of messengers.

Therefore, Ibn Arabi’s explanation that the three aspects; the word of God, the spirit of God, and the manifestation of God is One of the same God.  Ignorant people declare them as three gods; whereas for the learned this should solve the problem of the Trinity.  Because the trinity is the biggest barrier between the followers of Jesus son of Mary and the followers of Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him), this explanation is given to enlighten you and tell you that Holy Quran has the complete explanation from beginning until the end of the world.  I will now recite a few ayahs of Holy Quran, which is in fact the guidance for all mankind, regardless of your religion.  Almighty God is Lord cherisher of all the worlds.

And, (O My Esteemed Beloved,) recite the account of Maryam (Mary) in the Book (the Holy Qur’an) when she separated from her family (adopting seclusion for worship and) moved to the eastern house. So she adopted veiling from them (the family and the people so that the Absolute Divine Beauty unveils Himself). Then We sent Our Spirit (the angel, Jibra’il – Gabriel,) towards her who appeared before her in the complete form of a human being.

(Maryam [Mary]) said: ‘I seek refuge with the Most Gracious (Lord) from you if you fear              Allah.’

(Jibra’il [Gabriel]) said: ‘I am only a messenger from your Lord. (I have come) to bestow upon you a pure son.’

(Maryam [Mary]) said: ‘How can there be a son to me whereas no man has even touched me, nor am I unchaste?’

(Jibra’il [Gabriel]) said: ‘(Do not wonder.) It will be the same way. Your Lord says: This (work) is easy for Me, and (the objective is) that We may make him a Sign for the people and Mercy from Us. And it is a matter (already) decreed.’

So Maryam (Mary) conceived him and positioned herself at a remote site aloof (from the people).

Then the birth pangs drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree. She said (in anxiety): ‘Would that I had died before this and had become totally forgotten!’

Then (Gabriel or ‘Isa [Jesus] himself) called out to her from beneath her: ‘Grieve not. Surely your Lord has made a water spring flow under you (or has created and laid under you a divinely eminent human being).

And shake the trunk of date-palm towards you. It will shed fresh ripe dates upon you.

So eat and drink and cool (your) eyes (with the sight of your beautiful, lovely baby). Then if you see any man, say (to him by gestures): ‘I have vowed a fast (of silence) to the Most Gracious (Lord), so I shall just not talk to any human being today.’

Then, carrying (the baby in her lap), she came to her people. They said: ‘O Maryam (Mary), surely you have brought quite an amazing thing!

O sister of Harun (Aaron)! Neither was your father a bad man nor was your mother an unchaste woman.’

On this Maryam (Mary) pointed to (the baby). They said: ‘How can we talk to him who is (yet) an infant in the cradle?’

The (infant himself) spoke out: ‘I am indeed a servant of Allah. He has given me the Book and has raised me as a Prophet.

And wherever I may reside, He has made me an embodiment of blessing. And He has enjoined upon me Prayer and Zakat (the Alms-due) as long as I am alive.

And (He has made me) treat my mother with excellent morality and has not made me disobedient and ill-fated.

And peace be upon me on the day of my birth, the day of my demise and the day I shall be raised up alive.’

Such is ‘Isa son of Maryam (Jesus son of Mary). That is the truth about which these people doubt. (Holy Qur’an, Surah Maryam, line 16 – 34)

I am sure you are well aware of and realize the fact that there are invisible hands who are trying to bring a clash between both religions by propagating false accusations and misunderstandings about Islam. As Muslims we are very sad and concerned about this present situation. Islamaphobia has grown very widespread and is becoming a big problem. The situation is heightened due to the fact that most Americans think they know about Islam; however their knowledge is based on 101 (one hundred and one) Arabian nights, Hollywood movies, or Omar Khayam.  In reality, very few people in the American system have conducted any research on Islam. For the sake of peace in the United States of America, as well as the entire world, we expect our honorable guest present here today, to remove any misunderstandings between the followers of Jesus son of Mary and the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him).

I must assure our honorable guest speakers and audience, if only the small number of those present here today take it upon themselves to remove this false propaganda, a tremendous difference will be made.  In addition, I would like you to guide us on how we can do away with Islamaphobia and how we all can come together on common ground.

Here we must try by all means to dispel Islamophobia from the minds of not only Americans but the entire Western world. In this regard, we cannot deny that due to lack of knowledge, people attribute elements such as terrorism, destruction, and suicide bombing to Islamic extremists. Whereas the fact is, all these evil deeds which are being perpetrated against Western people and even Muslims are being carried out by Wahhabis and in many cases by Shiites. Most unfortunately, the conspirators in western countries who control the media, including Hollywood movies, have always projected Wahhabi Islam and Shiite Islam whereas it is a tremendous farce and falsehood against true Islam. This is like saying Jewish Christianity. Briefly, I can tell you that Wahhabis have their own religion and that they do not consider the rest of Islamic world as their co-religious allies. Since the day the British founded and promoted Muhammad ibn Wahab and his doctrine Wahabism, Wahhabis have murdered millions of Muslims, looted, and desecrated Holy places.

I would like to quote (in this regard) a passage from “Two faces of Islam” by Stephen Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz writes about the alliance between the Saud family and Ibn Wahab saying, "Their true aim was conquest and world domination. For his part, Ibn Abdul-Wahhabi imagined himself a new prophet who would replace the Ottoman Calipha as sole theological authority within the global Islamic Ummah. For Al Sa’ud, meanwhile, the extremism of the Wahhabis provided a means for legitimation of political power. Many commentators, Muslim and non-Muslim have characterized the Wahhabis’ labeling of other Muslim Unbelievers as nothing more than a pretext for robbery, murder, and rape, which would naturally appeal to desert brigands who rallied at Al Sa’ud. Ibn Abdul Wahhab may not have been the Antichrist, or Dajjal, as this figure is known in Islam, but he was something equally fearsome: the first known exemplar of totalitarianism, which may be defined as the merging of an extremist ideology with an absolute state."

"Ibn Abd al-Wahhab and his followers called for “jihad” against Muslims. In this they imitated the grim example of the “reformer” Ibn Taymiyyah, who had incited “jihad” against the Islamists Mongols. Turkish scholar Hilmi Ishiik has assembled an authoritative chronicle of religiously motivated Wahhabi cruelty. After the sacking of Karbala, this was most dramatically illustrated by their conduct following the surrender of Taif. The city was threatened by some 10,000 Wahhabi bandits, as they were described by the Islamic sources of the time, led by 20 desert brigands under the Wahhabi commander Salim ibn Shakban. The citizens of Taif administered a serous defeat to the extremists. Yet confused situation and the decision of Sharif Ghalib to go to Jedah for help left the people of Taif weak in the face of persistent Wahhabi harassment. Many fled with their families. Finally the citizens of Taif petitioned for an honorable surrender, based on guarantees for the security of their lives and the chastity of their women. But a parley with a brutal and avaricious Wahhabi envoy, under a flag of truce, was interrupted by the Wahhabis direct attack on the town."

"In the taking of Taif, it is said that the Wahhabis “killed every woman, man and child they saw, slashing with their swords even babies in cradles The streets were flooded with blood. “ Citizens who surrendered in their houses were executed, their bodies trampled by horses and left unburied. Their homes were looted and their possessions scattered, later to be washed away by rain. The Wahhabis then set about destroying all the holy tombs and burial grounds in the city, followed by the mosques and Islamic schools, or madrassas.  They destroyed the tombs of Grandson of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) - a massacre of over half million people.

The Wahhabis killed everyone in sight, slaughtering both, child and adult, the ruler and the ruled, the lowly and the well-born. And when they wiped out the people they found in the houses, they went out into the streets, the shops and the mosques, killing whomever happened to be there. They killed even men bowed in prayer until they had exterminated every Muslim who dwelt in Taif and only a remnant, some 20 or more, remained.

They were holed up in Beit al-Fitni with ammunition, inaccessible to the Wahhabis’ approach. There was another group at Beit al-Far, numbering 270, who fought them that day, then a second and third, day, until the Wahhabis sent them a guarantee of clemency; only they  tendered this proposal as a trick. For when the Wahhabis entered, they seized their weapons and slew them to a man. They induced others to surrender with a guarantee of mercy and took them to the valley of Waj, where they abandoned them in the cold and snow, barefoot, naked and exposed in shame with their women, accustomed to the privacy afforded them by common decency and religious morality. They then plundered their possessions; wealth of any kind, household furnishings, and cash.

The Wahhabis cast books into streets, alleys and byways to be blown to and fro by the wind, among which could be found copies of Quran, volumes of Bukhari, Muslim, other canonical collections of Hadith and books of Islamic jurisprudence, all mounting to the thousands. These books remained there for several days, trampled upon by Wahhabis. None among them made the slightest attempt to remove even one page of Quran from underfoot to preserve it from the ignominy of this display of disrespect. Then, they razed the houses, and made what was once a town a barren waste. It is said that the leather and gilt bindings of the Islamic holy books they had destroyed were used to make sandals for the Wahhabi warriors.

Next the Wahhabis entered Holy city of Mecca. Sharif Ghalib drove them away, but Wahhabi raids continued until Ghalib surrendered the city. The Wahhabis then turned to Medina. Saud bin Abdul al-Aziz addressed the people thusly; ”There is no other way for you than to submit. I will make you cry out and vanish as I did the people of Taif.” On taking Medina, they stole the Prophet’s treasure. This included holy books, works of art, and other priceless gifts sent to the city during the previous 1,000 years. While they controlled the Two Holy Palaces, they imposed Wahhabism as an official creed, barred pilgrims from performing the hajj, covered up the Kaabah with a rough black fabric, and began the demolition of shrines and cemeteries. The disruption of the hajj provoked uproar through the Muslim world. Murders of leading citizens of both holy cities continued.

Mr. Schwartz adds,
“Wahabism, Stalinism, and Nazism had another hidden aspect in common.  All indoctrinated their followers in the mentality of “two worlds,” that is, of two utterly separate realities within human society.  These were, for the Communists, “the camp of imperialism” and “the camp of peace and socialism.”  This division of the world laid the basis for the Cold War. Wahhabis viewed the world in similar terms.  They sought an Ummah sufficient unto itself with no “external” relations except those between Wahhabi rulers and the minority of their subjects who remained protected as People of the book.  All others were to be liquidated, beginning with the Sufis. Thus they split the planet between the “house of war” and the “house of peace,” as the Communist divided the globe into two spheres Capitalist and Socialist. But the Wahhabis made it a permanent item of faith, in line with their ferocious separatism; indeed, echoing the Khawarij, they said all areas in which non-Wahhabi Islam obtained were part of the “house of war.” Dar ul Harb

He further states that,
“Wahhabism, embodies a program for the ruthless conquest of power and a war of extermination against “the other,” Islamic as well as Judeo-Christian.  Wahhabism exalts and promotes death in every element of its existence: the suicide of its adherents, mass murder as weapon against civilization, and above all the suffocation of the mercy embodied in Islam.  The war against terrorist Wahhabism is therefore a war to the death, as the Second World War was a war to the death against fascism.  But triumph over death is the victory of life:  With the Western defeat of the Taliban –Wahhabi regime in Afghanistan in 2002, the other, beautiful face of Islam was again revealed.  Anthony Shadid wrote in the Boston Globe, “ The Sufi movement, a branch of Islam in which adherents disavow dogmatic interpretations of the faith for a more personal relationship with God, is witnessing  a  revival, providing a new face for the religion  after the Taliban’s fall.”  The Sufi masters Mujaddidi and Gailani, who had become the most consistent opponents of both Soviet and Saudi imperialism, could now resume their spiritual mission while returning to public life in he struggle to find the right direction for the country.

There is much more which could be added however this is enough to inform the public that Wahabism does not recognize Islam and Muslims their co-religious counterparts.  From the time of their inception the Wahabbis have waged war against Muslims, particularly targeting the descendants of Holy Last Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Wahabism is an independent religion founded by ibn wahab and supported by the British to occupy Holy land. Thus, the term ‘Wahhabi Islam’ is absolutely wrong.
Similarly, the other term ‘Shia Islam’ is wrong and false as well.  Shias have their own religion and laws which they follow. Rather than following the words of Almighty God, as they do not believe in Holy Quran because they claim that many chapters are missing, they follow the words of their imam. Islam is based on the 5 pillars of faith which are:

1. To declare oneness of Almighty god and the messenger hood of the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him)
2. To offer 5 obligatory prayers daily
3. To pay Zakah or the poor due tax
4. To fast in the month of Ramadan, and
5. To perform Hajj or the Holy Pilgrimage once in a lifetime.

On the contrary the Shia’s do not believe in the 5 pillars nor are they bounded by Islamic law or sharia. They hurl accusations and abuse against the 1st and second Caliphs of Islam. They do not pray, neither do they ever declare the proper creed of Islam that “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) is His Last Messenger.” In addition, as opposed to Islam where marriage is permanent Shia’s have introduced and practice temporary marriage also called muta as a part of their religion.

The American public must know that the people committing these crimes in the name of Islam are doing so to create Islamophobia in America and elsewhere in the world. Not a single Muslim has been found committing suicide bombings and the killing innocent people. From Moscow to Bosnia, India to America…these people are operating for the domination of their religion.  This should be sufficient information in order for you to understand that these crimes are not and have not been committed by Muslims. This is the reality and truth.

We Muslims are your brothers who love Jesus and try our best to follow him. I would now like to make a petition to you, our honorable guests. I request that each one of you make a comment which we will endorse concerning whatever has presented before you which should become a beacon of light for all, not only those who love and follow Jesus son of Mary, but for those all over the world.  I ask for your comments be absolutely impartial based on your understanding and knowledge upon this reality, so that the followers of Jesus son of Mary and the Holy Last Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) can become one.  Indeed this ultimate unity will take place when Jesus son of Mary will come down from heaven. He will descend on the minaret of Mosque at Aqsa. He will kill the Anti-Christ and then both religions will become one and the same religion.  This will happen.

Perhaps you are not aware, we read in Holy Quran about a war fought between Persians and the early Christian empire (the Roman Christians) called Byzantine and in Holy Quran a glad tiding was given about a victory to the followers of Jesus Son of Mary. It is mentioned in a chapter called Rome (Rum). Do you have any other belief in the word so close to you and your messenger? If you find anyone closer to you than Muslims, please let us know.

We are not here to contest your belief. We are here to find some common ground. We do not challenge nor contest what you believe, we simply provided information about what Muslims believe about Jesus son of Mary based on what we are taught from Holy Quran in which we are told that despite the differences, on the last day Allah will question Jesus son of Mary and he will seek pardon for all those who loved him.  Muslims and Christians must focus on common grounds- and we do have many common grounds to build our relationship on:

1: We both believe in One God (Here ye oh Israel your Lord Thy God is One God....and you should love Him with all your might and all your strength...).
2: We both believe in following and upholding 10 commandments
3: We both love and revere Jesus and his blessed mother.
4: We both believe in his miraculous birth by a virgin mother.
Again, we are not here to contest each other’s' beliefs but to join hands on what is common between us.

I would now like to quote Holy Quran on an incident which has yet to happen.  Allah has told us that on the Day of Judgment everyone will be brought before Almighty God and he will ask Jesus son of Mary if he told people to worship him, to which he will respond.

And behold! Allah will say "O Jesus the son of Mary! didst thou say unto men 'worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah"? He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing Thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart though I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.

"Never said I to them anything except what Thou didst command me to say to wit 'Worship Allah my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up thou wast the Watcher over them and Thou art a Witness to all things.
"If Thou dost punish them they are Thy servants: if Thou dost forgive them Thou art the Exalted the Wise.

Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens with rivers flowing beneath their eternal home: Allah well-pleased with them and they with Allah: that is the great Salvation (the fulfillment of all desires).
To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein and it is He who hath power over all things. (surah Maida 116-120)

These are most beautiful and thought-provoking situations despite the fact that people knowingly had been wrongly attributing attributes to him with the trinity. Still he seeks forgives for them.  There’s no doubt that Allah will forgive, but the relief from that is not what we desire. We wish that before that time you should believe in Almighty God and give Jesus (son of Mary) his proper position not son-ship or the position of Almighty God Himself.  In no way are we condemning, we are trying to save, encourage and give glad tidings from Almighty God.  I request to all those who love and adore him, please do not raise his level of divinity nor make him the son of Almighty God.
 

All good people, friends of god, are called sons of god.

I will conclude with the the policy statement of the senior of Abdul Qadir Gillani institute which is: At this time in the United States of America the only people who practice Islam in letter and spirit and follow the Qadira Sufi order are Muslims of America.  We love Islam and are trying to coordinate our efforts and understanding with the followers of Jesus son of Mary. We believe that peace and solidarity lies in Muslim and Christian Unity with those who are the followers of Jesus son of Mary.

You have already been presented with irrefutable evidence regarding the Wahhabi terrorism which has affected religion and condemned Islam worldwide. Those who call themselves Wahhabi do not consider Muslims as Co religious and they along with the Shiites have their own religion.  Both groups are involved in acts of terrorism.  Again, no Muslim, which you may refer to as an orthodox Muslim, has ever been charged with any act of terrorism within or out of the United States of America.  At the same time there is a great deal of negligence on the part of the United States government as they allow full freedom of Wahhaabism to operate from their mosques, which have become centers of Salafi movement with some aim of converting American Muslims and later they use ‘Ikhwaan’ (brotherhood) to murder, terrorize, and destroy their enemies i.e. USA.

The Wahaabis receive billions of dollars to propagate evil from their gospel written by their prophet Muhammad Ibn wahhab, who was in fact an agent of the British secret service. He was recruited by Humphries who has written in great detail on this in his famous book Confessions of British spy.  Wahabbism is and always has been propagated by British agencies through Muhammad Ibne Wahhab.

After being given quotations from Holy Quran and sayings of the Holy Last Messenger (), you will not find any other religion with Islam’s closeness to Christianity. Based on pure reason, anyone who hurls false attributes or lies against Muslims, he in fact, bring lies upon Almighty God, His Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) and Jesus Son of Mary. This I have brought to you by giving you all the quotations, entirely based on reason, logical and analytical deduction of what we find in our Holy book and the saying of Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) about Jesus Son of Mary, his beliefs and his followers. We Sufis declare that in our Sufi doctrine the first lesson of guidance is to know that Mankind is the family of God.   Therefore, we have to propagate Muslim-Christian unity day and night.  Otherwise our negligence will lead to the third and last crusade or the third world war, from which nobody would be safe.  May Almighty God of Abraham, Yaqoub, David, Solomon Jesus and Muhammad give us strength to uphold our noble mission.

July 31, 2012

July 1, 2012, will remain a sad day for Mali, the Islamic world and humanity as a whole. On this day, centuries-old Sufi shrines and mosques of the ancient city of Timbuktu, known as the "City of 333 Saints", began to be systematically demolished by Wahhabi extremists who are wrongly portrayed as Muslims – or hard-line Sunnis - although their actions and beliefs have nothing to do with Islam.

 

July 1, 2012, will remain a sad day for Mali, the Islamic world and humanity as a whole. On this day, centuries-old Sufi shrines and mosques of the ancient city of Timbuktu, known as the "City of 333 Saints", began to be systematically demolished by Wahabi extremists who are wrongly portrayed as Muslims – or hard-line Sunnis - although their actions and beliefs have nothing to do with Islam.

The extremists ordered residents to leave, then started razing the tombs, witnesses said. "They were shooting in the air to warn people of going near and entering the area," local resident Allimam Oumar said of the attacks.

Some of the destroyed sites, like the shrines of Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, Alfa Moya Lamtouni and Cheikh Sidi El Mokhtar Ben Sidi Mohammed, as well as the main gate of the Sidi Yahya mosque, had been added to the UNESCO World Heritage registry in 1988.
It is reported that since the destroying of the sites, Timbuktu residents have formed armed brigades to protect remaining holy places.
"Today, we have a vigilance brigade so that no one touches the mausoleums of Araouane and Gasser-Cheick (in the city of Timbuktu)… We are armed and there is the required number of people," said Tahel Ould Sidi, leader of the brigade, to AFP. "We are not going to allow people who know nothing about Islam to come and destroy our treasures. I studied in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, no one tells us in the Holy Quran that we should destroy tombs," he added. Destructive of Islamic heritage, Wahabi doctrine holds that the preservation of sacred monuments and tombs in reverence and respect is a dilution of Islamic monotheism and a prohibited form of idol worship. Setting the example, the Saudi Arabian government, the founders and promoters of Wahabism worldwide, have destroyed all the ancient homes and historical monuments associated with the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad, peace be upon him, the blessed members of his household and holy companions, blessings be upon them.

Only the most holy tomb of the Holy Last Messenger, peace be upon him, remains intact in Medina for fear of an overwhelming outcry from the Muslim world that would serve to expel the Saudis from ruling the holy land. In addition, a great deal of money remains to be had from pilgrims who travel to Medina and to Makkah, where the Holy Ka'aba remains situated since originally constructed by the Holy Messenger Abraham, peace be upon him.
The events occurring in the north of Mali stand as a reminder of the many crimes the followers of Wahabi ideology have committed throughout the world. Always under the false pretence of fighting idolatry, they will go to any degree to push their extreme views.

YEARS OF TERROR

In 2010, extremists bombed the shrine of well-known sufi master and wali, Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh Ali Hujweri, in Lahore, Pakistan, killing 42 people.

 

In April 2011, during the annual festival at a large Sufi shrine in southern Punjab in Pakistan, two suicide bombers set off an explosion killing more than 40 worshippers and injuring hundreds more.

 

Again in April 2011, in the Egyptian town of Qalyoub, armed with crowbars and sledgehammers, two dozen salafi fanatics arrived at the Sidi Abdel Rahman shrine in the middle of the night aiming to smash it to pieces. Five other shirnes in Qalyoub were destroyed soon after Hosni Mubarak's fall from power. Following these events, the head of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyib, has called for efforts to confront hardline extremist doctrine.

 

In January of this year, following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, extremists bulldozed their way into a Benghazi cemetery and carted off the remains of 29 respected sages and scholars to dump elsewhere. When militants threatened Libya's biggest shrine at Zlitan in March, armed volunteers rushed there in pick-up trucks mounted with weapons to defend it.

“From the time of their inception, the Wahabis have waged war against Muslims, particularly targeting the descendants of Holy Last Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him," says International Qur'anic Open University Chief Executive, the Honorable Dr. Khalifa Hussein Adams. "Wahabism is an independent religion that was founded by Ibn Abdul Wahhab and supported by the British in order to occupy the Holy land. Thus, the term ‘Wahabi Islam’ is absolutely wrong....Wahabism does not recognize Islam and Muslims their co-religious counterparts."

Extremism, terrorism and fanaticism against Muslims reigns in Wahabi ideology; this same spirit served to massacre a half million Muslims in the bloody takeover of Arabia. The Honorable Dr. Adams continues: In the sacking of Taif, the Wahabis “killed every woman, man and child they saw, slashing with their swords even babies in cradles. The streets were flooded with blood. Citizens who surrendered in their houses were executed, their bodies trampled by horses and left unburied. Their homes were looted and their possessions scattered, later to be washed away by rain. The Wahabis then set about destroying all the holy tombs and burial grounds in the city, followed by the mosques and Islamic schools, or madrassas. They destroyed the tombs of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Hazrat Imam Hussain, may Allah be pleased with him."

A Sign of the Last Days?
On July 2, the extremists destroyed the gate of the Sidi Yahya Mosque, named for one of the first imams of Timbuktu. Using rifle butts, picks, and shovels, they bashed in the entrance of the mosque. It is said by local residents that the long-sealed doorway, which has been closed for centuries, would not be opened until the last days of the world.

The extremists, in their fanaticism, said they wanted to prove to the people that this was a false sign and that the world would not end. But in fact, in their ignorance, their action became a proof of the veracity of the saying on the opening of the Sidi Yahya mosque main door.
As has been mentioned many times by the Vice Chancellor of the International Qur’anic Open University, El-Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani, and by many other scholars,  we are at the end of time. The signs of the last days mentioned by the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) have already occurred.

Since the month of August 2010, in Holy Islamberg, New York, Allah’s Name has been shining. According to His Eminence El Sheikh Gilani, this is a sign for humanity and the last warning for the rejecters of truth.

The opening of the Sidi Yahya masjid main door is said by locals to be a proof, as well.
Declaration:
Not a single Muslim has been found destroying churches, synagogues, mosques and monuments in which the name of God is commemorated, nor are Muslims to be found committing suicide bombings and killing innocent people.

The public must know that the people committing crimes of violence in the name of Islam seek to create Islamophobia in the West and elsewhere in the world and to propagate the evil from their gospel written by their own prophet Ibn Abdul Wahhab, a dupe of the British secret service.

Wherever the peaceful culture of Islam remains, Wahabis envision their religion dominating and do not shrink from terrorism to achieve their goals. Such crimes are not and have been committed not by Muslims, but by enemies of Islam. Knowledge of past and present events make apparent the reality and truth.

July 9, 2011

 

 

The Taliban has denied responsibility for twin bombings in June at a crowded market in Peshawar, misleading the public in their claim, “We do not target civilians and mosques.” The latest extremist attack killed at least 35 people, wounded more than 100 others. 

The event was reminiscent of prior attacks involving the Taliban, including the assault on Sufis praying at the tomb of Hazrat Data Sahib in Lahore one year ago. The teen-aged suicide bomber whose vest failed to explode fully said he was told by his Taliban handlers, ‘These are the infidels. They are not doing what Muslims should do. Anyone who kills them will go to heaven,’  Mubarak Ahmed, a senior Dera Ghazi Khan police official handling the investigation, told the LA Times.

To head off the violent deaths that have been wracking Pakistan, it is important to gauge the areas where the poisonous venom of terrorism has infiltrated the country, as well as the source of the snake-like ideology infiltrated the country.  Necessary also, is tracking the source of the snake-like ideology .

 

Improper assessment of sources could result in the busy work of removing the tail of the snake while the head and body remain. If the 2008 Wikileaks cable on the subject is true, neither the Pakistan government nor the United States have heretofore been serious about striking at the root of extremism, though the fight has killed many terrorists, civilians and army personnel. This  recent release by Dawn News is under a memorandum of understanding with Julian Assange, founder of  Wikileaks.

Wikileaks, a publishing group that claims it takes pains to preserve the security of governments while demanding transparency, granted the Dawn Media Group exclusive first use in Pakistan of all the US diplomatic cables related to political and other developments in the country. In the cable in question, entitled “2008: Extremist Recruitment on the Rise in South Punjab Madrassahs,” Bryan Hunt, then Principal Officer at the US Consulate in Lahore, communicated telling discussions held between him and Sufis in Multan and Bahawalpur, and his suggestions to stop poisonous extremism, which he made to the US State Department, National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency and others.

In his summary, Hunt wrote: “During recent trips to southern Punjab, Principal Officer was repeatedly told that a sophisticated jihadi [sic] recruitment network had been developed in the Multan, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan Divisions. 

“The network reportedly exploited worsening poverty in these areas of the province to recruit children into the divisions’ growing Deobandi and Ahl-eHadith madrassa network from which they were indoctrinated into jihadi [sic] philosophy, deployed to regional training/indoctrination centers, and ultimately sent to terrorist training camps in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).”

Fighting Islam.

Although the true “jihadi philosophy” encourages Muslims to struggle against oppression, be that an internal fight with egoistic behavior, or a coordinated defense against an aggressor, extremist groups like those mentioned in Hunt’s cable have nothing to do with jihad. Terrorists abuse the name of jihad and other Islamic injunctions. These serpents seek to justify their inhuman poisoning of religion and killing of innocents by adopting the noble name of jihad.

The cable made plain the first commitment of those who reject the teachings of Islam: the severance of the connection to that spiritual light.  Hunt writes, “extremists visit poor families in order to persuade them to yield their children to the terrorists’ creed. Fake maulanas, teachers that mislead others about religion, used false arguments “to convince the parents that their poverty is a direct result of their family’s deviation from ‘the true path of Islam’ through ‘idolatrous’ worship at local Sufi shrines and/or with local Sufi Pirs [sic]. The maulana suggests that the quickest way to return to favor would be to devote the lives of one or two of their sons to Islam.”

An unholy war.

This snake-like ideology has amassed victims. It spews the venom of jealousy and spite against those who carry the legacy of Islam, the descendants of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) and their true followers who have been admitted into the realm of God’s love and is  manifested in the Wahhabi attempt to destroy Islamic traditions and thereby Islam itself.

Despite Hunt’s ignorance of the distinction, he exposes an important point: the Wahhabite hatred of the family of the Holy Last Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), and those to whom they passed the spirit of Islam. The descendants of the Holy Family and those who have inherited these teachings, the friends of the Almighty, are an inestimable source of guidance who have been bestowed with Divine light in this life and in the Hereafter. Whether walking on the Earth or buried inside it, the legacy of such holy beings and their spiritual light continues to flow.

However, the Wahhabis have ignored what is contained in Holy Qur’an, Surah al-Haj (Ayah 32):  “And those who venerate the Sha’a’ir Allahi (Signs/Symbols of Allah), then that is from the Taqwa in their hearts.” In Holy Qur’an Sha’a’ir Allah refers to the rites of the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah. However, in a sound tradition of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him), it is narrated that when his blessed personage looked at the Holy Ka’bah, he said, “How great are you, oh House of Allah, but I swear by Allah who created me, that the honour the believer [deserves] is even greater than you.”

The Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) did mark the graves of his pious companions. The successors among the Holy Companions did not dare destroy the graves of the holy people of their day and from ages before. This despicable practice has been initiated by the Saudis and their Wahhabi followers.

Although the Most High commands respect for the signs which lead people to Him, it is now seen that people are paid to give up visiting shrines and to sacrifice their children to profligates. Huge sums of money are paid, according to the cable, in order to “exploit families with multiple children, particularly those facing severe financial difficulties in light of inflation, poor crop yields, and growing unemployment.”  In the beginning stages, “the maulana will offer to educate these children at his madrassa and to find them employment in the service of Islam.” Later, “The concept of ‘martyrdom’ is often discussed and the family is promised that if their sons are ‘martyred’ both the sons and the family will attain ‘salvation’ and the family will obtain God’s favor in this life, as well. An immediate cash payment is finally made to the parents to compensate the family for its ‘sacrifice’ to Islam.”

Those who turn over their children, may later find them again on the evening news, found blown up or with torn limbs after attempting to destroy the tombs of saints like Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh and to kill maximum numbers of Pakistani police, military and every day civilians.

‘Blood’ money.

“Local sources claim that the current average rate is approximately Rps. 500,000 (approximately USD 6500) per son,” an astronomical amount for the average Pakistani family, let alone one in extreme poverty. But for the Wahhabis, by whichever name they use: Salafis, Taliban, Al Qaeda, money is not an issue. After all, there is an unending stream of funding from the seat of Wahhabism: Saudi Arabia. Saudi influence is used to win the hearts and minds of Muslims. Those who succumb to the poisonous fang of the Wahhabis sign away their soul for the influence acquired from shining new mosques that draw crowds of unsuspecting prey; new maulanas, muftis and sheikhs teaching a new creed with glossy literature of  hate.

All the while they are consistently “minimizing the importance of traditionally moderate Sufi religious leaders in these communities...[while] further strengthening reliance on extremist groups,” says Hunt, according to Wikileaks.

The cable says 100 million USD has been funneled annually to fake maulanas in Pakistan, alone.

What is being done?

In the cable published by Dawn, Hunt writes, “Locals repeatedly requested USG [United States government] support for socio-economic development and the promotion of moderate religious leaders in the region as a direct counter to the growing extremist threat.”

He cites a narration from one Sufi scholar how he had gone to various government authorities, warning of the spread of extremism, even giving exact locations of the madrassas and camps, only to be turned away.

Hunt, himself, appears to be ringing alarm bells in the cable to his superiors.

He concludes his findings with the following remarks: “Post  [Hunt] believes that this growing recruitment network poses a direct threat to USG counter-terrorism and counter-extremism efforts in Pakistan. Intervention at this stage in the southern and western Punjab could still be useful to counter the prevailing trends favoring extremist organizations. USAID  development resources in agriculture, economic growth, education, and infrastructure development are useful and necessary and will address some of the immediate needs. In post’s view short-term, quick impact programs are required which focus on: (1) immediate relief in the form of food aid and microcredit, (2) cash for work and community-based, quick-impact infrastructure development programs focusing on irrigation systems, schools, and other critical infrastructure, and (3) strategic communication programs designed to educate on the dangers of the terrorist recruiting networks and to support counter-terrorist, counter-extremist messages.”

Almost three years later, Hunt also appears to have been turned away by his government in the same way as the Sufi scholar was turned away by Pakistani authorities. In his own way, he also notably attempted to pull extremism up from the roots, or in other words, to kill the snake instead of cutting its tail

July 9, 2011

When His Eminence Muhyiddin El Sheikh  Sayyid Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani al Hasani wal Husaini wal Hashmi Al Mujadid was asked, “Who is this person, Dr. Tahirul Qadri, claiming to be Sheikh ul Islam?”  His Eminence replied, “He [Tahirul Qadri] is a fake Qadri who came here and introduced a Pakistani brand of Islam.  No one receives this charlatan as Sheikh-ul-Islam.

On what grounds?

His Eminence further queries  Dr. Tahirul Qadri: “Who made you Sheikh-Ul-Islam, and on what grounds? What services do you perform? Who funded you and for what purpose? Where did you get the billions it took to build your grandiose complex in Lahore?”

His Eminence, El Sheikh Gilani,  as Sultan of the Awliyya --those dedicated to sincere worship of the Almighty Creator, and who strictly avoid sin-- and Head of the Qadri Tariqa Order, has the right to question, investigate or admonish anyone who claims to be Qadri, whether a sheikh, lay person or Sufi.

Not just a former politician, Tahirul Qadri is founding chairman of the political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), which was organized during one of the most corrupt periods in the country.

On the contrary, His Eminence, El Sheikh Gilani, through The International Quranic Open University (IQOU), has, for years, repeatedly denounced anti-Islamic activity and promoted Islamic education and following the tolerant and peace-loving ways of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him.) Yet, Tahirul Qadri writes in his book  Firqah Parasti Ka Khaatimah Qu Kar Mumkin Heh, “When the Creator of the Universe did not give the Prophet the authority that he appoint anything according to his wishes in the affairs of religion...” Such an insult would never be uttered by an ordinary Muslim, much less propagated by a scholar or Qadri. The fact is that the honor displayed by the Most High toward His Beloved Last Messenger (peace be upon him) is to such an extent that not only were his words revelation from the Almighty, but he was referred to by his blessed companions as the walking, talking Holy Qur’an.

Tahirul Qadri would do well to at least attempt to earn his self-dubbed title of Sheikhul Islam and “Mujaddid” by bowing down before the authority of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) and  by imitating the noble generosity of the Holy Last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him). The descendant of the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him) has always prompted the Muslims of the Americas (MOA) organization has to take the lead and active role in charity and social welfare as well as in condemning terrorism.

MOA scouts and affiliate charity organizations were working side by side with the Red Cross at Ground Zero on September 12, 2001, as organizers of anti-terrorist demonstrations, and news conferences at the UN and White House. His Eminence, El Sheikh Gilani wrote several letters to U.S. presidents from the Reagan Administration to the Obama Administration offering his help or solutions as an Ambassador of Peace,  addressing the conflicts of nations in the Muslim world.

Again, it should be asked: what work has Tahirul Qadri done for the ummah?

In light of this negative assessment from His Eminence, El Sheikh Gilani, we, the Muslims of the Americas, do not welcome Dr Tahir here. We stand united in agreement with our Murshid Kamil that Dr. Tahir should return to his own country: “American Muslims do not need you!” Those who take issue with His Eminence’s  assessment of Dr Tahir because of his advertised credentials, given the study of history, should not be naive about the creation of fake sheikhs and leaders coming from one of the two sources--either nafsani: from incompetent Muslims within Islam, or without: from the kufar, the Shaitanic enemies of Islam, who do not believe in The Almighty Creator, and would stop at nothing to destroy, or nullify the faith and power of Deen ul Islam, the Islamic way of life.

His Eminence Syed Ali Hujwari, Almighty God’s mercy be upon him, authored the  renowned book, Al Kashf al Mahjub, the oldest treatise on Sufism or the practice of tasawwuf -  the resolute path of abandonment of worldly desires, purification of the heart and adorning it with virtuous qualities, dedication to obedience to the Commands of Almighty God, and resultant  attainment of His Love, Pleasure, and Favor. Due to their abstinence, piety, and wisdom, Sufis are relied upon for spiritual leadership and guidance by the Muslims –traditionally, they are highly esteemed and trusted. Within Al Kashf al Mahjub, Syed Hujwari states that among those who claim the adoption of tasawwuf are individuals of three kinds: the Sufi, (the attained) the mutasawwif (the sincere seeker) and the mustaswif (the fake). The mutasawwif is he who copies the outward form of the Sufi and dons the garb and appearance of the Sufi merely for the sake of money and wealth, power, and worldly advantages; he has no connection or knowledge with the Sufi or mutasawwif. The Sufis say the mustaswif is a covetous fly in greed… and like a wolf who preys on sheep. In America, the term we have coined for these fake sheikhs is “scholars for dollars.” All Muslims have personally known of or have met at least one fake sheikh or scholar in this capacity who utilizes the Qadri  title and an eloquently styled knowledge of Islam, for purposes other than the pleasure of Allah.

Sir Hempher, in his work, Confessions of a British Spy, gave the whole outline and plan of how the British Intelligence agencies created the deviant Saudi/ Wahhabi sect to destroy Islam from within by establishing  an Islamic school in England that produced various pseudo sheikhs and  scholars trained  in authentic Islamic sciences. British agent  Hempher, himself studied under bona fide scholars to validate his credentials and claim of ijazah (permission to teach). With this validation, he could comfortably travel undetected throughout the Muslim world as a learned Muslim. He embraced and promoted Ibn Abdul Wahhab, founder of Wahhabism, brainwashing him into believing that he was destined to be a ‘great sheikh and reformer’ (mujaddid).

Later,  Lawrence of Arabia, another British agent, recruited Ibn Saud to murder believers (true practicing Muslims) under the pretext of stamping out heresy. Similarly, other British agents in India helped to create the Qadiani sect and its false leaders from the Tablighi Jamaat. In Turkey, numerous Masonic people were sent to destroy the Ottoman Caliphate, the last remnant of the worldwide Islamic government; in Egypt, Muhammad Abdu was the agent of deception; in Pakistan, Maudidi - the latter was formerly a newspaper reporter hired by the British to oppose the creation of Pakistan.

Naturally, Muslims, in the quest and hope for real leadership, find it hard to believe that any scholarly  Muslim, eloquently presenting beautiful teachings of Islam,  would outwardly misrepresent the Islamic  way of life. Most believers tend to lead with their personal feelings about people, instead of assessing situations with reason, which is “the root of our faith,” according to the Holy Last Messenger (peace be upon him). We must beware lest, with soft words but evil intent, Satan enters through the open door of our hearts.

May 25, 2011

 

Dearborn –Amidst the backdrop of a media frenzy that once again had Terry Jones at its core, Muslims and Christians stood united in support of one another in an incredibly demonstrable stance against the evil plot to cause dissension between Islam and Christianity. Immediately upon hearing that Mr. Jones planned a protest against religious principles, members of the United Muslim-Christian Forum travelled to Michigan from several states to ensure that the bonds between Muslims and Christians remained unbroken. Many UMCF members were on site and met with clergy, residents and local business owners in an effort to quell the potential clash that the homegrown terrorist, Terry Jones, attempted to create.