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A CALL FOR JUSTICE

Name of Book: A Call for Justice

Subject: The Deobandi and Sunni debate seen from a fresh perspective

Author: Allama Mohammad Arshadul Qaadri (alaihir rahmah)

Original work entitled “Daawate Insaaf” (Urdu)

Translated into English by Mohammed A’qib Qaadiri

Pages: 44

Size: A5

Price: R10=00

INTRODUCTION

In the recent past and the present era, Muslims in many parts of the world have become divided and fragmented due to the mischief of some “scholars” who have assumed wrongful leadership in the community. This division is observed in their thinking, attitudes and behaviour regarding certain aspects of the Deen, the chief aspects being, the love the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and the Awliya Allah (radi Allahu anhum).

This division among the Muslims originated from the writings of the Wahabi and Deobandi “Molvis”. The Deobandi School of Thought has in their writings expressed disrespect for the august and sublime personality of our Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and the Awliya (radi Allahu anhum). Nay, they have even cast doubts of the Integrity of Allah. Through their views and convincing speech and false sincerity, they have succeeded in splitting up families and labelling the old school of worshippers as grave-worshippers and Bidatis. One fails to understand why these individuals, who claim to possess vast knowledge, would want to insult the Beloved of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Their aim was to disassociate the true Muslims from the pristine teachings of Islam and make them devoid of the love and attachment to the beloved Habeeb (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).

When the Ulama-e-Haq could no longer tolerate these gross, unacceptable insults by the Deobandi School on the personality of the Best of Creations of all mankind, they published articles and arguments from authentic Islamic sources disproving the views of the Deobandi scholars.

In this treatise, Allama Arshadul Qaadiri (alaihir rahmah), in his usual style, has systematically analysed of the beliefs of the Deobandi Molvis and convincingly refuted all the false claims made by the Deobandi Molvis. This book serves to protect and safeguard the Imaan of the Muslims by furnishing him or her with the necessary information to refute the baseless arguments of the Deobandi scholars whose intention is to snatch you away from the Straight Path.

In my humble opinion, I urge all Muslims who are in search of the truth to read this book and protect himself or herself from falling prey to the false pretences of the Deobandi Molvis.

We make Du’as for the author, Allama Arshadul-Qaadiri (alaihir rahmah), that may Allah grant him higher stations in Jannah for his immense services to the Ahle Sunnat wa Jamaat. Amongst the masterpieces of Allama Arshadul Qaadiri is the book “Tableeghi Jamaat”. The English translation of this book was printed for the first time in 1987 by the World Islamic Mission (South Africa) under the banner of the Imam Ahmad Raza Academy (South Africa). He has written numerous other books and each one was a magnum opus.

A CALL FOR JUSTICE

This book is written for all those: -

1. Who sincerely want to know about the differences between the scholars of the Ahle Sunnah School and the scholars of the Deobandi School and who wish to remove the real obstacles towards unification.

2. Who in their private meetings address these serious and principled differences as:

a) a deceit of the Maulvis,

b) a means of making money,

c) a way of making a living etc., - and who receive applause from the people, for expressing such thoughts.

3. Who, despite being highly educated, consider making attempts at understanding and removing such differences as a waste of time.

4. Who consider the differences between the Ahle Sunnah scholars and the Deobandi scholars, as merely trivial or secondary.

5. Who spend their scholarly and research capabilities in clarifying and interpreting the insolent writings of the Deobandis. (Perhaps religion will remain incomplete without such explanations!)

6. Who consider researching the differences between the Ahle Sunnah and Deobandi scholars just a waste of time, whereas at the same time they are the most zealous advocators of unification!

7. Who consider that Teejah (meals for the poor on the third day of passing away of a Muslim), Daswaan (meals for the poor on the tenth day of passing away of a Muslim), Chaleeswan (meals for the poor on the fortieth day of passing away of a Muslim), and visits to mausoleums are the actual differences between the Ahle Sunnah scholars and Deobandi scholars.

8. Who consider the publication and sale of literature based on blasphemous and insolent writings, as the most important service to Islam!

9. Who feel uneasy at the mention of religious differences, but who spend all their physical and monetary resources in tolerating and solving with elegance all their official problems and business affairs.

10. Who advise that as per the circumstances, disputed writings & problems should not be discussed - but do not render this advice to the institutions that are ceaselessly publishing such literature.

11. Who term the issues of:

(a) Respecting our Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),

(b) The status of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),

(d) Veneration of the Companions (radi Allahu anhum) and of the members of the family of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),

(e) Sainthood and

(f) other Islamic issues,

as “Sectarianism” perpetrated by the Ahle Sunnah school of thought - and in this way such persons intentionally or unintentionally support infidelity and heresy.

12. Who understand the real causes of the differences and have the true spirit of presenting a program on the national (or international) level, through which the wide gulf of differences can be bridged and an initiative can be taken towards unification.

If you have a soft corner in your heart for the scholars of Deobandi School, the obvious effect of reading this booklet will be that you will close it and put is aside with frustration. However, if you are a great thinker and have the spirit for searching facts by going deep into events, you will definitely attempt to find out why the foundations of this dispute were laid - and what are the causes owing to which the dispute still continues all over the world, after so many years.

If the dispute was limited to a few people, it could be ignored by considering that personal or family interests may be involved - but the range of this dispute is so wide that not only the whole country (Indian Sub-Continent) but a very large region abroad has been dragged into it.

From Mosques to religious schools (Madressahs), all aspects of our religious life have been so deeply affected by it that from villages to cities, the entire country has been divided by it. Therefore, just terming it as an individual strife between Bareilly and Deoband cannot overlook the real reasons that actually started the dispute.

Regretfully until now historians have not attempted to make an impartial research into the real basis of our dispute with the scholars of the Deobandi School – a dispute which is going on among millions of Muslims at home and abroad since the last several decades. Due to it, the entire Muslim society has fallen prey to spiritual agony and confusion. Can there be a greater mockery of our innocence that our protest is termed as "Spread of Dissension", whereas it is the right of every innocent individual to disclose his anger and sorrow?

After these introductory words, we now present the details of this religious dispute before our readers trusting that they will ascertain the real causes in light of what is written here below. Even if reading this booklet is a burden on you, I would still request you to read the details, because a seeker of the truth does not have a bias towards any group.

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