Abdul

Some Observations. Yet another ignorant, foolish extremist Khārijī becomes a convenient tool for Islamophobes and racists. Another one who has been gro*med, prepared, and sent out to misrepresent Islam and malign its true and noble message. This ignoramus has clearly never studied Islam, nor has he sat with the Muslim scholars to learn about Islam, its creed, values, laws, and ethics. His rhetoric is deliberately volatile and hostile. He is not a caller to the religion of Allāh, nor a caller to the Path and Methodology of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions. The Prophet (ﷺ) described his ilk in his saying: “There will arise at the end of the time a people who will be young in age and foolish in thought. They will speak as if their words are the best among people. They will recite the Qur’ān, but it will not go beyond their throats, and they will pass through the religion just as an arrow goes through its prey…” (Muslim, no. 1066) So this man is a trial for the people and for the Muslims in particular. He conducts an interview in Britain whilst wearing military fatigues and a red scarf that is supposed to identify him as a Muslim from the Middle East. He then proceeds to speak about Islam, the Islamic faith and Islamic law as though he is a religious authority, a jurist or a scholar of the Prophetic tradition, yet he is among the most ignorant and foul-mouthed of people. Any Muslim who has studied the Qur’ān and Sunnah (the Prophetic Tradition) upon the understanding of the righteous predecessors knows that he is a charlatan, a pretender, and an agitator seeking to cause hatred and commotion. He is a barrier to the true message of Islam, which begins with the call to pure monotheism (Tawḥīd): the sole worship of the Lord and Creator of the universe—and He is Allāh, the one true God worshipped by Ādam, Nūḥ, Ibrāhīm, Mūsā, ʿĪsā and Muḥammad (the praise of Allāh and His peace be upon them all)—and to abandon all forms of polytheism and superstitious practices, and to follow the teachings of the Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) faithfully, including his noble manners. This ignoramus brings to mind the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ): “There will come upon the people years of treachery, wherein the liar will be believed, and the truthful will be called a liar; the treacherous will be regarded as trustworthy, and the trustworthy will be regarded as treacherous—and the Ruwaibidah will speak.” It was said: “Who are the Ruwaibidah?” He replied: “An insignificant and lowly person who speaks concerning the affairs of the general people.” (Ibn Mājah, no. 4036, graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.) In another narration, the Prophet (ﷺ) replied: “The fool who speaks concerning the affairs of the general people.” (Musnad Aḥmad, no. 7912.) Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (died 728 AH) said concerning the Khawārij: “They are more harmful to the Muslims than highway robbers because highway robbers only want wealth; if it were given to them, they would not fight. Furthermore, they attack only some of the people [not all of them]. As for these [Khawārij], they fought the people on account of religion, seeking to make them abandon that which was established by the Qur’ān, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Companions, in favour of what they had innovated through their false interpretation and corrupt understanding of the Qur’ān. They are more harmful to the Muslims than others; for there was none who was more harmful to the Muslims than them—not the Jews nor the Christians. They exerted themselves in killing every Muslim who did not agree with them, deeming the blood and wealth of the Muslims lawful, killing their children, and declaring them to be unbelievers. They regarded these actions as part of their religion, due to the enormity of their ignorance and their misguided innovation.” (Minhāj al-Sunnah, 5/243–248) So, Muslims and non-Muslims should never be deceived by the likes of these convenient fools, who are sent forth to ignite fitnah and discord within societies and communities. Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul-Wāhid.