Blog Promoting Unity Amongst Salafi's and Traditional Sunni's...

**YousefAbusSafar** · 28-01-2007, 11:10 PM

As salamu 'alaykum,
I just thought I would link to this blog as it hopefully will interest some.

This brother is salafi in 'aqeedah but he has many traditional sunni shuyookh and is studying at Azhar I believe.

He warns people, whether traditional sunni or salafi, from ta'assub (partisanship) and promotes unity among the muslims and taking good whereever it comes from.

He has a very nice article about a book that Shaykh 'Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah published by Shaykh ibn Taymiyyah and points out how beautiful are the adab of the Shaykh in that he was not partisan and would take good from whereever it came, even if he disagrees with Shaykh ibn Taymiyyah on many things and he said that the salafis should take from his good example and not be partisan.

The blog is the best I've ever seen as I relate to it much, being salafi/athari in 'aqeedah, but not limiting myself to a narrow minded view of Islam where I only take from salafi shuyookh or view that the haqq is contained with them in every issue.

I think this open mindedness is very healthy and is the best way for the ummah to be unified.

I don't call myself salafi, I just call myself sunni, but the 'aqidah I follow is called by many "Salafi".

I no longer affiliate myself with a sect or group. I just take the haqq from wherever it comes and finding this blog I relized I'm not the only one with salafi 'aqidah who does that.

I think the brothers and sisters should check this blog out as it's a real breath of fresh air in the present climate of much partisanship coming from all the different groups amongst ahlus sunnah.

I really wish we could all just unify and without bigotry discuss our differences mutually and if we both have evidence in what we differ in then just agree to disagree when we both have valid opinions.

I love all the muslims and want us all to be unified insha'allah and not hate eachother and I've learned a LOT from this website and I thank you all for that.

Here is the link:

http://shaukani.wordpress.com/

Allah yajzeekum al khair.

**OneLife** · 29-01-2007, 12:01 AM

I do not agree with the way he misrepresents Imam al Ashari since to him Ibanah was the Imam's last work and he disregards the Ashari school. His opinion of Sufis isn't the best either. But this is what he's learned from his teachers, so I don't blame him for his understanding. Aside from that, it's an interesting blog from a somewhat moderate Salafi student of knowledge.

I did have a question, was Abi Zayd al-Qarywani really a Salafi in beliefs?

**celestial** · 29-01-2007, 01:43 AM

Thank you for the link. Any call to unity is most wellcome.

**YousefAbusSafar** · 29-01-2007, 01:59 AM

Allah yajzeekumul khair.

Here is the article about Shaykh 'Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah as well:

The Syrian Muhaddith Abdul Fatah Abu-Ghudda In Context Of The Sufi-Salafi Contest
Many are aware of who Shaikh Abu Ghudda [r] is and others are not. Some just know that Shaikh Al Albani [r] and Shaikh Abu Ghudda [r] disagreed so they take sides and don’t deal with one of the two. Since we love the mashaaikh we ask Allah [swt] to have mercy on both of them and we love them to death and reject mistakes from them.

In any case they are my fathers and I am obliged to respect my father after my confession that Allah is One. In brief the Shaikh was a traditional muhaddith from Syria: Ashari, Sufi, Hanafi, and also deeply stepped in the Islamic Movement. He wa also key in bridging Shami scholars with the Indopak knowledge base so the two worlds of Deoband and Sham came together. In him especially via his editing of the works of the Imam of this last age: Imam Abdul Haq Al Lucknowi, Lucknow where it is said the people of Lucknow have superior Urdu, the Urdu of the scholars [h] which is a blend of pure Persian and Arabic and other tongues at the high levels.

I came across a work recently that Shiakh Abu Ghudda [r] edited it is entitled: The Halal And The Haram And A Few Important Principles In Economic Transactions {in Arabic} written by Shaikh Ul Islam {Imam Ibn Taymiyah [r]}.What is funny is that Shaikh Abu Ghudda [r] was a model of scholarly maturity here. He saw in Ibn Taymiyah’s work truth and good so he decided to have this small piece published and did it in the most refined way. Where is that adab with the Sufis and Salafis today.

We can disagree but let us do it based on evidence and not on group affiliation and have adab along the way.This to me was an instance of scholarly maturity when when a scholar who by nature should be so anti-Salafi because he is traditional publishes a work on the Imam of the contemporary Salafi dawah and does it in class.

This is how the Ulema conduct themselves they don’t allow themselves to be prejudiced but rather base themselves on evidence. Although they may disagree with the other they are open to accept that there maybe truth with the other and when it is clear accept it.What I learned here is that what takes precedence is: good behavior, evidence, truth in our dealings that should be the criteria we utilize when dealing with one another so that we establish ourselves on firm evidence and the brotherhood of Islam. The quest for truth is the aim of talib ilm and not the claim to a group.

So as we grow and disagree let us look to evidence and the strongest proof. I heard a story about Shaikh Ibn Baz [r]. Shaikh Muhammad Ghazali [r] stopped by his home to visit him and some of the students with Shaikh Ibn Baz [r] wanted to take Shaikh Ghazali [r] for some things he said so Shaikh Ibn Baz [r] ordered the student to silence and hosted his guest although he disagreed with some of his ideas he treated him nice and gave him his rights.

I have seen this behavior with the Ulema of this Ummah over and over and it never ceases to amaze me the level of maturity they demonstrate when dealing with each other.

Wa Allahu Alim Wa Al’aa