Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi, the defender of the 'Aqeedah of Ahlus Sunnah?

[umar_italy]

ahmed raza khan was lyer of his era, he mixed hanafi maslaq with sufuissum.

And there is nothing wrong with "sufuissum" (Tasawwuf/sufism) in itself; rather with "bid'ati sufism".

[abulayl]

I've even been told that he was in the same class as Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani (May Allah's Curse be Upon Him).

thats bit exxagrating, even sh.ashraf ali thanwi(rh) didn´t mention something like this and tried to speak good about him.

[London786]

brother al atharee... the deobandis in manhaj r pretty close to the mauritanians... they are both equally strict on bidah, beard etc....

Anyway I think its a gross misrepresentation to think that most of the arab world is brelvi inclined....

It is true that deobandis are unique to a certain extent... I mean one thing for sure is that no group has done as much for the revival of the ummmah as the deobandis....mashallah

The ikhwanis are very dissimilar to the deobandis... I mean imam hassan al banna rh had a similar vision to maulana ilyas to a certain extent but the ikhwan leadership lost its way and today the group is in a sad state.

[confusedmuslim]

Do you mean to say that most of the arab world believes in such things like the prophets and the awliya having tasarruf over the whole universe?

[Saad]

Assalam o alaykum,

Good read on Ahmad Rada Khan Beralwi - champion of Ahl al-Biddah:

Ahmed Raza Khan Beralwi and the British

Who was Ahmed Raza Khan Beralwi

[confusedmuslim]

As salaam alaikum,

Please explain Tasarruf, may Allah reward you.

I don't understand it entirely, but the belief is that the Prophet and the awliya have control over all or some of the happenings of the universe.

[umar_italy]

Do you mean to say that most of the arab world believes in such things like the prophets and the awliya having tasarruf over the whole universe?

Honestly I sometimes have this impression (speaking about arab "sufis").

[wayfarer1]

As salaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,

What we desperately need is for an ‘Alim who has strong Arabic to produce a translation of some of the material explaining Deobands position, whilst exposing the Barelwis accusations of Kufr.

I have seen several explanations and refutations of the Takfeer made by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi in the Urdu and English language, but there doesn’t seem to be anything in the Arabic language which is most certainly needed now more than ever.

Also, a brief history outlining the Barelwi movement along with the founders history would be of benefit in the Arabic language. Mention of his ties to the British government and other such hidden facts should be included.

The best thing would be for all the above to be in a one volume book. If there already exists one in the Urdu language, then we should not waste anytime and start translating into Arabic such a book immediately.

May Allah guide all of us and lead us to the truth and lead us away from falsehood.

http://daruliftaa.com/question.asp?t...nID=q-19001186

[Saad]

As salaam alaikum wa rahmatullah,

Please enlighten me with regards to Mauratania. Can you name me a single Scholar, or even better a Madrassah, that follows a Manhaj that is pretty close to that of the Deobandis?

Assalam o alaykum,

Mauritanian Shuyukh on the Deobandi ‘Ulama

http://zakariyya.wordpress.com/2008/...e2%80%98ulama/

Molwi Ahmed Radha Khan among the Arab Ulama

http://zakariyya.wordpress.com/2007/...he-arab-ulama/

[Ansari]

As salaam alaikum wa rahmatullah,

I don't think it proves much at all. Many of the 'Ulama of the Arab world have praised the Deobandi works on Hadeeth, yet at the same time have criticised them for having a Wahabi Manhaj.

Please name those "many Ulama" and mention to us precisely what the 'wahhabi manhaj' entails?

Is it being an ash'ari/maturidi in aqida, hanafi in fiqh, and following sufi turuq?

Or is it prohobiting mawlid and other innovations, and emphasizing on the sunnah?

We are very eager to know!