Assalaamualaikum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuhu,May Allah bless the believers
and guide them to Jannah.Shaykh Maudoodi Rahimahullah has indeed contributed a
lot to this ummah. Nevertheless, one must keep in mind that no man is
infallible. Everyman makes mistakes. Except the last Prophet Muhammad
sallaallaahu alaihi wasallam, because Allah guided him whenever he made
mistakes. And while we appreciate any individual's work, we must
be watchful over our love towards them. A muslim's heart must be
filled with love towards Rasoolillaahi sallallaahu alaihiwasallam. After the
love for Allah, we must love Muhammad sallallaahu alaihi wasallam, the last
prophet, amongst the mankind. So, whenever anybody's opinion or ruling
contradicts with the judgement of Rasoolillaahi sallallaahu alaihi wasallam, we
must reject the opinion of the person and follow Muhammad sallallaahu alaihi
wasallam.And while pointing out the mistakes made by the believers, one must
make duah for them and love them for their Eemaan and refrain from speaking
about them in any derogatory manner.Love your brother for dying with Eemaan.
Shaykh Maudoodi Rahimahullah has died with Eemaan. So make duah for him. That
does not mean that we have to agree with the mistakes that he has done out
of lack of knowledge or by mistake. Now, its time for the muslim ummah to
study the life of Prophet Muhammad sallaalaahu alaihi wasallam and his
companions radhiyallahu anhum, and work stragegies on the same light
and uplift the ummah from distress and confusion. Instead of keeping
ourselves busy finding others mistakes, we must use our time to know the
facts of our DEEN. Its time to read the Tafaseer such as Ibn kathir, and hadees
books such as Saheehul Buhari and Muslim and the like and Riyaadhussaaliheen
and bring the knowledge into action to see immediate results. May Allah
bless this Ummah with Knowledge, Aameen.AssalaamualaikumUmar ShariffD I E
Twww.discoverislam.co.in Dear sirs, Assalamu alaikum.Please read this
response from an erudite scholar to whom I referred a question posted in
internet against Sayyid maududi. Shah abdul Hannan Maulana Maudoodi
and Indian Muslimsa brief note by Kaukab Siddique
A distinguished Bangladeshi brother, S. A. Hannan, has asked me to
comment on some abusive attacks on Maulana Maudoodi [rahmatullah alaih]
published on line on several discussion groups. Syed Abul 'Ala Maudoodi
was undoubtedly among the greatest Islamic scholars of the 20th century
c.e. He taught the Muslims of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to understand the
relevance of Islam to our times in rational and scientific terms. His
contributions to Islamic learning in our times are simply too many to be
listed. Suffice it to say that the modern Islamic movement at least in South
Asia would have been unthinkable without him. This does not mean that he
should not be criticized. He wrote to me: "I have never considered myself above
criticism." He wanted Muslims to pick up from where he had left and to carry on
his work, and not to come to a stop as if he is the last word. However,
criticism to be legitimate has to be honest. If stories are fabricated about
him, or his writings are taken totally out of context, that cannot be
considered criticism. That is abuse and propaganda. I am not surprised that
some people have an irrational hatred of Maudoodi. He was not only a scholar
but the leader of an organized and disciplined Islamic movement. Thus he was
able to challenge the enemies of Islam on a daily basis. He was repeatedly sent
to prison and the Pakistani media for decades would not mention the fact that
he even existed, in a futile effort to stop the spread of his ideas. He
had well placed enemies among a variety of groups who opposed the emergence of
an Islamic view of life. For the specific issue under review, remember
that Maudoodi was himself an "Indian Muslim" though he became a leader of
international dimensions. In the three volumes of Musalman awr Maujuda Siyasi
kashmakash, he criticized the movement for Pakistan while he provided the idea
of Pakistan and the Pakistan movement all its ideological tools. His
contention was that the strategic issue is not Muslim nationalism but the
emergence of a viable Islamic political state. If Pakistan emerges and it is
not Islamically structured and does not provide Islamic justice, he
thought, it would jeopardize not only its own existence but that of the
Muslims of India too. He wrote that for him one square mile of land
governed by the Law of Allah was more important than all of India. Obviously
such writing can be taken out of context and used against him. The Pakistani
secularists claim that he was against Pakistan. It's a ridiculous claim for one
who knows the writings of Maudoodi and in any case becomes merely a part of
historical polemic when one realizes that Maudoodi and Jamaate Islami fought
for the independence and ideology of Pakistan as no other group did. Many
of the Muslims of India cherish Maudoodi's ideological writings and those who
read him know that he was unflinching in his support of India's Muslims even
after he left India. Islam is not a national religion and Maudoodi was not a
national leader. The person you have quoted is not a scholar or even a
known person. He is quoting out of context from Dr. Israr [an intellectual
pygmy as compared to Maulana Maudoodi] and the Munir Report written
by a bunch of secularists who supported the "Ahmeddi" [Qadiani] sect and wanted
to sentence Maudoodi to death for his x-ray study of the fake Qadiani
religion. The person you quote has evidently not studied anything written
by Maudoodi and is picking up quotes from here and there.I had the honor of
reading all his books. I then translated and put together a selection of
his writings which I titled Come Let Us Change this World. I remember
strolling with him in the little garden in front of his office as he looked at
and approved the manuscript of this book. Here is a quote from this book which
criticizes Muslims and lead him to be hated by narrow nationalists and
racists: "The nation known as Muslim today has
forgotten, and by its conduct has led the world to forget, the fact that Islam
actually is the name of a movement which started with a purpose and some
principles. And the word 'Muslim' was meant for the group which followed this
movement and went forward with it. The movement has been lost sight of. Its
purpose has been forgotten. Its principles have been broken one after the other
and its name, having lost all its significance, is now merely used to denote
racial and social allegiance. So much so that it is used even on occasions
where the very purpose of Islam is negated, where its principles are demolished
and where, instead of Islam there is all that is not Islam." [ Muslaman awr
Mawjuda Siyasi Kashmakash, Part II, pp. 40-41.] [p.88 of my translation]I hope
you are doing well in Dhaka. I love Bangladesh. I visited several times and
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(mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e.
with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with
them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray
from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125){And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah
(believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order),
and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds,
and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)The prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by
you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree,
Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said,
"Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one
who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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