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This Juhm was a heretic — an innovator of new ideas into the deen and the founder of a
new sect.
Imam Abu Yusuf (Rahmatullah Alayh) says: “For about six months I debated with Imana
A’Tham (Rahmatullah Alayh). And in the end we both agreed that whosoever maintains
that the Quran is created, is a kaafir.” (Ikhar). Now I ask you, were those who considered
the Quran to be created not of those who faced the Qiblah? Did they not perform Salaah
and Fast? Did they not recite the Kalimah?
Then there is that sect among the Shias who oelieve that Jibreel (Alayhis Salaam) made a
mistake, and instead of bringing revelation to Sayyidina Ali (Radiallahu anhu) he
erroneously brought it to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). These are
unanimously considered as kaafir. I ask you: Were they not of those who recited the
Kalimah and did they not call themselves Muslims who performed their Salaah facing the
Qiblah?
Then there are the Quramitah sect who denied that ghusl is required after sexual
intercourse, considered wine to be permissible and held that only two days fasts were
obligatory in the whole year. They even in their azaan call to prayer exclaimed that
Muhammed bin Hanafiyah was the messenger of Allah. Was there ever any doubt about
their being kaafir -outside the pale of Islam? (Ishaa-at). Apart from these they had many
other strange beliefs. Yet they called themselves Muslims!
The Ulema - not one of them only but hundreds - have stated clearly that by the terms
Ahlil-Qiblah is meant those people who do not deny anything from among the essentials
of deen.
Allanaah Shami (Rahmatullah Alayh) says:
“There is no difference of opinion in this that the person who rejects any of the esentjajs
of deen is a koafir, even though he may be of the Ahlil Qiblah and even though he may
throughout his life be punctual in Ibaadah.”
In the book Ikfarul Mulhideen by Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri (Rahmatullah Alayh) it
is reported on the authority of Bazzaaz (Rahmatullah Alayh):
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