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A critical analysis of the Modernists and the Hadeeth ... - Islam House

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Makhlooq (a creation)."<br />

The man said, "This saying <strong>of</strong> yours with which you have burdened<br />

<strong>the</strong> people <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> caliph with, did <strong>the</strong> Messenger �,<br />

Abu Bakr <strong>and</strong><br />

Umar say this or not?"<br />

Ibn Abu Dawood replied, "They did not say it."<br />

He asked, "Did <strong>the</strong>y know it or were <strong>the</strong>y ignorant <strong>of</strong> it?"<br />

Ibn Abu Dawood said, "They knew it."<br />

The man said, "Was this issue kept open to be silent about or were<br />

<strong>the</strong> people burdened with it?"<br />

Ibn Abu Dawood said, "No, ra<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>y kept silent."<br />

The man said, "Something which Allah's Messenger, Abu Bakr <strong>and</strong><br />

Umar kept silent about, you have not followed suit."<br />

So Ibn Abu Dawood kept quite.<br />

Wathiq freed <strong>the</strong> man <strong>and</strong> after solitary deliberation, he revoked his<br />

statement that <strong>the</strong> Qur'aan was created.<br />

After <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> Wathiq, <strong>the</strong> righteous-caliph al-<br />

Mutawakkil came to <strong>of</strong>fice. He ordered an end to all indulgence in <strong>the</strong><br />

issue.<br />

Imam Ahmad's trials finally ended, <strong>and</strong> his patience <strong>and</strong><br />

steadfastness in upholding <strong>the</strong> Aqeedah <strong>of</strong> Ahlus-Sunnah bore fruit.<br />

The issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> innovated idea <strong>of</strong> Khalq al-Qur'aan disintegrated; <strong>and</strong><br />

along with it, <strong>the</strong> strength <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mu'tazilah.<br />

Imam Ahmad passed away in 241H. Seven hundred<br />

thous<strong>and</strong> men <strong>and</strong> sixty thous<strong>and</strong> women attended his funeral. With<br />

this came true <strong>the</strong> saying <strong>of</strong> Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal,<br />

"Say to <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong> Bidah,<br />

between us <strong>and</strong> you are <strong>the</strong> funerals."<br />

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