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