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

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The<br />

transform<br />

Allah's Messenger � informed us that groups <strong>of</strong> his Ummah<br />

would follow <strong>the</strong> deviations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> past generation. He �<br />

said, "You will certainly follow <strong>the</strong> ways <strong>of</strong> those who came<br />

before you, span by span, cubit by cubit, until even if <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were to enter a lizard's hole, you would follow <strong>the</strong>m."<br />

We (<strong>the</strong> Sahabah) said, "O Messenger <strong>of</strong> Allah, (do you<br />

mean) <strong>the</strong> Jews <strong>and</strong> Christians?"<br />

He said, "Who else?!" [Agreed upon]<br />

This <strong>Hadeeth</strong> describes with precision, <strong>the</strong> attitude <strong>and</strong> end-result <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> 'Muslim-modernists' who imitated <strong>the</strong>ir Christian counterparts<br />

until <strong>the</strong>y followed <strong>the</strong>m into <strong>the</strong> hole <strong>of</strong> deviation <strong>and</strong> disbelief.<br />

The following issues are <strong>the</strong> hallmarks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

modernist;<br />

call to<br />

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