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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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D E C E P T I O N S<br />

ported to al-J:Iusayn. <strong>The</strong>y have gone so far as to say that he had an<br />

Ascent and the Prophet (;i) had an Ascent (al-mi'rdj), that they expelled<br />

him <strong>Ibn</strong> Bistam. He remained in Makkah for two years, then<br />

returned to Jurjan [a city in Iran], where he remained till the death<br />

of al-J:Iusayn <strong>Ibn</strong> 'Isa, when he returned to Bistam. Al-SulamI says:<br />

A certain man reported that Sahl <strong>Ibn</strong> 'Abdullah al-TustarI declared<br />

that the angels, the Jinn, and the devils visited him and that he discoursed<br />

to them. This was disapproved <strong>by</strong> the masses, who went so<br />

far as to attribute evil acts to him, so that he fled to Basrah, where he<br />

died. He also states that al-J:Iarith al-MuQ.asibI talked about some<br />

theological matters, including the Attributes; and was shunned <strong>by</strong><br />

AQ.mad <strong>Ibn</strong> J:Ianbal, in consequence of which he went into hiding<br />

till he died.<br />

Abu Bakr al-Khallal also states in his work '/(jtdb al-Sunnah' that<br />

AQ.mad <strong>Ibn</strong> J:Ianbal said: Warn others from al-J:Iarith as much as<br />

you can, for he is the source of harm. So and so used to meet with<br />

him, so he convinced them of the theology al-Jahm. He has always<br />

been the refuge of people of kaldm. He is just like a lion waiting to<br />

attack; look out for the day when he will spring on people!<br />

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