The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

T H E D EVI L ' S
D E C E P T I O N S
them was present, then it would not permissible to pray behind anyone
else, whether he was righteous or not.
Al-'Abbas[yyah ( I ) claimed that al-'Abbas (ra4!JA.lltihu 'anhu)
was most worthy of becoming the Khalifah.
Al-Mutantisikhah ( 81 ) believed in reincarnation of spirits. The
spirit of a righteous person would exit his body (upon death) and
enters a body in which it enjoys life. And the spirit of an unrighteous
person enters a body in which it suffers.
Al-La1nah ( a.'.:)IJI ) curse 'Uthman, Tall).ah, al-Zubayr, Mu'awiyah,
Abii Musa, 'A'ishah (ra4!JA.llahu 'anhum) and others.
Al-Mutarabbifah ()1) wore the clothing of SU.fts and appointed
a leader in every time period claiming that he was the Mahdi of this
nation. When he would die they appoint another leader.
vi. alJabriyyah (I)
Aljabr[yyah split into twelve sects:
Al-Mmftarr[yah ( a;'j:al.1) claimed that a human does nothing, and
that it is Allah who does everything.
Al-Afiil[yyah (W\11) claimed that human actions were not controlled
by humans and instead, we are driven to do things just like
cattle are driven by the rope with which they are tied.
Al-M'!friigh[yyah ( J_,il.I ) claimed that all things have been created
and that nothing was being created.
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