Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

that “Allâhu ta’âlâ has directions and is a composition of particles
that came together.” However, it was declared by consensus that
he was rich in ’ilm, in jalâlat, and in diyânat. A person who has
fiqh, knowledge, justice and reason must first observe a matter
and then decide about it with prudence. Especially, judging a
Muslim’s disbelief or apostasy or heresy or deciding that he must
be killed requires very minute observations and utter
circumspection. Quotations from the book Fatâwal-hadîthiyya by
Ibni Hajar-i Makkî ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaih’ end here.
Recently, it has become a fashion to imitate Ibni Taymiyya.
They defend his heretical writings and reproduce his books,
particularly his al-Wâsita. This book, from beginning to end is full
with his ideas that are disagreeable with the Qur’ân al-kerîm, with
hadîth-i-sherîfs and with the Ijmâ’al-Muslimîn. It causes great
fitna and faction among the readers and causes fraternal hostility.
The Saudi Arabian Wahhâbîs, and ignorant men of religion who
were caught in their traps in other Muslim countries, have made
Ibni Taymiyya a banner for themselves; they give him such names
as ‘The Great Mujtahid’ and ‘Shaikh al-Islam’. They embrace his
heretical thoughts and harmful writings in the name of faith and
îmân. For stopping this terrible current, which brings about
faction among Muslims and demolishes Islam from within, we
must read the Ahl as-sunnat savants’ valuable literature refuting
and rebutting them with proofs. Among this literature, the book
Shifâ us-siqâm fî-ziyârati-khayril-anâm, written by the great imâm
and the profoundly learned savant Taqî-ad-dîn as-Subkî, destroys
Ibni Taymiyya’s heretical ideas, eliminates his faction, and
exposes his obstinacy. It prevents the spreading of his evil
intentions and wrong beliefs.
10— AL-JAMÂ’AT-UL-ISLÂMIYYA: This group of bid’at
was founded in India in 1360 [1941 A.D.] by a man without a
madhhab named Mawdûdî. The book ash-Shaqîqân, printed in
1988, contains his articles praising Humainî. The group named al-
Jamâ’atut-tablîghiyya was founded by Muhammad Ilyâs Dahlawî
in 1345 [1926 A.D.]. This man died in 1363 [1944 A.D.]. His son
Muhammad Yûsuf, who succeeded him, praised the Sahâba in his
Arabic book entitled Hayât-us-sahâba very much, as a stratagem
to deceive young Muslims. The book entitled Asr-i se’âdet târîhi,
translated from English to Turkish by Ömer R›zâ Doğrul, is not
the translation of Hayât-us-sahâba. It is the translation of the
book entitled es-Sîratunnabawiyya by Shibli Nu’mânî, from India,
who is also the author of the book entitled al-Fârûq. Yûsuf died in
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