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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Life</strong>, <strong>Teachings</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Influence</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong> ibn Abdul-Wahhaab<br />

Tuhaami, a student <strong>of</strong> the Yemeni scholar <strong>Muhammad</strong> ibn Ali al-<br />

Shaukaani. 1<br />

(10) <strong>The</strong> Egyptian <strong>Muhammad</strong> Rasheed Ridha (d. 1354 A.H.)<br />

wrote a number <strong>of</strong> articles in defense <strong>of</strong> the teachings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong><br />

ibn Abdul-Wahhaab in his well-known magazine al-Manaar. In<br />

addition, he had a number <strong>of</strong> the works <strong>of</strong> the scholars <strong>of</strong> Najd<br />

published together in one anthology.<br />

(11) In the magazine al-Muqtataf, Saalih ibn Dakheel al-<br />

Jarullaah wrote an article refuting the views <strong>of</strong> the missionary Samuel<br />

Zweimer concerning ibn Abdul-Wahhaab <strong>and</strong> the “Wahhabis.” In this<br />

article, the author states that there is much confusion about ibn Abdul-<br />

Wahhaab. However, he himself met with many <strong>of</strong> the followers <strong>of</strong> ibn<br />

Abdul-Wahhaab in Syria, Egypt <strong>and</strong> Iraq in 1318 A.H. <strong>and</strong> he found<br />

himself in <strong>com</strong>plete agreement with their beliefs that are firmly based<br />

on the Quran <strong>and</strong> Sunnah. 2<br />

(12) Al-Qaul al-Sadeed fi Qama al-Hiraazi al-Aneed by<br />

Mahmood Shuwail (1302-1372 A.H.) <strong>of</strong> Madinah. This work is a<br />

refutation <strong>of</strong> a work by the Sudanese <strong>Muhammad</strong> al-Bakri Abu<br />

Hiraaz. 3<br />

(13) Fauzaan al-Saabiq (d. 1373 A.H.) was originally from the<br />

Tribes <strong>of</strong> Dawaasir. He moved to Najd <strong>and</strong> studied with Abdul-Lateef<br />

ibn Abdul-Rahmaan ibn Hasan ibn <strong>Muhammad</strong> ibn Abdul-Wahhaab.<br />

He then went to India <strong>and</strong> studied with Sideeq Hasan Khan. After<br />

which, he fought in the army <strong>of</strong> Abdul-Azeez al-Saud. King Abdul-<br />

Azeez then sent him as his envoy to Damascus, where he met <strong>and</strong><br />

studied with al-Qaasimi, al-Bitaar <strong>and</strong> others. 4 He moved from there to<br />

Cairo where he met <strong>and</strong> studied with <strong>Muhammad</strong> Rasheed Ridha <strong>and</strong><br />

others. 5 He wrote a work entitled al-Bayaan al-Ishhaar li-Kashf Zigh<br />

al-Mulhid al-Haaj Mukhtaar, in which he refuted the attacks <strong>of</strong> one<br />

Haaj Mukhtaar on the “Wahhabis.”<br />

1 Cf., al-Abdul-Lateef, p. 26.<br />

2 See al-Abdul-Lateef, pp.. 26-27.<br />

3 Cf., al-Abdul-Lateef, p. 27.<br />

4 Al-Saabiq, <strong>com</strong>ing from Najd, writes that in Damascus in 1329 A.H., he met<br />

with some “scholars” who attacked the people <strong>of</strong> Najd <strong>and</strong> their beliefs, calling<br />

them “Wahhabis,” “fifth school” <strong>and</strong> extremists. It is amazing how, <strong>and</strong> this<br />

continues today, the opponents <strong>of</strong> “Wahhabism” will call someone a “Wahhabi”<br />

<strong>and</strong> will define for the person what he believes <strong>and</strong> thinks, without even asking<br />

him if this is truly what he believes or thinks. Cf., al-Saabiq, p. 13.<br />

5 See al-Bassaam, vol. 5, pp. 378-383.

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