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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab state of darkness. 1 Indeed, in one hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated, ﻲـﹺﻧ�ﺮ�ﻣﹶﺃ ﻲ�ﺑ�ﺭ ﱠﻥﹺﺇ ﻻﹶﺃ �ﻪ�ﺘ�ﺒﹾﻄ�ﺧ ﻲ�ﻓ ﹴﻡ�ﻮ�ﻳ �ﺕﺍﹶﺫ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﱠﻠ�ﺻ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹶﻝﻮ�ﺳ�ﺭ ﱠﻥﹶﺃ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﺘـﹶﻘ�ﻤﹶﻓ ﹺﺽ�ﺭﹶﺄﹾﻟﺍ ﹺﻞ�ﻫﹶﺃ ﻰﹶﻟﹺﺇ �ﺮﹶﻈ�ﻧ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﱠﻥﹺﺇ�ﻭ .. ﻲ�ﻣ�ﻮ�ﻳ ﻲﹺﻨ�ﻤﱠﻠ�ﻋ ﺎ�ﻤ�ﻣ �ﻢ�ﺘﹾﻠﹺﻬ�ﺟ ﺎ�ﻣ �ﻢﹸﻜ�ﻤﱢﻠ�ﻋﹸﺃ ﹾﻥﹶﺃ .. �ﻚﹺﺑ �ﻲ�ﻠ�ﺘ�ﺑﹶﺃ�ﻭ �ﻚ�ﻴ�ﻠ�ﺘ�ﺑﹶﺄ�ﻟ �ﻚ�ﺘﹾﺜ�ﻌ�ﺑ ﺎ�ﻤ�ﻧﹺﺇ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ�ﻭ ﹺﺏﺎ�ﺘ�ﻜﹾﻟﺍ ﹺﻞ�ﻫﹶﺃ �ﻦ�ﻣ ﺎ�ﻳﺎﹶﻘ�ﺑ ﱠﻻﹺﺇ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﻤ�ﺠ�ﻋ�ﻭ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﺑ�ﺮ�ﻋ “One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said during his sermon, ‘Behold, my Lord commanded me that I should teach you that which you do not know and which He has taught me today… Verily, Allah looked towards the people of the earth and He showed hatred for the Arabs and the non-Arabs, with the exception of some remnants of the People of the Book. And He said, “I have sent you in order to try you and to try [them] through you”…’” (Recorded by Muslim.) Yet within a very short span of time, a portion of humanity rose from the abyss to lead mankind into a new era, in which godliness would once again be the essential virtue. Although the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is no longer alive and his leadership in physical form in this world is no longer possible, the guidance that he received will always be preserved to lead mankind whenever they take it upon themselves to turn to it. As described in Chapter 3, by the time of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, Islam, and hence all of humanity, had once again reached a very sad state. Through his travels, ibn Abdul-Wahhaab was well aware that the darkness that had overcome Najd was not restricted to Najd alone but was apparent throughout Muslim lands. Yet as great as that darkness was, ibn Abdul-Wahhaab knew that if the people would correct their beliefs and change their ways, their lives could be completely transformed. Thus it was that ibn Abdul-Wahhaab told Muhammad ibn Saud at the time of their historic pact, “Indeed, I give you glad tidings of honor and being established in the land. Whoever 1 For the plight of the world at the time of the coming of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the change Allah brought about via the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), see Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo, How to Approach and Understand the Quran (Boulder, CO: Al- Basheer Company for Publications and Translations, 1999), pp. 36-47. 316
317 The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab sticks to these words, ‘There is no true god except Allah,’ acts by them and supports them will rule the land and the people.” 1 The example that he and his followers gave can once again give hope to mankind today. As long as that guidance is there—the Quran and Sunnah as propagated by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), which was followed and implemented by ibn Abdul-Wahhaab—there can always be hope that mankind may wake up and return to those great teachings. That revelation has the ability to stir in the hearts of mankind and revive the deadened souls. In fact, there is one verse in the Quran, not to speak of the entire Quran, that has changed the hearts of many a wrongdoer and may continue to have that effect, ‚Ω�Ω⎝ ΘΞ⊂Ω
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