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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab However, that is just a small portion of the fruits of his labor. His descendents and followers continue to propagate the true message of monotheism (tauheed) long after his death. Due to the help of Allah and then the efforts of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, the message of tauheed has reached all the corners of the world today. Even in the United States today, for example, when a person converts to Islam, he is more often than not exposed to a true Islam based on the Quran and Sunnah, free of idolatry and shirk. Many times that true message comes to the convert via people who have been directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly, influenced by the teachings of or the revival started by Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab. Truth or Falsehood is Not To be Affirmed Simply Based on Numbers A point that Allah has alluded to in numerous places in the Quran is that the sheer number of adherents to a creed does not in any way indicate the soundness of that creed. For example, Allah says, …_⁄⎡Σ⊃Σ{ ‚Πς�ΜΞ… Ξ♣†Πς⇒√≅… Σ≤Ω‘Τ⎯{Κς… υϖ⎠ΩΤŠςΚ†ΩΤ⊇ ωΩ‘Ω∨ ΘΞΡ® ⇑Ψ∨ γ⇐…ƒ∫⌠≤ΤΣ⊆
351 The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab However, the important point that each and every Muslim must remember is not the number of companions but whether they are in fact along the Straight Path that is pleasing to Allah. As long as one can be certain that what he is following or believing in can be clearly proven from the Quran and Sunnah—the ultimate authorities—he never has to worry whether or not it is consistent with what the masses are following. In fact, Allah told the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Ω⇐κΨ⇒Ψ∨⎯⎣Σ∧ΨŠ ðŒπ″Ω≤Ωš ⎯⎡ς√Ω⎝ Ξ♣†Πς⇒√≅… Σ≤Ω‘Τ⎯{Κς… “Yet no faith will the greater part of mankind have, however ardently you [O Muhammad] do desire it” (Yoosuf 103) Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab is one scholar who clearly understood this concept and realized that a Muslim must be ready to face a situation where he, by following the truth, is very much in the minority and may even be despised. However, the truth must always be supported and adhered to, no matter how great the opposition. Such is a virtuous act indeed. In responding to a question put forth to him, ibn Abdul- Wahhaab wrote, “Know first that if the truth shines forth and is clear, it is not harmed by the large numbers who oppose it and the small numbers who agree with it. You know how some aspects of tauheed have become strange, although they are clearer than the prayer and fasting; and that [strangeness] does not harm it at all.” 1 Ibn Abdul- Wahhaab also wrote, “I do not know of anything more virtuous in getting one nearer to Allah than adhering to the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during times of ‘strangeness.’ If one adds to that striving against the disbelievers and hypocrites, that forms the completeness of faith. In fact, the most virtuous jihad is striving against the hypocrites during times of ‘strangeness.’” 2 Vassiliev wrote, “In the present writer’s opinion, however, the Wahhabis were sectarians precisely because they opposed Sunnism in its then dominant form, even though from the position of wanting to ‘purify’ it.” 3 What Vassiliev touched upon is actually very important in evaluating the “Wahhabis” or any similar call. It may be one of the 1 Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, Muallifaat, vol. 3, section on Fatawa, p. 88. 2 Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, Muallifaat, vol. 7, p. 288. 3 Vassiliev, p. 75. :†Ω∨Ω⎝
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