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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
practiced and propagated it. But beyond that, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) also stated that there shall always be
people who are along that path of truth. The Messenger said,
ﻰـ�ﺘ�ﺣ �ﻢ�ﻬﹶﻔﹶﻟﺎ�ﺧ �ﻦ�ﻣ ﻻ�ﻭ �ﻢ�ﻬﹶﻟﹶﺬ�ﺧ �ﻦ�ﻣ �ﻢ�ﻫ�ﺮ�ﻀ�ﻳ ﻻ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹺﺮ�ﻣﹶﺄﹺﺑ ﹲﺔ�ﻤ�ﺋﺎﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ�ﻣﹸﺃ ﻲ�ﺘ�ﻣﹸﺃ �ﻦ�ﻣ ﹸﻝﺍ�ﺰ�ﻳ ﻻ
�ﻚ�ﻟﹶﺫ ﻰﹶﻠ�ﻋ �ﻢ�ﻫ�ﻭ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ �ﺮ�ﻣﹶﺃ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﻴ�ﺗﹾﺄ�ﻳ
“A group from my Nation will always remain obedient to Allah’s
orders, and they will not be harmed by those who abandon them nor
those who oppose them, until the command of Allah comes while they
are [still] in that state.” (Recorded by al-Bukhari.)
That group that adheres to the Straight Path may be small or it
may be large. Regardless of its numbers, the important point is that
they are following the path that is pleasing to Allah. In fact, the
pleasure of Allah is their ultimate goal. Hence, those who forsake
them and those who openly oppose them cannot bring them any true
harm whatsoever since they are on the path of ultimate happiness.
The above, in a way, summarizes the message and teachings of
ibn Abdul-Wahhaab.
The Concept of Tajdeed (“Revivalism”)
Although, as noted above, a group of the entire Muslim Nation
may always be following the truth, the situation of the Muslim Nation
as a whole has certainly been one of ebb and flow. Attachment to the
Quran and Sunnah has been strong at times and has waned at other
times. However, as Allah has promised to preserve this message, there
has never been and there never will be, Allah willing, a time when the
message is completely lost or destroyed. To the contrary, Allah has
also promised to raise individuals among this Nation that will work to
revive it and strive to bring it back to its true teachings. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has mentioned this fact in
his well-known hadith,
ﺎ�ﻬ�ﻨﻳ�ﺩ ﺎ�ﻬﹶﻟ �ﺩ�ﺪ�ﺠ�ﻳ �ﻦ�ﻣ �ﺔ�ﻨ�ﺳ �ﺔﹶﺋﺎ�ﻣ ﱢﻞﹸﻛ ﹺﺱﹾﺃ�ﺭ ﻰﹶﻠ�ﻋ �ﺔ�ﻣُﻷﺍ �ﻩ�ﺬ�ﻬ�ﻟ ﹸﺚ�ﻌ�ﺒ�ﻳ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﱠﻥﹺﺇ
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