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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab that a certain amount of change is always essential in a living civilization, but the change should be organic, that is to say, it should come from within that civilization in response to the genuine needs of the society which claims to own it and should not be a mere imitation of another civilization… The Shaikh, therefore, was very cautious about his decisions. He persuaded the people to discard only those things which he found un-Islamic, while he readily accepted the ideas and practices which could be fitted into the structure of Islam. The Wahhabi movement is, therefore, not essentially retrograde and conservative in its nature. It is progressive in the sense that it not only awakened the Arabs to the most urgent need of heartsearching and broke the complacency to which they had been accustomed for years, but also gave the reformers a definite line of action. It taught them that for the revival of Islam it was necessary to give up second-hand formulas and sterile conventions, and that it was equally essential to come back to the realities of Islam and build only on the bases of these solid rocks new modes of thought and action. 1 Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s Motivation Saalih al-Atram noted that ibn Abdul-Wahhaab was living in a situation much like the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) himself, wherein most of the people were dedicated to acts of ignorance and idolatry and only a small number of people were still dedicated to the true religion of their ancestor Abraham. The society, obviously, was dominated by what the majority did. Al-Atram states that from this background one can understand what was the motivation of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab: to take the people back to the knowledge of Allah and to keep them from the greatest thing that Allah had prohibited, shirk. Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab could not remain quiet in such a setting. His knowledge and his faith drove him to act. It drove him to try to save those poor people who were following the devil and their desires. After that introduction, Al-Atram then lists eleven motivating factors that led ibn Abdul-Wahhaab to follow the course that he followed. 2 It must be noted, though, that he does not support his claim 1 Siddiqi, vol. 2, p. 1447. 2 Al-Atram, vol. 1, pp. 266-267. 370
371 The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab by, for example, quotes from ibn Abdul-Wahhaab showing that these were indeed his motivating factors. However, an overall reading of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s writings and his life demonstrates that many, if not all, of these factors were probably on ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s mind. Furthermore, no one but Allah truly knows what is any individual’s true intention and motivations. However, the eleven factors that al- Atram mentions are important factors that may also encourage the readers to take on the role and tremendous job that ibn Abdul- Wahhaab fulfilled in his life. It is for this reason that they are being reproduced here. The Muslim Nation is in need of strong leaders and motivating scholars who can further take on the role began by ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s reforms and these eleven points should be strong motivating factors for anyone who has true faith in his heart. Al-Atram’s eleven factors that motivated ibn Abdul- Wahhaab’s deeds and accomplishments are: (1) To fulfill his Lord’s command to His messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his followers: ϑðΨ/≅… Ω⇑ΗΤΤΩ⎯Τ‰Σ♠Ω⎝ ∃⎠Ψ⇒Ω⊕ΩΤ‰ΠςΤ�≅… Ξ⇑Ω∨Ω⎝ η†ΩΤ⇓Κς… ]〈Ω⁄κΨ±ΩŠ υ⎠ς∏Ω∅ ϑðΨ&/≅… ⎠ς√ΞΜ… Νϖ…⎡Σ∅⎯ ςΚ… ⌡⎠Ψ∏∼Ψ‰Ω♠ −Ψ®ΨϒΗΤΩ∑ ⎯ΣΤ∈ φ⎦κΨ{Ξ≤⎯↑Σ∧
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