Al Qur'an wa Sunnah wa Ijma' wa Qiyas
Al hamdulillahi Rabbil alameen, was salaatu was salaamu ala Sayyidil Ambiya e wal Mursaleen, Sayyidina wa Shafee enaa wa Nabiyyinaa wa Maulaana Muhammadiw, wa alaa Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Ahli Baytihi wa Awliyaa’ihi ajma’eena Birahmatika yaa Arhamar Rahimeen. Amma Ba’d.
All Praise is for Allah the Lord of all the worlds, and blessings and peace upon the Leader of all the Prophets and Messengers: our Leader and our Master, Muhammad, and upon His Family and His Companions all of them, with Your Mercy, O Most Merciful of the Merciful. As for what follows, Allah Ta’ala Says in His Glorious Qur’an:
“Fas-aloo Ahl al dhikri in kuntum laa ta’lamoon (Ask Ahl al-Dhikr if you do not know).” (Holy Qur’an, 16:43)
The principal of accepting the ruling of the Illustrious Ulama, the qualified scholars of the past have been much maligned. Those choosing to safeguard their deeni lives by accepting qualified authority are being attacked. Thieves of Deen and their ignorant followers are accusing Muslims of being blind followers and are even labeling Muslims unbelievers, apostates, and/or polytheists. Because of lack of sound knowledge as to the true position of Rasulullah, Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, and the honored Sahaba Akram, Radiyallahu ‘anhum ajma’een, pseudo-scholars calling themselves Salafi are leading many of our Muslim youth astray. These evil so-called Ulama attack new converts to Islam and steal their Imaan (belief) by pretending to be Islamic scholars.
The age-old bid’ah (innovation), the idea that there is no need to learn our Islam from qualified scholars who teach and lead, the premise that each rank and file (ami) Muslim has the right and the innate ability to interpret Al Qur’an Kareem and the Sunnah of Sayyidina Rasuli Akram Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam continues to rear its ugly head throughout the Muslim world. This ugly monstrosity continues to raise its head in the United States. So-called modernist scholars (who call themselves Salafi) claim the ability to determine the correct way to Allah Ta’ala, mislead many. We must oppose these deviated people and follow qualified scholars who studied at the blessed feet of Sahaba Akram and at Tabi’een, Radiyallahu ‘anhum ajma’een (may Allah be pleased with them all), and those follow in that tradition.
Since the beginning of man’s life on earth, Allah Ta’ala has sent Ambiya and Mursaleen (Prophets and Messengers) for man’s guidance. Allah Ta’ala also rose from among the true believers, blessed beings, true followers of the Prophets and Messenger, experts in expounding the guidance received from the Messengers and Prophets (may Allah Ta’ala’s Blessings and peace be on them all). We must understand that Allah Ta’ala did not charge all the followers of the Messengers and Prophets with the responsibility of leading and teaching. Just as we know that not everyone is able the art of healing, so too not everyone is qualified to heal diseased hearts and provide proper guidance for the Mu’mineen. Likewise understanding intimately the Divine scheme of things is not possible for each individual Muslim or claimant to Islam. We need guidance to understand how to practice the contents of His (Allah Ta’ala’s) Divine message.
Allah Ta’ala chooses whom He wills to lead and teach the Ummat-e-Muhammadi. From this point of view, we wish to present clear evidence from the Sources of Islam (nass) Al Qur’an Kareem and the Sunnah of our Blessed Nabi, Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.
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