Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 13
Mahzarnama 13 G. If the door of negation of faith is opened against Muslim sects, as referred to in (e) above, then rationality and justice would necessitate that all those issues be scrutinized on the basis of which various religious scholars have already declared Muslim sects, other than their own, to be disbelievers ( Kaafir ), apostates ( Murtad ), or outside the pale of Islam. Some instances are as follows: i. To believe that the Holy Quran was created ( Makhlooq ), or not created. ( Ghair Makhlooq ) [ Asha'ira , Hanabilah ] ii. To believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was not a human being but Light ( Noor ). [Barelvi]. iii. To believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was not Light (Noor) but a human being. [Ahle Hadith]. iv. To believe that the Holy Prophet sa was Omnipresent, Omniscient and Knower of the Unseen. [Barelvi] v. To believe that it is legitimate to seek help from the saints who are dead, and to hold that several such dead saints possess such powers as to grant the request of someone in need, when one makes such a request to them. [Barelvi] vi. To believe that nothing is trustworthy in the Shariah of Islam except the Holy Quran, and that one is not obligated to follow the precept of the Holy Prophet sa ( Sunnah ) or his reported Sayings ( Ahadith ), no matter how strong the basis of those traditions, and despite the consistent and unbroken chain of their narration extending to our time. [Chakraalvi, Pervezi] vii. To believe that in addition to the chapters ( Surahs ) contained in the thirty parts of the Holy Quran, some other chapters were also revealed which contained references to Hadhrat Ali, but those revealed chapters were destroyed. Therefore we have not received the