Three in One

by Naeem Osman Memon

Page 268 of 363

Three in One — Page 268

In another fatwa issued against the Wahabbis, it has been stated by Muslim religious scholars that they: 'are excluded from the Sunnis and are like misguided sects because many of their beliefs and practices are opposed to the Sunnis. It is not permissible to pray behind them; mix with them socially and sit with them and to let them enter mosques at their pleasure is prohibited in Islamic Shari'ah. 165. Incidentally, this fatwa has been issued by the muqallid Muslims which also includes Hanafi scholars against what is called the ghair muqallid Muslims. Since the publishers of Two in One profess to belong to the Ahnaf persuasion, what judgement would they pronounce against their own spiritual predecessors for the aforementioned edict? Also, would Dr. Rashid Ali who appears to be the actual financier and author of the grotesque book Two in One have the courage to inform the rulers of the. United Arab Emirates and its neighbour, Saudi Arabia that he subscribes to a tendency which considers the Wahabbis as excluded from the Sunnis and a misguided sect and which believes that it is not permissible for the people of his persuasion, i. e. , the Ahnafs to either mix with the Wahabbis or socially sit with them and even let them enter Ahnaf mosques at their pleasure since it is prohibited in the Shari'ah of Islam?. The Pervezi movement of the Ahle Quran tendency has had a similar fatwa issued against them which states: 'Ghulam Ahmad Pervez is a kafir according to Islamic Shari'ah and excluded from the pale of Islam. No Muslim woman can remain married to him, nor can a Muslim woman enter into marriage with him. His funeral prayer cannot be said, nor is it permissible to bury him in a Muslim graveyard. This applies. not only to Parvez but to every kafir. It also applies to any person who is a follower of his in these heretic beliefs. As he 65. Arguments with regard to the expulsion of Wahabbis from Mosques, p. 8. vide. Tulu' e. Islam, August 1969 66. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 49 268