The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 32
32 A Review of the Booklet ‘ Fai s lah A p Kare in ’—Judge for Yourself People—who still maintain zest for knowledge and wisdom in their bosoms— Will wander in Ka‘bah, asking for the way to Gangoh. By comparing your enlightened tomb to Mount Sinai, I keep pleading again and again ‘show me your face. ’ See how simple I am. (See Mersiyah , by Mahmood H asan, President Deoband, p. 6–17, published by Ma t ba‘ Bil a l i , Sadhora, Ambala Distt. ) One wonders, how do those who inflame the emotions of simple Muslims—in particular those affiliated with the Deobandi sect and whose highly respected elder’s words these are—forget to issue a fatwa of disbelief against him? And why did they not think to kindle a fire of opposition against him and all of his followers? These words, which highly respected Deobandi elders often repeat with great pomp, are very dangerous. In truth, if insolence has been committed, it is in these words. It is claimed that the distant towns and villages are not receiving blessings from Makkah; rather, in the blessed alleys of Makkah—which were honoured by the blessed feet of our beloved lord and master, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa —people of faith cannot achieve peace until they ask the way to Gangoh. In other words, Makkah and Baitull a h [i. e. , the Holy Ka‘bah] are but a compass, and Gangoh has become the town of the qiblah —God forbid.