But how did this happen?
Ml Ilyas Kandhlawi رحمة الله عليه alone with a heart burned with fervour for Muslims to return to their religion. With this, he started the effort.
Did Ml Ilyas Kandhlawi رحمة الله عليه initially intend to create a partisan group? Was the purpose to develop an Emir? Was the intent to form a Shura? Was the intent to establish one specific Markaz? Was there some strategic plan? Was there a committee? Was there any report? Was there any budget? Was there to make a secretary? None of this was the objective.
The actual objective was what? To call people to Allah, his religion, one’s self-rectification. He stood with sincerity, solely for Allah’s pleasure. So he can say before Allah with conscience, ‘I did what I could for your religion.’
Over time, yes, Emir is created, Shura is created. That’s fine. But this is not the objective. Making a partisan group is not the objective. Companions of the Prophet
were not brought together to form a group. Darul Uloom Deoband was initially just a teacher and student. It wasn’t to create a group.
Deficiencies occur when the group itself becomes the objective. Initially, the objective was Allah, religion, and sincerity, but later, the group itself became the objective.
This deviance has caused one Muslim to fight another Muslim. It has reached such a level that people have inflicted physical harm on others. Some have been killed. Incidents in Bangladesh are worth crying tears of blood for. If Ml Ilyas رحمة الله عليه had been alive, he would have shed tears of blood.
If Tabligh's effort has been split, let it be. I made efforts earlier to prevent this division. It's unfortunate, but it couldn’t be prevented, and it's done.
So now tell me. Is belonging to a particular group the objective? Or is aiding Islam the objective? Tell me. Is the effort the objective? Or belonging to a specific group the objective? For Allah’s sake, stop condemning one another.
Whoever takes Allah’s name and is inviting towards the religion is welcome. Think of them as your own. Deal them with love. Don’t harbour enmity towards them.
What’s the command?
“Read (iqra)” (96:1)
What should you read? Read about the religion. Someone wants to read Fazail Amaal. Someone wants to read Muntakhab Hadith. Both are under the commandment of ‘read.’ There is a slight difference in the methodology. But dividing the Muslims is not something the Prophet
would ever approve of.
Someone wants to learn the religion. My focus is he doesn’t go to any other teacher but learns only from me. Would this be called sincerity or vanity? If someone is learning the religion from one group, why bear enmity towards him? He is also doing your work.
Tabiin would state when we would ask a question from one of the Companions (rad). The Companion (rad) would say, "Go to this companion; he is much more knowledgeable. Go ask him." When they would go to that companion (rad), he would say, "Go ask another companion." Sometimes, they would go to different companions and return to the companion they had initially asked.
What did they want? Each companion wished the other companion to gain the blessing of teaching the religion. They deemed this better for themselves.
Fame was not the objective.
Nowadays, people are focused on creating a name for themselves. I swear on Allah, if Ml Ilyas رحمة الله عليه knew the world would eventually know of him, he wouldn’t have begun this effort. He رحمة الله عليه did this solely for Allah.
Who belongs to my group belongs to me. Who doesn’t belong to my group is not mine. He is my enemy. If required, I will fight with him. If needed, I will kill him. Allah protect us. If it has reached such depravity, know this is the devil’s work. When a Muslim is willing to kill another Muslim, know this is the devil’s work.
The Companions (rad) differed, but they had the company of the Prophet
. Even after conflicts among themselves, they remained the Companions of the Prophet . Why? Because both sides were sincere.
But in our times, killing among Muslims. One pushes, condemns, willing to stone or shoot the other. This is solely the devil’s work.
Alhumdulillah, there are people from both sides in this gathering. This made me happy that people have gathered only for Allah and to aid his religion. InshAllah, Allah will shower blessings on this gathering. Remove this hatred and malice from your hearts.
Come to the understanding that, yes, we have separated, but we will not forgo our objective. What is that?
“Read (iqra)” (96:1)
Hold firmly on ‘read (iqra)’. Read and study the religion. Teach the religion. Spread the religion.
Whoever brings someone closer to the religion, consider him your brother. Don’t consider him your enemy. Live among each other with love.
Good, we see from the effort is due to the blessings of Ml Ilyas Kandhlawi رحمة الله عليه, Ml Hussain Ahmed Madani رحمة الله عليه, and Ml Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi رحمة الله عليه. Don’t destroy those blessings by bearing enmity, hatred, and fighting amongst one another.
