Asslamo Allaikum,
Before I pose my questions which have been burning for a while, the following disclaimers must come handy :)
1) I am just an ordinary joe who is not involved in Tableeghi Jamaats (day to day efforts) although I have made some humble efforts in the past and am aware of the Usools of the work to some degree because of my past association with Nizamuddin & Raiwind
2) I am neither against the work, nor against the workers nor have any axe to grind with anyone
3) I am not a Gujrati so not influenced by the Surati/Baroochi debate
4) I am not from UK so have no pending loyalties/allegiances towards any groups here
Here are the two question:
a) What concern is it of Dewsbury Markaz to meddle into moon sighting or any other affairs? In India/Pakistan the Shura & the Buzurgs refer to and accept the Fatawa of Major Darul-ulooms & don't directly involve themselves into anything (but the work)...I personally know that they even refer Tableghees to local Ulama for Mas'ail. Why have Dewsbury Markaz broken the Usool and entangled themselves into this affair?
b) When Hazrat Jee (RA) wrote the letter to Hafiz Saheb (DB) about moon sighting, why wasn't it auctioned or even announced? It is not a private letter and it clearly says that it should be read out in Shura?
I know from my past experience that we used to write to Hazrat Jee (RA) to get permission to be involved in Non-Tableeghi Affairs and sometimes we got permitted and sometimes we got denied but in this case Hazrat Jee (RA)'s letter is fairly clear i.e.
c) He hadn't permitted anyone to get involved in this mayhem in the first place
d) He gave explicit instructions on how to resolve it, which were not adhered to
So what I am missing Brothers/Sisters, please let me know?
P.S.: From my conversations with Maulana Bilal, Maulana Abdur-Raheem etc.; I have an idea as to what the problem is from the Darul-Uloom Bury's perspective, but honestly I have no clue as to what's up with Dewsbury Markaz?