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reported to have said that he didnt even know what lay behind a wall. [The sources cited were Allama Khafajis Nasim al-Riyaz and Shihabuddin Ahmad Hajar Makkis (d. 1565/66) Afzal al-Qura. The hadis in question was apparently mentioned in Barahin-e Qatiyya in defense of the denying that the Prophet had ilm-e ghaib. Imam Ahmad Raza maintained that this hadis was baseless (be-asl) and had been declared to be so by Abdul Haqq Muhhadis Dehlawi (d.1642) in his Madarij al-Nubuwwa.] It is evident from this somewhat simplified summary by Dr. Usha Sanyal of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadiris (may Allah be pleased with him) takfir of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the Deobandi ulema named in Husam al-Haramain that the grounds for the charges related largely [though not wholly, given the debates centered on Allahs transcendence] to the beloved Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace). Specifically, Imam Ahmad Raza interpreted the various statements quoted to imply denial of Muhammads (Allah bless him and give him peace) superiority to all other prophets, denial of the finality of the Prophets prophethood, belief in the superiority of Satans knowledge to Muhammad Mustapha (Allah bless him and give him peace), and denial of the fact indisputable to Imam Ahmad Raza that Muhammad Mustapha (Allah bless him and give him peace) had been granted knowledge of the unseen by Almighty Allah [Exalted is He]. For these reasons, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadiri (may Allah be well pleased with him) regarded the above ulama as kafirs and apostates from Islam [murtadds], followers of Satan rather than Almighty Allah. The Satanic imputation was in fact frequent throughout the fatwa. The words most used to describe Satan were liar, false, and deceitful. It comes as no surprise that such epithets could be used to describe Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, whom Imam Ahmad Raza Khan described as the worst kafir then living in India. It does not surprise one, however, to find that Maulana Qasim Nanautawi, accused of denying the temporal finality of Muhammads (Allah bless him and give him peace) prophethood, was a follower of Satan: "Satan has planted the deceit in their hearts", Imam Ahmad Raza wrote of those who accepted Nanautawis leadership. Maulanas Rashid Gangohi and Khalil Ahmad Ambethwi were similarly described, for their alleged belief that Satans knowledge exceeded that of the Prophet. In fact, they were said to go as far as to associate Iblis with Almighty Allah [Exalted is He]. Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadiris (may Allah be pleased with him) portrayal of Satan as engaged in artfully luring the believer away from obedience to Almighty Allah and His Prophet, towards disobedience and hence kufr appears to have been largely based on hadis literature. Such portrayals can be found in the Malfuzat. In one instance, Imam Ahmad Raza says that if one eats or drinks without saying Bismillah, Satan will enter the food. Or again, Satan and his followers are portrayed exchanging news with one another at the end of the day as to the number of people they were able to mislead astray that day. [See Malfuzat, Volume 2, pp. 92-3; Vol 3, pp. 22-4.] As Peter J. Awn explains in his study of the Satan motif in Islamic literary sources, hadis literature depicts him as evil, cunning, and wily; his delight is to lead mankind astray. Mankind experiences Satan as a constant presence throughout life, for he is part of mans very lifeblood. One has therefore to be watchful at all times, waking and sleeping, against Satans snares. [Peter J. Awn, Satans Tragedy and Redemption: Iblis in Sufi Psychology]. As Imam Ahmad Raza saw it, the fact that the ulema mentioned in Husam al-Haramain had taken the positions they had, in illegal denigration of Almighty Allah and His most Beloved Prophet, was proof that they had fallen victim to Satans wiles. And because following Satan was the antithesis to following Almighty Allah [Exalted is He] and the beloved Prophet [Allah bless him and give him peace], they were necessarily kafirs. TOP
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