**Protecting Islamic Literature from Wahabi fabrications/forgeries/corruptions**

Aamir Ibrahim

As Salamu Alaykum to all Muslims and “As-salamu ala man ittiba al-huda” to our Dear Ghayr Muqalid friends.

As Salamu Alaykum to all Muslims and “As-salamu ala man ittiba al-huda” to our dear Salafi / Ghayr Muqalid friends.

I am writing this article in defense of Muslim heritage which the Wahabis/Salafis hate the most. The Wahabis are the Jews of Muslims who keep deep Bughz for Prophets of Allah. Just like Jews misunderstood tawhid by calling Jesus a sorcerer after they saw him giving life to the dead, curing leprosy, curing blindness, blowing life into birds etc... Similarly the Wahabis misunderstand the pure concept of Islamic tawhid (oneness of God). They in their extreme vigor to defend tawhid (just like jews) end up disrespecting the Prophets of Allah.

Remember O People (Muslims and non-Muslims) such a Tawhid is null and void and is not acceptable to Allah by any standards. So all the people who assume that they are coming to Islam due to Wahabi dawah (Preaching) are mistaken because they are actually accepting another form of Judaism which is based on ridiculing Prophets of Allah.

The Wahabis are forging/tampering/corrupting our Islamic literature from right, left, up and down to the extent that there is now a fear that one day people will start assuming the classical Islamic literature which has gone through the hands of Wahabis to be real. In order to safeguard the Ummah I am writing this article to warn Muslims and non-Muslims from the leading Wahabi publishing house called Dar us Salaam which has it's headquarter in Najd Riyaadh Saudi Arabia.

O Ignorant Muslims and non-Muslims who fall trap to the Wahabi dawah (preaching), remember the biggest ploy of Iblis (Satan) is to say that look Haramayn Shareefayn (Makkah and Madina) are under the control of Wahabis so they cannot be on misguidance. Shaytan used this same ploy with Jews and till today Jews are killing mankind as they consider Jerusalem to be the only saved place and God given place where nobody else but they can live. The Wahabis are also using similar approach to fool innocent Muslims that look what Imam of Makkah does is contrary to what Muslims elsewhere do and thus majority of Muslims have turned Mushrik (polytheists).

But we the people of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamm'ah (The followers of Prophetic Sunnah and vast majority) reply back by saying that places do not matter in Islam but Taqwa (piety) does, even Imam al-Bukhari (rah) whosoe Sahih Bukhari is the best book after Qur'an, even he was "NOT AN ARAB" nor was the greatest Imam of jurisprudence i.e. Imam Abu Hanifa (rah) an Arab.

Now after this introduction let me come to the topic i.e. how Wahabis have shown their immense hatred for Sayyidna Muhammad (Peace be upon him) while translating Tafsir Ibn Kathir into English. I ask all people to visit www.qtafsir.com or pick up 10th Volume of Tafsir Ibn Kathir under Chapter 94 Surah Alam Nashrah and read this following verse:

Quran states:

{وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ}

Translation: And (I ALLAH) raised your remembrance High (O Muhammad - Peace be upon you) [Al-Qur'an 94:4]

This is a very short but still a comprehensive verse of Glorious Qur'an which gives lofty/exalted praise to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). However while going through the Dar us Salam version of Tafsir Ibn Kathir I was shocked to see that they have "REMOVED WHOLE COMMENTARY UNDER THIS VERSE IN THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION" The wahabis usually give excuse of abridgement when they are caught forging Tafsir Ibn Kathir but the excuse of abridgmenet does not apply here atall. The Swines (I deliberately use this word for Wahabis now) have removed the complete Tafsir.

Now Let us see what Hafidh Ibn Kathir (rah) actually narrates in Arabic:

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ} قال مجاهد: لا أذكر إلا ذكرت معي أشهد أن لا إلـه إلا اللـه وأشهد أن محمداً رسول اللـه، وقال قتادة: رفع اللـه ذكره في الدنيا والآخرة فليس خطيب ولا متشهد ولا صاحب صلاة إلا ينادي بها أشهد أن لا إلـه إلا اللـه وأن محمداً رسول اللـه. وقال ابن جرير: حدثني يونس، أخبرنا ابن وهب، أخبرنا عمرو بن الحارث عن دراج، عن أبي الـهيثم عن أبي سعيد عن رسول اللـه صلى اللـه عليه وسلّم أنه قال: «أتاني جبريل فقال: إن ربي وربك يقول كيف رفعت ذكرك ؟ قال: اللـه أعلم، قال: إذا ذكرت ذكرت معي» وكذا رواه ابن أبي حاتم عن يونس عن عبد الأعلى به. ورواه أبو يعلى من طريق ابن لـهيعة عن دراج. وقال ابن أبي حاتم: حدثنا أبو زرعة، حدثنا أبو عمر الحوضي، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، حدثنا عطاء بن السائب عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول اللـه صلى اللـه عليه وسلّم: «سألت ربي مسألة وددت أني لم أسألـه، قلت قد كان قبلي أنبياء منهم من سخرت لـه الريح ومنهم من يحيي الموتى، قال: يامحمد ألم أجدك يتيماً فآويتك ؟ قلت: بلى يارب، قال: ألم أجدك ضالاً فهديتك ؟ قلت: بلى يارب، قال: ألم أجدك عائلاً فأغنيتك ؟ قلت: بلى يارب، قال ألم أشرح لك صدرك ؟ ألم أرفع لك ذكرك ؟ قلت: بلى يارب» وقال أبو نعيم في دلائل النبوة: حدثنا أبو أحمد الغطريفي، حدثنا موسى بن سهل الجوني، حدثنا أحمد بن القاسم بن بهزان الـهيتي: حدثنا نصر بن حماد عن عثمان بن عطاء عن الزهري عن أنس قال: قال رسول اللـه صلى اللـه عليه وسلّم: «لما فرغت مما أمرني اللـه به من أمر السماوات والأرض قلت يارب إنه لم يكن نبي قبلي إلا وقد كرمته جعلت إبراهيم خليلاً وموسى كليماً، وسخرت لداود الجبال، ولسليمان الريح والشياطين، وأحييت لعيسى الموتى فما جعلت لي ؟ قال أو ليس قد أعطيت أفضل من ذلك كلـه أني لا أذكر إلا ذكرت معي وجعلت صدور أمتك أناجيل يقرؤون القرآن ظاهراً ولم أعطها أمة، وأعطيتك كنزاً من كنوز عرشي لا حول ولا قوة إلا باللـه العلي العظيم» وحكى البغوي عن ابن عباس ومجاهد أن المراد بذلك الأذان يعني ذكره فيه وأورد من شعر حسان بن ثابت:

أغر عليه للنبوة خاتم
من الله من نور يلوح ويشهد
وضم الإله اسم النبي إلى اسمه
إذا قال في الخمس المؤذن أشهد
وشق له من اسمه ليجله
فذو العرش محمود وهذا محمد
وقال آخرون: رفع الله ذكره في الأولين والآخرين ونوه به حين أخذ الميثاق على جميع النبيين أن يؤمنوا به، وأن يأمروا أممهم بالإيمان به، ثم شهد ذكره في أمته فلا يذكر الله إلا ذكر معه، وما أحسن ما قال الصرصري رحمه الله:
لا يصح الأذان في الفرض إلا
باسمه العذب في الفم المرضي
وقال أيضاً:
ألم تر أنا لا يصح أذاننا
ولا فرضنا إن لم نكرره فيهما

Translation: Imam Mujahid (rah) said: Wherever I am remembered then You (O Muhammad - Peace be upon you) shall be remembered too, because (Muadhin says) Ashadun La ILAHA IL ALLAH (I bear witness that there is No God but ALLAH) Wa Ash hadu Ana Muhammad ur Rasul Ullah (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).

Qatada (rah) said: Allah has raised high the remembrance of Prophet both in this world and hereafter. Every Khateeb (lecturer in mosque) and one testifying to oneness of God in prayer also proclaims (in prayer and elsewhere): Ashadun La ILAHA IL ALLAH (I bear witness that there is No God but ALLAH) "Wa Ash hadu Ana Muhammad ur Rasul Ullah (And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).

It is related from Abu Sa'ed al Khudri (Companion of Prophet) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Gabriel (alaih salam) came to me and said: The Lord of me and You says: Do you know (O Muhammad - Peace be upon you) how I raised your remembrance? I said: Allah knows the best. Gabriel said that Allah says: "WHEREVER I AM MENTIONED YOU SHALL BE MENTIONED ALONG"

Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Quran Tafsir

Ibn Abbas (Another companion of Prophet) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: I asked such a question from Lord Almighty that had I not asked it then it would have been better. I asked: O Lord Almighty the Prophets whom you sent before me, for some you made Air under their control (Solomon - Alaih salam), some gave life to the dead (Jesus i.e. Isa ibn Marym alaih salam). Allah the Exalted said: O Muhammad! Did I not find you as an orphan and then I gave you space in my Mercy? I said Indeed my Lord. Allah then said: Did I not find you wandering in your (own love) and then I made you guided. I said: Indeed my Lord. Then Allah said: Did I not find you in need and I made you rich (with bounties, mercies and miracles). I said: Indeed My Lord! Allah said: Did I not expand your breast (with knowledge, Irfan) and Did I not "RAISE YOUR REMEMBRANCE FOR YOUR SAKE" I said: Indeed My Lord!

Anas bin Malik (another companion of Prophet - now the chains have become multiple) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: When I became free from all the works regarding Heavens and earth for which Allah had ordered me, I said to my Lord: O Lord! You have given virtue and greatness to every Prophet before me. You made Abrahim (alaih salam) your friend. You made Moses (alaih salam) as someone who "TALKED DIRECTLY WITH YOU" You made the mountains subservient to Dawud (alaih salam) and Jinns (ghosts) subservient to Solomon (alaih salam). And for Isa (Jesus) you made the dead to come Alive. O Lord what have you done for me? Lord Almighty replied: "DID I NOT GIVE YOU SOMETHING GREATER THAN ALL THESE?! WHICH IS THAT WHEREVER I AM MENTIONED THEN YOU WILL MENTIONED ALONG" I have expanded the breasts of your nation in such a fashion that "THEY STORE COMPLETE QUR'AN IN THEIR BREASTS" and "I HAVE NOT GRANTED THIS TO ANY OTHER NATION" and I granted you a treasure from the trasures of Throne i.e. "THERE IS NO MIGHT OR POWER BUT THAT OF LORD ALMIGHTY"

Ibn Abbas (ra) and Mujahid (rah) said: This also means that in the Adhaan (proclamation to prayer) the mention of Prophet is kept along with mention of Allah.

Imam al-Baghawi (rah) also narrates beautiful poetry of Hassan bin Thabit (Companion of Prophet) who said: "The seal of Prophet-hood shines on you. "THIS IS ALLAH'S NUR WHICH SHINES AND GIVES TESTIMONY. ALLAH HAS JOINED YOUR NAME WITH HIS NAME WHEN THE CALLER TO PRAYER SAYS SHAHADAH 5 TIMES. FOR YOUR GREATNESS ALLAH HAS EXTRACTED YOUR NAME FROM HIS OWN NAME. HE IS THE LORD OF THRONE CALLED MEHMOOD AND YOU ARE MUHAMMAD"

Some have said that Allah has raised your remembrance in the al-Awaleen (first most) and al-Akhireen (last most) and Allah took a covenant from All prophets that they should believe in you (i.e. your existance and Prophet-hood) and Allah also told them to teach their nations about believing in Prophet Muhmmad (which is why he is mentioned in their scriptures) and then finally He made your remembrance famous in your own nation and "WITH THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH YOU ARE ALSO REMEMBERED"

Imam al-Sarsari (rah) said beautifully: The Adhaan (proclamation to prayer) for obligatory prayers is "INCOMPLETE UNTIL YOUR SWEET NAME IS NOT TAKEN FROM A SWEET TONGUE, DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT OUR ADHAAN AND PRAYER IS INCOMPLETE UNTILL PROPHET'S NAME IS TAKEN IN THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN"

- [End of Passage from Tafsir Ibn Kathir under 94:4]

May Allah accept this effort from me that I translated this passage just before Maghrib prayer. Guidance is from Allah and mistakes are from me. If you find any mistakes or want to correct the translation then do let me know. May Allah make this a source of guidance to Muslims and non-Muslims who are researching on biography of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).

May Allah safeguard the Ummah from Fitna-tul-Wahabiyyah which is Fitnah tul-Adheem (greatest strife). I ask the Muslims to boycot and strongly oppose centers of Dar us Salam which are located anywhere in the world. Go to their shops and ask them to repent or close their forgery filled shops, If they do not shut down then you can also use force because love for Prophet (Peace be upon him) supercedes love for our familes rather whole of this world.

Aamir Ibrahim