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THE FACT OF NAJD

AND WAHABBIS

Complied by

SAYYED SHAMIM

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Part: I - Is Najd of Saudi Arabia is the same from where horns of

Satan arose

The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Allah bestow your

blessings on our Sham. O Allah bestow your blessings on our Yemen." The

people said, "O Messenger of Allah, and our Najd?" I think the third time

the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "There will occur

earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and from their will appear the Horns of

Satan." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )

This is the controversial hadith for which Muslim sects are fighting with each

other and the innocent common Muslim is just getting crushed between them. I

am also one of them. So now it’s our duty to find out the true significance with

our clear and honest mind and of course with an IMPARTIAL MIND, which is very

important here. Let us reject all sectarian views and start searching our basic

fundamentals in this regard i.e Quran and the Sayings of Prophet. Now the

question is what the importance of Najd here is? This ONE hadith which created

so many hue and cries and made a mess in Islam within the same community by

the educated ones. As such it has become necessary to look into this issue from

a view point of a COMMON MUSLIM, and not from the views of Aalims and

Ulemas. Isint.

If we minutely get into this hadith we will find that prophet directly said bless

‘Yemen’ similarly he also said bless ‘Sham’ but when the term of Najd came he

remained quiet first. When it was asked repeatedly for the third time, he said in

an indirect form that “there will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and

from their will appear the Horns of Satan”. So not only Horns of Satan but also

earthquakes, trials and tribulations also. He said Bless Yemen, He said bless

Sham, but when the term of Najd came he spoke like this ‘there will be “trials

and tribulations, and from their will appear the Horns of Satan”. This has some

significance isn’t. Najd here does not indicate particular city or town like ‘Yemen

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(place in South of Arabia)’ or ‘Sham (Place in North of Arabia)’ but a direction

where Najd lies actually (“from there will appear”). I will come to this point later

on along with the clarifications from Hadith. For time being if we consider the

Satan’s Horn only, then first of all we should find what the work of Satan is. The

foremost thing of Satan is to deviate mankind from the path of Allah,

either through Shirk or Kufr. He also challenged Allah to change the

NATURE of mankind i.e Moral Corruption. It is Satan that makes evils fair

to mankind thus leading them towards Hell. All these are in Quran and not

from any hadith. Now if we check out the history we will see that after Prophet’s

death there came lots of trails and tribulation like Killings of Companions, Battle

of Karbala, Killing of prophet’s grandchildren etc. Later on people deviated from

the path of Sunah and started introducing new things in islam like saint worship,

tombs worship and a new concept of Islam known as Sufism. Muslims were

divided into minor and two major sect called Sunni and Shia. MUCH MUCH AFTER

ALL THESE trails and tribulations, IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, MUHAMMAD IBN

ABDUL WAHHAB ARRIVED. And if we think that the trials and tribulations finished

after the death of Wahhab, because he was the Horns of Satan, then look one of

the gravest and dangerous trails and devastation occurred when Shias - Sunni

fought for 8 whole years (1980 to 1988) involving SHAMEFUL casualties like this

(320,000–720,000 soldiers and militia killed from Iran’s side and 150,000–

375,000 soldiers and militia killed from Iraq’s side Economic loss of more than

US$1000 billion from both side together AND AND AND 100,000+ civilians killed

on both sides AND AND AND An estimated 95,000 Iranian child soldiers were

made casualties during the Iran–Iraq War)

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The WAR School children killed in thousands

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Iranian woman soldier killed in the Iran–Iraq war

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The Iranians captured some 19,000 soldiers from a demoralized Iraqi Army in 1982.

Cargo ship destroyed Poison gas attack 1988

Now the question is if Wahhabis arrived in 18th Century i.e around 1200 years

after the death of prophet to the birth of Wahhab, WHO WAS THE GREAT HORNS

OF SATAN WHO CREATED SUCH GREAT GREAT GREAT TRAILS AND

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TRIBULATIONS IN THE LAND OF ARABS BOTH BEFORE HIM AND AFTER HIM.

WAS MUHAMMAD-IBN-ABDUL-WAHHABS TRIBULATIONS GREATER THAN THESE:

Killings of Companions, Battle of Karbala, Killing of prophet’s grandchildren,

Deviation of people from the path of Sunnah, Saint worship, construction of

tombs, tombs worship, introduction of a new concept in Islam known as Sufism

and the division of Muslim into minor and two major sect Sunni and Shia, Gulf

war etc.

Let the people decide honestly. In the meantime let me dig some more of spices

from it to prove that whether Wahhabis were actually the Horns of Satan as

myself is also not a WAHHABI. Let us check the history of Wahhabis now. If we

check out these impartial sites (i.e nonsectarian Muslim sites) like Encyclopedia

Britannica or Wikipedia we will see that Wahhabis basically tried to resist all

those challenges which Satan gave to Allah. The excerpts below from

Encyclopedia Britannica or Wikipedia along with the HIGHLIGHTS in them are

sufficient enough to decide honestly whether Wahhabis were horns of Satan or

were the sword of Quran and Sunnah to break the Dreadful Horns of Satan which

spread it’s root completely since the death of prophet in form of Killings of

Companions, Battle of Karbala, Killing of prophet’s grandchildren, Deviation of

people from the path of Sunnah, Saint worship, construction of tombs, tombs

worship, introduction of a new concept in Islam known as Sufism and the

division of Muslim into minor and two major sect Sunni and Shia, etc.

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Part-II Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb

(As per Britannica Encyclopedia)

Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, (born 1703, ʿUyaynah, Arabia [now in Saudi

Arabia]—died 1792, Ad-Dirʿīyah), theologian and founder of

the Wahhābī movement, which attempted a return of people to the “true”

principles of Islam.

Having completed his formal education in the holy city of Medina, in Arabia, ʿAbd

al-Wahhāb lived abroad for many years. He taught for four years in Basra, Iraq,

and in Baghdad he married an affluent woman whose property he inherited when

she died (As per Christian writer Margoulith). In 1736, in Iran, he began to

teach against what he considered to be the extreme ideas of various

exponents of Sufi doctrines. On returning to his native city, he wrote

the Kitāb at-tawḥīd (“Book of Unity”), which is the main text for Wahhābī

doctrines. His followers call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn, or “Unitarians”; the

term Wahhābī is generally used by non-Muslims and opponents.

ʿAbd al-Wahhāb’s teachings have been characterized as puritanical and

traditional, representing the early era of the Islamic religion. He made a

clear stand against all innovations (bidʿah) in Islamic faith because he

believed them to be reprehensible, insisting that the original grandeur of

Islam could be regained if the Islamic community would return to the

principles enunciated by the Prophet Muhammad. Wahhābī doctrines,

therefore, do not allow for an intermediary between the faithful and

Allah and condemn any such practice as polytheism. The decoration of

mosques, the cult of saints, and even the smoking of tobacco were

condemned.

When the preaching of these doctrines led to controversy, ʿAbd al-

Wahhāb was expelled from ʿUyaynah in 1744. He then settled in Ad-

Dirʿīyah, capital of Ibn Saʿūd, a ruler of the Najd (now in Saudi Arabia).

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The spread of Wahhābīsm originated from the alliance that was formed between

ʿAbd al-Wahhāb and Ibn Saʿūd, who, by initiating a campaign of conquest that

was continued by his heirs, made Wahhābīsm the dominant force in Arabia since

1800.

Wahhābī, also spelled Wahābī, any member of the Muslim puritan movement

founded by Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb in the 18th century in Najd, central

Arabia, and adopted in 1744 by the Saʿūdī family.

The political fortunes of the Wahhābī were immediately allied to those of the

Saʿūdī dynasty. By the end of the 18th century, they had brought all of Najd

under their control, attacked Karbalāʾ, Iraq, a holy city of the Shīʿite branch of

Islām, and occupied Mecca and Medina in western Arabia. The Ottoman sultan

brought an end to the first Wahhābī empire in 1818, but the sect revived under

the leadership of the Saʿūdī Fayṣal I. The empire was then somewhat restored

until once again destroyed at the end of the 19th century by the Rashīdīyah of

northern Arabia. The activities of Ibn Saʿūd in the 20th century eventually led to

the creation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 and assured the Wahhābī

religious and political dominance on the Arabian Peninsula.

Members of the Wahhābī call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn, “Unitarians,” a name

derived from their emphasis on the absolute oneness of God (tawhid). They

deny all acts implying polytheism, such as visiting tombs and venerating

saints, and advocate a return to the original teachings of Islām as

incorporated in the Qurʾān and Ḥadīth (traditions of Muḥammad), with

condemnation of all innovations (bidʿah). Wahhābī theology and

jurisprudence, based, respectively, on the teachings of Ibn Taymīyah

and on the legal school of Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, stress literal belief in the

Qurʿān and Ḥadīth and the establishment of a Muslim state based only on

Islāmic law.

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Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (As per Wikipedia)

Wahhabism (Arabic: , Wahhābiyyah) is a conservative branch of Sunni

Islam. It is a religious movement among fundamentalist Islamic believers, with

an aspiration to return to the primordial fundamental Islamic

sources Quran, Hadith and scholarly consensus (Ijma). Wahhabism was a

popular revivalist movement instigated by an eighteenth

century theologian, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792)

from Najd, Saudi Arabia. He began his movement through peaceful

discussions with attendees of various shrines[5] and eventually gained

popular support by convincing the local Amir, Uthman ibn Mu'ammar, to

help him in his struggle.[6] Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab advocated a popular

purging of the widespread practices by Muslims being what he

considered to be impurities and innovations in Islam. It is claimed that

this was carried out by some of his more extreme followers by the killing of

innocent Sunni Muslims however this is fiercely debated.[7] . However the

movement claims to adhere to the correct understanding of the general Islamic

doctrine of Tawhid, on the "uniqueness" and "unity" of God, shared by the

majority of Islamic sects, but with an emphasis on advocating following of

the Athari school of thought only.[9] Ibn Abd-al-Wahhab was influenced by the

writings of Ibn Taymiyya and questioned the prevalent philosophical

interpretations of Islam being the Ash'ari and Maturidi schools, claiming to rely

on the Qur'an and the Hadith without speculative philosophy so as to not

transgress beyond the limits of the early Muslims known as the Salaf. He

attacked a "perceived moral decline and political weakness" in

the Arabian Peninsula and condemned what he perceived as idolatry, the

popular cult of saints, and shrine and tomb visitation.

The terms Wahhabi and Salafi and ahl al-hadith (people of hadith) are often used

interchangeably, but Wahhabism has also been called "a particular orientation

within Salafism", an orientation considered ultra-conservative and apolitical.

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The movement gained unchallenged precedence in the Arabian peninsula through

an alliance between Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and the House

of Muhammad ibn Saud who provided political and financial power for the

religious revival represented by Ibn Abd al-Wahhab. The writer El Khabar

Ousbouî suggests the popularity of the Wahhabi movement is in part due to this

alliance and the funding of several religious channels.

Mohammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab studied in Basra (now in southern Iraq) and is

reported to have developed his ideas there. He is reported to have studied

in Mecca and Medina while there to perform Hajj before returning to his home

town of 'Uyayna in 1740.

After his return to 'Uyayna, ibn Abd-al-Wahhab began to attract followers,

including the ruler of the town, Uthman ibn Mu'ammar. With Ibn Mu'ammar's

support, ibn Abd-al-Wahhab began to implement some of his ideas such

as leveling the grave of Zayd ibn al-Khattab, one of

the Sahaba(companions) of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, and

ordering that an adulteress be stoned to death. These actions were

disapproved of by Sulaiman ibn Muhammad ibn Ghurayr of the tribe

of Bani Khalid, the chief of Al-Hasa and Qatif, who held substantial

influence in Nejd and ibn Abd-al-Wahhab was expelled from 'Uyayna.

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Part-III: Wahabbism

Beliefs of Wahabbi or What did the ibn-abdal-wahhabb preached

The Wahhabi subscribe to the primary doctrine of the uniqueness and

unity of God (Tawhid). The first aspect being belief in Allah and His

Lordship that He alone is the believer's lord or Rabb. The second being

that once one affirms the oneness of worship to Allah and Allah alone.

The third is belief and affirmation of Allah's Names and Attributes.

Wahhabi theology is very precise in its creed or Aqeedah where

the Quran and Hadith are the only fundamental and authoritative texts

taken with the understanding of the Salaf. Commentaries and "the

examples of the early Muslim community (Ummah) and the four Rightly

Guided Caliphs(AD 632–661)" known as Athar narrations are used to

support these texts, hence the name of the school of theology given

as Athari, but are not considered independently authoritative.

Ibn Abd al-Wahhab further explains in his book Kitab al-Tawhid, which

draws directly on material from the Quran and the narrations of the

Prophet, that worship in Islam includes conventional acts of worship

such as the five daily prayers; fasting; Dua (supplication); Istia'dha

(seeking protection or refuge); Ist'ana (seeking help), and Istigatha to

Allah (seeking benefits and calling upon Allah alone). Therefore,

making du'a or calling upon anyone or anything other than God, or

seeking supernatural help and protection that is only befitting of a divine

being from something other than Allah alone are acts of "shirk" and

contradict the tenets of Tawhid. Ibn Abd al-Wahhab further explains that

Muhammad during his lifetime tried his utmost to identify and repudiate

all actions that violated these principles.

The most important of these commentaries are those by Ibn Abd al-Wahhab in

particular his book Kitab al-Tawhid, and the works of Ibn Taymiyyah. Ibn Abd al-

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Wahhab was a follower of Ahmad ibn Hanbal's school of fiqh (Islamic

jurisprudence) like most in Nejd at the time, but "was opposed to any of the

schools (Madh'hab) being taken as an absolute and unquestioned authority".

However Ibn Abd al-Wahhab did not totally condemn taqlid, or blind adherence,

only at scholarly level in the face of a clear evidence or proof from a hadeeth or

Qur'anic text. Although Wahhabis are associated with the Hanbali school, early

disputes did not center on fiqh and the belief that Wahhabism was borne of

Hanbali thought has been called a "myth".

Condemnation of "Priests" and other religious leaders

Wahhabism denounces the practice of total blind adherence to the interpretations

of scholars, at a scholarly level, and of practices passed on within the family or

tribe. Ibn Abd al-Wahhab was dedicated to champion these principles and

combat what was seen as the stagnation of Islamic scholarship which the

majority of Muslims had seemingly fully adhered to without question,

through taqlid of the established Ottoman clergy at the time. His idea was that

what he perceived to be blind deference to religious authority obstructs this

direct connection with the Qur'an and Sunnah, leading him to deprecate the

importance and full authority of leaders at the time, such as

the scholars and mufti's of the age. When arguing for his positions, Ibn Abd al-

Wahhab would use translations and interpretation of the verses (known

as ayat in Arabic) of the Qur'an that were contrary to the consensus amongst the

scholars of the age, and positions against which there had been consensus for

centuries. This methodology was considered extremely controversial at the time,

in opposition to established clergy of the era, and was refuted as being erroneous

by a number of scholars. However the Wahhabi movement saw itself as

championing the re-opening of ijtihad, being intellectual pursuit of scholarly work

clarifying opinions in the face of new evidence being a newly proven sound

or sahih hadeeth, a discovered historical early ijma(scholarly consensus from the

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early Muslims) or a suitable analogy, qiyas, based on historical records; in

contrast to the witnessed saturation of Islamic jurisprudence that no longer

considered ijtihad to be a viable alternative to total scholarly taqlid, being total

submission to previous scholarly opinion regardless of unquestionable proof that

contradicts this.

Criticism

Allegedly the first people to oppose Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab were his

father Abd al-Wahhab and his brother Salman Ibn Abd al-Wahhab who was an

Islamic scholar and qadi. Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's brother wrote a book in refutation

of his brothers' new teachings, called: "The Final Word from the Qur'an, the

Hadith, and the Sayings of the Scholars Concerning the School of Ibn `Abd al-

Wahhab"), also known as: "Al-Sawa`iq al-Ilahiyya fi Madhhab al-Wahhabiyya"

("The Divine Thunderbolts Concerning the Wahhabi School").

In "The Refutation of Wahhabism in Arabic Sources, 1745–1932", Hamadi Redissi

provides original references to the description of Wahhabis as a divisive sect

(firqa) and outliers (Kharijites) in communications between Ottomans and

Egyptian Khedive Muhammad Ali. Redissi details refutations of Wahhabis by

scholars (muftis); among them Ahmed Barakat Tandatawin, who in 1743

describes Wahhabism as ignorance (Jahala).

Criticism by shi'ites and destruction of venerated graves

In 1801 and 1802, the Saudi Wahhabis under Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn

Saud attacked and captured the holy Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf in Iraq and

destroyed the tombs of Husayn ibn Ali who is the grandson of Muhammad, and

son of Ali (Ali bin Abu Talib), the son-in-law of Muhammad (see: Saudi

sponsorship mentioned previously). In 1803 and 1804 the Saudis captured

Makkah and Madinah and demolished various venerated shrines, monuments and

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removed a number of what was seen as sources or possible gateways to

polytheism or Shirk - such as the shrine built over the tomb of Fatimah, the

daughter of Muhammad. In 1998 the Saudis bulldozed and allegedly poured

gasoline over the grave of Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of Muhammad, causing

resentment throughout the Muslim World.

Criticism by sufi organisations

The Syrian professor and scholar Dr. Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-

Buti criticises the Salafi movement in a few of his works.

The Sufi Islamic Supreme Council of America founded by the Naqshbandi sufi

Shaykh Hisham Kabbani classify Wahhabbism as being extremist and heretical

based on Wahhabbism's rejection of sufism and what they believe to be

traditional sufi scholars. However the ISCA is alleged to have links to

the neoconservative lobby in the United States, hence explaining the groups

hatred for the "wahhabi" movement. Kabbani allegedly thanked UK Foreign

Secretary Jack Straw in 2005 for the role the UK played in the Middle East,

saying: “We are glad to see changes taking place in the political

mechanisms in the Middle East. We hope to see an end to tyranny and

we are happy to observe a strong upsurge in freedom of speech,

freedom of belief and political openness in the region.” (Point to note:

introduction of corruption by the Non-Muslim forces in disguise of this liberty

to Muslims. How the Sufis changed Islam can be consulted here:

www.allaahuakbar.net/sufism/index.htm or here in non-sectarian Muslim site

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/571823/Sufism)

The Deobandi Alim Abd al-Hafiz al-Makki has argued that Muhammad ibn

Abd al-Wahhab viewed authentic sufism in a positive light comparing it

to the sciences of tafseer, hadith, and fiqh. As proof, the Shaykh also

cites a letter in which Abd-al-Wahhab writes;

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We do not negate the way of the Sufis and the purification of the inner

self from the vices of those sins connected to the heart and the limbs as

long as the individual firmly adheres to the rules of Shari‘ah and the

correct and observed way. However, we will not take it on ourselves

to allegorically interpret (ta’wil) his speech and his actions. We only

place our reliance on, seek help from, beseech aid from and place our

confidence in all our dealings in Allah Most High. He is enough for us, the

best trustee, the best mawla and the best helper. May Allah send peace

on our master Muhammad, his family and companions.

Destruction of Islam's early historical sites

The Wahhabi teachings disapprove of veneration of the historical sites associated

with early Islam, on the grounds that only God should be worshipped and that

veneration of sites associated with mortals leads to idolatry. Many buildings

associated with early Islam, including mazaar, mausoleums and other artifacts

have been destroyed in Saudi Arabia by Wahhabis from early 19th century

through the present day. This practice has proved controversial and has received

considerable criticism from Sunni and Shia Muslims and in the non-Muslim World.

Ottoman–Saudi War

The Ottoman–Saudi War, also known as the Egyptian–Wahhabi War, was

fought in 1811–1818 between Egypt under the reign of Muhammad Ali

Pasha (nominally under Ottoman rule) and the army of the First Saudi State. It

resulted in the destruction of the First Saudi State.

The Wahhabi movement was part of a fundamentalist/revisionist movement

within Islam that would lead to the first Saudi State, and its crushing by

the Ottoman empire’s Egyptian viceroy Muhammad Ali Pasha.

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Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab and the amir Muhammad ibn Sa’ud launched

their campaign to reform Islam and consolidate power in Arabia from their

power-base in Diriyah. By 1805, the Wahhabis controlled Mecca and Medina, had

attacked Karbala and the Imam Husayn Shrine. The Wahhabis also attacked

Ottoman trade caravans which interrupted the Ottoman finances. The Saudi amir

denounced the Ottoman sultan and called into question the validity of his claim

to be caliph and guardian of the sanctuaries of the Hejaz and when the Ottoman

empire ordered the upstart Muhammad ‘Ali, viceroy of Egypt, to fight the

Wahhabis. The Ottoman Empire was suspicious of Muhammed Ali’s ambition, and

thought that by ordering Ali against the Wahhabis, the defeat of either would be

beneficial.

Muhammad ‘Ali was ordered to crush the state as early as December 1807 by

Sultan Mustafa IV, however internal strife within Egypt prevented him from

giving full attention to the Wahhabis. The Egyptians were not able to recapture

the holy cities until 1811.

However, it would take until September 1818 that the Wahhabis state would end

with the surrendering of the leaders. Ibrahim Pasha, Muhammad ‘Ali’s son, had

taken over the campaign in 1817. Gaining the support of the volatile Arabian

tribes by skillful diplomacy and lavish gifts, he advanced into central Arabia to

occupy the towns of Unaizah and Buraidah. Joined now by most of the principal

tribes, he appeared before the Saudi capital Diriyah in April 1818. With their

march to Diriyah plagued by Wahhabi attacks, they arrived in Diriyah in April

1818. It took until September for the Wahhabis to surrender, in part due to

Ibrahim’s poorly trained army. Diriyah was destroyed on June 1819, and

Egyptian garrisons were posted in the principal towns. The head of the Wahhabi

state, Amir ‘Abd Allah, was sent to Constantinople to be executed.

Now I must ask one question whether it were Wahhabis who killed women and

children in thousands in war as claimed by Non Wahhabi thinkers or the Ibrahim

Pasha himself through Un-Islamic skillful diplomacy and lavish gifts to local

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tribes, OR whether it were Wahhabis who RAPED women in thousands in war as

claimed by Non Wahhabi thinkers or the Ibrahim Pasha himself through in Un-

Islamic skillful diplomacy and lavish gifts to local tribes. HONESTLY this claim is

fully wrong that the Wahhabis spread terror in the name of Islam and killed

thousands of women and children and raped hundreds of women in the name of

islam. CHEATING, MANIPULATIONS, CORRUPTIONS, INNOVATIONS were present

in Arabs after the death of prophets and companions against which the Wahhabis

use revival movement for which they were branded “Horns of Satan”. How can

they blame without any authority. The ‘killing and rape blame’ below to

Wahhabis will speak off itself from the figure below although they were defeated:

Ottoman–Saudi War

(War to implement the Truth as per Quran and Sunnah only)

Date Early 1811 – 1818

Location Arabian Peninsula

Result Decisive Ottoman victory, Destruction of the Emirate of Diriyah.

Belligerents

Emirate of Diriyah Egypt Eyalet

Commanders and leaders

Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz

Ibn Mohammed Ibn Saud

Abdullah I †

Tusun Pasha

Muhammad Ali Pasha

Ibrahim Pasha

Strength

20,000 50,000

Casualties and losses ( let it be compared with the casualties before Wahhabs

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and after them)

11,000 dead

3,000 wounded

2,000 dead

1,000 wounded, 50 captured.

Advantages: International influence and propagation

According to observers, such as Gilles Kepel, Wahhabism gained considerable

influence in the Islamic World following a tripling (a boost) in the price of oil in

the mid-1970s and the progressive takeover of Saudi Aramco in the 1974–1980

period. The Saudi government began to spend tens of billions of dollars

throughout the Islamic World to promote Wahhabism, which was sometimes

referred to as "petro-Islam". According to the documentary called The

Qur'an aired in the UK, presenter Antony Thomas suggested the figure may be

"upward of $100 billion".[65]

Its largess funded an estimated "90% of the expenses of the entire faith",

throughout the Muslim World, according to journalist Dawood al-Shirian.[66] It

extended to young and old, from children's madrasas to high-level

scholarship.[67] "Books, scholarships, fellowships, mosques" (for example, "more

than 1,500 mosques were built from Saudi public funds over the last 50 years")

were paid for.[68] It rewarded journalists and academics, who followed it and built

satellite campuses around Egypt for Al Azhar, the oldest and most influential

Islamic university.[69]

This financial power has done much to overwhelm less strict local interpretations

of Islam, according to observers like Dawood al-Shirian and Lee Kuan

Yew,[66] and has caused the Saudi interpretation to be perceived as the correct

interpretation in many Muslims' minds.[70]

The Saudis have spent at least $87 billion propagating Wahhabism abroad during

the past two decades, and the scale of financing is believed to have increased in

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the past two years. The bulk of this funding goes towards the construction and

operating expenses of mosques, madrasas, and other religious institutions that

preach Wahhabism. It also supports imam training; mass media and publishing

outlets; distribution of textbooks and other literature; and endowments to

universities (in exchange for influence over the appointment of Islamic scholars).

Some of the hundreds of thousands of non-Saudis who live in Saudi Arabia and

the Persian Gulf have been influenced by Wahhabism and preach Wahhabism in

their home country upon their return. Agencies controlled by the Kingdom's

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da'wah and Guidance are responsible

for outreach to non-Muslim residents and are converting hundreds of non-

Muslims into Islam every year.(Courtsey: Collected from different Non Muslim , Non

sectarian sites, for the sake of impartiality like Wikipedia)

Part-IV My Conclusion

Now the question arises that after due consideration of all the above aspect like

Murder of Companions, Battle of Karbala, Killing of prophet’s grandchildren etc.

Later on deviation of the people from the path of Sunah and introduction of new

things in Islam like saint worship, tombs worship and a new concept of Islam

known as Sufism. Division of Muslims into many minor and two major sects

called Sunni and Shia. MUCH MUCH AFTER ALL THESE trials and tribulations, IN

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, MUHAMMAD IBN ABDUL WAHHAB’s ARRIVAL. After that

a more gravest and dangerous form of tribulations when Shias - Sunni fought

for 8 whole years involving SHAMEFUL casualties like this (320,000–720,000

soldiers and militia killed from Iran’s side and 150,000–375,000 soldiers and

militia killed from Iraq’s side Economic loss of more than US$1000 billion from

both side together AND AND AND 100,000+ civilians killed on both sides AND

AND AND An estimated 95,000 Iranian child soldiers were made casualties during

the Iran–Iraq War)

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DO we think that the trials and tribulations have now completely finished after

the death of Wahhabi, because he was the horns of Satan? Keeping in view all

the above shameful activities before the advent of Wahhabi, we can honestly say

that the GRAVITY of Wahhabi movement was not at all, not at all, not at all was

like a horns of Satan in comparison to those trials and tribulations which has

preceded before his arrival. This I have judged as a common Muslim. So what

the significance of Najd although it is in Saudi Arabia, no doubt. We can’t deny

the fact that Najd is in Saudi Arabia. I won’t fight like educated Aalims and

Ulemas to establish that it is in Iraq only. So what did prophet actually meant by

that statement. WAS PROPHET IDIOT WHO ONLY CONSIDERED THE 18th

CENTURY WAHABBI MOVEMENT AS HORNS OF SATAN AND BLAME NAJD

FROM WHERE IT WILL BE TRAILS AND TRIBULATIONS AND WILL RISE

HORNS OF SATAN INSTEAD OF THESE: (Murder of Companions, Battle of

Karbala, Killing of prophet’s grandchildren etc. Later on deviation of the people

from the path of Sunah and introduction of new things in Islam like saint

worship, tombs worship and a new concept of Islam known as Sufism. Division

of Muslims into two major sects called Sunni and Shia etc)??? The fact is that

when prophet was speaking this hadith at that time he insisted actually the

region as a whole where precisely all these trials and tribulations will took place.

Literally Nejd means a plateau or a raised land and also indicates East as per

hadith presented below. So Najd implies the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

alongwith its extension towards east in Iraq and Iran also, both raised

lands of east from where sun rises, so far the earthquakes, trials and

tribulations are concerned.

Proof: There are some Aalims and Ulemas who are in habit of playing hide and

seek game. They hide some verses of Quran/Hadith and advertise some selected

portions of Quran/Hadith which is out of context to fulfill their selfish-whimsical

thoughts and desire. Sometime they hide important hadith and start advertising

those hadith which are out of context with respect to some particular issue.

Impartially and Honestly if we are to get into the actual meaning and depth of

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any issue we must consider all associated hadith and verses in that regard so

that we can get a clear and transparent impartial picture of any topic.

Here also this is the only hadith which has been advertised black and white in

spite of the fact that there are so many hadith which is very necessary to look

into to get the clear concept. Let’s check these hadith now:

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 4.499)

I saw Allah's Apostle pointing towards the east saying, "Lo! Afflictions will

verily emerge hence; afflictions will verily emerge hence where the (side

of the head of) Satan appears."

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 9.213)

I heard Allah's Apostle while he was facing the East, saying,

"Verily! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan

comes out."

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 7.217)

I heard the Prophet saying, "Afflictions will emerge from here," pointing

towards the East.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 5.672)

The Prophet said, "Belief is Yemenite while afflictions appear from there

(the east) from where the side of the head of Satan will appear."

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 4.714)

I heard Allah's Apostle on the pulpit saying, "Verily, afflictions (will start)

from here," pointing towards the east, "whence the side of the head of

Satan comes out."

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Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6938.

Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as

saying (in a state) that he had turned his face towards the east: Behold, turmoil

would appear from this side, from where the horns of Satan would appear.

Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6939.

Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) stood by

the door (of the apartment of) gafsa and, pointing towards the east, he said: The

turmoil would appear from this side, viz. where the horns of Satan would appear,

and he uttered these words twice or thrice and Ubaidullah b. Sa'ld in his

narration said. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had been

standing by the door of 'Aisha.

Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6940.

Salim b. Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger

(may peace be upon him), while turning his face towards the east, said: The

turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this

side; verily, the turmoil. would appear from this side-the side where appear the

horns of Satan.

Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6941.

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) came out

from the house of 'Aisha and said: It would be from this side that there would

appear the height of unbelief, viz. where appear the horns of Satan. i.e.

east.

Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6942.

Ibn Umar reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as

saying while pointing his hands towards the east: The turmoil would appear from

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this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side (he repeated it thrice)

where appear the horns of Satan.

Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6943.

Ibn Fudail reported on the authority of his father that he heard Salim b. 'Abdullah

b. 'Umar as saying: O people of Iraq, how strange it is that you ask about

the minor sins but commit major sins? I heard from my father 'Abdullah

b. 'Umar, narrating that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon

him) as saying while pointing his hand towards the east: Verily. the

turmoil would come from this side, from where appear the horns of

Satan and you would strike the necks of one another;

So Najd implies the eastern region of Saudi Arabia alongwith its

extension towards east in Iraq and Iran also, so far the earthquakes,

trails and tribulations are comcerned, both raised lands of east from

where sun rises, where there will be unbelief and Muslims killings each

other like these (Murder of Companions, Battle of Karbala, Killing of prophet’s

grandchildren etc. Later on deviation of the people from the path of Sunah and

introduction of new things in Islam like saint worship, tombs worship and a

new concept of Islam known as Sufism. Division of Muslims into two major

sects called Sunni and Shia etc and recently a Shia _ Sunni war which lasted for

8 years; casualties written before )

Why Najd implies the eastern region of Saudi Arabia along with its

extension towards east in Iraq and Iran also, so far the earthquakes,

trials and tribulations are concerned. Once again these hadith should be

looked into honestly:

Saalim bin Abdullaah bin Umar said: O people of Iraaq, how strange is it that

you ask about the minor sins but commit the major sins? [The killing of al-

Husayn] I heard my father, Abdullaah bin Umar narrating that he heard the

Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, saying while pointing his hand

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to the east: "Indeed the turmoil would come from this side, from where appear

the horns of Satan and you would strike the necks of one another..." (Muslim)

The hadeeth of ibn Umar Reported by Abu Nu'aym in al-Hilya (6/133), "O Allaah

bestow your blessings on our Madeenah, and bestow your blessings on

our Mecca, and bestow your blessings on our Shaam, and bestow your

blessings on our Yemen, and bestow your blessings in our measuring

(fee saa'inaa wa muddinaa)." A person said, " O Messenger of Allaah and

in our Iraaq" and so he turned away from him and said, "there will occur

earthquakes, trials and tribulations and there will appear the horn of

Satan."

The hadeeth of ibn Abbaas reported by at-Tabaraanee in 'al-Kabeer' that the

Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, supplicated and said, "O Allaah bestow

your blessings on our Shaam and Yemen." A person from amongst the

people said, "O Prophet of Allaah and Iraaq?" He said, "indeed there is the

Horn of Satan, and the trials and tribulations will come like mounting

waves, and indeed harshness/coarseness is in the east."

Ibn Hajr said: "al-Khattaabee said: 'the najd in the direction of the east, and for

the one who is in Madeenah then his Najd would be the desert of Iraaq and it's

regions [baadiya al-Iraaq wa Nawaaheehaa] for this is to the east of the People

of Madeenah. The basic meaning of Najd is that which is raised/elevated from the

earth in contravention to al-Gawr for that is what is lower than it. Tihaamah [the

coastal plain along the south-western and southern shores of the Arabian

Peninsula] is entirely al-Gawr and Mecca is in Tihaamah.'"

Ibn Hajr continues, "by this [saying of al-Khattaabee] the weakness of the saying

of ad-Daawodee is understood that 'Najd is in the direction of Iraaq' [min

Naahiya al-Iraaq] for he suggests that Najd is a specific place. This is not the

case, rather everything that is elevated with respect to what adjoins it is called

Najd and the lower area called Gawr." [Fath al-Baaree 13/58-59]

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Al-Mubaarakfooree endorses these words in his commentary to Sunan at-

Tirmidhee (10/314 no.4212)

I have tried my best to present this location in terms of geography as follows:

GENERAL PATHWAY OF SUN -THE BRIGHT AREA

THE NAJD COMPRISES OF EASTERN REGIONS AS PER ALL HADITH ABOVE

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ENLARGE THE PIC AND CHECK THE ACTUAL REGION OF FITNAH IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHY.

Earthquakes:

Earthquake in Iraq: Although there are no devastating earthquakes in Iraq but

earthquakes are the latest in a swarm of about six earthquakes that have

erupted along the convergent plate boundaries between the Arabian and

Eurasian plate. The epicenter of the earthquakes is located on the convergent

boundary where the two tectonic plates are colliding along the border of Iraq and

Iran in what’s known as the Alpide Belt. Three moderate earthquakes have

erupted along the epicenter in less than 20 hours. Most of the volcanoes in Iran

lie in the north and south of the country, so this region outside the Tigris River is

not considered a high-risk region for magma intrusion. (wordpress.com)

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Latest earthquakes in Iraq : An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter

scale hit areas in Nineveh province without causing damages, a source from Iraqi

Meteorological Organization and Seismology in Nineveh Province revealed on

Thursday. “An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit areas northern

Mosul from Sinjar District to Zamar neighborhood,” the source told Alsumaria

news noting that the epicenter of the earthquake that lasted 4 seconds was

located southeastern Turkey. “Competent authorities counted no human or

material losses so far,” the source revealed on the condition of anonymity. A

source in Nineveh civil defense had revealed, on May 21, that an earthquake

measuring 4 on the Richter scale hit different areas Northwestern Mosul.

In 12.08.2008, an earthquake hit southern Iraq, centered near the Iranian

border and strongly felt in the city of Amarah about 40 miles to the west. The

Voice of Iraq news agency said it measured about 5.1, but the U.S. Geological

Survey put it at 5.7, not huge but big enough to frighten people unaccustomed

to such things. Iraq's last earthquake came in February, when a series of small

but frightening quakes hit the city of Kut, about 100 miles southeast of Baghdad.

Earthquakes in Iran since prophet’s death to Wahhabis revolution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Iran

22.12.0856 (2 lakh killed), 23.03.0893 (1.5 lakh killed), 21.08.1042 (40000

killed), 18.11.1727 (77000 killed), 07.06.1755 (40000 killed), 17.11.1893

(18000 killed), 17.01.1895(1000 killed) and so on

Earth Quakes in Saudi Arabia : http://earthquake-

report.com/2012/02/22/saudi-arabia-earthquake-list/, reports no earthquakes in

Saudi Arabia since long

ALL THESE ONECE AGAIN PROVES THAT IRAQ AND IRAN IS DIFFERENT FROM SAUDI

ARABIA SO FAR EARTHQUAKES, TRAILS AND TRIBULATIONS ARE CONCERNED. SO WE

CAN HONESTLY AND EASILY DERIEVE THAT Najd implies the eastern region of Saudi

Arabia alongwith its extension towards east in Iraq and Iran also, both raised lands of

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east from where sun rises, so far the earthquakes, trials and tribulations are

comcerned..

NEXT: As per the Islamic history which everyone agrees that Wahhabi was from

the tribe of Banu-Thamim. Although he was Najdi his tribe was certified by

prophet as “Non-Corruptible” because they will maintain and save faith till one of

the greatest Fitnah DAJJAL appears from EAST, which will enable them to

recognize Dajjal one of the greatest trail/Fitnah, who will emerge from Khurasan

the eastern province of Iran, east of Saudi Najd as per the hadith of Prophet.

(Al-Tirmidhi Hadith (Hadith 1453) Amr ibn Hurayth quoted AbuBakr as-

Siddiq as saying that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) told them

theDajjal would come forth from a land in the East called Khurasan, followed by

people whose faces resembled shields covered with skin.) Sahih Muslim Hadith

(Hadith 1374) Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: The Dajjal would be

followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan wearing Persian shawls.(Once

again East of Najd in Iran)

Bukhari, reported by Abu Hurayra (RA): "I have loved the people of the tribe of

Bani Tameem, ever since I heard three things the Messenger of Allaah ,

sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said about them. I heard him saying, 'these

people (of the tribe of Bani Tameem) would stand firm against the

Dajjaal.' When the Saddaqat from that tribe came, the Messenger of Allaah ,

sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "these are the Saddaqat (charitable gifts)

of our folk." Aa'ishah had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet ,

sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said to Aa'ishah, 'manumit her as she is a

descendant of Ismaa'eel, alayhis salaam.'"

"Do not say of Bani Tameem anything but good, for indeed they are the severest

of people in attacking the Dajjaal." Ahmed

So it is once agiain proved that Banu Tamim of Najd or the Najdis hold sword

only to implement the correct version of Islam as they did previously when there

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was (Murder of Companions, Battle of Karbala, Killing of prophet’s

grandchildren etc. Later on deviation of the people from the path of Sunah and

introduction of new things in Islam like saint worship, tombs worship and a

new concept of Islam known as Sufism. Division of Muslims into many minor &

two major sects called Sunni and Shia etc) after the death of prophet. Once

again they will fight against the greatest of the Fitnah Ad-dajjal when it will

appear because they only hold the principles of Quran and Sunnah only, enabling

them to recognize Dajjal when whole of the population of earth will be under its

control.

While going through the history of Wahhabs I found that they were peace lovers

until people complied to the terms of Quran and prophetic ways only and that IS

WHAT OUR Prophet too demanded. In this regard there are lots of hadith also.

Like this : Hold fast the rope of Allah and my ways and the way of companions,

In the tank of Kauther there will be Aalims and Ulemas who will be stopped from

drinking as they introduced new things into the religion etc . Any Honest man

can easily say judge the situation of Arabia after prophet’s death which was full

of innovations and corruptions. Wahhabis only tried to implement the correct

version of Quran and Sunnah only. Najd during early days was a troubled land

due to its nomadic inhabitants. Although they converted to Islam but after the

death of prophet they rebelled against Caliph Abu Bakr. They refused to pay

ZAKAT also. Later on they were involved into UN Islamic INNOVATIONS and

creation of SECTS which gave birth to Sufism which is one of the complete

deviated branch of Muslim. Great tribulation indeed.

It is one of the conspiracy theories to destroy the real essence of Islam which lies

within Quran and prophet’s ways only brought by the Wahhabis. The Christians

and Jews follow their priests like God’s commandments. It is Islam which taught

to hold the rope of Allah and the prophet’s way along with the companion’s to

become successful. Non-Muslims are well aware that Muslims will not be divided

into sects until they follow these things. So, DIVIDE AND RULE. Insert the views

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of Aalims and Ulemas in to the religion superseding the rules and principles

already clearly available into quran and hadiths. That’s it. Prophet’s saying came

true that you will follow Jews and Christians so much that if they will enter the

hole of dreadful poisonous snake, you people will also enter likewise and

ultimately get destroyed. IT HAS OCCURRED. Now we worship imams, we take

the help of intermediaries to reach Allah, we need supernatural know kedges to

get rid of diseases, we need the help of so called supernatural knowledge to get

rid of Jinn (as they say), we need music to purify our soul in form of Sufism, we

need solid burials to make our dead alive, we need to worship graves and tombs

to get near to Allah. What are these? All these are present in Jews and Christians

previously and we just simply follow them so much that we have already

obtained curse upon our self like the Christians and Jews by forgetting to follow

our jurisprudence in form of Quran and prophet’s ways. We have forgotten all

and handed over all these to be manipulated and hijacked by our sectarian

Ulemans and Aalaims. This was the corruption which started during the 17—18th

century. Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab was well aware of the danger if future.

Although he tried to nip the bud before it flowers but the Satanic powers

overcame and now the accursed Satan has made this corruption fair to such

Muslims who spread rubbishes against Wahhabis in form of whatever these

Christians and Jews have wrote and spread in their books. Many English and

Muslim authors have presented Islam in many irregular ways which has been

followed by many Muslim scholars who are pleased to introduce new things in

Islam like Goldziher, Margoliouth, Syed Amir Ali etc.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MUHAMMAD-IBN–ABDUL-WAHHAB DID NOT

BROUGHT ANY THING NEW IN ISLAM OR UPDATED VERSION OF ISLAM,

RATHER HE ONLY REVIVED THE POPHET’S VERSION OF ISLAM WHICH WERE

CHANGED DUE TO INNOVATION & CORRUPTION WHERE MANY ARE

INTENTIONALLY CONFUSED. BE HONEST.

MAY ALLAH SAVE ALL MUSLIMS FROM ENTERING INTO THE DESTRUCTIVE SECTS AND CATEGORIES Ameeeeeeeeen