Allah (swt) is the root source of acts of polytheism, fornication and homosexuality

 

The Salafi & Deobandi belief that Allah (swt) is the root source of acts of polytheism, fornication and homosexuality (God forbid)

In the recognized Ahl’ul Sunnah work Musnad Abu Hanifa, page 152 we read:

الإيمان بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله والقدر خيره وشره من الله

“Iman is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, qadr, the good and the evil is all from Allah”
Musnad Abu Hanifa, page 152

Similarly Allamah Hibatullah Lalkai (d. 418 H) records:

Ibn Umar said: ‘A man came to Abu Bakr and asked: ‘Do you believe that adultery is from God?’ He (Abu Bakr) replied: ‘Yes’. He said: ‘God will make me do it and then will punish me?’ He (Abu Bakr) replied: ‘Yes, Oh son of Khena, by Allah if there was a man with me I would order him to smash your nose’.
Sharh Usool Etiqad Ahlulsunnah, Volume 3 page 246 Tradition 964

Comment

May Allah (swt) forgive us! This means that Man is helpless and has no control over his actions, all acts are from Allah (swt) man is just a tool like a pen, sword or bike. It is left to Allah (swt) to use these tools and man has absolutely no discretion. Taking this to its logical conclusion, this Fatwa means that Allah (swt) murdered Uthman; Allah (swt) issued Hafsa with the utterance of ‘first’ divorce. Furthermore, it means that every brothel in the world is run by Allah (swt), and that acts of kufr, polytheism, fornication, homosexuality, child abuse, robbery, theft, drinking etc are all arranged by Allah (swt). This likewise also means that Allah (swt) also wills chants raised against the Sahaba. This is the faith of the Nawasib.

Salafi belief that Allah (swt) wonders (God forbid)

We read in Sefat Allah by Alawi al-Saqaaf, page 58:

التَّعَجُّبُ صفةٌ فعليَّةٌ خبريَّةٌ ثابتةٌ لله عَزَّ وجَلَّ بالكتاب والسنة.

“Wondering is a quality of Allah proven by Quran and Sunnah”

Comment

The concept of wondering is associated with actions when one is unsure about a matter. States such as confusion, indecision, worry lead to an individual wondering about how to resolve a matter. Man wonders as he lacks knowledge of the unseen, as such wonders about what options he can adopt to remedy a situation. Now we would like to ask these Salafis what would cause Allah (swt) to wonder about anything? Does He (swt) not have knowledge of the unseen? If He (swt) as is undoubtedly the case why does he need to think over a matter? Just look at the low positions these Nasabis give to the Creator, they equate him to the normal man, pondering over how to address a situation. What is he doing whilst is wondering? Is he scratching his head with his two right hands whilst sitting cross legged on His throne?

Salafi belief that Allah (swt) possesses shy qualities (God forbid)

We read in Sefat Allah by Alawi al-Saqaaf, page 86:

الْحَيَاءُ وَالاسْتِحْيَاءُ صفةٌ خبريَّةٌ ثابتةٌ لله عَزَّ وجَلَّ بالكتاب والسنة

“Shyness is a quality of Allah proven by the Quran and Sunnah”.

The Deobandi belief that Allah (swt) can tell a lie (God forbid)

Not only is Allah (swt) given physical attributes the Nawasib even give Allah (swt) human attributes. The Indian Imam of the Deobandies Shah Ismail Shaheed Dehalwi quotes someone saying:

“Impossibility is a defect, and a defect in Allah is impossible”

Then he replies:

“If ‘impossible’ is related to the abilities of Allah within His being, that this isn’t within the fold of Allah’s power. Then we do not accept it. The mentioned lie (about Allah) that can Allah make a false introduction about an event or a complete false event itself and then reveal it on angels or prophets, then this is possible, because then it would mean that the abilities of a man are more than that of Allah, because such a thing (telling a lie) is within the fold of the abilities of a human being.”

Trying to console an adherent inquiring about the blasphemous statement of their pioneer Deobandi Imam Imdadullah Mujahir Makki, Maulana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi further confuses him by stating:

“A copy of the letter by Haji Imdadullah Sahib Muhajir Makki, in connection to the possibility of telling a lie by Allah Almighty, for clearing doubts of Maulvi Nazir Ahmed Sahib Rampuri.
Doubt: It is written in “Buraheen al-Qate’a” that Allah can tell a lie”.

Then a few lines further in his attempts to clarify the doubts of the inquirer, Gangohi says:

“It is the belief of all Muslim researchers, the saints and scholars that telling a lie is within the jurisdiction of the abilities of Allah (swt), your doubts have been clarified, no one is of the belief of its occurrence. This is a complex issue and not something to be said in front of common masses.”

Comment

This is the belief of the Nawasib such as of Sipah e Sahaba (kr-hcy.com) who claim to be the follower of the Deoband sect and who proudly declare that they have been blessed with the correct belief and love for their Creator – and what a fine belief it is to one in which (as we has cited previously) every bad thing even homosexuality and fornication is being caused by Allah (swt), He (swt) can forget and will be in Hell on the Day of Judgement. Rather than concealing this, they pride themselves with this disgraceful concept of Tauheed. Their sermons are littered with reference to Tauheed and how simply man can stoop in to shirk, and yet at the same time they believe that Allah (swt) has a physical body and that he will be in hell on the Day of Judgement. Do these beliefs constitute a correct belief in Tauheed?

Salafi belief that Allah (swt) cheats and mocks (God forbid)

We read in Sefat Allah by Alawi al-Saqaaf, page 89:

الخداعُ صفةٌ من صفات الله عَزَّ وجَلَّ الفعليَّة الخبريَّة الثابتة بالكتاب والسنة

“Cheating is a quality of Allah proven by the Quran and Sunnah”

On page 116, we read:

السُّخْرِيَةُ بِالكافِرينَ من الصفات الفعليَّة الخبريَّة الثابتة لله عَزَّ وجَلَّ بالكتاب والسنة.

“Mocking the disbelievers is a quality of Allah, proven by Quran and traditions”

Cheating involves acting dishonestly such as practice fraud. One that indulges in cheating is deemed as a person of bad character. Those convicted of cheating offences suffer long term consequences such as a bar on gaining certain types of employment or getting a good credit rating. Society looks down on cheats, the common man would steer away from any individual with a dishonest character, yet the Salafis want us to believe that this is a character of Allah (swt)! Should we aspire to be like Him (swt) and indulge in cheating for personal gain? If not, why not? After all if Allah (swt) possesses this quality, why shouldn’t we?

Salafi belief that Allah (swt) is a ‘thing’ and a ‘person’ (God forbid)

We read in Sefat Allah by Alawi al-Saqaaf, page 125:

يجوز إطلاق لفظة (شخص) على الله عَزَّ وجَلَّ

“It is permissible to use the word (person) for Allah almighty”

On page 130, we read:

يصح إطلاق لفظة (شيء) على الله عَزَّ وجَلَّ

“It is permissible to use the word (a thing) to qualify Allah almighty.”

Salafi belief that Allah (swt) can be jealous (God forbid)

We read in Sefat Allah by Alawi al-Saqaaf, page 160:

يوصف الله عَزَّ وجلَّ بالغَيْرة ، وهي صفةٌ فعليَّةٌ خبريَّةٌ تليق بجلاله وعظمته

“Jealousy is a quality of Allah almighty and it’s a suitable quality for him.”

Comment

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 10th Edition. defines jealousy as “a jealous disposition, attitude, or feeling,” where the word jealous is defined as being

• intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness,
• disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness,
• hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage,
• vigilant in guarding a possession.

We would invite the Salafis to explain how they deem Allah (swt) to be of a jealous nature? Jealousy is a characteristic borne out of weak people with an inferiority complex. Those that have no control of the world around them, develop jealously as they fear that their position is being threatened by another. Is He (swt) fearful of a rival so much so that he becomes jealous of Him (swt)? May Allah (sw) protect us from such atrocious beliefs! This is no difference to the jealous depiction of God that we find in the Bible wherein “jealousy” is always in the context of idol worship:

• “You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, (Exodus 20:5)
• for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God– (Exodus 34:14)
  “For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. (Deuteronomy 4:24)
• ‘You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, (Deuteronomy 5:9)
• for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off, the face of the earth. (Deuteronomy 6:15)