بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The Barelwis (i.e.
grave-worshipers) are a sect that is very widespread among the Muslims of the
Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, a Muslim country that was carved out
of Hindu-majority India in 1947.
Pakistan was founded by Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948). He is affectionately
referred to as Qaid-e-Azam (lit. “great leader”) by Pakistanis.
In
Pakistan, the Barelwis frequently boast that while their Deobandi rivals were
supportive of the Hindu-dominated Congress Party, and opposed the creation of
Pakistan, they (Barelwis) fully supported the Pakistan movement. Furthermore,
the Barelwis accuse Deobandi Ulema of disrespecting Mr. Jinnah and issuing
edicts of Kufr against him, intending to embarrass the modern-day
Deobandis of Pakistan.
But this is nothing short of
revisionism. Historically, the Ulema from many sects including the Barelwis
bitterly opposed the Muslim League and its leader Mr. Jinnah. The Barelwi mulla
Muhammad Tayyab Danapuri issued a strongly-worded fatwa against Mr. Jinnah,
stating:
بحکم شریعت مسٹر جینا اپنے ان عقائد
کفریہ قطعیہ یقینیہ کی بنا پر قطعا مرتد اور خارج از اسلام ہے
Translation: “By the verdict of
the Shari’ah, Mr. Jinnah, due to these decidedly heretical beliefs, is
certainly an apostate and expelled from Islam.”
Reference: Tajanib Ahle Sunnat;
p.177
The Barelwi mulla, not satisfied
with simply excommunicating Mr. Jinnah from Islam, went further and stated that
anyone who simply doubted the veracity of this fatwa after being aware of
Jinnah’s beliefs is likewise an apostate and an infidel!
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