Conspiracy of Ecumenism and Pseudo-Shi'ite Sects

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الصلاة والسلام عليك يا سيدى يا رسول الله وعلى آلك واصحابك يا سيدى يا نور الله

In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful

Prayers and peace be upon you, my Master, Apostle of Allah

And upon your Family and Companions, my Master, Light of Allah

The Holy Prophet Muhammad, sall Allahu alaihi wasallam, said:

مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ تَعِيرُ إِلَى هَذِهِ مَرَّةً وَإِلَى هَذِهِ مَرَّةً

The parable of the hypocrite is that of a sheep that constantly shifts between two flocks, sometimes with this flock and sometimes with that flock (Sahih Muslim)

Many Muslims who are undecided about whether they are with us Sunni Muslims or with the astray Shi’ah should reflect deeply on this parable. The evil spirit of ecumenism that has afflicted a segment of our community seeks to deceive on the basis of the Ayah:

وَاعۡتَصِمُوۡا بِحَبۡلِ اللّٰہِ جَمِیۡعًا وَّلَا تَفَرَّقُوۡا

Hold fast, all together, to the Rope of Allah and be not divided

(Surah 3, Ayah 103)

The division condemned here is that of breaking away from the Jama’ah, or the main collective of the Muslims, meaning the Sunnis. It is not a call for the various sects in the Ummah, despite their fundamental differences, to set those differences aside and unite for the sake of unity. That would be a superficial unity that would harm the cause of Truth. The call for Sunni--Shi’ah unity is therefore a false call that attempts to subvert the cause of Light and Truth. Likewise, having a soft corner in the hearts of our youth for the Shi’ites is a most distressing development. For some time now I have observed that many of our naive but ignorant youth are gravitating toward the Shi’ah and this is a sign of hypocrisy as the Prophet’s parable of the sheep shifting between two flocks illustrates. Presently, a dajjal known as Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza of Jhelum has influenced many of our youth to develop that soft corner in their hearts for the Shi’ah and to move closer to the Shi’ism itself. How can we Muslims have unity with a sect that curses and bears enmity to the Prophet’s wives and his beloved companions (radi Allahu anhum)? A sect which rejects the textual integrity of the Holy Quran and holds the office of Imamate to be not only as authoritative as the Scripture and institution of Prophesy but in fact superior to the latter?

Historically and presently some sects emerged which attempted to bridge the divide between orthodox, mainstream Sunni Islam and the Rafidi Shi’ite heresy. The Nurbakhshi sect present in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and the recent emergence of a new sect which calls itself Maula’i are examples of this kind of hypocrisy which the Prophet’s parable about the sheep shifting back and forth between two flocks speaks of. A certain individual called Qari Hasan Ahmad of Amroha, may Allah curse him, and his followers, pretending to be Sufis, openly curse the Sahabah, radi Allahu anhum. They support Shi’ism in virtually all its disputes with orthodox Sunni Islam. One wonders why these cursed people do not simply proclaim the Shi’ite religion. Another such hypocritical individual is Mufti Fazl Hamdard of Karachi, Pakistan. It seems these individuals are in fact Shi’ites who are engaged in Taqiyah and Kitman (Shi’ite practice of dissimulation and concealing their true beliefs in order to infiltrate and subvert the mainstream Sunni Muslim community). Sunni Muslims should beware of such sects and individuals that engage in such tactics with the motive of converting Sunnis to Shi’ites for all intents and purposes under the pretense of bridging the gap between the two. Some of the Tafzilis and a group known as the Ahbash, which express enmity toward Amir Mu’awiyah, radi Allahu anhu, are also part of the dangerous phenomenon of infiltrating Shi’ite doctrine into the mainstream Sunni Muslim community. One finds that all these groups and individuals have a particular hatred of the great saint and reformer known as Ala Hadrat, Imam Ahmad Rida Khan of Bareli, rahimahullah. The Barelwi school within orthodox Sunni Islam has expended considerable service in defending the Faith from the heresies of Shi’ism, and keeping the masses of Sunni Muslims of the Subcontinent safe from Shi’ism.