The sufis and their role in politics. Bismillaah, wal-Hamdulillaah, was-Salaatu was-Salaamu alaa Rasoolillaah! The following are proofs that Sunni Sufis do not negate the obligation of jihaad as some erroneously believe today. Lets start of by two of the greatest leaders of Islam after the Sahabah they where Ashari & Maturudi in Aqeedah and Shafi and Hanafi in fiqh also they promoted sufism. Sallah Ud Din Ayyub & Sultan Mummad Al Fateh May Allah SWT bless the souls. The Sunni Sufis did indeed take up the sword and engage in jihaad, even till this day. Even in this day Afganistan which is the land of the Mujahid they are mostly Hanafi in Fiqh and Maturdi in Aqeedah only recently the Salafi groups joined with them. It is a historical fact that the majority of the Sunni mujahideen throughout the history of Islaam have been Sufis (ahl al-tasawwuf/the people of tasawwuf). This Article is mainly about recent Sufi Mujahid and a few great leaders. a. The first Muslim to resist the Zionist invasion of Palestine was a Sufi by the name of Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam whom was Ashari in creed, Shafii in fiqh, and a Qadiri Sufi: en.wikipedia....d-Din_al-Qassam/ b. A Sufi scholar and political leader by the name Abd al-Qadir al-Jazairi fought against the French invasion of Algeria: en.wikipedia....adir_Al-Jazairi/ c. A Maliki Sufi by the name of Umar Al-Mukhtar fought against the Italian invasion of Libya: en.wikipedia....ki/Omar_Mukhtar d. A Naqshbandi Sufi by the name of Imam Shamil fought against the Russians in the Caucasus (Dagestan and Chechnya): masud.co.uk/I...misc/shamyl.htm en.wikipedia....iki/Imam_Shamil 3. The following excerpt is taken from the online article The Place of Tasawwuf in Traditional Islam: Among the Sufis who aided Islam with the sword as well as the pen, to quote Reliance of the Traveller, were: such men as the Naqshbandi sheikh Shamil al-Daghestani, who fought a prolonged war against the Russians in the Caucasus in the nineteenth century; Sayyid Muhammad ‘Abdullah al-Somali, a sheikh of the Salihiyya order who led Muslims against the British and Italians in Somalia from 1899 to 1920; the Qadiri sheikh ‘Uthman ibn Fodi, who led jihad in Northern Nigeria from 1804 to 1808 to establish Islamic rule; the Qadiri sheikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri, who led the Algerians against the French from 1832 to 1847; the Darqawi faqir al-Hajj Muhammad al-Ahrash, who fought the French in Egypt in 1799; the Tijani sheikh al-Hajj ‘Umar Tal, who led Islamic Jihad in Guinea, Senegal, and Mali from 1852 to 1864; and the Qadiri sheikh Ma’ al-‘Aynayn al-Qalqami, who helped marshal Muslim resistance to the French in northern Mauritania and southern Morocco from 1905 to 1909. Among the Sufis whose missionary work Islamized entire regions are such men as the founder of the Sanusiyya order, Muhammad ‘Ali Sanusi, whose efforts and jihad from 1807 to 1859 consolidated Islam as the religion of peoples from the Libyan Desert to sub-Saharan Africa; [and] the Shadhili sheikh Muhammad Ma‘ruf and Qadiri sheikh Uways al-Barawi, whose efforts spread Islam westward and inland from the East African Coast . . . . (Reliance of the Traveller,863). 4. An excellent short article on Sufi mujahideen: forums.islami...516/#post235246 5. Martial Arts: A Naqshbandi Sufi Chinese Shaolin Master: higher-critic...t-in-china.html/ 6. Modern day Sufi Mujahideen: a. Somali Sufi fighters (the Ahlus-Sunnah organization): nytimes.c/.../24somalia.html This is their official website:ahlusunna.org/ b. Iraqi Naqshbandi & Qadiri Sufi mujahideen: youtube/watch?v=PKg00yT5ueA c. Other Sufi mujahideen groups in Iraq: • Jaysh Rijal al-Tariqa al-Naqshbandia (The Men of the Army of al-Naqshbandia Order, or JRTN) is the largest Sufi insurgent group. The group announced its formation in December 2006, right after the execution of Saddam Hussein. • Katibat al-Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilanin Al-Jihadia (The Jihadi Battalion of Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani) was announced in August 2006. • The Sufi Squadron of Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani was founded in April 2005. Conclusion: Before anyone makes any prejudiced conclusions about Sufis being anti-jihaad, think again! Do your research! (قال العلامة محمد بن أحمد السفاريني الحنبلي في لوامع الأنوار البهية (ص73 أهل السنة والجماعة ثلاث فرق : الأثرية : وإمامهم أحمد بن حنبل رحمه الله تعالى ، والأشعرية : وإمامهم أبو الحسن الأشعري رحمه الله تعالى ، والماتريدية : وإمامهم أبو منصور الماتريدي Al-’Allaamah Muhammad ibn Ahmad As-Safaareeni Al-Hanbali stated in Lawaami’ Al-Anwaar Al-Bahiyyah (page 73), “Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama’ah is composed of three groups: Al-Athariyyah (those who ascribe themselves to the texts), and their Imam is Ahmad ibn Hanbal Rahimahullahu Ta’alaa. The Asha’riyyah, their Imam being Abul-Hasan Al-Ash’ari rahimahullah Ta’alaa. The Maaturidiyyah, their Imam being Abu Mansoor Al-Maaturidiy.” The Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jamaaah consist of the following Sunni groups: 1. The 3 schools of Sunni Creed: a. the Asharis b. the Maturidis c. the Atharis(rightly guided ones) 2. The 4 schools of Sunni Law: a. the Hanafis b. the Malikis c. the Shafiis d. the Hanbalis 3. The many spiritual paths (tariqah/turuq) of Tasawwuf, i.e. Sunni Islamic Spirituality/Sulook/Tazkiyah/ Tasfiyah/Ihsan... some of these spiritual paths are: a. the Shadhili path b. the Naqshbandi path c. the Qadiri path d. the Rifai path To understand the methodology (manhaj) of orthodox Sunni Islaam, read the following short article: sunnipath...AR00000168.aspx/ yanabi/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F351706-are-the-sunni-sufis-against-the-jihaad-of-the-sword%2F (Article found) Was-Salaamu Alaykum, Br Abdullah
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