REFUTING CLAIMS on TARIQA NAQSHBANDIYYA (7)

REFUTING CLAIMS on TARIQA NAQSHBANDIYYA (7)

Then they said – as translated into English:

<< And they believe that wearing a black turban will speed up the appearance of Imam al-Mahdi. >>

Comments:

1. I have never heard of this belief since I became affiliated with Mawlana Shaykh Nazim in the year 1991. I wish the source of this claim was given so that we could ask the person from whom he took that belief. It has nothing to do with the teachings of the Sunna nor with the teachings of our Shaykhs.

2. What we do know is that the Messenger of Allah (saws) wore a black turban on the day that he entered Mecca and conquered it; and in another hadith he gave a khutba at the door of the Ka‘ba wearing a black turban. It is also narrated that he would wear a black turban in the two Eids. Indeed, the Prophet (saws) used to wear the black and charcoal-colored (harqaniyya) turban more than any other color except white, and a great number of the Sahaba and Tabi‘in also wore the black turban. THEREFORE WEARING A BLACK TURBAN IS A SUNNA WITHOUT DOUBT. The scholars said—with regard to its significance—that it is a seeking of victory, blessing, and a good reminder of the leadership of Islam. Whoever wishes to read more about it should consult al-Suyuti’s treatise Thalj al-Fu’ad bi-Lubs al-Sawad and the book by the teacher of our teachers al-Hafiz Muhammad bin Ja‘far al-Kattani al-Di‘ama fi Ahkam al-‘Imama.

3. In any case the appearance of al-Mahdi is among the Signs of the Hour and its significance is deliverance for the Community of the Beloved Prophet (saws). So no one should say “the end of times is still far.” Rather, all the minor signs of the Hour and most of the medium signs have already appeared, as documented by the contemporary scholars of Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama‘a who wrote about that subject such as al-Barzanji and al-Nabhani. Belief in the nearness of the appearance of al-Mahdi is part of correct belief since Allah said,

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ الشورى 17
And how can you know? It may be the Hour is near (al-Shura 17)

and the Prophet (saws) authentically said:

أَفْضَلُ العِبَادَةِ انْتِظَارُ الفَرَجِ
“The best worship is to expect deliverance.”

There is an allusion in the latter hadith—and Allah knows best—to the always uncomfortable state of the believer and the intensity of his hope that deliverance is imminent, because to ask for rest and comfort in the Abode of Delusion is delusion, and to have long hopes in dunya is not part of waiting for deliverance nor part of worship in any way. How could it be when “dunya is the prison of the believer” (hadith)? And the Prophet (saws) would mention the Dajjal so much that they said: “We feel as if he is about to come out and face us from between the palm-trees!”

كان رسول الله ﷺ يُكثر جداً من ذكر الدجّال حتى قالوا:
ذَكَرْتَ الدَّجَّالَ وَقَرَّبْتَ أَمْرَهُ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ ثَائِرٌ عَلَيْنَا،
وَأَنَّهُ خَارِجٌ مِنَ النَّخْلِ عَلَيْنَا.

This is an implicit mention of the Mahdi, as he will fight the Dajjal as mentioned in the reports.

They also said:

<<And one of their leaders claims that he is al-Mahdi and that he is in contact with the Messenger of Allah (saws). >>

Comments:

1. What has reached us is that the one who made this claim is none other than [name deleted] who was already mentioned. We have already said that he is unconnected with the Naqshbandis, not to mention that he is certainly not one of their leaders. Rather he is, as we have already said, an unstrustworthy person who did not suffice himself to claim that he was seeing the Prophet (saws) while awake until he finally claimed that he was the greatest waliyyullah living on earth according to what I was told. We have long since declared that we have nothing to do with him or with his behavior. Thereore whatever he says or does carries no weight with regard to the status of this Tariqa.

2. Furthermore, the Awaited Mahdi has certain signs and attributes which are mentioned in many hadiths that reach the rank of mass transmission with respect to meaning (tawatur ma‘nawi). Our belief is whatever is supported by that evidence; nothing else; and it is Allah Who grants success and guides to the right way.

3. We believe that these charges and accusations which have distracted us from our other obligations so that we could address them in this brief booklet are also from the Signs of the Hour since they represent a baseless accusation of treachery against those who are in reality trustworthy in religion, and this kind of accusation is a dajjal-like act against the innocent in the Umma of the Prophet (saws).

We ask Allah Who Hears and Sees to grant us prompt relief and safety from fitna, whatever has appeared and whatever is still to come.

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