More than ninety Muslim scholars from the UK, India and Pakistan have issued an open statement condemning a controversial Pakistani cleric as “misguided”.
The 93 scholars signed the below statement criticising Dr-Tahir-ul-Qadri of Minhaj-ul-Quran for publicly espousing and propagating religious views that allegedly go against mainstream Sunni consensus.
“We, the undersigned, agree:
“Hundreds of leading noble scholars and muftīs of India and Pakistan have refuted, spoken, and issued edicts (Fatāwā) against the clear heresies and severe misguidance of Dr. Tāhir-ul-Qādirī due to his wrong beliefs and unlawful practices. Based upon this they have all declared him misguided. Amongst them notably are:
- Allāmah ‘Atā Muhammad Bandyālwī
- Allāmah Sayyid Ahmad Sa’īd Kādhmī
- Muftī Waqār-ud-Dīn Rizawī
- Muftī Fayz Ahmad Uwaysī
- Muftī Muhammad Abdul Qayyūm Hazārwī
- Allāmah Abdul Hakīm Sharaf Qādirī
- Muftī Muhammad Shafī’ Okārwī
- Allama Sayyid Shāh Turāb-ul-Haq Qādirī
- Muftī Akhtar Razā Khān Azharī
رحمهم الله تعا
- Allāmah Ziyā-ul-Mustafā Qādirī
- Pīr Sayyid Amīn Miyān Mārehrawī Barakātī
- Allāmah Sayyid Madanī Miyān Ashrafī
- Allāmah Sayyid Hāshimī Miyān Ashrafī
- Muftī Munīb-ur-Rahmān Qādirī
- Muftī Muhammad Rafīq-ul-Hasanī
- Allāmah Kokab Nūrānī Okārwī
- Muftī ‘Abdur Razzāq Bathrālwī
- Allāmah Khādim Husayn Rizawī
- Muftī Muhammad Ashraf-ul-Qādirī
- Pīr Muhammad Afzal Qādirī
- Allāmah Ashraf Āsif Jalālī
- Pīr Sayyid ‘Irfān Shāh Mashhadī
- Muftī Muhammad Aslam Bandyālwī
- Muftī Shams-ul-Hudā Misbāhī
- Mawlānā Muhammad Ilyās ‘Attār Qādirī
- Muftī Muhammad Qāsim ‘Attāri
- Mawlānā Shākir ‘Alī Nūrī
- Muftī Muhammad Nizāmuddīn Misbāhī
- Allāmah Sayyid Muzaffar Husayn Shāh Qādirī
- Muftī Muhammad Akmal Qādirī
حفظهم الله تعالى
“Please note the above list only mentions some of the scholars and there are many others too who concur with them regarding the misguidance of Dr. Tāhir-ul-Qādirī.
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“In this issue we support these noble scholars and muftīs of India and Pakistan. Furthermore we strongly urge the Ahl-us-Sunnah public to save themselves from the misguided beliefs and actions of Dr. Tāhir-ul-Qādirī.
“A summary of his famously known heresies, in addition to others also, are the following:
- His opposition of the Ijmā’ of the Ummah on the issue of Diyat* [Speech in Lahore, Pakistan, 16/10/1984 — [https://youtu.be/CDdtQ89I89M]
- His statement that differences between sects are not fundamental* [Firqah Parastī Kā Khātimah Kyūn Kar Mumkin Ho, page 35]
- His statement that the word Allāh عزوجل is nothing special to Muslims but it means God, Brahma etc.* [Wembley Conference, London, UK, 24/09/2011 — [https://youtu.be/OKOq1nfSkfM]
- His statement that Jews and Christians are believers not disbelievers (Kuffār)* [Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Institution, Lahore, Pakistan, 25/12/2006 — [https://youtu.be/m3ka_e2uCsI]
- Opening of Masājid for Christians to worship therein in accordance to their polytheistic beliefs* [Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Institution, Lahore, Pakistan, 25/12/2005 — [https://youtu.be/ioxS7Q9JKko]
- His celebration of Christmas and that too in a Masjid* [Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Institution, Lahore, Pakistan, 25/12/2005 — [https://youtu.be/ioxS7Q9JKko]
- His denial of the overall superiority (Mutlaq Afdaliyyah) of Hadrat Abū Bakr Siddīq رضي الله عنه* [As-Sayf-ul-Jalī ‘Alā Munkiri Wilāyati ‘Alī رضي الله عنه, page 8]
- His criticism of Hadrat Amīr Mu’āwiyah رضي الله عنه* [Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Workers Convention, Lahore, Pakistan, 08/04/2012 — [https://youtu.be/fhg4nUrdm6c]
“For detailed information regarding these issues, one can directly contact the noble scholars and muftis or the Dār-ul-Iftā Bareilly Sharīf, Jāmi’ah Ashrafiyyah, Dawat-e-Islami or other reputable Sunnī Institutions.”
UK SIGNATORIES:
- Mufti Shamsul Huda Misbahi, Heckmondwike
2. Maulana Zafar Mahmood Farashwi, Manchester
3. Mufti Aslam Bandyalwi, Bradford
4. Pir Sayyid Munawwar Husain Bukhari, Blackburn
5. Maulana Sayyid Ghulam Dastagir Gilani, Halifax
6. Maulana Yunus Misbahi, Preston
7. Maulana Nizamuddin Misbahi, Blackburn
8. Maulana Hafiz Sadiq Zia, Birmingham
9. Maulana Farooq Nizami, Birmingham
10. Mufti Saqib Qadiri Ridawi, Nottingham
11. Maulana Rafeeq Ahmad Misbahi, Hounslow
12. Shaykh Asrar Rashid, Birmingham
13. Sahibzadah Muhammad Junaid Shadpuri, Blackburn
14. Maulana Arshad Misbahi, Manchester
15. Mufti Zahid Husain, Preston
16. Imam Khalid Husain Ashrafi, Leicester
17. Hafiz Ehsan Qadri, Sri Lanka
18. Mufti Qasim Zia Qadiri, Birmingham
19. Maulana Nabeel Afzal, Coventry
20. Maulana Naveed Jameel, Nottingham
21. Maulana Ibrar Shafi, Derby
22. Maulana Omar Khan, Keighley
23. Maulana Muhammad Husain, Bolton
24. Maulana Kalim Azhari, Bolton
25. Shaykh Mubeen Raza, Coventry
26. Maulana Naveed Ashrafi, Blackburn
27. Maulana Qamar Ilyas, Birmingham
28. Maulana Shahid Ali, Bradford
29. Maulana Yasir Ayyub, Oldham
30. Maulana Mohammed Bilal Naushahi, Bradford
31. Maulana Anis Ahmed, Birmingham
32. Imam Adil Shahzad, Bradford
33. Maulana Muhammad Qasim Hussain, Luton
34. Maulana Muhammad Arfat Ahmed, Luton
35. Hafiz Muhammad Asim Chishti, Birmingham
36. Maulana Shahid Barailvi, Burnley
37. Maulana Muhammad Sajid Ali, Luton
38. Maulana Sayyid Hamdani Shah, Bolton
39. Maulana Sayyid Samdani Shah, Bolton
40. Maulana Abu Zohra Rizwi, Manchester
41. Maulana Imran Qadri, Blackburn
42. Maulana Muhammad Shakeel al-Qadiri, London
43. Maulana Mohammad Amar, Derby
44. Maulana Muddasar Hussain, New York
45. Maulana Tehseen Raza Hamdani Nuri, South Africa
46. Mufti Sayyid Shamsul Arifeen Shah, London
47. Maulana Muhammad Irfan Naqshbandi, London
48. Maulana Mustafa Raza Qadri, Sri Lanka
49. Maulana Haider Ali, Preston
50. Imam Muhammad Husnain, Chesham
51. Maulana Sudagar Hussain, Bradford
52. Maulana Muhammad Kalim, Preston
53. Maulana Haroon Raza, Birmingham
54. Maulana Kaleem Raza, Birmingham
55. Maulana Qais Ahmed, Walsall
56. Mufti Yasin Patel, Leicester
57. Maulana Sayyid Ibrahim Shah, Rotherham
58. Maulana Kamran Khan, Birmingham
59. Maulana Muhammad Saeed, Birmingham
60. Hafiz Usman Hussain, Birmingham
61. Maulana Adnan Tariq, Birmingham
62. Maulana Waqar Ali, Birmingham
63. Maulana Moqaddam Shahzada Qadri, Manchester
