
A Muslim who is wrongly accused of committing a sin by a fellow Muslim will naturally and understandably defend his honour. The Islamic way of dealing with a false accusation is to provide evidence especially documentary and where available, witness support to show that the accusation made is baseless and without foundation, and thereafter try and persuade the accuser to withdraw and retract his false accusation. Even in this difficult situation Islam does not permit insults and abuse to be directed at the accuser but strongly recommends that the falsely accused displays good character and remains patient and steadfast on the teachings of his religion and maintains his trust in Allah Almighty.
Equally it is entirely within Islamic law and practice that where a genuine error or mistake is pointed out by a Muslim and is supported by evidence and proof which is concrete and conclusive, a fellow Muslim should accept that evidence and repent for his mistake and change his ways. It is not Islamic for a person to abuse and insult his fellow Muslim for bringing to his attention his mistake and thereafter try and change reality by fabricating evidence or by telling lies and generally behaving in a way which is not only un-Islamic but leads him to commit serious transgressions and sins and which leave him bordering on infidelity.
Unfortunately this is the method adopted by Mufti Shamsuddoha of 14 Park Avenue, Blackburn and his sons Zafar Iqbal, Molvi Abul Hasan, Zia Ashraf and Rehmani when they were provided with indisputable evidence which showed that they were not descendants of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam and therefore not a sayyad family, but were in fact the descendants of Hadrat Umar Faruq Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu. For reasons unknown Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons believed that being the descendants of Hadrat Umar Faruq Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu was not worthy and set about deviously creating a new and fraudulent family tree to try and show that they were sayyads. This was partnered with a vicious and vindictive campaign against those who brought this information to their attention who are not only genuine sayyads but are Scholars of the highest repute and have spent their entire lives in the service of Islam. These sayyads were responsible for bringing Mufti Shamsuddoha as an Imam to a Mosque in England twenty years ago believing him to be a sayyad and steadfastly stood by him when he was removed from that Mosque because the reason for removal was not a reason in Sharia.
As a complete coincidence and at the same time
Mufti Shamsuddoha's lineage came to light, his brother in law Sayyad Jilani
Ashraf was declared an infidel by Muftis and scholars of Islam due to his
involvement in an organisation in India called Foundation for Unity of
Religions and Enlightened Citizenship (FUREC) which had among its aims and
objectives the unity, respect and acceptance of all religions. Jilani Miya
refused to accept the ruling of the scholars of Islam most notably his uncle
Rai's ul Muhaqqiqin Shaykh Ul Islam Hadrat Allama Mowlana Mufti Shah Sayyad Muhammad Madani Ashrafi Jilani of Kichhocha Sharif (India) and actively became
engaged in mind boggling deception as well as insults and abuse of those who
had laid the charge of infidelity against him.
Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons, two of whom are married to Jilani Miya's daughters made the disastrous decision to support Jilani Miya in his quest to hide and deny his infidelity in return for Jilani Miya supporting them in their determination to show that they were of sayyad descent. This relationship was of mutual benefit but utterly remarkable given that previously there had been a great deal of personal enmity and hatred between Molvi Abul Hasan and Jilani Miya. Nevertheless this marriage of convenience ensured that each side blindly supported the other in its predicament including lending support to lies, deception, insults, abuse and shameless dishonesty.
The methods adopted by both Mufti Shamsuddoha and
his sons and Jilani Miya were almost identical in trying to convince people
that they were telling the truth. These consisted of outrageous lies to hide
from the public the actual reality of events; especially when provided with
firm evidence, which was thereafter followed by abuse and insults towards
anyone who held an opposite view to them; whether that person was related to
them, was a sayyad, a scholar or an ordinary Muslim.
While Jilani Miya's fraud, lies and deceit have been dealt with in detail elsewhere, much of which can be found on this link we decided to set out in detail the activities and charges against Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons. We have provided supporting documentation for each of our assertions to try and provide the reader with conclusive proof that what we have written is not gossip, rumour or baseless assertions but is based on the actual activities of Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons and therefore the truth.
Based on the conduct of Mufti Shamsuddoha and his
sons as set out in this book, we sent a questionnaire to one edict (fatwa)
providing body in
As the reader will note, the answers provided are extremely severe and the ruling of Sharia shows beyond any doubt what grave sinners Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons have become. Some of their activities are bordering on infidelity and if they have any fear of Allah Almighty and the life hereafter they will repent as a matter of urgency.
We have published this book to make people aware of the activities of Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons and to show in the light of Sharia that there are consequences in the court of Allah Almighty for engaging in deception and misleading Muslims and insulting the pious people of Islam. We do not seek to humiliate Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons but seek to try and persuade them to change their ways and until they repent and behave in a proper manner we want to ensure that Muslims are fully aware of their activities and stay away from them.
Anjuman e
Garib Nawaz
Dewsbury
Below are some of the objectionable contents of the Surat Spiritual Declaration (SSD) and FUREC, both of which have been endorsed by Jilani Miya with his signature and have also been translated albeit incorrectly into Urdu and distributed under the aegis of his Spiritual Foundation.org organisation:-
''Religion a
beautiful partner in the Nations prosperity ...
Religions are like exquisite gardens, places full of surpassing beauty and tranquility, like sacred groves filled with beautiful birds and their melodious songs. Religions are beautiful gardens, but they are islands there is also need for continual education of adult population and senior citizens on values of lives and about the basic spiritual unity of all religions. Education and intellectual activities are vital. In addition these values have to be reinforced in every citizen through specific projects, which can bring people together, irrespective of their social levels or religious beliefs.
Project 1: Celebration of
Inter-Religious festivals
Every month in all parts of
Project 2: Multi-religious projects
These efforts will elevate religions in the minds of the people and the nation will benefit.
Project 3: Education in and with the
ambience of Unity of Religions
All religious educational institutions operating in
different parts of the country
should enrol children from other religions in
certain proportions and imbibe
values such as religious tolerance,
righteousness. The real purpose and the
unity of religions should be embedded
in the minds of the students.
FUREC
To promote and implement the Surat Spiritual
Declaration (attached as appendix) by sustaining the human spirit on the basis
of acceptance of, and respect for, all religions
(a) To promote the aim in
(d) To organize multi religious
functions, to popularize joint celebration of religious festivals, common
community kitchens and multi religious prayers,
(e) To provide for inter faith
dialogue and a common platform for multiple religions to work together towards
religious harmony and socio-economic development and disseminate the commones
of the spiritual and mysticl experiential aspects of religions,
(f)
To promote
universal values of all religions,
(l) To arrange for the
writings, editing, translating and publishing books, encyclopaedias,
periodicals, rare manuscripts, monographs and generate audio, visual materials
and other technological forms dissemination on Unity of Religions
n) To create
educational material for teaching and understanding of religions and practice
of spiritual values in all educational material,
(z) To preserve rare manuscripts,
letters, pictures, stone images, artists works and archeological and historical
exhibits and establish archives/museums.
As
can be seen from the above, there are numerous statements that both contain
infidelity and are prohibited (haram). But Jilani Miya continued to remain an
active member and refused to repent and stated that he was involved in FUREC to
help solve the nations said problems, not engage in unit of religions. For
those who believe Jilani Miya's explanation and dont accept that his involvement
in FUREC was from a religious viewpoint, we are setting out an extract from
Jilani Miya's Spirtiual Times magazine to show the actual reality.
In
the Spiritual Times, Jan-March 2004 edition on Page 17, a poem written by Y S
Rajan who is currently a member of the executive body of FUREC appears titled The
Universal Unity which is set out below:
Ram!Rahim
Ek Onkar Satnamu!
Sat Sri Akal!
All in One
''
In
Spiritual Times, Jan-March 2005 edition an article by Jilani Miya appears with
the title 'The right approach to unity and integrity of all religions.' Is
Jilani Miya going to say that this too was dealing with social issues and
nothing to do with unity of religions?
Even
after he allegedly resigned from this organisation, he refused to repent as
required by Sharia.
However,
as a result of the pressure that was brought on Mufti Shamsuddoha to clarify
his position, he and his son Molvi Abul Hasan signed a document in which they
condemned FUREC as well as anyone who abused Hadrat Shaykh ul Islam. This can
only be described as a mental block and utter absent mindness by father and
son. They were supporting Jilani Miya but in their desperation at having been found
out as people who werent sayyads and to preserve any remnants of prestige,
financial and moral support, they put pen to paper and endorsed a document
which unreservedly condemned FUREC, Jilani Miya and anyone who insulted Hadrat
Shaykh ul Islam.
But
even after signing this document they continued to support Jilani Miya, hurl
abuse at Hadrat Shaykh ul Islam and in the process showed themselves to be
absolute hypocrites who could not be trusted with anything important. This one
action of the foolish father and son led to their exposure especially in
religious circles as people who had no idea of what they were doing and were
thought of as religious ignoramuses who had no idea what Sharia demands of
people.
The
letter that was signed with the additions made by Mufi Shamsuddoha and Molvi
Abul Hasan is set out below. It should be remembered that this letter was
prepeared after Jilani Miya instead of dealing with the allegations against him
launched in writing a tirade of abuse against Shaykh ul Islam and made
insulting insinuations against Shaykh e Azam Hazrat Allama Sayyad Muhammad
Izhar Ashraf. This letter stated:
'From
the Scholars and Shaykhs of the Ashrafi family
To
Sayyad Muhammad Jilani
In
response to your letter dated 21-02-06 from
'We condemn the direct insults and abuse hurled by
you at Shaykh ul Islam Sayyad Muhammad Madani Ashrafi Jilani, successor to
Hazrat Mohaddis e Azam (blessings be upon Him) and the indirect insults, abuse
and insinuations aimed at Shaykh e Azam Hazrat Allama Sayyad Muhammad Izhar
Ashraf, successor at the Senior Hasaniya Household and other scholars of the
family as well as the baseless accusations you have made, the impudence you
have shown, your attempt at smearing their characters, your delirious ranting
and raving, your madness, insanity and fury is condemned by all of us. Your
dishonourable behaviour is an attempt to divert people from the un-Islamic aims
and objectives of FUREC.
The unity of false religions, respect of false
religions, acceptance of false religions, participating and assisting in
polytheists 'religious practices, propagating the knowledge of false religions,
respecting the values of false religions, believing false religions to be
beautiful gardens, assembly singing, believing false religions
polytheists days as sacred, respecting false religions sacred days, respecting
false religions, trying to imbue the views and thoughts of false religions into
the minds of Muslim students, nurturing false religious practices, keeping in
tact the diverse practices and habits, views and beliefs of false religions and
through combining various skills and knowledge trying to form 'unity of minds,
etc etc are all in your and your sadhus' Organisations' aims and objectives.
In order to avoid the aims and objectives of FUREC
being seen by the scholars and Muftis of Islam, you are trying in a dirty and
unclean manner to personalise what is a religious and Sharia matter to the
extent that in your questions to Muftis you have not sought the views on the
Sharias ruling on the aims and objectives of FUREC but you have lied to the
Muftis and said that under Article 30 of the Memorandum of Association there
has been an amendment to the aims and objectives. God is witness that under
Article 30 there has been no such amendment. The claim of the amendment on 27
October is a blatant lie.
And you are such a big and confirmed liar that to
deceive people you state unity, respect and acceptance of religions to be
against Sharia, Islam, faith and belief in your questions to Muftis and yet in
the original memorandum of FUREC you have endorsed and signed up to the unity,
respect and acceptance of religions.
Exactly like Murtaza Hasan Darbinghi who stated that
the comparison of the knowledge of the unseen with animals and lunatics was
infidelity yet endorsed the book Hifzul Iman which contained this comparison.
You too have adopted this inferior and unsavoury
method. You state that the unity of religions with Islam is false but in FUREC
you have endorsed this.
The subject matter is FUREC which is about the Foundation for the Unity of Religions. There is no dispute with
Spiritualfoundation.org, Kashful Qulub or any worldly, family or personal
dispute.
The dispute is with the un-Islamic rules, aims and
objectives of FUREC.
If you have even an iota of care, thought or
consideration for Sharia then put before the Muftis FUREC's and objectives
and then seek the view of Sharia. The original rules are in English and that is
what was agreed and what is important. You should not translate this. The
Muftis will have the correct and accurate translation done themselves. The day
you do this is the day your fraud, deception, trickery and dishonesty will be
blatantly and totally exposed.
Your deception and attempt to personalise a
religious topic is deceitfulness and slyness and an attempt to hide the
un-Islamic objectives of FUREC and we condemn in the strongest possible terms
your insulting and dishonourable use of language towards the esteemed
personalities of the pure and clean Sharia.
And Allah willing that day is not far when every
Sunni edict providing body will give an edict against the false beliefs of
FUREC. Wait for the day when you will be disgraced and humiliated.
The state of affairs described in your questions is
one thing; the actual and truthful state of affairs is something else. And soon
all the Muftis will Allah willing become aware of the actual and truthful
situation.
There is still time. Repent in Sharia from the
organisation of the Sadhus and re-enter completely into the fold of Islam. If
not, remember that the trappings of power and wealth in yesteryear did not
bring success to Nimrod, nor today will lead to success for someone rejected by
God and without hope of salvation.
Sayyad Muhammad
Hashmi
Sayyad Alamgir Ashraf
Sayyad Ahmad
Ashraf
Sayyad Shah Ayub Ashraf
Sayyad Ehsan
Ashraf
Sayyad Ahmed Hussain Qausar
Sayyad Muhammad
Qasim
Sayyad Muhammad Noorani
Sayyad Muhammad
Arabi
Sayyad Muhammad Ashraf (son
of Sayyad Izhar Ashraf)
Sayyad Jahangir
Ashraf
Sayyad Muhammad Subhani
Faqir
Sayyad Shah Niyaz
Ashraf
Sayyad Hasan Askari
Sayyad Muhammad Gaus Ashraf
We
condemn the stated beliefs of FUREC
If
Shaykh ul Islam is insulted, then we condemn that ...
Shamsudduha
Abul
Hasan Sayyad.
(The
wording in red (our emphasis) is what Mufti Shamsuddoha and Molvi Abul
Hasan wrote.)
On
the one hand Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons are supporting Jilani Miya,
inviting him to their homes, assisting in the recording of a video CD and
insulting everyone including Shaykh ul Islam who believes Jilani Miya is an
infidel, yet on the other hand Mufti Shamsuddoha and one of his sons are happy
to sign a document condemning Jilani Miya abuse, insults and the stated beliefs
contained in his beloved FUREC.
Mufti
Shamsuddoha and his son Molvi Abul Hasan were quite happy to sign a document
which called Jilani Miya a big and confirmed liar and compared him to Murtaza
Hasan Darbinghi, yet were quite content to meet with Jilani Miya, accommodate
him as their guest and continue to fight in his corner.
We
wonder what kind of Mufti and Molvi this father and son are that they engage in
such hypocritical, odd and inconsistent behaviour? And we are left to wonder
what deals, financial or otherwise they have entered into especially in
The
obvious question that needs to be raised is why Mufti Shamsuddoha was prepared
to sign the above mentioned letter, add his own comments to it and then
continue with his support of Jilani Miya? Why is it that he condemns FUREC if
he feels there is nothing wrong with it? Why is he happy to lend his name to a
document that states that Jilani Miya has gone out of the fold of Islam and
advises him to 'Repent in Sharia from the organisation of the Sadhus and
re-enter completely into the fold of Islam. This type of behaviour is
engaged in when a person feels helpless and is unable to think in a normal and
rational manner. Whatever explanation they must have given to Jilani Miya must
be worth listening to because Jilani Miya still remained with them and gave
Mufti Shamsuddoha a place to stay in
Jilani
Miya realised that Mufti Shamsuddoha was under immense pressure at having been
exposed as a fraudulent sayyad and to enlist Mufti Shamsuddoha and his family's
support he started to try and intertwine Mufti Shamsuddoha's issue with the
issue of his infidelity and started to claim that Mufti Shamsuddoha was in fact
a sayyad. Naturally to people whose status had crumbled and whose lives had
been utterly shattered, this support was a much needed lifeline. In return
Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons had to do Jilani Miyas bidding which they have
been doing ever since with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. How long this
marriage of convenience lasts is debatable because for several years before
Jilani Miya was declared an infidel and Mufti Shamsuddoha's family was found to
be of Faruqi descent, Jilani Miya and Molvi Abul Hasan despised each other with
passion! Molvi Abul Hasan was renowned for making sarcastic comments about
Jilani Miya's Spiritual Foundation and Jamia Sufiya and had nothing but contempt
for his uncle. Yet as soon as his uncle is declared an infidel Molvi Abul Hasan
becomes his obedient nephew how odd that
a so called scholar hates his uncle when he is a Muslim, yet becomes a friend
when he becomes an infidel!
This
marriage of convenience meant that Jilani Miya found some people to support him
and Mufti Shamsuddoha continued to have a place to stay in
We
will set out only one example of what Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons have been
supporting to show how much Jilani Miya has been trying to mislead the public
and the level Mufti Shamsuddoha has had to come down to so that he had someone
to support him in his false claims of being a sayyad.
Jilani
Miya in the Declaration of Truth (Urdu) published by the Spiritual Foundation,
Lucknow in the month of Safar 1427 being March 2006 of which 5000 copies were
printed writes on page 7:
'I was made a member of the Apex Body of this
organisation whereas all my attention and my entire schedule were spent on the
construction and organisation of Jamiya Sufiya in Kichocha Sharif and Spiritual
Camps. (Page
7 Declaration of Truth)
On
page 8 Jilani Miya writes
'I have such a busy schedule that up until now I
have been unable to attend any function or programme of FUREC and neither have
I been able to carry out any work of the UP chapter of FUREC.' (Page 8 Declaration of
Truth).
It
should be borne in mind that Jilani Miya wrote the above in the Declaration of
Truth in March 2006.
In
addition Jilani Miya has stated in a video CD that he recorded in Blackburn
with the help of Mufti Shamsuddoha and his sons on 30 May 2006 when discussing
the alleged amendment to FUREC's constitution that:
'near to me FUREC has no importance.'
On
30 August 2006 Jilani Miya placed an advert in the daily Rashtriya Sahara
newspaper and made an important declaration in which he stated that he was
resigning from FUREC not because it contained infidelity but to avoid further
mischief from being caused. Even in this advert where Jilani Miya talks about
the benefits of repenting for his sins he states that:
Respected readers, it should be clear that Faqir
Ashrafi [Jilani Miya] due to his extremely busy schedule remained separate from
FUREC and did not attend any of its meetings or programmes.'
From
the above printed and recorded words of Jilani Miya we can establish three
claims:
1.
Jilani Miya
had not attended any of FUREC's functions or programmes.
2.
All his
attention and time has been spent on constructing Jamia Sufiya and
organising
Spiritual Camps.
3.
Jilani Miya
didnt give any importance to FUREC and therefore presumably
would not give any
financial contribution to it.
This
is what Jilani Miya would like us to believe. This is what he has both printed
in the Declaration of Truth and recorded on a video CD both of which have been
distributed by him to Sunni Muslims around the world including our Scholars and
Imams.
However
these claims are blatant and shameful lies. The truth and reality are entirely
the opposite of what Jilani Miya has written and recorded.
1.
The January 2005 monthly bulletin of FUREC (which can be found at http://www.furec.org/monb0501.pdf) named
'U-Can Change the World' records the following on page 3:
'I am delighted to learn that under the leadership
of one of the Founder Apex Council member of FUREC, H.H.S.M. Jilani Ashraf, the
U.P. Chapter of FUREC is being launched on 24 November 2004 at
True to the spirit of universality the seminar also
includes a few international participants. I learn that the U.P. Chapter of
FUREC in close collaboration with the Spiritual Foundation will work on
spiritual matters as well as education and health care for poor.
I wish the Seminar, the U.P. Chapter of FUREC and
Spiritual Foundation many successes in their endeavours.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
As
you will note a function to launch the UP Chapter of FUREC was organised and
scheduled to take place on 24 November 2004. Therefore, was Jilani Miya telling
the truth when he wrote his 'Declaration of Truth' in March 2006 or did this
function actually take place and as a result prove that he has unashamedly lied
to the Sunni Muslim community? Read the words yourself as described in the
January 2005 edition of FUREC's monthly magazine:
'On the 24th of November 2004, a function was held
in
Jilani
Miya also gave a speech at this meeting which is recorded in English where he
states inter alia the following:
'Friends: Today Faquir Ashrafi is not on the dais
to deliver lecture but will be glad to listen to the learned speakers. Briefing
my address I would say that this seminar which is an attempt to bring different
religious leaders at one platform to deliberate on the unity of all religions
and enlightened citizenship can be termed as a step forward towards
implementation of decisions taken during the presence of His Excellency, Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam in Surat in October last year. HH Acharya Mahaprajna has been a
guiding force and helping us in all spheres of our activities. Mr. Y.S Rajans
advice from time to time has been a great asset for us.
Surat Spiritual Declaration was the outcome of a
conclave of all religious leaders held at
Today, the 24th November, 2004, is the inaugural
day of UP Chapter of FUREC which has been entrusted to Spiritual Foundation and
the Foundation feels pleasure to have an august audience on the day of its
inauguration.' (Page 6 U-Can Change the World, January 2005).
It
is abundantly clear from the above quoted paragraphs from FUREC's own magazine
which also contains photographic evidence that Jilani Miya did not only attend
a programme of FUREC but actually organised it and has therefore without any
doubt lied in the Declaration of Truth when he said that 'I have such a busy
schedule that up until now I have been unable to attend any function or
programme of FUREC and neither have I been able to carry out any work of the UP
chapter of FUREC.' Jilani Miya actually arranged for the launch of
the UP Chapter of FUREC for which he was thanked in advance by the President of
India contrary to what he has written and distributed to the Sunni Muslim
community.
He
has also allowed religious leaders of other faiths a platform to espouse their
views on unity of religions and has expressed his gladness at the chance to
listen to such 'learned speakers' and as a result clearly endorsed the aims
and objectives of FUREC and the SSD.
2.
Jilani Miya also arranged another programme of FUREC between 22 and 26 May
2005. The Spiritual Foundation in association with FUREC organised a medical
camp at
Why
is Jilani Miya writing he has never attended any function or programme of FUREC
when he not only attended and participated but actually arranged these
functions???
3.
On 2 August 2005 a 'morning dedicated to Surat Spiritual Declaration' was held
to award H H Acharya Mahaprajna the 'National Award for Communal Harmony.' Two
other awards were also presented on the same date. 'One was to the Akhil
Bharatiya Rachnatmak Samaj led by Dr Nirmala Deshpandey and the other was to Sh
Rama Shanker Singh who received the Kabir Puraskar for taking his life to
bringing communal harmony. Page 3 U-Can Change the World, September 2005
which can be found at http://www.furec.org/monb0509.pdf)
At
this meeting many people were present including the Prime Minister of
'Empowering FUREC with the power to function, act (kriya)
are the following people to whom we convey our heartfelt thanks and sincere
appreciation for their generous donation'
And
thereafter the following individuals and organisations are listed as donors:
Dr
A P J Abdul Kalam, Spiritual Foundation.org, Swami Jitamanandaji, Dr J S
Neki, Mr M L Sethia, Dhram Chand Bhaid Kalyas Nyas and Shri Prasad Chandran.
(Page 7 U-Can Change the World, September 2005).
Jilani
Miya also had translated the SSD and constitution of FUREC into Urdu under the
aegis of his Spiritual Foundation and also published extracts in his Spiritual
Times magazine.
Therefore
when Jilani Miya said that 'near to me FUREC has no importance' he was again
lying. It has enough importance for him to contribute financially through
Spiritual Foundation! We must also question whether this money was Jilani Miyas
personal wealth or was raised from Muslims for a charitable cause and misused
in this way?
What
we can conclude based on the information provided by FUREC is that when Jilani
Miya wrote that he had not attended a single function or programme of FUREC, he
had actually arranged two programmes and financially contributed to one other
and paid for the translation and publication of the SSD and constitution of
FUREC under the banner of his Spiritual Foundation!
Even
more damaging for Jilani Miya is that he has lied to Sunni Muslims including
Sunni Scholars who he sought edicts from, and foolishly published and printed
this lie in huge numbers. Even an ardent supporter of Jilani Miya will have to
accept that what Jilani Miya has written and printed is an abhorrent lie
designed to mislead Sunni Muslims.
The
behaviour of Jilani Miya is utterly despicable and wholly un-Islamic and is a
result of having to lie to hide another lie and trying at all costs to find a
way to save himself from the charge of infidelity on him. He then has the nerve
to print a prayer of repentance (istigfar) only eight lines below his most
outrageous and shameful lie!!!
Mufti
Shamsuddoha and his sons despite having Jilani Miya's behaviour brought to
their attention continue to support him. Obviously lying and deceiving Muslims
is a characteristic that is shared between all of them. What is truly
remarkable is that Mufti Shamsuddoha for the past twenty years has tried to
portray himself as someone who was steadfast on the path of Sharia. No dobt he
has learnt the art of deception through his association with Jilani Miya.
When
Mufti Shamsuddoha was an Imam at the Raza Mosque on
The
Muslims of Blackburn and elsewhere are absolutely justified in questioning
Mufti Shamsuddoha as to his behaviour. When a community was going to be divided
as a result of his activities as an Imam, he did not care and shouted 'Sharia'
in his typically angry voice yet when he had to leave his brother in law
because of the ruling of Sharia, then he wasn't prepared to sacrifice family
unity but was happy to abandon the Sharia.
Despite
Jilani Miya's deception and fraudulent behaviour in trying to deceive the
scholars in
Kalimat
ul Iman Fi Rad Wahdat ul Adyan in other words Ashraf ul Fatawa was
published by Jamia Ashrafia Maariful Quran,
The
background to this book is that once Jilani Miya was accused of being an
infidel as a result of his involvement in FUREC, he prepared and sent a
fraudulent questionnaire to Muftis in
Gazi
e Millat has proved with documentary evidence that an amendment to FUREC's
constitution in October 2005 was not made as claimed by Jilani Miya. Even if
Jilani Miya's version of events was accepted the following questions relating
to the SSD which Jilani Miya endorsed in October 2003 and the period between
the launch of FUREC in June 2004 and the alleged amendment in October 2005
remained unresolved:
'Is he now prepared to repent in Sharia for the two
years that he has 'endorsed infidelity' in the Surat Spiritual Declaration?
And is he prepared to repent for the fifteen-month
period between June 2004 and October 2005 from the infidelity of FUREC?
The claim of amendment is being made in October
2005. What is the Sharia ruling for supporting infidelity prior to the
amendment?' (The Light of Truth).
Jilani
Miya used the answers Muftis gave him based on his fraudulent questions to
declare his innocence in Sharia which he published in his book the Declaration
of Truth and on his Spiritual Foundation website. It should be noted that
Jilani Miya in hs questionnaire to the Muftis did not list or mention the
objectionable clauses of the SSD or FUREC to ensure he received the answers he
wanted to use to then clear his name.
The
Declaration of Truth contains everything but the truth of which one lie has
been highlighted above. What Jilani Miya did not have the courage to print
along with the answers he received from the Muftis he had deceived with his
fraudulent questionnaire was the answer he got to his own questions from the
Chief Mufti at Jame Ashraf in Kichocha Sharif, Mufti Raza ul Haq Ashrafi.
As
a result of the documents being available to Mufti Raza ul Haq Ashrafi as well
as independent research he conducted, when Mufti Raza ul Haq Ashrafi answered
Jilani Miyas questions he did so in light of the actual truth and did not fall
prey to the deception which Jilani Miya carried out on the other Muftis by
concealing the truth. And therefore when Mufti Raza ul Haq Ashrafi gave his
answer he did so with all the relevant knowledge which obviously meant that he
declared Jilani Miya an infidel.
Mufti Raza ul Haq Ashrafi in the commentary to his edict explains the reason he
did not fall prey to Jilani Miya's deception. He states that at the time he was
asked for an edict by Jilani Miya, he was aware of the actual truth and when a
Mufti becomes aware of all the truthful facts and the actual circumstances it
becomes obligatory (wajib) on the Mufti to provide an answer on what he is
aware of; and not only on the question that has been asked especially when the
question is trying to conceal the truth. That is why the edict of Jame
Ashraf is based on the actual truth and is absolutely in accordance with
Sharia. Mufti Raza ul Haq Ashrafi writes in response to Jilani Miya's questions:
In Islamic Sharia accepting the sacred days of non
Muslims as sacred and important, and from a practical viewpoint showing any
reverence for these days is not permitted and FUREC's aims and objectives state
the application and implementation of the Surat Spiritual Declaration.
The Surat Spiritual Declaration's project number 1
states:
'Every month in all parts of India there can be a
multi-religious gathering to convey the core message attempted in the prayer of
peace and about the basic truth's contained in various religions. Such a prayer
should be preceded by prayers from all religions practised in that part of the
country by respective religious and spiritual leaders in the presence of the
people. Each month the day selected could be a holy day from one religion:
Islam, Hindu, Christianity, Sikh, Parsi, Jain, Buddhist etc. Regular conduct of
such meetings by all religious leaders and people from different religions
respecting holy days of other religions will send a powerful message. If
possible such gatherings can take place at the religious places where all
persons from other religions also can gather on that day. People should also
exchange pleasantries and sweets during these meetings, as is the practice in
some parts of the country where unity of minds prevails.'
This project is also described in the Memorandum of
Association at part (d) as:
'To organize multi religious functions to
popularise joint celebration of religious festivals. Common community Kitchens
and multi religious prayers.'
When Muslims participate with non Muslims in the
celebration of their sacred festivals and days and pray together, popularise
their religious message and celebrate their festivals in a joint and unified
way, it is obvious that from a practical point of view they will be accepting
of non Muslim festivals and sacred days in a respectful manner whereas the display
of respect and acceptance of non Muslim religious days and festivals is from a
Sharia viewpoint infidelity (kufr).
Meeting with non Muslims to celebrate their sacred
days is proof of the belief that they are being regarded as good and stating or
believing non Muslim sacred days to be good is from a Sharia viewpoint
infidelity.
If for the protection of human rights, upholding
peace and harmony for all, ending national and international terrorism and
prevention of intoxicants and smuggling; all religions get together on one
platform this is not infidelity, neither is it a sin But in this unity there is
no scope or capacity for a Muslim to respect or accept any other religions
belief.
But in the Surat Spiritual Declarations project
number 2 it is stated:
'These efforts will elevate religions in the minds
of the people and the nation will benefit.'
It can be concluded from this that your
organisation aim is to strive to increase the respect and reverence of other
religions in peoples hearts. From this it can be seen that respect of religions
means reverence of religions and therefore unity of religions means exactly
that and 'acceptance of religions' means recognition and acceptance.
Unity, respect and acceptance of religions are
words which are clear and obvious and do not need the support of other words to
elucidate their meanings. And to therefore conclude that unity of religion
means unity of the followers of religion in common issues, acceptance of
religion means the acceptance of the followers of religion to exist, respect of
religions means the respect of the followers of religion is not allowed in
Islamic Law because an explanation of obvious and plain words is not
acceptable.
Also Unity of religions, unity of faith or
unification/togetherness of religions from the viewpoint of Sharia and the
subject of infidelity are words which are relevant and clear; therefore
whenever they are spoken and used in relation to an un-Islamic view, then the
pre-determined meaning will be used as the definition and giving these words
any another meaning you approve of will not be correct.
For example, if a Muslim, Allah forbid states that
I accept both infidelity and Islam, then under Sharia he will be declared an
infidel and his explanation that by this what I mean is that 'I accept the
right of existence of both Muslims and Non-Muslims' will not be accepted in
Sharia, even if his explanation is that by infidelity I meant those who are
infidels and by Islam I meant those who are Muslims such as Hadrat Muhaddis e
Azam May Allah be pleased with him in his poetry said:
Kufr se Kufre bagal geer nazar aata he
Sharia deals with actions that are seen and
observed.
For example, if a Muslim, Allah forbid prostrates
before an idol, Sharia will look at his actions and declare him a polytheist
and an infidel even if he were to state that he believes that worshipping an
idol is polytheism and that he was not worshipping the idol but beyond the idol
he was worshipping God. Sharia will not accept this explanation from him.
It is with huge regret that I am having to write
that I have read with great care and attention the Memorandum of FUREC, the SSD
and all the documents that you provided and I have tried very hard to find a
Sharia angle where the Islamic verdict of infidelity does not fall upon you
because it is very important for a Mufti that as far as possible he refrains
from declaring an edict of infidelity on a Muslim and restrains himself to the
end limit. However, it is with regret, a hundred times with regret that I have
to say that I have found no way out in Sharia for you.
In fact in your organisation's aims and objectives
I found the establishment of multi religious gatherings to celebrate festivals,
multi religious prayers on various religious sacred days, creating
multi-religious harmony, spreading universal spiritual values, using media and
technology to publicise the unity of religions message, creating and sending
educational material for the teaching and understanding of universal spiritual
values to educational establishments, creating universal brotherhood among
religions, jointly celebrating other religions festivals and sacred days and
exchanging gifts and presents, accepting all religions as beautiful gardens,
declaring all religions as places of harmony, calling religions flower gardens
[flower beds], accepting the universal truth of all religions, striving to
develop respect in people's hearts for all religions, sending and enrolling our
children to other religions education centres for education and training in
order to develop the thinking in their minds that every religion has equality,
honesty and truth.
It is blatantly obvious that the above is not
designed to deal with common concerns and issues of a nation but is linked only
to religions and religious practice and values. Therefore your comment that by
unity of religions you mean the unity of followers of religions in common
concerns and issues of a nation, by respect of religions you mean having regard
for the rights of followers of religions and by acceptance of religions you
mean the right of other religions followers to exist is against the obvious
meanings which cannot be accepted.
The conclusion therefore is; that stating the
obvious and outright words of infidelity and endorsing the non Islamic values
and actions means the charge of infidelity devolves upon you.
I am a humble servant of the family of the Prophet
Muhammad May Allah bless him and grant him peace and an ordinary servant of the Prophets'
religion. However, the relationship of faith supercedes all other
relationships. The Prophet Muhammad's May Allah bless him and grant him peace call is
'ad-din un nasiha' Islam wholly wishes well.
Therefore my well wished advice to you is that as
you are under a charge of infidelity in Sharia, you should repent and declare
your renewal of faith and sacrifice all your worldly gains and possessions for
the command of Mustafa's May Allah bless him and grant him peace Sharia and preciously save your
faith. It is in this course of action that there is success in this world and
in the hereafter.
It is obvious why Jilani
Miya did not include this edict with all the other edicts he was been so eager
to publish and distribute. Indeed Shaykh ul Islam in praise of Mufti Raza ul
Haq Ashrafi's edict which he only learned about when Jilani Miya included it in
the file of documents he sent with his letter dated 9 February 2006, writes
that:
'with the exception of the Chief Mufti of Jame Ashraf all the other Muftis
paid heed to the wishes of Jilani Myia and gave answers according to the
questions put to them'¦but the Mufti of Jame Ashraf did not do this. Instead he
conducted his own research and carried out enquiries into the constitution of
FUREC and the Surat Spiritual Declaration. He fully understood the cleverness
that had been displayed in the questionnaire and as a result he saw it as his
responsibility in Sharia to leave the circumstances described in the
questionnaire to one side and answer the question based on the actual
circumstances and truth. And then displaying his knowledge, honesty and
integrity and displaying his boldness in his faith he gave an edict of
infidelity on Jilani Miya. After reading Jame Ashraf's edict Jilani Miya grew
extremely restless and became engaged in writing nonsense and did not include
this edict with the other self preferring edicts in his pamphlet which he
published and named 'Declaration of Truth'.
The questionnaire that was sent to Jame Ashraf and its answer were both
included in a file sent to me by Jilani Mia himself. It was at that time I became
aware of the existence of this edict. The Mufti of Jame Ashraf has followed the
actions of the most learned Scholars of Islam and it is for this reason that I
congratulate from the depths of my heart the Chief Mufti of Jame Ashraf, its
founder Hadrat Shaykh e Azam and its heart and soul Qaid e Millat [Hadrat
Sayyad Mehmud Ashraf Ashrafi al Jilani]' (Page 102 Sahifa-e-Hidayah)
It is important to
understand why Jilani Miya tried to hide this edict. It is the only edict
that he accidentally made available to Shaykh ul Islam that declares him an
infidel in response to his own questionnaire and which actually deals with
contents of the SSD and FUREC.
Jilani
Miya did not have the courage to print this with the answers he received from
elsewhere. Despite receiving this answer from Kichocha Sharif's prestigious
university Jilani Miya did not act upon it or print it in the Declaration of
Truth.
In
any event, as a result of Jilani Miya's persistent fraudulent behaviour as well
as his continuing lies and deception of his cronies, Mowlana Qamar Ahmed
Ashrafi prepared two detailed questionnaires relating to the SSD and FUREC and
sent them to Muftis including those who Jilani Miya had stated had cleared him
of all charges of infidelity, in particular the following Muftis;
The
first questionnaire sent by Mowlana Qamar Ahmed included questions requesting
Sharia's ruling on the Surat Spiritual Declaration. The second questionnaire
requested Sharia's ruling on FUREC's aims and objectives and the deception
carried out by Jilani Miya against Islamic Scholars and Muftis as well as Sunni
Muslims. These two questions contained all the objectionable contents of the
SSD and FUREC which were enclosed in ther entirerity in English.
The
responses received from all the Muftis including those mentioned above
confirmed that as a result of Jilani Miya's involvement and endorsement of the
SSD and of FUREC's aims and objectives; and thereafter publishing both under
the aegis of his Spiritual Foundation organisation, he was an infidel and had
to repent in Sharia and thereafter to reaffirm his faith, re-marry and retake
an oath of allegiance (ba'it).
Once
all the edicts were received, a final letter was sent by Mowlana Qamar Ahmed
Ashrafi to Jilani Miya informing him of the replies and asking him to repent in
Sharia especially as those Muftis who he was stating had declared him innocent
had after learning of the actual reality and the truth now proclaimed him to be
an infidel. Jilani Miya did not reply to this letter and thereafter these
edicts together with a detailed preface was published with the title Ashraf al
Fatawa.
The conclusion of this book is that there is consensus among the Sunni Scholars of India regarding Jilani Miya's infidelity
In addition to the written edicts contained in this
book, the verbal answers given by some very senior scholars and Muftis in
'Behrul Uloom Mufti Abdul
Mannan Sahib
during the course of a conversation stated:
[FUREC's] rules contain
infidelity.
He further added that Molvi
Irshad (Sambhali) is my respected student. I told him to consider his life
hereafter; wealth and income will always be obtained from one place or
another.'
(Qamar Ahmed Ashrafi,
Mowlana Saif Khalid, Mowlana Mumtaz Alam Ashrafi, Principal Shamsul Uloom,
Ghosi, Maw)
Muhaddis e Kabir Allama Zia
ul Mustapha Qadri Sahib during conversation stated:
I have viewed and heard
Jilani Miya's file. Even if his indecent explanation is accepted, he must
repent at all costs. Even if a ruling of kufr kalami isn't given, how
can he free himself from kufr fikahi.
(Qamar Ahmed Ashrafi,
Mowlana Saif Khalid and two students at Madressa Shamsul Uloom)
Hadrat Mufti Nizamuddin
Rizwi Sahib,
Chief Mufti at Al Jamiatul Ashrafiya
(20 May 2006 at my
residence and then in August 2006 after the urs of Muhaddis e Azam e Hind May Allah be pleased with at the Darul Ifta at Jamiatul Ashrafiya).
'Mowlana Irshad Sahib came
to meet with me. I had as yet not seen anything from Hadrat Madani Miya. At
that time based on Jilani Miya's file given to me, I informed Mowlana Irshad
Sahib that it was essential for Jilani Miya to repent. He should as quickly as
possible do what Hadrat Madani Miya is telling him to do and repent and free
himself of the charges against him.
He further added:
'Because Jilani Miya wrote
in his questionnaire seeking an edict that 'I have decided to seek an Islamic
ruling' it became compulsory for me to inform him of Sharia's ruling. That is
why by conversation on the telephone I informed him that based on the file you
have provided it is essential for you to repent. You should repent as soon as
possible and free yourself from all the charges against you.
During our conversation
when I asked for an edict in writing he replied:
'As far as the ruling is
concerned, then I have informed Jilani Miya of this on the telephone. If even
after this he is not repenting then what will giving an edict in writing
achieve?'
Qamar Ahmed Ashrafi, Mufti
A'le Mustafa Misbahi, Mowlana Saif Khalid, Mowlana Mubarak Hussein Misbahi)
Hadrat Khwaja Muzaffar
Sahib:
Infidelity is dripping from
each and every hair of FUREC. I believe Jilani Miya to be severely misguided
and someone who is misguiding others. On the basis of Kufr fikahi it is
essential for him to repent and retract. But for kufr kalami it is necessary to
research the circumstances and my health is not in the best condition. I am
unwell and therefore I cannot conduct detailed and thorough evidence based
research.
(Khustar Noorani, Mufti Ale
Mustafa Misbahi, Mowlana Saif Khalid).' (Ashraf al Fatawa)
To
try and discredit Ashraf al Fatawa, Jilani Miya tried to rely on a statement
given by Hadrat Khwaja Muzaffar Hussain who is an elderly and ill scholar
living in India. Khwaja Muzaffar gave a written statement to Jilani Miya's
stooges on 20 November 2006 based on what he was told by these fraudsters. In
it he wrote:
'Since ''FUREC''
organisation consists of several infidelities and unbelief, so the
participation of any Muslim is absolutely not right rather it is prohibited and
forbidden. But Zaid who is a member and is presenting his excuse with the
clarification from the very first day of its launch. So, in such situation the
charge of infidelity upon Zaid in not right unless it is proved with sharai
(religious) reason and proof that he (Zaid) has held this organisation true
from the very first day and when he felt under the scan of religious law then
later he interpreted it with an ulterior motive. Since Zaid is a Muslim so his
own clarification should be considered as true. So in this matter Zaid is
defendant and the claimants are the levellers of charge. So, it is compulsory
on the claimants to prove with religious argument and reason that this
interpretation has been concocted by Zaid. If it is proved with religious
reason and argument then the edict of infidelity is correct and right. (Allah
is All knowing).
When some people discussed
it over the phone we expressed the same opinion mentioned above. During the
course of the discussion over the phone with the callers, we had first written
it on the paper and then spoke while reading on paper. We also clarified it to
the people that this is our opinion and not an edict.'
Khawaja Muzaffar Hussein
20th Nov. 2006
[Taken from the now
defunct Spiritual Foundation.org website].
Jilani
Miya fraudulently tried to rely on this statement to try and discredit Ashraf
al Fatawa. What Jilani Miya did not mention was that once Khwaja Muzaffar
became aware of Jilani Miya's activities in FUREC he corrected his position
immediately and gave another statement on 5 December 2006 which he also
published in the January 2007 edition of the Jame Noor magazine published from
In
any event, let us examine what Khwaja Muzaffar has said and what Jilani Miya is
relying on because even in this statement Jilani Miya does not escape the
charge of infidelity.
Khwaja
Muzaffar writes that FUREC consists of several infidelities and states that the
participation of any Muslim in FUREC is not right; rather it is prohibited and
forbidden. But the charge of infidelity on Zaid (Jilani Miya) is not right
unless it is proved with religious reason and proof.
The
reason Khwaja Muzaffar said that this charge was not right unless proven
otherwise was because he was relying on Jilani Miya's false claim that the
meaning of the infidelity containing words were explained and clarified at
FUREC's very first meeting.
Khwaja
Muzaffar was not aware at the time that no such clarification had been made at
any meeting of FUREC. Jilani Miya prior to this statement had never mentioned
any clarifications but had only talked of a fraudulent amendment which Gazi e
Millat Sayyad Muhammad Hashmi Miya in his book The Light of Truth has
comprehensively dealt with.
Even
if what Jilani Miya and his stooges had told Khwaja Muzaffar was believed
Jilani Miya still doesnt escape the charge of infidelity against him as a
result of him signing and endorsing the Surat Spiritual Declaration in October
2003, nine months before FUREC came into existence whose clause's also contains
numerous infidelities.
In
addition Khwaja Muzaffar places a caveat when he mentions the infidelity of
Zaid. He says that Zaid cannot be declared an infidel until proven with
religious reasons and proof. By the grace of Allah Almighty this has been done
and edicts giving reasons and proofs all appear in the book Ashraf al Fatawa.
Even on the document Jilani Miya relies on he cannot escape the charge of
infidelity.
What our readers should also remember is that
Khwaja Muzaffar is not a Mufti and in his statement he clearly writes that what
he has written is our opinion and not an edict.' We have to wonder why it is
that Jilani Miya is giving so much weight to an opinion of a person who is not
a Mufti and does not mention the numerous edicts of Muftis contained in Ashraf
al Fatawa which declare him an infidel including those Mufti's whose praises he
was singing until recently. Does he now think the Muftis from places such as
Darul Uloom Amjadiya, Ghosi, Darul Uloom Manzare Islam, Bareilly Sharif, Jamia
Naeemia, Muradabad and Jame Ashraf in Kichocha Sharif etc which he so vocally
relied on a few months ago have all got their rulings wrong?
Why
doesnt Jilani Miya mention the fact that he personally went to see the Chief
Mufti at Al Jamiatul Ashrafiya, Mubarakpur, UP,
Or
mention that Muhaddis e Kabir Allama Zia ul Mustapha Qadri and Behrul Uloom
Mufti Abdul Mannan Sahib are also quoted in Ashraf al Fatawa as stating that he
has to repent for his involvement in FUREC?
Jilani Miya blatantly lies to try and save himself.
He has done this since he was first charged with infidelity due to his
involvement in FUREC and it appears that he will continue to do so in the hope
that he can deceive Muslims all over the world. He doesn't seem to understand
that he is deceiving no one but himself. His lackeys including Musanna Miya,
Rashid Miya, Khalid Miya, Mufti Shamsuddoha, Molvi Abul Hasan, Zafar Iqbal
Faruqi and other members of these families despite knowing of these lies and
deceptions continue to support him - some in return for financial help and
others in return for help with their continuing attempts to falsely claim they
are sayyads.
Now let us look at what Khwaja Muzaffar has said in
Ashraf al Fatawa and in the written clarification he gave in the monthly
magazine Jame Noor.
Khwaja Muzaffar states as written in Ashraf al
Fatawa on page 132:
'Infidelity is dripping from each and every hair of
FUREC. I believe Jilani Miya to be severely misguided and someone who is
misguiding others. On the basis of Kufr fikahi it is essential for him to
repent and retract. But for Kufr kalami it is necessary to research the
circumstances and my health is not in the best condition. I am unwell and
therefore I cannot conduct detailed and thorough evidence based research.
Khustar
Noorani, Mufti A'le Mustapha Misbahi, Mowlana Saif Khalid are all witnesses to
Khwaja Muzaffar's comments. Neither Jilani Miya nor Khwaja Muzaffar can deny
that this statement was made as there are three scholars who are witnesses and
our understanding is that there are more witnesses available to confirm these
comments.
And on Page 53 in the January 2007 edition of Jame
Noor under the heading 'Important Announcement' Khwaja Muzaffar writes:
'The writer has read and
seen the Surat Spiritual Declaration and the constitution of FUREC and after
reading them has reached the conclusion that the above mentioned Surat
Spiritual Declaration and Constitution in numerous clauses is against Islam and
is clear infidelity. After becoming aware of the infidelity containing clauses
involvement in these organisations is not only becoming misguided but is
infidelity.
The edict's that have been
given by the scholar's of Islam against the clauses of FUREC are true and are
correct. But as far as a person becoming an infidel based on his involvement in
the above mentioned organisation is concerned then it is a separate issue. I am
at present ill and bed ridden and due to my illness I am unable to express an
opinion on a matter as delicate as infidelity and therefore I cannot express any
ruling on this matter.
It is my desire to all
parties concern that after this explanation, they do not take the trouble to
contact me regarding this matter as this is my final written word on this
issue.'
Readers will note that Khwaja Muzaffar accepts that
FUREC and the SSD contain numerous infidelity containing clauses. He has
accepted that the edicts given by Mufti's contained in Ashraf al Fatawa against
FUREC are correct. He has in conversations with Islamic Scholars called Jilani
Miya a person who is not only misguided but is misguiding others and in writing
stated that due to his ill health he has been unable to deal with the issue of
infidelity in an edict.
Now that we have shown our readers the reality of
Khwaja Muzaffar's statements it will have become clear that Jilani Miya's attempts to use him to show that Ashraf al Fatawa is a fraud is in actual fact
the real fraud and deception.
Jilani Miya foolishly thinks that by using the
names of other scholars and continuing to try and make what is wholly a matter
of Sharia into a personal matter, he will detract people from the charge of
infidelity against him. He is as foolish in thinking this as he was in becoming
a founder member of FUREC.
Jiani Miya's infidelity has been confirmed by all
the main edict providing bodies in