stop criticizing others... look at yourself first...

The Wahabi Mazhab of Islam is based on the ideology that Islam has been innovated over the number of years since the time of The Prophet (SAW)...

Wahabi/Wahabism states advocates the purging of all innovations in Islam, in other words to practice Islam in it’s purest and un-adulterated state...

The primary doctrine of Wahhabi is Tawhid, or the uniqueness and unity of God. Ibn Abdul Wahhab was influenced by the writings of Ibn Taymiyya and questioned medieval interpretations of Islam, claiming to rely on the Qur'an and the Hadith. He preached against a "perceived moral decline and political weakness" in the Arabian Peninsula and condemned idolatry, the popular cult of saints, and shrine and tomb visitation.

The term "Wahhabi" (وَحَّبِيَ) was first used by opponents of ibn Abdul Wahhab. It is considered derogatory by the people it is used to describe, who prefer to be called "unitarians" (Muwahiddun).

The terms "Wahhabi", "Salafi" (and also sometimes Ahle Hadith) are often used interchangeably.

I was appaled to read an article condemning the Wahabi Mazhab. Below is an extract of that article:

“Too many critics of Islam, including atheists, fail to appreciate just how diverse and varied Islam can be. There are things you can say that apply to all or most Muslims, as is the case with Christianity, but there are many more things which only apply to some or a few Muslims. This is especially true when it comes to Muslim extremism because Wahhabi Islam, the primary religious movement behind extremist Islam, includes beliefs and doctrines not found elsewhere.

It would be a mistake and unethical to criticize all of Islam on the basis of doctrines particular to Wahhabi Muslims. Modern Islamic extremism and terrorism simply cannot be explained or understood without looking at the history and influence of Wahhabi Islam. This means that it's important from an ethical and an academic perspective to understand what Wahhabi Islam teaches, what's so dangerous about it, and why those teachings differ from other branches of Islam.”

Wahabi opposes the idea of popular practices. These included praying to saints, making pilgrimages to tombs and special mosques, venerating trees, caves, and stones, and using votive and sacrificial offerings.

The Syahada/Oath we take means that we worship Allah SWT and Allah SWT ALONE...

I’m not siding with Wahabi’s, cause they have extreme believes in certain things, but none of the other Mazhab’s are perfect either.
It’s rampant practice in the modern-times whereby many Muslim’s are practicing many practices which is deemed syirik in Islam.
Take for example the most widely practiced thing amongst Indian Muslims in Malaysia is to put impale a dried chilli on a stick and stick in into the ground to “prevent rain from falling”. Isn’t that syirik?
How bout the practice of burning Kumiyan? We were thought that Djinn are creatures made from the Blue Flame, and that smoke is their food, controversy? The popular argument is that the Prophet (SAW) himself did it. Hello! Excuse me! The prophet burned a particular type of incest, which was extracted from saps of trees that DID NOT EXHUME ANY SMOKE!
Of course, none will admit what they’re doing is Syirik.
I guess we’ll have to wait till Akhirat for them to know whether what they practiced was or wasn’t Syirik.

BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND. What all the criticism against Wahabi Muslims?
The teaching of that particular Mazhab isn’t bad. The practitioners of it may be extreme, but Wahabi basically states that we should refer back to the Qu’ran and Hadith, and stop practicing all other nonsense (cultural customs that have over the number of years been incorporated into Islam).

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH WAHABI (that’s my stand).

I AM NOT A WAHABI, BUT, I AM NOT A SYAFIE, HAMBALI, HANAFFI, GHAZALI either.

I AM NEITHER SUNNI NOR SHIA.

I AM A MUSLIM.

I BELIEVE IN THE OMNIPOTENCE OF ALLAH SWT.

ISLAM ISN’T A RELIGION, ISLAM IS A PATH OF LIFE (Ad-Deen)

the Quranic language...

Arabic is to Islam what Mandarin is to the Chinese... the "uniting" factor...

As Muslims, we profess the way of life (Ad-Deen) as guided to us via the Noble Quran... we recite the Khalimah, a promise, an oath, that we believe in the One and Only God, Allah S.W.T. and that we believe Muhammad S.A.W. to be the last and completion of the prophets... this Khalimah is of course recited in Arabic... and I'm sure many of us know the literal, as well as the symbolical, meaning behind the Khalimah...

At the current state we're in, I have to use the word "decay" to describe us... our once mighty and glorious Empire of Faith, reduced to what Westerners call an extrimist religion... who's to blame?.. naturally we are to be blamed...

What went wrong?

I say our fall is directly linked to the fact that we've lost our way, we've strayed-off the path shown to us by Allah S.W.T. in the Noble Quran...

There are many examples I can pluck from history books to show where Muslim's have strayed off the path, the most notable being those by the Khaliphs of the Abbasiyah and Otthaminiyah... but I won't touch on those, do your own research and in the process you'll learn more than just than what I can write in simple words...

I'm going to touch on the subject of language...

How many Muslim's alive can say they speak fluent Arabic?.. even those of us of partial Arabic lineange can't speak fluent Arabic... the problem of language, or lack of a common language, means that we lack the medium needed to exchange knowledge, information, and most importantly wisdom... I'm not just talking about religious/theological knowledge, but every aspect of daily life, both personally and professionally... we know Islam to be an all-encompassing way of life (ad-Deen doesn't traslate as "religion" but "way/path of life")... hence Islam guides us in every aspect of daily life... the most important barrier facing us is that without knowing the Arabic language, the language of the Noble Quran, how do we read and understand the teachings of the Noble Quran?.. remember one every important fact; translation of the Al-Quran is not the Al-Quran, merely a book of translation...

We fail to notice how this has impacted us, but the evidence is all around us...

The absence of good-governence, the absurd institutions and bodies, as well as cimmissions that are in existance; not to mention the syirik practices that are common practice in this country... they all exist because we fail to understand Islam in it's entirety, it's totallity... but how are we to understand Islam when we don't speak Arabic?..

Could not this problem be solved by simply learning to comprehend the Arabic language?.. the damage done is so severe that there is no simple solution to it... but... comprehending the Arabic language is the first step towards solving the problem Islam is facing...

You might be tempted to start learning the Arabic language after reading this entry... afterall, as the Noble Quran indicated thru Surah Al-Qalam, the universe was created using the Arabic language... Arabic is the language of Origin...

Basic Rights of a Human Being: Freedom to choose a religion

I’ve got nothing against Christians. I have some very good friends who are Christians (from different sect). I respect their believes. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST, and I never will. BUT, I won’t argue this to their face. I do not question the integrity of their Bible. I do not outwardly say it to their face, “Look, my Book’s the one and only Holy Book”.

Like I’ve said, I have some good Christian friends. But what some of my good Christian friends lack is humility. Use common sense and it’ll dictate to you that everybody believes in their faith/religion/way of life. I believe in Islam, I believe that the Noble Quran is the “one and only Holy Book”, I believe that Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) is the last prophet, the messiah, the completion to the prophets (none shall come after him). I do not believe that the Bible is uncompromised. But all my believes, I do not vocalize them in public and embarrass my Christian friends when they make stupid statements.

I DO NOT LIKE IT when one of my Christian friends question the integrity of the Noble Quran (and I’m sure they won’t like it if I did the same to their Bible too). I am prepared to test the Noble Quran via a comparison of facts written in the Noble Quran to known scientific truths, can my Christian friends do the same with their Bible? I am willing to debate about Islamic Theology with my Christian friends, can they argue Christian Theology with me? (first they’ll have to agree to agreed facts amongst themselves)
I am very much willing to discuss about Islamic History (the good as well as the bad), are they willing to put their religion under such scrutiny? I am able to argue why the word “Allah” shouldn’t be used by Catholics, and why I believe it’s okay for monotheist sects of Christianity to use it, as well as other monotheistic religion (orthodox Judaism, orthodox Hinduism, etc.).

There’s so much I can do if I wanted to, and there’s so much I can say that’ll make you shut up and stomp away in frustration from me, BUT, I choose not to. SO, respect my religion, DON’T TELL ME that I’m wrong and you’re right. I think that you’re wrong and I’m right too, but have the decency to keep it to yourselves and not voice it out at every opportunity that presents itself to you. When I’m calm I’ll smile, shut my mouth and keep my opinions to myself. When I’m in the mood I am now, I’m not so subtle and you’ll get a much deserved piece of my mind. You might find a very fierce and hard-hitting Ox hitting you with facts after facts about fallacies about Islam and discrepancies about Christianity. So choose your battles wisely, or at least be well versed about your own religion (both Theology and History) before you start to openly question (condemn) the religion and believes of others.