False Accusation: He Was Shīáh / Influenced by Shīáh One of the most mendacious claim made by his enemies, is that he was either a closet Shīáh or influenced by the Shīáh. The so-called evidence for this calumny is that his forefathers had names that are preferred by the Shīáh.[1] Allah's damnation is upon liars, and the filthiest liar who probably invented this lie was Ihsan Ilahi Zaheer in his book ...
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False Accusation: He Exaggerated the Rank of the Prophet ﷺ Abul Hasan Nadawi was probably afraid that scholars reading Arabic would not buy his slander, and therefore resorted to bald faced lies when he alleged that Alahazrat “believed RasūlAllāh ﷺ had complete knowledge of the unseen.” This is a patent lie. Alahazrat never said such a thing. In his celebrated work on the knowledge of unseen granted to the Prophet ﷺ, ...
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False Accusation: He Promoted Innovative Practices This is another broad accusation levelled against Alahazrat and the following things are cited by his enemies as examples: 1. He supported commemoration of death anniversaries of awliyā’a which are known as úrs in India. 2. He supported celebration of Mawlid. 3. He supported standing up in reverence [qiyām] at the mention of the Prophet’s ﷺ birth in Mawlid. 4. He supported fātiĥah, and donating reward to the deceased. 5. ...
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False Accusation: Alahazrat was hasty in takfir. This canard is swallowed without any question by many so-called 'academics' in the west such as Timothy Winters, and have no regret or remorse even after this slander is called out. Apparently, it is fashionable to throw any accusation on Alahazrat and that needs no proof. So much for their piety and their 'academic rigour'. In a ĥadīth, RasūlAllāh ﷺ foretold of a time ...
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Alahazrat's enemies accuse him of being a British agent (during their rule in India) and conspired with them to create a rift among Muslims. This vile accusation has no basis. This keeps popping up every now and then, in spite of being debunked by many scholars. Állāmah Arshad[1] summed it thus:[2] Often, I have challenged those who try to clean the dirt upon their faces by trying to wipe it with ...
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