Imam Ahmad Rida Khan’s remarks about Sayyida Aisha (RA)

The author of the blog “barelwism” has written a blog post (https://barelwism.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/ahmad-rida-khans-insulting-remarks-about-sayyida-aisha/) making manifest slander and lies again Imam Ahmed Raza / Rida Khan. This shows that the barelwism blog and its author cannot be trusted, and that they are blinded by hatred, fanaticism, sectarianism and extremism. The deobandi author of the “barelwism” blog seems to not even researched the Barelwi response on this issue because if he had, he would know how big a lie this is. I will adopt the classic Islamic adab of husn adh-dhann (having a good opinion of others), hence will assume that the author of the blog “barelwism” is ignorant about this topic and blindly followed another Deobandi scholar.

The truth is that Imam Ahmed Raza (rh) died in 1921 CE ( 1340 AH). Whilst he was alive, he published his poetry work called Hadaiq-e-Bakhsish Vol 1 and Vol 2 . Two years after his death, Allama Mehboob Ali Khan (rh) collected the unpublished poetry work of Imam Ahmed Raza (rh) and ordered its publication. Mawlana Mehboob Ali Khan (rh) himself was a great poet and his poetry work was also being published from the same printing press. (Mawlana Mehboob Ali Kahn is the brother of  Mufti Hashmat Ali Khan( rh)).

The poetry works of Mawlana Mehboob Ali and Imam Ahmed Raza (rh) got intermixed and 1 page from the work of Mawlana Mehboob ali was published under the work of Imam Ahmed Raza (rh) in Hadaiq-e-Bakhsish Vol 3.

And who pointed out this “problem” first? It was none other than Allama Mushtaq Ahmed Nizami (rh). The problematic couplet mentioned in the “barelwism” blog was from Allama Mehboon Ali Khan. This problematic couplet is translated as:

“Her tight fitting clothes revealeth the Robust and Youthful contours of her body, with it’s protruding breasts and jutting bust, and these were searing my thoughts and tearing away at my heart”

On 9th Dhul Qa’dah , 1348 AH , Mawlana Mehboob Ali khan did tawbah for his usage of those words. The tawba ( repentence ) was made publicly and was published in the Urdu Magzine “Tarjuman e ahle sunat ‘ published from Bommbay. One hundred and nineteen ( 119) scholars were witness to this Tawba.

He recited Shahada again and did tajdeed e nikah.

The incidence is also mentioned as a fatwa in “Majmua fatwa Mazhariya”  by Mufti Mazharullah (rh) , who was the Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid.

This was first pointed in 1955 and the Barelwis had pointed out this mistake and Allama Mehboon Ali Khan took back his words , did public tawaba and that couplet was never printed again.

If only they can see the first edition of these work. Hadaike Bakhsish Vol 1 and Vol2 , has the name Ahmed Raza Khan and vol 3 which was published after his death has the name Imam Ahmed Raza Khan RAHAMATULLAH.

The incidence is not too old . All this happened in 1955 CE and many people are still alive who were witness to the whole episode. The scans of the various testimonies, including of Allama Mehboon Ali Khan himself etc are found here:

https://islamtreasure.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/ala-hazrat-ahmed-raza-khan-r-a-never-insulted-ayesha-radhi-allah-tala-anhu/

I thank the following site for much of the information: www.falaah.co.uk/refutation/wahabi/89-refuting-false-allegation

I would advise the author of the “barelwism” blog to learn about husn adh-dhann because he has attacked the Awliya, and such attacks by him could have been avoided if he had basic husn adh-dhann.

Prophet before Wahi

Imam Aḥmad narrated from the way of Budail, from Abdullah b. Shaqīq, from Maysarat Al-Fajr that he said: “I said: O Prophet of Allah, when did you become a Prophet? He said: While Adam was still in a midway phase between spirit and body”. That is how Al-Baghawi and Ibn Al-Sakan narrated it in ‘Al-Ṣaḥabah’. Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Hajar al Asqalani said in al Isaba: “and that is a strong chain”. There are many other similar authentic hadiths.

Thus as shown by the many authentic hadiths mentioned by shaykh Ghumari about the Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu alaihi wa sllam) being a Prophet since the time of the Prophet Adam (AS), the claim of the author of the “barelwism” blog  is based on fanaticism and ignorance of basic hadiths. Shaykh Ghumari is a massive muhaddith who memorised over 100,000 hadiths and is Moroccan, not Barelvi.

In fact one of the elders of Deoband, shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanwi / Thanvi (whom every Deobandi claims to follow) accepted the Prophet being a Prophet since the time of Prophet Adam (AS)

“Your light, which was present even before the realm of the spirits, can also be called “life” and it relates to the saying, ‘I was a prophet when Adam was between the spirit and body.’”  This is quoted in a Deobandi’s blog: https://alchishti.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/the-prophet-is-the-first-creation-the-root-of-all-blessings-maulana-ashraf-ali-thanawi/

Just because the author of the “barelwism” blog is ignorant of such matters, doesn’t mean they are untrue or the belief of Barelwis is wrong on it.

A message to the author of that blog:

“Does the author of the “barelwism” blog call the Prophet a jabarite? Does he reject the sahih hadiths about the Prophet being a Prophet at the time of Adam? See the discussion of the authenticity of such a hadith from page 4 onwards http://marifah.net/articles/HadithofJabir-AbdullahGhumari.pdf

The “barelwism” blog author should pursue knowledge without the fanaticism that he has for the deoband school and which has stopped him from accepting the truth.”

The blog I referred to with the absurd claim is at:

https://barelwism.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/prophets-before-wahi/