NOTE: Aḍwā’ al-Bayyān is an exegetical commentary (tafsīr) on the Qur’ān from Muḥammad al-Amīn ash-Shanqīṭī.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: ‘Abd al-Raḥman bin ‘Abd al ‘Azīz al-Sadīs — “Governance in the Exegesis of Aḍwā’ al-Bayyān”
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Year: 2011
English translation of Abū Ḥasan al-Ḥaḍramī's “The Scholars of Evil” from Issue #14 of al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s Ṣadā al-Malāḥim Magazine
Contemplate the censure (of the scholar) contained in these verses, for the following reasons:
First: He strayed after (acquiring) knowledge, and chose infidelity purposely and not out of ignorance.
Second: He has irreversibly separated himself from belief, for he has abandoned Allâh’s Signs, like a snake shedding its skin. If anything of it had remained with him, he would not have abandoned it.
Third: Satan pursued him, caught him, possessed and ravished him. On this He said, {Shaitân (Satan) followed him up}. He did not just say “followed him”. The meaning is followed him up, pursued and caught him. And this is more serious is word and meaning than “followed him”.
Fourth: He went astray after receiving guidance. And the verb “go astray” means erring in knowledge and intention, specifically pertaining to corruption in intention and deed. Likewise, “erring” means corruption of knowledge and belief. If one is mentioned alone it implies the other but if they are mentioned together then the difference is as mentioned above.
Fifth: The Almighty did not wish to elevate (such a scholar) with his knowledge, so it was the cause of his destruction. Because he was not elevated by it, it became a curse to him. If he had not become a scholar, it would have been better and less a punishment for him.
Sixth: The Almighty exposed the vileness of (the scholar’s) intentions and that he has chosen lowliness over honor.
Seventh: His choice of lowliness was not intentional or cheerfully expected, but he was disposed towards the earth and wholly inclined to what is there. And “disposed” (means) a persistent clinging. As if it is said: he persisted in clinging to the earth. From here it is said: So-and-so was inclined to such a place, if he clung to abiding there. He expressed his inclination to the world through his disposition towards the earth. Because the world is the earth and what pleasure and adornment may be derived from it.
Eighth: He spurned (Divine) guidance and followed his desires. Thus he placed his whims before him as a leader, was guided by them and followed them.
Ninth: He is likened to dogs which are the basest of animals in desire, of the meanest spirit, the stingiest; most rabid. He is thus named a dog.
Tenth: His panting after the world, his impatience for it, anxiety about losing it and eagerness to obtain it is like the panting of a dog who pants whether left along or is driven away. If he is left alone, he pants after the earth. If he is lectured or admonished, he is still like that. His panting is no different from the panting of a dog. Ibn Qutaybah said: “Everything pants sometimes, whether from fatigue or thirst, except for the dog which always pants, whether fatigued or resting, hydrated or thirsty. Allâh has afflicted him like the infidel and said: If you advised him, he strayed. If you leave him, he strayed. If you leave him, he strayed like a dog. If you kick him out, he pants like a dog, if you leave him be, he pants like a dog. This example does not apply to all dogs, just the panting dog, which is the basest and vilest of creatures. This is like the scholar who prefers this world over the Hereafter”. End abridged quote. Imam al-Zahabi[1], explaining the state of one of the scholars of wickedness who supported the ‘Ubaydi state, whose situation is similar to that of contemporary rulers, said: “The heretic scholar, Qadi of the ‘Ubaydi state Abu Hunaifa, al-Nu’man bin Muhammad bin Mansour al-Maghrebi, was a Maliki who reverted to the school of al-Batiniyah. He compiled his book ‘Uss al-Dawah’ and cast Religion behind him. He wrote about (human) virtues and flaws. He refuted the Imams of Religion and abandoned Islam. To hell with him! He dissembled for the state and then even agreed with them. He was a partisan of al-Mu’iz Abu Tamim, the founder of Cairo. He was influential in the sciences, jurisprudence and disputation and devoted to research. But his knowledge was a curse to him in the end. He wrote books, refuting Abu Hunaifa in jurisprudence, as well as Malik and Shafa’i. He stood up for the juristic creed of the Ahl al-Bayt, and wrote a book about the differences of the scholars. He was revered and respected. Among his sons were judges and eminent men.” His knowledge and research did not benefit him when he stood in the rank of the enemies of Shari’ah. Rather his knowledge was a curse to him.
The disposition of a scholar as a scholar of evil is due to the following characteristics:
First: He does not act in accordance with his knowledge. If you add to that his work that is contrary to his knowledge, he becomes a source of great dissension and imminent evil because the masses will imitate the evil.
Second: Concealment of what Allâh made a covenant to reveal. The Almighty said, {(And remember) when Allâh took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) to make it (the news of the coming of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and the religious knowledge) known and clear to mankind, and not hide it, but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And indeed worst is that which they bought.} [Sûrah3. Al-‘Imran (The Family of Imran) Ayât.187]. There are other verses in this vein. Concealment takes the form of weakening an authentic Hadith and to eliminate advancing (an argument) by it. Concealment may also take the form of issuing fatwas based on deviant opinions or minority opinions on an issue without reference to the majority opinion among scholars. Concealment may also take the form of misquoting the words from one scholar, and this is a wide category, which includes advancing an argument in general while concealing its particulars. Or vindicating the absolutes while concealing what motivates it and advancing an argument wholesale while concealing what it reveals.
Third: Twisting the Shari’ah texts. The Almighty said, {…There are some who displace words from (their) right places…} [Sûrah 4. An-Nisa’ (The Woman) Ayât. 46]. This is what happens most: The misleading (scholar) must cite legal evidence to spread his words among the people. Therefore his false words are called “shubhah” because they resemble truth by the evidence they cite. The perversion may be a perversion of evidence from its meaning through an unjustified and deviant interpretation or a corrupted extraction from it or the like. This is cloaking falsehood with truth, as mentioned in the words of the Almighty, {And mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth [i.e. Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam is Allâh’s Messenger and his qualities are written in your Scriptures, the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you know (the truth).} [Al-Baqarah: 24].
Fourth: Playing the hypocrite with the sultans and entering into association with them by playing with words for the sake of satisfying them. This is done by being proficient in listing specious arguments (shubahat), slips of the tongue and errors. They even slander against Allâh and His Messenger sallallahu alaihi wa sallam – We beseech Allâh for well being and safety (from them)! Huzayfah, may Allâh be pleased with him, said: “Keep away from positions of temptation”. It was asked, “What are they?” He said, “The gates of princes. One of you may associate with a prince, tell lies in the guise of truth or flatter him (with dispositions) that are not found in him.” Said bin Yaqub said, “Ahmad bin Hanbal wrote to me: In the name of Allâh, the Compassionate, the Merciful. From Ahmed bin Hanbal to Said bin Yaqub, thereafter: Worldly pleasures are a disease, power is a disease and the scholar is a doctor. If you see a physician bringing upon himself a disease, beware of him.” As for the scholars of wickedness today, look for them in the doorways of the sultans and the panel discussions for fighting terrorism and jihad on the satellite networks and the halls of the tyrants! These are the scholars of wickedness, one of whom issued a ruling after the occupation of Iraq in 2003 that the fighting between Mujahideen and the Americans wasfitnah and that the killer and the slain will both be in hell-fire!! Among them is one – whom Allâh led astray despite his learning – who said that the Allawi government is a legal government and must be obeyed. When he was asked by a questioner, “But America is the one that appointed it and imposed it”, he answered, “Even if the infidels appoint a leader for a country of Muslims, he is the legal leader and must be obeyed.” Additionally, there are fatwas which legalize usurious interests by banks, interfaith dialogue and so forth. To Allâh we appeal! Like Ibn Ba’ura whose ~ example is given in the Quran He sought the dunya and collected his destruction ~ he abandoned the Signs and faith His is a like a dog always panting ~ if attacked or left alone These are the qualities of a scholar of wickedness ~ grasping and eager for ephemeral vanities How many scholars of our age ~ are like the lowly and disgraceful Bal’am
[1] Seer ‘Alam al-Nubula’ (16/150)
Translated From Sada al-Malahim Magazine Issue #14
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al-Andalus Media presents a new statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb: "Denial of the Manufactured Dialogue with the Newspaper al-Ḥayyāt al-Londonīyyah [London]"
UPDATE 4/24 1:43 PM: Click here for an English translation of the below statement.
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NOTE: Camille Tawil who conducted the interview has already retracted it and deleted it from his website with an apology.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb — “Denial of the Manufactured Dialogue with the Newspaper al-Ḥayyāt al-Londonīyyah [London]”
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New audio message from Shaykh Abū Ḥafṣ Sufyān al-Jazā’irī of Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa'l-Jihād: "Liars Upon God"
Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents a new video nashīd: "This Life of Mine Is Only for Your [God's] Pleasure"

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Turkish Translation of video release from Ḥizb al-Islāmī al-Turkistānī [Turkestan Islamic Party]: “Lovers of Paradise #5″
New statement from Abū al-Walīd al-Maṣrī [Muṣṭafā Ḥāmid]: “Dialogue With Sayf al ‘Adl, Installment #2: We Are the Chessboard, Second Move- The United States on the Track of the Soviets”
NOTE: To see the first installment click here.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū al-Walīd al-Maṣrī [Muṣṭafā Ḥāmid] — “Dialogue With Sayf al ‘Adl, Installment #2- We Are the Chessboard, Second Move- The United States on the Track of the Soviets”
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New video message from Jamā’at Tawḥīd wa'l-Jihād: "Word on the Issue of the Italian Journalist in Gaza"
UPDATE 4/19 8:57 AM: Here is a French translation of the below video:
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NOTE: Jamā’at Tawḥīd wa’l-Jihād already released a statement on Friday denying any involvement in the kidnapping and subsequent murder.
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Forum Islam al-Busyro presents a new statement from al-akh Isrofiel: "Attention to the Muslims of Cirebon on the Bombing Case"
UPDATE 4/20 10:25 AM: Here is an English translation of the below statement:
Assalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.
It is wajib for the Muslims to sharpen their vigilance and take precautions against their enemies, and the Muslims should always remember that their enemies always stay up to plan and plot against the Muslim. Therefore the Muslims must be constantly vigilant so they can know, where does the enmity originate from and how does the hatred amongst them become ignited???…
Indeed, the presence of the munafiqs in the Islamic community is a latent danger that is big, however even more dangerous than that is the presence of the believers who always accept the dictates from the munafiqs, they also want to listen to the gossips of the munafiqs, in fact even tailing behind the opinions and behaviours of the munafiqs, without heeding its impacts on the Muslims.
The Qur’an has recorded for us some disasters that befell the Muslims, caused by some Muslims who had tailed behind (followed) the munafiqs, the spiteful, so that we can reap the hikmah (wisdom) from the experience of those who came before us.
O spreaders hoax…! O swallowers of fitnah…! O people who do not like to see two people who love each other except they must endeavour to separate them …! O people who want to denounce the people who are not entitled to be denounced..! Restrain your speech…! For surely you will be prompted accountability for your every word.
Allah Ta’ala says :
Meaning : “Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer (angel) prepared [to record].” [Qaaf : 18]
Be careful with the words of deceit, spreading false issues, accusing the Muslims without proof, being prejudiced against Muslims…!!!
Understanding The Bombing Inside A Masjid
It is indeed surprising, a “suicide bomb” (read: shaheed bomb) exploded in a masjid. Curses then flowed freely from various parties, not least from the Muslims themselves.. either they were ever committed to fight this country, or not…
Denunciation of this young man keeps coming insistently when his janaza was not even buried yet… is it true that what was done by this youth is wrong? Allow me to explore a little how to interpret this case from my point of view…
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The target of this youth is clear, namely those of the infidels (kafir) from the ranks of the Police of Cirebon, why are the police called kafir…? whereas those policemen do perform solat…? Remember, that the status of those policemen is Ansar Thaghut, i.e. the helpers of the Thaghutso that Islam is not established in this country… they hindered the Muslims, making it difficult for the Muslims, plotting against them and submitting to the Jews by being friends with America, namely the country that kills the most Muslims… then can we say that the police are Muslim…???? If there is anyone who says that hujjah have not been imposed on the police that they do not realize their actions and thus cannot be said as kafir just like that… Remember…!!! They do not know the rulings of committing the sin, or they don’t want to know…??? Example, if there is someone who commits zina in this country, but he reasoned that he did not know that the act of zina is forbidden in the Qur’an, can his testimony be accepted…? Of course not… because he does not want to know,,, not making use of the vision and hearing given to him by Allah… the same goes with the police… they are kafir because of their job of fighting the Muslims…
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Based on the testimony obtained, of how the movement this youth was observed, it is clear that this young man tried to blow up the infidels who were in the masjid, not trying to blow up the masjid to kill the kafir…!!! Please note carefully this sentence.. Perhaps, the youth had found it difficult to approach the target outside, but he found the opportunity in the masjid, and he did not find other way to kill the target except in the masjid, this is possible… then is it not better for us to have husnudzhan (positive thoughts) on this youth…???
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It is not forever that the masjid cannot be damaged… When the Ahmadiyah built a masjid, and there was a group of Muslims who ruined it, then some people amongst us were silent and there were also those who justified and probably no one had blamed it, but when the masjidowned by the police was harmed, why do we hesitate to act the same…??? Do you consider that the police are more Muslim compared to the Ahmadiyah? Wallahu’alam… But what’s certain is, Rasulullah had burned Masjid Dhirar, namely a masjid that was built not for the right purposes, but a place to divide the ummah. It was proven that the people had used that masjid for a gathering place, to gossip, to find the fault of the Muslims themselves, and it was recorded in Surah At-Taubah verse 107. Therefore, can’t the masjid used by the ulama’s of the thaghutto destroy the fikrah of the ummah, to stop the war against the thaghut, be harmed, even if it’s just a little bit…? Is it true that the masjid used by the enemies of Allah to plot against His religion cannot be harmed…?
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True… that this shaheed bomb exploded in a masjid… and a masjid is a sacred place for Muslims… but does anyone remember the story Hathib bin Abu Balta’ah…? Namely the story of a great sahabah who participated in the battle of Badr, when he sent a letter to the Quraysh in the year of the conquest of Makkah, while telling them about the intentions of Rasulullah salallaahu ‘alaihi wassallam of wanting to set out and attack them.
Ali bin Abi Thalib described his experiences regarding the incident as follows:
Rasulullah SAW ordered the three of us, i.e. myself, Zubair and Al Miqdad : ‘Go to a raudhah (meadow) named Khakh. You will find a woman on her way to Makkah bringing a letter. Take the letter from her hand!’ We set out with our horses and upon arriving at the place we encountered the woman who was referred by the Prophet SAW. We asked her so she would surrender the letter that was hidden. She replied that she did not bring a letter. In the end we threatened: ‘Show us the letter, if not we’ll have to strip you!’ She was forced to take the letter out which she carried inside a bag and surrendered it to us. We then returned immediately to see Rasulullah SAW… When opened, it apparently contained a writing: From Hathib bin Abi Balta’ah to the mushrikeen of Makkah telling them about some plans that were going to be carried out by Rasulullah SAW. Hathib was then summoned and asked by Rasulullah: ‘Hey Hathib, what is the purpose of this letter?’ He asnwered: ‘O Rasulullah, don’t be so hasty in punishing me. I have a very close relationship with the people of Quraysh. I formerly had been their ally although it was not me who became their backbone. Among the people of Muhajirin who are together with you, there are many who have relatives in Makkah who look after the families and possessions they left behind. Although those Quraysh people do not have a genealogical relationship with me, but I wish that there are some among them who want to look after my relatives. I did this so not because I have become murtad at all, nor because I want to become kafir after I have embraced Islam…’
Rasulullah SAW then said to his sahabahs: “Indeed, this person has been telling the truth to you!”
Umar Ibnul Khattab replied: “O Rasulullah, allow me to just chop off the neck of that munafiq!” Rasulullah replied promptly: “He participated in the battle of Badr! Do you know, if Allah SWT elevates the dignity of those who participated in the battle of Badr, thus Allah speaks: ‘Do as you like, I have forgiven you…!'”
O akhi.. we know and are haqqul yaqin that the sins of those who conducted jihad and are killed in Allah’s cause, will be forgiven form the first drop of their blood…
“There are six things that are provided by Allah for one who dies shaheed: his sins are forgiven from the first drops of his blood; he will be shown his place in paradise; kept away from the torment of the grave; he will be spared the torment of the grave; he will be protected from the greater terror (of the Day of Judgement); A crown of dignity, will be placed on his head, one ruby of which is better than this world and all that is in it; he will be married to seventy two of al-hoor al-‘iyn; and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.” (HR. Ahmad, At-Tirmidzi -hadith hasan, and Ibnu Majah with a saheeh sanad)
This youth… who continued to receive criticism… with all his ability.. has tried to destroy the enemies of Allah!! Stepping forward boldly and without even a bit of hesitation, to sacrifice his life for the glory of this religion… not the least he was tempted by the future that seems bright for a young man like him… a strong body… he gives for Allah… a brilliant brain that made him able to arrange strategies to enter into the enemy lines.. he gives to Allah….
Indeed.. my life, my ibaadah and my death.. are only for Allah…
Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!
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