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is unacceptable to the Deobandis. Is there any limit to selfcontradiction?
Analyzing the Deobandi Claims and Condition of
Taqleed
Analyzing the statement, ‘All the Four Imams are
upon the Truth.’
Whilst it is claimed that all the four Madhhabs are on the Truth,
the Deobandis do not treat other than the Hanafee Madhhab as
something beneficial or as a source of guidance. This can be
clearly seen from the following examples,
(1) The Deobandi Bias for the Hanafee Madhhab
The Deobandis claim that all the four Madhhabs are upon the truth,
yet they show an overwhelming bias towards the Hanafee
Madhhab, rather this is a condition as mentioned in “Majlis-e-
Shoorah ki Hai’at-e-Tarkibiya’, clause (12)”: - “It shall be necessary
for all members to be of the Hanafee Madhhab.” 617
Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi mentions in Imdadul-Mushtaq ila
Ashraful-akhlaq (Urdu) saying no.1, p.36, “He (Imdadullah
Muhajir Makki) used to say that Fakir is the one, who is a
follower of the Hanafee Madhhab and Sufi in practice, if anyone
from amongst my acquaintances exceeds this, he will have not
gained from my acquaintance or relation. And anyone who is
sincere to this Fakir (i.e. himself) must be a Hanafee by Madhhab
and Sufi in practice.”
(2) Taqleed of a single individual from the Muslim Nation
The follower of one Imam has to follow him in all affairs and
cannot follow the rulings of another Imam, even though the claim
is that all the Imams are upon the truth. It is mentioned in Kitabul-
617 Dastur-e-Asasi-e-Darul Uloom Deoband, p.10.
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