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Deobandis upon their views on, ‘Khatam an-Nabuwwah’ or ‘the Seal
of Prophethood’, the issue that initiated the split between them.
But in recent years, the Barelawis too have formed Dawah
organizations to counter the Jamaat Tableegh. Just like the
Deobandis have Fazaail-e-Aamaal, the Barelawis have their Dawah
book by the name of Faizaan-e-Sunnat.
The Deobandis criticism is based upon the Barelawi’s openly
directing acts of worship to other than Allah. Also, to the fact that
many Hindu rituals, superstitions and acts of immorality flourish
at graves under the patronage of the so-called keepers of the
graves.
The Jamaat Tableegh, which is the Dawah organ of the Deobandis
refrains from taking part in this dispute and avoids all
controversial issues and anything that would offend the common
people who are engrossed in extreme forms of grave and saint
worship. Their modus operandi simply includes calling to their
Fazaail-e-Aamaal reading sessions and to spend specific periods of
time with the Jamaat Tableegh. This Jamaat does not demand much
from the common people in terms of correction of their Aqeedah or
understanding of the religion. Rather, a major portion of their
followers remain in a state of confusion with regards to the
correct beliefs, until a person who has spent a lifetime with the
Jamaat may have a very shallow understanding of Tawheed. He,
however, will be properly indoctrinated with Sufism and the
policies laid down by the founders of the Jamaat Tableegh, because
the basic aim of this Jamaat is to convert people to mere blindfollowers
of Deobandism.
Whilst the Barelawis have been staunch in their rejection of the
Deobandis and the Jamaat Tableegh. The Deobandis have made
several attempts to bridge their gap with the Barelawis. This is
because they realize that for most part that their differences are
not significant and Sufism by its very nature can accommodate
even major differences.
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