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creatures like dogs and pigs! 129 And Sufis like Mansoor al-Hallaj
proclaimed ‘Anal-Haqq’ (I am the Truth, i.e. Allah) and Abu
Yazeed al-Bastami said: ‘Subhani ma-Aadham-shaaani’ (far removed
am I from all imperfections, how great is my state) (And these
descriptions are only for Allah).
From the above, we see the various stages of Wahdat al-Wajood in
light of examples and quotes from the books of the Deobandis.
What started with self-imposed anxiety led to degrading one’s
existence to the level of dogs and pigs. Further exaggeration led to
the complete denial of the existence of the creation, until finally it
was claimed that all that exists is nothing but the Creator.
This evil concept is a result of the Sufi’s gross misunderstanding
and distance from the clear teachings of the Qur’aan and the
Sunnah and arrogance in following one’s own whims and desires.
The most overt and clear refutation of Wahdat al-Wajood is the
unmistakable distinction between the Creator and the created in
the Qur’aan and the Sunnah. “Allah created all things and He is
the Wakeel (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) of all
things.” 130 We are the creation and Allah is our Creator. He is the
One in Whose Hands our affairs lie, and He is the One, Who truly
deserves to be worshiped. His Attributes cannot be compared to
ours and His Self is beyond our comprehension and imagination.
Wahdat ash-Shuhood
Backing down from the extreme concept of Wahdat al-Wajood was
the later innovated concept of Wahdat as-Shuhood. The Majlis ul-
Ulema, the Deobandi lobby of South Africa, describes the believer
in Wahdat ash-Shuhood as, a high ranking Wali whose soul dwells
in a lofty state of Divine Presence and Perception. 131
129 See Al-Kashf anil-Haqeeqat as-Soofiyyah p.162.
130 Soorah az-Zumar (39): 62.
131 Mashaikh-e-Chist (Eng. Trans.) p.192.
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