IMAM RABBANI (IMAM OF WISE GUIDANCE)
MUJADDID ALF THANI (REVIVER OF THE SECOND MILLENNIUM)
SHAKYH AHMAD AL-FARUQI AL-SIRHINDI
Born in
Sirhind, India in 1563, Imam Rabbani was a great Islamic scholar and mujaddid
(reviver) of his time. With his works, lectures and discourses that were highly
influential in explaining the Qur'an in a correct way, Imam Rabbani was a great
scholar who made an impact that will last for centuries, both in his time and
the time after him.
At an
early age he learned the Holy Qur’an by heart and became a hafiz.
With
his deep knowledge, sincerity and wisdom of his manners, Imam Rabbani was very
successful in rendering the materialist philosophy ineffective, and in
communicating the existence and Oneness of Allah to large masses.
He
defended the moral values of the Qur’an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (saas)
against the irreligiousness of his time, the deviant ideas in India, and the
moral collapse resulting from false Mahdi claims. He waged a great intellectual
struggle to rid the religion of superstition.
The
esteemed Islamic scholar, Imam Rabbani was instrumental in setting the public
at ease when they revolted against the erroneous practices of the sultan of the time, thus
preventing the loss of unity and
brotherhood. To
this end, he was imprisoned many times yet even under those trying
circumstances, he caused many prisoners
to embrace Islam by preaching the morality of the Qur’an.
Imam
Rabbani was released after the value of
his ideas was properly appreciated, and he was effective in the enlightenment
of the Islamic world through his works,
and the students he continued to educate until
his death in 1624.
He
served Islam in the best way possible with his valuable ideas and views in his
three-volume work called “Maktubat- The Letters of Rabbani”, which is composed of a collection of his five
hundred and twenty six letters along with his many other works.
Works
of Imam Rabbani
1. Maktubat: It is
composed of three volumes and a collection of five hundred and twenty six
letters. A few of the letters in Maktubat are in Arabic and others are in
Farsi.
2. Radd
al-Rawafid
3. Ithbât-un-Nubuwwa
4. Mabda
wa Ma’ad
5. Adab
Al-Muridin
6. Taliqat Al-Awaarif
7. Risalah
at-Tahliliyya
8.
Sharh al-Rubaiyat Abd
al-Baaqi
9. Ma'arif-i Ladunniyya
10. Mukashifat
e-Ayniyya
11. Risalah al-Jadhdhba wa al-Suluk
From Mr. Adnan Oktar’s Interview Dated March 3rd,
2009 THIS PART BEGINNING ON 02:14 WILL NOT BE READ
ADNAN
OKTAR: Imam Rabbani is a very respected and great
scholar, who is greatly loved by
the Sufi community. But a very great scholar… Imam Rabbanī Shaykh Ahmad
al-Faruqi al-Sirhindi was born in the Sirhind region of India on the Ashura
day, which is the tenth day of Muharram [Hijri calendar] in the year 1563 and
he lived for 63 years. People called him with beautiful names like “Ulama ar-Rasikhin” [Profound scholars who
have progressed on the way of tasawwuf and attained to perfection] “Ghawth
al-Wasilin”, “Afdal al-Fudala”, “Qutb al-Aqtab” [Guide of that
period], “Ali Janab”, “Mazhar-al
Karamat” [Recipient of miracle], “Jami al-Darajat”, “Imam at-Tariqa”
[Imam of Tariqa], “Mukhtada al-Ahl-al-Haqiqat”.
Here it's written ; "His lineage reaches
Hazrat Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) after some 20 generations, may
Allah bless him.” In the accounts related from Our Prophet (saas), he said ; “A
person known as Sila [meaning reunion, combiner] will come into my community.”
It is said that this account refers to Imam Rabbani.
Yes,
Sufism is very nicely told in the works of this valuable individual. He tells
the profundity and subtleties of Sufism, the truth about matter, and the depth
of matter with a very sincere and nice style. It is understood from his works
that he is a very religious, faithful and sincere Muslim. Such scholars are
immediately recognized from their works and their confident and sincere manner
of speech. He is a person who has met with Khidr (pbuh) several times and who
has experienced many extraordinary spiritual states. He has many detailed and
thorough explanations about Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh).
THE END TIMES BY IMAM RABBANI
Imam Rabbani brought light to
the End Times by interpreting the hadiths narrated from our Prophet (saas). In
his writings and lectures, he attached great significance to the subject of the
End Times, and noted that the emergence of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) was a certain
fact. In his works where he told the features of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) in detail,
he heralded all Muslims with his coming.
HAZRAT
MAHDI (pbuh) IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WALAYAT [GUARDIANSHIP]. (Imam Rabbani, The Letters of Rabbani, p. 357.
Mahdi and Dajjal, Saban Dogen, p. 153)
Related from Jabir ibn Abdullah; "WHOEVER
DENIES THE APPEARANCE OF THE MAHDI; WILL CERTAINLY BE DENYING WHAT IS SENT DOWN
TO MUHAMMAD (SAAS). Whoever denies the descent of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), the
son of Mary, would certainly be an unbeliever. And the one who does not accept
that the dajjal [antichrist] will come would certainly be an unbeliever."
(Letters of Rabbani, 1/611)
ALL OF THE PORTENTS OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT TOLD
BY OUR PROPHET (SAAS), THE LOYAL INFORMANT, ARE TRUE. There is no possibility
of falsehood in them. The following are among those:
·
As contrary to ordinary, the Sun rising from the
West
·
THE EMERGENCE OF MAHDI
·
The descending of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
(Imam Rabbani, The Letters of Rabbani, 2. volume, 380. Letter, p. 1177-1178)
Imam Rabbani informed
the appearance date of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) as 1400 [Hijri calendar]
Imam Rabbani stated that Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh) will come between “the
first and the second one thousand YEARS” after 1,000 (one thousand) years
have passed following passing away of our Prophet (saas).
The reinforcement of the commands of the Qur'an,
the renovation of people takes place in this SECOND THOUSAND. The just witness to the veracity of this cause is:
THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROPHET JESUS
(pbuh) AND MAHDI (pbuh) IN THIS THOUSAND. (Imam Rabbani, The Letters of
Rabbani, vol. 1, p. 611)
According to these explanations
of Imam Rabbani, the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will come between the thousand and the second
thousand years.
The hadiths of our Prophet
(saas) informs us that the life of his community will not exceed 1,500 years:
The life of
this community will exceed 1,000 years, yet be limited to 1,500 years... (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-Ashrat al-Sa'ah, p.
299)
According to this, the dominion
of Islam will last until 1500 Hijri calendar. Therefore, between the years
1500-1600 corruption will take place, and then the Day of Judgment is to be expected.
In another saying of Imam
Rabbani regarding this matter, he denoted that the emergence of Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) will take place at the beginning of the century.
That is
because his [Hazrat Mahdi’s (pbuh)] appearance will be at the beginning of the
century. (Imam Rabbani, Letters of Rabbani, Letter no. 381,
p. 1184)
If the
life span of the community of Muhammad will not exceed 1,500 years, then there
is one century left to 1500 according to the Hijri calendar, which is the
beginning of 1400. Therefore, THE TIME
OF THE EMERGENCE OF HAZRAT MAHDI (PBUH) IS THE BEGINNING OF 1400 ACCORDING TO
THE HIJRI CALENDAR.
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