Kya Islam mein firqabandi ki ijazat hai aur kya Ahl-e-Hadees koi naya firqa hai?

Answered by Maulana Hafiz Abdullah

Islam mein firqabandi (sectarianism) ki bilkul bhi ijazat nahi hai aur Quran-e-Kareem mein is se sakhti se mana kiya gaya hai: 1. **Surah Ali 'Imran 3:103 / Surah Ali 'Imran Ayat 103** - Allah Ta'ala ka farmaan hai ke *"Aur sab mil kar Allah ki rassi ko mazbooti se thaam lo aur aapas mein tafreqa (factions/firqay) mat daalo."* 2. **Surah Al-An'am 6:159 / Surah Al-An'am Ayat 159** - *"Jinho ne apne deen ko tukde tukde kar diya aur firqon mein bat gaye, (Aey Nabi) aapka unse koi ta'alluq nahi."* **Ahl-e-Hadees koi naya firqa nahi hai**, balki ye ek manhaj (methodology/fikr) hai. Iska matlab hai bina kisi insaan ki blind following (taqleed) kiye, sirf Pavitra Quran-e-Majeed aur Nabi Kareem (S.A.W) ki Sahih Ahaadith ko deen ka asal zariya maanna. 3. **Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2641 / Jamiat Tirmidhi Hadees 2641** - Rasool-Allah (S.A.W) ne farmaya ke meri ummat mein se najat paane wala wahi giroh hoga jo *"Us raste par chalega jis par main aur mere Sahaba hain."* Is liye, Ahl-e-Hadees hone ka maqsad firqabandi ko khatam karke direct Quran aur Sahih Sunnah ki taraf wapas lautna hai.