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**LoohornePharp** · 03-22-2012, 05:48 AM

Salaam alaikum,

This is the thing that frustrates me; the Deobandis that I have spoken to present the elders as one monolithic force that have very very minor (if any at all) difference of opinion among them. They would have you believe that ALL the Deobandis are categorically against certain things like mawlid, etc. Some speak in favour of Salafi ulama and mix with them, and others meet and mix with people life Shaikh Nuh and the Habaaib. Some of them condemn Sayyid Shaikh Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki as a deviant and others praise him. Some praise and tell you to listen to Shaikh Muhammad Yaqubi and others say stay away from him because he "visits Barelvi masajid and we aren't sure if his aqida is sound." I guess this is the thing: Its not that different ulama hold different opinions, or that ulama that would be called Deobandis hold different opinions, its that people present THE ULAMA OF DEOBAND as if they all agree with each other.

How much "Deobandi" someone is is determined by how closely he follows what the akabireen of Deoband did. If a Deobandi decides to take part in hadra, then he is not representing Deobandis. If a Deobandi organizes mawlid celebrations or approves of them, then he is not representing Deobandis. Those who stick to what the akabireen have taught, he is a true Deobandi.

The differences that exist amongst Deobandis are differences you'll find amongst non-Deobandi (and even non-Salafi) scholars as well.

03-22-2012, 05:48 AM	#23
LoohornePharp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Salaam alaikum, This is the thing that frustrates me; the Deobandis that I have spoken to present the elders as one monolithic force that have very very minor (if any at all) difference of opinion among them. They would have you believe that ALL the Deobandis are categorically against certain things like mawlid, etc. Some speak in favour of Salafi ulama and mix with them, and others meet and mix with people life Shaikh Nuh and the Habaaib. Some of them condemn Sayyid Shaikh Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki as a deviant and others praise him. Some praise and tell you to listen to Shaikh Muhammad Yaqubi and others say stay away from him because he "visits Barelvi masajid and we aren't sure if his aqida is sound." I guess this is the thing: Its not that different ulama hold different opinions, or that ulama that would be called Deobandis hold different opinions, its that people present THE ULAMA OF DEOBAND as if they all agree with each other. How much "Deobandi" someone is is determined by how closely he follows what the akabireen of Deoband did. If a Deobandi decides to take part in hadra, then he is not representing Deobandis. If a Deobandi organizes mawlid celebrations or approves of them, then he is not representing Deobandis. Those who stick to what the akabireen have taught, he is a true Deobandi. The differences that exist amongst Deobandis are differences you'll find amongst non-Deobandi (and even non-Salafi) scholars as well.
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