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Old 11-26-2008, 04:20 AM   #17
Maydayvar

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Unfortunately you seemed to have failed miserably in understanding my post. So let me clarify.
Hanafis from the subcontinent wrote many fatawa works, sharhs and hashiyas, but very few original works...The indian subconintent, has not really produced anything significantly original or novel, nor have they produced works which are very authoritative The Hanafi school has been in the indian subcontinent for well over a thousand years. In the 800 plus years prior to Shah Wali Allah's revival, there was very little in the way of originality, although numerous fatawa, sharh, and hashiya works were written, none however gained international repute bar a few. These comments hence refer to this period. In this corresponding period if one compares the indian output to the output of say central asia or the arab world, the indians were of little or no significance in the development and direction of the madhhab. Again this is prior to deoband.

I made it abundantly clear that the deobandi contribution was both original and well received in the madhhab. How this failed to register with you is quite telling.

Some of the works by the deobandis are very welcome and may represent the best of the indian contribution to the madhhab. The i'la al-Sunan for example is an unparralled work and is testimony not only to the author's capability but also to the school from which he hails; he being a single example of which there are many more. The contributions of the deobandis in hadith is also exemplary and well recognised amongst the arab ulama. Why you're quoting works of deobandis to oppose my remarks is bizarre, as you can see, (for a second time) I have already mentioned their contribution.
As for the Hujjatullah al-baligha, it definitely isnt a work in the madhhab, rather it is Shah saheb's individual perspectives on a wide range of issues.

However, our Ulema have taken this to the next level and have actually applied these Usuls to the real world and actually demonstrated their usage whereas other Ulema have shyed away from this what kind of pathetic comments are these, my comments were not meant as a tit-for-tat between the arabs and the indians. I think you need to raise your level.

The reason why our books may not be as universally accepted as those of the Ulema of the past is because there are so many sects around these days and despite the correctness of our books, thus for non-academic reasons they will never be accepted. True scholarly works are always accepted in the scholarly community. And as I have already said, the works of the deobandis have been received exceptionally well in the arab scholarly circles.
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