syedali73
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Irfan, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (RA) has been considered as the forefather of the Salafi movement. Basically the idea behind the movement was that the Muslims must consult back and adopt the ways of the 'salaf' (Sahabah), and 'bidaat' that have entered in Islam with time must be purged. Imam Ibne Taimya and Iman Ibn e Qayyim belonged to the same school of thought and advocated to follow the ways of the salaf. There is no violence in the teachings of Imam Ahmed, Imam Taimya, and Imam Qayyim and if someone is doing bad things and calling himself as a Salafi, he is only deceiving himself and others. The akaabir of this movement are free of the actions of these people, for they never preached to raze the tombs to the ground or drag the corpses out and desecrate the.in Swat they even dragged the copses out of the shrines and desecrated them.
anyway this video is a funny take on the topic at hand
@Norwegian re your KSA friends
As a child I was made to learn both Arabic and Persian. This is no longer the case in Pakistan. Only if it had continued, a lots of problems would have been solved. A person who understand the meaning of 'salaf', would understand quickly what the movement was all about. Teachings of Muhammed (PBUH), and following the ijtihaad of salaf was what the movement was all about.
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