Had you simply made the effort to watch the video posted by
@Areesh, your question would have been already answered. Here is Areesh's post:
Deibandi ahnaf may have their own mythical spiritual beings but the majority of indo pak ahnaf like brealvis do consider khizar's metaphysical role in shaping their spirituality. I've been listening fairy tales about this fellow since childhood. Blame your household for these lies then...
defence.pk
To summarize, the respected scholar has given a comprehensive and jaw-breaking response to the insinuation that there is no such thing as Kashf in Islam:
- Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza says that only good dreams are left from Nubuwwah and it is a defence of Khathm-e-Nubuwwat (End of Prophethood) that Kashf is no longer present. The respected scholar says that a group amonst Qadiyanis says that belief in return of Hazrat 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam also breaks the End of Prophethood, but Engineer believes in the return of Hazrat 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam.
- And I add to this: Wahi is a part of Nubuwwat, Kashf is NOT a part of nubuwwat. Even a dream by a Prophet is a Wahi from Allah the Almighty. Kashf is strictly limited to Ummatis, and thus Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza has displayed a lack of basic common sense in differentiating Wahi which is part of Nubuwwat from Kashf which is not part of Nubuwwat. As always, I am no religious scholar, so if valid Ulema correct me, I will immediately follow their guidance, Insha Allah.
- Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza has fabricated the translation of the Hadith from Arabic. Whereas Engineer gives the translation as (comprehension of words) "If there was a Muhaddas/Mulhim in my Ummah, it would be Umar", the content comes in various Ahadith with slightly different words (comprehensions given) "If there is a Muhaddas/Mulhim in my Ummah, it IS Umar", or "Indeed Umar is amongst the Muhaddasin/Mulhamin of my Ummah". NOTE again that I have given the approximate comprehensions from my memory, please watch the video to verify.
- Let us note at this point that this is an extremely serious transgression which nullifies any validity that Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza ever had. It means his followers are following someone who tells lies. It also means that Engineer has used prevarication and deceit to outright deny a part of Islam, and if you have been blindly following him you need to repent and contact valid religious scholars to ask about the state of your Iman, and your marriage.
- Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza has perform a blind taqleed (following) of someone who has wrongfully denied an authentic chain of narrators. The video contains the full details. Of note, he gives a reference to Ibn-e-Kathir's Al Bidaya Wa An Nihaya as well, which I have posted above as well.
Now, this raises serious questions about the claim of being "scholarly and academic" (ilmi kitabi) by Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza and his followers. Because at 5:43 of his Kashf video:
he speaks the translation "Meri ummat main agar koi Muhaddas hota tu Umar hota", and at the same time he shows this screen shot:
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And then he refutes the words that he has shown on screen as his own reference. This is an own goal by Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza, where he has inadvertently shared the true translation that he was trying to hide by speaking fabrications. And it is an absolute hoot that all the 'Ilmi Kitabi followers of Engineer watched this and did not note this mistake!
OK, forget looking at the translation on the screen. Do these 'Ilmi Kitabi people do any cross checks of the Arabic they see on the screen? Let's use translate.google.com to do a quick check of the arabic. We do this with the understanding that Google Translate is NOT perfect AT ALL, but we want to get a sense of the grammar:
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We can see the first part is translated completely wrong, but the grammar of the second part is cohesive and goes against Engineer. Now, I am really interested to know if followers of Engineer actually practice their 'Ilmi Kitabi slogan by cross checking the Arabic that Engineer shows them?
Then, Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza brings the Hadith wherein Hazrat Umar May Allah Be Pleased with him says (comprehension) "In the times of Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wasallam, we used to decided based on people's hearts, but now we will only accept actions". He presents this as a refutation of Kashf. This shows Engineer's complete lack of knowledge regarding the beliefs and practices of Ahl-as-Sunnah Wa Al Jama'ah, because no Hadd or Ta'azir can be applied upon anyone based on mere Kashf. The entire system of Islamic Justice is based upon eye witnesses and material evidences. Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza needs to bring actual jurisprudence written in books where a Mufti or Faqih has opined about punishing someone based on Kashf. This means, he either has a comprehension problem, or he is grasping on straws to defend a weak pont.
Then, Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza brings an Aayah of the Holy Quran with comprehension "Allah will not Reveal Ghaib on you, and He elevates His Rusul as He Pleases (that is, reveals Ghaib on them as He likes)". Engineer gives this as evidence that there can be no Kashf, and once again shows he is rank amateur in religious matters. Let us go to quran.com, bring up 3:179 and look at the Tafaseer. I checked Ma'arif ul Quran, Ibn-e-Kathir, and the arabic tafaseer of Tabari and Qurtubi. In all of them, the meaning of "Nor would Allah ˹directly˺ reveal to you the unseen" is that the hypocrisy (Munafiqat) of someone will not be revealed to ordinary Muslims, except through trials and tribulations in which the Munafiq will fail. And amongst the Ahl-as-Sunnah wa Al-Jama'ah, no one can be declared a Munafiq (hypocrite) after the passing away of Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wasallam. And thus both Engineer and his followers show that they don't even perform the basic intellectual research of looking up meanings of Quranic Verses in well known Tafaseer.
This is an eye opener for everyone on this thread who has been harping on about 'reading the simple translation of Holy Quran'. It shows clearly that a mere superficial reading of Holy Quran will lead you astray from the right path, and you will end up adopting meanings which have NOT been intended originally by Allah the Almighty.
I end with this: the technical term Zindeeq applies to someone who interprets the Holy Quran and Ahadith in a manner that goes against the 1400 years consensus of the majority of Ahl-as-Sunnah wa Al-Jama'ah.
@Verve @Tariq Habib Afridi can you please bring this post to the attention of Mr Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza, and ask him to perform Rujoo' on the matter of Kashf, so his beliefs are in line with Ahl As Sunnah Wa Al-Jama'ah? Can you please spread this message amongst his followers in the hope that someone of them will get guidance and start contacting actual, valid religious scholars instead of Mr. Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza? Jazakumullahu Khaira.
Insha Allah, in later posts, I will discuss other problems in the original video shared by
@Verve