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Braylwiyyah
Name of group - Braylwiyyah
Adherent to group - Braylwee, plural -
Braylwiyyoon
The Braylwiyyah are a Soofee sect
which was born in India at the time of the
British rule there.
It's followers concern
themselves in exceeding in their love and
honour for the Prophets and the
"saints" in general, and the
Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) specifically.
It's founder was a man by the
name of Ahmad Ridhaa Khaan ibn Taqee
'Alee Khaan who was born in 1272 A.H.
(1851 C.E.) and called himself
Abdul-Mustafaa (slave/servant of Mustafaa,
i.e. Muhammad (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam)).
He was born in the city of Braylee
in the province of Uttar Pradesh and was a
student of al-Mirza Ghulaam Qaadir Begg who
was the older (blood) brother of Mirza
Ghulaam Ahmad al-Qaadiyaanee (founder of
the Qaadiyaaniyyah sect).
He was of a slim build and known
to be shrewd and clever, whilst also being
ill-tempered and foul-mouthed. He used to
suffer from chronic illnesses, and used to
consistently complain of headaches and back
pains.
He visited Makkah
and studied under some of the scholars
there in 1295 A.H. (1874 C.E.).
Amongst his "notable"
books are: ((Anbaa. al-Mustafaa)) and
((Khaalis al-I'tiqaad)).
From the beliefs of this sect is
that the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) has the ability/power to
control the creation and all that occurs,
and that the "saints" have the
ability/power to influence the creation and
all that occurs.
And they have exceeded in their
belief with respect to the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) such that they have ascended
him to a rank close to that of worshipping
him. And they have exceeded in their belief
with respect to the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam) such that they believe he has
knowledge of the unseen, and they deny that
he was a human being, rather that he was
the light (noor) of Allaah. And they also
permit calling for assistance from the
"saints" and the Prophets and
other than them from the false
beliefs.
Further reading
al-Braylwiyyah: 'Aqaa.id wa
Taareekh - Ihsaan Elahe Zaheer;
al-Braylwiyyah - Masters degree thesis
presented at the Faculty of Usool ad-Deen
at the Islaamic University of Imaam
Muhammad ibn Sa'ood in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
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