Wahaabism a despotic sect Part 2

[galbeedi]

 

 

The first Somali graduates of the doctrine who left Saudi Arabia and came back to Somalia, in early eighties were not that many. As soon as they landed in Somalia they started to saw chaos and division among the people. Most of the early Ullema who advocated this creed were later assassinated by their Al-shabaab students. Among those killed by al-shabab for abandoning their creed were Sheikh C/qadir Gacamey, Sheekh Ahmed Xaaji A/raxman, and others. Others like Sheekh Cali Warsame, is Under Somaliland government house arrest, While Sheikh Hassan D. Aways escaped from Godane and protected by his HAG tribal militia. The students trained by theses Sheikhs became more extreme and dangerous in their view of other Somalis and their way of life , than their teachers. . Among the new cadre who were willing to eliminate their teachers and create a new rootless zeal of the Wahabi doctrine were, Haashi Cayrow, Ahmed godane and C/Rahman Afgani who were killed by American air strikes or by Godane himself, in the Case of Afgani. Others students who hold the same ideology are Fuad Shoongale, Sheikh cali dheere, Mukhtar Robow, Hassan Turki , Kabo ku Tukade and others.

 

 

 

Because of their ideology, they consider the average Somali a lost soul. Just like their predecessors in Hijaz, the death, destruction and bombing of Somali civilians are a collateral damage toward their goal of total submission to the Wahabi creed.

 

 

They also moved to the desperate Afghanis who are a perfect willing mule to transport the Saudi government doctrine of wahabism. The other groups that are susptible to Wahabism are Iraqis. They are facing a national strife and battle of life and death against Shia group who want to over power and rule them. Saudis also send their trouble makers, anti government Wahabis, and other criminals in their jails to these conflict ridden nations.

 

The Wahabi doctrine fits well within the gulf monarchies culture of oppression and closed society. An open , modern and consulted system are great threat to future of the Saudi Monarchy. A decade ago , I met a Somali relative who was sponsored by his cousin from Saudi Arabia. While chatting about life , liberty and petro dollar, I asked him about the idea of Saudi women chauffeured by their families and foreign domestic men who work for them. He confidently told me that " Waa Run weeye, bal ka waran haday Naagtu Baabuur iska kaxaysato oo ay ninkay doonto meelaha ka qaadato, way ku saxsan yihiin Sacuudigu". Here you go. A Somali who lived few years totally absorbing the Saudi doctrine which has nothing to do with Islam. It shows the mistrust and closed nature of the Saudi culture.

 

 

 

If you want to know if certain group is guided remotely guided from the Kingdom and Wahabi Sheikhs of the gulf, it is easy to profile them.

 

 

 

1- they use fear and intimidation. Since free nomadic Somalis and other independent people will not be attracted to this doctrine, they will use force and fear to spread it. In Somalia women were shot by not wearing the full Burka. Soccer watching parties were fire bombed and liberal media outlets are targeted.

 

2- In the Al-shabaab controlled towns, one of the eye catching practises of the movement is public stoning and corporal punishment. People always wonder, why al-shbaab guys are beating in public these helpless teenage girls and video taping them. Well, these tapes are sent to the gulf and Saudi Arabia. It is the proof confirmation that sharia is implemented in the Al-shabaab controlled Somali. After the Saudi wealthy Wahabi sees this , he will dispatch his donations as fast as possible.

 

3- Destroying of Shrines and historic places. One of the first tenant of Wahhabis and the original founding steps of Abdel-Wahab , was to destroy every tomb , shrine or places they think people were gathering for worship other than Allah. Rather than educate people and leave these historic tombs and mosques intact, they will destroy with vengeance. The whole world saw when ISIS were fire bombing and bulldozing the tomb of prophet Yoonis. These were three thousand years old mosques where early prophets were buried. rather been swept by the dust or destroyed , it is a great treasurer which shows how these land is the ancient home of Allah's Prophets. It shows the holiness of these towns and places. In Syria , prophet Yahiya, Zachariah, Yoonis, and others were buried. People were also shocked when they saw Al-shabaab going grave after grave.

 

Since people were not sophisticate enough to design cemeteries and put the name of the deceased in gravestone, all they could do is build a huge house like tomb so, their important sheikhs and historical people couldn't be lost. It is simple educational issue that could be explained to the masses, rather than bomb and destroy. Well, it is a doctrine of Wahabism.

 

3-In this Wahabi culture, women are told to use the full covering of their eyes , the Niqaab. This Niqaab thing has no basis in Quran or Hadith. It is a cultural decision taken by Wahabis. Since open societies are threat to these monarchies . Sheikh Ahmed Qudubi, one of the most educated Somali sheiks said that more 35% of the adult Saudi women are not married. Because of their feudal nature and patriarchal thinking it is difficult to make marriage as simple as our Prophet proclaimed. One of the greatest benefits we Somalis gained from our faith and tradition is marriage has became simple for our youth to marry.

 

 

 

Hadii gabadh Soomaaliyeed aad is bartaan ood guur doon tahay, markaad is waraysataan eed mudo gaaban haasawdaan, hadaad diyaar tahay, waa laguu meherin. Ilaahayba naguma adkeyn.

 

 

 

4- They will always quote certain imams while belittling or dismissing others. About 15 years ago, I went one of the Mosques in Ontario, Canada, and there was a debate about how to pay the " The Zakatul Fitr". This small charity or "Sadaqa", that must be paid by every family before the " Ciid" prayers to a needy person or family. The tradition was 5 or 6 kilo of grain for each family member. Here in north America , one could take the dry food to the nearest food bank to fulfill their duties. As an immigrant community , especially those who came from poor unstable lands, people prefer to send this alms of donation to their needy families back home. Some times you send a family member the money in order to buy the food and distribute for the needy.

 

 

 

To make the story short, one of great scholars of Islam imam Ghazali of Egypt, said people can pay their Fitr with cash. He said since everyone can't transport or unable to pay the grain, it is okay to pay your sadaqa with cash. Since the intension is to give the poor , every family can pay five or eight dollars per person. The Wahabis crucified him as innovator and misguided looser who should be banned .Now many years latter, the Wahabis came to the same conclusion. Yuusuf Al-qadrawi , another scholar, said that " I debated for many years with a Saudi sheikh about the advantage of video tape when it became the favorite house hold instrument". The Saudi proclaimed that it is spreading immorality and other unislamic behavior

 

. Al-Qadrawi said , many years latter I saw the same Sheikh being video taped while he was giving an interview. Finally I said " Thank Allah you are using the video today". In that Mosque , I remember , a young firebrand Somali Wahanabi saying " waar Khuraafaadka Ghazali iyo waxaas yaa dhageytsata". He is dismissing one of the leading scholars who spent 50 years researching and studying Islam. For them knowledge , experience , reasoning and understanding means nothing. T In America, late nineteen century, there were a movement and political party who called themselves the know nothing party.

 

 

The biggest benefit of that ideology was the emphasis on " Tawhiid". The oneness of Allah. One certain things decline in a society, usually, new movements come and enforce reform. Their were times that cleanliness declined. Some movements ordained extreme rituals to enjoin people to be clean and so on. I am not scholar, but the main foundations of Tahiid is in the Qur'aan and Hadith. The first article of Islamic pillars are the oneness of Allah. Our faith is a universal one that is larger than Abdel- Wahab, Shaafici or any other scholar.

 

 

 

5- They selectively take Hadiths out of context, while interpreting to suit their own ideology. For example, the quote often a Hadith, which says " Islam will be again the faith of the strangers" ( Islaamku Qariib ayuu noqon doonaa oo sidii uu ku soo bilaabmay ay uu Qaraiib ku noqon). It is difficult to explain these Hadith, while their are 1.5 billion Muslims around the world. People of Knowledge may explain this in different era or time. According to Wahabi adherents, They are " Quraba", the small strangers who are holding their faith. In order to justify their exclusivity , they magnify these Hadith. A famous Somali sheikh , Sheekh Shariif Abdi Nuur, explaining the actions of certain Somali " Takfiir,( Takfiirs are Wahabis in Steroid), Said , they met in a small room, and decided that, " we can't take the publics pronouncement of being Muslims unless they fitful certain conditions. One of them said " hadii sandduuq sonkori ku jirto aad ku qortu cusbo, miyey sidaas ku noqonaysaa, dadkan afka ka leh Muslim baan nahay ma aqbalayno.

 

 

Those Takfiris who proclaiming these are only about twenty men in small room. . They want an exclusive club. This kind of ideology meant to narrow the large Islamic tent that covers continents. Our Prophet (SCW), said I am here to complete the manners. He is called " Khatumal Anbiyaa", the last messenger, the closer, and the completion of Allah's message and the unbroken chain transmitted through Adam, Noah, Moses, Ibrahim , Jesus and Mohamed. You will not be considered Muslim unless you accept and testify the previous messages of Allah. In fact is one of articles of faith to believe in the Prophets, all of them. Islam is the most universal of all faiths. It is not something new from Arabia, it is the continuation of a message. We are universalists people who should reason other people of faith, especially, those who believe the Abrahamic message of God.

 

 

Specializing on Hadiths is an enormous science it self. For example, in one Hadith, the Prophet of Islam said ( Man Qaala laa Illaha Illalah, Dakhala Janah),, " who ever says There is one god ", enters eternal paradise". In Islam, we know faith in Allah and good deeds go hand in hand. Unlike , Saint Paul, the founder of Christianity, who said, " as long as you believe in Jesus, you do not need any thing , he died for your sins, so no worries". While we all like this Hadith , good deeds and good heart are also needed.

 

 

In another Hadith, The Prophet (SCW), says, " the difference between us and disbelievers is the Salah". Praying Salah is one of the most important aspects of being Muslim, if not the most. Yes there were times that Salah praying separated between Muslims and non Muslims, yet we know sometimes, that the IIman of the believer may increase , while sometimes it may decrease. The IIman or the practising of the believer depends the conditions, the environment he lives or other inner balances. Some times you may see someone who was fast and loose in his live, committed crimes or involved bad behaviour , suddenly praying in the front line of the prayer. So, a believers weakness doesn't mean he abandoned his faith. Remember also, Allah's mercy is open and bountiful.

 

 

The Prophet (SCW), explaining the Khawaariij ( the extremist outsiders), said " You may see the sign of the prayers in their forehead, but they will leave Islam, exactly the way the arrow leaves the bow". We have been warned already. They may have thought us some good things, but their destruction and extremism will be felt every where. Even in the Qur'aan Allah says, " It is not righteousness to turn your face to east and west, but, righteous is who in Allah and last day, angels and scriptures, and Prophets, ...... Gives wealth, feeds orphans, keeps his treaty with others, patient in tribulation and time of adversity .....and so on"

 

 

Part 3 will exclusively concentrate the origins of Al-shabaab.

 

 

 

 

[Khayr]

Please merge this with the other thread. Thanks

[Johnny B]

After covering the origins Al-shabab, you may want to highlight the future of "Wahabism" in Somalia and how the eminent defeat of Al-shabab effects it's future grip on those effected.

[galbeedi]

johnyB, we will cover the future after al-shabaab.