Reply followed by a counter reply, and the issue continues to grow. It's time for the senior scholars to give their stance and come up with a solution. It's not like Jalali Sahib or Syed Irfan Shah's moaqif is hidden or not clear to understand. They don't need to present their case, just gather 4-5 senior scholars and let them decide. It's time to put Sunniyat first.
I hope Shah Sahib will reflect on what they are doing and rethink their stance. If not then the ulema and sunni public should shun them because they are weakening the principles and like @Noori said, the way of our elders. In Pakistan in a few places, the public have stopped them from doing conferences. It should be the same here too because playing with the emotions of the public and misrepresenting sunni principles to them is extremely harmful. However, like I said, I hope the senior scholars do get in Shah sahib's ear and get them to modify their stance. All is not lost.
Irfan shah sahab has decided to reject everything our elders have written and explained, and present a new set of principles so that he can defend his faulty fatwa and badmouthing.
patience. i am suddenly inundated with work (dunyawi work) in the past 3-4 days. in sha'Allah, we will look at nabeel's hadith fahmi and also clarify concepts and knock some sense in idiotic 'reasoning'.
Brothers could you shed light on this. I think we touched on this before but it's the evidence they use to suggest that the request for Bagh e fadak did not happen. @abu Hasan: What's the reality of this?
I think now, that Mawlana Jalali would have been arrested regardless, on any dubious charge. It just so happened that this khata-story happened, but it looks like there's a lot more at play here. Opportunistic peerzadas might have clung to this event to run their shops, but it seems something else is at play too - seriously so. Just my thoughts. Allah knows best.
I was wondering the same thing, is Pakistan seeking closer ties to Iran? One thing is clear is that the Rafzis have a strong lobby in Pakistan. Our scholars need to unite and speak out or otherwise there are very much dark times ahead.
I've said it umpteen times in umpteen places. What exactly are the Darul Ulooms and Darul Iftas doing? Abdulhaq sahab of Amjadiya for instance, and other senior muftis like him? If we criticize the muftis to be complicit with the jahil peers and naatkhwans and just greedy for nazranas and fat envelopes, they'll give us a good ear bashing. But in situations like this the awam is expected to look the other way and whistle! Shameful! One thing I was wondering is if this is indeed a government supported psyop to somehow make Pakistan strategically Shia leaning due to their recent fallout with the khaleejis.
Things are getting ridiculous in Pakistan. Qari Zawar who has been leading the campaign for Jalali Sahib's release has been arrested today after the protest. The shias who have threatened to destroy sunni idaras and open gustakhi of Sahaba are not just walking free but 'assisting' in the case against Jalali Sahib. Disgraceful and shame on those scholars who spoke out against Jalali sahib are quiet now.
@Paradise Seeker. Do you have the clip of their reply? It was forwarded to me via Whatsup but I can't upload it here because it is too big. They have got the blinkers on and just blind following their Shaykh. However, even in Pakistan the tide is turning, the scholars are starting to speak out against Shah Sahib. I just hope Shah Sahib just puts an end to this charade because it does not look, it is going to end well for them.
I got removed from Syed Irfan Shah's Facebook page and my comment deleted regarding this clip. These people don't care about the truth.
The reply from Syed Irfan Shah's group about the clip about Sayida Aisha that they say has been cropped. I can't seem to upload the video but the gist is that Shah Sahib just quoted Sayida Aisha's words and in the missing part Shah Sahib mentions that this is a ijtihadi khata and we have no right to criticise it. Their main point was that this khata Ijtihadi was explicitly mentioned by Sayida Aisha and other companions. The word 'khata' was never used by Sayida Fatima or any of the companions in regards to the fadak issue. I think they have missed the point and this 'clarification' is just to appease their supporters.
The height of idiocy and opression of the so called 'independent' judiciary dealing with Jalali Sahib's case is according to some Shia sources that the lawyer who caused this issue in the first place was influential in getting Jalali Sahib's bail rejected. I say some Shia sources because they are fighting amongst themselves in terms of who is the 'true' defender of the Ahl ul Bayt and the 'wakeel' for Sayida Fatima. In light of this, any 'independent' judge would throw this case out. The general feeling is that Jalali Sahib will be released post muharram. However, that does not take away from the fact that an innocent scholar and politican has been arrested in a country that wants to present itself as 'democratic'.
Never mind my cheap shot. I'm genuinely sorry for that. I don't think, in the absence of a mass action, Dr Jalali is going to be freed anytime soon. As Mawlana Gufran Siyalwi alluded, there is hidden agenda and invisible hand (of establishment/military) to cut him to size. Only a sustained mass movement will wake them up.