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"Allah did confer a great favour upon the believers when He sent a Messenger from amongst themselves reciting unto them His verses (i.e. the Qur'an) and purifying them (from sins and pagan ignorance by their adoption of his way) and instructing them in the Book (i.e the Qur'an) and the Wisdom (i.e. the Sunnah) while before they had been in manifest error." [Surah Aali Imraan 3:164]
- The Qur'an and Sunnah are the only sources for
Tazkiyah (i.e. purification, integrity, honesty, righteousness, justice,
etc.).
- The Prophet Muhammed , peace be upon him, is the
purest of mankind in his soul, and his character was that of the Qur'an.
There is none that comes close to him in this. For this reason he is the
model for Tazkiyah. Allah says in the Qur'an: "Indeed in the Messenger
of Allah is a beautiful pattern of conduct to follow for anyone whose hopes
lie in Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah abundantly."
[Surah al-Ahzaab 33:21].
- The Prophet's Companions and the rest of the Salaf
are also, as a whole, a fine model to follow in Tazkiyah.
- There is no way of drawing closer to Allah except
by adhering to what the Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him, came with. The
Prophet, peace be upon him, has said: "If anyone introduces into this
affair of ours (i.e. the religion of Islam) anything which does not belong
to it, he will have it rejected." [Reported by Muslim - Sahih]. And he,
peace be upon him, said: "Whoever does an action which we (Allah and
His Messenger) have not commanded it will be rejected." [Reported by
Muslim - Sahih]
- There does not exist any specific set of actions
which lead to Tazkiyah, rather the whole of Islam leads to Tazkiyah (i.e.
purification of the soul). Allah says: "O you who believe! Enter into
Islam wholeheartedly (i.e. obey all the regulations of Allah and His
Messenger) and follow not the footsteps of Shaytaan. Verily! He is to you an
open enemy." [Surah al-Baqarah 2:208].
- The farce referred to as Sufism has corrupted the
beliefs, deeds and morals of the Muslims.
- The Salafi Minhaaj (i.e. methodology or way) stands
between the two extremes of mysticism (i.e. Sufism) and scholastic theology
(i.e. the use of logical and rationale "proofs" to explain the
teachings of Islam -- such as the misguided Mu'tazilah).
- The Salafi Minhaaj represents a true exemplification of piety. It is
Imaan (Faith) and not Nifaaq (hypocrisy), purity and not filth.
The Aims of the Salafi Da'wah
The Salafi Da'wah is neither directed towards a specific belief nor a particular action. Likewise the Salafi Da'wah is neither a movement of social reform nor a political party. Rather the Salafi Da'wah is that of Islam in the total sense of the word. As Islam is the religion of Allah, it follows therefore, that it is neither the religion of a specific nation nor of a particular group of people. It is the religion intended for the whole earth and all of mankind. For this reason the Salafi Da'wah is neither one of a specific nation nor of a particular group of people; but it is the Minhaaj inclusive of understanding Islam and acting according to its teachings. Built upon this understanding is the realization that the aims of the Salafi Da'wah are the same as those of the Da'wah (Call) of Islam and not those of a particular religious sect or group, therefore the Salafis remain distinct from the various sects and groups in respect to the way and methodology of Da'wah (i.e. calling, propagating, preaching). They call to Islam as a whole, for its correct understanding and implementation. They do not call to particular aspects of Islam, unlike the many misguided groups who emphasize and call to a particular aspect of it, thereby playing fast and loose with its other aspects to suit their own needs. Thus this true call is, in essence, the call of all the Prophets; to the Tawheed of Allah, the annihilation of Shirk, sincerity in His worship, obedience to his Messengers and the following of their way; this is also the essence of the Salafi Da'wah.
Here are the aims of the Salafi Da'wah which are included in, and of themselves are, the aims of the Da'wah of Islam:
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