Thread by @Aabhas24

1/n #SadarPranam to Ishvara within you @GautamGambhir ji!

Nizamuddin Auliya was as much jihadi and kafir hater as any Islamist Ulema.

Here is a thread. I’m ready to apologise should you prove me wrong,

By singing praise to him you have chosen a path followed by dhimmis.

https://twitter.com/gautamgambhir/status/1614257709037064192

2/n “In his khutba, Nizamuddin Auliya condemned the infidels as wicked, saying:

‘He (Allah) has created Paradise and Hell for believers and the infidels (respectively) in order to repay the wicked for what they have done.’”

3/n “Auliya’s thought on Jihad against non-Muslims can be gleaned from his statement that Surah Fatihah, first chapter of the Quran, did not contain two of the ten cardinal articles of Islam, which were ‘warring with the unbelievers and observing the divine statutes...’

4/n He did not only believe in warring with the unbelievers or Jihad, he came to India with his followers to engage in it. He participated in a holy war commanded by Nasiruddin Qibacha in Multan.

5/n When Qibacha’s army was in distress facing defeat,Auliya rushed to him & gave him a magical arrow instructing: ‘Shoot this arrow at the direction of the infidel army.’ Qibacha did as he was told, & when daybreak came not one of the infidels was to be seen; they all had fled!

6/n When Qazi Mughisuddin inquired about the prospect of victory in the Jihad launched in South India under the command of Malik Kafur, the Auliya uttered in effusive confidence: ‘What is this victory? I am waiting for further victories.’”

7/n Dear @GautamGambhir , I have so far quotes from “The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya” by Nizami KA who was a historian of Aligarh School.

& he has used primary sources to base his claims.

He further says:

8/n “The Sufis of India had no contradiction with the Ulema; both had a common goal—the interest of Islam, but to be achieved through different methods. Auliya used to say, ‘What the Ulema seekto achieve through speech, we achieve by our behavior.’

9/n Jamal Qiwamu’d-din, a long-time associate of Auliya, never saw him miss a single Sunnah of the Prophet.”

Such was Auliya, @GautamGambhir . Giving more light about him from 10/n

10/n Now I’m quoting from book, “Caliphs and Sultans: Religious Ideology and Political Praxis” by SS Sharma where he too had uncovered the primary sources to speak about Auliya.

Please read on.

11/n “Influenced by the unorthodox, controversial doctrines and practices of famous Arab-Spanish Sufi ideologue Ibn Arabi (d. 1240), Moinuddin Chisti and Nizamuddin Auliya were the most unorthodox and liberal amongst India’s Sufis.

12/n Annoying the orthodox, they had adopted musical sessions (sama) and dancing (raqs) in their rituals. However, when it came to the real question of Islam, they never took a stand against classical orthodoxy; they always put the Ulema ahead of them in religious matters.

13/n To the question of whether dancing and playing of musical instruments, as had been adopted by Sufi dervishes, were permissible, Auliya said, ‘What is forbidden by Law (Sharia) is not acceptable.’

14/n On the question of whether the controversial Sufi devotional practices were permissible or not, he said, ‘Concerning this controversy at present, whatever the judge (orthodox Ulema) decrees will be upheld.’”

That’s the reality @GautamGambhir let’s read more.

15/n Quoting from same source.

“Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325), toeing the orthodox line, condemned the Hindus to the fire of hell, saying:

‘The unbelievers at the time of death will experience punishment.

16/n At that moment, they will profess belief (Islam) but it will not be reckoned to them as belief because it will not be faith in the Unseen... the faith of (an) unbeliever at death remains unacceptable.’ He asserted that

17/n ‘On the day of Resurrection when unbelievers will face punishment & affliction, they will embrace faith but faith will not benefit them... They will also go to Hell, despite the fact that they will go there as believers.’”

& we Kafirs @GautamGambhir bring chadar for him.

18/n “The Auliya used to accept large gifts sent by Sultan Alauddin from the spoils plundered in Jihad expeditions and proudly displayed those at his khanqah (lodge).”

Shame that we go to bow down our head to those who celebrated Islamic terrorism @GautamGambhir

19/n Amir Khusrau quotes his master Auliya in Afzalul Favaid (ff 78)

“It would be the day of Resurrection (Qiamat) when women will ride horses or walk about in the streets (…).Great harm would be done when women would get freedom.”
Such was his views about women @GautamGambhir