This is a guest post by Umm Amina – a former Salafi sister
In the year 2001 I contacted the ‘Salafi’ communities at their main headquarters in the UK as I was searching for a good Islamic community and sincere Muslims who would help me learn about Islam and take my studies further. In 2004, disgusted by their behaviour, attitudes and bigotry, I left them for good. In this article I want to share my first hand experiences to raise awareness about the way ‘Salafis’ use Islam to prey on young and vulnerable women. Some people may find some of the contents of this article disturbing but I feel it is essential to bring them out if we are ever to recognise the damage being done by the so called Salafis.
I initially approached the Salafis in very high spirits. In 2001 I was living in Birmingham, I had read some of their books and had a lot of hope in their dawah and community. After contacting their headquarters I was introduced to other Muslim females who also wanted to study. I studied with Salafi groups in the Midlands for around 18months. It was during the second year of my studies that I began to realise that their form of Islam had no place in British society. They were teaching a separatist, isolationist and culturally backward form of religion. I was told I had to break all contact with my Sikh, Hindu and Jewish friends because they were cursed people and destined for Hellfire. Especially the Jews who were waging a war against humanity and specifically Islam. We were instructed to read The Elders of the Protocols of Zion to understand Jewish plots.
Most of the people in the study groups were converts/reverts. I was told by senior Salafi members that the majority of their recruitment took place in Prisons and brothel crowds because they were the easiest places to recruit from. The Salafi males were told to target young Muslim girls by setting up stalls outside universities. The Salafi females were taught to accept polygamy and discriminatory treatment from the males. The behaviour of senior members was also despicable, all they were interested was in marrying multiple wives. Many of them regularly beat their wives and one of the reasons their wives covered their faces was because of bruises. I remember one incident when a widowed Somali female married a Salafi Jamican convert. He ended up raping her and also sexually abusing her three year son. Some Salafi males would put the word out that they only wanted to marry females who would give them oral sex. One Salafi convert even said that he wanted a female who would take part in threesomes involving his other wife. Other incidents can be found here. Salafis were told to shout ‘Islamaphobia’ if the Police ever tried to investigate any of their ‘community affairs’, I was told this was a tried and tested tactic that always worked.
The Salafis also took great pride in proclaiming that they were the only ‘true’ Muslims and would regularly insult other Muslims. One Salafi leader once said in a public speech that he would rather spend the night with a paedophile then with an Ikhwani (non-Salafi) Muslim. They also regularly cursed Sufi Muslims saying they were all sinners beyond help and were destined for hell. Young Salafi men were encouraged to learn physical jihad and constantly had violence justified to them from warped religious teachings.
Disturbed by many of these incidents, when I tried to raise issues by posing questions and asking why things were the way they were, I was labelled and ostracised by the Salafi community and their leaders. I was also bullied and threatened with being boycotted if I didn’t agree with them and follow them blindly. At the time I thought it was just the ignorant Salafis in Birmingham who were behaving like this and so I decided to relocate to another area.
In 2002 I moved to Luton and lived in the Bury Park area which also had a large Salafi community. In Luton I wasn’t allowed to enter the Mosque because they believed females should only learn at home. I was also sexually harassed by one of their UK leaders and because I refused his advances I was insulted and slandered in front of other members of the Salafi community. This was an extremely upsetting experience for me. I eventually decided to write to one of the senior Salafi scholars ‘Sheikh Muhammad Abu Nasr’ (a student of Sheikh Albanee). He was coming from Jordan on a lecture tour to the UK and I thought this was a good opportunity for me to raise my concerns and also to seek his advice.
I attended one of his lectures and I had put my questions to the Sheikh in written form because females were not allowed to ask questions directly at Salafi events. To my disappointment I didn’t get any answers to questions. From the Sheikhs attempted replies I realised that he didn’t have any insight at all regarding the situation of Muslim females in the UK.
In Luton most of the Salafi males were well known for marrying and then quickly divorcing their wives. These wives would then be passed to other Salafi men who would do the same thing. In some places the divorce rate amongst Salafis was shocking, it had reached such a height that it had become like ‘wife swapping’. Some Salafi females I came across had been married and divorced five times in a very short space of time. Some of the married men also slept with non-Muslim women who they weren’t married to but said it was allowed because they saw them as slave girls. Some females left the community and moved on, others felt stuck and have remained married as the 3rd or 4th wife, treated badly with no rights. Many Muslim women who’ve suffered at their hands have ended up with depression, schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. Most alarmingly this is all taking place in modern day Britain!
Conclusion
Salafis claim to be the only true Muslims who follow the way of the Salaf. Every other Muslim is labelled as a sinner or innovator. They expect members of their community to cover for their evil and despicable ways and prey on vulnerable people by hiding behind labels such as ‘Salafi Manhaj, JIMAS and Salafi Publications etc. Some of these groups also receive funding from the Home Office for their interventions work in prisons.
The Salafis are an evil group whose teachings and indoctrination is planned and funded by Saudi Arabia. I have found them to be much more dangerous and cunning than even groups like Hizb-Ut-Tahrir and Al-Muhajiroun. Some of them secretly support groups such as Al-Qaeda whilst others agree with violent Jihadist beliefs but believe they are not powerful enough yet to wage a war on Western countries.
I would like to encourage all Muslim females who are caught in their clutches and are being used/exploited by the so called ‘Salafi brothers’ to be brave and to not be scared of exposing them publically. If we don’t start doing this now then more and more will continue to suffer at the hands of these evil and wicked people who are abusing the name of Islam.
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ok, but a lot of people are likely to read this and go “you lot made that up”. i don’t see this convincing anyone that isn’t already convinced, as it is pretty much anecdotal and assertion-based. i think a sceptic would find ample grounds to discount this – i mean, it could be true, or it could be manufactured. there’s really not an easy way to judge, as it’s all a bit vague about dates, places and organisations, let alone names.
b’shalom
bananabrain
A superb article that I feel is essential reading. Thank you for sharing with us guys.
I think the author, for obvious reasons, doesn’t mention specific names, dates and places. I know what Salafi nutters are like, so best to keep it that way.
You only have to read Salafi literature to be able to confirm much of the claims made.
adam,
yes, i realise that. i just feel that it lacks a certain something, perhaps references, or maybe specifics. i’m not saying it isn’t true, it’s just that i could have written this myself on the basis of hearsay without having experienced it myself and i think it would be a far more effective piece of polemic if it was a bit more detailed.
b’shalom
bananabrain
Highly believable based on my experiences with Salafis, in fact it’s quite generous.
i’m not saying i don’t find it credible, but i’ve already been convinced by other, rather better documented sources. however, if you’re seeking to convince the sceptical, you’d need to do so more systematically, that’s all.
b’shalom
bananabrain
wow i am a salafi this is very new cant call this person a lair but we do not do this sounds like some of the men you delt with were animals sorry you cant blame the religion but the people you can
well im a salafi n all i can say in Islam u dnt follow blindly,if they are doing stuff that is not frm quran and sunnah then dnt follow them nobody is perfect this is what the various groups of Islam do follew blindly.Refer back to quran n sunnah dnt follow what they do u,u r responsible for your own actions on the day of judgent u will be quizzed on what u did, not what other people do. Abu hanifa
(d .150 AH) (769 ce) Rahimahullah) said ”Adhere to the Athaar(narrations)and theTareeqah (way) oof the salaf(pious Predecessors)and be aware of newly invented matters, forall of it is Bid’ah(innovations).” reported by Imam as-suyootee in sawm al-mantaq wal-kalaam, p.32
Ermmm. You detect no huge self-contradiction in this statement?
I am anti-salafi, in fact anti big beards and face coverings. However I must point out that article is a load of bullshit. Honestly, is that the best you could come up with?! You must be one dumbshit. What you mentioned above is a collection of sterotypes of MUSLIMS all stiched up into a dramatic story. Your one dumb bitch! Salafis are incompatible with western society and community. The additional stuff you made up sounds like you never really experienced their circles or you had preconsieved ideas and some memeber confirmed it, and you streached the truth alot! The UK regime supprts the salafi regime aboard. Salafis work for the secret services in the UK – did they ever tell you that? No bitch! you were too busy looking to give blowjobs! Salafis and dirty fannies like you should go live in a fantasy Island and have orgies. Dumb attention seeking Bitch!
can u xplain plze why all Islamists feel need 2 writ in textese?
Is it because they are all 12 years old?
Anti-Salafi – gosh sounds like you need to go to some more Salafi circles, you’re obsessed with foul language and sex. Dirty bastard.
Yet another Islamist whose first recourse is to sexual insults.
Is someone not getting any?
Meanwhile, in other news, Sunny Hundal receives a hot tip about filth on The Spittoon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFm6MVWilI8
hahaha
to anti salafi, I hope you are not a muslim. your language is disgusting and shameful, and you obviously have no respect for women. you sound like a spouting demon. the salafi have been whispered to by satan.
I think this article is wack!!
But saying that, I am a salafi myself and yes they do prey on young women, yes they do force poligamy upon there wives, yes they do beleive they are the best of all Muslims, they do have the highest devorce rate among the practising Muslims and alot of the sisters have been passed around , from one brother to another… majority of the salafi brothers are all unemplyed…!! And yet there sects with in salafis…
Now good points….
Committed to giving dawa…..
They do not take part in any form of shirk, or biddah
Allways give refrence from Quran and sunnah…
A sister from a salafi masjid in Birmingham once said to my wife that the masjid should put up a big banner outside the masjid saying, ” we encourage poligamy but not employment”
May Allah guide us all inshallah….
Abu-Billal – are you saying Salafis discourage employment
This appears to be a rehash of other similar artciles that do the rounds with no real evidence.
Most Salafi’s are happily married and many work, pay taxes and contribute to society. Salafi’s actually push employment due to the Hadith saying one should earn with ones own hands. Lazily many on the right label many groups as Salafi because they just want to be able to attack them.
Similar claims can be made about other sects such as Sufi’s but they won’t ever be seen here. Pir Sahib’s in the Indian Subcontinent prey on women and the illiterate to get money but how many times is that highlighted?!
It is possible the writer has had a bad experience and is lashing out but there is little actual fact and the usual cases are jumping straight on to this.
Interestingly in a week when a report on the funding in the USA of anti-Islamic groups is published, that gets ignored for this type of poorly edited hysteria in line with which political philosophy?
Oh and not many Muslims refer to Harry’s Place which the writer cites four times, which again lends towards the fact the article may not be correct.
In addition what is even stranger is that two of the three organisations mentioned have told people attending their talks and mosques that they need to obey the law and report to the Police anyone suspected of terrorist activity which is in contrast to the claim they live away from society and the law.
The facts don’t add up and the fact the Police work with some of the organisations and praise their work in engagement and their clear statements on obeying the law of the land clearly contradict an article lacking in hard facts and references.
Oh the usual suspects will jump up and down and say its all true but the facts are not there.
Also the author fails to cite the fact that the groups such as Sufi’s themselves say that Salafi’s are not Muslims (kaffir), so why is that not mentioned? Sufi’s too claim they are the only true adherents to Islam but strangely they get an easy ride since their endorsement by the neo-con movement as they are viewed as the chosen partner in neo-con doctrine. All publicly available in published articles.
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Look – most monotheist religions have ‘em… Muslims do, to an extent Christians do – and Israeli Jewish friends of mine are always making noise about the ultra-Orthodox outbreeding every time, spending their time making kids, studying the Law and doing f*ck all else.
Do these people hurt you? If not leave them alone.
“Also the author fails to cite the fact that the groups such as Sufi’s themselves say that Salafi’s are not Muslims (kaffir), so why is that not mentioned? Sufi’s too claim they are the only true adherents to Islam but strangely they get an easy ride since their endorsement by the neo-con movement as they are viewed as the chosen partner in neo-con doctrine.”
This is not helpful. Whilst I agree that the Western mind has an awfully strange view of the Sufi, it is not completely the case that any or all Sufi regard Salafi in this manner – and I think, actually, that you know this.
Attaching batin and its discovery to neo-con ideology is both stupid and deeply intolerant.
I think it is fair to say that Salafi’s pioneered the divisive and dangerous Takfir doctrine and not Sufi’s
What do you call a Muslim who calls himself a “sufi” but deals out takfir?
Nuh Hah Mim Keller or a “cunt”.
Asalam Alaekum Umm Amina,may Allah guide me,u and d rest of d ummah and may He give us d power to tread d path of d Salaf
I am a Salafi inshaAllah.All of what u hav said is nt d methodology of d Salafis so if those u met calling themselves Salafi are doing dis then know that they are not Salafi and according to d way of Salaf,the Salafis dont blind follow.please Umm Amina,i wil advice you to stick to the way of the Salaf and do not blind follow.
The Salafi (even if u dont call yourself Salafi but you adhere to the Qur’an and Sunnah according to the metodology of Salaf but its best to call yourself by that name to seperate good from falsehood) is the Saved Sect.Some people only call themselves Salafi just only to give it a bad name.
Waiting for responses
By ALLAH the salfi/wahabi sect is an sect out of the 73 however regard to salaf us aliheen which are a school of movemnt dervived from the ahlus sunnah wal ajammah I AM MUSLIM – SCHOOL OF MOVEMNT is brevili which is also dervived from ahlus sunmnah wal jammah where it is ala’a hazrat may allah ahave mercy on him is the amir e ahlus sunnah of the time of the 12th and the 13th century and his fatwa are upto to date thanks to DAWATE e ISLAM NOW the there is school of thought of FIQH issues a madhab i follow t9he hanafi fiqh cos we have dervived from the pakistani region and so forth the message of abu hanfi was published in those areas that was accepted by the govement of that time however in you may wish to follow any school of thought becous they all dervive from the ahlus sunnah wal jammah, ok now there akidah pur belief there are 3 for where i have come from i have studied the 2 ASHARI and TAHAWI these 2 book are accepted within the ahlus sunnah wal jammah and there is one more where most people from african people understand and it is published there but all over the world of the schools you may choose who you wish to follow cos they are all dervived from the ahlus sunnah wal jammh maybe for us brevili, the ppl may do shirk but our book are truth and it warns about shrik may allah forgive the manz look at now tho they can not blam us look at syria
aslamu alaykum
first of all i will not believe anything in this article for allah says in the quran { O you who believe! if an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you have done} why should i judge fellow salafi brothers and sisters due to a report of someone without being sure if he is truthful
the second thing why blame salafi on the deeds of few people
and then again what is wrong with accepting polygamy its part of islam allahs has allowed men to merry more then 1 who are u to object to that even i as a woman who will be naturally jealous if my husband gets another wife can not will not object to polygamy .
and yes what is wrong of being tought not to befriend non muslims its in the aqida with valid proofs of the quran and sunaah
and salafis learning jihad u listed that among the wrong things they did how strange is that
last time i checked jihad was part of islam or you are one of those people who like to pick things and leave out other things to make an islam that suites u co i worn u that is not allowed in islam u have to take all of it u cant deny any part
again u live out in your report all the good god fearing salafis who fallow islam and fear allah and u pick out the few bad cases and u cant expect everyone to be good people are not the same so leaving out the good ones and judging salafis on those bad examples is unfair
i am a muslim woman and i am a salafi i studied islam and read books and i realized on my own by the mercy of allah that salafi is the right way for me nobody talked me into it not that there is anything wrong with that
the great thing about salaafi is fallowing the clear pure islam the quran and sunaah
praise is all due to allah for guiding me to the way of pure islam
and salam alaykum
a muslim salafi sister
aslamu alaykum
first of all i will not believe anything in this article for allah says in the quran { O you who believe! if an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you have done} why should i judge fellow salafi brothers and sisters due to a report of someone without being sure if he is truthful
the second thing why blame salafi on the deeds of few people
and then again what is wrong with accepting polygamy its part of islam allahs has allowed men to merry more then 1 who are u to object to that even i as a woman who will be naturally jealous if my husband gets another wife can not will not object to polygamy .
and yes what is wrong of being tought not to befriend non muslims its in the aqida with valid proofs of the quran and sunaah
and salafis learning jihad u listed that among the wrong things they did how strange is that
last time i checked jihad was part of islam or you are one of those people who like to pick things and leave out other things to make an islam that suites u co i worn u that is not allowed in islam u have to take all of it u cant deny any part
again u live out in your report all the good god fearing salafis who fallow islam and fear allah and u pick out the few bad cases and u cant expect everyone to be good people are not the same so leaving out the good ones and judging salafis on those bad examples is unfair
i am a muslim woman and i am a salafi i studied islam and read books and i realized on my own by the mercy of allah that salafi is the right way for me nobody talked me into it not that there is anything wrong with that
the great thing about salaafi is fallowing the clear pure islam the quran and sunaah
praise is all due to allah for guiding me to the way of pure islam
and salam alaykum
a muslim salafi sister
The problem over here is not a problem of Islam or ideology. Rather, it is the problem of how these people have been brought up in the first place. Many of these people do not have strong family foundations as is common in Western countries. In those countries, lots of social ills and sickness prevail. There are many reasons for this one of which is the lack of family relations. Such behaviour is due to the environment in Western countries. So, when some of these brothers accept Islam, they bring along with them remnants of their days when they were still non-Muslims. And such behaviour gets carried on into Islam.
Many American Muslims, unfortunately, still enjoy living in what is known as America, earning green dollars and – directly or indirectly – contribute to the exploitation of poorer countries by the west. This is one of the major deviations which result from living in non-Muslim countries. And this has befallen Muslims over there due to their actions and their upbringing.
this is not true because you can not say every salafi is like this or like that because you have not met every salafi.
this is so baised and can be written by anybody who hates the salafi dawah.
I am salafi brother, who loves the dawah and have not come accross many of the things that this sister claims. the sister has to fear her lord, pray 2 istikhara and if allah wills HE will guide you to as salafia or HE will not.
and lets all fear allah
and lets all fear allah
You have got to be kidding.
I am not an anti Salafi. I believe the majority of Salafi Muslims only want to worship Allah according to the Quran and Sunnah. However, I am against the exploitation of Muslim women that is condoned within the Salafi Muslim community; by its leaders that have known misconduct within the Salafi community. The creator of the article should contact http://www.protectmuslimsisters.com. There is a group of Salafi Muslims that are working towards combating the evil of exploiting Muslim women. Sister if you are an actual victim of exploitation or know victims that are willing to come forward please contact protection@protectmuslimsisters.com, InshaAllah.
THE PERSON WHO KEEPS SILENT ABOUT THE TRUTH IS A MUTE DEVIL, SINFUL TO ALLAH
Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).[Qaaf (50):18]
There are two problems with the tongue, if a person is safe from one of them, he won’t be safe from the other: The problem of speaking and the problem of KEEPING SILENT. And perhaps one of the two could be more formidable in sin during some times than the other. Thus, the person who keeps silent about the truth is a MUTE DEVIL, SINFUL TO ALLAH, showing off and sucking up to the people if he does not fear for himself; whereas, the person who speaks about the falsehood is a VERBAL DEVIL, SINFUL TO ALLAH. Most of the people are deviated regarding their speech and silence, so they are between this problem and the latter.
Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab’s Al-Hanbalee, An Explanation of the Hadeeth: “Say, ‘I believe in Allah’ and then be upright and steadfast.”
IS IT BACKBITING? Imam Nawawi Replied.
Imam an-Nawawi said in his excellent book Riyaadh-us-Saaliheen, chapter 256: “You should know that backbiting is permissible for specific legislated reasons unreachable except by (way of backbiting) they are the following six reasons:
1.The first is complaining of oppression, so it is permissible for the oppressed person to present his case to the muslim ruler or muslim judge or someone of similar stature and authority to assist in removing the oppression. He can say: “I have been wronged by such and such a person.”
2.The second is seeking assistance in changing evil (munkar) and refuting the disobedient until they return to what is correct. So one can say to the one who has the ability to change the evil: “Such and such a person has done this, so advise him.” Or something similar and that he intends to reach this disobedient one by way of removing the evil, so if he intends other than that then it is not permissible.
3.Thirdly when one seeks fatwa. So he says to the mufti: “My father has oppressed me, or my brother, or my husband, or such and such has done this, does he have right to? And what is the way to sincerity (ikhlaas) and obtaining my rights and repelling oppression?” or something along the lines, so this is permissible by necessity. However it is better to say:” What do you say regarding a man, or person, or husband, if his condition is such and such?” So he obtains his purpose without specification, but being specific is permissible, as we will mention in the hadeeth of Hind, Allah willing.
4.The fourth reason is warning the muslims from evil and advising them and that is from several aspects:
A.) From it is the disparagement of the criticized people by way of the reliable and trustworthy witnesses. That is permissible by consensus of the muslims rather it is obligatory by necessity.
B.) From it is when a man inquires about someone before marriage, or entering into a business partnership with someone, or safekeeping something with someone or doing business with someone. It is obligatory upon the one advising not to conceal his condition rather he should mention the shortcomings he has with the sole intention of advising him.
C.) From it is if one sees a person of fiqh frequenting an innovator or a faasiq (a person engaged in disobedience) and taking knowledge from him, and he fears that he may affect him (with his innovation or fisq) then it is upon him to advise of his condition on the basis that he intends to advise. And this is where error may occur, the person who speaks of the individual could be envious and Shaytaan (may Allah’s curse be upon him) may deceive him into thinking he is advising with compassion, it is necessary to be aware of this (type of fitnah).
D.) From it is one who has position but he does not establish it, whether it is because he is not fit for it, or he is one who is corrupt, or neglectful, or something similar to these examples. It is obligatory to mention that to the one in authority so as to remove him and replace him with one more befitting. He should make him aware of his condition so he can be dealt with and urge him to improve or be replaced with someone else.
5.The fifth reason is concerning the one who openly commits disobedience or innovation like openly drinking alcohol, taking the property of others, taking taxes not legislated or other issues of falsehood, then it is permissible to mention what he does publicly. It is not permissible to mention other faults he may have except those we have mentioned before.
6. The sixth reason is to describe someone. So if a man is known by a nickname such as “The Weak-eyed” “The Lame” “The Deaf one”“The Blind one”“The Cross-eyed” and other similar names. It is permissible to describe him for identification but unlawful to indicate his deficiencies. If one can describe him another way then it is best.
Umm Amina, if you are a real victim or know real victims that are willing to come forward please contact http://www.protectmuslimsisters.com, inshaAllah.
to ramla
the sister did say that she is aganist pologamy but she said that the brothers were misusing pologamy for the wrong reasons
If you want for whatever reason distort the image of Islam and Salafis, try to be smarter, you made up lots of false stuff that can’t be in anyway altogether in a person or a group specially if the group is very accepted, growing and everyone has the choice to leave anytime just like you.
in the article i have experienced some of the quotes when i was married to a salafi this man abused me in 3 ways, he didnt let me go to circles he wanted to teach me islam his way (eg) what yours is mine and whats mine is mine, this man had no job so didnt provide he signed on and smoked weed and socialised with low life bros like him self, while i looked after my house my kids and worked, this man was telling me my wage is his he also took my car while i do food shopping on the bus for the family i could write a book about this man, any way i washed my hands of him as he caused me so much stress islam was an excuse for him to be a dog/ sleep around, i had to look after my body and not catch any thing from him, after our divorce he remarried in the same week but 3 times in that year as the others didnt last, his last wife was beaten infront of my childern and she ended up with depression then commited suicide in her early 20s, this man dont stop there but he is an example of a salafi animal but there are animals in all religions like those asian groomers, im sure yall remember angela gordon who was news flash who starved her daughter khira issac, i personaly knew her/them and she was a salafi and seemed to be fine untill she met junaid her latest man who to me seemed to have messed up her head, there are men in our communities who take advantage of us women break us down till you turn crazy lucky for those who see the light and escape while you can just like i did. by the way i was also married to a jamaican convert my biggest reggret eva.
I actually do agree with the article. From what I have noticed, the Salafis do in reality put in an immense amount of effort in to helping new converts. Their targets seem to be single, young females who are alone and not getting support from their families. I have seen this with several convert friends, so Amina’s comment about them targeting young, vulnerable females is true. To this day I am still shocked about the number of converts who become salafi. I converted in 2010 and I remember the Salafis were very interested in getting to know me and trying to help. I thought some of their views were extreme and they tended to be very judgemental of others just like Amina posted and it was off-putting. I Thankfully I had a back up plan and I found a group of good Muslims who I am still with today that accepted me with open arms. Elhamdulilah I was lucky and I distanced myself from the Salafis before they were able to get too close to me. I don’t want to be like the Salafi converts I know because they become completely brainwashed and changed. They lose touch with things. I didn’t want to end up like them.
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@Not An Anti Salafi
I can’t help you sorry. I am in the US and the Salafis did not exploit me they just tried really hard to get me to join them and embrace their extreme form of Islam. I cut off all contact when I noticed what they were trying to do. The only really bad thing that happened to me was some mental abuse I got online. I don’t do everything the exact way they do so according to them I am “cursed” and “not a Muslim” and “destined to the “hellfire.” Comments like that made me realize I don’t want to join these people. The friends of mine who did end up get to join them have started to become brainwashed, and they don’t realize what they have gotten themselves in to. They have started to become really judgmental and self-righteous and critical of others not like them. When one starts to become like that It is hard to speak to them or get them to listen to your opinion, because they have that extreme, warped version of Islam in their heads which teaches them that everything different from what they were taught is wrong.
@Amira
Protectmuslimsisters home base is in the US, and our subsidiary is in the UK. Definitely, the UK sisters’ stories can help our cause especially if they were ignored by Green Lane Masjid administration.
Regardless, if you took your matters to the masjid administration or not still come forward, because the atrocity you suffered could help bring merit to our cause. Sisters, if you have any old emails that transpired between you the leaders please bring that forward as well. PLEASE DON’T ASSUME you don’t have proof, allow an attorney to make that determination. InshaAllah, check your sent mail in your email account to find out if you have any emails you responded to that were sent by one of the leaders. If we are able to build an issue against the masjids and we build a case where sisters were exploited by leaders of the community in two different states then this issue may become a federal matter. If we can show that sisters were exploited by the leaders and it crossed states’ lines we may be able to develop a federal issue. InshaAllah, if we are able to bring legal action against the corrupt masjid administrations and it is found to be a federal matter as well because states’ lines were crossed; inshaAllah our attorney can request yahoo, gmail, aol, etc. to show the location those emails were sent, opened up and read. Also, sisters it is pertinent that you look for any harassing emails you received after coming forward, or emails that were slanderous, libel, intimidating or recorded threaten voice message because this could also bring merit to our cause. Plus, the harassing emails, threaten voice messages or slanderous or defamatory emails can help prove that sisters are attacked after coming forward. We just need five or more sisters and inshaAllah we will hire an attorney to look into the exploitation of Muslim sisters, which is condone by some of the Salafi masjid administrations.
InshaAllah, Muslims we have to stop allowing these masjids to feed us the malarkey of being upon the truth is what you wear, read and what masjid you attend. To be upon the TRUTH -YOU HAVE TO LIVE THE TRUTH. As long as we are brainwashed to this theory these corrupt masjid administrations will continue to make money off of Imaams and speakers that are harming and TRANGRESSING upon the MUSLIMS and are no where living the TRUTH, except for what he wears, reads and masjid he attends. When we as Muslims LINK the focus point of TRUTH to the actions of these corrupt Imams and speakers; tainted masjids will no longer be able to put these Imams and speakers with such filthy characters before the Muslims. They will no longer be able to put leaders before us that have Quran and sunnahs memorized, but possess the character of a muskarin. We will no longer have to take deen from PIMPS, PREDATORS, BABY MAKERS THAT NEGLECT THEIR CHILDREN AND WIFE BEATERS. INSHA-ALLAH
Also, sisters if you have any recorded conversation with masjid administers and while speaking to them or on the phone they were degrading or belittling towards you bring that forward as well, because that is additional proof of their discriminatory attitude towards sisters and could also be considered another tatic of intimidation. If some witness you being belittled and degraded that is proof as well. YOU are Muslims and YOU HAVE RIGHTS AND YOU don’t have to stand for being exploited by leaders of the Salafi Muslim community.
UK Sisters, we really need you to come forward as well, because we have a connection in the UK where InshaAllah we can make sure that your suffrage is heard. At protect Muslim sisters we are dedicated to bringing the awareness of the victimization that Muslim sisters are subject to. None of US are perfect but WE HAVE TO FORBID THE EVIL AND JOIN THE GOOD.
We have no intentions of simply just making sure you are heard. We are also coming up with ideas and solutions that could possibly cut down on some of this evil that’s condoned by a small few of the Salafi Masjid administrations, but we first have to show that there is a need for these changes in order for change to occur.
Salaam, I find this very upsetting, BUT is it that they are salafi or is it there culture! My husband used to beat me, cheat on me and near enough treat me like a slave. However that was his culture NOT his religion. He wasn’t a salafi he was very proud to say he was Sunni, which may I remind all Muslims this:
As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, you have no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: he will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did. (Qu’ran, 6:159)
Unfortuntely culture plays a much bigger part which I find so sad! As now Islam is protrayed in media that certain cultures show as Islam which is totally incorrect, as Muslim we should Show non-Muslims and Muslims the true path of Islam.
Assalamualaikum.
For men,
“Among Muslims they are more perfect in Faith who are perfect in morals, and, (in fact), the best of you are those who are best to their wives.” {Tirmidhi}
“Among Muslims his Faith is more perfect whose behavior towards (everyone) is good, and (particularly), towards his wife is of love and kindness.” {Tirmidhi}
For women,
“When any woman prays her five, fasts her month, guards her body and obeys her husband it is said to her: Enter paradise from whichever of its doors you wish.” {Ibn Hibban}
Obey the commandments of Allah in the way on Rasulullah SallallahuÁlaihiwassallam, there will be success.
Jazaakallah
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As I remember it is written in our Holy Book : From The Meaning Not Exact Words:
If you fear not to be fair with more than one wife then stay with one
But many muslims ignore that and just says it is OK all the time to have more than one?!!!
Also if you want to live in peace don’t belong to any named groups.Most of muslims these days do not represent islam…
im WAY to sexy? for everything!!!
My dear muslims say as you wish but fear ALLAH no that ALLAH is ever watcful to proceed the only true dawah is the dawah of the Slif Salah which now known as Salafi dawah make no mistake is the dawah of the truth with proof from Qauran and hadith on the understanding of the Saber as for the sister claim against the indivuals then these are just muslims on the dawah but may have shortcoming with their manners and desires but have good aqeedah (creed) and are on tawheed this as the phrophet mentined the saved sect if u think otherwise then look at all the muslim sects and their proofs and see for yourself what makes the most sense caul Allah and his phrophet (P.B.U.H) with clear evidence on the understanding of the saaber the onesv that Allah praised in the Qauran there is no way that this dawah excepts or is any part of muslim shortcoming and is seprated from indivual actions so i advise any of the muslims to fear ALLAH and not critise the dawh of the messenger (P,B,U,H) and as for broadcasting the sin initself it is forbiden haram which brings no benfit to that person and i advise all of the muslims to busy themselves with knowledge saih Bukari and tafsir of Quran Ibin katheer which will only bring great benfit and to avoid this kind of slandering against the true dawah we all humans we all have mistakes let look at our own first and put it right not look for faults with other i hope INSALLAH this will bring some benfit to others
Alhamdulilah for this article for some reason they abuse Islam for their own personal uses. From my experience in Birmingham these men are like animals and Alhamdulilah i escaped with my deen intact. All i will say is reading this article was like a breath of fresh air it wasnt just me then because they tend to dismiss you as insane or mad. And also lets all pray that these new converts realize that this is not Islam and Islam is beautifull and peacefull
I am a Salafi myself and I have to say i have been shell shocked by this article. However, from the research that I have done and the comments left, I have no good reason to doubt this article. there is no smoke without fire, as they say. there are two things I have to point out though, firstly you get nasty, sick perverse people in every group. i know of sufis who engage in homosexuality for instance. i do not think you can attack an entire group based on whats some of its adherents do. none of us are immune from the shaytaan, and when a person is upon the correct aqeedah and struggling hard to follow Islam properly, shaytaan attacks him harder.
secondly, i heard abdullah al faisal was quite a womaniser as well and thats a man who hates the salafis. in fact all these supposed “sex fiends” and (Allah swt knows best) have two things in common, look at their names: -
1) abu usamah
2) abdullah al faisal
3) dawud adib
4) abul hasan al malik
5) the jamaican guy who raped his 3 yr old step son (whatever his name is)
they are all REVERTS and all BLACK men. now i am not a racist, by any means, but i think the argument could be made that before Islam a lot of these men were used to a certain life-style regarding women, and have clearly found it difficult to shed that life-style upon entering Islam. i am not saying all black reverts will have this problem, but as a Muslim community perhaps we should realise that some brothers are struggling with issues, from their previous life?
Salaamun Alaykum Everyone
I am also a former Salafi, also from Birmingham, from the Small Heath area (getting specific enough for you to figure out which masjid?). I was born to white serbian muslim parents who were fairly liberal minded, not sufi, not really hanafi or sunni but just good hearted sincere muslim parents. When I was 15 I was walking down the main road of Small Heath and wearing a “muslim” hat and had a tasbih in my hand which was visible. A young mixed race boy of my age approached me and gave salaam and asked where I was from and if I’d read salaah yet to which I responded no. He took me to the local Salafi mosque, which really had been recently hijacked by the Salafies from a separate Ahl-ul Hadith comittee. I was sat down after salaah and lectured to about the evils of madhabs and of basically anything that’s not based on Sahih Bukhari as their own Shaikhs saw authorised them.
I was drawn in by the almost universal feeling of brotherhood and comeradery which overwhelmed me. I was undergoing some difficult experiences in my life at the time and found this a good thing to be met with so much brotherly love. I began attending constantly and was much loved for it. Echoing the sister, hardly anyone there is employed, they’re all in the local job centre all the time.
I was discouraged from studying for my GCSE’s because its not our purpose in life to follow a kufr school system. So I just went more and more. I subsequently was told that because my mother didn’t always wear hijaab she was a bad muslim and I should reprimand her, yes, REPRIMAND her! None of the jannah is beneath your mother’s feet stuff that’s actually ISLAMIC, these guys told me to tell my own mother off for not covering up, really she should cover her face too! I was encouraged via various so called sahih ahadith to discourage my mum from looking at my male friends. I was also discouraged from having kaafir (which includes non-Salafi muslims) friends too.
When I turned 16 I was told to leave my home, which I did, and was tracked down twice by my parents, including a time when two policemen entered the mosque (with shoes on) and were group hounded by the jamaat. Eventually it was agreed that as a 16 year old I could choose where to live even though I was officially at school. I lived with 4 other convert salafies in Alum Rock and the plans for me to find a wife began. I hadn’t even seen one girl before and was just told that she was very sincere and a good muslimah. We married and as per salafi custom we just had a lot of food and chatted for my wedding. I was bought a new jub’ah and the sister was bought her dress. I was given £200 and we were given a room in her and her mother and step father’s house. I never saw her mother’s face.
2 months later, understandably for a school child I was confused and traumatised after her brother tried it on with me. I ran away.
I witnessed most of the Jamaican converts marrying and divorcing in a matter of weeks and yes passing their wives around. One pakistani salafi told me that his second wife would sometimes disagree with him and he would tell her she’s made from a bent rib (in reference to Hawah and Adam).
I now have to admit that from the age of about 20 until 30 I was an apostate. Salafism put me off Islam for a whole decade. It convinces you that it’s true Islam, it has so much so called proof and evidence. If you hate Salafism you end up with the conclusion that Islam is evil! At least I did.
Now, ALHAMDULILLAH I have actually found the INCLUSIVE MOSQUE INITIATIVE (look it up please!) which was set up and is run by several ex-Salafi sisters. I am happy to say now I am a sincere Muslim.
Salafism destroyed my relationship with my parents and is still even to this day, I’m now 32, still recovering.
Wa Salaam
whatever it is, according to me, there is no sunni, no shia,no salafi,no wahabbe,no ahmedi,, muslim is one, one who always willing to say ‘ashado anlaailaaha illallah, wa ashadoo anna Muhammad rasul allah’
Once again, Muslim is one, Allah recogined muslims as ‘yaa aiyuhal ladeena aamanu” he never says ‘oh dear all sunnis, oh dear all shias, oh dear all salafis’ he says oh dear all imaanian
Allah says whoever loved allah, then he got no problem in loving with Muhammad..then he has no trouble to love the prophet of mine, aleyhis salaat wa sallam, and his companions
first of all, stop comparing people among us, verily god knows well..
TQ,By
Sallallahu aleyhi wa sallam*
Just wanted to say can we stop calling these people salafi’s as I fail to see how they can call themselves that, Salaf means early Muslim 2 say u are one would mean for u to live your live according to The Prophet (SAW) and his companions (AS) , which from what everyone is describing they are not living the Salaf way. May Allah guide them and all of us to the right path. Ameen. Xxx
As for my knowledge is concerned the so called Salafi sect is the creation of the community of evil fores and the enemy of Islam .their main intention is to break the unity of Muslims in various sects and confuse the masses of Muslims besides destroy the image of the Islam among the non believers of Islam .
SYED AL FAZIM; i like your comment.
Prophet (S.A.W) said t Hudayfa R.A “Stick with main group of Muslims and their Imam”
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I was with the Salafis for 4+ years & agree with this article. I have seen this behaviour in the Salafi men and still see it down in Brixton, London. However, I will also like to remind the readers that this is more of a “human sickness”, which even exist amongst the Sufi/Sunni communities. So let not your bias make you turn a blind eye to reality.
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“Just before the end of time, young, idiotic people will rise. They will say words similar to (the good words) of the best people(salaf-generation of Prophet are best people, who alone followed Allah and His Messenger directly, thabi’een followed Sahaba and Thabi’thabeen followed Thabieen and all isnad is clear matter). They will recite the Quran, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will deviate from the religion as fast as an arrow pierces the game. If you meet them, kill them, for killing them will bring about a reward from Allah on the Day of Resurrection for whoever kills them.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim].
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Sahih Muslim Book 020, Hadith Number 4553.
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, “People used to ask the Prophet, peace be upon him, about good things, but I used to ask him about bad things because I was afraid that they might overtake me. I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, we were lost in ignorance (jahiliyyah) and evil, then Allah brought this good (i.e. Islam). Will some evil come after this good thing?’ He said, ‘Yes’ I asked, ‘And will some good come after that evil?’ He said, ‘Yes, but it will be tainted with some evil’ I asked, ‘How will it be tainted?’ He said, ‘There will be some people who will lead others on a path different from mine. You will see good and bad in them.’ I asked, ‘Will some evil come after that good?’ He said, ‘Some people will be standing and calling at the gates of Hell; whoever responds to their call, they will throw him into the Fire.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, describe them for us.’ He said, ‘They will be from our own people, and will speak our language.’ I asked, ‘What do you advise me to do if I should live to see that?’ He said, ‘Stick to the main body (jama’ah) of the Muslims and their leader (imam).’ I asked, What if there is no main body and no leader?’ He said, ‘Isolate yourself from all of these sects, even if you have to eat the roots of trees until death overcomes you while you are in that state.’ “
First of all, to blame the whole Salafi sect in general is extremely foolish as there are many different groups WITHIN the actual sect. I am not a salafi but I have seen different types of salafis, from the follow-quran&sunnah-salafis to the extremist neosalafi takfiri & labels everyone innovators etc etc, however most of these types never treat women disrespectfully, in fact the whole polygamy encouragement is done by people outside of the salafi sect so you can’t really label that act on just salafis.
Secondly, what you described, the exploitation of women – none of this is in quran & sunnah, its pretty obvious – a real salafi wouldn’t even think of things like that.
I think what you may have come across are some culturally influenced backward views that young men who are new to the religion (in terms of learning about it/practising it) & have unfortunately hidden behind the salafi label.
Why have you not mentioned exactly where and when did all this happen..? Stop spreading these stupid things about Islam.. Salafis represent true Islam and they are not how you have portrayed them..
The above hadith shows salafis are worst creatures..
Salafis do not follow Imams even though They claim they are salafis!
moreover they are a minority sect emerged in 18th century and growing mainly in western countries due to pumping mass Saudi petro-dollar dawah!
Our religion-Truth is clearly stands out from false hood (Quran)
Look at who are majority Muslims http://themuslim500.com/download
It is Madhab following Sunni Muslims are majority, not Shia or those who follow Salafi Manhaj brought by Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Najdi
Shaykhul Najd is known as Horn of Satan in Hadith!
To know more about Wahhabi-salafi deviance read this blog: salafiaqeedah.blogspot.com
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “The Jews split into 71 groups; 1 group will enter Paradise and 70 will enter Hell. The Christians split into 72 groups; 1 group will enter Paradise and 71 will enter Hell. By Him in Whose Power is the life of Muhammad, without doubt, my Ummah will be divided into 73 groups. Only one will enter Paradise and 72 will enter Hell.”
When asked about which group will be on the right path, the Beloved Messenger of Allah replied, “The main body (Jamaat) of the Muslims.”
[Ibn Majah’s Kitab al-Fitan; Hafiz ibn Kathir’s Signs before Day of Judgment, page 14]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “There was disagreement amongst Jews and they split into 72 groups. In exactly the same way, there will be disagreement and divisions in my Ummah. It will split into 73 groups. Except for one of these groups, all the remaining will be thrown into Hell.”
When asked about which group will be on the right path, the Beloved Messenger of Allah replied, “The group on the right path, which will enter Paradise, will be the group which follows my Sunnah and this will be the largest group of Muslims.”
[Tirmidhi; Imam Ahmad; Abu Dawud; Mishkat]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “Without doubt, my Ummah will never be gathered in misguidance. Whenever you see disagreement, hold fast to the greater majority.”
[Ibn Majah]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “”Follow the way of the largest group of Muslims! For he who deviates from this group will be thrown into Hell!”
[Ibne Majah]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “The devil continually pursues human as a wolf pursues sheep. The wolf only dares to attack those sheep which have separated from the rest of the flock and are standing alone. And so, my followers and my devotees! Save yourselves from being caught in the traps of misguidance and firmly remain with the largest and most well-known group of Muslims!”
[Imam Ahmad]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “Allah will never allow my Ummah to unite upon misguidance and incorrect beliefs. Allah’s mercy, blessings and protection are with the largest group of Muslims. And he who deviates from the largest group of Muslims will be thrown into Hell.”
[Tirmidhi]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “He who deviates himself from the largest group of Muslims, even as much as a hand span, has himself cut off his connection with Islam.”
[Abu Dawud; Imam Ahmed]
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “The Jews divided into 71 sects, 1 will enter Paradise and 70 will enter Hell. The Christians were divided into 72 sects. By the One whose Hand my soul is in, my Ummah will be divided into 73 sects, 72 of which will enter Hell.”
The Companions asked, “Which is the saved sect?” The Holy Prophet replied, “al-Jamaah.”
[Ibn Majah’s Kitaab Al Fitan, Hadith no. 3982]
there are two groups of Salafis one of them are labelled as qurtubis and others as Madkhalis. the Madkhalis are the ones who are misguided as they claim everyone is misguided except them, they do more temporary marriages than anyone, they abuse women and interpret Quran & Hadiths to suit them.
The other group of Salafis whom are labelled “Qurtubis” tend to be the more nicer group as i have met alot of them in my life, they respect women and take the religion more seriously and follow the rules correctly than the “Madkhalis”.
If you want to meet the right Salafis ask them if they are “Madkhalis” if they get angry avoid them if they say no then take religion form them.
There is only ONE Islam.
As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, you have no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: he will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did. (Qu’ran, 6:159)
And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur’ân), and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allâh’s Favour on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islâmic Faith), and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allâh makes His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided. ( Qu’ran, 3:103)
And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment. (Qu’ran, 3:105)
Even if someone follow whole Quran and whole sunnah,he cannot be called as salafi!. Because Salaf refers to only the first three generations of Muslims!
Today’s salafiya is an impersonation (imposters) which prophet (s.a.w) predicted will emerge near the end of times!
All major group of Muslims are madhab following sufis or mazhab following Muslims who respect and honour Muslim leaders and their folk (i.e imams, shaykhs and leaders of ahlu sunna wal jamah) and spiritual leaders (sufi shaykhs)
It is admitted by even a saudi-salafi cleric, you can watch- the history of sufism-life of junayd al baghdadi
“we seldom find any religious muslim scholars who were not a Sufi”
All Muslim Caliphs were Sufis, the Ottomans were Sufis as well as Hanafis
The hadith is here:
Friends of Dajjal-Part 2 is coming-
COUNTERFEIT “BEST PEOPLE” (SALAFIS)-THE MODERN KHARIJ
“Just before the end of time, young, idiotic people will rise. They will say words similar to (the good words) of the best people(salaf-generation of Prophet are best people, who alone followed Allah and His Messenger directly, thabi’een followed Sahaba and Thabi’thabeen followed Thabieen and all isnad is clear matter). They will recite the Quran, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will deviate from the religion as fast as an arrow pierces the game. If you meet them, kill them, for killing them will bring about a reward from Allah on the Day of Resurrection for whoever kills them.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim].
it is clear that Prophet (S.A.W) had warned us and predicted the coming of neo-salafis(counterfeit salafis)
Reason for my post above no Muslim out there should be saying I’m a Salafi, Wahhabi, Sunni, Shia, brewlvi or anything There should be ONE BROTHERHOOD, Salafi like I’ve said before in previous posts means EARLY Muslim, therefore there is no such thing now anyone who calls themselves one are NOT one, all must follow The Qu’ran and Sunnah ONLY and therefore we will b on the right path, treating all brothers and sisters and also non-muslims in the correct manner The Allah (SWT) has asked us 2.
When Prophet (S.A.W) clearly said There are going to be 72 misguided sects in Islam, then why you denying the truth?
We are now witnessing many groups
Just follow main group of Muslims and their Imams…only unity is there in the main group, among the followers of four mazhab and schools of tasawwuf
The others are rebellious to this main group of muslims
The Beloved Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be eternally upon him, said, “The Jews split into 71 groups; 1 group will enter Paradise and 70 will enter Hell. The Christians split into 72 groups; 1 group will enter Paradise and 71 will enter Hell. By Him in Whose Power is the life of Muhammad, without doubt, my Ummah will be divided into 73 groups. Only one will enter Paradise and 72 will enter Hell.”
When asked about which group will be on the right path, the Beloved Messenger of Allah replied, “The main body (Jamaat) of the Muslims.”
[Ibn Majah’s Kitab al-Fitan; Hafiz ibn Kathir’s Signs before Day of Judgment, page 14]
Quran Sunnah, ahlul bayt and those who followed them in Ihsan
Look the chain of narrations and silsila of the main group of Muslims, they only love and respect muslim leaders and their common folk (awliya Allah and ahlul bayt)
Quran,Sunnah, Ahlul Bayt, and those who are in authority among you, mujaddid, muslims must follow.
means main group of Muslims: Hanafi,Shafi,Maliki,Hanbali, Ash’ari, mathuridi schools
Tirmidhi, denoting it Hassan, and Haakim narrated from Zaid bin Arqam that the beloved Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa ala Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Baaraka wa Sallam said
إني تارك فيكم ما إن تمسكتم به لن تضلو بعدي: كتاب الله وعترتي أهل بيتي ولن يفترقا حتى يردا علي الحوض، فأنظروا كيف تخلفوني فيهما
‘Verily I am leaving in you that to which if you firmly hold onto you will not go astray after me; The Book of Allah and my family the Ahl al-Bait. These two will not be separated until they meet me at the Fountain (of Kawthar), so look (take care) at how you deal with them after me.’ [Sunan Tirmidhi, Vol. 5, Page 626, Hadith 3788 | Mustadrak al-Hakim, Vol. 3, Page 160, Hadith 4711]
just because someone calls themselves salafi, it does not mean they are. A donkey can call itself a horse, BUT IT IS STILL A DONKEY, its verbal claims do not change what it is. I am sorry to hear you had these experiences (whether they are true or not). The term Salafi is synonymous to sunni, it means to follow the WAY of the the salaf (pious predecessors, the prophet sallahualayhewasalam and his companions and the tabieen). Salafiyyah is not a sect, it is a methodology, the methodology of the quran and sunnah. therefore, whatever opposes the quran and sunnah cannot be part of the salafi methodolgy. however, it is inevitable that once you follow one path and code then you become a sect but the salafiyyah is not to be a sect intentionally. One thing you mus t remember is that so many people claim to be salafi but are the opposite. MANY khawaarij name themselves salafi, but they are not salafi, they are khawaarij because of their ideology. since terrorism is not in the quran and sunnah, it is hence not part of salafiyyah. the way you described women to be treated is the opposite of what i hear from the students of knoweledge who are upon the correct menhaj. Just because a person studies under a sheikh or ulamaa’, it doesnt mean they are right. You have to see what they preach as well, and unfortuantly, many do astray from the teachings of their teachers. the fact that you said men are targetting young women is a contradiction of a salafi characteristic. men are strict against talking to women, if there was a dawah table, it would be a man talking to a man and woman talking to a woman. the type of people you are referring to sound like sex fanatics, this is not the characteristic of a salafi. rememeber, when i say salafi, it is the same as saying sunni. sunni is the methedology of following the sunnah as is salafiyyah. they are interchangeable terms just like the words unhappy and sad are interchangeable and synonymous.
the khawaarij have the ideology you are mentioning above, remember, khawarij dont even call themselves this since it is technically insulting. osama bin laden is a khawaarij because of his ideology. ‘salafimedia’ is an example of khawaarij people disguising themselves as salafi, if you look at the speakers and aqeedah it is evident that these people are misguided. the khawaarij have been enemies of islam from early history, they fought AGAINST the muslims. they believe there is only one level of faith therefore sinning makes someone a kuffaar. they believe it is okay to rape and steal etc from the kuffar since Allah does not like them. but that is NOT the character of a muslim, that is haraam and the characteristic of an evil doer. we do live in a time of corruption. the salafi communities i have interacted with is NOTHING like this because they have DALEEL for everything they say with thorough references to the quran and sunnah and ulamaa’ mashaallah. I am a critical person, and i can tell you, the only people who are genuine about sticking to the sunnah are the salafi and im not speaking from immature experiance.
furthermore, qurtubis, wahhabis, madhkhalis are misguided labellings. sheikh muhammad ibn abdul wahhaab was a reliale scholar who followed islam correctly, what sufis/people of bidah name them wont change that. why are salafis so against bidah? because the prophet sallahualayhewasalam prohibited, it is part of misguidance which is in the hellfire. what differentiates islam from all other religions? the fact that it does not ALLOW people to alter the religion, true salafis,people of sunnah, genuine muslims are trying to preserve the religion and articles like these frustrate us because they label us something we are not, just like muslims are being labelled terrorists.
your articles is restricted to your experience, how many generalizations you may have made, i dont know. I am sorry you experienced what you experienced but inshaallah Allah instils firmness and correct knowledge in your heart. im not rejecting what you said hapened to you completely, because if they did happen then they are not by true salafis.
if you really want to askquestions, and you are finding diffiulties, phone an actual scholar and ask the,. if you dont know arabic then get a translator or friend that can help you inshaaallah. if you want to speak to someone reliable, then i dont mind passing on contact numbers to you inshaallah
what most of these people in the comment section and the lady who wrote the stupid article have been exposed to is salafi jidhadist or salafi hizbiyyah. this is not the salafiyyah i know and many people in the comment section seem to be making stories up like people care. if you are following the way of the salaf us saleh then there is no way for you to exit like chaning of clothes like most of the people here. it unless you dont understand or you are with people who claim to be salafis but dont refer to the salaf and major scholars and do not act on what they preach. what a sad bunch have the internet muslims become lol
Assalam alaykuum warahmatullaahi wabarakatu to my dear muslim brothers and sisters.
And I would like to greet the non muslims here also
I am very saddened my this article and shocked by the experiences some have mentioned subhanAllaah the prophet sallaahu alayhi wasalaam (peace and blessings be upon him) stated make 72 excuses for your brother before you judge him to be a liar.
No doubt across every society and culture, there is sickness, perverted people who use religion or culture to excuse their foul behaviour and abusive ways.
I would like to free islam from this, Allaah calls to justice ordering his slaves to be just amongst one another.
Fa taqqu dhulm fa inahu dhulamat yawmul qiyyamah
Fear OPPRESSION for oppression (ie the one who oppresses) will be in darkness on the day of Judgement.
Islam doesn’t call to beating women or indeceny and infact many of the great islamic scholars believed in practising abstience and thought sexual relations were a way to create a family and fulfil their desire (as natural) but not to let it become an obsession. As they spent their time writing the thousands of books and collections of sayings we have at the click of our fingertips at present. Islam is always potrayed as this villyfying religion who makes women small, and indeed the ignorant one wallows in his ignorance blindly calling out beware of their ignorance. And old saying one is ignorant on a topic yet he warns against it being blind of his ignorance. And this is so the case, in modern day society its ok for women to be in ‘Open relationships’ or be posted on the front of a paper like the ‘the sun’ women walk around basically naked. Why? Because they enjoy it? No rather they have been exploited and made to believe this is how to be ‘beautiful’ how to become accepted. In islaam women are told to covered so they can have modesty, so they can be respected, so the man who wants to marry her considers her character, religion, personality and mind not her body. A woman is a fragile thing defenceless in the face of pregnancy and often in this society left as a single mother or aborts her child. And for most or many accounts I’ve read end up regretting this decision for the rest of their life, but a boyfriend who wasn’t able to commit used her for his pleasure and didn’t want any responsibility. But hey that’s freedom, that’s Ok. Right.
I am a young muslim woman born in this country half english, my parents weren’t religious neither was I. Islam was a name tag but I didn’t know much beyond the 5 pillars I learnt in RE. However after moving to the south-west I began to learn more and more walilaahilhamd. I was a changed person, I wasn’t a selfish young girl numb to the world around me. It was as though my eyes opened for the first time. I wanted to help others why because my prophet helped others. I wanted to smile at those who shouted you terrorist go back to your own country. Why because my prophet had these manners. He knew religion was foreign to most and didn’t force them he wanted for them to see through his most beautiful character what islam gave a person. I am soo sorry to the sisters who experienced awful men or bad religious leaders. But my experience was of sisterhood, coming together, integrity for women, learning and building oneself. Loving and caring and obeying our parents, if they are not muslim being gentle and kind with them teaching them having patience upon their disdain for islam and hoping some day by showing them how much its changed you, they’d give it a try. Many of my sisters go to university and attend classes and teach what they’ve learnt to younger children, and are married to men who support them love them cook for them, teach them or she teaches him. Most of my friends would say their husband is their bestfriend, because the prophet said THE best of you are those who is good to their wife…He said live with your wives in kindness. He honoured the women, taught them, he was their guide and counseller. He was a patient man and taught patience. He did housework and was a loving man. He played with children and in a time where fathers didn’t see their children encouraged a sense of family.
Speak what you wish of your own experiences but when it comes to islaam, I have never learnt anything except how to be better. How to act better, how to tell people not matter what you’ve done God will forgive you, he wants you to return, he is the most merciful, he can take the emptyness away, he can fill your void.
I am 21- I work in a primary school, I’m at a Russell group University, I teach in the mosque, I teach young children and teenage girls. I help anyone I can all because of my religion. It encouraged me to be better, to give back, to love people to care to help others. I used to be self consumed we don’t like to admit it but a lot of us are, selfish, snappy with family and often you don’t see these ugly characteristics till you replace them with beautiful ones.
Islam made me beautiful, it taught me how to be a real women, intelligent, confident, outspoken and patient with whatever society throws my way. I hope God my Lord Allaah tabaraka wa ta3la guides you all and guides me.
Life is very short and for the one who believes he enters his grave after 20,30,40,50,60,70 years and that’s all there is. I advise him to return to his reasoning, there is more to life, we have a purpose. May Allaah show you all your purpose, may he take the hate and anger from your hearts for hate and anger consume a person. May he show you the truth of his beautiful path. Aameen
And for anyone who wishes to speak to me feel free to email me.
All salafis are pigs