Question
Hadhrat Thanvi once defended the Barelvis and the Salafis. One Barelvi remarked that, "Who says Ashraf Ali is from the Deobandis? Deobandis just attribute him to them for the sake of it. He is from our group."
Answer
On which issue did Hadhrat Thanvi defend the Barelwis? He has written copiously against the bid'aat of the Barelwis. Defending a Barelwi on any specific issue would have been on an issue which was not in conflict with the Shariah. Again, the Mashaaikh have their own different ways of tarbiyat. While their methods will be respected if not in conflict with the Shariah, there is no imperative need to adopt anyone's method. Thus, some of the methods of Islaah of Hadhrat Masihullah (Rahmatullah alayh) were in complete contrast to the methods of his Shaikh, Hadhrat Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh). Methodology is largely formed in terms of personal disposition (tabiyat).
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- The Majlis Vol 24 No 08
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- 11
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