Baseless and Senseless claims of muddai

This is one of the many replies to the baseless and senseless claims of laeen muddai doing the rounds on different media. 

Mr. Khuzaima Qutbuddin

I am writing this letter in reply to the blasphemous email and video that has not only disturbed each and every mumin but stirred and driven them to the height of passionate fury. it is indeed the teachings of our beloved Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA and his equally illustrious and rightful heir apparent Aqa Moula Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS, that today in spite of this seething pain and anger we are sitting in the cool shade of Raudat Tahera praying for the long life of Aqa Moula TUS and trying to ignore your disturbingly disgusting video. 

You claim rights to the lofty office of Ad-Dail mutlaq and by doing that you have chosen the title of "Muddai" and torn off from your attire the grand and lofty title of Mazoon ud Dawat and shunned away from the exalted designation of  "Al-Mumin". You have finally liberated us from the bonds of "muruvat" and duty that have obliged us to call you mazoon saab since the past few years. Your deeds and your attitude have for years led us to doubt and question your position, but the silence of our Moula TUS and his allowing your name to be read in the Ahd al-Awliya has refrained us from coming to any conclusion and in fact often rendered us wounds of guilt instead. 

Mr. Khuzaima, since the day i began to understand this world, in my small humble capacity, and recognize the efforts of my Moula TUS as a mature mumin and human being, i have failed to find even a few shades of these qualities in you. What you did in East Africa causing so much havoc and confusion, leading mumineen to give misaq again, is something no one can fathom even today. It was an act of sheer madness. You had hurt our Moula RA yet Moulana al-Muqaddas RA covered your ignonimous deeds with kindness and generosity. Mr. Khuzaima, I am sorry but according to me an adna mumin, from what i perceive of you from not only my personal experience but from all that i have witnessed throughout those years, that you dont possess the qualities of an adna Mumin, and have the nerve to call yourself Al-Dai al-Mutlaq. 

Doing what you did with a humble mumin for a personal grudge though not acceptable, is understandable. But yesterday you crossed all limits. When not only each and every mumin but the whole world was mourning, you chose to gather your gang in your den and give them a discourse about your supposed virtues. No doubt we have witnessed the event of saqifa being repeated in this era. You claim your right to do imamat, well if u were so afraid to unveil true self in public you could have adhered to your ways of "taqiyat" and prayed namaz with Aqa Moula TUS. What you give in your tiresome incomprehensible speech is lame excuses. How can you do what you did on the day of wafaat of a Moula TUS who has given you so much. Whatever you have today is the result of Moulas generosity and benevolence and that you can never deny. This is how you show your gratitude? 

You say you were waiting for Moula RA to get shifa so he would clarify personally thus you absconded for the innumerable events. Your son spits poison and barks that Moula RA was brought to such events forcibly. So where were you during the celebrations of the 100th Milad Mubarak? We dont see you playing any role anywhere. When Moulana Mohammed Burhanuddin Aqa would come amidst us on that noorani chair we saw a farishta descending from the heavens. A spirit that is not bound by any physical restrictions lifted us in darajaat through nazaraat that you and your likes can never feel. You saw the discomfort boiling inside you come in front of your eyes. We saw peace and sukun. Moula RA found peace in being amidst mumineen and we offer laakho sajadaat of shukr in Hazarat Aaliya of our Aqa Moula TUS that he strived so hard to make it possible for both Moula RA and Mumineen. 

Where were you when we saw Al-Anwar, Al-Aqmar and all jawame of the fatemiyeen revived? How dare you use the lofty word fatemidawat in your blasphemous propaganda. Where were you when Moula revived the Fatemi saqafat through "Al Multaqal Fatemi al-Ilmi"? where were you when Moula RA opened the doors of Al-Jamea tus Saifiyan and let the Nile of Ilm-e-Alemohammed flow through. Where were you o sheikh when we saw this Moizzi Era in its grandeur and glory??? Wherever we saw Moula RA hoist the flags of Fatemi Sultan, we saw you missing. And on occasions where you luckily made it, we have seen on your face expressions of anger and envy when mumineen would be crying tears of happiness. Thousands of mumineen bear witness to what I say. 

You say that you were the chosen one. Syedna Taher Saifuddin Aqa RA conferred Nass upon you and it cannot be changed. You question in your ridiculous monologue the authority of Imamuz zaman RA as to how could he fail in his tayeed. Well Mr Khuzaima, a student from the primary section of Jamea would suffice to answer that. History has witnessed many such occurrences when a Dai has done nass and the Mansoos has passed away. Did the tayeed of Imam fail then? Al-iyazo billah. Similarly it may be possible according to your claims that Moulana Taher Saifuddin Aqa RA may have wished to see you reach this lofty position. But it is possible and now evident that you never rose to his expectations. Your soul died. What we see and understand today is that those words of Taher Saifuddin Moula RA were his attempt to stop you from straying. That is our perspective and your deeds have proved it to be the right one. And what do you try to prove and achieve by showing the hand-written letter of Taher Saifuddin Moula RA? Havent you seen "Aali Qadr Mufaddal" written by Syedna al-Muqaddas? How can you fail to see in those divine letters what even a small mumin child can register? Your deeds are against each and every word of the rasail shareefa of your illustrious father. You have insulted the living risalah of Moulana Taher Saifuddin RA and Moulana Mohammed Burhanuddin RA and you blaspheme the living Quran - e - kareem by holding in your hands the Kitaabullah that cannot be touched but by only those who are pure.

You challenge in your unintelligible speech anyone who doubts you to confront you. Well you are the Muddai. You are the one who is supposed to confront. And trust me, we dont need even geniuses. Little novices like me will suffice our Moula TUS and lay bare for the world your true face. Why do you fear that you will be beaten? we mumineen are a peace loving community and the whole world knows it. We were waiting impatiently for you to come and submit yourself in the feet of our Moula TUS so we could embrace you. But you failed not only Moula but each and every mumin. The so called attacks are fabrications or your imgination. We mumineen are brought up to meet the enemy with dignity. The weapon we yield is mohabbat and dua. And the name of our Moula TUS is enough to spoil clothes of Khalid and his likes. 

The pages of Quran and the pages of Dawat history stand testimony to the fate of those who have stood against Haq na Dhani. I need not say more.

Abde Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS

[As received on the common forum]

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We Demand Apology from Mumbai Mirror

Dear editor,

It is with shock, dejection and almost a sense of shame at the trite standards that your journalistic practices have fallen to these days that I write to you this evening.

I was highly impressed by your advertising campaign - I Am Mumbai - last year which seemed to project your newspaper as a truthful, honest, real representative of the people of Mumbai. To a large extent, I believed it too with flashes of doubt depending on the quality and nature of articles you published over the past one year.

However, the sensationalist, ill-informed, poorly researched, largely opinionated, allegation-hurling and fact-starved article headlined "A Perilous Transition" on the front page (with extensions on page 6) of your tabloid today has forced me to not just review my positive opinions about your editorial standards but actually discard them altogether.

In the garb of presenting a fair observation, it is quite clear through the language and content of the article that it was not just influenced by a group of people discussed in the article, i.e., a small number of personally frustrated people who consider Khuzaima Qutbuddin to be the successor of the Late His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, but written with deliberate bias and almost a hint of vendetta against the Dawoodi Bohra community and its new spiritual leader.

As a newspaper that is read widely and held in high regard, I was appalled that your editorial team would even allow such a poorly written article to be published in the first place. Considering you'll have high standards in place, the publishing of this article, therefore, clearly reflects that this was a considered attempt at being sensationalist, drawing unnecessary attention to a non-issue and maligning the hard-earned and globally respected reputation of the Dawoodi Bohra community and its new spiritual head, His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.

It's also in poor taste from a humanitarian point of view because it has been published at a time when the Dawoodi Bohra community over the globe is in mourning and still trying to recover from the unexpected loss of the beloved Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin.

Instead of offering sympathies and condolences to the community or paying a much-deserved tribute to the impeccable and prolific achievements about the late Syedna who was a beacon of peace and progress in India and a globally consulted stalwart for wisdom and developing human potential, your newspaper chose to talk about an issue that is hardly a subject for discussion in any Dawoodi Bohra household. Even more so, it chose to adopt an intellectually bereft stance and demonstrate journalistic lewdness in doing so.

I'd like to argue my case on a few facts -

1) Your article does not shed any light on the actual investiture process (nass) from one Dai-el-Mutlaq (Vicegerent to the Imam) to the next and makes its own assumptions about what happened 49 years ago or 3 years ago without any evidence or facts.

In the first place, how can any ambiguity about the new Syedna arise because Khuzaima Qutbuddin has never presented any evidence regarding the investiture he claims was made to him 49 years ago. Moreover, as a regular, practising Dawoodi Bohra who has had the privilege to attend many sermons of the late Syedna, never in the past 49 years did the Syedna ever refer to Khuzaima as his successor. Nor does he have any witnesses to his investiture whereas there are witnesses to Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin's proclamation in London and Mumbai.

Any doubts about this historic event can only imply that the doubters believe that the alive and conscious Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin was not in charge after his stroke and leadership issues were being handled without his consent. Is that what Khuzaima's associates are suggesting? If so, then their own faith in the late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin can be called into question and, more importantly, their trust in their own senses and intellect can be questioned because there have been countless instances in the past 3 years where the late Syedna has appeared publicly with Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin as his successor.

Moreover, even after Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin fell ill in London 3 years ago and appointed Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin as his successor, never did Khuzaima Qutbuddin ever stake a claim or mention to the late Syedna that he was being denied or being wronged. After all, as part of his faith, he would believe that the Syedna would do justice and listen to his plea if he merited a hearing.

2) Without any evidence, it portrays the benevolent and benign Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin as a "radical hardliner". On what basis?

I'm sorry to say this but the article's author suffers from the most basic of flaws when making an objective argument - selective perception. How can such an article be published?

For instance, how can a dignified, respected leader holding a legal, constitutionally recognised office be morally assaulted without any proof? How can a leader under whose administrative guidance - for the first time in human history - women were institutionally freed from the domestic chores of cooking as a result of the "community kitchen" be portrayed as someone who advocates limited educational access to women?

How can a leader who personally supervised de-addiction and rehabilitation programmes be labelled as having a divergent school of thought in Islam?

Moreover, he personally beseeched and facilitated Dawoodi Bohras in Yemen to avoid growing 'khat' (a flowering plant that is classified by the WHO as a drug of abuse and has damaging physiological and psychological effects) and take up organic fruit and vegetable farming practices instead for the benefit of society at large. How can he not be a moderate, progressive liberal with a humanistic aspect of Islam at the heart of his teachings? 

How can a leader who personally preaches women's rights within a family and propagates non-violence and fair treatment of women at home have hardline views on gender?

The issue here is not just of journalistic callousness but of a planned systematic attempt at publicly demeaning the Dawoodi Bohra community and its new spiritual leader. The issue here is grave as your article is based on blatant lies and claimed representations of opinions such as "He is seen as a right-wing radical ...", "Dawoodi Bohras faced with having to select from two individuals..."

In the first place, a Dawoodi Bohra, by definition of his faith, would unconditionally accept whoever has been handpicked by the late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin as his next leader. And those who doubt his decision, are by definition, not Dawoodi Bohra and, hence, have no moral or legal right to comment on this decision.

And in the past three years or even now, never has a Dawoodi Bohra been faced with a choice as the late Syedna never suggested that there was a choice to be made. Hence, this article lies. Spiritual leadership is a highly responsible and serious task and is not some trivial game show where there is a draw of lots or choices to be made without fundamental and complete knowledge.

A big lie in the article is that the late Syedna was unable to utter a word in front of a large assembled gathering in Mumbai after he appointed Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. I was personally a witness to that ceremony (over a live telecast) and can clearly remember the late Syedna pronouncing his successor's name.

Another glaring lie in the article is that "Mufaddal Saifuddin claimed...". Never can a Dai-el-Mutlaq claim his succession. He can only accept the investiture made in him by his predecessor in front of witnesses. Mufaddal Saifuddin was publicly appointed by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. Whereas the reality is that it is Khuzaima who is staking a "claim" and has no witnesses.

In fact, here are a few facts that haven't been mentioned in the article -

1) Against people's wishes and without their consent, members of the Dawoodi Bohra community are being sent text messages and emails and being coerced to give up their faith and acknowledge Khuzaima Qutbuddin as their leader. A key pillar of a Dawoodi Bohri's faith is her/his allegiance to and unconditional belief in the Syedna. Since Khuzaima was never officially anointed or appointed by the late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, choosing Khuzaima as her/his leader would mean giving up a lifetime of faith in the late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin himself and adopting an un-Islamic belief system.

2) Khuzaima Qutbuddin's family members are forcing people (especially young children) to renounce Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin as their leader and sending MMS videos of such forced renunciation to people (again, without consent).

3) Khuzaima Qutbuddin's history has rarely been saintly. He has been linked with various traits and activities that do not befit a spiritual leader and certainly not one who can uphold the faith of a million-strong community.

Therefore, I sincerely request and, in fact, demand an unconditional apology from Mumbai Mirror for publishing an article that lacks objectivity, malevolently maligns the reputations of a highly respected global leader and the entire Dawodi Bohra community at large and, by virtue of indulging in such a tawdry and unprincipled standard of journalism, has brought the highly reliable Indian press into disrepute.

Regards

Yousuf
[As received on common forum]

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