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Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh
(Tablighi Jamat)
Name of group - Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh, also known as Tablighi
Jamat
Adherent to group - Tableeghee, also known
as Tablighi, or
T.J.
The da'wah of the
Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh is based upon
spreading the merits of Islaam to everyone
they are able to reach. This entails
it's adherents to give up some of their
time to go out and spread and propogate the
da'wah keeping
well away from political and partisan
issues.
It's members are compelled
into going out (khurooj) to give da'wah and mix
with the Muslims in their masaajid, houses
and businesses and give words of advice and
encourage them to come out with them to
give da'wah.
They advise that no members should
get themselves involved in any quarrels
with the Muslims or the government.
Foundation and major
personalities
- The founder was called Shaykh
Muhammad Ilyaas al-Kaandahlawee who was
born in Kaandahlah, a village in the region
of Sahaaranfoor in India in 1303 A.H. (1887
C.E.) (died 1364 A.H. / 1948 C.E.).
Initially, he sought knowledge in
this village, then later travelled to Delhi
where he completed his studies at the
Madrasah Deoband which is amongst the
biggest Hanafee schools in the Indian
sub-continent, which was setup in the year
1283 A.H. (1867 C.E.).
He also sought knowledge under the
guardianship of his older brother, Shaykh
Muhammad Yahya, who was a teacher at the
Madrasah Mathaahir al-'Uloom in
Sahaaranfoor.
Later, he studied under Shaykh
Ashraf 'Alee Thanwee (1280 A.H. (1863
C.E.) - 1364 A.H. (1943 C.E.)), who was
known to them as ((Hakeem
al-Ummah)).
Likewise, he also studied under
Shaykh Mahmood Hasan (1268 A.H. (1851 C.E.)
- 1339 A.H. (1920 C.E.)) who was amongst
the major scholars of the Madrasah Deoband
and the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh.
As for Shaykh Rasheed Ahmad
al-Kankoohee, born in 1829 C.E. (died 1905
C.E.); Shaykh Muhammad Ilyaas actually gave
bay'ah (oath of allegiance) to him in
1315 A.H. (1899 C.E.).
He later renewed his bay'ah
(oath of allegiance) to Shaykh Khaleel
Ahmad as-Sahaaranfooree who was one of the
scholars of the Deobandiyyah group.
- Shaykh 'Abdur-Raheem Shaah
ad-Deobandee at-Tableeghee spent alot of
time in organising the affaris of the
Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh along with
Muhammad Ilyaas and his son Shaykh Muhammad
Yoosuf after him.
- Shaykh Ihtishaam al-Hasan
al-Kaandahlawee married the sister of
Muhammad Ilyaas, and spent a long time
commanding the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh
whilst in the companionship of Shaykh
Muhammad Ilyaas, its founder.
Thoughts and beliefs
The founder stipulated six maxims
which he established as the fundamentals of
his da'wah, with
all members taking care to memorise them
and propogate them in their da'wah
efforts:
1) al-Kalimah at-Tayyibah
(declaration of faith - ((Laa ilaaha
il-Allaah Muhammad Rasool-Allaah)))
;
2) al-Khushoo' fis-salaah
(offering prayers with full
concentration);
3) al-'Ilm wadh-Dhikr
(knowledge and remembrance);
4) Ikraam al-Muslimeen (honouring
the Muslims);
5) al-Ikhlaas (sincerity);
6) al-Khurooj fee sabeel-Allaah
(going out in the path of Allaah).
Their manner of propogating their
da'wah is as
follows:
A group from amongst them is
designated to go to a particular
area/town/country, whereby each member of
the goup takes with them basic means upon
which to sleep and other basic items which
shall suffice.
When they arrive at their
destination, they organise themselves in a
manner whereby some of them begin cleaning
the place where they shall be resting
during their stay in the area; Whilst
others amongst them will go out to the
market places and the like remembering
Allaah and calling the people to listen to
their talk (bayaan - as they call
it).
When the time for the bayaan
arrives, they all gather together to listen
to it. And after the bayaan has finished,
they request members of the gathering to
come out with them in the path of Allaah.
And after Salaat
al-Fajr, they divide the group of
people who are present into groups where a
group leader is appointed for each group.
Then the group leader undertakes the
responsibility of teaching his group
members Soorah
al-Faatihah and other small Soorah's of
the Qur.aan. They continue in this way day
in day out.
Before their period of stay is
over, they encourage the people of the area
to come out with them to spread their da'wah, such
that some people volunteer to join them for
three days or a week or a month. Each one
according to his ability and circumstances,
their giving up their time in accordance
with the saying of Allaah:
{You are
the best of peoples ever raised up for
mankind}, [Soorah
Aal-'Imraan, Aayah
110].
And the preferred time for going
out is a day in a week, and three days in a
month and 40 days in a year and 4 months in
a lifetime.
- They refuse invitations to
attend social functions made by the people
of the area they have settled in for their
period of da'wah; their
intention being not to busy themselves with
anything other than issues of da'wah and
remembrance, and that their actions are
soley for the sake of Allaah.
- They do not interfere in issues
of forbidding the evil, believing they are
at the stage of establishing an appropriate
climate for Islaamic living, and that if
they were to involve themselves in such
issues, then this would place obstacles in
their way and turn the people away from
their da'wah.
- They believe that if they
correct their individuals (members)
one-by-one then the evil will be
automatically eradicated from amongst the
masses.
- That going out and propogating
their da'wah
da'wah to the people helps in nurturing
the da'ee and
cultivating his actions, such that he feels
he is an example for others to follow and
that he adheres to that which he is calling
the people to.
- They believe that blind
following a madhhab is
obligatory, and they do not permit ijtihaad,
believing that the conditions of a mujtahid
(one who is qualified to make ijtihaad) are not
present amongst the scholars of this
time.
- They have been affected by the
ways of the Soofiyyah, whose da'wah is
widespread in the Indian sub-continent. For
example:
- It is imperative for every
member of the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh to
have a Shaykh to whom he makes bay'ah
(oath of allegiance) to, and whoever was to
die whilst not having made bay'ah, then
he has died the death of those in
pre-Islaam. And often is the case that the
bay'ah takes place in a public
gathering so as to encourage all present to
do likewise and give them all an impression
that they are all in this together as one
group. And the same is done amongst the
women also.
- Excessive love and respect is
shown to the Shaykh to whom bay'ah has
been given, as is excessive love shown to
the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam), that which often takes them
out of the fold of displaying appropriate
respect to the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa
sallam).
- Their belief that the way of the
Soofiyyah is the closest way to taste the
sweetness of eemaan in the heart.
- Their being taught the names of
the major personalities of the Soofiyyah
such as 'Abdul-Qaadir al-Jeelaanee, who
was born in Jeelaan in 470 A.H., and also
as-Sahrooree, and Abu Mansoor
al-Maatureedee who died in 332 A.H., and
Jalaal ad-Deen ar-Roomee who was born in
604 A.H., who wrote the book
al-Mathnawee.
- They have been affected by the
way of the Soofiyyah, in particular the
Chishtiyyah, the Qaadiriyyah, the
Naqshbandiyyah and the Sahroordiyyah in
India.
- There are some members who claim
to have adopted the thoughts of the
Jamaa'ah an-Noor of Turkey.
- Their da'wah is
based upon the arousal of interest and
intimidation combined, and thereby causing
emotive and affective feelings. They have,
thereby managed to enlist in the name of
eemaan, many who have immersed themselves
into sins and desires, and have directed
them to worship and remembrance.
- They do not speak about
political issues, and discourage their
members from getting involved in these
problematic issues, criticising those who
do get involved. They say that politics is
to leave politics.
- They misinterpret the ahaadeeth
pertaining to jihaad, claiming
it means to go out and give da'wah, this
being to such an extent that their members
quite possibly have forgotten about the
real meaning of jihaad
in the path of Allaah.
- They are very lenient when it
comes to narrating weak ahaadeeth.
- Their main points of reference
appear to be the Qur.aan and the Sunnah, however,
in terms of 'aqeedah, they
turn to the understandings of their
founding Shaykhs of the Indian
sub-continent, and that being the 'aqeedah of
the Maatureediyyah upon the Hanafee madhhab.
- In the Arab lands they make a
point of referring to Imaam
an-Nawawee's Riyaadh as-Saaliheen,
whereas in non-Arab lands they refer to the
Tableeghee Nisaab (Tablighi Nisab) and
Hayaah as-Sahaabah (Hayat Al-Sahabah), and
this being full of incorrect information
and weak ahaadeeth.
Their da'wah began
in India, and then spread to Pakistan and
Bangladesh, then later spreading to the
rest of the Islaamic world, even in Arabia
- such that they now have followers in
Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt,
Sudan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
They also have followers in
Europe, America, Asia and Africa.
Their worldwide headquarters is in
Nizaamuddeen in Delhi, where they
administer their da'wah affairs
worldwide. Their headquarters in the
western world is in Dewsbury, West
Yorkshire, UK.
Further reading
al-Mawsoo'ah al-Harakiyyah - Fat.hee
Yakun;
Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh, aqeedatuhaa wa
afkaar mashaayikhihaa - Mian Muhammad Aslam
al-Pakistaanee (research paper submitted to
the Faculty of Sharee'ah at the
Islaamic University of Madeenah in 1976
C.E.);
at-Tareeq ilaa Jamaa'ah al-Muslimeen -
Husayn ibn Muhsin ibn 'Alee ibn
Jaabir;
Mushkilaat ad-Da'wah wad-Daa'iyah
- Fat.hee Yakun;
as-SIraaj al-Muneer - Dr. Taqqee ad-Deen
al-Hilaalee;
ad-Da'wah al-Islaamiyyah fareedah
Shar'iyyah wa daroorah bashariyyah -
Dr. Saadiq Ameen;
Haqeeqatud-Da'wah ilaa Allaah
Ta'aala wa maa ikhtassat bihi
Jazeeratul-'Arab - Sa'd ibn
'Abdur-Rahmaan al-Husayn (introduction
by Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan);
Ra.yu aakhar fee Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh
- Sa'd al-Husayn.
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