Salafis claim not to resort to ta'weel (interpretation) of the Qur'aanic verses which pertain to the Attributes of Allah Ta'ala.

Answer

Salafis are anthropomorphist's and liars. They ascribe physical body to Allah Ta‟ala - Nauthubillah! They confine Him to created space with their belief that Allah Ta‟ala is only on the Arsh and not everywhere as the Ahlus Sunnah believes.

They subtly deny all the Qur‟aanic Aayaat which explicitly state the Omnipresence of Allah Ta‟ala. As for their claim of not making ta‟weel, they are confounded liars. They are the worst in the art of ta‟weel.

The Qur‟aan states:

"He is the Ilaah (Allah, the

Deity) in the heavens and the

Ilaah in the earth."

"The east and the west belong to Allah. Whichever way you face, there will be the Face of Allah."

"In any secret gathering of three, He is the Fourth; in a gathering of four, He is the

Fifth; in a gathering of five,

He is the Sixth...."

Salafis resort to ta‟weel to explain these Aayaat. They do not accept the literal meaning of these Verses. However, as far as Istiwaa alal Arsh (Established of the Throne) is concerned, they unequivocally believe that Allah Ta‟ala is physically sitting on the Throne, and that He is cordoned off in the space in which the Throne is - in the space created by Allah Ta‟ala. Thus, in terms of the corrupt convoluted beliefs of these anthropomorphist liars, Allah Ta‟ala is confined to

the Arsh and He is no where else while the Qur‟aan explicitly negates this baseless concept.

They claim not to make ta‟weel, yet they brazenly resort to ta‟weel to explain away and deny the literal meaning of Allah‟s Presence on earth and all over the heaven as mentioned with clarity in the Qur‟aan.

Their narrative is based on lies and stupidities. While they are at pains and painfully and abortively labour to explain that they do not believe in physical dimensions for Allah Ta‟ala, they are in reality anthropomorphist and aggravating this is the fact that they are liars.

Hadhrat Abu Abdullah Al- Jalaa‟ (rahmatullah alayh) was a renowned Wali during the early stage of Islam. He was the mureed of Hadhrat Junaid Baghdaadi (rahmatullah alayh). Narrating an episode which had happened to him during his early years of self-reformation, he says:

"Once whilst walking in the bazaar I saw an extremely handsome Christian lad. I stared and wondered at the beauty of this lad. While I was admiring the lad‟s beauty, Hadhrat Junaid Baghdaadi (rahmatullah alayh) appeared on the scene. I said to him: "Hadhrat, will Allah Ta‟ala punish such a beautiful form in the fire?" Hadhrat Junaid said to me: „Did you look at the lad?‟ I said: „Yes." He responded: "Your look was not a look of ibrat (to derive lesson). It was a look of lust. For deriving lesson there are thousands of universes into which you could look and contemplate to gain lesson. You shall taste the punishment of this lustful glance."

So saying, Hadhrat Junaid departed. As he left me, suddenly the entire Qur‟aan Majeed of which I was a Haafiz was snatched from my heart. I forgot the whole Qur‟aan from the Alif of Alif Laam Meem to the Seen of Surah Naas.

Shock, fear and grief overwhelmed me. Thereafter for years, I cried, repented and offered penances. Finally, Allah Ta‟ala out of His Mercy restored the Qur‟aan Majeed to my heart. Henceforth I never again looked at anything because in looking there are great dangers."

Punishment on the Auliya settles almost immediately when they err, even if the error pertains to Mustahab practices. Their close proximity to Allah Ta‟ala makes them liable for a loftier standard which does not apply to the rank and file. The slightest spiritual pollution severely tarnishes their souls, and Allah Ta‟ala is swift in taking retribution from His close Devotees. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "When Allah intends goodness for a servant, He hastens his punishment in this world."