RESOLUTION NO.
34(9/4)
CONCERNING THE BAHA’I SECT
Quote -The Council of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, holding its
Fourth Session, in Jeddah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) from 18 to 23
Jumada Thani 1408 H (February, 6 to 11, 1988),
Considering
the resolution adopted by the 5th
Islamic Summit Conference, held in Kuwait, from 26 to 29 Jumada
Al-Awwal 1407 H (26-29 January 1987), requesting the Islamic Fiqh
Academy to rule on the destructive sects which are incompatible with
the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the pure
Sunnah;
Considering the dangers posed to
the Islamic Ummah by the Baha’i sect, and the support extended
to it by forces hostile to Islam;
Having considered
in depth the beliefs of this sect and ascertained that
Al-Baha’, the founder of this sect, has claimed to be Messenger
and alleged that his writings were divine revelations, that he has
called upon all peoples to abide by his message and has denied that
the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) was the last of the Messengers; that he
claimed that the books revealed to him have abrogated the Holy
Qur’an, and that he believes in reincarnation;
Considering
that Al-Baha’ has deliberately modified or
discarded a great number of Fiqh precepts, such as :
· Raising
their number to nine(9), to be performed three times daily
three prayers each time (early morning, in the afternoon and
that sunset).
· Changing
the “Tayammum” ritual (Ablution with sand or stone in
absence of water), limiting it to the following declaration :
“Bismillah Al-At’har, Al-At’har” (In the name
of Allah, the Pure, the Pure),
· Reducing
the fasting period to nineteen(19) days only ending on the Nayruz Day
(March 21) each year,
· Diverting
the direction of prayers (Qibla) to Al-Baha home in Acre, in occupied
Palestine,
· Banning
jihad,
· Dropping
legal punishment,
· Introducing
equality between man and woman in inheritance and
· Permitting
usury;
Having considered the research
papers on “The fields of Islamic Unity”, which warns
against destructive movements that split the ranks of the Ummah,
threatens its unity and fragment it into sects and parties that lead
to ridda(Apostasy) and alienate Islam:
RESOLVES
TO
REGARD Al-Baha’s claims of Prophet hood, divine revelation, his
abrogation of the Holy Qur’an by his books and his changing of
established rules of Shari’a, as flagrant violation of Islam
and its tenets, and negation thereof; consequently, the ruling on
disbelievers applies to him, according to the consensus of
Muslims.
RECOMMENDS
That Islamic instructions
throughout the world withstand with all available potentials this
heretical trend aimed at impairing Islam as creed, Shari’a and
pattern of life.
Verily, Allah is All-Knowing - Unquote
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