73 sects of islam pdf

Jan 09, 2017 73 sects of islam in a well known hadithfound in three of the six canonical sunni hadith collections alkutub assittahit is narrated that muhammad predicted the islamic ummah, will split into seventythree sects. Question of the 73 sects in islam, how does one identify the one that is the right one. Christians too should know about the people in different sects of islam to better understand how they. What people normally refer to as sects are usually schools of jurisprudence, schools of philosophy, popular movements. There are a group of hadith narrations, not found in albukhari and muslim, but found in various other collections, in which the prophet muhammad mentions that the muslims will divide into 73 groups, 72 of which will enter the hellfire, meaning that only one among these 73 groups will be saved. Abdu llah ibn umar relates that the prophet said verily it will happen to my people even as it did to the children of israel. Two i used to produce the following list are those of islamic encyclopedia published by munshi. Shia islam, on the other hand, is separated into three major sects. Its name comes from the word sunnah, referring to the behaviour of the islamic prophet muhammad. By the one whose hand my soul is in, my ummah will be. The famous hadith that says islam will seperate into 73 sects of which only one will be saved is a tool of arogancy used by all sects and it stops openminded thinking by people, and i do not belive that this hadith is sahih as it goes against the justice of allah.

It fulfills its historic and civil role by keeping contemporary muslim in touch with religious principles, clarifying the right way, removing doubts concerning religious and worldly. The hadith also occurs in many other versions as well. Master of the day of judgment, and allahs peace and blessings be upon his messenger, and the prophets family, his companions, and all those who follow them til. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one this narration is authentic when its. In the name of allah, the beneficent, the merciful there is no difference of opinion amongst muslim sects that the religion of allah is islam.

Jan 07, 2012 it is the main body as it is the only body of muslims who practice islam the way it was practiced in the days of holy prophet saw. It is the main body as it is the only body of muslims who practice islam the way it was practiced in the days of holy prophet saw. Dar alifta al misriyyah is considered among the pioneering foundations for fatwa in the islamic world. Mar 17, 2004 islamic sects and schools islamic sects are not simply denominations, if that word is understood to mean various valid approaches to the same religion. And what difference is there, is in theinterpretation of some of the. Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects, you o. Islamic sects and schools islamic sects are not simply denominations, if that word is understood to mean various valid approaches to the same religion. The beloved messenger of allah, peace and blessings of allah be eternally upon him, said, the jews divided into 71 sects, 1 will enter paradise and 70 will enter hell. It is not clear whether they form the separate sect or are an offshoot of the shia sect. Sects in islam a number of lists are seen in the literature 6062 giving the names of the sects.

This book, devils deception is particularily frecommended to a new muslim,who gets confused about the different sects in islam. A muslims islamic beliefs may take one of these forms. Indeed the children of israeel split up into 72 sects, and my ummah will split up into 73 sects. Scholars about the authenticity of 73 sects narration c. It has support from the hadith of anas reported by tabarani in alawsat, no. Muhammad is related to have prophesied that his followers would be divided into numerous religious sects. The hadith you are referring to is authentic, and has multiple versions with different grades. Dr zakir naik 73 sects hadith and prohibition of sects in. Also, i thought the 73 sects prediction was just that a prediction by muhammad and since there are indeed well over 73 islamic sects, i have to conclude the whole 73 thing is wrong anyway. Again, in saying, islam did not come to build cults and groups he tried to reject the hadith of 73 sects. Keywords islamic theological sects, islamic heresiography, sect firqa, 73 sects.

You must have heard the hadeeth about islamic sects,prophets word. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islam and out of 73 sects one sect will be in true path sahih muslim hadith 1885 narrated by jabir ibn abdullah. Aug 03, 2016 all praise is due to allah, the lord of the worlds, the beneficent, and the merciful. Muslim sects, sub sects of islam, types of sunni and shia. The glorious quran commands us not to create sects.

Could you please enlight on this because all sects are claiming that they are in right path. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islam and out of 73 sects one sect will be in true path and rest of the 72 sects will be in wrong path. When you do not follow the quran, then you are in a sect, therefore in hell. I would like to know myself, which sect of islam according to muslims, the quran, or hadith is the only islamic sect to go to heaven. If there are 73 sects in islam, and prophet muhammadpbuh. Taqi aldin alnabhani and the islamic liberation party pdf. Members of one islamic group do not usually recognize members of other groups as fellow muslims, and open conflict between sects is not uncommon.

Hadith about 73 sects in islam al hussain foundation ahf. All praise is due to allah, the lord of the worlds, the beneficent, and the merciful. This hadith reports that the prophet predicted the emergence of seventythree sects. Is this statement correct the right path is the path of the ahli sunnati wal jamaa, and we know this because in a hadith the prophet salallahu alaihi wassalam said.

Yasir qadhi answers these crucial questions, and more, in his latest lecture entitled reflections on the hadeeth of the 73 sects. Question is it true that the antiahmadiyya muslim organizations are attempting to copy the organizational structure of the ahmadiyya muslim community. When people say sect, theyre usually thinking about christian sects. Please tell us what to do to with such samples of mankind. The emphasis of the hadeeth is preserving your own aqeedah and sticking to the quran and sunnah and not falling into bidah. There is a hadith that says that all 73 but one sect will be. Ninowys rejection of 73 sects hadeeth including the fatwa. Islam is divided into two main groups, the sunni and the shia. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. The children of israel were divided into seventytwo sects, and my people will be divided into seventythree. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. These two are major sects but there are some other sects in muslims. Fatawa is it true that only one sect of the ummah will.

Jan 28, 2004 i do not belive anyone can compile a listing of all 73 islamic sects as there is no full proof that the islamic sects number 73. Another expression of islam is called sufism and attracts sunni and shii muslims as well as nonmuslims. Imam azam actually indicated towards the statement of the prophet sallallahu alyhiwasalam about the division of ummah into 73 sects and then only one group will be saved while the rest in hell. Clear contradictions in some sahih hadith, even in hadith of sahih bukhari and sahih. This article summarizes the different branches and schools in islam. January 2009 version in discussing any religion, it is important to differentiate between the original teaching and the offshoots. There is another class of muhammadan called motazillas. In this hadith the prophet pbuh is reported to have said, my community will be split up into seventythree sects. Sunan ibn majah the excellence of islam the state of the ummah usoolussunnah imam ahmad. Many muslims might not be aware of the interesting diversity of teaching in the world of islam. The quran insists that the muslim nation ummah is the best of all nations.

Sunni means tradition, and sunnis regard themselves as those who emphasize following the traditions of muhammad and of the first two. Please shed some light on these issues, for the ummah of rasoolullah r is being misled by these socalled scholars and imams. A book to learn history of sects in islam and their deviation. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one, and that is the jamaah. I do not belive anyone can compile a listing of all 73 islamic sects as there is no full proof that the islamic sects number 73. Shia islam is the secondlargest denomination of islam, comprising 1020% of the total muslim population. He did not say that muslims should be active in dividing themselves into sects. Asalaamu alaykum, the exact number of the sects that are present now, is not important. It was compiled in jami attirmidhi hadiths 2640 and 2641, sunan abi dawud hadiths 4596 and 4597, sunan ibn majah hadiths 3991 and 3992 and 3993, musnad ahmad hadith 2332, almustadrak hadith 61, as well as numerous other books of hadith. Aug 11, 20 the most frequently cited hadith regarding the 73 divisions of the muslim faith is reported as. The muslims are divided into two major sects, namely the sunnis and the shias.

Additional benefits have been obtained from other books of aqeedah and manhaj. Allah subhanahuwataala strictly prohibited making sects in islam, please read these verses of quran with translation and think about it. Dec 03, 2018 73 sects, which one is the saved sect. The most frequently cited hadith regarding the 73 divisions of the muslim faith is reported as. Pdf 73 sect narration in the light of quran, hadees and facts. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one this narration is authentic when its various chains and wordings are gathered together. Oct 27, 2017 the base of all the sects are the six groups, and then each group is divided into 12 sects, and when 6 is multiplied by 12 it equals to 72 sects.

As it has been predicted by prophet it is sure that it will happen and ummah will be divided into 73 sects. We all are muslims and brothers in islam surah aale. Aug 07, 2016 allah subhanahuwataala strictly prohibited making sects in islam, please read these verses of quran with translation and think about it. The base of all the sects are the six groups, and then each group is divided into 12 sects, and when 6 is multiplied by 12 it equals to 72 sects. On the other hand munshi mehboob alim has included in his list, sects which rejects some of the. Members of one islamic group do not usually recognize members of other groups as fellow muslims, and open conflict between sects is. The other sects are like barracudas waiting to pounce on ahmadis everywhere and slaughter them like the quraish used to behave during the prophets time. Know that allahs messenger salallahu alaihi wasallam said. But he did not say that muslims should be active in dividing themselves into sects. Although a minority in the muslim world, shia muslims constitute the majority of the muslim populations in iran, iraq, lebanon, bahrain and azerbaijan as well as significant minorities in syria, turkey, eastern africa, south asia, yemen, and saudi arabia and other parts of the persian gulf. Although sunnis make up the majority of muslims, not every muslim belongs to the same islamic sect. It has been the premier institute to represent islam and the international flagship for islamic legal research.

The one who says that each of the seventytwo sects is guilty of kufr that puts one beyond the pale of islam is going against the quraan and sunnah and the consensus of the sahaabah may allaah be pleased with them all, and the consensus of the four imams and others. On the unreliability of the hadith narrations mentioning 73. Jul 06, 2018 i really enjoyed the actual pdf you wrote on the 73 sects. In both, the quran and ahadeeth there many laws which are totally evident and understandable, but there are also those laws which require extensive knowledge and expertise to be understood. Two i used to produce the following list are those of islamic encyclopedia published by munshi mehboob alim 60 and that of abumansur albaghdadi 61. Oct 03, 2015 the base of all the sects are the six groups, and then each group is divided into 12 sects, and when 6 is multiplied by 12 it equals to 72 sects. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islamhelpline. Sep 01, 2015 again, in saying, islam did not come to build cults and groups he tried to reject the hadith of 73 sects. Jan 24, 2018 souncloud audio link transcribed audio. I really enjoyed the actual pdf you wrote on the 73 sects. Qadianis also follow the sunni law and so do the ahl. Although it is helpful to use this book, the questions can be attempted without it.