Refutation of YahyaHarun..The Extreme Sufi!

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This particular refutation underlines the Sufi heretical understanding of Wahdatul Wujood which Harun Yahya subtly promotes in his books. The website from which this article is taken will be omitted. The content of this article, however, is, to the best of my knowledge, sound, insha'allaah:

 

InshaAllaah, I have by the grace of Allaah been able to summarize the main evidences of the deviation of the book by Harun Yahya entitled “The Evolution Deceit: The scientific collapse of Darwinism and its ideological background”. InshaAllaah, the book that I specifically refer to is approximately 5.3 inches by 7.2-inches, it is a paperback book and a color version. THE front page has half a skull depicted on the left hand side and the tile of the book is in orange and white, with Harun Yahya’s name in orange at the bottom right hand side of the page. This version is often distributed free amongst many organizations. Like how I too received it Free, Indeed the first time I came across it was in such a manner, and I have to admit I did not read it and assumed it would be fine, InshaAllaah I will never make such a mistake again in the future, however when I did read it I was very impressed by the manner in which the theory of Evolution is refuted, and I never made it to the end chapter. However the deviation of Harun Yahya is not evident in the initial chapters of his book as his deviated ideology and concepts are contained in the final chapters, entitled “The Mystery of Matter” and “The Relativity of Time and the Reality of Fate”, pages 159 - 190.

 

InshaAllaah this book also has some summarized version that are also distributed for free sometimes but I do not know of the precise tile, And to the best of my knowledge the book I am speaking of is identical to the Harun Yahya book that can be purchased from his website. He uses very dodgy English translation to Confuse people in to thinking nothing in the world exists except Allaah, We are all his Shadows and Reflection, Audho billaah. He usually quotes Imaam Rabbaani & Ibn Arabi who was executed for his Heretical Beliefs; Harun Yahya’s tendency to use Kalaam in his arguments is not from the Manhaj or Aqeedah of any of the salaf.

 

InshaAllaah I will quote some of his deviated wordings and reference the page numbers from the book I have with me.

 

Page 160: Yahya writes:

 

“The Mystery of Matter”

“...Still others have heard that in the Qur’ân it is written that Allah is ‘everywhere’ but they cannot perceive what this exactly means. They tacitly think that Allaah surrounds everything like radio waves or like an invisible, intangible gas.

 

However, this notion and other beliefs that are unable to make clear ‘where Allah’ is (and maybe deny Him because of that) are all based on a common mistake. They hold a prejudice without any grounds an then are moved to wrong opinions of Allah…”

 

Clearly what Harun Yahya does here, as he does elsewhere, is to use a persons intellect in order to ponder about Allah in terms of where He is. We know as it is mentioned in various ahaadeeth and in the Qur’aan that Allaah is above the seven Heavens and arose over His Throne in a manner, which suits His Majesty. We therefore can make clear where Allaah is as we have the textual proofs from both the Qur’aan and Sunnah. Allaah says in the Noble Qur’aan words to the effect:

 

(Al-A’raf: 54) “Indeed your Lord is Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth in 6 days, and then He rose over (istawaa) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty)…”

 

Harun Yahya is very subtle in spreading his dodgy beliefs, and in a very subtle manner prepares the reader for the rest of the falsehood he will propagate further in the Book mentally causing them to ponder over Allah in a manner that we have been prohibited from. The quote I give from Yahya’s book is only one of many examples that can be found in his book.

 

Harun Yahya further confuses the reader by making claims that the world does not exist, that it is a mere illusion, and that its all within our brains, that its all based on electrical signals. This is ajeeb to say the least but what this does is to confuse the reader and make them use their intellect before they use the Qur’aan and Sunnah, hence man’s intellect is made to be superior then the sources of Revelation. Clearly his manner of argument has not been seen with regards to the salaf-as-salih, they never and still do not use man’s flawed intellect and reasoning over the Haqq of the Qur’aan and authentic ahaadeeth.

 

Here are some more examples from Harun Yahya’s Book:

 

Page 163:

 

“ ‘The External World’ is Inside the Brain”

 

…Everything that we perceive as the “matter”, “world” or “universe” is nothing but electrical signals occurring in our brain…… Simply put, the fruit is nothing but the interpretation of electrical signals by the brain”

 

“…For instance, someone who watches the stars in the sky assumes that they are millions of light-years away from him. Yet what he “sees” are really the stars inside himself…”

 

“…. Distance, which is to say the distance between you and this book, is only a feeling of emptiness formed in your brain…”

 

“...While you read these lines, you are, in truth, not inside the room you assume you are in; on the contrary, the room is inside you…”

 

“….However, you must remember that your body, too, is an image formed inside your brain….”

 

Page 164:

 

“… The truth of the matter is rather all the qualities we ascribe to objects are inside us and in the ‘external world’…”

 

Page 165:

 

“… However since we can never actually reach the ‘external world’, how can we be sure that such a world really exists?

 

Actually we cannot….”

 

“…The only world we know of is the world that exists in our mind: the one hat is designed, recoded, and made vivid there; the one, in short, that is created within our mind. This is the only world we can be sure of…”

 

Page 166:

 

“…in reality, you have neither hand nor eye, nor is there anything that can be touched or seen. There is no material reality that makes these things happen except your brain. Your are simply being deceived…”

 

Page 167:

 

“…The book in your hand, the room you are in, in brief, all the images in front of you are seen inside your brain….”

 

Page 182:

 

“…there is no valid proof of the existence of a three- dimensional world…”

 

Page 190:

 

“…When spacelessness is comprehended, it will be understood that hell, heaven and earth are all actually at the same place…”

 

Harun Yahya continues to discuss his twisted interpretation of the individuals’ perception of the world in many more examples in the book however I don’t think it is necessary that write out all of his crap book in order to give you a few examples of his deviation.

 

In Sharh-us-Sunnah, Imaam al-Barbahaaree states, point number 23:

 

“To have faith that Paradise is true and real and that the Fire is true and real and that both are already created...” this one single sentence from the noble Imaam of ahlus-sunnah proves that the world is real and that it is not merely a big “illusion” or big “dream” and that we are living right now right here. Also it confirms that created things are not all connected in the manner in which Harun Yahya propagates, indeed we are free from the lies of the Soofies and are separate entities living independent lives and we know this because we will all be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection as individual beings, and indeed that day we will run from each other and be concerned with our own affairs.

 

Clearly, we have proofs that the world does exist in reality and is not within a human being; for example the hadeeth of the Israa and Mi’raaj clearly shows the present existence of Paradise and the Fire. (Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, English Translation vol. 5, no. 227; and Saheeh Muslim English translation vol. 1, no’s 309 –322).

 

InshahAllaah there are many more examples whereby the Muslims of Ahlus-Sunnah-wal-Ja’maah are required to believe in the existence of the creation as it is integral to our ‘aqeedah. For example we believe and confirm that the Qur’aan is the pure, flawless and uncreated speech of Allaah, we believe that the Messenger of Allaah sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam was the best of mankind, and so forth. I am sure that you yourself are aware of many more examples whereby we confirm that the world and all of our experiences, sightings etc are real and true. Clearly in Imaam Barbahaaree’s creed, point number 155, states “…Do not use analogy on anything”. Meaning opinion and analogy have no place in matters of creed.

 

Page 170, Yahya states:

 

“…Only Allah exists: everything except Him are shadow beings. Consequently, it is impossible to conceive Allah as a separate being outside this whole mass of mater. Allah is surely ‘everywhere’ and encompasses all…”

 

“...the fact that Allah is not bound with space and that He encompasses everything roundabout is stated in another verse as follows:

 

To Allah belong the east and west: Wheresoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara’115)…”

 

“…. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision (Surat al-Anaam. 103)…

 

While we watch these sensory perceptions in the course of our lives, the closest being to us is not any one of these sensations, but Allah Himself…”

 

“…it is impossible for man who is nothing but a shadow being, to have a power and will independent of Allah…”

 

“…since a human being is a shadow being, it cannot be itself which performs that act of throwing. However, Allah gives this shadow being the feeling of the Self. In reality, it is Allah Who performs all acts…”

 

Page 179:

 

“…Proving that the whole world is in reality a ‘shadow being’, this subject is the key to comprehending the existence of and creation by Allah and of understanding that He is the only absolute being…”

 

Page 180:

 

“…this reality has been understood by a number of Atheists or philosophers throughout history. Islamic intellectuals such as Imaam Rabbani and Muhyyidin Ibn Arabi realized this fact from the signs of the Qur’an and by using their reason…”

 

“…Rabbani wrote in his Mektubat (Letters) that the whole material world universe is an ‘illusion and supposition (perception)’ and that the only absolute being is Allah……..there is nothing in the outside except the Glorious Being, (who is Allah)……..”

 

Page 181

 

“…Rabbani have written that it might have been inconvenient to tell this fact to the masses and that most people would not be able to grasp it…”

 

Page 190:

 

“…Allah is nearer to the man than his jugular vein (Surah Qaf, 16). As everybody knows, the jugular vein is inside the body. What could be near to a person then his inside….”

 

“…Allah sees and knows Allah with the five sense and with all other sense. Withersoever we turn there is the presence of Allah….”

 

SobhanAllaah Harun Yahya clearly puts forward his soofi ideas in this part of the book. He claims Allah is within people, that we are all Allaah, that Allaah is everywhere. istakfurAllaah wallaahu musta’aan.

 

Allaah is not everywhere. Indeed he is free from such a vile accusation. However we know that Allaah is everywhere in terms of His knowledge and not physically manifestation. Also Allah says in the Noble Qur’aan words to the effect:

 

(Al-Baqarah: 186) “When My slaves ask you concerning Me, (answer them), I am indeed near. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me. So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.”

 

This shows us that Allaah is all-Knowing and all-Hearing and nothing escapes.

 

InshaAllaah brother there are many more examples that I am sure you know of from the Qur’aan and Sunnah that tells us of Allaah and how he is separate from His creation. SobhanAllaah.[...]

 

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So Brothers in faith this is only from one of his many book I have quoted, I hope that we should take care in propagating his works as it not befitting that we should be propagating the deviations, innovations, falsehoods, lies and filth of soofies such as Harun Yahya. If we are indeed Muslim then we should not hesitate to get rid of his Books of deviation, which clearly could lead innocent Muslim people astray and Allaah’s refuge, is sought.

 

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Also please forgive me for having made any mistakes for they are indeed from the accursed shaytaan. And take this as a small and humble attempt from your Brother in Islaam to help to propagate the truth and try and preserve al-Islaam from the corruption of the innovator and deviated groups, parties and individuals. I make du’a that we all die upon the truth and upon the sound Aqeedah and Manhaj of the saved sect. May Allaah reward us all for our efforts with the best of Rewards.

 

And may we aim our efforts towards the goal of seeking the face of Allah.

 

Wassalaam ‘alaykum warahmatullahi wa barakaatohu

 

Remember that our beloved Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam stated "I have left you upon clear proof, its night is like its day, no one deviates except that he is destroyed, and whoever amongst you lives for long will see great controversy. So stick to that which you know of my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, cling to that with your molar teeth" [Reported by Ahmad (4/126); Ibn Maajah (no 43); al-Haakim (1/96), from al-Irbaad ibn Saariyah - declared saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah (no 937)]

 

And I pray to Allaah to give us the right knowledge and Guide us and Grant the Ummah to loving the truth and its people. {Aameen}

 

Wassalaamualaykum,