Tablighi Jamaat - A House Divided, Part 4; Koran vs Fazaa'il Amal.

Part 4. A multiple part analysis and review of the doctoral thesis entitled: The Contentious Politics of Socio-Political Engagement: The Transformation of the Tablighi Jamaat in London by Dr. Zacharias Peter Pieri. Submitted to the University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ethno-Political Studies, May 2012.

Related links:
1. Sheikh Abdur Rahman Hassan Al Somali refuting the Hanafi Fiqh Channel clearly and succinctly here. 14 separate videos of very basic mistakes from the Hanafi Lion. 5 years and no response:

   • Response To the Mistakes of Hanafi Fi...  

2. Tuwaylib Usman Iqbal getting savaged and dry violated by Sheikh Asrar Rashid, this is why TJ’s should not debate as they simply don’t have the skills to articulate themselves:

   • Deobandi Ignorance And Takfir Debate ...  

3. The Tablighi Jamaat may be the world’s largest Islamic movement, active in some 165 countries, but what is it? Is it even a “movement”? Is it apolitical or is it a cover for terrorism? Barbara Metcalf Professor of History Emeritus, University of California, Davis:

   • The Elusiveness of the Tablighi Jamaat  

4. Prominent TJ Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari details TJ’s fighting each other in Bangladesh and the need for reform amongst TJ’s. Note his use of the term Sufi; the TJ is fundamentally Sufi. Also he mentions the need to adopt a tempered approach:

   • When things go Wrong with Tabligh & T...  

5. Ali Hassan Khan on "Does Allah need a hand?":

   • Real True Creed of Salaf P4. Does All...  

6. Sheikh Mohammed Nasir al Din Albani discussing methodology with a TJ:

   • Imam Al-Albani Debates A Tableeghi (W...  

7. The British Library theses database:

https://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do

8. A critical Hadith study of the Tablighi Nisab and its intellectual impact on the Jama at Al-Tabligh. Listed as: Al-Turkistany, Younis B I (2011). University of Birmingham. Ph.D. This thesis is under embargo, it will be reviewed fully upon release:

https://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint...

9. Our Shared Cultural Heritage “Religious Spaces” Yoginder Sikand:

   • Our Shared Cultural Heritage "Religio...  

10. Sheikh Bilal Philips on TJ’s:

   • Dr. Bilal Philips on Tablighi Jamaat  


11. TJ Violence over leadership:

https://viewsheadlines.com/tablighi-j...

12. Lecture series 2019 - Current Issues in Islam TABLIGHI JAMAAT with Dietrich Reetz, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin:

13.    • TABLIGHI JAMAAT  

14. Dr Riyaz Timol is a Research Associate at Cardiff University's Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK. His PhD dissertation was shortlisted for the 2018 BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World. He is the Principal Investigator of a major three-year project exploring the lived experiences of British imams. Here is his presentation regarding TJ:

   • Dr Riyaz Timol - Tablighi Jama'at in ...  

15. Season 2 Episode 2 Year 2001 Chronicles Of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Dr. Baker discusses major events that took place in the year 2001 [september 11th terrorist attacks] and Richard Reid 'The shoe bomber' who used to attend Brixton Masjid around that time:

   • Season 2 Episode 2 Year 2001 Chronicl...  

16. Salafism and the Islamic State by Jacob Olidort. The Islamic State (IS) is often identified as the world’s leading proponent of Salafism, or fundamentalist Sunni Islam. But, as Dr. Jacob Olidort points out, most of the world’s Salafis are not violent or politically active -- in fact, they explicitly condemn both. In this illuminating video presentation, Institute Soref Fellow Olidort provides an introduction to Salafi thought, describes the emergence of the Salafi movement, and deconstructs the Salafism of IS. This is essential viewing for anyone interested in the ideological roots of IS and how it diverges from other Islamist groups:

   • Salafism and the Islamic State