“The Satan is using this opportunity as it has always done to lead us astray from our religious duties in the name of precautions, treatment and protection.”
“This is the time to populate the mosques and to invite the ummah towards repentance.”
“Tablighi Jamaat Emir Maulana Mohammad Saad Opposes Social Distancing During Coronavirus Epidemic, Says: ‘The Satan Is Using This Opportunity… To Lead Us Astray From Our Religious Duties In The Name Of Precautions, Treatment, And Protection,'” MEMRI, April 6, 2020:
Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhlawi, the emir of Tablighi Jamaat, gave a series of speeches in which he told his followers to reject social distancing, a key recommendation by government officials and doctors worldwide to fight the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic.[1] His organization has attracted international headlines for transmitting the Coronavirus epidemic to different Indian states.
Tablighi Jamaat is a transnational revivalist Islamic movement that landed in controversy for organizing conferences in mid-March 2020 at its international headquarters in New Delhi. It appears that thousands of devout foreign and Indian Muslims who attended these conferences spread the Coronavirus across other Indian states.[2]
Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhlawi, who took over as emir of the revivalist group in November 2015, was born on May 10, 1965, and has three children. The Tablighi Jamaat was founded by his grandfather Maulana Muhammad Kandhlawi in 1926 in Mewat, a region near Delhi. Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhlawi completed his religious education at Madrassa Kashif-ul-Uloom, which is part of the Nizamuddin Markaz, the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat.[3]
According to one report, Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhlawi “has roughly 100 crore [2 billion] followers in 214 countries. By some measures, this makes the Tablighi Jamaat the largest Muslim movement in the world. The majority of the followers of the Tablighi Jamaat live in South Asia.”[4]
Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhlawi delivered three speeches on the Coronavirus epidemic at the Nizamuddin Markaz on March 20, 22, and 25. The Indian government had declared a national curfew on March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm and began a 21-day lockdown on March 25. Following are translations, produced by Delhi-based New Age Islam group, of the cleric’s three speeches.
Following are excerpts from the March 20 speech:[5]
“This Is The Time For Repentance And For Reciting The Koran And For Reverting Towards God; This Is The Time To Bring The Ummah To The Mosques, Not Of Leaving The Mosque”
“The point is that in the current situation every Muslim should think that Allah has directly put his hand on me. This should also be kept in mind that it can never happen that the wrath of God will inflict the Kafirs [unbelievers] and the Muslims will also be afflicted by it. Some people have got the wrong belief that the contagion was meant for the ‘others’ but Muslims fell prey to it. God directly deals with every momin [believers].
“In the light of faith and belief, we cannot subscribe to the idea that the wrath of God had descended on the ‘people of the world’ but Muslims also got trapped in it. The Koran says that, we know who will be afflicted by our wrath and who will not. All will not be afflicted by our wrath. However, if we bring our wrath on others as well, it is because we bring it as a warning to them and to drive them towards good deeds.
“Therefore, these circumstances inspire us to learn a lesson. But it does not mean that we should leave namaz [prayer] for some time or suspend other religious duties for some time and the calamity will be taken away. Oh really! (Recites a verse) In this verse of the Koran Allah says that, such contagions and calamities will not hold any lessons for these people. They don’t think that this is a transitory period and will pass on. So, let’s go ahead and do. Exhortations do not benefit such people.
“Even today many Muslims believe that this disease is a temporary affliction and will disappear soon. Allah says (recites a verse) that, we shall remove the calamity for a short period; we know that you will return to the sinful ways saying the calamity is over. Therefore, my friends, this is the time for repentance and for reciting the Koran and for reverting towards God. This is the time to bring the Ummah to the mosques, not of leaving the mosque. This is a matter of extreme perversion of faith and ignorance.”…
“Of course, precautionary measures are good, but leaving the mosque due to the belief that the calamity will intensify by going to mosques is against the injunctions of God, the routine of the rightly guided caliphs, the ways of the sahaba and the Sunnah of the holy prophets and Messengers. As for these holy men, they would consciously rush towards mosques in times of every calamity and every contagion, and here in this age we leave the mosques to ward off the calamity. It is a very wrong way of thinking. May God reward ‘ulema-e-Haq’ (Ulema on the right path meaning ulema of Tablighi Jamaat) who are steadfast in the opinion that in the current situation, there is no question of and justification for locking down the mosques.”
“The Satan is using this opportunity as it has always done to lead us astray from our religious duties in the name of precautions, treatment and protection. Whenever a calamity strikes, Satan makes the victims of calamity commit such acts which destroy their rewards and add to their woes. This is the time to populate the mosques and to invite the ummah towards repentance. As I have already said, this is the time to make our supplications effective. This is not the time to pay heed to false remedial measures….
“Muslims are the core of this universe. Muslims don’t need to think on what they should do in the current circumstances. Only those who don’t know the Supreme Being need to think how to defend [against] this calamity, this disease. It’s only the Kafirs who rely on the material remedies and resources. Muslims rely on Aamaal (religious deeds) and prayers. If Muslims too follow them then he will also say that the circumstances require us to abandon this and this duty for the time being.
“If you abandon your religious duties in view of the current calamity, it will only aggravate. The holy Prophet had brought the Muslims so close to the mosque that they did not find the solutions of any of their problems outside the mosque. Coming towards God is actually coming towards the mosque in the same way as going towards the lawyer means going towards his office and going towards a minister means going towards his ministry. Just imagine, if a non-Muslim had asked Muslims to leave mosques because he did not know what a mosque is. Where there is health and solace thanks to the descent of angels, they perceive disease there. It’s sheer blindness, it’s sheer blindness.”…
“My friends. Do fasting and chant God’s name abundantly. This is the only remedy for this calamity. As for the doctors’ advice and precautions, following them is not against the faith and Shari’a; rather if you suffer losses due to noncompliance of precautionary measures, only you will be blamed. Therefore, we should follow the doctors’ advice and take precautionary measures only to the extent that your religious duties are not sacrificed. If your Aamaal (religious duties) are sacrificed, God will leave you to the mercy of the doctors and pull His hand off you….
“Therefore, my advice to you is that you should follow the precautionary measures prescribed to you but at the same time I will reiterate my position that precautionary measures should be followed only to the extent that they do not cause suspension of your religious duties.
“If you abandoned any of your religious duties due to your zeal to take precautions, God will pull His hand off you. Your religious deeds are based on your faith. Remedial measures are not faith-based, religious duties are. Remedial measures are akin to precautions. And religious acts are based on faith. You should keep it in mind and pray at night. Instead of discussing the disease, remember God….
Martin says
OT video – MEMRI – Jordanian Scholar: Westerners Plagued with Coronvirus Since They Don’t Wash Filth from Their Behinds
Jordanian Islamic scholar Ahmad Al-Shahrouri said in a March 29, 2020 show on Yarmouk TV (Jordan) that people in the West lack purity and cleanliness, and he gave the example that they do not wash filth from their behinds with water after using the restroom like Muslims do.
He explained that this is why Westerners are plagued with viruses and diseases and that this is the reason there has been a shortage of toilet paper in the West in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Recalling a time when his “head almost exploded” from the stench of two Westerners he sat between on a plane, Al-Shahrouri said that Muslims should praise Allah for requiring them to perform ablution.
Furthermore, he said that Westerners’ poor hygiene is why France is known for producing luxurious perfumes that mask people’s filth, foulness, and odors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq9edFBx3e4
gravenimage says
Just grimly laughable, given how superior Western hygiene is to anything in the Muslim world.
william carr says
I think it is great that their stupid uneducated ignorant clerics are telling them to pack the mosques and ‘allah’ will answer their prayers. This will mean many of the will get sick and maybe die. Maybe then they will see that their so called ‘religion’ is a sham based on the lies of an ignorant camel jockey who thought camel piss was medicine.
Old Fat Bald Socially Inept Ron says
Ain’t COEXISTENCE just peachy?
mortimer says
They are telling Muslims that there is no co-existence between Islam and modern science.
Wellington says
I say to Muslims, by all means populate the mosques while not forgetting how despicable we kuffaars are—per Sura 98.6 “the vilest of creatures”—and thus stay away from us inferior human beings since we’re so unworthy compared to you, Muslims clearly being “the best of peoples” {Sura 3:110}.
Oh yeah, in the name of your beloved Allah and Mohammed, be sure to do both. Go put your butts in the air in droves in your mosques and thereafter have nothing to do with us despicable infidels. Most definitely do it. Allah will be so disappointed with you if you do not.
mortimer says
Wellington’s sarcasm makes a valid point: namely, that Muslims are refusing to acknowledge the SHARP DISAGREEMENT between Mohammed’s fatalism and modern, medical science which has called for a strict quarantine.
Terry Gain says
Mortimer
What proof do you have that Wellington was being sarcastic? I agree with him entirely. And I am not being sarcastic.
gravenimage says
I didn’t take Wellington’s comment as sarcasm, either.
Old Fat Bald Socially Inept Ron says
If memory serves, didn’t Islam’s Prophet instruct Muhammadan’s to wipe their bung holes using three stones?
Ironic isn’t it that the filthy French Ahmad is so repulsed by invented the bathroom fixture called a “Bidet”?
Prophet Muhammad also prescribed drinking camel piss to cure an upset stomach….mmm yummy and not disgusting at all, right Ahmad?
Hugh Fitzgerald says
Three, or five — as long as it’s an odd number. God knows why. And what do you do with those rocks afterwards?
roberta says
”what do you do with those rocks afterwards?”
Stone the nearest woman. She is guilty of something.
Terry Gain says
Too funny.
David Thompson says
Camel piss must be popular alright. I have searched the supermarkets and drugstores here and cant find any.
mortimer says
Tabhlighi Jamaat (Society of Preachers) are WELL-EDUCATED in Islam. They know what Islam teaches. Islam is opposed to modern science as they fellows prove time after time.
The accusations that Islam is opposed to modernity and opposed to science are demonstrated to be valid and to hold water.
Michael Copeland says
“……..their suppression of inquiry and creativity; and their unending intertribal fights –
are the reason their people have remained in the seventh century.”
Uzay Bulut,
Turkish journalist,
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5966/crime-muslim-world
Quazgaa says
Populate the mosques today, populate the cemeteries tomorrow.
Can somebody explain what’s wrong with that?
Terry Gain says
Obviously nothing.
Dr Frogg says
If the herd is as ignorant as the leader, the real Satan will soon be welcoming many!
tim gallagher says
I certainly hope that Muslims everywhere do follow the wise advice of this Muslim sage. Cram into those mosques everywhere and enjoy the results of that wonderful Muslim fellowship. Just stay the hell away from non-Muslims.
FYI says
“God will pull his hand off you”
Which one of allah’s TWO RIGHT HANDS is this evil ‘holy’ Butt-man of islam talking about?
allah :the god who MISSED everything..
allah;the god who missed the Golden Rule,the 2 chief comandments,the Exodus 20 laws,the role given to the Jews,the Holy Spirit{=source of Prophecy and authentic scripture}Can the ‘holy’ men of islam explain any of these things being missing or contradicted in the koran?No.
allah:the god that gets Theology wrong{he thinks Christians believe Mary is in the Trinity koran 5:116}and are polytheists{no,christians are monotheists}
allah :the muslim ARAB god who ADMITS to being the master at deceiving people{koran 3;54},whose “prophet” muhammed ADMITS to being a false prophet{al tabari 6:111}and whose “perfect” koran is so full of errors that by allah’s own criterion of koran 4:82,in its imperfections,it cannot come from God but from “other than allah”?
islam:false god,false prophet,false scripture
tim gallagher says
Good summary of Islam, FYI. Certainly Islam is wrong in every way. As you say, false god, false prophet, false scripture. But, the main problem with Islam is not that it is wrong in these regards, it is that is full of calls for murderous violence and is, therefore, a danger to all of us non-Muslims. If a religious ideology was wrong, (I’m a Christian but I guess it is possible that all religions are on the wrong track, but some are peaceful and improve people’s behaviour) but was peaceful, then it wouldn’t matter all that much. But Islam’s vicious, murderous nature is what makes it such a constant danger to all of us. I do hope vast numbers of Muslims do gather together to pray to their evil notion of what god is like and plenty of them catch the coronavirus. So, bravo, to this idiotic Muslim leader and his wonderful advice.
James Lincoln says
Right again, tim.
Without violence, islam would cause no unworkable problems to nonbelievers…
tim gallagher says
Yes, James, to me, it’s the violence that matters when it comes to Islam or any other ideology. Maybe all religions are on the wrong track, (they all involve faith and we only find out for sure when we die whether there is something beyond this life, though I’m a Christian believer) but some religions are quite peaceful and make people better. I don’t know a lot about Buddhism, and I suspect it wouldn’t make much sense to me at all (from the little I do know about it), but I believe that it is a tolerant belief system and I’m happy for Buddhists to be allowed to come to Australia. Islam is vicious, intolerant and always calling for violence and that is why I feel there should be no Muslims allowed into Australia or any other non-Muslim countries. If Islam was a peaceful, tolerant load of bullshit, then I wouldn’t be bothered by it.
Peter WF says
Natural selection in progress.
gravenimage says
Tablighi Jamaat emir: “Satan is using this opportunity to lead us astray…This is the time to populate the mosques”
……………….
Right–because caring about the health and safety of your loved ones and neighbors is ‘going astray’. Good grief…
Westman says
“According to one report, Maulana Mohammad Saad Kandhlawi “has roughly 100 crore [2 billion] followers in 214 countries. By some measures, this makes the Tablighi Jamaat the largest Muslim movement in the world. ”
Wow! More followers than all the Muslims in the world put together! Amazing! This must include their Jinns?
gravenimage says
🙂
JHL says
Mohammed was ruled by Satan. Allah was a pagan deity.
Dr Amarendra Jha says
Islam is the prescription for idiots :Winston Churchill. The stupid Muslims say they are the core of the universe. I have a single question for them. Do you think that the universe is 1400 years old?
Terry Gain says
Who are we to tell Muslims what to do? After all, it is a great Abrahamic religion. And so peaceful. The many, if there are any, Nobel awards for science attest to the brilliance of Islam. Àllah would be proud. If he existed.
OLD GUY says
Islamic followers need to follow, it’s in their blood. So let them follow their great leaders into the mosques and from their to being a C-19 martyr and getting their share of the virgins. I wonder what the female islamic martyr get when they die, 72 virgin boys? Or do they become virgins again over and over for the male martyr’s. Stop the migration of islamic’s!