Al-Qawl al-Sadid fi al-Radd ala Man Ankara Taqsim al-Tawhid - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (6)

Al-Qawl al-Sadid fi al-Radd ala Man Ankara Taqsim al-TawhidAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

and blot out the sun, but they could not, and they died with rage still in their hearts. These successors therefore sought to renew the assault, avenge their predecessors, and assuage their rage. But how could they? Never! The forces of truth lie in wait for them, and the proofs of the Book and the Sunnah drive them back. Allah willing, they will surely meet the same fate as their predecessors:

“Did We not destroy the earlier peoples? Then We will make the later ones follow them. Thus do We deal with the criminals. Woe that Day to the deniers!” 1.

Among these defeated men is one called Hasan ibn Alī al-Saqqāf, who has taken to filling pages with nonsense and falsehoods, seeking thereby to conceal the truth, spread falsehood, and revive the ways of truth’s adversaries. One example is what he concocted against the doctrine of tawhīd in a tract he entitled: (Denouncing Those Who Divide Tawhīd into Categories: Refuting the Attempt to Introduce a Threefold Division into Tawhīd and Islamic Belief). Such is his rhymed prose, like that of soothsayers. He has produced nothing in these pages but what brings him disgrace. Had he remained silent, it would have been better for him and would have concealed his ignorance more effectively. But Allah will surely expose the people of falsehood and grant victory to the people of truth:

“They wish to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths, but Allah refuses to do anything but perfect His light.” 2

If only he had taken heed of his predecessors’ downfall at the hands of the people of truth, refrained from what he uttered, and retained some standing! As Zuhayr wisely said:

How many a silent man you admire ...
his speech will raise or lower him in your eyes.

One of the forces of truth rose to confront him, exposing his falsehoods and unraveling his schemes: Dr Abd al-Razzāq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbād. He examined the principal specious arguments and absurdities in the aforementioned book and answered them with argument and proof, until they began to crumble, themselves proclaiming their author’s ignorance and obstinacy. And so, the forces of truth have never confronted the forces of

1 Surah al-Mursalāt, verses 16–19. 2 Surah al-Tawbah, verse 32.

وحجب الشمس فلم يستطيعوا وماتوا وغيظهم في صدورهم، فأراد هؤلاء الخلوف أن يعيدوا الكرَّة ليثأروا لسلفهم ويشفوا غيظهم ولكن أنَّى وهيهات وجند الحقّ لَهم بالمرصاد وأدلة الكتاب والسنة تدرأ في نحورهم، إنَّه لا بدَّ إن شاء الله أن يكون مصيرهم مثل مصير أسلافهم: ﴿أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الأَوَّلِينَ ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الأَخِرِينَ كَذَلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ﴾ ١. وإنَّ من هؤلاء المهزومين رجلاً يقال له: حسن بن علي السقاف صار يسوِّد الأوراق بترهاتٍ وأباطيلَ يريد بها ستر الحقِّ ونشرَ الباطل وإحياء سنَّة خصوم الحقّ، ومن ذلك ما لفَّقَه ضدَّ عقيدة التوحيد في أوراق سماها: (التنديد بمن عدَّد التوحيد. إبطال محاولة التثليث في التوحيد والعقيدة الإسلامية) وهكذا سجع كسجع الكهَّان، ولم يأت في أوراقه هذه إلا بما هو عار عليه، فلو سكت لكان خيراً له وأستر لجهله، ولكن يأبى الله إلا أن يفضح أهل الباطل وينصر أهل الحقّ ﴿يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُّطْفِئُواْ نُورَ اللهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَي اللهُ إِلاَّ أَن يُّتِمَّ نُورَهُ﴾ ٢وليته اعتبر بمصارع أسلافه على أيدي أهل الحقّ فكفَّ عما باح به وبقي له اعتبار كما قال زهير في حكمته: وكائن من صامت لك معجب ... زيادته أو نقصه في التكلم ولقد تصدَّى له من جند الحقّ من فضح أباطيله ونقض أحابيله ألا وهو الدكتور: عبد الرزاق بن عبد المحسن العباد فاستعرض أهمَّ ما في كتابه المذكور من الشبهات والترهات وردَّ عليها بالحجة والبرهان حتى تداعت للسقوط وهي تنادي على صاحبها بالجهل والعناد، وهكذا ما تقابل جند الحقّ مع جند

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