A Call to the Modernists - 'Revise your Attitude' - Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmani
[That is why, in the history of this religion, all those who tried to amend, manipulate or modernize it, got nothing but reproach and condemnation. In the history of this religion, the advocates of modernism have not been called Luther and Kalone, but the modernists of our history are remembered by the names of Musaylamah, Abdullah bin Saba, Abu Musa Mazdar, Hasan bin Sabbah, Qarmat, Abul Fazl, Faizi, and Kemal Ataturk. Even their children would feel ashamed of their lineage with these names. The opponents of Luther and Kalone are mentioned with great disregard by the Christians. But the opponents of modernism in Islam, namely, Abu Bakr Siddiq radiyallahu 'anhu, Ali bin Abi Talib radiyallahu 'anhu, Ahmad bin Hanbal rahimahullah, Mahmud Ghaznawi rahimahullah and Mujaddid Alf Thani rahimahullah are still living with their names, and as long as human conscience is alive, the names of these sacred personalities will continue to be taken with love and allegiance. It is a pity that our present day modernists have not been able to understand the great diversity between Islam and Christianity, and as a result of this grave misunderstanding, they have been busy in abusing the scholars of Islam, calling them obscurantist, accusing them of ignorance for no reason. We earnestly request them with a well-wishing intention, and heart-felt sympathies that they revise their attitude with a cool mind and balanced thoughts, otherwise the course adopted by them is in no way beneficial for Muslims, for the country, and the Ummah, and even for themselves.
I hope and pray that my humble submissions leave a useful impression on them.]
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmani - Islam and Modernism pp.30-31
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