Starting point of Qutubism

[Qutb] unleashed the ideas of takfeer, rebellion and revolution and clashing, violence and bloodshed towards the authorities upon the Ummah, propounding all of this as a methodology of “reform.” This led to greater tribulations in the Ummah in the decades to follow.

 

He [Qutb] joined the Ikhwanil Muslimeen at a time when they were working with “the Free Officers” to plot an overthrow against King Farooq and his monarchy. The Free Officers were top army officials, and included colonel Jamaal ‘Abd an-Nasser, and colonel Anwar Sadat (both were also friends of Ikhwanee founder Hassan al–Bannaa who was assassinated in 1949). Anwar Sadat, in his own account, explained that Sayyid Qutb was the main theoretician behind the Free Officers revolution against the monarchy, and had the coup failed Qutb would have been killed. …For more, click HERE:

 

 

Here is an excerpt from “The Creed of Imaam al–Albani on the Issues of Takfir and Apostasy,” which is an explanation of the deception of the Qutubiyyah

 

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Know – dear brother and sister in Islam – that Qutubism is an ideology that has departed from the dictates of the Book and the Sunnah, and has entered into the confines of ignorance and bid’ah. The starting point of Qutubism is takfir of all Muslim societies and nation states, and the end goal is the establishment of Allaah’s rule upon the earth by bloody and violent revolutions. And what leads from the starting point to the end point is but incitement to civil discord and strife in the land alongside the many innovated principles and ideas of Qutubism [a reference to the ideology of Qutubi founder Sayyid Qutb] and Banaa`ism [a reference to the ideology of Ikhwanee founder Hassan al–Banna].

 

The main Qutbi innovation being: takfir of all Muslim societies and nation states.

 

The main Bannawi innovation being: the accomodation of every Innovator and Misguided Deviant, and showing love and affection and nearness to them all.

 

And these two principles are the pillars of the Qutubi da’wah, in essence – and from which the other innovated Qutubi principles and fundamental or subsidiary teachings are derived.

 

 

Read below how Qutb’s gulping of deviant teachings (materialist philosophies, especially Marxist Socialism) in opposition to Islam and his subsequent doubts about the religion of Islam influenced his ‘aqidah and writing later on – the same ignorance-based literature that deviants today favor and use as their manhaj (methodology) en route to extremism, all in opposition to the pure methodology revealed from Allaah to His final Messenger Muhammad (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). And this is despite the righteous scholars’ repeated warnings of Qutb’s ideology, books and ways that lead to corruption.

 

Here is an excerpt regarding Qutb from Readings in Elementary Communism: Karl Marx, Freidrich Engels, Sayyid Qutb, Capitalism, the State, Social Justice, Revolution and the Communist Manifesto

 

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A man poisoned with Western and European materialist philosophies for much of his life, with none as his teachers except [philosopher] ‘Abbas al-Aqqaad and the authors of those books he was “gulping” (mostly Western philosophers). He then turned towards Islam and started writing books. And thus, with no knowledge of either the foundations of Islaam or its branches, he brought in his books calamities upon calamities – the bid’ahs of the Jahmiyyah, Mu’tazilah, Ash’ariyyah, Mufawwidah, Jabariyyah, Ittihaadiyyah. He brought the maxims and philosophies of secular atheist Jews (Communism) and fused them with Islam, claiming Islam is a fusion, blend of such philosophies along with Christianity. He attacked the Companions of Allaah’s Messenger on account of the “Social Justice” he envisaged through those Communist Marxist ideals.

 

Then in 1952, he was instrumental in the July revolution, a Socialist, Marxist, Leninist type revolution through which Jamal ‘Abdul-Nasser came to power. And when he [Qutb] fell out with this former comrade and was put into prison
in 1954, he then started penning down the Communist Revolutionary Manifesto embodied in Leninism in his books “Milestones” and “az-Zilal”, which became the spring and fountain for the madhhab of the Khawaarij. And he did not outline his revolutionary doctrines because he was imprisoned, being forced due to the circumstances, out of anger and resentment, as some people claim. Rather he was already ideologically upon that, and he’d plotted one successful socialist revolution already.

 

So the Communist Revolutionary Manifesto and what it contained of the notions of “Social Justice” [think Dhul-Khuwaisarah and the “unfair distribution” of “capital” and “injustice” he accused the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) of] and “revolution” [think the revolution of ‘Abdullah bin Saba’ against the third Khalifah ‘Uthman (radiallaahu anhu)] – these notions became the backbone for the ‘aqidah of the 20th-Century Khawaarij who were nurtured upon the works of Sayyid Qutb, all of whom strangely and ironically enough, came out in the name of “al-Haakimiyyah” itself.

 

Marx, Engels and Lenin brought the Qutbiyyah their “Social Justice”, “State” and “Revolution” – just like those Jews and Christians brought al-Ma’bad al-Juhanee, al-Ja’d bin Dirham and al-Jahm bin Safwan their doctrines of the negation of al-Qadar, the “Qur’an being created,” and the negation of Allaah’s Attributes. And just as those innovators put the Ummah to trial with a mighty tribulation (the fitnah of the “creation of the Qur’an”), then indeed the 20th-century Jahmite Ash’ari, Sufi Mufawwidhs of Egypt put the Ummah to trial with a mighty tribulation with their “fikr” that unleashed untold splits, divisions, vile hizbiyyah like never seen before with fanatical bigotry through the jamaa’aat (groups) and jam’iyyaat (societies) they spawned, let alone the destructive Extremism in Takfir, Takfir of the whole Ummah, of its rulers, scholars and general-folk, in addition to the ideological justification of terrorism in both Muslim and non-Muslim lands against innocent men, women and children.

 

 

Shaikh Muhammaad ibn Saleh al-‘Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah) warned of the Qutbi Manhaj, distinguishing between the upright Salafi Manhaj that Allaah revealed to His Messenger (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) and the corrupt Qutbi Manhaj founded by Sayyid Qutb. Click Here:

 

The Sayings, Verdicts and Rulings of the Scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah Regarding the Doctrines and Books of Sayyid Qutb Series

 

Qutbiyyah, Surooriyah, and Turaathiyaah are all off-shoots of Ikhwanul Muslimeen. For more, click here:

 

Shaikh Ubayd ul-Jabiree on Sayyid Qutb

 

Be warned from reading Sayyid Qutb’s In the Shade of the Qur`an

More dangerous statements by Qutb

 

Bayan Talbis al-Qutbiyyah: Part 1 – A Few Notes on the Current Activities of the Qutbiyyah Ikhwaniyyah

 

 

Bayan Talbis al-Qutbiyyah – Explanation of the Deception of the Qutbiyyah Series

 

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Refutation of Deviant Qutbi statement: “Ummaah is absent,” takfeer of all Ummah

 

Shaikh Saalih al–Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) said about this Khariji, Qutbi doubt found in Sayyid Qutb’s deviant book Ma’aalim fit-Tareeq “Milestones” (p.8, 17th edition, 1991):

 

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The saying that the Muslim “Ummah is absent,” then Takfir of all of the Islamic nations is necessitated from it, since its meaning is that there is no Islamic state, and this is in opposition to the saying of the Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam):

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There will never cease to be a group from my Ummah upon the truth, uppermost. They will not be harmed by those who desert them or those who oppose them, until the affair of Allaah – the Blessed and Exalted – arrives, and they are in this state.

 

 

So regardless of how much misguidance, differing, and disbelief might occur, then this safe and secure group will always remain.

 

Hence, there is no such thing as the “absence” of the Islamic Ummah, and all praise is due to Allaah. And nor is it a required condition for this Islamic Society, or this Aided Group, that it is devoid of sins, since sins were found in the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and also in the time of his Khulafaa. However, they [the sins] were stood up against and were rejected.

 

 

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Advice from Shaikh an-Najmee that serves as Interjectory Reminder of Ocean of Difference between Tawheed, righteousness Allaah commands Mankind with and clear-as-day Deviance of Khawaarij in stark opposition to what Allaah revealed

 

After praising Allaah subhanahu wa ta’aala and asking Allaah to send salaam upon the Prophet, his family and companions, Shaikh Ahmad ibnu Yahya an-Najmee (rahimahullaah) said:

 

 

This is directed to our brothers in Britian. I advise myself and you with the Taqwa of Allaah, to be dutiful to and fearful of Allaah. I advise you with Istiqammah…and to be upright upon the Salafi Manhaj (Methodology). This manhaj is such that there is no salvation for anyone of the people except by proceeding upon that methodology. And that manhaj is acting upon the Book of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, and obeying the commands in that Book and staying away from whatever is forbidden in that Book.

 

And that we believe in the matters of the Ghayb (hidden and Unseen) that Allaah informed us of in the Book (Qur`an), and that we have eeman in whatever is described in the Book, and whatever will occur in the future, close to the Hour, or at the Hour, or after the establishment of the Hour, and regarding the Resurrection, and things that will happen therein, and the establishment of the scales of justice, and the opening of the record of deeds, and the Sirat tha
t will be laid down over the fire, and so on from the affairs that Allaah, the Perfect and Most High, informed us of in His Book and upon the tongue of His Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). We must have Eeman in them. So this is the Salafi methodology, so proceed upon it and act in that manner.

 

After advising you and counceling you with that, I warn the brothers from following other maanahij (methodologies), newly invented methodologies, methodologies which contradict the Book and the Sunnah and (maanahij) that are contrary to what the salaf were upon. [I warn you of] methodologies that entail takfir – declaring Muslims [to be] disbelievers without a just cause. Methodologies that bring about killing of the Muslims, and killing of disbelievers who live within the land of the Muslim with a guarantee of safety. [I warn you of methodologies that entail] killing of women and children, and suicide missions, blowing themselves up and whoever is nearby – women, children, Muslims, disbelievers all blown up by these explosions.

 

The like of this…they are the methodology of the Khawaarij, whom the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) warned against. [Then the shaikh mentioned many ahadeeth that have already preceeded in this Topic.]

 

These are the people – the Khawaarij – who declare Muslims to be “kaafirs,” Muslims who pray, Muslims who fast, Muslims who carry out acts of ‘ibaadah, without any legitimate reason for that. This is very serious and a severe affair. To Allaah we belong, and to Allaah we shall return. (Al–Baqarah, ayah 156)

 

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What is required from people is Tawheed, the worship of Allaah alone. What is required from us is Tawheed, salat, zakat, fasting, and Hajj, and recitation of the Qur`an, and we make haram what Allaah made haram, such as Ribaa, devouring other people’s wealth without right – even though the Khawaarij (themselves) fall into these. What is required from people is Tawheed.

 

Allaah says (what means): And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allaah, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat: and that is the right religion. (Al–Baiyinah, ayah 5)

 

This is what is upon us – not the way of the Khawaarij.

 

They [the Khawaarij] are coming with something new. The Khawaarij make the blood of the Muslim “halal” (“lawful”), whereas Allaah, The Most High, said: “…if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land – it would be as if he killed all mankind… (Al–Ma`idah, ayah 32)

 

And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein, and the Wrath and the Curse of Allaah are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him. (An-Nisa, ayah 93)

 

The Khawaarij kill men, women and children, they commit suicide, they kill themselves, suicide missions, killing others. This is something forbidden in the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah.

 

Allaah, The Most High, said: And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another)… (An-Nisa, ayah 29)

 

These are people who go beyond the limits – ghuloo (extremism).

 

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The Khawaarij of today are worse than the Khawaarij before. The Khawaarij then claimed they were correct. The Khawaarij today have thrown that out the window, and the religion has become killing – killing men, killing women, killing children, killing Muslims, killing disbelievers. It has become the whole of their religion.

 

 

So we have explained the true religion of Allaah, and that the Khawaarij are those who have deviated away from the truth, and are to be kept away from.

 

 

Question and Answers

 

First Question: The shaikh (rahimahullaah) was asked about those who make excuses for the Khawaarij, those who kill the Muslims and cause corruption to people’s property and those like Bin Laden:

 

First Answer: Those who make excuses for them, then they are just like them. They are misguided, astray, just like them.

 

Second Question: What is the ruling concerning the one who gives a fatwah that “it is correct to enter into elections” and praises the democracy of the kufaar?

 

Second Answer: The elections are a bid’ah, newly introduced. And whoever gives a fatwah allowing election, then he has no doubt erred. And we ask Allaah to guide this person. [The shaikh may not have heard the second part of the question, regarding Democracy.]

 

 

 

Source: “Some Advice Regarding Terrorism”, a Masjid Rahmah tape.

 

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Beware of Hizb–ut–Tahreer, another modern group upon the ideology of the Khawaarij

 

Another off-shoot of the Khawaarij is Hizb–ut–Tahreer, a deviant sect with extreme ideologies whose true goal is revolution preceeded by takfeer of Muslim lands. Deceiving ignorant Muslims with claims of “working for the Khilafah,” they blatantly ignore the conditions for the Khilafa set forth by Allaah, thereby opposing Allaah with this and other innovations in addition to opposing the methodology of all the Messengers in calling to Allaah.

 

This group was founded by a Palestenian named Taqi ud-Din an-Nabahani who came from a Soofee family
and had an Ash’aree ‘aqidah mixed with some of the usool of the Mu’tazila, Murji’ah and Qadariyyah, drawing his ‘Aqidah from the deviant sects that arose after the death of the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) – deviant sects that the companions and subsequent Imaams of Ahl us-Sunnah severly rejected.

 

At one point, Taqi ud-Din an-Nabahani was even upon the ‘Aqidah of Hizb ul-Ba’th (the Ba’th Party, i.e. Socialism for the Arabs), a secular revolutionary ideology which strongly influenced his own political philosophies that were clothed with the garb of Islaam.

 

Like other revolutionary deviants Hassan al–Banna, Sayyid Qutb and Abu A’laa Mawdudi, Hizb ut–Tahreer founder Taqi ud-Din an-Nabahani is responsible for calling many Muslims away from the authentic ‘Aqeedah and Methodology that Allaah (‘Azza wa Jall) revealed upon the heart of His final Messenger Muhammad (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam).

 

An-Nabahani – like al–Banna, Qutb and Mawdudi – diverted a great deal of Muslims away from prioritizing and learning Tawheed and the Sunnah, and learning to free oneself of that which opposes them from Shirk and Bid’ah. Today, the initiates of Hizb ut–Tahreer are called to extremism and making takfir, and rebelling against Muslim leaders and governments. Of course, this causes havoc on Muslim societies – not rectification – and splits and weakens the Ummah instead of unifying it.

 

An-Nabahani openly disconnected the call of this deviant group from the call of Allaah’s Messengers, blatantly opposing it and even openly admitting that his politics was the goal. Proof for the above can be found in this link: Hizb ut–Tahreer

 

It is a group that openly gives precedence to their non-legislated politics above learning the foundations of the religion, and – like many deviant sects – prefers numbers over Eeman. Allaahu Musta’aan.

 

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It is clear that the methodology of [Hizb–ut–Tahreer] is purely political and it does not focus in reality on teaching Muslims the foundations of their belief and encouraging them upon purification of the soul and individual rectification in one’s beliefs and worship, and striving to make worship for Allaah alone, and rescuing them from setting up rivals and partners for Allaah in worship – which was the very specific purpose and goal of all of the Messengers (alayhim us-salaam).

 

Initiates are cultivated upon the erroneous idea that the Islamic Khilaafah was ended in 1924CE, that all Muslim lands have thus become lands of kufr, against which a revolution is necessary (obligatory), that this revolution begins ideologically by mobilizing the society. And as working to re-establish the khilaafah is the greatest obligation (today) that one is sinful for not engaging in such work (therefore, initiates are convinced to work with this group or within the framework of Nabahani’s teachings) with the claim that it is obligatory to work with them, as there is no other alternative group performing this obligation.

 

Within this framework, political work (meaning their specific methodology) is presented as integral to Islaam, but what is meant by politics is not the true and real Sharee’ah politics (which is the domain of the rulers and the scholars within an existing Islamic state), but an innovated form of politics that takes place in the absence of an Islamic state, through ways and means that have no basis in the Shari’ah but are derived fundamentally from sources alien to Islaam. The group relies upon a distorted representation of the Prophetic Seerah which is portrayed in purely political terms, completely divorced from its core message (of Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah).

 

In order to amass the greatest number of followers, an-Nabahani presented a particular ‘aqidah, coming from the angle that by adhering strictly to his rational perspective on aqidah, the differences between Muslims can be minimized (and thus more easily amassed into a political force). Thus if they accept only the Qur’an and mutawatir hadeeth, with the intellect as the definitive (qat’ee) proof, a minimalistic common aqidah can be united upon by the largest number of people. It is an integral part of the program that initiates are indoctrinated upon this specific aqidah of an-Nabahani to bring about the wider political objectives.

 

Hizb-ut-Tahreer is an extremely ignorant group, which borrows from the ‘aqidah of the Mu’tazila in giving precedence to their ‘Aql (intellect) over the Naql (Quran and Sunnah), deviantly claiming these times call for giving precedence to the ‘Aql and their [non-legislated, heretical] politics over the Naql. Aoodhubillaah!

 

They claim these times are for giving precedence to the intellect over the revelation from Allaah subhanahu wa ta’aala – Aoodhubillaah! – whereas Allaah commanded all of mankind to abide by the Sharee’ah of Muhammad [the Qur`an and Sunnah] until the Last Day, such that ‘Eesa (Jesus) ibnu Mariam will rule by this same Sharee’ah (not the Injeel) near the end of time.

 

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But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. (An-Nisa, ayah 65)

 

O you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination. (An-Nisa, ayah 59)

 

 

Hizb ut-Tahreer can be so hasty in making takfir of Muslim rulers that they commit absurd leaps to takf
ir of Muslim leaders for acts that are not only not kufr, but for acts that are not even haram – acts that are actually a Sunnah such as tijaara (business dealings) with the kufaar, an act the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) taught us. And of course, our righteous scholars today (and past, such as Ibn Baaz, rahimahumullaah ajma’een) are not safe from the tongues of the oppressive and misguided Hizb ut-Tahreer who curse, slander and make takfir of inheritors of the Prophets – for teaching and calling to what Allaah revealed upon the heart of the Prophet of this Ummah, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam).

 

Hizb ut-Tahreer almost always begins its call with the Seerah, but instead use a “distorted representation of the Prophetic Seerah which is portrayed in purely political terms, completely divorced from its core message (of Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah).” They are ignorant or pretend to be ignorant of the core of the Seerah, which in reality – of course – is singling out Allaah in worship, and imitating the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alahi wa sallam) in doing so.

 

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Political parties such as Hizb ut-Tahrir, and al-Ikhwan al-Muslimoon wish to establish the Islamic State before purifying the lands of idolatrous beliefs which take shape in the worship of the dead, and devotion to tombs. The situation is much worse when we realise that in the Ash’ari aqidah of the likes of an-Nabahani and al-Banna, Tawheed does not extend further than affirming a Creator with some of His attributes – and this is not the Tawheed that the Messengers came with.

 

Since Allaah, the Most High, has promised the granting of authority upon the earth only with the establishment of Tawhid and the abolition of Shirk, these people are attempting that which is impossible, and their vain, fruitless efforts over the last 60-70 years is the greatest of proof for that.

 

Allaah the Most High said:

 

Allaah has promised those who truly believe (have true eemaan) amongst you, and work righteous deeds (in obedience to Allaah and His Messenger), that He will grant them rulership upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them, and that He will establish their religion for them, grant them authority to practise the religion which He chose for them and ordered. And He will certainly change their situation to one of security, after their fear, providing that they worship and obey Me, not associating anything else in worship with Me. Then whoever rejects this favour by disobedience to their Lord, then they are the rebellious transgressors. (An-Nur 24:55)

 

The above verse establishes that on the condition that the Muslims:

 

Have correct, sound eemaan – which is not the eemaan of the various deviant sects, but the eemaan of the Companions, their aqidah, and that of whoever followed them in goodness, Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah, the Righteous Salaf. However, the Mu’tazili, Ash’ari, Murji’, Qadariyy Innovators such as an-Nabahani are the very people responsible for promoting the splits and deviations amongst the Muslims. Their books are filled with the very heresies that misguided, divided, split and weakened the Muslims in the first place!

 

Perform correct, valid, sincere, righteous deeds in obedience to Allaah. This excludes the innovations and newly-invented matters with which the Ummah has been put to trial. The call of this party is purely political and they explicitly state that their call is not one that focuses on cultivation upon knowledge and the purification and cultivation of the soul upon righteous deeds. And an-Nabahani states that morals (khuluq, akhlaaq) do not play any primary role in the formation of a society, and that rectification and cultivation in terms of morals and characters do little to change the situation.

 

Worship Allaah alone upon Tawhid. When Tawhid to an-Nabahani does not extend beyond affirming a Creator with some Attributes (as per the Ash’ari and Maturidi creeds), and this is what is apparent in all his books, then the call to that Tawhid which the Messengers called to is non-existent with these people, and wherever they go and in whichever land they operate, they are not interested in the beliefs and practices (i.e. as it relates to Tawhid and the Sunnah) of the people as much as they are interested in operating their party upon its ideological principles, and indoctrinating the people upon this to swell their party numbers.

 

Abandon shirk in all its forms and manifestations. Unfortunately, we see that the Ummah is plagued with major shirk in that they have resorted to worshipping saints, graves, tombs and the likes, and there is hardly a Muslim country, with just a couple of exceptions, where this shirk is found amongst the people, and accepted, without rejection. And likewise there is gross ignorance regarding minor shirk, about which the Prophet feared the most for his Ummah and about which he said is more hidden than an ant on a black rock on a moonless night.

 

So when the Muslims are characterized by these four qualities, it is Allaah Himself Who will:

 

– Grant them rulership (authority) upon the land

– Establish their religion for them, the one that He is pleased with for them

– Change their situation from one of fear to security

For more detail, click here: Hizb ut-Tahreer

 

So aside from falling into and calling to a deviant sect from the 72 sects of the Hellfire, and weakening and splitting up the Ummah, Hizb-ut-Tahreer is attempting to do the impossible.

 

Subhanak Allaahuma wa bihamdika ash-hadu anlaa illaaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk

 

 

If I said anything correct, then it is from Allaah (subhanahu wa taa’ala), and if I erred, then that is from me and shaytan.