Unfortunately many non-arabs have started to practise this set of bidah belief, which essentially creates difference between arabs and non-arabs.

“The ruling relevant to non-Arabs is as follows: ‘An Ajmi (non-Arab) cannot
be a match for a woman of Arab descent, no matter that he be an Aalim
(religious scholar) or even a Sultan (ruling authority). This is the correct
view.) ”

http://www.islam.tc/cgi-bin/askimam/ask.pl?q=6225&act=view

These are the stance of ebrahim desai from South Africa part of a lengthy reply to the question whether a non-arab muslim man can (ajami) marry an arab muslim girl. The disgust at the mere thought of non-arab touching an arab is self evident.

What is slightly amusing, is that Allah himself does not make such a distinction. In fact he tells us there was no particular reason why he descended the koran in arab to arabs other than that being the language spoken in that part of the world then. Same way as the old testament was revealed to hebrew speaking people and thus is in hebrew.

It is unfortunate that non-arabs hold such a view as this only manifests the racism as being an inherent part of Islam, which is not part of Allah’s revelations.

Race, cast, super races are all manmade and bidah and un-islamic, which makes such imams and their race inferiority complex a figment of their imagination – at best.

here is a in-depth analysis of the issue for anyone who wishes to fully study the issue with more insight

http://islamthought.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/the-innovation-of-shuoobism-deciphering-between-nobility-and-racism-and-te-common-miscontruence-of-the-two/

secondly, the isna/isna shiyokkh are not the shiyookh of anything except for properly modernist propaganda.

jazakallahu khairan Abul-Harith. Everyone is looking at it from the western i.e. racist POV rather than a matter of nobility which was in detail, broken down in the link provided above.

in the above link, it explains the categories of bida of shu’oob because this innovation riginally started with the shia, the end result being the eradication of arabic language in their region and basic Islamic custom which in trun cut the generality of the people in perisa off from Islam allowing the people of kufr to dominate the shi’ia religion.

asalamu alaikum

http://binbaz.org.sa/mat/8191

Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned in his Iqtidhaa Siraat al Mustaqeem 1/154 the Hadeeth of the Prophet salallaahu alaihi wa salam:

إن الله اصطفى من ولد إبراهيم إسماعيل واصطفى من ولد إسماعيل بني كنانة

((Allaah raised in rank from the children of Ibraaheem: Ismaa’eel and raised in rank from the children of Ismaa’eel Banee Kannaanah))

At-Tirmidhee commented saying:

هذا حديث صحيح وهذا يقتضي أن إسماعيل وذريته صفوة ولد إبراهيم، فيقتضي أنهم أفضل من ولد إسحق، ومعلوم أن ولد إسحق الذين هم بنو إسرائيل أفضل العجم، لما فيهم من النبوة والكتاب

((This Hadeeth is Saheeh and this shows that Ismaa’ee and his offspring are the preferred children of Ibraaheem and this shows that they are better than the children of Ishaaq, and it is known that the children of Ishaaq, those who are Banee Israa’eel are the best of the ‘Ajam (foreigners), because of what they have from the prophethood and the Books.))

However what i’m commenting on is that people here are looking at it from a racial point of view.

Shaykh ibn Baaz rahimahullaah has made an excellent point in the issue of race and discrimination based upon nationality:

http://almuttaqoon.com/index.php?showtopic=45

This is not because they are “superior” as a race.

This is not from the statements of the salaf. They have stated very clearly that the Arabs as a people are superior and further that the imarah (leadership) should not held except a man from the Quraish. This is a clear indication of the status and the position the Arabs have in this deenul haqq.

Can a person become a Quraishi simply because he knows Arabic? Of course not. Do the Ahl Bayt not have a special status in our deen? All of this shows that the Arabs are indeed superior to the non-Arabs and this is from our deen and this is the position of Ahlus Sunnah

Rather if you analyze the affair from a whole, you should look as to why the scholars of the Salaf DID say that the Arabs are Afdal from the non-Arab.

al-Qurtubee (from Cordoba, Spain) said in his Tafseer (1/141):

أفضل من العجم

((They are better than the ‘Ajam))

This is not because they are “superior” as a race. Rather it is the command of the language as the Qur’aan is in the language of the ‘Arab. Not only will the Arab understand the Qur’aan more easily than the non-Arab, but the ‘Arab understand the Usloob (I guess expressions would be the best translation).

Does this mean that if your blood is not Arab you are lower than them? Of course not. Because many of the Salaf considered the one whose tongue was Arab to be from amongst them. Such as the likes of Ibn Seebawayh who was African and other than him.

This is a translated article from Ibn Taymiyyah on the definition of an Arab:

http://salafimanhaj.com/pdf/SalafiManhaj_TheDefinitionofanArab.pdf

Seriously.. Is THIS what some of our so-called ‘ulama are preaching now? Is THIS what Muslims are debating over??

There should be no superior race, we were all made equally, with the same mental and physical capabilities. There is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab and black over white or white over black.. (and we ALL know the Hadith I am referring to here)… So clearly attested to more than 1400 years ago.. and yet some of you squabble about these things?

And what is this so-called “black culture”?? Are all black-skinned peoples of the same mind? Are all white skinned peoples of the same mind??… There are Muslims in Africa who are very much black, and have completely different cultures from Muslims in the US or Europe who are black…

And there are non-Arabs who speak Arabic as eloquently as scholars, and there are Arabs who cannot even understand basic Fus’ha…

but some of you are not catching on..
some of our ‘ulamah are not catching on..

How can we be an ummah when some of us pounce upon any opportunity to pronounce takfeer on others all the time? When some of us are more worried about whether our lower garments are below or above the ankle than of educating and helping our brothers and sisters in the developing world prosper?? Am I one of the only ones on here who can see beyond debates, political alignment and scholarly books to the real issues at hand? ugh!!

Anyway, I seek refuge with Allah and Allah alone..

Wassalam

(I’m not even an African-American,. I am a Muslim of mixed African and Far-Eastern descent born and raised in the UK… but after reading some of these responses, I just had to write something on here)

You blew that out of proportion. The Salafi position is the Islamic position. So don’t say that Salafiyyah teaches racism when it is clear that Islam does not. This superiority is from the aspect of the language (being that Arabic is the language of both the Qur’an and Sunnah), not lineage…. which would have been clear to you if you paid attention to the lecture instead of regurgitating other folks garbage and looking for something that isn’t there. But, then again, presenting the truth wasn’t your intention anyway. This is similar to folks using the hadeeth of “obeying the leader” (even if he is an Abyssinian slave with a had like a raisin) and saying that proves the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was racist. Where’s the context agent Muhammad? Anyway, peace Eggman.

sahih bukhari:
حدثني ‏ ‏إسحاق بن إبراهيم ‏ ‏أخبرنا ‏ ‏جرير ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏عمارة ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏أبي زرعة ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏أبي هريرة ‏ ‏رضي الله عنه ‏
‏عن رسول الله ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏قال ‏ ‏تجدون الناس ‏ ‏معادن ‏ ‏خيارهم في الجاهلية خيارهم في الإسلام إذا فقهوا وتجدون خير الناس في هذا الشأن أشدهم له كراهية وتجدون شر الناس ذا الوجهين الذي يأتي هؤلاء
بوجه ويأتي هؤلاء بوجه
people are of different origins, [b]the best of you in ignorance are the best in islam when he/she aquires islamic knowledge[/b] you will find that the best people hate it the most( seeking leadership/authority) and you will find the worst people to be two-faced. they come this(group)in one way and they come to this(group) in (another)face.
afdhaliyyah exist in everything and if not then that would contradict Allah’s book and make the kafir equal to the believer
slave equal to the master
woman equal to the man
laymen equal to the scholar
companions equal to their prophets(alahim salaam)
shirk equal to tawheed
sinner equal to the righteous
and the worst of all the creation equal to the creator
the point is that anything that has any inkling of attachment to the deen then it is a favor from allah subhanahu. righteous arabs have a characteristic that they share with the prophet and use to better themselves in the deen. (language,upbringing,familiarality of islamic concepts)
righteous quraishees have a characteristic in which they share with the prophet and use to practice with(khilafat,speak the language with proficiency for it is their tongue,etc.)
righteous hashimees are the same and those who can trace back to the prophet alahi salaam.
مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَالأَعْمَى وَالأَصَمِّ وَالْبَصِيرِ وَالسَّمِيعِ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلا أَفَلا تَذَكَّرُون
the example of two groups are the blind and deaf compared to the seeing and hearing; are they an equal likeness? DO YOU NOT REFLECT(It is Allah’s creation and he does with it whatever he wants. he knows better and he is the most wise and most knowledegable. arrogance and rejection do not suit for a mere creation. obedience and submission to the creator is perfect for the slave being that it is due to the MASTER for he is your RABB)
Observing most of the base of ‘ajam culture you will find that it has no specific links to islam compared to arab culture. that is an undebateable truth. therefore the benefit is stronger on one side than it is on the other. in both is good but one is better than the other hands down. As muslims we choose that which is more close to that which allah revealed.

[quote]Please note, when the people asked him who is the best of all people, he gave them what is known to be the correct answer: “The most righteous amongst them”. They could not accept that answer. What they were saying is, “that’s not what we were talking about”. Rather than accept the answer of Rasul allah, regardless of what they were trying to get at, they wanted something else. Even in the presence of Allah’s Messenger they would not stop their jahil ways. So he respond’s “Then Joseph (Yusuf) Allah’s Prophet, the son of Allah’s Prophet, The son of Allah’s Prophet the son of Allah’s Khalil (i.e. Abraham).” They still didn’t get it. They wanted an answer to their racially based question, AND Rasul Allah knew this. Notice his patience, and his wisdom. He allowed them their racial foolishness at least in this context, after he was pushed, but ONLY IF they accepted that such an individual acknowledge Allah’s deen. “Then you want to ask about the descent of the Arabs. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic period of (jaahiliyyah) will be the best in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge.” [b]In front of Allah’s messenger to his face they showed how foolish and stiff necked they were.[/b] Rasul Allah kept the standard that the best in deen is the best of people, they would not accept such an answer![/quote]
are you in your right mind disobeying the messenger ( alahi salaam ) with your speech concerning the companions may allah be pleased with them. leave them alone. do not criticize a sahabi. this is kufr!!! they were not as you are describing them(stiffneck, jahil); fear allah!!!! these are not bible stories subhan allah no class

do not the kuffar(banu asfar:americans-europeons-their allies) have their superior class in the yahoodi in which they give their allegiance to(ahlulul kitaab) and kill and rape muslims because of this allegiance? believing they(the yahoodi) are the chosen of allah. what did allah say to the beleivers about this kind of allegiance
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ
the disbelievers are supporters and allies of one another (in their kufr and hate and their need to put low islaam)if you do not do this(ally with one another) then there will be a tremendous fitnah in the earth!!!
ibn kathir said that this means staying away from the mushriks domestically, manhaaj,etc.. and allying with believers. if this is not done then believers will mix with kuffar the fitnah will spread and wide and lengthy; as you see amongst us now because as a whole ummah we disobeyed this ayat and succumbed to this humiliation and now suffer from the sickness of imitations and love and thinking and even believing like the kuffar.
why would a muslim with a western background attach himself to a people who are overwhemingly disbelievers in the oneness of allah. do you not want to show these people that there is a distinction in wrong and right. If you really wanted to break it down with the quraan and sunnah then the first thing would be is why are you using a nomenclature(white,black,african-american,caucasian)that the kafir made up. Was he guided when he came up with these terms to differentiate man? how did the prophet(alahi salaam) view the distinction of black and white? did he see it as a race-breed-lineage?
did Allah say he made you into nations and tribes(which are lineages by the way)to know each other(reverence of family ties)? or did he say he made you into color races so that would be the standard for classifying man as the misguided kafir does? allah has favoured you all by given you islaam and put you higher than the blind arrogant kafir who can not see in front of him as of he is descending in the depths of the ocean. Allah has your back(mudabbir-ul-amr) and has put people in rightful positions so that this deen can be preserved and benefited from. be humble to your lord and accept that which our predecessors accepted as acceptance is a condtion of the shahadat