Farhat Hashmi and Al-Huda

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In view of the recent controversy what do we all think of Al-Huda?
Promoting faith or promiting close mindedness.

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What was the controversy

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Al Huda is not promoting extremism as far as i know but i've heard that FarHat Hashmi does teach puritanical Islam that might infringe upon extremism.

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^Yes actually..that is true. I personally do not like her. She used to give dars in Mississauga to women always...and reportedly turned women radicalized. By radicalized i mean, portraying very very harsh interpretation of salafism.

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Women who join her tend to devlop some common characteristics after they go to enough of her lectures.

  1. They shut themselves out of life. By "life" i mean there academic goals change, they drop their careers, they stop pursuing "worldly" gains. Which as a muslim, even the Quran doesn't forbid us from living our lives. She doesn't directly tell people to drop their careers, but people get mesmerized by her and then they want to mimic her. I have relatives who have attended her lectures and they told me that a radiologist in Karachi got so mesmerized by her that she told Hashmi she wants to drop her job and dedicate her life to studying Islam. Hashmi reportedly scolded her and told her not to drop her job, and that females are needed in the medical profession. I've also heard she has told her students to not feel like they need to put the veil across their face just because she does it. But having said that, the evidence is contrary. Anyone who goes to her class becomes a stay at home mom, and gives up their career aspirations. They stop studying history, philosophy, art, medicine, science, politics, etc. They drop out of college. They resign from their jobs. They are fooled into thinking the proper muslim woman stays at home and takes care of her family, only, and that the master of the household is her husband and she must obey him.

  2. They put men on a pedestal. All of a sudden a rapist is not a criminal. They put the blame on the victim -that she was asking for it, and only if all women dressed like farhat hashmi, no one would get raped.

  3. They start believing the Niqab is an Islamic concept. When there is no Quranic verse asking us to cover our face. They disregard a hadith where Muhammad (SAW) reportedly stated we need to keep our faces open. This is the problem I have with them. They think they're better than the Prophet (SAW) himself, and they fall into the "najdi" criticisms that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) reportedly made.

  4. They will cut themselves off from muslim women who are not in their little group.

It's more like a cult really. There is nowhere in Islam that says we are to sit in halaqas, that we are to sit in dars's and listen to other people talk about Islam and their interpretation of it.

We each have the freedom to read the Quran and base our life based on our readings and interpretations. God didn't tell me to wait for Farhat Hashmi to figure out Islam, so I'm not going to sit there and listen to her.

She is toxic. She creates a cult of women. She doesn't target poor women and the uneducated. She targets the upper class. You have to pay to be in her classes. It's a money making scheme. Her 'Huda Institute" was investigated by audits, and very small slim percentage of the money goes for charity, although her billboards will state "Charity" or "Charity organization".

This should be obvious. Groups like Edhi - it is SO EVIDENT where the money is going. Any problem in Pakistan, pretty much Edhi is on the scene, and they have the power and muscle for disaster work, charity medical work, because they actually channel their money to use it for the poor. It doesn't go into anyone's coffers. These other groups, they're out there to make money.

Farhat Hashmi reportedly was asking for a huge house and cars from the govt of Pakistan when they were offering her a job in the Religious advisory department for the government. They ended up rejecting her, because she was demanding too much from the taxpayer. She wanted a huge ** house. She wanted cars, she reportedly wanted servants, etc.

I mean, screw that. That's not the mark of a pious person. She's a charlatan and people are falling for her.

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Farhat Hashmi Controversy | APECSEC.org

Al-Huda mightn’t be linked to terrorism, but Farhat Hashmi’s misogynistic and Shiaphobic institute is a hub of radicalization

A Controversial Role Model for Pakistani Women

Truth Revealed: Dr Farhat Hashmi Exposed! Former Student Reveals Lie In ‘Misaali Ustad’ (Exemplary Teachers) Lecture

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Peace,

I heard her name but haven't yet listened her lecture. Will check the links quoted above.

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Aslamo-Alaikum,
What about Farhat Hashmi ?Can any one tell me any Female or Male Mullah is doing any good "FI SABEELILLAH" as mentioned in the Quran?
All are in the same BOAT.

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In reference to the bolded part…

I totally agree with the concept that Allah has given us the ability to read and understand the Quran on our own. We don’t have to have someone interpret it for us. But there are examples of how verses can be twisted (i.e. due to perceived “duplicity” http://www.paklinks.com/gs/general/660907-niqab-banned-11.html) to support our own positions and the harm that can come from that is too great to permit.

While I can’t speak for what you have written about Farhat Hashmi and her actions/intentions, I do know several women that have studied in her program in Mississauga and I can’t say that ANY of them have been radicalized, isolated from life, put men on a pedestal, taken up niqab or cut themselves off from women who don’t follow a similar belief system. This simply has not been my experience. Maybe I’m lucky.

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Yeah, and I have a cousin and like all of her niqabi brigade friends that will show you otherwise.

And right...the harm that can be done by NOT wearing a Niqab...oh what the world is coming to.

Muzna, do you wear niqab? Cuz, I'm pretty sure you post your pictures here.

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then we can agree to disagree on the matter because we have polar opposite experiences.

perhaps you missed what I was trying to say or maybe it was not clear enough.......I was referring to the harm that can come from verses being twisted to suit a person's own opinion, not harm that can come from not wearing niqab.

I don't wear niqab but I support the rights of those that wish to.

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Is there a problem when the women of the elite go to her classes?Does it shatter the "maadern" concept of a rich pakistani woman who suddenly wants to get close to Allah and shun liberal lifestyles? Never understood why people want to associate being poor with Islam. Imams like Imam Abu Hanifa came from wealthy backgrounds.

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^ You missed the point. Classes on Islam shouldn't have a high price attached to them. She is using class discrimination. Hardly consistent with sunnah or God's law.

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Does she Charge a fee ? I dont know whole lot but my Mother did attend the entire course and at that time at least there was a fee or class discrimination. Also reading a post from you up, the data points that I have that is the women I know who went through Hashmi course really none of them dropped their careers etc. but yes they did change like in couple of cases two stood up to domestic violence etc. Isnt like she has been teaching for good 20 plus years now and her students (in Pakistan i know for a fact) have also started teaching so you are talking about tens of thousands of women here so I am not sure any generality is applicable.

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Her classes are online free for download...

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PCG would have known that if she had done even 5 minutes worth of research on the matter.

Here you go PCG: Tajalliyaat-e-Nabuwwat – Farhat Hashmi

Hijab  Ø*جاب – Farhat Hashmi

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I followed a one year course at Al Huda and it was one of the best things I have done in my life. There is a thing called common sense. You use it where you deem neccesary. Allah didn't tell us to blindly follow those with knowledge. There is room for your own interpretation and what you feel is right. So putting all the blame on Farhat Hashmi and her so called 'radical' ideas is plain stupid. I'd rather learn about religion from her than someone like Amir Liaquat.

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Oh wow.....we have someone right here that has taken a full course at Al Huda.

Perhaps PCG might have some questions that you can answer first-hand.

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She is doing that now because she is sitting in Canada and under strict supervision there. Bad for her business.

She has always had some tapes out for free, but to sit in her class, you have to pay.

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I will hardly be taking religious advice from ChillyMilly.