A thread of my views:

What do I think of Taqlid?

It depends on the individual and his circumstances. Learned people making Taqlid of an opinion they know to be weak is a disrespect of Usul.

There is a certain balance to be had as with everything.
What do I think of Sufis?

Like the Falsafa, Tasawwuf is an alternate paradigm that is branched with Islam. There are good Sufis. There are bad Sufis. Unfortunately the latter outnumber the former significantly.
Regardless of my misgivings regarding Sufi practices like Hadra or the Pir Mureed culture, I'd rather have Muslims do Hadra in Sufi lodges than dance in LGBT parades.
What do I think of Salafis?

The word Salafi has become a pejorative label and is often used to describe a lot of people. There are many who have called he Salafi over the years. It's a badge I wear with pride as a joke.

Now when it comes to Salafis there are several issues.
1. Their views on Madhabs.

Salafis are not very good with fiqh. This doesn't need to be reiterated.

But their attempts at trying to change the taqlid culture and the Madhabi sectarianism is something to be respected though ironically they have become taqlidi and sectarian...
as the years have gone by.

2. Their views on Aqeedah.

A lot of Madhabists also share the Salafi concerns when it comes to Aqeedah issues within the Muslim world. However Salafis have a tendency to fall into extremism and often link issues of bidah to Aqeedah rather than fiqh.
All that said, I have a lot of love for the Salafis and a lot respect in their efforts to overcome the hardships they have faced.
What do I think of Tabligh and Deobandis?

Personally not a fan of either. They lend legitimacy to regimes and often undermine Islamic groups.

But there are good people in their ranks. And I have a lot of love for scholars like Habibullah Kashemi and Syed Adnan Kakhail.
What do I think of Muslim Feminists?

Like the Mutakallimun and the Sufis in the past, there is good and bad among them.

Are they the biggest fitnah we face right now?

No.

The fitnah that we face is RAND scheme which happens to include certain branches of feminism...
however they also include certain branches of the Ulema who are promoted as the so called Moderate Muslims.

While we should be firm in our critique of ideas that are antithetical to Islam we should not be careless enough to lump our sisters with the modernists.
Redpill Ideology.

Some Muslims who seek solutions from it might have legitimate concerns (Really stretching my Husn Al Dhan), but the ideas it perpetuates are incredibly problematic and most of its advocates are men with questionable worldviews and character at the very least.
Darul Uloom Nadwa.

Unlike the Qawmi and Deoband who have largely stuck with old ideas, Nadwatul Ulema have tried to adapt to changing circumstances and keep the Islamic scholarship relevant in these trying times.

They deserve more plaudits and recognition.
Who do I follow in Aqeedah and Fiqh?

The Aqeedah question is simple enough. I try to follow the Salaf as much as much possible. i.e. I avoid Kalam schools for the most part.

Madhab wise, it's complicated. But let's just say that I am a Hanafi of the Shah Waliullah tradition.
The top 5 scholars who inspire me, in no specific order:

Abu Hanifa,
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Ibn Taymiyyah
Ahmad Sirhindi
Shah Waliullah.
Contemporary scholars I like:

Abdullah Jahangir(he passed away recently)
Ahmadullah Madani
Abu Bakr Zakaria.
Hatem Al Hajj.
Musa Al Shareef
Salman Ouda
Safar Al Hawali.
Habeebullah Kashemi.
Salman Nadwi.
Syed Adnan Kakakhail
Akram Nadwi.
Least Favorite Madhab/Aqeedah school:

Maliki/Ashari.

Not because of their principles of concepts but mainly because of the people who associate with these labels.

"Asharis" are sectarian Sufis.

"Malikis" are Zandiqa riding the Trojan horse labeled "Maqasid".
Muslim Brotherhood:

The biggest mistake their harshest critics make is generalize them as monolithic movement.

Ikhwan have a lot of offshoots. Differences so apparent that sometimes two Ikhwan movements appear to be completely different.
I have a lot of love for Ikhwanul Muslimeen despite their shortcomings.

They were among the first Postcolonial resistance against the Western Hegemony.

And they have faced the harshest challenges and made immense strides despite being derailed eventually by their own errors.
My criticism of Ikhwan is sometimes they can compromise a little too much. They have all the same problems that every Hizbs have.

But they are better than some others in the sense that they look after their members(some branches at least)
With talks of them going back to the drawing board (like other "Islamist" movements) there is reason to hope.

If I had to pick label for myself it would be Ikhwani-Athari, similar to the Sururi movement or the Sahwa. But I am not affiliated with either as I have my own ideas.
Hizbut Tahrir

The party I was affiliated with as a Daris at one point.

They have a lot of khayr and lot of mistakes as with any other Hizb.

Their virtues are good enough to continue including them in all of our discourses.
Daniel Haqiqatjou:

1. His concerns are legitimate(somewhat).
2. His fear-mongering is not.
3. He does not understand politics.
4. And he is not providing any actual solutions for Muslims.
5. His critics overlook the individual concerns of Muslim students in Universities.
6. His defenders overlook the hostility he is fuelling among Muslims. (along with his his academic mistakes)
7. He is not an authority on many issues but is treated as such.
8. But some of his criticisms are valid but offset by his other mistakes.

Nothing more to say.
MIAW and the early Najdis:

He was trying to address a legitimate problem but prevailing circumstances forced him towards Extreme.

The early Najdis were brutal and very loose with their takfir.
People often conflate the Salafis with the Najdis. That isn't accurate. Nor is it helpful.

Sufis will try to take advantage of the recent criticisms of MIAW and the Saudi government campaigns against Salafis.

But Allah's Deen will prevail regardless of what anyone plots.
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