Part Four: the Scientific Scandal of the Ba 'Alawi (or Banī 'Alawī) Lineage and Genealogy

Part Four: Exposing the Scholarly Scandal of the Ba’alwi Lineage and Genealogy book An Indonesian Scholar Proves The Falsity of The Ba 'Alawi Lineage

Part Four: the Scientific Scandal of the Ba 'Alawi (or Banī 'Alawī) Lineage and Genealogy

Book title:  An Indonesian Scholar Proves The Falsity of The Ba 'Alawi Lineage Connecting to the Prophet Muhammad
Title of Original / Indonesian version: Ulama Nusantara Menggugat Nasab Palsu: Jawaban KH. Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantani terhadap Buku Hanif Alatas dkk
Penulis: KH. Imaduddin Utsman Al-Bantani, pengasuh pesantren Nahdlatul Ulum, Banten
Cetakan pertama: November 2024
Publisher:  Lakeisha 2024
15,6 cm X 23 cm, 691 Pages
ISBN : 978-623-119-469-5 
Bidang studi: Sejarah Baalawi, sejarah Nabi, ilmu nasab, sejarah Islam, genealogi, garis keturunan, filologi/manuskrip, Tes DNA 
Publisher of English version: Al-Khoirot Research and Publication 
Fields of study: Ba'alawi history, history of the Prophet, science of lineage, Islamic history, genealogy, bloodline / lineage, philology/manuscripts, DNA testing  

Table of Contents 

  1. Part Four: the Scientific Scandal of the Ba 'Alawi (or Banī 'Alawī) Lineage and Genealogy
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
    1. Ahmad bin ‘Isa Never Migrated to Hadramaut 
    2. The Tomb of Ahmad bin Isa
    3. Ahmad Bin Isa Was Not Titled "Al-Muhajir"
    4. Ahmad Bin Isa Did Not Have Children Named Abdullah or Ubaidillah 
    5. The Lineage of Syarif Abil Jadid from the Clan of Alu Abi Alwi
    6. The Family of Abdurrahman Al-Saqqaf Claiming to be Alu Abi Alawi 
    7. Alawi Becomes the Brother of Syarif Abul Jadid 
    8. Jadid Has No Connection to the Ba'alwi Family
    9. The Book Tabaqat al-Khawash Witnesses the Efforts to Synchronize the Ba'alwi Lineage 
    10. The Account of Muhammad bin Sulaiman's Migration Becomes Out of Sync
    11. Ubaidillah and Fictitious Names from the Ba’alwi Family 
    12. Glorification of the Ba’alwi Ancestors
    13. Interpolation and the Scientific Morals of the Ba’alwi 
  4. Conclusion 
  5. Bibliography 
  6. Back to An Indonesian Scholar Proves The Falsity of The Ba 'Alawi Lineage Connecting to the Prophet Muhammad

PART FOUR: THE SCIENTIFIC SCANDAL OF THE BA 'ALAWI (OR BANĪ 'ALAWĪ) LINEAGE AND GENEALOGY

This analysis under the sub-title of "The scientific scandal of the Ba 'Alawi (or Banī 'Alawī) lineage and genealogy" is part of the book An Indonesian Scholar Proves The Falsity of The Ba 'Alawi Lineage Connecting to the Prophet Muhammad written by KH. Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantani, a prominent Islamic scholar from Indonesia.

PREFACE

After the book "Menakar Nasab Habib di Indonesia, Sebuah Penelitian Ilmiyah" or Measuring the Authenticity of the Habib Lineage in Indonesia (hereafter referred to as the Measuring the Authenticity), which the author wrote, garnered attention from various circles—both pro and contra—the author felt it necessary to produce a follow-up book. This volume presents more robust arguments based on the discourse that has taken place regarding said lineage following the circulation of the first book.

This book, among other things, re-incorporates what the author wrote in the Measuring the Authenticity book, supplemented with new scholarly explanations that the author deems worthy of inclusion. The author mentioned in the Measuring the Authenticity book that it was the result of the author’s verificated research into the authenticity of the lineage of the habibs in Indonesia. This research was prompted by the phenomenon of the habibs claiming on multiple occasions across mass and social media that they are the grandchildren of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. In fact, on one occasion, a habib stated, "Within our bodies flows the holy blood of our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah."

The problem the author investigated is whether it is true that these habibs are the grandchildren of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, such that the blood of the Messenger of Allah flows in their bodies. The method the author employed is library research, gathering scholarly data in the form of genealogical texts and other books from era to era, which were then processed to be systematic, rational, and valid.

The purpose of that research was to measure the authenticity of whether it is true that the habibs are descendants of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. This research, in the author's view, is crucial because claiming to be a grandchild of the Prophet Muhammad SAW carries significant consequences in socio-religious life.

Measuring the authenticity of the lineage of an individual or a suspicious group that attributes itself to the Prophet Muhammad SAW is a collective obligation (fardhu kifayah). It falls under the category of amr ma'ruf nahiy munkar (enjoining good and forbidding evil). It is forbidden (haram) for scholars to remain silent when an individual or a group of humans falsely attributes themselves as descendants of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, because doing so constitutes istihqar bi haqqi al-mustofa (disparaging the right of the Prophet Muhammad SAW).

Imam Ibn Hajar al-Haitami stated:

ينبغي لكل احد ان يكون له غيرة في هذا النسب الشريف وضبطه حتي لا ينتسب اليه صلى الله عليه وسلم احد الا بحق

"It behooves everyone to possess a protective jealousy (ghirah) toward this noble lineage of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and to verify (dhabt) it, so that no one attributes themselves to the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad SAW except rightfully."
Exposing suspicious lineages that claim descendancy from the Prophet Muhammad SAW was practiced by scholars of the past. Examples include the efforts of Ibnu Hazm al-Andalusi and Imam Tajuddin As-Subki in exposing the falsity of the Bani Ubaid lineage, who claimed to be descendants of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Similarly, Al-Hakim An-Naisaburi exposed the falsity of the lineage of Abu Bakar ar-Razi, who claimed to be a descendant of Muhammad bin Ayyub al-Bajali. This was also done by Adz-Dzahabi, who exposed the falsity of the lineage of Ibnu Dihyah al-Andalusi, as well as Ibnu Hajar al-Asqalani, who exposed the falsity of the lineage of Syekh Abu Bakar al-Qumni.

It is mandatory for scholars who know that the lineage of someone claiming connection to the Prophet Muhammad SAW is invalid to disseminate this information to others.

Syekh Ibrahim bin Mansur al-Hasyimi stated:

ولا يجوز للعالم كتمان علمه في هذا الباب فامانة العلم والكشف عن اختلاط الأنساب من الأمر بالمعروف

"And it is not permissible for a scholar to conceal his knowledge regarding this chapter (genealogy); for trustworthiness in knowledge and exposing the mixing of lineages is part of amr ma'ruf and nahiy munkar."
Imam Malik ibn Anas stated:

من انتسب إلى بيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم – يعني بالباطل – يضرب ضرباً وجيعاً ويُشَهَّر ويحبس

"Whoever attributes themselves to the family of the Prophet—meaning falsely (bil-batil)—must be beaten with a painful beating, publicly exposed, and imprisoned."
May this second book be of benefit to us all. Amen!

May 2023

Imaduddin Utsman al-Bantanie  

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