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Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's 'Ilmi-Kitabi' Non-Sectarian Approach

منهج 'مسلم علمی کتابی'

21st century CE (lectures from Jhelum, Pakistan; widely viewed online)

Not a sect but a methodological stance: Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza (Jhelum, Pakistan) is widely known for the slogan 'Na main Wahabi, na main Barelvi; main hoon Muslim Ilmi Kitabi', urging Muslims to follow the Quran and Sahih Hadith directly and avoid sectarian identity.

Biography

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza is a Pakistani mechanical engineer turned independent religious lecturer based in Jhelum, whose lectures and question-answer sessions are widely viewed online. He is widely known for: relying on the Quran and Sahih Hadith with references from primary books shown to the audience; declining affiliation with any South Asian sect; critiquing what he regards as errors in the writings of scholars across sects; affirming love for both the Ahl al-Bayt and the Companions; and holding that Ali was on haq in the civil wars and that al-Husayn was martyred unjustly at Karbala. His positions have attracted strong support and strong criticism, including controversy and legal disputes in Pakistan.

Quranic basis cited for non-sectarianism includes 3:103 (hold fast together and do not divide), 6:159 and 30:32 (against splitting into sects). This node is included because the user's framework uses his methodology; it is placed as a linked approach rather than a branch, and personal/biographical details beyond his widely known public stance are intentionally omitted.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

3:103 6:159 30:32

Links open quran.com.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih Muslim 1218a Sahih

    Jabir's long description of the Farewell Hajj, transmitted by Ja'far ibn Muhammad (al-Sadiq) from his father (al-Baqir): 'I have left among you that which, if you hold fast to it, you will never go astray — the Book of Allah.'

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 7352 Sahih

    'When a judge strives and is right he has two rewards; if he strives and errs he has one reward' — basis of ijtihad.

  • Sahih Muslim 3 Sahih

    Introduction of Sahih Muslim: 'Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire' — basis of hadith authentication.

💬 Explanation Mirza view verified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Widely known public stance: non-sectarian 'Muslim Ilmi Kitabi' identity, reliance on Quran and Sahih Hadith, love of Ahl al-Bayt and Sahabah together. Biographical specifics are deliberately minimal.

The slogan/method is widely known; additionally, in ywqlRL1hUWs (auto-transcript) he describes his position as 'neither Rafidi nor Nasibi', with love for both the Ahl al-Bayt and the Companions. Nothing else is marked verified.

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Further references

  • Quran 3:103
  • Quran 6:159
  • Quran 30:32
  • His public lectures (widely available online)

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