Herold Leelawardena.

Wahhabi, Deobandi, and Mawdudist are only some extremist Islamic organisations that are active in Sri Lanka. Given the globalist (US) links to Wahhabism and remembering it is such Saudis backed Tawheeds that fought Gaddafi in Libya and Assad in Syria and fight Malaki’s Shia government as ISIS in Iraq now, are we to believe that Tawheed Jihadis have no hand in Aluthgama riots. Don’t forget, Iran is Shia and Sri Lanka is a close friend of Iran.

A Muslim writer to realsalafi.blogspot wrote a full story on how two murders and forty injuries took place in Buhkary Thakiyya in Beruwala on 25^th July 2009. Importantly, he said that was the beginning of a master plan to turn traditional Muslims in Beruwala to become Tawheed radicles. In my opinion, Tawheeds past action show, their plan for Sri Lanka goes far beyond that.

Buhkary Thakiyya in Beruwala is a traditional Islamic cultural centre since eighteenth century. And Shaikhs of that Buhkary Thakkiya has always been a man who appreciate friendship and amicable living with Sinhala Buddhists. On the 23rd of July 2009, its followers and well-wishers have celebrated the 130th annual kandhoori at Buhkary Thakiyya in a grand manner.

The day after that celebration, Friday 24^th 2009, the cleric at the nearby but newly sprung ‘Thou’ (Thou means Tawheed/fundamentalist) mosque, delivered a taped sermon that attacked the Buhkary Thakiyya accusing its Shaikh a Kafir. And Koran labels Kafirs a dirty unbeliever. Interestingly, the taped sermon also compared Buhari Thakiyya to a Buddhist Temple, the Kandhoori to a Dansal and the archways erected at the entrance to a Wesak Pandal. In short, Tawheed cleric of ‘Thou’ mosque had ridiculed Buddhism and Buddhist culture while attacking its ideological fore Sufi Muslims.

Traditional Sufi Muslims understand the core values that can unite Sri Lankan citizens. But Wahabi and Salafi Tawheeds who are trained in Saudi couldn’t care less about unity or Sri Lankan values. Tawheeds want Sri Lanka Muslims to follow extreme traditions of Saudi.

Anyway, on 24th of July, Moulavis of Buhkary Thakiyya and their lawyer made a complaint to Beruwala Police about that hate sermon. In defence, Tawheeds promised to produce hate preacher to the police in two hours but didn’t. And events that followed lead to arguments on Islamic ideology between Sufi traditionalists and Tawheed fundamentalists.

On July 25^th of 2009, both sides gathered again and soon argument turned to a brawl that ensued two killed and 40 injured. 132 were arrested aftermath. Never mind the killed and maimed, Tawheeds started an illegal radio broadcast and distribution of CDs topropagate their ideology and hate campaign to fight against the traditional Muslims from the following day itself.

Soon Thawheeds spread the rift allover Sri Lanka. They stopped functioning of Buhkary Kandhoori at Kinniya and attacked Quadiriyya Thakiyya at Weligama. In February 2009, Thawheeds destroyed a 150-year old shrine in Ukuwela. In May 2009, they attacked Jummah Salat jamath, Thihariya. In July 2009, a Prominent Islamic Scholar & Ulema of the Valaichchenai Mosque was abducted & tortured. Needless to say, Thawheeds in Beruwala has increased their numbers by several folds.

On August 16, 2009, The Sunday Times reported that a number of Muslim home guards had deserted their unit with weapons to join Tawheed for a “Jihad” against traditional Muslims. The paper also reported that Saudi Embassy had denied supporting Wahhabis but admitted that “certain wealthy persons are helping various religious groups in Sri Lanka to put up mosques.”

Now to understand the gravity of the situation, here is bit of what Tawheed had done before 2009: On May 29, 1996, ACJU sponsored Wahhabi Tawheed arson struck the Thareekathul Mufliheen building in Kathankoody at 1 A.M.On October 31, 2004, at 12:30 p.m., 500 Tawheeds set the Meditation Centre ablaze, destroying its library, along with homes and businesses owned by Sufis. On December 2, 2006, they declared a Sufi saint who was buried the day before in that Meditation Centre, an apostate and exhumed his body and burned it at night. Then they brought life in Kattankudy to a halt (hartal). And schools, government and private offices, banks and businesses were shut down and shops were looted and burned. On December 15, 2006, Hordes of Tawheed thugs overran the same Meditation Centre knocked down its minaret then removed the body of its founder, MSM Abdullah (Rah) to burn it. Then they burned around 150 houses of his followers. Two were injured, one lost an arm and many fled the district.

Walk around. You’ll see, traditional Customs and rituals of the Sri Lanka Muslims are no more. Females donned in Niqab and hajjab has become a common sight in our cities. In the back of their three-wheelers they openly display, ‘there is no God but Allah’. ‘Azan’ insulting other Gods would deafen anyone. You’ll see that Tawheeds have succeeded in clamping down Sufism and Moderation and Traditionalism. How did it happen?

I think, this is what is happening: By compulsion (threats and fear), Tawheeds have cow down Sufi teachings and got Madrassas teach Wahhabi and Salafi fundamentalism. And Friday sermons in most mosques have become an expansion for the Tawheed ideology. Needless to say, it adds fuel to the burning hearts of young Muslims. They wanted to even look Arab. In that they have even planted date plants in Kathankoody. That’s ok, but ACJU and Tawheeds came up with a stratagem to feed us with nothing but ‘Halal’. They even got a Muslim parent to petition SC to allow their children don in Niqab to a Buddhist school on the strength of religious freedom granted by the constitution. They act as if they wanted to beat the majority Sinhala Buddhists. Tawheeds are testing our limits. And BBS became phenomenal success.