Is it true that Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab fought against the Ottoman Caliphate and the Caliph of the Muslims, and colluded with the English?
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Scholars face many enemies, among them Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who was accused of revolting against the Ottoman Empire and faced campaigns of defamation. In response to this, it is mentioned that the Sheikh believed in the necessity of hearing and obeying the Muslim imams, and that Najd was not under direct Ottoman control at the time his call emerged.
Furthermore, the Ottoman Empire received distorted information about the Sheikh's call, and its stance did not change despite the succession of four sultans.
As for the claim that the Sheikh and his call were the cause of the fall of the Caliphate with English support, this is a false accusation with no evidence, and history proves that the English were against the Wahhabi movement and exploited its name to defame their opponents.
These suspicions are baseless and their falsehood is exposed by scientific proofs and historical facts.
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