Islamic Revival

While the June elections in Iran have declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President, Mir Hossein Mousavi and his supporters are demanding a recount. Mousavi is part of the Reformist Movement in Iran – a group that is working towards establishing Capitalist values in the country. This phenomenon demonstrates that the 1979 revolution failed to harmonize the thoughts and emotions of the individuals in society. In order to change society one needs to change all the components of society – individuals who have permanent relationships based on a common set of thoughts, a common set of emotions and a common system – just as RasulAllah (saw) had initiated in Makkah and had been successful in Madinah. In June of this year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared victory in the Iranian presidential elections. Mir Hossein Mousavi, one of the other presidential candidates, challenged Ahmadinejad’s victory citing plausible election fraud. As a result, those who support Mousavi held protests to pressure

The following is the translation of a Q&A in Arabic from the website of the Ameer of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Sheikh Ata Abu Rashta, May Allah protect him. Question: Recently there have been some scientific studies, which are now considered proven, but for some time they were only spoken about in hushed voices. These are regarding 'frozen embryos' and ‘determining the child's gender.' These are quite well accepted in the Western world and have now arrived in the Muslim lands too. Such studies are no longer in the experimental or clinical stage, but have become quite acceptable to many Muslims. What is the hukm shari'i regarding these, may Allah reward you? Answer: Before we proceed to answer, let us remember that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has created mankind and taught it what man did not know. It is Allah سبحانه وتعالى who laid down specific properties, criteria, composition and traits in the universe and in man as a result of which man is enabled to explore and harness the s

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