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Obituary: Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Turkey Announces the Death of One of its Shabab Cengiz Karakuş

﴿ إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ ﴾ “To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return” [al-Baqarah: 156] Cengiz Karakuş was one of Hizb ut Tahrir's honorable Shabab who worked earnestly and courageously in order to revive Islamic society and in order to re-establish the rule of Allah's Deen on earth. Our brother Cengiz who met with Hizb ut Tahrir 25 years ago, never stopped being loyal to Hizb ut Tahrir ever since. Our brother Cengiz possessed a courage that could fearlessly declare the truth before a tyrant. He kept his promise to his Lord and demonstrated his loyalty to Islam until his last breath. He was arrested 7 times and was jailed for years because he upheld the Dawah of Islam. He never bowed before the courts when he was tried for his membership to Hizb ut Tahrir and always said the Haq (truth). Our brother Cengiz would talk with everyone in the Erzurum province where he lived, in order to liberate them of the capitalist system's filth and would call

Q &A: Ruling on the Outcome of Financial Transactions of Non-Muslims before Converting to Islam

Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem Answer to Question: Ruling on the Outcome of Financial Transactions of Non-Muslims before Converting to Islam To Michael Christensen (Translated) ==================== Question: Barakallahu feek, my question is related to Economics, I seek clarification about dealing with stocks: Since I was young (under 10 years of age - almost 20 years ago) my mother deposited some stocks in a bank under my name. These stocks increased in value, and in 2015 my mother sold the stocks on my behalf and gave me the money. I haven’t used the money because I do not know if they are permitted (from Shariah) for me. I converted to Islam 6 years ago and do not know much about the Economic system of Islam, but I now know stocks are forbidden. What is the ruling on this situation of mine? Is it possible for you to give a short but still detailed Islamic conclusion to help me understand if I can keep the money or get rid of it? I hope you understand my question if not, you c

Hanbali Scholars on the Caliphate & its Jurisprudence

The Caliphate is the polity (political entity) which implements the law and spirit of Islam on Earth. Its high obligation, importance and the priority it has in Islam is something agreed upon by the ‘ulema of Islam. We’ve previously covered the Hanafi ‘ ulema’s opinion on the Caliphate ; in this article we present the statements of some of the scholars of the Hanbali madhhab regarding the Khilafah. The founding Imam of the Hanbali school, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (rh) made it clear what the absence of the Khilafah means when he said: The fitna (mischief and tribulations) occurs when there is no Imam established over the affairs of the people. [ Al Ahkam al Sultaniyyah and al-Mu’tamad of Abu Ya’la al Hanbali]. Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) said: The aim and objective of politics ( siyasah ) is to seek nearness to Allah. A Muslim adopts politics only to establish the Din which guarantees such a nearness by providing a suitable psychological and spiritual climate in which