Islamic Revival

The following is a good political analysis article by a brother regarding the current situation in Somalia. The Great Game in Somalia By Abid Mustafa June 3, 2006 The recent upsurge in fighting between the various factions in Somalia is a typical example of wars being fought throughout the African continent where the real benefactor is neither the people nor local governments, but major powers. Somalia is another country that has been caught up in a vicious struggle between great powers competing against each other to control the Horn of Africa. The reason for this interference in Somalia’s internal affairs is simple. Somalia is replete with abundance of natural resources. Uranium deposits, oil and natural gas can be found in Somalia. Oil seeps were discovered in the colonial era by both British and Italian geologists. Later, French and American oil companies competed with British and Italian oil companies for concession rights to the exploration of oil. In the years to follow Somalia ...

The following is the draft translation of a leaflet in Arabic issued by the da'wa carriers in Morroco with some slight ammendments. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم By establishing the Khilafah we stop the offense to Allah, His Rasul (saw), mothers of the believers -May Allah have content on them- as well as slandering Islam in some Moroccan newspapers Oh Muslims: Without shame or being afraid from Allah, “The Moroccan Al-Ahdath” newspaper published on Wednesday 03 May 2006 an article which included a number of offenses and falsities on the religion of Allah, the following are some of what was mentioned in the article: - The belief of the Muslims that Islam is the religion of Allah is a lie… - The claim of the Muslims that they are the best of nations is a lie… - The belief of the Muslims that the Ahkam of Islam are merciful is also a lie… - The belief of the Muslims that whatever the Shari'ah has prohibited is evil for us, and whatever is evil has no goodness in it, is a lie and a claim...

The following is a draft translation of a leaflet written in Arabic by brothers in Kuwait with some slight ammendments. The crisis of the money market (stock market) in Kuwait is because of two main reasons, first of which is the corruption of the capitalist economy, and the second is the mal-sponsorship of the rulers of Kuwait and its government for the affairs of the people. As for the capitalist economy, it includes three systems which supported one another to divide the capitalist economy into two kinds of markets. The first is the actual economy in which the production, marketing and services of the goods take place, and the second is the financial economy, in which selling and buying different kinds of money take place, they are checks which represent rights liable of circulation, from this money economy the money markets initiated and advanced. The corruption of the money markets comes from the corruption of the three systems from which the money markets originated, the systems ...

In response to the question you raised about whether Saudi Arabia is an Islamic State (Dar al Islam) or not, we need to first define the meaning of Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Kufr (Land of Kufr) and then look to whether Saudi Arabia or any Muslim country today matches this definition. The following article explains this subject in detail together with the evidences, please check it: Clarfiying the meaning of Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Kufr 1) According to Shariah terminology, Dar al-Islam is defined as the land which is governed by the laws of Islam and whose security (Aman) is maintained by the security of Islam, i.e. by the authority and protection of Muslims inside and outside the land, even if the majority of its inhabitants are non-Muslims. Dar al-Kufr is the land which is governed by the laws of Kufr, and whose security is not maintained by the security (Aman) of Islam, i.e. by other than the authority and security of Muslims, even if the majority of its inhabitants are Muslims. So wha...

Muhammad bin Idris Al-Shafi'i (d. 204AH) is reputed to be the one who delineated the principles of deduction (usul al-istinbat) and regulated it with general comprehensive principles. Thus, he was the originator of the science of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), even though many people came after him who were more knowledgeable about usul al-fiqh and its definitions. The Fuqaha (jurists) before al-Shafi'i used to perform ijtihad without having defined parameters for ijtihad. Rather, they used to depend on their understanding of the Shari'a meanings and purpose of the ahkam, their aims, whatever its texts point to and whatever its objectives (maqasid) indicated. Due to the experience of those Fuqaha (jurists) in their study of the Shari'a and their thorough familiarity with the Arabic language, this has caused them to be acquainted with their meanings, to comprehend their aims (ghayat) and objectives (maqasid). They used to reconcile its concepts and objective...

The following article by a brother includes a group of authenticated Ahadith and their chains of narration regarding the return of the Khilafah, Insha’Allah. In giving glad tidings of the re-establishment of the Islamic Khilafah, tranquillity and ease was brought to the hearts of the believers, driving the Muslims, especially those who are working to re-establish the Islamic State, to work more seriously and with greater sincerity. Insha’Allah, may Allah (swt) honour them with the return of the Khilafah through their efforts so that they may achieve the great reward in both worlds: a mighty victory in this world and a noble residence in the Akhirah (the afterlife). The Salaf Al-Saalih (our pious predecessors) would understand such Ahadith, which give tidings of victory and conquest, as a motivator for them. Such Ahadith drive us to achieve this victory; yet, we cannot use them to wholly depend on while we sit doing nothing. This is how the Muslims in the past understood the hadi...

Question: The need for Khilafah has become well established and many Muslims now call for it. However, some people claim that the Khilafah only lasted for 30 years and that thereafter the Khilafah ceased to exist. Does this understanding have any Islamic basis? And is it a valid justification for not establishing Khilafah today just because it only lasted 30 years? Answer: There is no doubt that the Islamic State, which Muhammad al-Mustafa (as) established in Madinah existed until it was destroyed at the hands of Kamal Ataturk on the 3rd of March 1924. The continuity of the Islamic ruling system, the Khilafah system, beyond the time of the Khulafah Rashideen is established by historical reality and by the text. As for history we should bear in mind the structure of the ruling system so that we can asses historically whether if it existed or not. This structure is based on the following pillars: the Khaleefah, i.e., the head of State, the Khaleefah's delegated assistants (mo'a...