Islamic Revival

Al-Bukhari narrated on the authority of Junada b. abi Umayyah who said: We went to ‘Ubadah b. as-Samit when he was sick and we said: May Allah (swt) guide you. Inform us of a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (saw) so Allah may benefit you from it. He said, the Messenger of Allah (saw) called upon us and we gave him the Bai’ah, and he said, of that which he had taken from us, that we should give him the pledge to listen and obey, in what we like and dislike, in our hardship and ease, and that we should not dispute the authority of its people unless we saw open Kufr (kufr buwah) upon which we had a proof (burhan) from Allah. The hadith was reported by At-Tabarani as “kufran Surahan (open kufr)”, and as “unless the disobedience of Allah is bawahan”. It was also reported by Ahmad as “unless they order you of ithmin bawahan (open sin)”. 'Awf Ibnu Malik Al-Ashja'i said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) say: 'The best of your Imams are those whom you love and they ...

Muslim residence in a non-Muslim land is not a new phenomenon to Islamic Law. Indeed one finds mention of laws pertaining to such domicile scattered unevenly within the pages of classical juristic works. However, such treatment was brief and circumstantially limited and understandably since Muslim migration to the West from the 1980’s onwards is different in respect to its magnitude, scope and perhaps even in nature from what historians have recorded in past eras and centuries. In the past Muslim presence in dar al-harb was either due to sojourns for the purpose of trade, conversion of non-Muslim residents of dar al-harb or a Muslim land was conquered by non-Muslims and these categories have been dealt with by the jurists. However today we have Muslims making the West their home. Bernard Lewis described the situation as, ‘a mass migration – a reverse hijrah – of ordinary people seeking a new life among the unbelievers is an entirely new phenomenon which poses new and major problems. Th...

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحمَنِ الرَحيم O Muslims of Pakistan! This Rajab, 1428 AH, you face unprecedented losses and trials. You count your dead and frantically search for your missing after the siege of Lal Masjid. Fear descends upon you due to the lack of security, and even your army and police forces are not safe in the descent into lawlessness. You face ever-increasing economic hardships and even your most beloved possession, Islam, is the target of a strong Western cultural campaign. The system of rule that has been imposed upon you has failed you, you despise your rulers and they despise you because of your loyalty to Islam. In fact, this Rajab, not just in Pakistan, but throughout the Islamic Lands, the Muslims are counting their losses and suffering new trials. The kuffar have fallen upon you throughout the Islamic Lands, in Afghanistan, in Bosnia, in Chechnya, in East Timor, in Gujarat, in Kashmir, in Palestine, in Somalia and in Iraq to name but some. They have occupied your lands, s...

Some from amongst the self proclaimed secularists attempt to justify the abandonment of the Shariah by misquoting certain ahadith of the Prophet (saw). They attempt to derive a meaning from them that contradicts definitive matters in Islam, they claim that they allow the ruler of the Muslims to abandon the implementation of the Shariah. The following Q&A has explained these ahadith and how they should be understood: Q&A about gradual implementation of Islam

The following is a translation of an old leaflet but is still useful and applicable today. Najmuddine Arbakan, president of the so called Islamic Welfare (Rafah) party, was appointed on Friday 12th Safar 1417 A.H./ 28th June 1996 to the office of Prime Minister of Turkey, in a coalition with the woman Tansu Chiller, president of the "True Path" party, which is a secular, non religious party. This occurred in the wake of a deal which had been concluded between them in the following manner: 1- The Prime Ministerial post will be held alternately between them, on condition that Arbakan resumes the post for the first two years, to be succeeded by Chiller for the last two years of the four-year term. 2- Chiller will be the Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister during the period of Arbakan's term in office. 3- Chiller's party will hold the most important ministerial portfolios in the Turkish state, these are: Foreign affairs, defence, home affairs, finance, econ...

The following article was written some years ago but is still useful. Every Muslim must know whether his/her Deen is implemented in any country. This is due to the fact that Muslims must pledge allegiance to the country that rules by the Deen of Allah (swt). In other words, that state would be the Khilafah State that is headed by the Khaleefah whom Islam obligated us to obey. Therefore, this presentation is not hypothetical, nor for pure academic reasons. In other words, the Muslims must know if king Fahd is the Khaleefah of the Muslims, and whether Saudi is the Islamic State. If we conclude that Saudi is the Islamic State, then the obligation of re-establishing the Islamic state is removed (and the Islamic movements are actually wasting their time working for a goal that is already achieve). Muslims perception Many Muslims view Saudi Arabia to be an Islamic state. This is due to the lack of criterion to determine whether a state is Islamic or not. It is also due to the lack of knowled...

Abdullaah Ibn ‘Abbaas said that Allaah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “There shall be rulers whom you will recognize from them good and evil. Whoever opposes them is saved. Whoever abandons them is freed. And whoever intermingles with them is destroyed.” (Collected by Ibn Abi Shaybah and at-Tabaraanee; al-Albaanee authenticated it in “Saheeh al-Jaami’”, hadeeth #3661). Abul-A’war as-Sulamee said that Allaah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Be wary of the ruler’s gates; for there, there is difficulty and humiliation.” (Collected by ad-Daylamee and at-Tabaraanee; al-Albaanee authenticated it in “as-Silsilah as-Saheehah”, hadeeth #1253). Aboo Hurayrah said that Allaah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever approaches the ruler’s gates becomes afflicted. Whenever a slave draws closer to the ruler, he only gains distance from Allaah.” (Collected by Ahmad; al-Albaanee authenticated it in “Saheeh at-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb”, hadeeth #2241....