Islamic Revival

“Verily those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the way of Allah and so they will continue to spend it, but in the end will become an anguish for them. They will be overcome and those disbelievers will be gathered in Hell" [TMQ Al-Anfal: 36]. Ibn Kathir in his Tafseer mentions that this verse was revealed during the battle of Badr in particular concerning Abu Sufyan ibn Harb. Moments before the battle it is narrated that Abu Sufyan delivered a speech calling on the Quraish to donate their wealth for the war (harb) and in particular to get rid of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) once and for all. He also narrates from Ibn Abbas (ra) from Mujahid (ra) that it was revealed concerning Abu Sufyan because he donated his wealth to kill the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Dahhak (ra) said: "This verse was revealed concerning the people of Badr and all those capable of doing (what the ayah mentions). The Sabab an Nuzul (circumstance of revelation) wa

The scientific dogma of the 20th century Observe the sun rising in the morning, the stars hanging in the sky in their beautiful order, the incredible nature of man or of any other creature for that matter. See their intricate system interwoven, as splendid tapestry, systems upon systems, beauty upon beauty, complexity upon complexity. If we were to come upon a beach where pebbles and stones had been arranged in an intricate pattern, we would feel no hesitation in jumping to the conclusion that they had been arranged in such a manner by someone. Although it is theoretically possible that the sea could have deposited the stones and pebbles in such a manner by chance. It would be considered most unlikely. The standard argument put forward to counter the argument, that a Creator exists, is that the universe came into being purely by chance through the random forces of nature over millions of years. Thus the diversity and intricacy found in humans and animals is put down to chance. This arg

Take Me Away Questions of the fast From deep below Fools Land of origin As the land of Bukhari bleeds Hour of truth Awakening of the giant

The following are various articles written by various authors on issues related to Islamic history. Please note that these are selected articles and not a full list of articles available on this site, to see a full list on this topic please click on the category label: History Lessons from the tragedy of Karbala America should remember its warm relations with the Caliphate in the past The Khilafah and the Indian Subcontinent Comparisons from the Battle of Ain Jaloot Ramadhan Timeline Significance of Muharram & Ashoora Photos of Uthmani Khilafah during rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II

The following articles are written by various writers on issues related to Economics & Islam. Please note that these are selected articles and not a full list of articles available on this site, to see a full list on this topic please click on the category label: Economics Adam Smith's praise of the Caliphate Q&A: The dollar crisis, rising oil & commodity prices Big oil speculators ensure that a barrel of oil crosses the $135 mark The Crude facts Your Money Is Not Good Anymore! Food Crisis - The Failure of Capitalist Economics and Global Institutions World Bank reveals food prices becoming unbearable for the world's poor IMF: The world economy is to worsen Economic Colonisation: The Forgotten Killer All Bribery is Haram (Forbidden) Dollar’s decline: A crisis or an opportunity? The Indian stock market crash, an Islamic perspective The prohibition of Insurance in Islam The Laws of Partnerships (Companies) in Islam Rethinking Intellectu

The following are various different articles related to current affairs and political analysis by various authors. Please note that these are selected articles and not a full list of articles available on this site, to see a full list on this topic please click on the category label: Political Analysis US Normalizing relations with the "Axis of Evil" Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh condemns the arrest its student activists This Spring America’s target is not Iran but Pakistan No Palestinian Prison state until 2009 Musharraf's American Plan Statement on Hizb ut-Tahrir's delegations to quell bloodshed in Lebanon Bush’s Plan For Iraq and The Middle East The disastarous declaration of Hamas & Fatah amounts to recognising the Jewish state Pakistan's Kashmir policy is a double-edged sword A call to the people of Palestine and to Hamas and Fatah in particular Somalia…Somalia Make It Victorious, Oh Muslims! Political Concepts Part 6 - World Main issues

The following is an extract of the draft english translation of an excellent recent book entitled ' Political Concepts ' which was published in the Arab world in 2005. I will be posting more sections of the book in future. Introduction Politics is taking care of the affairs of a nation (ummah), internally and externally. This is conducted by the state and the ummah. The state conducts that practically; whilst the ummah takes the state to task over that. Taking care of the affairs of the ummah, internally and externally, by the state is discharged through the implementation of the ideology internally; and this represents the domestic policy. As regards taking care of the affairs of the ummah externally, by the state, it consists of her relations with other states, peoples and nations, and propagating the ideology to the world; and this represents the foreign policy. Understanding of the foreign policy is fundamental for safeguarding the entity of the state and the umm