Islamic Revival

"…Those truly fear Allah among His servants are those who have knowledge (Ulema). For Allah is Exalted in Might and is Forgiving." [Al-Fatir: 28] Regarding "…Those truly fear Allah among His servants are those who have knowledge…" Ibn Kathir stated that, "The more the knowledge of Allah and His (swt) power is complete, the more He (swt) will be feared by those who have the complete knowledge." Imam Al-Qurtubi said that, "The scholars are those who know the power of Allah (swt). They are in no doubt of his (swt) punishment no mater what the sin is." It was narrated by Ali ibn abi Talha that Ibn Abbas (ra) said, "The scholars are those who know that Allah is capable of anything." Al-Rabee narrated that Ibn Abbas (ra) said, "He who dos not fear Allah (and His punishment) is not a scholar." Ali ibn abi Talib (ra) said, "The true faqih is the one who will not make the people give up or lose hope in Allah’s mercy; an does not b

Musharraf’s statement that he has received reports that points to the possibility of certain retired ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) officers aiding Taliban, amounts to an explicit confirmation of American and Afghani allegations of Pakistan’s infiltration and interference in Afghanistan. Hence by authenticating American accusations, Musharraf has once again exposed his true face. If we assume that Musharraf’s statement did actually has some truth attached to it even then there is no possible rational explanation as to why it was felt necessary to confess on American national media? After all what national interest will be served through this blunder? Consequently the American government and its media will further increase pressure on Pakistan; basing their arguments on this very statement. And under the pretext of this so-called American pressure Musharraf will once again portray himself as “helpless” and “coerced” (Majboor) to detain retired and serving officers of the Pakistan Arm

The following is a translation from arabic. Question: Can you explain the fatwa of Ibn Taymiyyah, with respect to fighting the invading Tartars, and his proclamation of Jihad against them? There are some who argue, that from this fatwa we can deduce that this is the methodology to establish the Khilafah, as the Khaleefah was reappointed after this Jihad? Also that there was no need for the Khaleefah to be present to fight the Jihad? Also the hadith “There will always be party (‘asaabah) from my Ummah who will fight according to the command of Allah, defeating their enemies. They will not be harmed by those who go against them until the Final Hour reaches them while they are upon that.”, can it not be argued that this applied to ibn Taymiyyah and the Muslims who fought alongside him against the Tartars? Answer: The fatwa of Ibn Taymiyyah is correct in terms of its subject, which was to fight the Tatars who attacked the Muslims since jihad in this situation was an individual obliga

Adapted from Chapter of Shaksiyyah Islamiyyah (The Islamic Personality) Volume 1 by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani Fiqh is one of the most important Islamic disciplines having the greatest effect on society. It is one of the most important branches of the Islamic culture. That is because the Islamic culture is the Kitab and Sunnah and whatever is relied upon and laid down in order to understand the Kitab and Sunnah. Even though the Islamic culture includes sciences of the Arabic language, hadith and tafseer, the most prominent thing that appears from it are the thoughts which relate to the viewpoint about life and the solutions which treat the problems of life. In other words, it appears in the beliefs ('aqaid) and Shari'a rules because they are a practical culture adopted to face life’s problems which, in most cases, contains thoughts about beliefs and solutions i.e. the rules. Fiqh is nothing other than the knowledge of these rules. The Islamic culture and the learning of Sh

by Abid Mustafa (Saturday October 07 2006) "By pressing ahead with the forced secularisation of Muslims, Christian and Jews, western governments run the risk of alienating them. Instead, the West should re-evaluate its policy of coercive assimilation and critically address the broader question of our time - as to whether secularism can really guarantee the rights of people belonging to different faiths." Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw again courted controversy by suggesting that Muslim women should remove the veil. Previously, Straw caused immense hue and cry amongst Muslims and non-Muslims alike, when he authorised the war against Iraq, and denied any link between Britain’s foreign policy and home grown terror. But Straw is not the only minister who is denigrating the Islamic character of Muslim community in Britain. Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, called for a "new and honest debate" on the merits of multiculturalism. Home Secretary John Reid s

The following is the link to a video of a large demonstration that took place on 28th Rajab 1427 AH (22nd August 2006), the 85th Hijri anniversary of the destruction of the Khilafah. Similar demonstrations took place throughout Palestine including in Ramallah (West Bank). Video of demonstration

As usual on reaching the United States Musharraf’s eagerness to support his master increases manifold. Musharraf’s statement that America threatened to bomb Pakistan is in fact a failed attempt to conceal his treachery under the cover of so-called coercion. In fact, America does not need to pressurize or threaten traitors like Musharraf; rather a simple phone-call or an instruction is enough to get the job done. This fake threat was for the public consumption and to help Musharraf with an excuse to give to the Ummah for supporting the US. The reason for repeating the same old fake threat now, after five years, is that Musharraf wants to show the Ummah that even today he is compelled to follow American diktat. The reason being that if we didn’t kill our own Muslim brothers in the tribal belt and refused to support the American crusade in Afghanistan, America has the capability to send us back to the stone age. Hence it’s better for Pakistan to continue to serve and ‘bootlick’ Americ