Islamic Revival

"While the nations of the West basked in the glory of their global ascendancy, Muslim nations were largely consigned to what people term 'the Third World," "We are now at a crossroads in our history as an ummah. Never in the history of the ummah ... have we faced such great odds,” These are the words of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi in a speech to attendees at the recent World Islamic Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur, held to improve the economies of the Muslim world. On the face of it, these words seem reasonable, for Muslims to start to raise the standard of life in their societies. However such words from Muslim rulers are starting to ring hollow. Such words have been repeated for decades. For this reason more and more Muslims are asking questions about why Muslims find themselves in the position that they are in. Abdullah Badawi mentioned in his speech that in the Muslim world 50% of the population lives on less that $2 a day. This means that there are a

You can download english audio talks by Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Malkawi (Abu Talha) including his Tafseer circles from: http://www.esnips.com/web/oneummahaudio You can also watch a recent video lecture of his that he gave in Canada: part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZD0I3sia4 part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86QOCKwbffk part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX98y1zVr7w part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMON5FiE4PA part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIo3B5nSmQ4 part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQNoU3rjHSQ part 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0jE3ktboNE part 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsE4E18wJpw part 9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cd55AwqHa8 part 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuC7hS9yfA part 11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNo1qpFRlOE part 12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAMS9mxfuws part 13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToTAjG2r-tM

Introduction The Islamic ideology derives from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Legislation in Islam also derived from these two sources. Therefore if any one of these sources is lost or distorted then the risk is to the ideology as a whole. In this respect the study of Isnad is not a peripheral discipline in Islam but fundamental to the preservation of the ideology itself. Without Isnad the Sunnah as a source of ahkam would cease to exist. Without Isnad we would lose the ability to elaborate, specify and restrict the ambivalent, general and absolute import of the Quranic text since the role of the Sunnah is to clarify the Qur’an. Without Isnad, extraction of Sharee’ah rules for new realities from the Sunnah would cease to exist. Without Isnad foreign elements could have been incorporated within the ideology due to their false attribution to the Prophet (saw). Thus, Isnad is crucial for the purity, clarity and crystallization of the Islamic ideology and its ability to solve new problems from its

A brother sent me the following schedule for the upcoming International Khilafah Conference 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It will be held on 12th August 2007, corresponding to 28th Rajab 1428 which is the Hijri date of the destruction of the Khilafah. Over one hundred thousand people are expected to attend, it is being held in HGelora Bung Karno Stadium . We should all support and publicise this conference, May Allah (swt) grant it success. Programme Schedule 07.00-07.30: Preparation of the Committee, by Chairman of Organizing Committee 07.30-08.30: Registration, by Secretariat 08.30-08.35: Opening, by Hari Mukti and Adi Maretnas 08.35-08-45: Reading of Holy Al-Qur’an, by Ustadz Lukman Hakim 08.45-09.00: Welcome Greetings, by H.M Ismail Yusanto (Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia) 09.00-09.40: Warming Up: Beduk Parade and Poem Reading, by Wahyudi and Taufik Ismail 09.10-09.40: Testimony I: *KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar (Pondok Pesantren Darut Tauhid Bandung) *Prof. Dr. H.M. Amien Rais, MA

Muslims of the subcontinent constitute almost one third of the Ummah. Despite their numbers and glorious Islamic past, the Muslims of this region face countless challenges today, namely: - the treachery of their rulers; - poverty, oppression, injustice; - the systematic genocide of Muslims in Kashmir and Gujarat; - the destruction of their Masjids; and - corruption & political instability. This lecture scrutinised the myriad of problems & challenges of the region in a comprehensive manner and outlined a clear and concise strategy needed by the Muslims of the subcontinent to re-establish the glory previously afforded to them under Islam. Download the videos in English & Urdu from: http://www.risala.org/content/view/297/37/

We shouldn’t accept personality leadership as we are led by the ideology of Islam by following the Quran and the Sunnah. As human beings are liable to weakness, sin and even apostasy it is dangerous to blindly follow personalities who are fallible. Despite this fact it is true that we refer to those with knowledge, the Ulema due to Allah (swt)’s instruction: “So ask the people of the Reminder (ahl al-zikr) if you do not know.” [TMQ 21:7] We should have respect for those Islamic personalities and da’wah carriers with knowledge regardless of whether they studied in an academic institute, Madrassah or not. 'Ubaadah b. as-Saamit (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “He is not from my Ummah who does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders, who shows no mercy to our younger ones and nor recognises the right of our scholar.” Al-Munziri said: reported by Ahmad with a hasan chain. Al-Haythami said: reported by Ahmad and at-Tabaraani and its isnad is hasan. Unf

The following is a translation from Arabic. Question: Who are the 'asabah who have to provide nafaqah? And is it obligatory for all categories even if they are rich like the obligation of providing nafaqah for ones wife which is given regardless of whether she needs it or not. Answer: The maintenance which is obligatory between relatives is only obligatory when the relative is poor and needy. It differs from the maintenance for the wife. The wife must be given nafaqah even if she is rich. As for who are the ones that must give maintenance to their needy relative, they are the males who inherit from this relative due to His (swt) saying: وعلى الوارث مثل ذلك ‘And on the (father's) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father). [Baqarah:233] after He (swt) mentioned the obligation of the father to give maintenance to his child. For example, the brother inherits from his brother that has been cut of from ascendants and descendants (kalaalatan). If there is