Islamic Revival

Abu Ya'la (d. 458 AH) a leading Hanbali scholar along with Ibn Taymiyyah, resembled Mawardi(d. 450AH) in his thought about the Khilafah. Abu Ya'la quotes Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal that the Muslims would be in a state of Fitnah if there was no Khaleef. Page 125, Mahmood A. Ghazi's Book 'Political and Constitutional Thought of Islam' Qadi Abd al Jabbar (d. 415 AH,1025AD) He wrote extensively on the subject, some of his works include: Sharh al-Usul al Khamsah Al-Mughni fi Abwab al-Tawhid Wa'l Adl The establishment of the Khilafah according to the Qadi in compulsory upon the Ummah, because many of the obligations of Islam cannot be fulfilled without the Khilafah, stating the well known principle: Ma la Yatimmu'l Wajib Illa Bihi Fahuwa Wajib [Whatever the wajib cannot be accomplished without is itself a wajib] He also discusses the concept of Imamah in the context the Quranic principle of Amr bi'l Maruf wa'l Nahy An al-Munkar[Enjoining of the Good and the F

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحمَنِ الرَحيم O people of power! Uproot Musharraf as he creates chaos to save his shaken throne! Yesterday, 3 July 2007, chaos gripped Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as violent clashes took place between students of the Lal Masjid and government security forces. And horror gripped the entire country as the media carried images of young wounded girls being carried to hospital and the many dead. In fact, the government knew well before it deployed security forces that much Muslim blood would be spilled. On 29 June 2007, President General Pervez Musharraf warned the media of heavy casualties in the event of a raid on Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa. But even at that time his major concern was not the spilling of Muslim blood, but that his heavy-handedness should not be seen by the people, who are already praying for the end of his rule. Musharraf asked journalists, “Can you guarantee that blood of any dead or injured will not be screened on television channels during the opera

بِِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Pakistan was plunged into a lengthy struggle of President General, Pervez Musharraf, over the post of Chief Justice in March 2007. The ruling crisis then took on a horrifying character when pure Muslim blood was spilled in abundance in Karachi on 12 May 2007. Throughout the many weeks of the crisis the Musharraf regime appeared weak. It neither enjoys wide support of the people nor does it provide the security (aman) and justice (adl) that are basic rights of the people. Then, after several weeks of struggle, President General Pervez Musharraf gave an extensive interview, in which he presented his solution to the ruling crisis- democracy. This interview received wide media coverage, highlighting its significance. And it was during this interview to The Globe and Mail on 23 May 2007, President Musharraf was asked a very important question. Indeed, it is so important the entire nation must consider it very carefully, if it is ever to emerge from the