Islamic Revival

The following article appeared in an issue of Khilafah Magazine a few years ago however it is still relevant today. The Bollywood film industry is a multi billion dollar machine. India makes more films each year than any other country making Bollywood, not Hollywood, the largest film industry in the world. Over fourteen million Indian people go to the cinema everyday and Indians commonly go to see a movie ten to fifteen times a year. Bollywood churns out 800 films a year, twice as many as Hollywood. Film production budgets have also soared in recent years. Devdas, the first Hindi film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival cost $13 million to make. Such lavish productions have ensured Bollywood's success globally. Outside of India, Bollywood's appeal reaches audiences in Russia, China, the Middle East, the Far East, parts of Africa and Europe. The actors and actresses have become household names the world over. In Mumbai (Bombay) - the capital of Bollywood - actresses such

The following is a translation of an Arabic political analysis Q&A: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: We are aware that the Turkish army and the Turkish government are at odds, how could they agree on the decision to launch a military attack on PKK in Iraq? We must remember that by launching this attack, it the army which stands to gain and will certainly place the Turkish government in an awkward position with the US which occupies Iraq and especially Kurdistan, given the outstanding relationship between the Turkish government and the United States? Then, why did the Congress (the Senate) approve the Armenian genocide at this time causing further embarrassment for Erdogan government of? Answer: To understand the issue, we need to know the actual realities of the parties involved: the PKK, the Turkish army and the present Turkish government. First of all, the PKK and its relation with the Turkish army and government: The PKK was established in 1979, but actually emerged prominent in

The following letter was issued before the imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan. ِسْمِ الله الرَّحمَنِ الرَحيم Open letter from Hizb ut-Tahrir to Mutahida Majlis-e-Ammal The British legacy of the Kufr democratic system can never give birth to Islam Respected members of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ammal! Assalam-o-Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, Hizb ut-Tahrir, sent you an open letter exactly five years ago, on the 1st of November 2002 which was also widely distributed amongst the masses. The letter was entitled “Hizb ut-Tahrir’s advice to the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ammal”. In the letter we advised you and warned you of the dangers of participating in the current system, in the light of the hadith of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم where the deen was described as advice. It was then that we reminded you: “In the light of the Sharee’ah rules, as derived from the seerah of the RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم, we understand that the implementation of the Islamic system is not possible throug

The following is part of a series of articles which are based upon extracts from the excellent book by Hizb ut-Tahrir,( أجهزة دولة الخلافة (في الحكم والإدارة (Ajhizat Dawlat al-Khilafah fil hukm wal idara), 'Organisations of the Khilafah State (in ruling and administration)', published in 2005. We will be focussing on those aspects which are eloborations that are not contained in the earlier book 'The Ruling System in Islam' . The beginning of the book mentions that it is issued and adopted by Hizb ut-Tahrir and that it nullifies anything that disagrees with it, this means that there are some updates to the previously adopted views of the party contained within it. These articles are based upon certain draft translations of extracts of the book, for exact meanings and accuracy please refer to the original Arabic. The Khaleefah The Khaleefah is the man who represents the Ummah in the ruling and authority and in the implementation of the rules of a Shar’ (Divine Laws). I

Allah (swt) says: "Say, This is my way: I call to Allah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me. and Glorified and Exalted is Allah. And I am not of the Mushrikeen" [Yusuf:108] Carrying the Da’wah is the task of Prophets. It is of the best and most honourable deeds. Allah (SWT) says: "Who is better in speech than the one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says I am one the Muslims ?" [Fussilat:33] For the believers who possess the Islamic Aqeeda, the current world we are living in should agitate them to carry the guidance that they posses so that it becomes established and removes the evils that are drowning the world. This will lead to a blazing passion and urgency for the Da’wah. Our lowly situation will not be reversed without our actions, it is the actions of the Da’wah that lead to change and open the path to revival. When our mothers and sisters cry out in Iraq or Palestine from the pain inflicted upon them by the Kuffar, when a fighter