Islamic Revival

Allah (swt) said: “ Till when We grasp the (town’s) luxurious ones with punishment, behold! They started to supplicate. ” [Al-Mu’minun: 64]. The luxurious ones here means the arrogant tyrants. Allah (swt) said also: “ And We sent not unto any township a warner, but its luxurious ones declared: Lo! We are disbelievers in that which you bring to us. ” [Saba’a:34] The luxurious ones are those who are haughty (arrogant) towards the believers because of their high level of wealth and children. Allah (swt) also said: “ The wrongdoers followed that by which they were made surrounded with luxury. ” [Hud: 116] What is meant by those who were surrounded with luxury is that they turned towards their whims i.e. followed their whims. Allah (swt) said: “ And when We would destroy a township We send commandment to its tyrant folk (luxurious ones) and afterward, they commit abomination therein. ”[Al-Isra: 16

The excellent website www.khilafat.pk is back online. It has books, articles and press releases in English and Urdu related to the work for Khilafah.

Five pillars strong this deen You made, To counterbalance sins when deeds are weighed. The first is once to say that You are One, Muhammad is Your messenger and slave, not son. Salah is five a day till life is done, Five periods marked by movement of the sun. Give half of five percent of wealth to eight, Lest just amongst the rich it circulate. For fasting You prescribed a month a year, To know the hypocrite from the sincere. And Hajj, one journey to Your Sacred House, Where Abraham did leave his son and spouse. So here I am, my Allah, I am here Here I am. No partner do you have nor peer. Here I am. To You all praise and favor, Yours is the dominion. Without partner. Abu Khadija Zill Hajj, 2007

The Canadian government recently proposed tougher sentencing on drugs. Critics argue that this approach fails to address the underlying causes of the problem. What both sides fail to admit is that freedom actually encourages drug use, as the Capitalist ideology encourages indulgence in desire – without restriction. More importantly, Capitalism denies spirituality, as it restricts Deen only to have a role in personal affairs. However, humanity needs guidance in all affairs – including societal affairs. Islam is the only system that implements the Laws of Allah (swt) in all spheres of life in a manner that agrees with man's innate nature (fitrah), convinces his mind, and fills his heart with tranquillity. Last week, the Canadian government introduced legislation that would impose mandatory minimum prison sentences on anyone convicted of trafficking illegal drugs. The government defended the measure as a means to deal with “drug producers and dealers who threaten the safety of our com

It is the time of year when many Muslims will be preparing for Hajj. They will be learning the duties of Hajj and memorising du'as and rituals before leaving for Makkah. Friends and relatives will come to visit before they set off and they will ask forgiveness from each other for past mistakes. The guests will be asking those travelling to remember them in their dua's and excitement and anticipation will start to build long before the departure date arrives. Many will have waited all their lives for this moment, having saved for years to fulfil this great obligation. Many will travel great distances from far off lands for this opportunity to achieve the immeasurable reward that Hajj has to offer. Allah (swt) explains this in the Quran: “And proclaim to mankind the Hajj. They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj).”[TMQ Al-Hajj: 27] For some, it has become a regular occurrence, going

"And complete the Hajj or 'Umrah in the service of Allah" (TMQ 2:196) "Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures" (TMQ 3:97) "It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety (taqwa minkum) that reaches Him." (TMQ 22:37) The components of Hajj have been elaborated for the Muslims by the Rasool-Allah (Sallalahu alaihi wa Sallam). Ja'far ibn Muhammad reported on the authority of his father, "We went to Jabir ibn 'Abdullah and he began inquiring about the people (who had gone to see him) till it was my turn. I said, 'I am Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Hussain'... I said to him, 'Tell me about the Hajj of Allah's Rasool-Allah (Sallalahu alaihi wa Sallam) '... The Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu alaihi wa Sallam) then prayed in the mosque and then mounted al-Qaswa (his she-camel) and it stood er

The following is from the english translation of the Arabic book 'The Khilafah' which is an extract from the book The Islamic Personality (Shaksiyyah Islamiyyah), Volume 2 by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani (rh): To refrain from establishing a Khaleefah for the Muslims is a great sin because it is abstaining from carrying out a very important fard of Islam, upon which the implementation of the divine laws depends, even upon which the presence of Islam in the battlefield of life depends as well. So Muslims as a whole commit a great sin by refraining from establishing a Khaleefah for all Muslims. And if they agreed to remain without a Khaleefah the sin would befall all Muslims in the entire world. If some of the Muslims embarked on working to establish a Khaleefah and the others did not, the sin will drop from the shoulders of those who started to work to establish the Khaleefah, while the fard remains on them until the Khaleefah is appointed. This is so because the involvement in es