Islamic Revival

The following is a translation from Arabic. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Answer to Question Question: There have been media reports that the Turkish government obtained approval of the United States which has occupied Iraq including the Kurd region for launching its armed offensive in northern Iraq (Kurdistan). Official Turkish and US government sources have confirmed this report. This is despite the fact that since the US occupies Iraq and its Kurd region, the security of these areas becomes the responsibility of the US, yet it permitted the Turkish government to launch attacks! Does this mean that America has bartered the Kurd region of Iraq for its interests in Turkey which are far more vital to it than the Kurd region of Iraq? Answer: It is true that America is in occupation of Iraq, and an external aggression on it is tantamount to an attack on the US in a sense, which requires America not to permit any state to wage war on Iraq so long as it is in occupation. Similarly it is also true

The following is a translation from Arabic. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: It has been said in our books that a poor person is one who does not have sufficient resources to satisfy his basic needs (food, clothing and shelter) and zakat can be paid to him. But there are other needs which are almost similar to the basic needs and the Islamic State used to fulfill such needy persons from the bait ul maal of the Muslims like education, marriage assistance, medical treatment etc... In these times, we do not have an Islamic State that fulfills such needs, hence the question is: Is it possible to pay for such needs from zakat under? 1. Non-existence of an Islamic State to cover such needs. 2. Certain jurists (Fuqaha) have permitted this under specific conditions. 3. These needs are not novelty or luxury needs but are similar to basic needs. Then, if we were to follow the jurists’ opinion, would we be violating from the adoption? Answer: When we defined a needy person (faqeer), who

The following is a translation from Arabic, please refer to the original for exact meanings. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The political struggle (Al-Kifaah As-Siyaasiy) and the intellectual clash (As-Siraa’ Al-Fikriy) Question: It was mentioned in the publication: ‘Political motivation’ issued by the Hizb, that the political struggle is a style (Usloob) and not a method (Tareeqah). If the matter is like that i.e. the political struggle and intellectual clash being an Usloob (style) and not a Tareeqah (method),  then does this mean that the interaction stage is that which is from the Tareeqah (method) whilst that which occurs during it in terms of political and intellectual actions are styles (Asaaleeb). I would like this to be answered in the context of the knowledge that there are clear Aayaat in the Qur’aan Al-Kareem demonstrating the political struggle and intellectual struggle targeting the heads of Kufr from the Quraish? Answer: Yes the interaction is from the Ta