Islamic Revival

The situation in Afghanistan is far worse than being portrayed by politicians and the media. It is important that we educate not only ourselves but also those around us as to the plight and suffering of our Muslim brothers and sisters. For some time, the Conservative government has been attempting to pass a motion to extend Canada’s mission in Afghanistan until the year 2011. With support from the Liberal government, this motion was passed and Canada is now dedicated to another 3 years of war that NDP defence critic Dawn Black described as, “…a futile mission that will achieve nothing but more broken lives." Defence Minister Peter MacKay would disagree with this assessment and has cited examples of achievement in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. He stated that “’More than 10 million Afghans now have the right to vote and women make up 25 per cent of the Afghan Parliament.’ Further, he noted that the Taliban's harsh limits on freedom of speech have been repla

Hizb ut-Tahrir in Australia has launched a new website: http://www.hizb-australia.org/

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحمَنِ الرَحيم O Muslims! Eject America, the cause of the mischief and strife that you suffer today Allah سبحانه وتعالى said, قَدْ بَدَتْ الْبَغْضَاءُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَمَا تُخْفِي صُدُورُهُمْ أَكْبَرُ “Rank hatred is uttered from their mouths but that which their chests conceal is greater.” [Surah Aali-Imran 3:118] Without doubt, the rank hatred of the Western colonialists against Islam has surpassed all limits. Publishing cartoons insulting RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم again, remaining silent as the Jewish state massacres the Muslims of Palestine and making films denouncing the Qur’an, are but a few recent examples of the crusader contempt against Allah سبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. It is this enmity towards Islam that has compelled Western powers to be actively involved in the affairs of Pakistan, the most powerful of the Muslim states, unleashing unprecedented chaos and bloodshed in the country, whether in the form of bomb blasts in the maj

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

The following is a translation from Arabic: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Answers to Political Questions First: As per the preliminary results of vote count in the Pakistan Elections announced yesterday after counting of 222 out of 272 National Assembly seats, it appears that the Pakistani Peoples Party, the PPP which was led by Benazir Bhutto secured 73 seats and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz group), the PML (N) won 63 seats, while the Muslim League (Quaed) or the PML (Q), led by Musharraf won merely 29 seats. This picture reflects the final outcome… and is sufficient evidence of the growing unpopularity of Musharraf. Does this indicate that America’s influence is waning in Pakistan while the British influence is on the rise there through the Bhutto’s party? To answer the query, it is necessary to mention the following points: 1. When Musharraf threw himself into America’s lap and supported its war in Afghanistan, it was abundantly clear that his popularity among Muslims has declin