Islamic Revival

Sherry Jones has, in the past few weeks, conducted a number of interviews to manage the backlash her book has stirred up. She has gone to great lengths to try and paint her book as innocuous, declaring her intentions were good. Jones will have heard of the commonly used phrase ‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions’, what matters is the end product not the intended aims. One of the outcomes of this book is the restating of slander against Rasool Allah (salAllahu alaihi wasallam). For a very long time a motley crew of anti-Islam/pro Christianity proponents and self-proclaimed defenders of ‘Judeo-Christian civilization from the global jihad’ have made allegations against the relationship between the Prophet (salAllahu alaihi wasallam) and his wives. In particular the attack has centred on what is perceived as being the Achilles heel of the Muslims, namely the Prophet’s (salAllahu alaihi wasallam) marriage to Aisha. Although Sherry Jones does not dwell into the subject, she

The following is from the draft english translation of the Arabic book مقدمة الدستور أو الأسباب الموجبة له (Introduction to the constitution and the evidences that make it obligatory) published by Hizb ut-Tahrir 1382 Hijri (1963 CE). Please refer to the original Arabic for accurate meanings. Please note some of the adopted opinions of the Hizb have changed since the time the book was published so any of the adopted literature published after this book which contradicts what is mentioned in this book abrogates those specific points. Article 10 All the Muslims shoulder the responsibility of Islam. There is no clergymen in Islam and the State should prohibit any sign of their presence among the Muslims. Explanation and evidences: Although Mujtahids are scholars, however not every scholar is necessarily a Mujtahid, for a scholar could either be a Mujtahid or a Muqallid (imitator). If the Muslim were to take the Shari'ah rule in order to act upon, this requires some consideration:

Chicago: Bus converts 14 people to Islam. 14 people have accepted Islam while a bus - with a simple sign: "ISLAM" Got Questions? Get Answers! are going around Chicago to inform about Islam. The bus dawah project aims at combating Islamaphobia and prejudices against Islam by encouraging non-Muslims to ask questions. For example, Leslie C. Toole was thinking about becoming a Muslim for 10 years - but he needed something to "push him along". Mr. Toole, the new Muslim, believes that the simple yet stark advert which merely says "Got Questions? Get Answers" is a brilliant way to draw people's attention. "I thought it was a neat idea…I had never seen that before." The bus dawah project also provides every new Muslim with the Shahada package, which includes: A How to Pray DVD, a Help Yourself in Reading the Qur'an book, and brochures on various topics about Islam. US presidential candidates keep their distance from Muslims By all accounts Muslim

Due to the current global financial crisis there is increasing interest in the Islamic Economic System, the most comprehensive book on this topic is 'The Economic System of Islam' by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. However as people have many questions relating to the Islamic rules of trade we will be posting related extracts from the draft translation of the Fiqh masterpiece 'The Islamic Personality, Volume 2' by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. It is not allowed to sell what you do not have It is not allowed to sell a good before completing its ownership so selling it in this situation is a void sale. This is verified in two situations. Firstly, that one sells the good before he owns it. Secondly, he sells it after buying it but before he completes owning it via taking possession in that whose completion of ownership is conditioned upon taking possession. This is because the sale contract only occurs upon owned property so that which is not owned yet or is purchased but it

The following is from the draft english translation of the Arabic book مقدمة الدستور أو الأسباب الموجبة له (Introduction to the constitution and the evidences that make it obligatory) published by Hizb ut-Tahrir 1382 Hijri (1963 CE). Please refer to the original Arabic for accurate meanings. Please note some of the adopted opinions of the Hizb have changed since the time the book was published so any of the adopted literature published after this book which contradicts what is mentioned in this book abrogates those specific points. Ijtihad is a duty of sufficiency and every Muslim reserves the right to perform Ijtihad provided he meets all its prerequisites. Explanation and evidences: The Islamic Shari'ah has made Ijtihad to deduce the Shari'ah rules from the address of the Legislator i.e. from the Shari'ah texts, revealed by Allah (swt) to the Messenger of Allah (saw), an obligation upon the Muslims. The fact that Ijtihad is an obligation has been confirmed through s

The following is the translation of a poll on the Al Jazeera website. After the outbreak of the global financial crisis, what financial system do you believe it is best for the world to follow? - The Capitalist financial system: 4.9% [1457 votes] - The Communist financial system: 6.5% [1915 votes] - The Islamic financial system: 88.5% [26069] Total no of votes: 29441 Source: http://www.aljazeera.net/Portal/KServices/supportPages/vote/vote.aspx?voteID=2352&yourAnswer=0&actionType=0&dispType=1

The Muslims are suffering from immense insecurity and instability in recent months. People are scared to venture into the public places where the crowds gather, for fear of bombings and attacks. American troops have killed Muslim women and children within the tribal areas and their unmanned aircraft continuously fire missiles into Pakistan. And America continuously demands that the Pakistan Army fights in the tribal areas, regardless of how many Muslims are killed on both sides. America’s attempts to distance itself from the chaos are pathetic. On 20 October 2008, during his visit to Islamabad, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, declared like a convicted criminal protesting his innocence, “Every time something explodes there, the US is accused of doing it.” He then justified America’s continual attacks in Pakistan and demands upon Pakistan’s army, “The only way we’re going to be able to solve this (tribal areas problem)... is dealing with this from both sides (of the bord