Islamic Revival

The following link is the english audio of a khutba given by Sheikh Dr. Muhammad al-Malkawi: http://www.esnips.com/doc/2c554ca8-3666-4e02-b96a-1167db685ced/Islam-methods-for-changing-individuals-and-society More of the Sheikh's excellent english lectures, khutba's and tafseer circles can be found on: http://www.esnips.com/web/oneummahaudio

The following is a translation of an arabic Q&A بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The following is a translation of an Arabic Q&A. Question: The Justice & Equality Movement (JEM) is known to be loyal to France. How then could it meet in Qatar with the Sudanese government and announce reaching an agreement of fair intentions? Moreover, what is the stand of the concerned countries on this agreement? Does this imply that the United States and Europe are on the verge of coming to a mutual agreement about charging al-Basheer? Answer: Yes, negotiations have taken place between the Sudanese government and the Justice & Equality Movement during the last eight days and they have reached an understanding in Doha on 17th February, 2009. They have referred to this agreement as the Agreement of Fair Intentions and Trust-building. This agreement calls for the two parties to sit together and hold peace dialogue and work out an agreement to solve the Darfur conflict within a period of t

The following video is from the new website of Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan, http://www.hizb-pakistan.org

US Congressman Ron Paul: ‘US foreign policy bankrupted America and We killed a million Iraqis’ The conservatives attending last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference applauded Republican Ron Paul (R-TX) when he told them the US has no choice but to get out of Iraq. "Part of the reasons why we lost this last election was the foreign policy issue," Paul insisted. Paul noted that George Bush ran in 2000 on a pledge to end Bill Clinton’s nation-building, but then he "joined the idea that the American taxpayers — you — have an obligation to take care of everybody and police the world."This is literally what bankrupts the country," Paul complained. "It costs us a trillion dollars a year to take care of our foreign policy, and that cannot last." On Iraq Paul said, "We want to get rid of a bad guy in Iraq — we did. But … another one million Iraqis got killed. Believe me, they weren’t all terrorists.” Paul concluded by criticizing President Obam

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. ALL BRIBERY IS FORBIDDEN (HARAM) Whoever holds an authority which obliges upon him to discharge one of the people’s interests, then the fund he takes in order to execute such interest is bribery; it is not a wage in any way whatsoever. The difference between the wage and bribery is that the wage is taken in return for undertaking an action which is not obliged upon him; while bribery, it is taken in return for performing an action he is obliged to perform without a return from the one for whose sake the action is performed or in retu

The following is from the draft english translation of the Arabic book مقدمة الدستورأو 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 21:The Muslims reserve the right to establish political parties in order to account the rulers The Muslims reserve the right to establish political parties in order to account the rulers or to reach the reins of power via the Ummah, provided the basis of these parties is the Islamic Aqeedah and provided the rules adopted by these parties are Shari'ah rules. Establishing a party does not require permission and any gathering based on other than Islam

Dubai once symbolized the economic boom of the 21st Century. It was viewed favourably by major Western companies that established offices in the country attracting a large number of foreign workers from Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. With an economy to the tune of $46 billion, the Gulf emirate attracted world-wide attention with its rising property sector. Today, however, is a different story. The economic situation has deteriorated to the point that expatriates are leaving the country as fast as possible. As reported in the New York Times, debt-ridden foreigners are fleeing Dubai, abandoning their cars at the airport with “maxed-out credit cards inside and notes of apology taped to the windshield.” Dubai: Growth and Collapse To understand the collapse of the Dubai economy, one must look at what was driving it. Dubai’s economy was initially a mixture of trading and oil. Since the 1940s, the city was known as a trading-hub for gold in the Middle East and South Asia. Oil was also a signifi