Islamic Revival

Study finds Muslim population is 1.57billion A report from an American think-tank has estimated 1.57 billion Muslims populate the world - with 60% in Asia . The report, by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, took three years to compile, with census data from 232 countries and territories. It showed that 20% of Muslims lived in the Middle East and North Africa . The data also showed that there were more Muslims in Germany than in Lebanon , and more in Russia than in Jordan and Libya together. Senior researcher Brian Grim told CNN that the overall figure was a surprise and said: "Overall, the number is higher than I expected." The report found that more than 300 million Muslims live in countries where Islam was not the majority religion. Of the total Muslim population, 10-13% are Shia Muslims and 87-90% are Sunni Muslims. Most Shias live in Iran , Pakistan , India and Iraq . Europe is home to 38 million Muslims - around 5% of its population with European Muslims makin

The news is unfortunately filled with stories of how Muslims are killing Muslims. Most recently, this has occurred in Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan and also in Palestine. We cannot use violence to resolve disputes with our brothers in the Ummah, as Allah (swt) has made it haram. We must abide by the Shariah when resolving our disputes. Ultimately, we must work to establish the Khilafah and appoint an Amir over us who will implement the justice of Islam. InshAllah, the Khaleefah will be proactive in ensuring our unity and resolving disputes if they are to arise. The Associated Press reported that fighting between two rival groups in Somalia resulted in the death of 12 people. The article alleges that Al-Shabab and Hizbul Islam fought each other for the control of Kismayo; a port city in Somalia. The breakout of violence in Somalia, where Muslims are kill-ing Muslims, is part of a disturbing trend that we are witness-ing in the Muslim world. In Pakistan, we have seen the fight-ing of the Paki

The following is the draft english translation from the Usul Al-Fiqh masterpiece of the Arabic book الشخصية الاسلاميَة الجزء الثالث (The Islamic Personality Volume 3 ) by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. Please refer to the original Arabic for accurate meanings. Islam (being Muslim) is not a condition for legal responsibility [taklīf] with respect to the legal rulings, except for a ruling about which a text specifies that it is for Muslims, either explicitly [sarahatan], like, «يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ» “O you who believe, fear Allah…” [al-Imrān: 102], and « جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ» “Strive against the disbelievers…” [at-Taubah: 73]; and «وَلَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا» “And Allah will never allow the disbelievers to have authority over the believers” [an-Nisa’: 141]; or by denotation [dalalatan], like the exemption of the kuffar from something, like the salāt, thereby indicating that Islam is a condition in that act. Therefore Isl