Islamic Revival

The following is from the English translation of a section of the abridged tafsir based on the book  ‘tayseer ila usul it-tafsir’ by Shaykh Ata bin Khalil Abu Rishta. Here, it is necessary to pause at the topic The Shariah Rules and Iman to explain the difference between them both. So, I say ( wa billahi at-taqfiq ) Iman is linked to at-Tasdeeq al-jazim (decisive assent), whereas the shariah rules are linked to performing actions and establishing them. So, Iman is ‘ at-Tasdeeq al-jazim al-muTabiq lil-waqi’ ‘an daleel ’ The decisive assent conforming to reality with an evidence. at-Tasdeeq al-jazim (decisive assent) means definite conviction that does not have the possibility of uncertainty nor open to doubt. This is the linguistic meaning itself for Iman , i.e. at-Tasdeeq al-jazim .   al-MuTabiq lil-waqi’ (conforming to reality) means that the sensed reality affirms it and does not contradict it. For it to become decisive assent and in conformity with reality, it

Hosni Mubarak’s attitude can be summarised in his own words said to an Italian paper “If we allow full democratic elections, then the Islamic people will get power!”, hence the people of Egypt have witnessed thirty years of oppression, violence, imprisonment, suppression of dissent and dictatorial rule. His job description, given to him by America, is to prevent Islam. This has not been easy for him, as the people naturally inclined towards Islam. Cairo is the place of al-Azhar, where his oppression and kufr rule are exposed almost every time a book is opened. As the West’s war against Islam became more and more clear to the Egyptian people, his cosy relationship with the Americans made his job more difficult, as he was forced to choose between pleasing the American people, or his own. When Obama came to power, he hoped that he would be his saviour, stating: “Barack Obama has presented a fresh understanding of Islam not shown by predecessors” “Under the past administration, there was

The following is a translation from the Usul Al-Fiqh masterpiece of the Arabic book “The Islamic Personality Volume 3” by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani. Please refer to the original Arabic for accurate meanings. The Prohibition [ al-Harām ] The prohibition is that which textual evidence indicates upon as being the address of the legislator with a decisive request to abstain from an action. The one who performs it is legally blameworthy, and it is synonymous with al-mahdhūr. The Permissible [ al-Mubāh ] The permissible is that which textual evidence indicates upon as being the address of the legislator with a choice given in it between performance and abstention, without one being preferred over the other. The permissibility [ ibāhah ] is from the legal rulings, because it is ascertained from the legislator’s address, and cannot otherwise be established. The ibāhah is not the removal of harm from the commission of an action or its omission. If this were the case then its legislation