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Question: I work in the field of photography and during the course of my work, I face the following: · Editing/modifying photographs i.e. removing wrinkles, changing the color of eyes or altering certain other facial features etc. · Crafting sketches on peoples and animals which look realistic… · Using ready and available photographs and sketches for printing. · Using ready and available photographs, sketches or logos for designing new ones instead preparing this myself. · Drawing signage of people or animals, for instance road signs like ‘Pedestrians Crossing’ or ‘Reach door in case of fire’ or ‘Dog-walking prohibited’. · Drawing sketches of human or animal body parts, for example depicting hand-shake, pointing a finger, or horse head as signs. · Drawing sketches of people and animals that do not look realistic, like caricatures. · Drawing of fairy tale sketches which do exist in practice. Please explain the Hukm Shara’ii with regard to these works, may All

The following question was received by our readers, the answer follows: Question: During the recent events in Egypt we saw certain British figures appear in the media promoting Ayman Nour and his al-Ghad party as being a possible democratic alternative to the dictatorial regime. In the struggle amongst the leading powers it is clear that America backs some people like Omar Suleiman and that the Europeans and the British back others, is Ayman Nour backed by Britain? If so what are the evidences for this? Answer: The following is from the translation of a previous Q&A published on 15th December 2009 by Sheikh Ata Abu Rashta from his official website which clarifies this matter: " Ayman Nour : As for him, he appears to be inclined towards Europe and Britain to be specific. It is therefore unlikely that the US-backed regime would support him to come tp power as the president so long as America’s influence is strong in Egypt. This view is supported by the following fac

This is a chapter from the translation of the Arabic book مفاهيم سياسية لحزب التحرير ‘Mafahim Siyasiyah’, Political Concepts of Hizb ut-Tahrir. This is the revised edition of the book which was published in 2005 C.E. in English by Revival Publications . Political awareness does not only mean to be aware of the political situations, the international position, and the political events or to follow up the international politics and the political actions, although these are part of the requirements for a comprehensive political awareness. Rather, the political awareness is to view the world from a special angle, which for us is the angle of Islamic Aqeeda. It is the angle of:     لا إله إلاّ الله محمد رسول الله “There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” أُمِرتُ أن أقاتل الناس حتى يقولوا :لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله، فإذا قالوها عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلاّ بحقها .   “I have been commanded to fight against the people till they say: There is n