Islamic Revival

The Prophet (saw) said: "إن العلماء ورثة الأنبياء، إن الأنبياء لم يورثوا ديناراً ولا درهماً، إنما ورثوا العلم، فمن أخذ به فقد أخذ بحظ وافر" “The Ulema are the inheritors of the prophets, the prophets did not bequeath dinars or dirhams, but they bequeathed knowledge, so he who takes it will take an abundant chance” Let us look at the example of the great scholar, Imam Abu Yusuf.  Imam Abu Yusuf (Ya’qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari al-Kufi, later al-Baghdadi), born 113 AH, died 182 AH the companion of Abu Hanifah, who spread his knowledge and madhab, the judge of three ‘Abbasid rulers: al-Mahdi, al-Hadi and al-Rashid, the first to be called al-Qadi al-Qudat (the Supreme judge) we see him on his death bed, during the last moments of his life discussing a matter of fiqh with some of his visitors in order to benefit and teach.  His student al-Qadi Ibrahim ibn al-Jarrah al-Kufi, later al-Misri said: “Abu Yusuf became ill, so I went to visit him, and found him unconscious. Wh

The following is the translation of an Arabic Q&A published in 1970. The question which is being constantly asked is were does the power lie and how can we obtain it? As for the first question, it cannot be answered categorically. The answer lies from state to state. In a state like the US, power lies in the hand of the people and the capitalists who control them. In Iraq, it lies in the hands of the army, not the prime minister alone. In Saudia, it is in the hands of the family of Saud and King Faisal. In Turkey, it is within the ruling party, the president and the prime minister. In Kuwait, it lies in the hands of the chieftains and the ruler. So each case is different, however, the power resides on some sort of real support for its existence. If that support erodes, those who have the power will lose it. Originally, power in any nation should rely on the people or the influential section of them. Consequently, taking power should be through winning the public or the strong

We received the following question from one of our readers: Question: Please can you inform me of the rules of making hijra from the lands of the disbelievers such as the European countries where living according to the rules of Islam is becoming increasingly difficult. Is making Hijra to a Muslim country obligatory upon us? Answer:  The following Q&A explains this matter in some detail please read through it:  Q&A:  Hijra  from land of the disbelivers