Islamic Revival

Question: On January 15th 2012 Mohammed Ali Khateebi, Iran's envoy to OPEC warned the Gulf states against compensating for Iran's oil by supplying additional crude oil to international markets in case sanctions are imposed on Iran by the European Union. The Iranian Sharq newspaper also reported that Khateebi warned that such compensatory supplies will evoke Iran's reaction which will be unpredictable. Similarly the spokesman for Iran's ministry of petroleum, Ramin Mehmanparast reiterated his remarks reported by Iran's official news agency confirming that the United States had sent a letter to Iran about the Straits of Hormuz. In late December 2011, Iran had warned of closing the Hormuz waterway in reaction to international sanctions. Iran had also announced holding naval exercises in the region. It also said that it had carried out successful tests on missiles of various types and ranges. So, is Iran serious about closing the Straits of Hormuz? Is

The following is translated from Arabic, please refer to the original Arabic for exact meanings. Question :   It came in the hadith about the Magi (magian) that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab mentioned the Magi and said I do not know how to deal with them. ‘Abdul Rahman bin Auf said I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him said: "Apply to them the law applied upon the people of the Book". The scholars interpreted it as taking the head tax (jizyah) from them in return of protecting their blood, and nothing else. Is the increase that came in the hadith, which is: "without marrying their women and nor eating their slaughtered meat," is valid, or it is ijtihad and understanding of the text? Answer: Regarding the hadith, (Apply to them ... There are ahadith that did not mention "without marrying their women and nor eating their slaughtered meat," and these are some of them: - Malik ibn Ja'far reported from ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Al

The month of Rabiul Awwal is with us and brings with it a great joy for the Muslim Ummah. It was this month in which the blessed Prophet was born. Hafidh Ibn Kathir mentions that it is the opinion held by the majority of scholars that the Prophet ﷺ was born on a Monday, in Rabbi’ul-Awwal, (in the year 571 CE) (Al-Bidayah wa’n Nihaya (2/260) In an authentic hadith the Prophet ﷺ responded with why he fasted on Mondays by saying, “It was on this day that revelation came down to me” (Muslim) . This Month is often used to remember the great favour Allah (swt) showered us with by making us the Ummati of the Holy Prophet ﷺ. In the Masjids there are beautiful reminders of the birth, life and character of the Prophet which instils an un-comparable tranquillity in the hearts of those who listen and serves as a reminder as to who is the most dearest to us in our lives. Allah says in the Quran in Surah Ahzab, “The Prophet (saws) is closer to the believers than their ownselves” (Qu