Islamic Revival

The following is the translation of an Arabic Q&A from the  website of Sheikh Ata' Abu Rashta . بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: On 03/03/2012, the Minister of European Union affairs in the Turkish government and chief negotiator, Agman Bagis, stated to a Cypriot reporter during his visit to Britain there to meet with officials about the matter of Cyprus, "All options are on the table for a solution to Cyprus. It can be a solution in the form of a confederation by agreement between the two leaders. Or in the form of two states a state, a federal union, with a settlement agreement between the two leaders. Or the annexation of northern Cyprus to Turkey. All options are on the table. But what we hope for is a federal union of two states in Cyprus. "However, the Turkish minister did not mention the solution, which is an annexation of Cyprus in its entirety to Turkey as it was part of it. What about these statements, May Allah reward you? Answer: 1 - The Turkis

The following is the translation of an Arabic Q&A from the website of Sheikh Ata' Abu Rashta . بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: On 22/2/2012 the Russian President issued instructions to the Russian gas company "Gazprom" to begin setting up the "South Stream" pipeline, which carries gas through the territorial waters of Turkey to Europe, at an annual of 63 billion cubic meters, and before that on December 28, 2011 an agreement allowing for the pipeline project "South Stream" was signed, which is opposing the project and the alternative to the pipeline project "Nabucco" which is supported by the West... What made Turkey accept the Russian project "South Stream" after it outrightly rejected it, and then adopt in its place the project "Nabucco"? Is it a deal between Russia and Turkey, backed by America? And if this understanding is correct then what is about that deal? Answer: The reason for this change in Tur

Ustadh Kamal Abu Zahra Completed his undergraduate studies in Arabic before undertaking a Masters in Near and Middle Eastern studies concluding with a thesis on the science of Isnad verification. The focus in the Masters program he undertook was Islamic studies, with secondary subjects covered being Ottoman history, and translation theory. He is presently carrying out Doctoral Research on Minority Fiqh and the position of Muslims in Europe according to Islamic ijtihad. He currently lectures in universities on : Islamic history, Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh) and the Basis of Jurisprudence (Usool ul fiqh). Source