Islamic Revival

As many Muslims pay their Zakat during the blessed month of Ramadhan due to the increased rewards in doing so, we are serialising the chapters on Zakat that detail its rules from the book  'Funds in the Khilafah State'  by  Sheikh Abdul Qadeem Zalloom  (rh).  The Zakat of Silver and Gold The Zakat of silver and gold, whether in currency or not, is obliged by the Sunnah and Ijma’a as-Sahabah. As for the Sunnah, this is due to what Abu Hurayra narrated: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “No owner of gold or silver who fails to give their due right except that he will have sheets of fire made for him on the Day of Judgement. They will be heated in the Hellfire then used to burn his sides, forehead and back. Whenever they cool they are reheated to him in a Day whose length is 50,000 years long until it is judged between the people and he is shown his path, either to Paradise or to the Fire” (narrated by the five except At-Tirmizi). Also he ( saw)  said: “Whoever is g

680 million people in India were without electricity for two days, the power grid outages in northern and eastern India crippled cities, caused chaos to public transport, hospitals, schools and industry causing the biggest blackout in world history. Whilst many have analysed the concept of a ‘Shining India’ - the idea that a well-educated, English speaking, cheap and large labour pool could allow India to emerge as a major player on the global stage, this disaster of epic proportions clearly is more than a mere blip in India’s path to progress. Like China, India has been analysed by economists, geopolitical experts, intelligence agencies and futurologists. India today is recognised as a  BRIC  nation, a nation rapidly developing due to embracing global Capitalism. This latest episode is just one in the long list of problems that India is suffering common to all nations that embrace Capitalism. India: Past and Present It was the fall of the Soviet Union that forced India to ch

“ Tafsir  of  Surat  al-Qadr: Unveiling the Night of al-Qadr” [1a] Snapshot : Chapter 97 of the Qur’an. Number of verses = 5. Number of words = 30. Number of letters = 115. Meccan  sura . From the  Mufassal  part of the Qur’an. [1] Assonance/end-rhyme ( saj `): — r , — r  — r , — r , — r . [1b] Context and Consonance: The previous  sura  ( al-`alaq ) mentioned how the Qur’an came (v.1). Here in this  sura  the matter is the location of the revelation (v.1). The previous  sura  ( al-`alaq ) mentioned to prostrate and draw closer to Allah (v.19). Here the Night of Qadr is the means through which to gain Allah’s mercy and closeness. [2] Occasion   of the Revelation  ( sabab al-nuzul ): According to Imam al-Wahidi, the occasion of this revelation is: { Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months } [97:1-3]. Abu Bakr al-Tamimi informed us> `A