Islamic Revival

From Kitab al-Shifa bi-Ta ‘ rif Huquq al-Mustafa   by al-Qadi al-‘Iyad (d.476) Translated by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley Note: The Qadi wrote this under an Islamic state which implemented the hudud punishments and the other Islamic laws.  Section One: The Judgement of the  Shari'a  regarding someone who curses or disparages the Prophet Know that  all who curse Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, or blame him or attribute imperfection to him in his person, his lineage, his  deen  or any of his qualities, or alludes to that or its like by any means whatsoever, whether in the form of a curse or contempt or belittling him or detracting from him or finding fault with him or maligning him, the judgement regarding such a person is the same as the judgement against anyone who curses him. He is killed as we shall make clear. This judgement extends to anything which amounts to a curse or disparagement. We have no hesitation concerning this matter, be it a c

The following is the translation of a chapter of the book ' The Essential Elements of the Islamic Disposition (Nafsiyah) ' issued by Hizb ut Tahrir and published in Beirut, Lebanon in 1425 AH.   Humility towards the believers and being stern towards the disbelievers is obligatory due to the saying of Allah سبحانه وتعالى : ] يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لاَئِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ. [ “O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allah, which He