Islamic Revival

Ali Harfouch Debate, discussion, and consultation are essential if Islamic activist are to draw and develop and elucidate a programme of liberation for the Muslim world following the tumultuous revolutions which toppled the long-standing Arab despots. However, consultation lacking objectivity and discussion lacking a distinct orientation are both regressive and counter-productive ending usually in conflicting and exacerbating tensions between contending Islamic movements. Our criticism and objections to the methodology and politics employed by Mursi was met with ill-defenses based on either rash sentiments or fallacious counter-attacks. A ‘ Mursi Effect’  has left many unable to look beyond rhetoric and critically appraise the actions and policies of Egypt’s new president.  And thus we found it essential that we re-orient the debate by pointing to the common fallacies committed when defending Mursi’s politics followed by providing our respected brothers and sisters an alternative

The following is the translation of an Arabic Q&A from the  website of Sheikh Ata' Abu Rashta .     The Question: U.S. Defense Secretary during his visit to Japan on 16-17/9/2012 said that  "this dispute between China and Japan on the subject of the islands can intensify"  (AP News Agency 17/9/2012) and then added  "I am worried because when these countries start provoking one another on these disputed islands, it would enhance the possibility of making the wrong decision from one side or the other, which on its part could lead to violence and result in conflict"  (the above source). The current development came to the fore in the wake of the announcement made by Japan on 11/9/2012 that she bought the three islands from a Japanese family in an archipelago of the East China Sea, thus she claims their ownership and calls them Senkaku. This scenario triggered tension between them and China who claims that these islands belong to them and she calls them

  Central Media office H. 16 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1433 M. 2012/10/02 No: 1433 / 28 Clarification letter Re: Article Published in The Times of India on the 27th September 2012 entitled "Indian Mujahideen has links with banned Islamic group: Investigations reveal" Dear Sir, I am writing in response to an article published in the The Times of India that outlined alleged links between the Indian Mujahideen and Hizb-ut-Tahrir. The article contained a number of inaccuracies and misleading statements which I wish to clarify. Hizb-ut Tahrir is a global Islamic political party that seeks to re-establish the caliphate in the Muslim world through non-violent intellectual and political discourse. Hizb-ut-Tahrir is a well-known Islamic political party which was established in 1953 in Palestine, and now works in over 40 countries in the West, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Despite provocation, censorship, extra judicial arrests and torture, it is well document

  Media office Wilayah Syria H. 01 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1433 M. 2012/09/17 No: ILAM-SY-19/09/51 Press Release The tour of Syria during the Revolution by Head of the Media Office of the Hizb-ut Tahrir / Wilaya of Syria (Translated) During his recent tour of Syria, Engineer: Hisham Al-Baba, the head of the Media Office of the Hizb-ut Tahrir, Wilaya of Syria, met with the revolution activists in several regions, with the Hizb-ut Tahrir's members and with the supporters of the establishment of the Khilafah and the return of the Islamic State after imminent overthrowing of the tyrant of Al- Sham, Allah willing. He delivered a speech at the mosque of ‘Ansaar ur-Rasool' (the supporters of the Prophet, peace be upon him) in I'zaaz. He greeted the audience, welcomed their meeting and thanked them for their good reception in the pure land of Al-Sham, the land of courage and valor. He applauded the bravery of the people rebelling in Al-Sham. He also con

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ya Rabb, what can I say about the faqih, ustadh and da’wah carrier, Abdul Ghaffar Abu Ibrahim al-Hanafi who left this world today. He reminded me of Your Kitab and the Sunnah of your beloved Messenger every time I was in his company. Ya Rabb, grant him al-Firdous for many will testify to his persistence on sticking to the details of your shariah, his tawaasi (calling) to the truth, his enjoining of the good and forbidding the evil. Indeed his death is as Umar bin al-Khattab mentioned: لَمَوت ألف عابد قائم الليل صائم النهار أهون من موت العاقل البصير بحلال الله وحرامه “The death of one thousand worshippers who pray at night and worship in the day is less serious than the death of one intelligent knower (baseer) of the halal and haram of Allah.” In every one of our discussions I learnt so much from him, his concern and love for the deen truly made one aspire to better himself. Even in the state of illness he was concerned about the law of Allah a

Unfortunately in this secular age often Muslims do not seek to learn the Shariah rules properly before engaging in actions thus fall into sin for not learning the rule before acting and secondly run the risk of falling into the kaba'ir sins like riba . The following chapter from the excellent work,  'The Economic System in Islam' by Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani elaborates the Islamic rules of currency exchange. Riba and Currency Exchange ( Sarf ) riba (interest/usury) is the practice of taking property (or anything that serves as a medium of exchange) for another property of the same type unequally. The money exchange ( Sarf ) is the practice of taking a property for another property from gold and silver of the same type equally, or of two different types equally or unequally. The exchange can only take place in trade, as for usury, it can only happen in a trade ( bay’u ) transaction, in a loan ( qardh ) or in a Salam (advance sale or forward buying). Trading