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Q&A: About the Ijtihad of the Prophets by Sheikh Ata' Abu Rashta

The following is the translation of an Arabic Q&A from the  website of Sheikh Ata' Abu Rashta .     Question:   Are all prophets right in their ijtihad or it is only the Mustafa (saw)? The question arises due to the fact that, Ibn Kathir while explaining Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah No.(78) quoted Abdullah Ibn Masood and Abdullah Ibn Abbas, who said that the Prophet David (PBUH) gave judgment, between the sheepherder and farm owner whose farm was grazed by the sheep of herder, to give the sheep to the farm owner. Subsequently, his son Solomon (PBUH) told him to change this, O Prophet of Allah! Then he explained the judgment on them in this way: the farm owner will take the sheep to make use of its milk while the sheepherder will cultivate the land as it was in the past i.e. before it was grazed by the sheep and Allah said  ففهمناها سليمان  ( We gave Solomon insight into the case). Does it not mean that the Prophet David (PBUH) used his Ijtihad, which was corrected

Syria - Rebel's Military Strategy

By  Abu Anas The Syrian revolution has now lasted 20 months with over 40,000 killed.[1] The rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad number between 70,000 and 100,000.[2] There are several problems facing the rebels, which inhibit their ability to quickly overpower the current regime. Even though the regime's army has dwindled drastically over the past 2 years, it is still very capable, having a large arsenal of deadly weapons at its disposal. Also, it owns the airspace, utilizing its air-force to strike at the rebels from the skies.  In the face of these challenges, the rebels have been following a specific military strategy to overcome their own limitations and the regime's strengths. Due to its limited army personnel, the Assad regime had to make the hard choice of retreating from the countryside and only holding the main cities of each province. The rebels used that weakness and launched continuous campaigns on smaller towns until they have carved up a large liberated region o

Video: The Syrian Revolution, Hizb ut Tahrir and the Khilafah

A distinctive short film about the Syrian Revolution reflecting the demands of the rebelling people and the Mujahedeen battalions in their mission to change history and revive the Ummah by reestablishing the Khilafah ar-Rashida in ash-Sham, the abode of Islam.