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Q&A: Does Imaan Increase and Decrease? | Sheikh Ata’ Abu Rashtah

As-Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakaatuhu , I would kindly request an answer from you to my question which is: 'Does the Imaan increase and decrease?' And I would like to add to this a second follow on question which is: 'Does the Imaan vary between one believer and another?' From Al-Waathiq BiNasrullah Answer: Wa Alaikum us Salaam Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakaatuhu 1. Imaan is Tasdeeq Al-Jaazim (decisive belief) that conforms to reality and emanates from evidence. Tasdeeq Al-Jaazim means the definite conviction (Qanaa'ah Al-Qaati'ah) that does not allow within it the possibility of doubt or can doubt find a way into it. This is the linguistic meaning itself for Imaan i.e. At-Tasdeeq Al-Jaazim. And conforming to the reality means that the sensed realities affirm it and do not contradict with it. And in order for it to be Tasdeeq Jaazim and in conformity with reality it is necessary for it to come from; and evidence that is definite in terms of

Q&A: Hizb ut Tahrir and the Syrian Revolution | Sheikh Ata’ Abu Rashtah

Greetings to the Scholar Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah from Mamoun Shehadeh, journalist and political analyst I would like to ask you, what were the motivating factors that made Hizb ut Tahrir involve itself in the Syrian revolution and why did it not do so in other places? From Mamoun Shehadeh Answer: Wa Alaikum us Salaam Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakaatuhu Our work my dear brother is the same and it does not change in every place that we are able to work. Our work is carrying the Dawah for the resumption of the Islamic way of life via the establishment of the Rightly Guided Khilafah in accordance to the methodology that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم demonstrated to us from the time that he was tasked with the mission in Makkah Al-Mukarramah until he established the State in Al-Madeenah Al-Munawarah. So we make contact with the Ummah to call them to the Haqq (truth) and that the Khilafah is a great Fard that it is obligatory for them to work towards. We interact w

Q&A: What made America turn against Morsi?

America is still reluctant to describe what happened in Egypt as a coup. Yet it encourages the roadmap announced by the new Interim authority. On 11/7/2013 AlJazeera.net reported a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department saying:  "The roadmap drawn by the Provisional Authority for the next stage is encouraging" . Jen Psaki, the spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said that the rule of President Mohamed Morsi was "not democratic", as stated in the (Egyptian seventh day on 12/7/2013). AlJazeera.Net also reported White House spokesman Jay Carney telling reporters on 11/07/2013  "We assess how the authorities behave and how they deal with the current situation",  in reference to the announcement on 3/7 2013 given by the defence minister and the army commander in Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in removing Mohamed Morsi, and the appointment of Adli Mansour, President of the Constitutional Court as a transitional president. So what made America t