Islamic Revival

Barack Obama, president of America had to issue a rebuke to Egypt's military on Thursday, August 15, after images beamed around the world of the massacre taking place in Cairo, Egypt. In parallel, Obama repeatedly downplayed the killings of hundreds of civilians, insisting "We appreciate the complexity of the situation," and that Egypt's democratic transition could take "generations."[1] Obama even went on to fault ousting President Mohamed Morsi, saying that "many Egyptians" didn't like Morsi and that his ouster by the military was an "opportunity to pursue a democratic path."[2] Hundreds were killed by the Egyptian military and security forces as they cleared Muslim Brotherhood (MB) sit-ins – and the casualty figure continues to rise. The instability that continues to rock Egypt is due to one reason, and one reason only – external interference. Egypt, the gateway to the Arab world, is the most important country in the region. F

I would like to make some brief points in response to Tariq Ramadan’s piece ‘Beyond Islamism’ published on his website (tariqramadan.com) that has raised many points concerning the future of Islamic movements in the Muslim World. There is no doubt that the overthrow of President Mohammed Mursi in Egypt has led to many commentators championing ‘the failure of Political Islam’ scenario that was emphasised by Oliver Roy in the 1990s which has been given new sense of life over the last few months. This new piece by Ramadan seems to fall into this new wave of commentary that is looking for a new way, if one can draw analogy to the New Labour ‘Third Way.’ However, Ramadan does not propose clearly what this new way should be except that he mentions a need to focus on the achievement of Islamic objectives, which is a main theme in much of his writings, implying the need for Islamic movement to ditch with the body i.e. Islamic Law and focus on the spirit i.e. the Islamic objectives. He

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Wilayah Turkey Demonstration in Ankara to Denounce Egypt Massacres Hizb ut Tahrir/ Wilayah Turkey members and supporters organized a demonstration in Kojataph Mosque in Ankara attended by thousands and covered by the media guaranteed its delivery of press releases to condemn the brutal massacres committed in Egypt towards displaced Muslims calling for the rule of Allah's Shariah throughout the land. Friday, 09 Shawwal 1434, corresponding to 16 August 2013

When Ikhwan’s president Morsi was elected, many Muslims who sincerely desire for Islamic Shariah to be fully implemented saw this as a positive step in the right direction. The fundamental problem with anyone viewing it as such is the lack of clarity of what Islamic Shariah rules actually are when it comes to government and ruling. There is still utter vagueness in the minds of many activists and scholars as to what Islamic government should look like, upon what principles it is founded and how to achieve it. This is a detailed symptom of the lack of thinking and imitating mentality that many Muslims still have, so Islam and Shirk are known to be opposites, yet shirk can creep into many Muslims’ mentalities, including the scholars’, as only the older examples of shirk taken from books are known, not how to relate the concept of shirk to today’s life. Therefore, democracy is not viewed as shirk, but as a means to an end. Compromising Islamic values and shariah rules for the sake of a pe

Question: The following has been brought into question from one of the brothers, and I will cite its text: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. .. The controversy here in Syria regarding the banner of Rasoolullah صلى الله عليه وسلم has increased, including the disagreements. One of the questions that were directed to the Islamic Authority of al-Sham on its website titled: "Is there a specific banner for Syrians to abide?" The following was mentioned in their response: "There is no reference about the Prophet Muhammad's صلى الله عليه وسلم war banners regarding color or shape. It was confirmed that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had a black and sometimes white banner and others also yellow. It was not confirmed that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had anything written on these banners as some backward-minded have suspected, and what was narrated by Ibn Abbas that the banner of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had the following written

We have adopted that "the army, internal security, industry, and international relations" are independent institutions (ajhizah) and not departments (dawa'ir), so why do we use the word 'department' (da'irah) and not 'institution' (jihaz)? May Allah reward you. Answer: Yes, each one of them is an independent institution (jihaz), but it is an administrative institution (jihaz idari) that may be named as such. However it is not related to the institution of people's affairs (jihaz masalih) rather it is an independent institution (jihaz). Refer to the chapter: "Bayt al-Mal" State Treasury (p. 135 Arabic ed. / p. 129 English ed. The Institutions of State in the Khilafah), it states the following: "We have already adopted that the wali is given a special authority that excludes the army, judiciary and funds. Thus, the whole army will be a central institution (presided over by Amir al-Jihad). The judiciary will be a central in

As-Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakaatuhu Is it permissible for a woman to remove her Hijab in the presence of the paternal uncle of the father and the maternal uncle of the mother? Barakallahu Feek , My Noble Brother From Nur Al-Khilafah Answer: Wa Alaikumu Assallam Wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuhu, Allah سبحانه وتعالى says: حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا "Haram for you are: your mothers and your daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts and y