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Q&A: Can women become judges?

Question: Assalamu alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu My dear Brother, may Allah protect you, This subject of women becoming judges is discussed by many members, i.e. to be appointed in the post of a judge. This matter must be reviewed, from the actions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the companions after him and the adherence of the Ummah to these actions throughout its long history, we see that this matter was not known. Since the establishment of the first Islamic state until the demise of the Othmani Khilafah, never was a woman appointed as a judge. What should be taken into consideration when extracting the rule on women becoming judges are the reality of the judiciary, and its precedence, and the reality of the public life and women's presence in it; if she is not permitted to leave her house without her husband's permission, and is not allowed to be in seclusion with the disputing parties, then the priority is that she does not become the judge between t

Book: An-Nahdah (Revival) by Sheikh Haafizh Saalih Now Available!

The translation of one of the Islamic intellectual gems of the last century is now available.  There can be no question that the Islamic nation stretching from Indonesia to Morocco is in a severe state of decline. Despite its vast human and natural resources, rich heritage and glorious history, today it stands in an incapacitated state and unable to solve any of its problems whether they are large or small. This is the stark reality facing the Islamic Nation in our current time and for this reason the subject of reversing this situation, changing our societies and reviving our nation represents the nation’s greatest challenge and most serious vital issue. This book tackles this subject area in a deep and enlightened manner as it takes on the subject of revival and societal change intellectually. It examines the realities of human beings, the societies that they live in and the components that make them what they are. This book defines revival precisely, whilst at the same time clar

The Engineered Destruction and Political Fragmentation of Iraq. Towards the Creation of a US Sponsored 'Caliphate'

The following is an interesting analysis about the recent events in Iraq by Prof Michel Chossudovsky from Global Research The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: An instrument of the Western Military Alliance The Western media in chorus have described the unfolding conflict in Iraq as a “civil war” opposing the  Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham  against the Armed forces of the Al-Maliki government. (Also referred to as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)) The conflict is casually described as “sectarian warfare” between Radical Sunni and Shia without addressing  “who is behind the various factions”.   What is at stake is a carefully staged US military-intelligence agenda. Known and documented, Al Qaeda affiliated entities have been used by US-NATO in numerous conflicts as “intelligence assets” since the heyday of the Soviet-Afghan war. In Syria, the Al Nusrah and ISIS rebels are the foot-soldiers of the Western military alli