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Clarification of false concept: Establish the Islamic State in yourself and then it will be established upon the earth.

Ash-Sheikh Issam ‘Ameera Abu Abdillah from his facebook page. A clarification of the false concept that keeps people away from the correct work: ‘Establish the Islamic State in yourself and then it will be established upon the earth’. When we the call people to the Fard of working to establish the Khilafah some of them reply in an extremely shallow way: ‘Establish it in yourself first’. Those who say this have in fact adopted the capitalist viewpoint of society as they have viewed the society as being merely composed of a collective of individuals. Based on this they adopt the view: ‘Reform the individual and then the society will be reformed’. The truth of the matter however is that the reformation or correction of the individual lead only to the reformation of individuals whilst it has no relationship to the reformation of the society. This is because the society is not only a collective of individuals but rather it is individuals who have permanent relations that

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