Islamic Revival

Talk 1 from the event "The Agenda to "Reform" Islam" held in Sydney, Australia in February 2016. Delivered by Uthman Badar, media representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia

Question: As-Salaam Alaikum, I have a question: in the book,  The Punishment System in Islam , it states that the killing is of four types, the fourth type what takes the course of wrongful killing, and it is known as the murder without the will of the perpetrator. If it is carried out without his will then why does he have to pay blood money, knowing that the Hadith says, my Ummah will not be accounted for mistakes? From Hamzeh Shihadeh Answer: Wa Alaikum us Salaam Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu, What you are asking about is mentioned in the book,  The Punishment System in Islam , in the following texts: “And killing is in four forms: intentional, and semi intentional and accidental (mistaken) and what takes the course of wrongful killing. The intentional form of killing is clear from the verse: ومن يقتل مؤمناً متعمداً “But whoever kills a believer intentionally” (An-Nisa: 93) The semi-intentional is clear from the narration of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas that

The US has been openly misleading the public and the international community about the nature of political Islam, specifically the Caliphate. US history has solidified that the U.S. is very familiar with the caliphate state, and America is fully aware of the emerging Caliphate. The US has a lengthy history of good relations, but it chooses to conceal that part of history.

Question: As-Salamu Alaikum, I am a student studying nursing at Hebron University, our lecturer, who teaches us, has started taking courses in the field of energy therapy and wants to study it in her Masters. But a colleague of ours has researched the subject and said that it is forbidden in Islam, but the lecturer asked him for the conclusive proof of the prohibition in Islam, because she wants to complete her studies in it, but the student was not able to bring a clear evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah on this subject, can you please provide me with your opinion in this subject? From Iman Thawabteh Answer: It is not clear from the question what is meant by bio-energy therapy, and it was better for the inquirer to explain the meaning of bio-energy therapy to be able to provide the specific answer to the question However, the introduction of prohibition in the subject makes me suspect that she is not inquiring about the physical tangible energy such as radiation e

Making the Revolutionaries insecure and even fight under the pretext of who is the terrorist instead of fighting the Tyrant On 22/2/2016, various media agencies published the text of the joint statement issued by the United States and Russia on the truce which stated: … The United States and Russia, as co-chairs of the ISSG and ISSG Ceasefire Task Force, announce the adoption on February 22, 2016, of the Terms for a Cessation of Hostilities in Syria attached as an Annex to this statement, and propose that the cessation of hostilities commence at 00:00 (Damascus time) on February 27, 2016. The cessation of hostilities is to be applied to those parties to the Syrian conflict that have indicated their commitment to and acceptance of its terms…  To take part in the cessation of hostilities, armed opposition groups will confirm – to the United States of America or the Russian Federation, who will attest such confirmations to one another as co-chairs of the ISSG by no later than 12:

Pakistan has erupted in protest at the regime’s 29 February hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, an Elite Force commando convicted of killing former Punjab governor Salman Taseer. In a 40-page statement submitted to the court before his execution, Qadri had stated that Taseer’s statements in support of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman charged with blasphemy, and calling the blasphemy law a “black law” that had provoked him to kill the governor. The hanging of Mumtaz Qadri is in origin because of the absence of an Islamic judiciary and Khilafah in Pakistan. In Islam, it is upon the judiciary to account all the rulers, including the Khaleefah himself, over their implementation of Islam. Yet, the current judiciary took no action whatsoever against Salman Taseer, a ruler at the time, for his well-publicized, repeated statements over the blasphemy law, which evidently provoked strong religious sentiments and opposition. The secular judiciary did not take the law into its hands over suspected blasphemy

Global stock markets have started the year badly (New York Stock Exchange down 8%, MSCI World Market Index down 10%, Japan down by 19%). While many will view these markets as little more than gambling tools as they do not involve direct responsibility and ownership in the same way that Islamic company structure dictates, nevertheless, hundreds of millions of people globally depend on these markets for their retirement wealth and pension funds. They have also become a barometer for the success of the economies in which these companies operate. Central planners view the success of stock and bond markets as key to long term stability and the viability of Capitalism. As a result the main US and European markets have established “plunge protection teams” who will invest government money to ensure day to day stability, and the ability to suspend markets if they fall too far too quickly. But when short term intervention in markets (which are supposed to be free to go up and down!) becomes co