Islamic Revival

Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem Answer to Question: Ruling on the Outcome of Financial Transactions of Non-Muslims before Converting to Islam To Michael Christensen (Translated) ==================== Question: Barakallahu feek, my question is related to Economics, I seek clarification about dealing with stocks: Since I was young (under 10 years of age - almost 20 years ago) my mother deposited some stocks in a bank under my name. These stocks increased in value, and in 2015 my mother sold the stocks on my behalf and gave me the money. I haven’t used the money because I do not know if they are permitted (from Shariah) for me. I converted to Islam 6 years ago and do not know much about the Economic system of Islam, but I now know stocks are forbidden. What is the ruling on this situation of mine? Is it possible for you to give a short but still detailed Islamic conclusion to help me understand if I can keep the money or get rid of it? I hope you understand my question if not, you c

The Caliphate is the polity (political entity) which implements the law and spirit of Islam on Earth. Its high obligation, importance and the priority it has in Islam is something agreed upon by the ‘ulema of Islam. We’ve previously covered the Hanafi ‘ ulema’s opinion on the Caliphate ; in this article we present the statements of some of the scholars of the Hanbali madhhab regarding the Khilafah. The founding Imam of the Hanbali school, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (rh) made it clear what the absence of the Khilafah means when he said: The fitna (mischief and tribulations) occurs when there is no Imam established over the affairs of the people. [ Al Ahkam al Sultaniyyah and al-Mu’tamad of Abu Ya’la al Hanbali]. Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) said: The aim and objective of politics ( siyasah ) is to seek nearness to Allah. A Muslim adopts politics only to establish the Din which guarantees such a nearness by providing a suitable psychological and spiritual climate in which

Sheikh Taleb Awadallah from Palestine is one of the early activists in Hizb u t - Tahrir, He has been witness to the establishment and growth of the largest Islamic Political party in the world having been with the Party for over 50 years.  A couple of years ago in a series of over 20 chapters he wrote the history of Hizb u t - Tahrir. He discusses about the various challenges Hizb u t -T ahrir faced and how it dealt with them and how Hizb ut - Tahrir grew over the period of time to spread to over 50 countries globally. The book is aptly titled,   The Beloved of Allah, Emergence of Light from Masjid Al Aqsa , Launch of Hizb u t - Tahrir's march.  MaktabaIslamia recently published the English Translation of this book. The book is available for sale through Maktaba's website   -   Emergence of Light from AlAqsa. Alternatively the book is also available through the following links on Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk