Islamic Revival

The English translation of the excellent Arabic book ‘Da’wah ilal Islam’ (Da’wah to Islam) by Sheikh Ahmad Mahmoud has finally been published. I had serialised parts of it earlier on this site. How to Purchase the book Please send an email to revivalpublications@yahoo.com with your name, full address, quantity required and a contact number. They will then send you a payment request form from Paypal which you need to complete and send. Payments can be made by paypal to paypal, credit or debit cards. Price of Book: £12 GBP, postage/courier rates will apply. The book will be delivered within 3-5 days of receiving the payment. The 377 page hard back quality english version is a quality translation including the Arabic ayat and ahadith, the original Arabic book was published in Lebanon by Al-Waie Publications. Anyone who wants to purchase the book in bulk or wants to be a distributor for it please contact Revival Publications, New Delhi - India on revivalpublications@yahoo.com In discussi

The following is a translation from Arabic. On November 25th, Erdogan left for Jordan and the opening session of the third meeting of the Future Forum, met the Jordan king Abdullah and his Prime Minister al-Bakhit. Erdogan who has been Charge de Affairs of the Greater Middle East Project held talks with the King on Iraq and exchanged views on how to save the United States from the imbroglio in Iraq. On November 26th during the session of the Arab leadership held in the Dead Sea region of Jordan, Erdogan called upon his audience to affect changes desired by America and went a step further and called for ‘Conciliation of Civilisations’ which aims to remove the preeminent position of Islam and bring it on par with other religions and affect suitable distortions in it. He also called upon the World Peace Plan for the 21st century. He called for all these knowing full well that the West presupposes that Islam is to be blamed for giving birth to and the nurturing of terrorism and terrorists.

The following is a translation from Arabic. The Baker-Hamilton Commission Report is a mobilisation of the agents of America to rescue her from Iraq, and a revitalisation of the ‘New Middle East’ project. On the 6 December 2006 the Baker-Hamilton Commission published its report entitled “The Way Forward – A New Approach”. The most prominent amongst its proposals were three: 1. What the report referred to as ‘the comprehensive New Diplomatic Offensive to deal with the problems of Iraq’ and that with the establishment of an ‘International Support Group’ to stabilise Iraq, with this group leading the diplomatic offensive. The report held that this group should be made up of all the states bordering Iraq: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordon, Kuwait, Syria and Iran, and other key regional states such as Egypt and the Gulf States and possibly other states as well. However the report focused on Iran and Syria more than the other states, saying: “…the United States should engage directly with Iran and

The following is a translation from Arabic. Question: Can we send our children to a Kafir school in the West or the Muslim lands if we know that Kufr beliefs and thoughts are promoted as part of their curriculum, under the pretext of seeking knowledge in various disciplines? Can it be said that it is forbidden for a Kafir to teach our Muslim children as they are Kuffar and do not share the same ‘aqeedah as us, hence the issue being the children being taught by a Kafir and not in relation to what the curriculum teaches? Answer: There are general texts regarding seeking knowledge. He (saw) said: ‘Seek knowledge’. This is general (‘aam) and includes all types of knowledge. So it is allowed for the Muslim to learn any discipline/science but if these sciences lead to a harm (Darar) then learning such sciences would be forbidden and the other sciences would remain permitted in accordance with the Shari’ah principle which states: ‘If any aspect of a permitted thing leads to a harm, then tha

The following is a draft translation from Arabic. Question: Is it permissable to use Credit cards? Answer: Credit cards are of different types: In one of its types, the card holder would have a certain amount of money in the bank that issues such card (debit card). The card holder would then make purchase by using the card such that he does not go beyond the amount of money he has in his account in the issuer bank, from participating trade shops that exist in several countries. The card holder would buy from these shops without making (direct) payments. He rather presents the card and sign bills by the value of his purchased goods/services. He then transfers the shop to receive the value of the purchased goods/services from his account in the bank that issued the card. In other words, the bank would pay to the shop the value of the purchased goods/services from the account of the purchaser that holds the card. This type of

Dec 07, 2006 By Abid Mustafa On December 5, 2006 speaking before Indian TV channel, Musharraf said that Pakistan was prepared to give up its claim to Kashmir, if India and Pakistan agree on the four-point solution (a solution in which boundaries are not changed and India does not have to give up any territory).When pressed on Kashmiri Independence, Musharraf reasserted his objection. He said," Yes, we are against independence." This is not the first time Musharraf has floated the idea of abandoning Pakistan's longstanding claim to Kashmir. On November 18, 2003 Musharraf said, "We are for the United Nations Security Council resolution, whatever that stands for. However, now we have left that aside. We keep saying that if we want to resolve this issue both sides need to talk with each other with flexibility... coming beyond stated positions... coming and meeting half way somewhere." Since then Musharraf has been working tirelessly to implement the Kashmir plan dra

The following is the transcript of a circle given on this subject in 2003 so some of the examples are from that time, however the subject is still relavent today. Allah (swt) says: "They wish to extinguish Allah's Light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His Light is perfected even though the kuffar may detest it." [TMQ 9:32] ¨ Allah Azza wa Jal in this ayah of Quran explains to us how the Kuffar use their mouths in order to blow out the light of Allah. ¨ This attempt to extinguish the light of Allah by their mouths is obvious when we look at the Western media and their propaganda war against Islam. ¨ In the last few weeks 2 incidents took place that sent the media into a frenzy – this week on May 12th simultaneous bombs went off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the second the incident of 2 Muslims supposedly having been involved in a bombing in Tel Aviv in Israel. This incident was particularly focussed upon by the British media due to the apparent link to B

Abid Mustafa December 2, 2006 On his visit to Pakistan, the Chinese President Hu Jintao emphasised the importance of Sino-Pak relations and expressed his desire to expand bilateral ties between the two countries. “Let us build on past achievement and strengthen traditional friendship, advanced with the time, expand and enrich China-Pakistan strategic partnership so that our friendship will pass on from generation to generation,” he said. The Pakistani government reciprocated by praising China’s relationship with Pakistan. Colourful metaphors like “time-tested friendship” and “all weather friendship” were employed to convey this message to the Pakistani public. Supporters of the government pointed to the 18 agreements signed between the two countries as proof of China’s longstanding commitment to Pakistan. These agreements included the much publicised Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the establishment of a free zone in Lahore for Chinese businesses, and a five year plan to boost bilateral tr

Possessing an ideology is a prerequisite for a group of people to progress. They must have a belief that explains the existence of man, life, and the Universe in terms of origin, destination, and their inter-relationship, as well as a complete system that addresses every aspect of life. Once this system - derived from their belief - is implemented in life, revival is achieved. For a system to exist and to remain of the same nature as the belief it emanated from, to maintain the system, and to shield the system against any foreign ideas and pollution, the legislative sources must be clearly defined. Moreover, to ensure that the believers of that ideology follow nothing but the system that resulted from their belief, the sources of legislation must be defined. Also, the Muslim Ummah is in a very critical time period. It is attempting to initiate revival after its body debilitated and its unifying force as embodied in the state and which implemented the Islamic system, collapsed. Furtherm

Abid Mustafa 12/5/2006 Barely six years have elapsed since President Bush took office and the much coveted 21st century belongs to America is about to come to an abrupt end. America's pre-eminence in four corners of the world is being challenged by friends and foes alike. In America's own backyard, Latin America-Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is spear heading a crusade to undermine US interests across the region. He has successfully garnered the support of the leaders of Cuba, Bolivia and Ecuador to propagate his cause. Together they have challenged American supremacy by embarking on a campaign to reclaim oil and gas fields from western companies and put them directly under state control. Across the Atlantic, Europe smitten by the Iraq war and deeply hostile to the unilateralist agenda of the Bush administration, has at best offered nominal assistance. Rather, given the opportunity the Europeans-notably the French, the Germans and the British have behaved more as foes than Am

The following is a draft translation from Arabic. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The fictitious expansion of the ruling party is an exercise to demonstrate its strength. The Democratic Peoples Party of Tajikistan is the ruling party of the Republic and its President Rahmanov is ruling since 1994CE. At a meeting held on 23rd September 2006CE the party nominated its president for the presidentship of the republic. Reliable information suggests that the ruling Democratic Peoples Party of Tajikistan is making efforts in various parts of the land to even forcibly boost its ranks. People of various categories are being enrolled; especially the intelligentsia including doctors, students, workers and the wealthy are being coerced into joining its ranks. The intention is to project the party as a gigantic one that has supporters and members in different parts of the land and to portray the party as one that is capable of ruling. But the fact remains, and is apparent that there are other legal parties i

The following is a transcript of a circle I delivered on this subject. • December 1st was World Aids Day, we have seen in the newspapers and on TV screens a lot of discussion about HIV & Aids • Let us look at this subject to understand its reality and look at the Islamic solution to the problem of HIV & Aids. • HIV stands out in respect of its prevention. It is one of the most notorious infectious diseases around today, with good reason, as it is currently incurable. Although, it’s disease progression in an individual can be significantly slowed down. • The uniqueness of HIV is in its transmission. It is a virus that must pass from person to person through the exchange of significant quantities of bodily fluids, primarily sexual fluid or blood. • These fluids do not ordinarily transfer from person to person except through the undertaking of specific activities over which an individual normally has control. The main methods of transmission amongst adults are via sexual intercour