Global Intifada

Unfortunately, the rumor that the reason why Malikis pray with their arms down has become quite popular among students of knowledge. When I went to visit UMBC over Spring Break to meet with the members of the faculty, the school newspaper, and several religious figures to discuss an article they wrote regarding the Danish depictions […]

The following is a letter I will be sending to the Al Maghrib Institute regarding some of Shaykh Abu Ammar’s comments about Sayyid Muhammad ibn Alawi al Makki al Maliki.
I encourage all of you reading this to also send letters of complaint making two simple requests:
1. To ask Abu Ammar to provide clear and convincing […]

There are four basic premises:
Firstly, we must scrutinize freedom itself. Even in Western law, freedom has never been construed as being an absolute right or concern of the state. In the presence of a compelling state interest, freedom can be infringed upon. Freedom is not an intrinsic good (i.e. a good in and of itself) […]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21832
Relevant Quote:

Realm of Truth (a.k.a. Jinnzaman’s Blog). This blog is run by Abdul Haqq, whose entire interests include “Jihad of the Sword and Heart.” Haqq is not happy with those that “try to define Jihad solely as being defensive,” and he does not recognize Israel as a legitimate state. […]

Recently, it has come to my attention, that one of the instructors of the Al Maghrib Institute has accused the late Shaykh Alawi al-Maliki of propagating blatant shirk.
I have personally engaged in various debates with Abu Ammar whose incogent criticisms of the Ashari aqeedah and tasawwuf is more of a proof of his own ignorance […]

How is it possible that people can be so blind and carefree in the face of the coming storm . . . ?
The Cusp is almost upon us . . . are we ready?
33. O ye who believe! Obey Allah , and obey the apostle, and make not vain your deeds!
34. Those […]

At times, walking down a path that no one else has treaded upon is exhilirating, but sometimes its downright lonely.
Anyhow, I feel like I’ve finally come up with a rational and pragmatic critique of the legality of the Constitution/Constitutionalism. Now, I’ve progressed to the next step, which is to critique the ideas embodied in these […]

“Universal literacy was supposed to educate the common man to control his environment. Once he could read and write he would have a mind fit to rule. So ran the democratic doctrine. But instead of a mind, universal literacy has given him rubber stamps, rubber stamps inked with advertising slogans, with editorials, with published scientific […]

Went to the library and printed out a bunch of journals from different law reviews. I’m about to compile them and put them into a binder.
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Table of Contents
1. “Khomeinism, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and International Law: The Relevance of Islamic Political Ideology” by Sarvenaz Bahar
2. “The Shari’ah: Sources, Interpretation, and Rule-Making” by M Cherif […]

Here’s an outline for an essay I’m working on. I need to get my hands on Shatibi’s Philosophy of Islamic law. I’m gonna try to get an annotated outline finished by the end of the month.
When I go to NJ this weekend, inshaAllah, I’m going to sit down with a friend and review the structure […]