Global Intifada

May Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) shower His mercy and blessings upon Rasulullah (sallahu alayhi wa sallam), his companions and the ahl ul bayt (radhi allahu anhum) and to honor us with their intercession on the Day of judgment. Ameen.
Excerpts from Qadhi Iyad’s “Ash-Shifa”
“Know, may Allah illuminate my heart and yours and increase my […]

“Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah .”
(Surat al-Anfal Verse 30)

Introduction
The […]

Perhaps one of the most destructive forces in the Ummah today is the disease of sectarianism; the mentality that one small group of people are a saved sect and all others are destined to hellfire either temporarily or for eternity. Alhumdulillah, the ‘Ulema have been trying their utmost to combat this fire from spreading any […]

One of the many ways that Islamic governments or those movements that aspire to establish Islamic movements are criticized in the West is that they violate human rights that are purportedly deemed “universal.”
However, before even getting into a discussion of whether Islamic law or Islamic governments violate human rights, let us first engage in a […]

I recently made a series of posts on the Eteraz site that stirred up quite a lot of controversy.
The shot heard round the blogosphere started with the Firestorm post which called upon Muslim revolutionaries all over the world to work towards 8 common goals. Although most of the points were apolitical, the objective of reviving […]

“O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah , even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or […]

When I say “Islamic” conception of justice, as opposed to Western, I’m referring to the formalized opinions of experts in Islamic theology. For Ahl us Sunnah waal Jam’ah, this would refer to the Atharis, as well as the two schools of Kalam compromised of the Asharis and the Maturidis. For Shiat ul-Ali, this would refer […]

The Prophet (sallahu alayhi wa sallam said “Allah will not snatch away knowledge abruptly from people, but rather He will snatch knowledge by removing scholars. This will happen to the extent that when no scholar remains, people will take ignorant leaders as their guides. These leaders will be asked and they will give opinions […]

Western civilization, especially in Europe, is beginning to wake up to the fact that significant Muslim minorities have arisen in their midst. No doubt, the mere presence of large numbers of Muslims, in the racist mindset of former colonizers, is probably causing flashbacks of fear of Al-Andalus, the Barbary states, and the Ottoman Empire.
Now their […]

This post is dedicated to all of you Islamic revolutionaries around the world. It is nigh time that Muslim social and political activists begin openly stating their objectives in order to precipitate better networking and turning localized revivalist and resistance movements into a global Islamic movement based upon the concept of universal Islamic brotherhood.

With regards […]