Global Intifada

Introduction
Actions speak louder than words.
The blogosphere is abuzz with the excellent Unity Pledge (1, 2, 3, 4) that was initiated at ISNA by various ‘Ulema under the aegis of Shaykh Bin Bayyah (may Allah ’s mercy be upon him). However, already, some people have begun to question how effective such a pledge would be. The […]

Kufi tip to Amad and Mujahideen Ryder for contacting me regarding this excellent movement by our ‘Ulema and leaders to stop engaging in vicious polemics or, in the very least, telling their students to stop harassing the hell out of scholars and students who ascribe to different methodologies.
Well, it seems like the era of the […]

Freedom can be defined as the ability to attain one’s desires or fulfill one’s potential in the absence of external constraint. For some reason, freedom has become attached to the exclusive domain of democracy and capitalism. However, there seems to be a tension between the two types of freedom which can be classified as political […]

… I study Capitalism, the more I grow to hate it.
The very structure of corporate media reduces its viewers to mindless zombies who are incapable of understanding complex ethical or political issues. If you want to know how the wealthy control America, then you should read this. The average American isn’t hostile to Islam, he’s […]

1. Fasting is obligatory upon every sane, adult Muslim. 2. Calculations are not sufficient to establish the beginning of Ramadhan as only sighting is legitimate. For example, if your calculation for Maghrib is at a particular time, and their is still light outside, then it is the calculations that are incorrect. Similarly, calculations cannot be […]

Assalamu alaikum
I was surprised and dismayed to learn that a conservative organization is hosting an event that will engage in Islam bashing at universities all over the country, including my alma mater. Perhaps in response to Islamic Awareness Week, the David Horowitz “Freedom” Center is promoting a “Stop Islamo-Fascism” Week.
According to their website, Islamo-Fascism Awareness […]

In addition to the methodological differences that is a source of differences of opinion within the Hanafi madhab, there are also historical reasons why scholars within the Hanafi madhab (Indian v. Arab v. Chinese v. Ottoman) might differ such as:
1. Reliance upon different students of Imam Abu Hanifa such as Imam Abu Yusuf or Imam […]

(This post is dedicated to all those Muslims who love bashing Islamic governments and naively call for the democratization of the Muslim world)
 
Following the collapse of the
Soviet Union, the Western world has had a global field day in pursuing its post-colonialist agenda for global domination. It would be foolish to limit our understanding of […]