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The Ballot or the Bullet: Islamists and Democracy

“It’ll be — It’ll be the — the ballot or it’ll be the bullet. It’ll be liberty or it’ll be death. And if you’re not ready to pay that price don’t use the word freedom in your vocabulary.”
 
- Malcolm X -
 
I. Introduction
 
The Muslim world seems to be locked in battle between various factions competing […]

“O Allah! Turn our hearts to your Thikr, Make us not Blind!” [Explanations of Taha 124]

The following is an excellent post over at Seeking Ilm:
Reflect! How many a moment have we chosen the mundane over the divine? Ask yourself; of the two which is worthy of our attention? Allah ta’alaa states,
وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكاً وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى
قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَى وَقَدْ كُنتُ […]

The Islamist Pledge

This post is directed to Islamists all over the Ummah. An Islamist is defined as one who would like to see the return of an Islamic polity centered around a Caliphate that implements the Shari’ah.
In seeking to fulfill this goal, Islamists should pledge to:
1. Not Compromise the Territorial Integrity of Any Nation: While the present […]

The Vision of the Founding Fathers of Pakistan

Introduction
As I write this, a battle is unfolding in Pakistan that is similar to battles that are being fought all over the Muslim world. This is a battle for the very soul of the Ummah. It is a battle that is being fought on many fronts. It addresses many questions, the most pertinent of which […]

The Liberal Justification for an Islamic Revolution in Pakistan

On November 3rd, “President Musharraf” returned to his status as dictator by declaring emergency rule in Pakistan. This declaration announced the suspension of the Constitution and the termination of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, who has been a thorn in the side of the executive by exercising his institution’s right of judicial review. […]

Is the Constitution a Dynamic, Moral Document?

This post is a response to Sidi Musaddiq in the “Is the Constitutional illegal?” note where he asserts, among other things, that the Constitution is a superior moral document than the Articles of Confederation and couldn’t follow the procedures for amendment laid forth in the Articles since it made amending it impossible.
Instead of responding in […]

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