Global Intifada

One of the problem with Islamists is that they tend to reduce all of the Ummah’s problem into one of the implementation of certain legal injunctions and ignore that society has a variety of needs that must be fulfilled in order to be functioned or they become fixated on the fetish of fighting some foreign […]

In general, there are two types of intellectuals: those that acquiesce to power and those that challenge it. Those that acquiesce to power do so for a variety of reasons. Perhaps to promote their own self-worth, perhaps for monetary reasons since they are offered jobs, perhaps they do so for political power since they are […]

“A revolution is likely to occur only when a society simultaneously experiences three kinds of difficulties:

A state financial crisis, brought on by a growing imbalance between the revenues a government can securely raise and the obligations and tasks it faces.
Severe elite divisions, including both alienation from the state and intra-elite conflicts, brought on by […]

“Among the believers are Men, who delivered their promise to Allah .”
(Surat Al-Ahzab: Verse 23)
“If history has taught us anything, it has certainly delivered a message with unequivocal resonance; Haqq and freedom are not something that is given. Haqq and Freedom are things people take, and people are as free and on the Haqq as […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Here’s a copy of the speech I delivered at the Abeer Hamza vigil. InshaAllah, if someone took video of it, I’ll post it online as well.
I. Introduction

Good afternoon. I greet you with the greeting of peace, Assalamu alaikum. My name is ****** and I am one of the organizers for the Abeer Hamza vigils that […]

The Prophet (sallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“The best Jihad is the word of truth spoken before a tyrant ruler.”
Dr. Al-Timimi’s Statement in Court
‘Ali al-Timimi
All praise is due to God and may God’s blessings and peace be upon all his prophets – particularly Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.
Your honor, it is customary at the […]

It cannot be emphasized enough that the primary purpose of the seizure of power by Islamists is to promote Islam in its totality. Islam cannot allowed to be used merely as an ideology to motivate the masses to challenge the domination of the Ummah; it must be activated into a living, breathing tradition that has […]