The difference between the scholars of resistance and the scholars of the regime is not one of interpretation. It is one of allegiance. The scholars of the regime have allied themselves with the nation-state, with its borders, treaties, and strategic partnerships. They invoke fiqh only to neuter obligation, to convert jihad into illegal activism, and to criminalize solidarity as sedition. Their invocations of "wisdom" serve only to excuse cowardice.
Islam orders the Muslims to implement the rules and laws laid down by Allah (swt), and that the sovereignty belongs to Allah (swt) alone. This is known by necessity in Islam, as Allah (swt) has told us: وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ Whosoever rules by other than what Allah hath revealed: … Continue reading Voting and Participation in un-Islamic Systems – Refuting Spurious Claims
Sectarianism (and nationalism) is clouding judgement here and conflating issues.Leave sectarianism out of the equation and it becomes abundantly clear that: You can be against this unjust Zionist and American war and call upon Muslims countries to fight against this unholy alliance in the region and at the same time be against the crimes and … Continue reading The Fitnah of False Neutrality – Its Israel or Muslims
Key points from an interview with the Grand Mufti of Libya, His Eminence Sheikh al-Sadiq al-Ghariani: Iran as a Muslim Land Iran — regardless of its current regime — is a country where the adhan is called, congregational prayers are held, and its people pray, fast, and perform Hajj. Therefore, by its Shari'ah definition, it … Continue reading Only Hypocrites are Neutral in a War between Muslims and Disbelievers – Sh. al-Sadiq al-Ghariani
Under Islamic jurisprudence, when a Muslim land is attacked, its defence becomes an obligation upon those nearest — beginning with the Gulf states. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have not only failed in this obligation but have actively facilitated the aggression by hosting American military bases and providing logistical support, constituting muwalat (alliance with aggressors against Muslims). Islam requires these states to terminate their alliances, expel foreign forces, and support Iran's defence. The fact that Iran is a Shia state with a compromised regional record does not alter this obligation — classical Islamic jurisprudence mandates the defence of Muslim lands against non-Muslim aggression regardless of the theological or political failings of those under attack.
Erdogan cannot help himself and continues to push out inane boosterism and Islamic rhetoric for the sake of the minority of naïve imams, analysts and activists to lap up. At this points its beyond shameful.
10 rights of the ruled over the ruler - how many of the rights of the ummah are being met today?
In Islamic legal theory, failure in implementation does not negate obligation. One does not abandon prayer because some pray without concentration, nor fasting because it is done without reflection. Similarly, the appointment of a Caliph is not annulled by the misconduct of rulers.
The socio-economic conditions cited as priorities are not natural disasters, but consequences of flawed political systems. Capitalist structures exacerbate inequality; nation-state borders fragment Muslim unity and obstruct coordinated development; education systems inculcate secular epistemologies detached from the Islamic worldview. These are structural issues that no amount of charity or individual activism can resolve within the current paradigms.
The hadith stating that “the Caliphate after me will last thirty years” is a descriptive prophecy about the era of Prophetic-model Caliphate, not a prescriptive limitation on the Islamic obligation of political unity and leadership. The idea that Islam abandoned the concept of Caliphate after thirty years has no basis in classical jurisprudence, historical practice, or theological reasoning.
"As for treating rulers as sacred or giving them exaggerated respect- as some Islamic sects do today - this has no basis in the religion and no evidence to support it. This idea came from the Shia, who made Imamate a pillar of faith and replaced the testimony of faith with belief in leadership. Ahl al-Sunnah do not hold this view."