Rebellion and Islam - when the appointment of the Islamic rulers became akin to a hereditary process, was rebellion the natural outcome? And did restricting rebellion restrict the choice of the umma?
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The Imam is a Shield
Hadith 34 Only the Imam is a shield, behind whom you fight and you protect yourself with, so if he orders by taqwa and is just then he has reward for that, and if he orders by other than that then it is against himself (Muslim) Commentary A: Imam Nawawi explained the shield as being … Continue reading The Imam is a Shield
Statement from British Muslim Scholars on Gaza
We address also the wider Muslim leadership across the world and join the multitudes of honourable and upright scholars from across the Muslim world in emphasising that it is an obligation on Muslim governments to deploy their militaries to intervene in this conflict to restore peace and ensure a just outcome for the Palestinian people.
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لا تبك من أجل غزة –بل ابك على نفسك
تقديم الصدقات والعمل لزيادة الوعي على الجرائم الصهيونية - هذه كلها أفعال يجب أن نقوم بها في هذا الوقت للمساعدة في التخفيف الفوري للأزمة بأي وسيلة فعالة. ولكن هذه كلها ليست كافية
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Don’t cry for Gaza – save your tears for yourself
The author discusses the recurrent atrocities and massacres against Muslims worldwide and the ineffective solutions so far. They criticize the responses of international community and Muslim states, calling them hypocritical and insufficient, and argue that charity, awareness-raising, and making political appeals haven't addressed the root problems. The article calls for Muslim unity, criticizing nationalism, and believes that liberation can only be achieved through the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate and engaging Jihad to liberate Muslim lands.
The Duty of Islamic Governments in the face of the Zionist invasion of Gaza:
Jihad and support in Palestine is a religious duty and an Islamic and humanitarian responsibility. Silence in the face of aggression, and the closest regimes and armies not moving to repel it, is religiously prohibited. Abandoning Gaza, Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem, and Palestine to extermination and destruction is a betrayal of God, His Messenger, and the believers. It is among the greatest sins and offenses in the eyes of Allah.
Gaza – A call from 2008
This article was written by Kuwaiti scholar Hamed bin Abdullah Al-Ali during the Gaza massacre of 2008-9, during which approximately 1,500 Palestinians were killed over a period of 3 weeks which involved a ground invasion by the occupying army. "Praise be to Allah, the One who said in the clear revelation: 'And if they seek … Continue reading Gaza – A call from 2008
The Caliphate and Absent Authority
(The following is the introduction to a forthcoming essay to be published in a collected volume of essays on the consequences of the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate) By the time of the formal abolition of the caliphate in 1924, the final caliph Abdulmejid II was a mere figurehead unable to exert any power or … Continue reading The Caliphate and Absent Authority