| The Khilafah and the Indian Subcontinent After yet another anniversary of the abolishment of the Khilafah state it is important for us to reflect upon its history and the reaction of the Muslims towards its demise and eventual destruction. It is assumed by some that the Muslims and their scholars did not react to the call for the abolishment of Khilafah and that they did not realize its significance. This is untrue, history is a tes [ ... ] |
| Q&A: The Nature of Bid'ah بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Question: During one of our meetings, we discussed the word "Bid'ah." Some of us said that it refers to everything that contravenes the command of The Legislator (Al-Shaari'), and others said that it refers only to contravening the command of The Legislator in matters of ‘Ibadaat (acts of worship). Could you please clarify th [ ... ] |
| Why Did Israel Bomb Damascus? Last Sunday, Israel struck several Syrian high security and elite military complexes in the capital, Damascus, in close proximity to the presidential palace. The devastating strike targeted the elite Republican Guard bases and a high-profile military research center. After the attack, Israel deployed two of its Iron Dome anti-missile batteries on its northern borders, close to Syria and Sout [ ... ] |
| Guantanamo Bay: A Stain of Disgrace on the Face of America's 'Civilization' which Time Will Never Erase! After more than 11 years since the establishment of the worst prison in the modern era, the Guantanamo prison administration are force feeding twenty prisoners from the one hundred on hunger strike. An outcry was sent from Yemeni detainee, Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, from the darkness of his prison-cell, in an article leaked by his lawyer and published by The New York Times on Sunday 14 Apri [ ... ] |
| Eid Mubarak from Hizb ut-Tahrir America بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hizb ut-Tahrir America congratulates the Islamic Ummah on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions and allies and those who followed in his footsteps and those who made the Islamic Aqeedah the basis of their ideas and a reference point for all their actions and a sour [ ... ] |
| The Righteous Sheikh Ali al-Qattan was jailed for 15 years in Egypt for saying "Fear Allah" to the tyrant Mubarak! The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ "The best Jihad is the word of Justice in front of the oppressive Sultan." (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, ibn Maja) In 1993, Sheikh Ali al-Qattan was praying at the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم mosque in Medin [ ... ] |
| Cornel West: 'They say I'm un-American' Cornel West, the firebrand of American academia for almost 30 years, is causing his hosts some problems. They are on a schedule but such things barely move him, for as he saunters down the high street there are people to talk to, and no one can leave shortchanged. Everyone, "brother" or "sister", is indeed treated like a long lost family member. And then there is the hug; a bear-like pincer [ ... ] |
| On the road to Damascus. The US can’t remake Syria As you contemplate the ongoing violence in Syria, here are the three things to keep in mind. First, the United States undoubtedly possesses the wherewithal to topple the regime of Bashar Assad. On this score, the hawks are surely right. Whether acting alone, with allies, or through proxies, Washington over the past decade or so has demonstrated an impressive capacity to overthrow governments. [ ... ] |