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| Al-Walaa’ w’Al-Baraa’: From Boastful Claims to Sincere Heart-ache for the Sake of Allah -
AnonyMouse (Zainab bint Younus) |
| Today’s impassioned world of catchphrases – Jihad of the sword and the soul; terrorism and freedom fighting; the War on Terror and the War on Islam; sincere scholars of the religion and White-House sell-outs – throw us into a whirlwind of politics, social affairs, religious dictums, and most of all, raging emotions. There is perhaps no one phrase that encompasses so many of today’s issues, and is so hotly thrown around, than that of Al-Walaa’ and al-Baraa’: Loving and hating for the sake of Allah; or, loyalty and disassociation for the sake of Allah. |
| Britain's Child Neglect a Symptom of Individualism -
Abid Mustafa |
| Individualism threatens the social fabric of British society through the erosion of family values and violation of civil rights. Left unquestioned and unchecked, individualism will result in the fragmentation of both Muslim and non-Muslim communities. |
| A Critical Evaluation of Muslim Responses to Freedom of Speech and 'The Jewel of Medina' -
Hamza Andreas Tzortzis |
| The Jewel of Medina is just a regurgitation of Qurayshi politics. Since the advent of Islam attacks verbal and physical, on the Prophet (s), his family and his companions, were harsh and frequent. Pick up any book on the Seerah and you will find many evidences pointing to this fact. |
| Beware of the Emergence of a European or American Islam -
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Nadwi |
| Beware of the emergence of a local or territorial Islam and the establishment of Islamic societies that are devoid of the spirit of Islam and built upon foundations that are not genuinely Islamic. |
| Evolving Out of Islam -
Muhammad Tahir |
| I still remember the first (and only) time I met Usama Hasan in the late '90s: as the son of a prominent British scholar, his name conferred respect and his own akhlaq (good manners) and mild demeanour made him an attractive personality to a young impressionable Muslim. So it has been saddening to watch his transformation into a talking head for the infamous Quilliam Foundation, the un-Islamic "marriage contract" and the Home Office. |
| Free the Prisoner! -
Abu Basir at-Tartusi |
| From the things that the Ummah should wake up to and be worried about are the affairs of the Muslim prisoners all over the world, especially the scholars and callers to Allah amongst them - those who took it upon themselves to openly speak the truth and confront falsehood. |
| Between the Superiority of the Past and the Inferiority Complex of Today -
Muhammad Qutb |
| The Islamic world today is experiencing one of the worst periods in its existence. It would be appropriate to refer to this period as the period of wilderness.
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| Remembering the Great Tradition of Sufi Jihadis in Muslim History -
Fahad Ansari |
| In the contemporary Ummah, Sufism is often associated with apolitical, pacifist Islam of the type that the West would like to promote as “true Islam” all over the Muslim world. Fahad Ansari looks back at the great tradition of jihadi Sufis in recent Muslim history. |
| Jihad versus State Terrorism -
Yamin Zakaria |
| One of the defining and a peculiar characteristic of a secular society is the absolute denunciation of any form of relationship between the use of force and religion, no matter how tenuous the link. Yet, organised violence inflicted by secular states; the West in particular is tolerated, justified and often encouraged. |
| Shoora and Democracy: A Conceptual Analysis -
Jafar Shaikh Idris |
| Shoora comes from an Arabic word shara whose original meaning, according to classical Arabic dictionaries was to extract honey from hives. The word then acquired secondary meanings all of which are related to that original one. One of these secondary meanings is consultation and deliberation. |
| Hit 'Em Where it Hurts -
Karima Hamdan |
| Another day, another European politician attempts to "big himself up" by being crass and insulting about Islam. |
| Weighing Options – An Important Skill -
Salman ibn Fahd al-'Awdah |
| One of the most important skills in the art of decision-making is the ability to effectively weigh our options. This is especially the case when decisions are difficult; when whatever one decides, it necessitates some sort of sacrifice or another. |
| Extremism and Reverse Extremism -
Salman ibn Fahd al-'Awdah |
| At the present time, the word "extremism" is probably the most incessantly repeated word on the tongues of journalists, writers, and politicians. It is likely that the events of September 11 are what put it in the forefront of popular terminology, for such terminology gives expression to inner feelings and makes up for a lot of talk and lengthy explanations. Extremism is a derived word, and it seems that those who use it mean by it a person who stands far off to one side of the center. |
| A Reinterpreted Islam Is No Islam -
Jafar Shaikh Idris |
| After 9/11 and now after 7/7 Western politicians and commentators have expressed their desire to reinterpret and question Islamic principles. This article challenges the rationale of these attempts. |
| Rand Reports attempt to change Islam -
Abdus Sattar Ghazali |
| How the Rand Report on Islam has emboldened the modernist fringe in their doomed attempts to change Islam. |
| Shortcomings In Attacks On Belief In God -
Ismail Royer |
| Dig down to the root of just about any anti-religion statement and you'll find at its foundation one of two philosophies: moral relativism or secular humanism. |
| Who are the Muslim Moderates (Neo-Mods) ? -
Yamin Zakaria |
| Secularised Islam is also conveniently termed as ‘moderate’ Islam. The US government has initiated a drive to manufacture ‘scholars’ and ‘experts’ to promote a ‘moderate’ version of Islam, simultaneously recruiting and promoting those existing ‘moderates’ (neo-mods) that are wittingly or unwittingly campaigning for the same. |
| How Feminism has murdered the West -
Amir Butler |
| Maybe this is why the West heavily propogates contraception in the Muslim World? |
| Who's Harry Potter? -
Umm Rashid |
| Milling crowds outside movie theatres and stampedes at book releases, merchandise and memorabilia bearing the Potter brand in every child's list of must-haves, an estimated 200 million copies sold in 200 countries, translated into 55 languages, all this hysteria over a children's book? Just who is Harry Potter? |
| Democracy, a Groundless Name -
Jafar Shaikh Idris |
| Democracy has not found in its entire history the popularity it now enjoys. Most Western thinkers since the Greek period have criticized, and even refuted the idea. The criticism reached the extent that one modern British philosopher declared that if we were to cast a democratic judgement on democracy itself, based on the number of thinkers who voted in its favour, versus those who did not, it would be defeated |
| Islam and Secularism -
Salman ibn Fahd al-'Awdah |
| The secularisation of Turkey has happened and continues to happen over and over again in many Muslim lands. Sometimes the strategies are the same and sometimes different, depending on the circumstances. In any case, the struggle between Islam and secularism goes on throughout the Muslim world and affects its people, just like it did in Turkey. |
| Separation Of Church & State -
Jafar Shaikh Idris |
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| Secularism and Moral Values -
Jafar Shaikh Idris |
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| Fundamentalism -
Masood Azhar |
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| What Are the Arabs Without Islaam? -
Sayyid Qutb |
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| The Ideological Attack -
Ibn Baz |
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| Muslims Wake Up! -
Shariffa Carlo |
| As Muslims we have to stop expecting out teachers, scholars, Imams etc... to spoon feed us what we want to hear. We have to make them tell us the truth. |
| Ease -
Shariffa Carlo |
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| A Muslim's Nationality and His Belief -
Sayyid Qutb |
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