“If a ruler has no legitimacy – like a dictator who takes power by force through a military coup, then it is permissible to remove him by the same means. There is no problem with this. This is what many scholars wrote in their books and explained, except during certain times when some jurists, under pressure or fear, said things that people later misunderstood. For example, Malik ibn Anas was... Read the whole entry »
“The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets.” Yet in every age, some choose to abandon that inheritance, trading divine obligation for state patronage, and truth for stability. The weight of this betrayal becomes more acute in moments of crisis and no moment in our generation has laid bare the bankruptcy of the religious establishment as has the genocide in Gaza. Over the course of... Read the whole entry »
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhī rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we are returning.
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Farhat Amin, host of the Smart Muslima podcast and best-selling author of a range of inspiring books that defend and promote hijab, as well as encouraging marriage as an Islamic alternative to feminism and promiscuity. She had...Read the whole entry »
Original Arabic “And what is [the matter] with you that you do not fight in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper’.”
— Surah An-Nisā’ (4:75) While the Gaza Strip is starved under siege and bombarded... Read the whole entry »
1- Palestine is home to Masjid al-Aqsa, the second house of worship to be built on Earth, following Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. It is also the first qibla of the beloved Prophet ﷺ and the destination of his miraculous night journey. Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian cause is firmly connected to our deen. It is not just a political struggle, or a nationalist struggle; it is an Islamic concern and... Read the whole entry »
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