Reason for the Weakness of the Muslims

The Reason for the Weakness of the Muslims and the Path Towards Restoring their Honour

By Shaykh 'Abdul 'Aziz ibn Baaz rahimahullaah - Words of Advice Regarding Da`wah.

When the people began to change and split up into groups and became negligent of the issue of jihaad, preferring ease and to follow their desires. Then, evil began to manifest itself in them, except in those people whom Allaah, the Most High, had safeguarded.

So as a result of this Allaah changed their position and gave their enemies power over them, an outcome which the people earned themselves and it is not an oppression from their Lord.

Allaah the Most High says,"Indeed Allaah does not change the condition of a people until they change themselves." [Soorah ar-Ra`d (13):11]

Therefore it is necessary for all Muslims, governments and people to return to their Lord, the Most High, sincerely worshipping and repenting to Him for their shortcomings and the sins which they have committed. They should hurry to fulfil their obligations and distant themselves from that which Allaah has forbidden, and join with one another in co-operation in this.

From one of the most important of these issues is to establish the laws of the Sharee`ah and govern the people by it in everything, so that the people appeal to this Shar`ee law for legal decisions and not to the man-made laws which oppose the law of Allaah, which should be declared void.

What are Muslims waiting for ?!?

Many Arabs wait for the statement of the US President about the Palestinian issue or any Ummah related issues and their state, ignore mockery and deception and think good of him not out of ignorance because they understand the reasons of enmity, but they ignore them. 

After the kuffaar declared their opinion about the Palestinian cause and dictated their impossible conditions, so what do Muslims in general and Arabs in particular wait for?

Has not the time come for Muslims to unite for the word of the truth and leave out disputes which enemies ignited by their fatal war machines, by their prices they absorbed the blood of Muslims, separated them into sects and groups, and claim falsely against them with terrorism to justify their malice, humiliate those who lower their wing to them and terrify those who fear them.

Allah says: "So fear them not, but fear Me, if you are (true) believers." [3:175]

So, all Muslims - Arabs and non-Arabs - should fear Allah, return to Him, and hold firm with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the their Prophet Muhammad (saws) because this will lead to glory, honor and happiness in the world and in the Hereafter. Allah says: "O you who believe! Fear Allâh (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islâm [as Muslims (with complete submission to Allâh)]. And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur'ân), and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allâh's Favour on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islâmic Faith), and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allâh makes His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided." [3:102-103]

"We follow and do not innovate in the Deen !"

In the Name of Allah, all praise belongs to Allah, and may the Salaah and Salaam be upon the best of creation, his Sahabah, and those who follow them. As for what follows: Firstly, it is necessary for a Muslim to know that he does not speak a word or give a ruling through a phrase or a sentence in regard to knowledge of this Deen except that he is responsible for it in front of Allah. This knowledge is a trust, so it requires that the one who has the responsibility of possessing it – meaning knowledge – imagines Jannah and the Fire in front of his very eyes. Due to this Imaam ibn Daqeeq Al-‘Īd said that once when he was acting as a judge, and was serving in Egypt. An opponent sin the court once said to him, “You have oppressed me”, and in some of the narrations they state that the opponent said to him, “Your statement is not said seeking the Face of Allah!” or something similiar. He replied, “By Allah, I have not uttered a single word in the part forty years except that I have prepared myself to answer for it in front of Allah.”

So everything a student of knowledge says in debates and dialogues, everything he says when relating rulings, everything he says in matters of knowledge, is fully recorded from him, and he is responsible for it in front of Allah. However, the questioning about knowledge is not like questioning about other matters. Everything someone says is recorded and he is duly responsible for it. But the questioning regarding knowledge is specific and distinct, as you are attributing it to the Deen and to what has been legislated by Allah. You are stating that the ruling of Allah in this issue is such and such, or that this specific matter is obligatory, or that matter is merely permitted without reward or punishment, or that this other matter is only recommended. So it is necessary to imagine the Jannah and the Fire in front of your eyes.

 

You should not give a ruling nor speak a word except that you have with you a portion of knowledge which you had come across or which was transmitted to you from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. As Allah says:

"Bring me a scripture prior to this or some trace of knowledge, if you are truthful."

 

Differentiation between Establishing the Hujjah & Understanding the Hujjah

The Scholars of the Najdî Da’wah on the Differentiation Between Establishing the Hujjah (Proof) and Understanding the Hujjah (Proof)

The Scholars of the Da’wah of Najd, may Allâh be merciful to them, spoke about this often. Their Fatâwâ and letters on this issue are also mentioned often, yet they are mentioned unrestrictedly without a clear explanation of what is meant. Below is one of the more famous letters of Imâm Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Al-Wahhâb (rh) on this issue. Included afterwards are excerpts which help clarify what is meant by this issue.

Imâm Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhâb, may Allâh be merciful to him, stated:

“In the Name of Allâh, the Beneficent, the Most-Merciful

To the Brothers... [Is’hâq ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahmân ibn Hasan Âl ash-Shaykh, may Allâh be merciful to them, mentioned that the ones being answered are ‘Îsâ ibn Qâsim and Ahmad ibn Suwaylim. There question was about some statements of Shaykh al-Islâm Ibn Taymiyyah. Look to “Takfîr al-Mu’ayyin wal-Farq Bayna Qiyâm al-Hujjah wa Fihm al-Hujjah” pg. 32-33, with the verification of Shaykh Ahmad ibn Hamûd al-Khâlidî, may Allâh free him]

Salâmun ‘Alaykum Wa Rahmatullâhi Wa Barakâtuh,

And to proceed...

What you mentioned of the Shaykh’s statement, “Everyone who rejects such and such, while the Hujjah has been established upon him” and you are doubtful regarding those Tawâghît and their followers, has the Hujjah been established upon them?

This is indeed strange! How can you have doubt about this when I have clarified it for you repeatedly?!

For indeed, the one upon whom the Hujjah has not been established:
 

The Importance Of Ruling By Islam

This Deen has never been sent down to us as a religion only or merely as a spiritual booster. This is a Rabbani (Godly) way of life that Allah SWT sent down to His Messenger and commanded him to organize and regulate the interests of mankind with a complete law – the Shari’ah.

Before the arrival of Islam, the Mushrikeen and Ahlul Kitab (people of the books) were living in darkness, just as how they are now. They do not have a rabbani way of life and principles to be followed, as they are having a book sent down to the prophets before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), in which the contents have been corrupted; the consequences are that they are governing mankind with oppression and tyranny (man-made law).

Allah then sent His Messenger, Muhammad (pbuh), to them with a rabbani way of life that would abolish and eradicate the norms, traditions, as well as their religion; also at the same time introduce to them an alternative system of governance that would liberate them from oppressions and corruptions. This is the main objective of why Islam was sent down – to raise mankind out of darkness, who had earlier worshipped fake gods (including man-made law) and to regulate the society with a rabbani law (Shari’ah) which is entirely complete. 

Weeping for your Dead ones?

It was narrated in more than one hadeeth from the Prophet (pbuh) that the deceased suffers because of the weeping of his family over him. For example, Muslim narrated in his Saheeh (927) from Ibn ‘Umar that Hafsah wept for ‘Umar, and he said, “Calm down, O my daughter! Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)  said: ‘The deceased suffers because of his family’s weeping over him.” 

And it was also proven that the Prophet (pbuh) wept for the deceased on more than one occasion, such as when he wept at the death of his son Ibraheem, as was narrated by al-Bukhari (2/105) and Muslim (7/76) from the hadeeth of Anas (ra). He (pbuh) also wept at the death of one of his daughters, whilst she was being buried, as was narrated by al-Bukhari, 1258 from the hadeeth of Anas (ra). 

And he (pbuh) wept when one of his grandchildren died, as narrated by al-Bukhari (1284) and Muslim (923), from the hadeeth of Usaamah ibn Zayd (ra). 

If it is asked, how can we reconcile between the hadeeths which forbid weeping for the deceased and those which permit it? 

The answer is: 

Can the Islamic Ummah rely on the Shi'ahs to liberate Al-Quds?

The question that becomes the title of this article has long clung on my mind and feeling. Especially that in 2006, the Hizbullah of Lebanon succeeded, so they say, in defeating the war machine of Israel and were able to drive them out. The 33-day war of Israel vs Hizbullah, where the Hizbullah came out the victor, is a new commodity brand name marketed by Shi'ah to deceive the Islamic ummah, the absolute majority of which is with the aqeedah of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah.

Long before this, there had been of course attempts by the Shi'ahs to exploit this issue of Palestine, for example with the fatwa of Imam Khomeini, the Rahbar of Iran, which fixed the last Friday of the month of Ramadhan as The Al-Quds International Day, but it seemed, it was not so influential and effective in attracting the sympathy of the Sunni Muslims to view the aqeedah of Shi'ah.

Only after the heroic story of the resistance of the Hizbullah militia in 2006, that a turning point of fitnah tashayyu’ happened in the Islamic world, particularly in Sham (Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan) and South East Asia (Indonesia and Malaysia). Just because of a one-time Shi'ah resistance against Zionist-Israel, who before this were always collaborating in destroying the resistance of the Palestinian people, which was more driven by the political factor to dominate the South of Lebanon as the base of Shi'ah militia nationally by not telling the interests of the war for the sake of Palestine.
 

Between The Plot Of The Zionists & The Plot Of Allah

If we read the book "Zionism Gripping The World [transl.]", it seems the world and the human race are already under the feet of the Zionist-Israel.

There is no other power. There is no more power that can fight the power of Zionist-Israel. All sectors of life are already in their hands. Therefore, the people who do not have the strength of Iman, would despair in confronting the strength of Zionism.

How the center of power of the global finance in New York, are in the clutches of the Zionists. The Central Banks of America, European Union, Russia, South America, Asia, the Arab World, are not detached from the hand of the Zionists. The generation of David Rockefeller has already penetrated into all sectors of life.

The controls of the assets of the human life are taking place in systematically. The mass media are entirely in their hands. The media become their trumpet, and are effective in shaping opinions. Like in the issue of terrorism, which is continued to be campaigned today. Rupert Murdoch, "The Media King", controls the news media all over the world. He controls them from New York and London.

Universities are in the hands of the Zionist scientists from past to present. They decide whoever is entitled to receive the Nobel prize. They are experts in the fields of science, economics, politics, to humanities. The theories which until now are becoming the references among scientists, and academicians, politicians, economists, and humanists, historians, all come from the Zionists.
 

Demonstrations & the Involvement of Women !!!

By Shk Abu Sulayman Mostafa Mahamed
Jumada Al-Awwal 29, 1431

I am writing this to respond to queries I have received lately regarding my opinion on taking part in protests. This will aim at briefly addressing these two topics: a) the ruling on protesting to support Islamic causes, and b) the active participation of Muslim women in protests.

Firstly, the scholars of Islam have discussed the matter in depth; so I am in no way suggesting that ijtihaad is required on my behalf to understand the matter and come to a conclusion.

There are many shoyoukh who have allowed the matter and others who have rejected it. The reasons that these shoyoukh have rejected it are generally because, from their perspective, it does not bring any benefit to the ummah; rather it causes havoc, mayhem and disruption to the peace. It must be understood, that the basis of their argument does have an Islamic essence. There are things in Islam called مصلحة and مفسدة (benefits and harms). This is not to say, however, that this is the strongest opinion in all circumstances.

It must be clear that the situations that most of these mashayekh (scholars) give their Islamic verdicts in are very different to the reality we live in the west. They will have an issue with protesting against who they consider waliy amril-muslimeen, or the legitimate Muslim rulers. This is considered by them as a transgression against what Islam has taught us. Again, I would like to highlight that this is not the view that I hold, however, it is merely an explanation of a reality within the Muslim lands.

...From al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa...

Allah said, “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.”

The significance of Jerusalem and its surrounding areas is not hidden to any Muslim, rather not even the Kaafir. For over half a century the blessed lands of al-Quds have been occupied by cursed individuals whose ancestors were turned into apes and pigs. Since then and until now struggle against them has been an obligation on every Muslim. However, apart from a couple of political stand offs called “wars” and some brave youth there has been no real effort from the majority of those who affiliate themselves to the Ummah of Muhammad (saws) to stand up against the Jews or at the very least prepare for it.

So, it comes at no surprise that the crusaders and the Jews behind them would come along and declare Jerusalem as their embassy locale and their capitol. As soon as the Kuffaar realized half a century ago, and events from then to now cementing this, that all what the majority would do is protest on the streets, in the newspapers and on social media (that is of course they didn’t partake in the betrayal themselves as the Sa’udiyyah and Egyptian governments have done) they understood they could move freely in the hearts of the once bussiling lands of Islam; add to that fact the ones who are in a monumental war with the crusaders are labeled as “terrorists” and outcasts.

Radicalization or Guidance ?

The enemies of Allah want us to believe that anyone who accepts/believes in the form of Islam which has not been approved by them to be “radicalized” and brainwashed. While in reality, it is exactly the opposite. We are born on the Islamic fitrah, and then the families and societies brainwash us and radicalize us (into believing and worshiping all sorts of deities). The Prophet (saws) said:
“No child is born but has the Islamic Faith, but its parents turn it into a Jew or a Christian. It is as you help the animals give birth. Do you find among their offspring a mutilated one before you mutilate them yourself?” The people said, “O Allah’s Messenger (saws)! What do you think about those (of them) who die young?” The Prophet (saws) said, “Allah knows what they would have done (were they to live).” [Sahih Muslim]

Furthermore, Allah says:
"(Adhere to) the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created (all) people." [30:30]

So, it is the enemies of Allah (and the friends of shaytaan) who brainwash and radicalize people away from what they have been created to do, according to Allah’s saying:
"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me." [51:56]
 

Captivity, Imprisonment and Trials

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Is prison a necessary stage for the Dā’ī (the caller to Allāh)? Is it a praised rank, whereby the one that is included in it is better than the one who isn’t because of having entered this stage?From what there is no doubt about is that the path of Da’wah is filled with dangers and hardships. Allāh, Ta’ālā, said:

أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُون َوَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ

Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: “We believe,” and will not be tested. And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allāh will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allāh knows all that before putting them to test) [Al-‘Ankabūt : 2-3]

That is because the Dā’ī comes to the people with matters that are new, and he calls them to abandon their profits and their agreements, and he is grieved over the course and the path they are upon, and this is a tremendous matter for the people because he challenges their principles and their greatest convictions. Therefore, the Dā’ī is met with vehemence and violence. And for this reason, hardships separate the ranks [of the people], and through them, the people return to their rightful positions without ambiguity or falsification. Trials make the standing of the people known, and endurance is only for one who is patient. Allāh, Ta’ālā, said:
 

Tawbah (Repentance) Nasheed - English Subbed!

Disbelievers who attack Muslim lands !!!

For Educational purpose only and to raise Intellectual and Political awareness!

Question: Dear beloved Sheikh Sulaymaan bin Naasir al-Alwaan may Allah protect you. What is the ruling on fighting the disbelievers who attack Muslim lands?

Answer: Islam forbids abandonment, and surrendering the lands of Islam to the enemies of the Religion and the descendants of Apes and Swine’s. Islam calls us to fight in the Sake of Allah, and to fight the covenant violators and oppressors. And emphasizes the need to cleanse the Muslim lands from the hands of rapists (occupiers). 

Allah says: “March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), and strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allah. This is better for you, if you but knew.” [9:41] 

Allah also says: “And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism, i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone (in the whole of the world). But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do.” [8:39] 

And the people of Knowledge agreed upon the obligatory to fight the disbelievers who attack/occupy the Muslim countries. If they stop their aggression only then the Obligation will fall for the other Muslims. But if the fighting is still going on, and expelling the disbelieving enemy from the Muslim countries failed, it becomes an obligation for the Muslims from the surrounding countries, that are close to the enemy, to give victory to them (i.e. the oppressed Muslims), by fighting the Kuffaar to repel their oppression and aggression.
 

“And there is no victory except from Allah.”

Allah said in another Ayah, “So when you meet those who disbelieve (in battle), strike (their) necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either (confer) favor afterwards or ransom (them) until the war lays down its burdens. That (is the command). And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them (Himself), but (He ordered armed struggle) to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah – never will He waste their deeds. He will guide them and amend their condition and admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them.” [47:4-6]

 

And, “And these days (of varying conditions) We alternate among the people so that Allah may make evident those who believe and (may) take to Himself from among you martyrs – and Allah does not like the wrongdoers. And that Allah may purify the believers (through trials) and destroy the disbelievers.” [3:140-141]

 

These are points of wisdom for which Allah has legislated performing jihad, by the hands of the believers against the disbelievers. Allah used to destroy the previous nations that denied the Prophets, using various disasters that encompassed these rebellious nations.

 

Liberating Palestine, Baytul-Maqdis is part of our AQEEDAH!!!

“There will always be a group from my Ummah triumphant upon the truth, victorious over their enemies, there will be no harm from those who oppose them and they will not be harmed until the order of Allah comes and they will be like that (triumphant).

The Sahabahs asked, “O RasulAllah, where are they?” He said, “In Baytul-Maqdis and the precincts of Baytul-Maqdis.” [Ahmad]

Unfortunatel majority of Muslim ummah is sleeping, they never care or talk, they think if they pray, give some Zakah and go for Hajj then they are real Muslims. That is absolutely wrong.

This is our Aqeedah, also a war between Haq and Bathil if we still do not recognize this how can we be called Muslims.

In Islam, Palestine is a land of faith and Muslims must always remember that in reality, this is a battle between belief and disbelief, as in the hadith narrated by Maymoonah bint Sa`d when she asked the Prophet (pbuh) about Jerusalem, he said:

“It is the land where humankind will be resurrected and gathered together, seek prayers in it (i.e. Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa) because each prayer in it counts as one thousand in other masjids.” She asked, “What if one cannot reach it or finds difficulty reaching it?” He replied, “Let them send oil to be used in its lanterns as a gift, because the one who sends a gift to it is just like one who prayed in it.” [Ahmad and Ibn Majah]

Indeed, the issue of Palestine is a vital one for all Arabs and Muslims. It is their duty to shoulder the responsibility of this historical and doctrinal Islamic place. It is a great trust and an inseparable part of the Muslim land that none has the right to surrender, not even the tiniest portion of it. Muslims are obliged to defend it with all their power. They must regard defending it and its people an incumbent Islamic obligation. Every Muslim will be questioned about his or her efforts and role regarding this on the Day of Judgment, the day when neither wealth nor children will avail, when only he or she who comes with a sound and clean heart (clean from polytheism and hypocrisy) will be successful.

Allying with the Kuffar & support against Muslims ?!?!

Camaraderie (Muwalat) of the Disbelievers and Supporting Them Against the Muslims Are Amongst the Nullifiers of Islam According to the Scholars of the Da’wah !

Amongst the matters of disbelief (kufr) the scholars of the Najdi da’wah and others took care to mention is: camaraderie (muwalat) of the kuffar. Thus the imam and mujaddid Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhab included it amongst the ten nullifiers the people of knowledge agreed upon. He said in “The Ten Nullifiers”:

Eighth: supporting and aiding the mushrikin against the Muslims, due to His statement: “…and whoever allies with them from amongst you, then verily, he is from them.” [5:51]

The truth is this issue is one of the most important issues worth writing about, especially with the efforts of many secularists and others to undermine the Muslim’s loyalty to his nation and din, to dilute his loyalty or to distribute this loyalty to non-Islamic slogans, national or tribal. And, praise belongs to Allah, independent research has been written worthy of reading and consulting. But what concerns us in this research is the position of the scholars of Najdi da’wah on this important issues, their interest in it, and detailing the depiction that is constitutes kufr and what does not in the issue of camaraderie of the kuffar.

Shaykh Hamad ibn ‘Atiq, from the scholars of the da’wah, said: "As for opposing the kuffar and the mushrikin, know that Allah obliged that and stressed its obligation and the prohibition against their homage, stressing it to the extent there is no ruling in His Book with more proof or clearer than this after the obligation of tawhid and prohibition of shirk." [Majmu’h at-Tawhid, p. 183]

The Linguistic and Legal Concept of the Word Muwalat

Muwalat in the language:

Muwalat comes from (sponser/support)… and muwalat is more encompassing than tawalli as muwalat is love and the opposite of muwalat is hostility (mu’adah). And tawali is to give full support and love .

Battle of Yarmouk - First Ishtishadi Operation !

Have you watched the Hollywood movie 300? Where 300 Spartans stand against hundreds of thousands of Persians and die fighting? Well, I am not going to talk about Leonidas and his 300 Spartans, but this is the story of Ikrimah and his 400 Mujahideen.

It was the 4th day in the battle of Yarmouk, the Muslims were on the verge of defeat and complete annihilation, the lines of the 40,000 strong Islamic army were crumbling in the face of the 250,000 gargantuan heavily equipped Roman army. Seeing the formations of the Islamic army falling all around, thousands of soldiers in the Islamic army started to rout and retreat. It looked like only death and defeat were left for the Muslims.

Although thousands retreated, some Muslims did not.

Witnessing the desperate situation of the Muslims, Ikrimah bin Abu Jahl (ra) and his regiment of 400 Mujahideen refused to retreat, and took an oath to die fighting. Ikrimah and his regiment of 400 charged towards the force of 250,000 Romans, and attacked the Romans with such fury, killing thousands and stopped their advance. As time went on, one by one, the Muslims in the regiment fell, all of the regiment including Ikrimah bin Abu Jahl (ra) died fighting and embraced martyrdom.

Witnessing this heroic bravery of Ikrimah and his Mujahideen, the retreating soldiers of the Islamic army began to rally under Khalid bin Walid (ra) and attacked the Romans. Unable to bear the onslaught of the Muslims, the Romans broke rank and fled. The Romans lost the battle and at least 100,000 men. It was the greatest victory in the history of Islam.

This is The Warrior of Islam, Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi

Learning from Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi, that only with JIHAD that Palestine could be retaken…..

The Great Leader's name is Salahuddin al-Ayubi. The conqueror of Palestine who retook the holy land of Palestine from the hands of the crusader forces in Europe. The people of the West know him as Saladin, and his name has been immortal in Europe for hundreds of years. So great was Salahuddin, that in Europe a tax called the Saladin Thite was imposed.

Salahuddin al-Ayubi, was born with the name Yusuf Salahuddin bin Ayub in about 1138 AD. He came from the Kurdish tribe. His family lived in Tikrit, which today belongs to Iraq, a place where Islam was in its glory at that time . His father, Najmuddin Ayub, was banished from Tikrit and moved to Mosul, the place where he met with Imaduddin Zengi, the ruler of Mosul, who was also the founder of the Zengi Dynasty, who led the Muslim army against the Crusader forces in Edessa. Imaduddin appointed Najmuddin to lead his fortress in Baalbek. After the death of Imaduddin Zengi in 1146 AD, his son, Nuruddin became the ruler of Mosul. Salahuddin was sent by Nuruddin to Damascus to continue his education.

Salahuddin then entered Egypt. Egypt at that time was under the rule of Khilafah Fathimiyah. In the year 1171 AD, al-Adhid, the ruler of Egypt from the Dynasty of Fathimiyah died. Salahuddin hastened to break the power of the Khilafah Fathimiyah and immediately restored the legitimate authority to Khilafah Abbasiyah in Baghdad.

Salahuddin revitalized the economy of Egypt, reformed the military, as well as re-implemented the Islamic values. Salahuddin built schools and hospitals. He also opened the gates of the palace to the public, where previously it was only open to the nobility. At that time, the Crusader Forces attacked Egypt's Alexandria, but with the perseverance of the Muslims and the help of Allah, the enemies were defeated.

“Promoting Lesbianism, Insulting The Prophet, Belittling The Qur'an”

Some homosexuality and lesbianism legalization activists, seem to make Prophet Luth as a target of their hatred and slur. The Qur'an indeed describes the struggles of Prophet Luth which was so heavy in confronting the munkar committed by his people, to the extent that Prophet Luth was expelled from his village.

The Qur'an describes the struggle of Prophet Luth as follows: “And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, 'Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people'. But the answer of his people was only that they said, 'Evict them from your city! Indeed, these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!' So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who remained [with the evildoers]. And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.” (Al-A’raf:80-84)

In Surah Hud verse 82 it was told: “So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were].”

The harms of the sexual behavior of Luth's people was highlighted by Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam:
“Indeed, there is nothing I fear for my ummah more than the deed of the people of Luth.” (at-Tirmidzi, al-Hakim, Ibn Majah).

In Tafsir Al-Azhar, Prof. Hamka explained, how very destructive the disease of Luth's people is, to the point that they are punished severely by Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala. Hamka even mentioned that this same-sex sexual conduct is of lower status as compared to animals.

Even animals, Hamka said, still knows which is the opposite sex. Hamka quoted a hadith of Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam: “… and when there has been many incidents of men 'approaching' men, then Allah will revoke His hands, so that Allah don't even bother in which Valley they shall perish.” (at-Tirmidzi, al-Hakim, and at-Tabhrani).
 

Warning against Memorizing the Qur'aan without Acting upon it!!!

Surah al-Jumu'ah (62):5, "The similitude of those entrusted with Tawrah, but who subsequently failed is that of a donkey, which carries a load of books." 

Imaam Ibn Katheer (rahimahullah) writes in the Tafseer of this verse, "In this verse, Allah, the Exalted, admonishes the Jews who were entrusted with the Divine Book of Allah, Tawrah and were ordered to abide by it. However, they did not abide by it, and this is why Allah resembled them to the donkey that carries volumes of books. Surely, when the donkey carries books, it will not understand what these books contain because it is only carrying these books using its strength. This is the example of those who were entrusted with Tawrah, they read its letter but did not understand it's meaning, nor abided by them. Rather, they even corrupted and changed the Tawrah - Therefore, there situation is worse than the donkey, because the donkey is not blessed with understanding, while they had been given the power to understand but they did not use it. This is why Allah says about them in another verse, "They are like cattle, nay even more astray, for they are heedless (of the warnings)." [al-A'raf (7):179] 

Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) writes in the Tafseer of this verse (Surah al-Jumu'ah (62):5), "Allah compares the one who carries His Book, that he may believe in it, act upon it and call (the people) to it, but who then fails to do so, neglecting to 'bear' it except in a literal sense, (meaning) reciting it, without putting it into practice and without understanding, without obeying it, without judging in accordance with it and without fulfilling its commands - to a donkey who carries a load of books or scriptures, without knowing what is in them. So the benefit, which he receives from them, is that he carries them on his back - no more! And this similitude, though it may have been revealed concerning the Jews, is equally applicable to anyone who 'bears' the Qur'aan and neglects to act upon it, does not fulfill the obligation towards it and does not take care of it."

Forbidden to follow or Imitate the Kuffar

Forbidden to follow or imitate the Kuffar and Mushrikeen or take anything from them (in the matters of the Deen)!

It is a known rule, that the one who imitates Kuffar is part of them (the Kuffar), i.e. to wear their religious clothing of the Christian. 

Allah said, 

“O you who believe! If you obey those who disbelieve, they will send you back on your heels, and you will turn back (from Faith) as losers.” [1]

If a person starts obeying the Kuffar, they will naturally start following the Kuffar, and this will lead to imitating the Kuffar. In process a person will at some point commit an action which is Kufr Akbar and take them outside the fold of Islam. 

Allah said, 

“Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) till you follow their religion. Say: “Verily, the Guidance of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) were to follow their (Jews and Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Qur'ân), then you would have against Allah neither any Walî (protector or guardian) nor any helper.” [2]

Allah said,

“O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends, etc.) those outside your religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses) if you understand.” [3]

Al-Walaa' wal-Baraa' - Refresh your Aqeedah!!!

Al-walaa means loyalty and al-bara means disownment. In the context of Islam al-walaa is loyalty to Allah and whatever He is pleased with as well as friendship and closeness to the believers, whereas al-baraa is freeing oneself from that which is displeasing to Allah and disowning the disbelievers.

After loving Allah and His Messenger (s.a.w.), Allah obligates us to love those who love Allah and His Messenger (s.a.w.) and hate those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (s.a.w.). The Islamic Belief System('Aqeedah) obligates every Muslim to love the people of 'Tawheed and hate the people of Shirk. 

This obligation is from the religion of Muhammad (s.a.w.) Allah the Exalted said: 
"O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and Christians for friends. They are Awliyaa(friends) to each other. And the one among you that turns to them is one of them. Indeed, Allah guides not an unjust people." (5:51) 
The above verse forbids Muslims from taking any of the People of the Book, specifically, and any of the disbelievers as a Mawlaat (friend). 

Allah also forbade the believer from supporting the Kuffaar, even if they are blood relatives. Allah the Exalted said: 
"O you who believe! Do not take your fathers and your brothers as Awliyaa, if they love disbelief (Kufr) instead of faith ( Eemaan). If any of you do so, they are wrongdoers." (9:23) 

Allah the Exalted said: 
"You will not find any people that believe in Allah and the Last Day loving those who oppose Allah and his Messenger (s.a.w.), even though they were their fathers, sons, brothers, or relatives...." (58:22) 

Allah the Glorified forbade Muslims from supporting the Kuffaar, and the enemies of the 'Aqeedah. The Glorified commands us to support and love the Believers. Allah the Exalted said: 
"Your (real) friends are Allah, His Messenger, and the Believers,- those who establish the Salaat and pay Zakaat and bow down. As for those who turn to Allah, His Messenger, and the Believers(for friendship)- it is the part of Allah that will certainly triumph." (5:55-56) 

Indications Of Taking The Kuffaar As Friends (Mawlaat):

We are all Travelers

In the Name of ALLAH, Most Gracious, Most Merciful !

FLIGHT DETAILS 

Ticket Type: One-way 

Price: Absolutely free (booking confirmed) 

Name: One of the Children of Adam 

Origins: From clay 

Address: Planet Earth 

Conditions Of Travel: 

Departure: From life on earth

Destination: Eternal life 

Stop-over: Hotel (2 meters under the ground, for one person) 

Duration of flight: From couple of seconds to several millions of years 

Departure time: 

Time of death: Exact time is unknown (but it can happen earlier than expected) 

Arrival time: On the Judgment Day (not specified in the timetable) 

Information About Interrogation: 

On the arrival to the hotel (grave): Incorruptible Auditors - two angels: Munkar and Nakir will immediately start questioning. 

Three questions will be asked: 

Encouragement for Taqwa!!!

"It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and each and every act of obedience to Allah, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masakin (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat ), and gives the Zakat, and who fulfill their covenant when they make it, and who are As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.) in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of fighting (during the battles). Such are the people of the truth and they are Al Muttaqun (those with taqwa)." (2:2) 

Definition of Taqwa: 

The word taqwa is a derivative of the word ittaqa from the root word "waqa", which means" he protected himself from that which harms him." Essentially, this is what taqwa is- a protection from that which harms the self. Hasan al Basri (rh) said "The ones who have taqwa protect themselves from what Allah has prohibited and act upon what He has commanded. Taqwa remains with them until they forsake many halal things fearing that they could be haram." 

Abu Darda (ra) said "The complete form of Taqwa is to fear Allah so much that one begins to fear Him from the potential sin a mustard seed and until one leaves what might be halal in the fear that it could be haram based on the verse 'So whoever does an atom's amount of good, he will see it; and whoever does an atom's amount of evil, he will see it.' So do not prohibit any goodness and act upon goodness. Do not underestimate any evil and protect yourself from it."

Deviated ideas of Secularism, Pluralism & Liberalism

 
Secularism as a rough interpretation in today's usage is an ideology which states that an institution or body or state must be separated from religion. Therefore, secularism is a thinking that separates religion from life. Religion is only a matter of worship (ibaadah), relating to the way of how to worship the Creator. Meanwhile, for other affairs of life, religion cannot interfere.

Pluralism in social science is a framework where there is an interaction between a number of groups which show feelings of mutual respect and tolerance amongst each other. Pluralism also addresses an individual right in deciding for each of their universal truth.

Liberalism is an ideology, a philosophical view and political tradition which is based on the understanding that freedom is the main importance and consequence of politic. In general, liberalism aspires for a society that is absolutely free, characterized by the freedom in thinking for each individual. The ideology of liberalism rejects the existence of limitations, especially those that come from the authorities and religion.

Liberalism requires the existence of the exchange of ideas which are free, a market economy that supports private enterprises that are relatively free and a system of government that is transparent, and rejects the presence of limitations on individual ownerships. Due to that, the concept of liberalism further becomes the foundation for the growth of capitalism. In general, liberalism considers religion as a restraint for the potentials of human intellects.

Extremism - The true Islamic meaning

There have been increasingly numerous campaigns and refutations against extremism in religion lately, and they are with just right, because extremism in religion has been forbidden in the Book, the Sunnah and with the consensus of the scholars. Allaah stated: {Say: “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Exceed not the limits in your religion (by believing in something) other than the truth} Al Maa-idah: 77

In another Ayah: {O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allaah aught but the truth}

The Prophet (pbuh) – said: “Beware of extremism, for indeed the only thing that has destroyed those who came before you is extremism.”

Extremism can also be in rulings; such as making something that is recommended an obligation, or being extreme in the ruling of one who practices a major sin that is less than polytheism by declaring him to be a disbeliever who has left the fold of Islam.

Extremism can be in ordering the good and forbidding the evil, such as the extremism practiced by the Mu’tazillah in the form of revolting against the rulers with the excuse of ordering good and forbidding evil as justification.

Extremism is also in declaring something permissible to be impermissible, or declaring something impermissible to be permissible.

Extremism in religion in all its forms is prohibited, it may cause the individual to exist the fold of Islaam or cause destruction, as it destroyed those who came before us, and no person who has been given understanding and foresight by Allaah in rulings and in placing things in the rightful place can doubt this.

Extremism in religion is to exceed the limits of its legislated boundaries. It could be in worship, such as the three men, one of whom said: ‘I will stand the whole night in prayer and not sleep.’ The second said: ‘I will fast continuously not missing one day without fasting.’ The third said: ‘I will not marry.’

The First Night In The Grave

(Fathul Baari of Ibn Hajr, 3/233): "He sufficed with affirming its existence, in contrast to those who totally deny it from the Khawaarij and some of the Mu'tazilah such as Diraar ibn 'Amr and Bishr al Mareesi and those who agree with them. And they are opposed in that by most of the Mu'tazilah and all of Ahlus-Sunnah and others" 

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "The souls of the Believers are inside green birds in the trees of Paradise until Allah returns them to their bodies on the Day of Resurrection." [Saheeh: At-Tabrani in 'al kabeer' from Ka'b ibn Maalik & Umm Mubashshir.]

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Seek Allah's protection from the Punishment of the Grave, since punishment of the Grave is a fact/true." [Saheeh: At-Tabraanee in 'al-Kabeer' from Umm Khaalid bint Khaalid ibn Sa'eed ibn al-'Aas.]

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Everyone who dies - then his actions are sealed except for the one guarding the border in the way of Allah - his actions continue to increase for him until the Day of Resurrection and he is saved from the trials of the Grave." [Saheeh: Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhee, al-Haakim: from Fadaalah ibn 'Ubaid & Ahmad from 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir.]

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Verily the grave is the first stopping place for the Hereafter; so if he is saved therein, then what comes after is easier than it. And if he is not saved therefrom, then that which comes after is harder." [Hasan: At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, al-Haakim: from 'Uthmaan.]