Circle of the Tyrants
Two years of genocide in Gaza, not to mention Palestine more generally, and now an even worsening level of brutal atrocities in Sudan, has often prompted many to ask – ‘why don’t the Muslim countries...
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Justice is a fortress
Justice is a fortress in which all who are frightened take refuge. In fact, if a tyrant feels oppressed, does he not call for justice and scorn and condemn injustice? But you never see the...
Contagion?
‘May you live in interesting times’ [dropcap]S[/dropcap]upposedly originating as a curse in Chinese, though used more colloquially as an expression in English – ‘May you live in interesting times,’ appears to be quite an...
Funerary Prayer in Absentia
Question Following the death of the former deposed Egyptian President, many Muslims around the world performed Ṣalāt-ul-Janazah (funerary prayer) for him. Is this something that has precedent in Islam? Why are others seemingly opposed to...
There is no king but Allah
Presented here is a short translated excerpt entitled ‘There is no king but Allah’. This is taken from chapter six (Significant issues concerning Ruling in Islam) from the book entitled Ḥakimiyah & the Sovereignty of...