Dr. Israr AhmadIt is impossible to reflect on the conditions prevailing in Pakistan without feeling the pain of disappointment and dejection, even despair. We ponder the past and present of our homeland, and what do we find? We find a country that owed its very creation to Islam choosing the path of secularism. We find a country … Read more
The Divinely ordained obligations of a Muslim can be understood as having three levels. The first obligation is to unconditionally obey the commandments of Almighty Allah (SWT) with an attitude of love and adoration (or Ibadah); the second obligation is to spread the message of Islam to every nook and corner of the world (or … Read more
The essence of Islamic Revolutionary Thought consists of the idea that it is not enough to practice Islam in the personal life, but that the teachings of the Qur’an and those of the Sunnah need also be implemented in their totality in the social, economic, and political fields. In other words, it implies the establishment … Read more
We have defined Islamic Revolutionary thought as the imperative to remove the dichotomy between Divine Revelation and state authority, or between the religious and the secular domains of human existence, and to establish the unconditional and unqualified ascendancy of the Qur’an and the Sunnah over all spheres of life, so that the Islamic System of … Read more
It is an irony of history that although the ideological foundations of the French Revolution of 1789 were laid down by a number of writers and thinkers – the most well-known among them being Rousseau and Voltaire – these intellectuals neither led nor even played any active role in the actual revolutionary struggle. Similarly, even … Read more
The following interview by Hadi Askari was published in the January-March 1998 issue of Tauheed International, a quarterly magazine of Muhammadi Education & Publications, London. Before reproducing it here, a number of changes have been made in this interview in order to improve its language and readability and to clarify some points. Certain misunderstandings by the interviewer have been corrected, and some less relevant or repetitive passages have been removed for the sake of brevity.
If we were to make a list of all the Islamic terms and concepts that have been inadvertently misconstrued or deliberately distorted, by the apologetic Muslims or Western orientalists, then Jihad can easily be placed at the top of that list. Although the significance of Jihad in the Qur’an and Sunnah cannot be overstated, its … Read more
Translated into English by Commander (Rtd.) Muhammad Tufail Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qur’an Lahore Foreword Although medieval Muslim historians undoubtedly give the impression that Islam has grown into a large number of sects (or parties, firaq), most of these are not “sects” but legal and theological schools, as pointed out by orientalists like Goldzihr. Indeed, throughout the … Read more
“In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful”. The Two Periods of the Rise and Decline of the Muslim Ummah The Twentieth century of the Christian era, according to our analysis, presents a decisive turning point in the history of the Muslim Ummah (community). At the end of the first quarter of the century … Read more
The Importance of Religious Obligations It is essential for every individual to acquire a comprehensive understanding of his religious obligations. If a person is ignorant of the duties assigned to him by Allah (SWT) through His Deen (the comprehensive code of life), he will be unable to perform his obligations in true spirit. Similarly, if … Read more