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Media Campaign to Humiliate the Muslims in their Religion

Once again the Muslims are exposed to a media campaign aimed at undermining their religion and humiliating them on the one hand, and spoiling their relationship with the people who live with them in the society from among the Non-Muslims on the other hand. The media has raised the issue of Muslims participating with the Christians in celebrating their festivals. Before clarifying the Shari'ah ruling on this issue and refuting such media campaign, we clearly say:        Firstly:  While Islam calls for justice and kindness in dealing with the general public and abiding by the Islamic values and morals under all circumstances, however it definitely prohibits the Muslims from celebrating the festivals which are related to the beliefs (doctrines) and religions of the Kuffar and there is no contradiction between the two matters. Secondly:  The Shari'ah rulings are not dependent on the whims and desires of the Kuffar – they are neither subject to their media pressures nor

India the "World's Largest Democratic country" Fails Its Women

On Friday 28th December 2012, the 23 year old Indian medical student who was the victim of a brutal assault and gang raped by six men on a bus in Delhi on the 16th of December 2012 died from her injuries. Her case sparked mass protests across India against the Indian police and government's negligence and lackadaisical attitude towards the protection of women from sexual violence. Rape is at epidemic levels, an everyday occurrence and the fastest growing crime in India, the world's largest democracy. Many sexual attacks go unreported due to large numbers of women having lost all faith in the system to protect their dignity as a consequence of the scale of the problem, a culture of impunity afforded to offenders by police, cases that drag on for years through the courts, and abysmal conviction rates. According to Al-Jazeera, a woman is raped every 20 minutes in India, and 24,000 rape cases were reported last year alone. The media outlet also reported that 80% of women in

Lessons from the Quran & Sunnah for the Revival of Islam - Shaykh Abu Talha

Shaykh Abu Talha in his inimitable style, using his extensive knowledge of the Quran, Sunnah and the Islamic history delivered this wonderful lecture to inspire and encourage the Muslims to look at the Quran and the Sunnah as a source of complete guidance and to learn from the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) to try to emulate his (SAWS)  actions to work for the revival of Islam with the correct perspective towards this life and the world.