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  • The Obligation of Khuruj: A Divine Call for Justice

    Proofs for the Obligation of Khuruj Key Reminder: After a request from a dear brother, we have decided to summarise the key arguments from the Qur’an and Sunnah in regards to the obligation of enjoining good, forbidding evil, rendering the judgement to God. This Divine obligation can only be enacted if there is tamkeen (possibility).

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  • Warning: *THIS IS A TYPE OF SATIRE* وَيَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ أَإِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا Sahih International And the disbeliever says, “When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive? (Qur’an 19:66) أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْئًا Sahih International Does man not remember that We created him before, while

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  • Were Temporary Marriages made Haram? (Nikah al-Mu’tah) – Sunni Hadith Literature Only

    Dedication: Our aim is for the Muslim Ummah to be objective, fair and impartial in pursuit of truth and oppose the culture of sectarianism, fanaticism and blind-following. Allah has promised to preserve the Divine Revelation, not protect sects or men from misguidance. So follow the evidence o Muslim and do not imitate the inherited religion

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  • Divine Obligation: Removing Unjust Rulers in Islam

    Clarification: After a dear brother requested to prove the Divine obligation of removing corrupt, unjust Muslim rulers from power when having the Tamkeen (ability to do so), and then delegating the right of sovereignty and kingship to its rightful owner (i.e. the Creator). We decided to compile the key textual proofs from the Qur’an and

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  • Why Did God Send One Final Prophet for All Nations?

    Introduction: I am writing this in response to Atheists in Turkiye contending against Islam by arguing that if God existed, he would not only send prophets to the Middle Eastern region. My friends were sharing this vile video on social media, and this is how I responded to them Bismillah How do you know that

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  • Interpretation Challenges of Qur’anic Verses

    Mutashabihat in the Qur’an Acknowledgements I appreciate the work of Sayed Ali Hurr Kamunpoori from the Shi’a Reformist group Al-Islaah, it was he who has allowed me to understand this concept properly through his student, my friend Muhammad Qa’im al-Islaahi. I acknowledge the great works of the two giants of Qur’an-Centrism Hamiduddin al-Farahi & Amin

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  • Does the Qur’an Allow Forgiveness Without Repentance?

    Qur’an: Can Muslims earn Salvation without Repentance from Major Sin? Bismillah Introduction The ultimate question is, what is it that leads one to enter the hellfire according to the Qur’an? Many people question whether the Qur’an sends all sinners to eternal damnation. Many cannot reconcile concepts such as Divine mercy, Divine promise and Divine justice.

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  • Flexibility in Fiqh: Minor Differences within the Madhhabs

    Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Mansur ibn Hazim from Bakr ibn Habib who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s), about Tashahhud (the testimony of belief). He (the Imam) said, ‘Had it been as they say that

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  • Salafi Literalism and Allegorical Language in the Qur’an

    Kalam – Hand of God? Literal or Metaphorical? An analysis of the Qur’anic usage of metaphorical language in relation to the concept of Mutashabihat (ambiguous and/or allegorical verses) related to the subject of God, the Hereafter and Divine actions. The Anthropomorphist doctrine is advocated by the Salafi school, influenced by Ibn Taymiyya and Muhammad b.

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  • The Usul al-Fiqh of the Four Madhhabs

    By Faheem Nadeem Maliki Usul        Split into Explicit texts (Nass) and Apparent (dhahir) texts. Nass texts are not open to interpretation whereas dhahir can be interpreted. Shafi’i considered to Nass and Dhahir to be interchangeable, in the Maliki position the Nass is stronger than the dhahir. A dhahir text can mean one of two

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