At the end of February, nearly 4 months of bottled tensions between Russia and the NATO member-countries exploded into a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now, several days into the conflict, Russia is deeply entrenched in Ukraine, and has even managed to hold a major city, but there is no clear path to victory. The war ...

In the month of Rajab, Rasul’Allah (saw) journeyed from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa. By Allah’s (swt) will, Rasul’Allah (saw) then ascended to the heavens and met with the past prophets. Finally, he (saw) spoke with Allah (swt). This event is known as the Isra’-wal-‘Mi’raj. When Rasul’Allah (saw) returned to the world, he (saw) had ...

Today, we see a lot of instability, corruption and chaos in the Muslim lands. We see the authorities abuse their positions. We see the rulers neglect – if not oppress – the poor and the vulnerable. We see disunity amongst those who should be calling the Ummah to join together. There’s no doubt that we ...

When we look at the Muslim lands today, we find those lands reeling from many problems. Be it poverty, corruption, oppression, or occupation, we face an uphill struggle overcoming our problems. However, Allah (swt) has given us solutions for all times and places. He (swt) gave us a framework through which we must govern ourselves. ...

What a tragedy that whenever the enemies of Islam attack our Deen or the Ummah, we have no one to respond to them or to defend ourselves! In this hadith Rasul’Allah (saw) said that the Imam – or Khalifah – is our “shield.” He is the leader who stands against those who attack us. When ...

The Khilafah would use many tools to resolve the problems inflicting the Muslim lands.

We live in a time in which we see suffering in every part of the Muslim World. In fact, almost every Muslim is aware of at least one example of oppression and occupation hurting the Ummah. Palestine, Kashmir, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, the Uyghurs, the Rohingya and so on. With each passing year, the list keeps ...

Allah (swt) said: And those who disbelieve are allies to one another, if you do not do so (i.e. become allies) there will be Fitnah (and oppression) on earth, and great (mischief and) corruption. (Surah Anfal: Verse 73) Indeed, the words of Allah are ever true, for fitnah and oppression has spread far across the ...

After the government’s announcement in mid-January that it would require truckers returning to Canada by land to be vaccinated, the country has been thrown into a political crisis. Both the Canadian and US government had previously carved out an exemption for truckers to not require vaccination, to address supply chain issues. At this stage, with ...

On January 29, 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette shot and murdered six Muslims at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City. The victims of the assault were brothers: Ibrahima Barry, Mamdou Tanou, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Abdelkrim Hassane and Azzedine Soufiane. May Allah (swt) have mercy on our fallen brothers and give patience and support to their ...