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Lessons from the story of Ibrahim (as)

The following is the transcript of a circle deliveered by a brother. وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لله وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ واتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَاتَّخَذَ اللّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلاً "Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah did take Abraham for a friend." Abul al an’biya (father of the Prophets min al ulil Adham min arusl) Ibrahim (as). Ibrahim who was mentioned in 73 places in the Quran. In 25 Surahs of the book of Allah. Ibrahim, was born in Babylon in Iraq, the land of the Chaldeans (Al Kaldanieen), also known as Babylonia. At that time some people worshipped idols of stone and wood; others worshipped the planets, stars, sun and moon; still others worshipped their kings and rulers. Abraham was born into that atmosphere, into a typical family of that ancient time. The head of the family was not even an ordinary idolater, but w

Is America encouraging the Talibanisation of Afghanistan?

By Abid Mustafa Hamid Karzai has accused Pakistan of spurring the Taliban to carry out attacks against his fledgling government and the NATO troops that defend it. He is not alone in holding Pakistan responsible for the re-emergence of the Taliban. NATO commanders, the New York Times and the International Crisis Group (ISG) have all pointed the finger at Pakistan for fomenting the Pushtoon resistance that shows no sign of abating. On its part, the Musharraf government vehemently denies such accusations and continues to blame Karzai’s government for its failure to include the Taliban and other militants as part of the national reconciliation drive. It must be stressed here—Pakistan is almost isolated on its present stance—evidence to the contrary shows that Islamabad has actively nurtured Taliban fighters to reassert their authority on towns and villages ceded to US led forces in the aftermath Taliban’s collapse during the winter of 2001. Oddly enough, the Whitehouse instead of holding

English Audio's - Explanation of Nizam al-Islam by Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Hawarey

The following is a link where you can download the english audio files of the explanation of Nizam al-Islam (The System of Islam) by Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Hawarey. http://www.hawarey.org/audio.html The following is a brief biography of the Sheikh: He was born in Rabi Thani 1350 H in the family of the Hawarey (disciple) of Prophet Mohammad (saw). The family of Hawarey descends from Az-Zubayr bin Al-Awwam (ra), the son of Saffiyyah the aunt of Rasulullah (saw), Zubayr was known as Al-Hawarey, which means The Disciple. The descendents of this family are spread in Arabian Peninsula and Ash-Sham Lands: Palestine, Syria and Jordan. The Sheikh holds 1 BA degree in English literature, 1 B.A. degree in Education, 1 MA and 1 PhD in Comparative Religion, and a 2nd PhD in Tafseer. He authored 10 books, amongst which is a Tafseer in 4 volumes. The shiekh recorded these sessions upon the request of few brothers in the West who considered it more practical to listen than to read. The recording process