In 1960, the Tunisian President, Habib Bourguiba, delivered a speech in which he criticized the obligation of fasting, considering that fasting in Ramadan hinders productivity and the progress of nations. In it, he called upon the Tunisian people to break their fast in Ramadan, saying: “Tunisia, an Islamic country, suffers from a degree of declineContinue reading “The Sheikh Tahir ibn Ashur confronting The Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, ‘Sadaqa Allah Wa Kadhaba Bourguiba’”
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Explanation of the issue of ‘Public Criticism of Muslim Rulers’ by Shaykh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen
The Questioner: Your Eminence, Shaykh, there are some who say that publicly denouncing rulers is from the methodology of the Salaf. They cite as evidence the Ḥadīth of Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī regarding his denunciation of Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam when he delivered the sermon before the prayer, and the saying of the Prophet (peace be uponContinue reading “Explanation of the issue of ‘Public Criticism of Muslim Rulers’ by Shaykh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen”
Sulaymān al-Ḥalabī -The Forgotten Muslim Hero of Anti-Colonial Resistance
Taken from the book ‘Mi’atu min ‘uzamā’i ummati al-Islām ghayyarū majra at-tārīkh’ by At-Turbani.[1] (Slightly Adapted) (Hadith) “Indeed, faith exists in the Levant when afflictions befall.”[2] (Hadith) “Verily, the stronghold of the believers is in the Levant.”[3] We now turn to a great figure from the blessed lands of the Levant (Bilād al-Shām), a magnificentContinue reading “Sulaymān al-Ḥalabī -The Forgotten Muslim Hero of Anti-Colonial Resistance”
Sultan Sulaymān al-Qānūnī
Taken from the book ‘Mi’atu min ‘uzamā’i ummati al-Islām ghayyarū majra at-tārīkh’ by At-Turbani.[1](He wrote : ) “Indeed, it is from Sulaymān, and indeed, it begins: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful} [An-Naml: 30] I am the Sultan of the White Sea, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, Anatolia, Rumelia,Continue reading “Sultan Sulaymān al-Qānūnī”
The Giants of the Islamic Navy- The Barbarossa Brothers
The Giants of the Islamic Navy –The Barbarossa Brothers, Taken from the book ‘Mi’atu min ‘uzamā’i ummati al-Islām ghayyarū majra at-tārīkh’ by At-Turbani.[1] [1] Pages 52-58. Our admiral, the noble minister and mujāhid (one who strives in the path of Allah), Khayr al-Dīn, and Nāṣir al-Dīn—acting in the name of Islam, not merely for regionalContinue reading “The Giants of the Islamic Navy- The Barbarossa Brothers”
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