The major problems we discussed in the previous article, part 1, such as the rise of China and the perceived threat of Islam, are tangible issues reflected in U.S. policies through measures like tariffs, government support for the competitiveness of companies, such as semiconductor manufacturers,
At the conclusion of a long struggle, the memory of Muslims still holds a decisive verse from Surah Aal-i Imran, which stands as a testament to the ways (sunan) of Allah (swt) concerning peoples, where He (swt) says, “They were covered with humiliation wherever they were found, except by a rope from Allah and a rope from the people, and they incurred the wrath of Allah” [TMQ Surah Aali Imran: 112].
Introduction: Modern Western civilization, particularly in its capitalist model, has been built upon a materialist empirical vision that sought to understand reality by breaking it down into small, isolated parts that could be studied separately. Although this reductionist approach achieved remarkable procedural success in the natural sciences due to its facilitation of isolating variables within the laboratory,
This noble verse came after mentioning many of the signs of Allah (swt), including bringing forth the living from the dead, and bringing forth the dead from the living, reviving the earth after its death, creating man from dust, creating spouses for them to dwell with, creating affection and mercy between spouses, creating the heavens and the earth,
One of the primary factors contributing to the decline of the Islamic Ummah and its lands, indeed, the root cause of most of the calamities it currently faces, is the profound weakness that has afflicted Muslims’ understanding of Islam. This weakness stems from the decoupling of Arab vitality from Islamic vitality, specifically through the neglect of the Arabic language, the language of Islam and an integral part of it.
Many of those who today seek to free themselves from the detailed evidence of the Shariah explicitly set forth in the Book of Allah (swt) and the Sunnah of His Messenger (saw), as well as from the Ijmaa’ and Qiyas to which the Quran and Sunnah direct, wish to devise new legislation.