On Saturday night, the armed forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan engaged in border fighting, striking one another’s positions along the Durand Line; as a result, both Muslim sides suffered...

When you contemplate the biography of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), you will find that leadership based on Iman is not just a slogan, but rather an approach implemented by the first of the Khulafaa’ Rashideen (Rightly-Guided Caliphs) after the passing of the Prophet (saw) to the Most High, Allah (swt).

Many intellectuals have exaggerated in their comparison of the theory of social contract of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and other European Enlightenment philosophers to the bay’ah (pledge of allegiance) established by Islam. The theory of social contract of Rousseau and others does not address how the ruler assumes power, although they address this issue in some of their theories.

O you who are steadfast and posted on a battle frontier of the greatest frontiers of Islam: know that the affliction and trial you are undergoing is the road to honor in this world and degrees of elevation in the Hereafter...