Tafseer Al-Baqarah 2: 120-123 From the Book, Introduction to the Tafseer of the Quran, by the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, the eminent jurist and statesman, Sheikh Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah:

الم * غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ * فِي أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ ‏*‏ فِي أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ * فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ لِلَّهِ الأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ [الروم‏: 1‏ـ4].‏ "Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious. In Bid`i years. The decision of the matter, before and after is only…

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News It has become nearly three weeks Kenyans are still living in TV blackout following the shutting down of four national TV channels by Communication Authority (CA). In early February, the CA raided NTV, QTV, KTN and Citizen TV transmission stations in Limuru and dismantled analogue equipment and carted them away. The move was taken to force the stations to hand over their content to the Government - owned firm…