Question In one of the posts on the issue, another brother has given the definition of Khilafa (as it has been adopted by the Hizbuttehreer) as follows: The Khilafat is a common leadership for all the Muslims in the world. Its role is to establish the laws of the Islamic Shariah and to carry the … Read more »

Question If I may, I would like to draw your attention to an article written by a movement who regard the reestablishment of a universal Islamic state as obligatory (fard) upon every Muslim. To them, universal Islamic state is the meaning of Khilafah. The actual article is available online at http://www.khilafah.com entitled “How to Re-establish … Read more »

Question I read your explanation that Khilafah means only a political authority and does not mean a singular political authority. I have some doubts with regards to this and more questions on Khilafah. Immediately after the death of the Prophet (pbuh), there was some dispute concerning who should be the Khalifah for the Muslims. Ansars … Read more »

Question If i was to believe in the statement of the answer then where would i place the whole life of prophet (saw) which as per quran is the uswa’a for all. Now if i read this hadith and relate it to the uswa’a hasanah that i get the rightful meaning of the hadith! Yes … Read more »

Question Assalaamu alaikum I wanted to know your opinion on this hadeeth and some people use it as a prophecy that Khilafah will be re-established and we have to work for that. Please tell me what is the correct opinion? It was narrated by Ahmed in his Musnad, from Al-Nu’man b. Bashir, who said: “We … Read more »

Question Kindly advise me if the ELIGIBLE recipients of inheritance are COMPLETELY turned off from Islam or they elected to choose religion other than Islam EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BORN MUSLIMS AS DESCSENDANTS OF THE DECEASED, can they be EXCLUDED partially or totally ACCORDING TO SHARI’AH from getting their distribution from the inheritance money left by the … Read more »

Question Should we modernize the Shari`ah? Shouldn’t we as Muslims strive to use the latest technology in an ideal Shari`ah e.g. If we accused a women of adultery, shouldn’t we use science to answer the accusation. Wouldn’t it be totally wrong in Islam to ignore these means and carry out the Islamic punishment on little … Read more »

Question Are the punishments in an Islamic society dependent on having a just society? In other words, if a person is stealing because they have nothing to eat, is the punishment the same? Or say the case with prostitutes who are in this immoral line of work simply because they need to make money to … Read more »

Question I have a question regarding the strict punishment in Islam especially when it comes to adultery, robbery etc. What is the reason behind such strict punishments? Answer Before commenting on the nature of punishments prescribed by the Shari`ah, it seems necessary to understand that the punishments prescribed by the Shari`ah are, in fact, the … Read more »

Question Jazakallah Khair for your many wonderful answers. I have a question regarding inheritance laws in the Shariah as relating to adulterors. If a daughter of a Muslim couple decides to marry a non-Muslim (kaafir) person. Is she still entitled to receive her share of inheritance from her father’s and her mother’s property? Is it … Read more »