Establish Khilafah Today

1. What is the Khilafah?

The Khilafah is the name given to the Islamic system of government. When we say that Muslims must establish Khilafah, we mean that Muslims must establish an Islamic state, with an Islamic system of government ruled by the Islamic Shariah.

The name Khilafah comes from the Arabic word "Khaleefah", which means the successor. The name "Khaleefah" is the title given to those Islamic leaders who came as successors to prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Another name for the Khaleefah is Ameer-ul-Mo'mineen, which means "leader of the faithful".

Muslims must perform the bay'ah on the Khaleefa, which means to select him as a leader and to trust him to rule by the word of Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta'Ala). This means that the Khaleefah must implement Islamic laws, the Shariah, in all the lands under the Khilafah. The Khilafah must include all nations in the world where the population is predominantly Muslim, and all Islamic Shariah laws must take effect in these lands with respect to all issues in the society.

2. What about Muslim countries that exist today?

Islam came as a uniting religion, meant to unite all of mankind under one rule, the rule of Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta'Ala). Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta'Ala) has warned us in many ayat in the Qur'an that we must not be seperated or divided into groups and we must all be one community and one Ummah. Therefore, the current state of affairs of the Muslim Ummah is not acceptable from an Islamic point of view. All Islamic nations must be united as one nation, one people, brothers and sisters in Islam, with one leader.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) also warned in many ahadith that we must not be split up into groups, and that all Muslims are like one inseperable body. In order to be true Muslims, we must follow the commands of Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta'Ala) and his messenger (pbuh), and we must unite ourselves into a single nation and a single Ummah under one leader.

Therefore, establishing a Khilafah uniting all Muslim nations is a religious duty on every Muslim, and it is just as important as establishing salat, fasting Ramadan and giving zakat. Not only is it a religious duty on every single Muslim, but it will also lead to economic prosperity, justice, peace and security for all Muslim communities living throughout the world.

Islamic Finance Proves Viability Worldwide

The Islamic principles of finance have proved their viability worldwide as the Islamic banking and finance  is growing at a rapid pace globally, Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said Tuesday.

“In the wake of recent global financial crisis and debt problem of the third world countries and the Euro  Zone, the Islamic banking and finance has established itself and is growing at rapid pace,” he said at the inaugural session of two day International Conference on Islamic Business and Finance.

He said the size of Islamic banking was expected to reach $1.3 trillion worldwide in near future and at  present more than 1,100 institutions were offering Islamic finance service across the globe. The size of  investments in Islamic banking system reached Rs 424 billion till 2010 in the country and government was  taking measures to encourage Islamic banking and finance.

He said this system was very productive for the agriculture field, which could take benefit of it, however urged the banks to extend their role and reach the farming community.

He said the Islamic banks, coupled with a number of dedicated Islamic academic, legal, regulatory and  supervisory institutions could provide a solid platform for future growth and development of the Islamic  finance industry.

He called up the Islamic banking institutions to enhance awareness about Islamic banking products and  develop human resource by facilitating and arranging training workshops, short-term courses and particularlyoffering post graduate academic institutions.

Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University, Dr Anis Ahmed said the purpose of the conference was not  only to discuss the present state of national and international economies but also to reflect our faith and belief.

Senator, Prof. Khursheed Ahmed said adoption of Islamic way of banking was the need of the hour and the  Islamic banking and finance represents a change of paradigm. He said new approach was needed to change the fundamentals of finance to evolve a new financial and economic system and urged upon the participants of the conference to revisit the fundamentals and realise the importance of Islamic banking and finance.

The Order for Hijab in the Quran

The Holy Quran has ordered the women to cover themselves in some situations.
"And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts and do not display their ornaments except what appear thereof. And let them wear their head coverings over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments..." (Surah Nur 24:31)
It is also mentioned in Surah Ahzab, "O Prophet ! Say to your wives and daughters and the women of the believers that they let down upon them their over garments, this will be more proper, that they may be known and thus they will not give trouble. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
(Surah Ahzab 49:59)
In the same chapter, Allah says:-
"O wives of the Prophet ! You are not like any other of the women, if you will be on your guard, then be not soft in (your) speech, lest he whose heart has a disease yearn and speak a good word."
(Surah Ahzab 49:32)
Another verse "And when you ask them (the wives of the Prophet) any goods, ask of them from behind a curtain, this is purer for your hearts and (for) their hearts."(Surah Ahzab 49:53)
In the above verses, the Muslim woman is ordered to veil herself. She must not come before na mehram without Hijab. She should dress in such a manner that strange men do not get an opportunity to glance at those parts of her body which arouse passion; and thus make her an object of desire. It is the responsibility of a woman to assume such poise and behaviour that she does not excite a man's passions. Even a glance of lust can infatuate a man and a seemingly harmless encounter eventually lead to mischief and corruption in society, destroying entire families.
In Iran, during the rule of the Shah when the law of Hijab had been revoked, the cases of fornication increased sharply. Every day tens of cases related to sexual crimes were heard in the courts of law. Every month tens of married mothers used to forsake their homes to enter into a perverse life of illicit sex. Five thousand of such parents established a new township outside the city of Tehran.
The condition steadily deteriorated and come to a stage that every day approximately seven infants were found abandoned in the streets of Tehran, as reported by the commissioner. It is obvious that illicit children born as a result of Fornication, whose parentage is not established, cannot create a position for themselves and are a burden to society.
Due to the absence of Hijab, adultery and fornication became common and thousands of chaste women become immoral. One of the highly effective ways of protecting the society from the sin of adultery is that women wear hijab and ward off the evil glances of sensuous men.