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Pakistan has been Denied its Industrial Potential through Colonialist Policies Imposed by Democracy and Dictatorship Alike

Although Pakistan has huge material resources, a young, bright and lively population and has been included within the “next eleven” economies in the world regarding its potential, its industry is in a pitiful state, since its creation. The so-called industrial growth of the sixties and seventies was of basic and simple industry, without laying the […]

Western Idea and its Policies are Cause for Refugee Crisis – Islam is the Only Salvation

As we entered 2021, there were 82.4 million people around the world displaced by conflict or persecution. Thirty million of those are refugees, the rest are displaced within their own country (48 million) or asylum-seekers (4.1 million), according to UNHCR’s latest report. Nearly half of these forcibly displaced people are children. [Al Jazeera, 20 Jun […]

Two Centuries of Resistance by the Muslims of the Indian Subcontinent to the British Occupation 1757-1947

Nubuwwa, Jihad, Khilafah and Nussrah The British kuffar who occupied the Indian Subcontinent for almost two centuries targeted three main concepts in the Muslims to subdue them. One was source of their spiritual strength, Nubuwwa; the other was the physical strength, Jihad, and the other political strength or unity which made them invincible, Khilafah. There […]

The Characteristics of the Victorious Army of the Great Battle of Badr

Muadh bin Rifaa bin Rafi Al-Zuraki reported from his father (Rifaa bin Rafi), who was one of Badr warriors that, «جَاءَ جِبريلُ إِلى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: ما تَعُدُّونَ أَهْلَ بَدْرٍ فِيكُم؟ قَالَ: مِن أَفْضَلِ المـُسلِمينَ أَوِ كَلِمَةً نَحوَها. قَالَ: وَكَذَلِكَ مَن شَهِدَ بَدرًا مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ» “Jibreel came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “How […]

The Pious Military Officers Love Jihad, Seeking Martyrdom or Victory for the Pleasure of Allah

Islam not only established the Obligation (فرض) of Jihad, it built the desire for Jihad so strongly that it distinguished the Ummah from all other nations for thirteen centuries. It enabled the Ummah to bear huge losses willingly, in order to vanquish the enemies of Islam and Muslims. Depending on Allah (swt) alone, the armed […]

Great Lessons from Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari to the Muslims in General and to the Muslim Armies in Particular on the 99th Anniversary!

On the 99th anniversary of the demolition of the Khilafah in Istanbul, it is upon us to remember one of the greatest companion of the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, the one who was amongst the main motive for the army of Sultan Fatih to realise the prophecy of Messenger of Allah ﷺ in capturing […]

What is Jihad? Part 1

The understanding of the Islamic tenant of Jihad has been confused intentionally. The Colonialist powers and their agent rulers have been on the forefront in this conspiracy. The so-called intellectuals and scholars were also utilized through the media to disseminate false ideas about jihad and its rulings, such that the Ummah became confused about this […]

The Conquest of Constantinople Restored the Islamic State’s Intellectual and Political Leadership

And Fulfilling the Messenger’s Other Glad-Tidings Will Restore it to its Former State Constantinople, the capital of Hercules, which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the glad tiding of its conquest, and which was built by Constantine I – one of the emperors of Byzantium in the year 330 CE – and named it after […]

Those Who Cannot Forego the “Istanbul Convention” Strive to Retransform “Istanbul” into “Constantinople”

Constantinople was conquered 857 years after the Hijra of RasulAllah ﷺ. It was opened by none other than those, who had full and truthful obedience and faith in Islam, and who did not exalt anything other than the Islamic values, and who were sure that none other than these Islamic values are able to save […]

What Lessons Does Muhammad Al-Fatih – the Conqueror of Constantinople – Teach Us?

There are bright days in the history of nations that are a source of pride for those nations. So, what if those days mark the fulfillment of the glad tidings of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ? They are undoubtedly shining stars in the sky; rather, they are suns that illuminate the world and raise our Ummah high […]

A Look at the Glad Tiding and Hope We will have a Share in the Work to Achieve the Remaining Glad Tidings

Today, the Islamic Ummah suffers from the domination of the oppressive immoral rulers, who paved the way for the enemies of the Ummah to control it, remove its security, violate its honour, insult its sanctities, pillage its wealth, and deprive its people of it. They opened the countries for them to launch their barges and […]

Conquest of Constantinople is a Decisive Event in the Islamic Ummah’s Life

The significance of events in the life of the Islamic Ummah differs from one to another, as do its decisive battles from its marginal battles. Among the decisive battles are Badr, Al-Khandaq, Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyah, Warsaw, Ain Jalut, Hittin, Constantinople. And among its upcoming decisive battles, by the will of Allah, fighting the Jewish entity and […]

The Memory of Attempts to Conquer Constantinople Eliminates the Psychological Defeat

Surely the psychological defeat that dominated the Muslims during this period of time, their deep sense of their weakness and humiliation, and the idea of the impossibility of the return of their Khilafah (Caliphate) are nothing but as a result of the tireless work from the Kafir West in which it sought to destroy any […]

The Anniversary of the Conquest of Constantinople Heralds the Establishment of the Khilafah (Caliphate) and the Liberation of Al-Aqsa and the Conquest of Rome

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and companions, and those who follow him, O Muslims: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said «لَتُفْتَحَنَّ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةُ فَلَنِعْمَ الْأَمِيرُ أَمِيرُهَا وَلَنِعْمَ الْجَيْشُ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ» “You will open Constantinople, its Amir is the best Amir, and […]

The Muslim Ummah has the Resources but the Current Leadership is the Obstacle

Constantinople’s Conquest was a significant event in the Islamic history which fulfilled the prophecy in the hadith of the Holy Prophet ﷺ. The conquest showed the strength of the Islamic State as Constantinople had withstood many sieges over the centuries including the one by the Arabs in 674-678 CE and then in 717-718 CE.

Between the Promise and Glad Tidings will be Victory and Empowerment and it will be the Second Khilafah Rashidah

These days we are passing through a great memory of one of Allah’s great days, a promise and good tidings from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, «لَتُفْتَحَنَّ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةُ، وَلَنِعْمَ الْأَمِيرُ أَمِيرُهَا، وَلَنِعْمَ الْجَيْشُ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ» “You will open Constantinople, its Amir is the best Amir, and the best army is that army.” Which Allah (swt) […]

Is it not time for the Muslim Armies, who have military might, to support Allah and His Messenger in the absence of Messenger?

 On the Hijri anniversary of the conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Muhammad II Al Faith (#ConquestofIstanbul, #Constantinople), we review the role of Iron in armies.  The specially designed large Iron canons of his time had an important role in the siege and conquest of Constantinople on 20th Jumada Al Awwal.  Sultan Muhammad Al Fatih, whose […]

Muslim Armies Have Breached Far Stronger Fortresses than Those That Trump Boasts About and They Shall do so again

President Trump responded to Iranian missile strikes on US bases in Iraq saying “… Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! …” Not only did Trump boast of having the strongest military, but he claimed […]

Some Lessons from the Conquest of Constantinople

Firstly: The #Conquest_of_Constantinople is a reminder that the Muslims are one Ummah; their peace is one and their war is one, and that their fragmentation in statelets only serves the colonialsts, and that sectarian, madhhabi and tribal fighting only serves the Ummah’s enemies. Our unity in one land is the nucleus of the conquests and […]

According to the Glad Tidings of RasulAllah ﷺ: The Imminent Khilafah will liberate Al-Quds and conquer Rome like the Conquest of Constantinople in 857 AH (1453 CE), Insh’Allah

Under the guidance of the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, Eminent Scholar, Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah, Hizb ut Tahrir has launched a widespread global campaign marking the occasion of the Hijri Anniversary of the Conquest of Constantinople (city of Heraclius). As part of the campaign Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Bangladesh has organized gatherings […]

Hushed up History

The Conquest of #Constantinople in 1453 was a decisive battle in human history. By this victory, the Uthmani Khilafah (Ottoman Caliphate) was able to spread the message and authority of Islam across the Balkans, and into Europe. The Muslims’ capital shifted to Istanbul. The Islamic Khilafah State drew great military and political strength after this […]

The Speech of the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, Eminent Scholar, Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah On the Occasion of the Anniversary of the Conquest of Constantinople in 857 AH – 1453 CE

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Praise be to Allah for His (swt) blessings, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and companions, and those who follow him… To the Islamic Ummah, the best nation that was brought out to humankind… and to the righteous and good Dawah carriers… and to the […]

Q&A: The Decisive Rule of the Prisoners of War in the Qur’an is Al-Mann or Fida’

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah In our books we find the narration of Saad bin Moaz’s verdict on the Jews of Bani Qurayza; to kill their men and confiscate their money and take their women as captives, although the decisive rule on the prisoners of war in the Qur’an is either Mann (kindness) or Fida […]