Good News for those who are interested in Books from the Islamic ideological viewpoint

Maktaba Islamia is now hosting English & Arabic print editions of some really important books by Sheikh Taqiuddin Nabhani, Sheikh Abdul Qadeem Zalloum, Sheikh Hafez Saleh, Sheikh Fawzi Sunuqrut,  Sheikh Ata Abu Rashta, Sheikh Ahmad Mahmoud and others.

They have over 10 books by Sheikh Taqiuddin Nabhani including the English translation of the first 2 volumes of his master piece on Aqeedah & Fiqh , The Islamic Personality volume 1 and The Islamic Personality Volume 2. They are also hosting Volume1 & 2 of the Draft Constitution and its evidences issued by Hizb ut Tahrir. Click here to see all of Sheikh Taqiuddin's books available for sale. 

One of the expected books to be out soon is the Commentary and Explanation (sharh) by shekh Hafez Saleh for the book Takattul Hizbi, Structuring a party by Sheikh Taqiuddin Nabhani. You can Sneak Peek it here- http://www.maktabaislamia.com/sharh-takattul-hafez-saleh

For those who do not want to purchase the books, the brothers have been courteous to provide free PDF versions of some of the books to download from their website. You can contact them for PDF's of other books they have at info@maktabaislamia.com

The site is continuing to bring some amazing stuff which will be of immense benefit for the work to revive the Islamic Ummah and restarting the Islamic way of life.

Links to some of the interesting books on the website.

The Draft Constitution and its evidences Part 1 & 2 - http://www.maktabaislamia.com/draft-constitution-dastoor

The Islamic Personality vol 1 & 2 by Sheikh Taqiuddin Nabhani - http://www.maktabaislamia.com/shaksiya1-2

Drawing close to Allah by Sheikh Fawzi Sunuqrut - http://www.maktabaislamia.com/taqarrub-drawing-close-allah

War of Civilizations has begun by Aabed Moustapha - http://www.maktabaislamia.com/war-civilizations-begun

Dawah to Islam by Sheikh Ahmad Mahmoud - http://www.maktabaislamia.com/dawah-islam

Here is a link to the website - www.maktabaislamia.com

al-Azhar monitoring Daesh

Express, Islamic University BEATING heinous Islamic State's 'cancerous' propaganda, 11 Feb 2016 "Al-Azhar in Cairo, one of Islam�s oldest and most influential universities is combatting the vile jihadi�s slick propaganda machine by sifting through dozens of ISIS publications across eight different languages."

Malaysia - "Zahid wants better Islamic propagation via Internet"

themalaysianinsider.com, Zahid wants better Islamic propagation via Interne. 11 Feb 2016t "Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today called for wider propagation of Islamic missionary information through the Internet to match the dissemination via the traditional media."

Islamic State 'help desk' helps members avoid internet surveillance

Telegraph, Islamic State 'help desk' helps members avoid internet surveillance "The advice is offered through a channel on encrypted messaging app Telegram, and has about 2,200 members."

Emoji 'crackdown' in Indonesia

liberation.fr, L'Indon�sie interdit les emojis gays sur les applications de messagerie instantan�e

Whatsapp used to fight terrorism in Islington

Islington Gazette, Whatsapp used to fight terrorism in Islington "The Angel Business Improvement District (BID) has set up a mobile phone messaging group where managers will be sent urgent police alerts and images of people in the area suspected of being extremists."

Iranians speak out over sexual harassment scandal

BBC News, Iranians speak out over sexual harassment scandal "Allegations of sexual harassment at an Iranian TV station are emboldening Iranian women to break their silence and share their experiences of a problem traditionally not acknowledged inside the country."

"Gershad"

BBC News, Iranian youth get app to dodge morality police "An anonymous team of Iranian app developers have come up with a solution to help young fashion conscious Iranians avoid the country's notorious morality police known in Persian as "Ershad" or guidance."

Shocking new ISIS video shows four-year-old British boy dubbed 'Jihadi Junior' blowing up four alleged spies in a car bomb

Daily Mail, Shocking new ISIS video shows four-year-old British boy dubbed 'Jihadi Junior' blowing up four alleged spies in a car bomb "The four year old British boy dubbed 'Jihadi Junior' has been filmed detonating the bomb which kills four ISIS prisoners in the group's latest execution video."

Quran; A new translation by Safi Kaskas

Quran Translation by Safi Kaskas |www.QuraanToday.com 

I welcome this new translation of Quran by Safi Kaskas and David Hungerford among the multitudes of translations. Indeed there are nearly 300 English translations in the market now, and each one reflects the experiences of the translator, as it should.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) understood human nature, and believed in freedom, an inalienable rights of individuals.  He has repeatedly said, there is no compulsion in religion and that you cannot push any one to believe against his or her will.  Thus, in his last sermon, he said (paraphrase), �I am leaving this book to you to read and understand it, hang on to it, and you cannot go wrong with it.�

Mind you, he did not assign the interpretation of the book (Quran) to anyone. He did not say, �look, from here on if you have questions about the book, check with So and So Shaikh.� He know each person will read and understand through his own prism and that is why Islam is also called a Deen of fitra (human nature). I would say don't judge Islam, Christianity or any faith by the actions of the individuals, religion stands on its own - a pristine system to create peaceful societies,  most people get that right and a few don't. 

Quran cannot be more clearer than this, it repeats endlessly that no one is responsible for your actions but you, and it is your responsibility to get the book right before you act. Police will give you a ticket if you violate the traffic rules, your claim that you did not know does not release you from the mistake you made.

Quran is a book of guidance to find peace within and peace with others, if you don�t get that right, go back and read it. God cannot be wrong; it is your understanding that is wrong. By the way no one owns God, he, she or it is not any one's property either.

There is a simple test to determine the authenticity of the translation (or your understanding of it); and that is, God is not a villain of his own creation. Quran respects all creation, and respects all traditions and calls for accountability, justice and mercy to build a cohesive society where no one has to live in fear of the other.

The second test is based on the individual, the more an individual interacts with people of different faiths, the greater the understanding of Islam he or she would have, indeed Prophet Muhammad grew up in such an environment and he was pluralistic to the core like Jesus and all the great spiritual masters of the world. He respected the otherness of of the others and it is summarized in this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Tyt7raIXM

Religion is not about arrogant claims that you have a superior product. Arrogance creates conflicts with others right off the bat.  No matter what religion it is, it teaches humility that builds bridges and harmony between different people. 

Take a look at Safi�s translation, it's available at Amazon, �The Qur�an with references to the Bible� by Safi Kaskas and David Hungerford. You owe it to yourselves to find the truth.

Safi is an interfaith activist and he clearly grasps the essence of Quran, that is to create cohesive societies. He passes in both the tests I have mentioned earlier. I have promised him to read his translation write a review, and I shall soon do that, after I complete my book, "the Mistakes Muslims have made".

Video Interview of Safi Kaskas -https://youtu.be/HLuAvLKNjlw

Mike Ghouse
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