“Does Islam apply today?” “Is it not backward?” “How can it solve the problems today when we have so much technology and have advanced so much, whereas Islam was revealed at the time where the camel was the mode of transport and people would not have even dreamt about the internet?”

These are some of the questions posed to Muslims in their day to day living in Europe and in fact other parts of the world.

This week we tackle this subject and counter these arguments. Are they really valid and are they really strong arguments.. Or does Islam have something to say for today. Can it cope with technology? What does it have to say about Genetics and going to the moon?

Then there is also the other side of the argument, does just having technology mean that we can solve the human problems faced by millions, be it their personal lives or social/societal problems?
Have a listen and find out.

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Every generation of the Muslim Ummah throughout history has faced trials and tribulations.
Today is no different, with the demise of the Khilafah, the assaults placed on Islam come thick and fast and the tests places on the Muslim Ummah are all to clear.

Here in the UK the attack is on the Quran and the Aqueeda of Islam, from the rules and guidelines of Allah (SWT) to the personality of our Noble prophet(SAW).

So in times like this, where so many are scared to speak out, who will defend Islam?
This week we have had two talks, the first one addressing who should be the ones who should carry and defend Islam, our creator, and the Rasool(saw).

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But we have also addressed how this should be done. As with anything in Islam, Allah (swt), our Rasool (saw) and the Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them) have shown us how this should be done and this is the second of our talks.

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When we look at the problems the Muslims face  around the world, we see a lot of oppression as in  China and Russia and we also see the suppression of Islam in the Muslim Lands. There are also the attempts at subverting Islam in the Western Lands.

With all this going on, it is easy to get into a cycle of apathy, woe and being disheartened.
However we should realise that this suppression and oppression of Islam is there for a reason. It is because the Muslims around the world are calling for Islam, they want to live by it and they want to show it to the world.

The Hadith of Our Rasool (SAW) clearly shows that soon Islam will be back.

“Tyranny will not remain subdued after me but for a little while, until it ascends and all that prevails of injustice will expel justice until the one who is born in the tyranny will not know other than it. Then Allah the blessed and Almighty will give justice and all that will come within justice will expel tyranny, until the one who is born within justice will not know other than it.” [Ahmed]

All the Muslims who are under at least 85years old, have been born under this oppression so InshaAlllah we all impatiently await and eagerly work for the Khilafah.

This week’s talk we discuss this oppression being carried out in China and the signs of the awakening of the Islamic Giant around the world.

“Prophethood will last with you for as long as Allah wants it to last. Then there will be Khilafah according to the Method of Prophethood, and things will be as Allah wishes them to be. Then Allah will end it when He wishes. Then there will be hereditary rule, and things will be as Allah wishes them to be. Then Allah will end it when He wishes. Then there will be an oppressive rule, and things will be as Allah wishes them to be. Then Allah will end it when He wishes. Then there will be a Khilafah according to the method of Prophethood.” Then he (SAW) fell silent.”

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The Sharia, the Rules of Allah (swt), is one of the many things in Islam that is talked about today in a derogatory way to try and remove the confidence from the minds of the Muslims.

It is often termed barbaric or oppressive by those who really don’t understand it or its purpose or how it is even implemented.

This week’s talks discusses the issue of the Sharia from the perspective of the punishment system and as a preventative measure to remove crime from the society so that the innocent don’t have to lock themselves up in their property or anchor any possessions with a steel cable. We also discuss how the Sharia is more than just the punishment system and how it is a framework to run life’s affairs to prevent and if the inevitable happens, to resolve problems.

We also compare Islam to the Western judicial system and whether it actually works in preventing crime or even bringing the level down. Whether it brings security and peace of mind to the people in society, or is it just another part of a system that is out of sync with the mindset of the rest of society, it’s culture and behaviour – and hence fails as a result?

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The concept of equality is much talked about in Western society and is supposed to be one of the strongest issues that is used to push capitalistic values.

Often it is the covering Muslim sister who, obeys her creator, who become the easy targets for this attack. They are used to label Islam as oppressive, barbaric and uncultured with no rights for the Woman whatsoever.

But when we take a closer look at the Western society and values, we realise that this concept of equality is really a myth. It does not exist in the work place, for the old, for the coloured or even the women and what we really is a society where everyone has more a value as an economic commodity than a Human being.

This week’s talk however looks closely at this whole notion of equality and breaks it down and highlights what really oppression is and how Islam deals with this issue of women’s rights as well as the rights of everyone else in society, the young, the old, the coloured, the women, the men and so on..

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There seems to be no end to the attacks on Islam these days as it appears to be punch bag in Europe.

President Sarkozy being the latest in a long line, who has now chosen to attack Burqa.

As these verbal assaults continue to build and get harsher, the Muslims in Europe need to be in a position to intellectually refute these attack, show the flaws in these arguments and at the same time present the solution from Islam.

This week’s talk discusses how we should not carry Islam and the Dawah of Islam, before going on to address how it should be done in the correct way.

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A lot of lies and rumours are portrayed about the concept of Jihad in Islam. It is used by governments around the world, as a word that allows them to justify their political policies against Islam. It is also used as a word to instil fear and confusion in the masses of the Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

The fact is that Jihad is the method of Dawah and the foreign policy of an Islamic state. It is there to be used to convey Islam to the world and bring justice to people who have been oppressed by the man made systems.

However if we look the concept of colonialism, we find it is also the foreign policy of the western Governments of today. However the objective of colonialism is not to look after the affairs of the people per se, but to exploit the people and their resources. Many incidences in the past couple of centuries, as in Sudan and the Indian subcontinent, highlight this fact and even more so today in the Muslim lands.

This week’s talk discusses the issue of Jihad and compares it with Colonialism, highlighting the very clear differences and how this subject should be discussed.

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There is a lot of turmoil today in the British political system. The main issue being faced is the expenses issue. The politicians are enduring all rage of the general population and justifiably so.

However, the problem is not due to the how the expenses system itself, although this is a partial cause, but more to do with the mindset of the politicians.

The politicians go into their profession as a career aim. Most of them did not do anything before politics nor will they ever do anything outside of politics. The result is that the most of the individuals see it as just another job and not as a responsibility to look after the people.

Thus the mentality that develops over the years is one of ‘what can I get for myself’ – which naturally results in a creeping greed and the end result we see today.

In Islam there is no such concept of a career in politics. The idea is that everyone should be involved in it in their daily lives, but some are chosen to represent the thoughts and emotions of the masses, which is then conveyed to the Khalifah or his advisory council.

This talk discusses the issue of the career Politician and why it is flawed and how we as Muslims should address the subject.

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Barack Obama has made his Middle East visit.  It was heralded as the new stance of the USA to the Muslim world.

This week’s talks goes into depth regarding the speech given by the US president in Egypt, breaking down the many points used to try and woo the Muslims around the world.

We point out how the stance really has not changed towards the Muslims in the middle ease or  the world, even if Salaam was given at the beginning of the speech. We also discuss how this stance is more dangerous to the Muslims than Obama’s predecessors.

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The news for the past 15 days has been full of the stories of MPs, their expenses and their corruption.

The general public is in outrage! They want the MPs to step down, pay back the money, and even face criminal prosecution.

Yet these politicians give a simple verbal apology, in some cases pay back some nominal amount compared to the years of pilfering they had carried out, showing contempt for the public and are allowed to carry on with their Jobs.

Yet it is these same people who have the audacity to accuse Islam of having a lack of an accountable government referring to all the dictators that rule the Muslim world today as examples. The question then needs to be asked; how did all this corruption get carried out in the plain site of the public, for decades, in Britain today? How and why was it concealed? Where did the accountability or the notion of an accountable government go?

This week’s circle discusses how Islam does have an accountable government and how this accountability works. The speaker then goes on to how this accountable government would work again in todays reality whereas it has failed miserably in the West today.

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