Archive for 'Islamic Civilisation'
The Political impact of the Ottoman Caliphate (The Ottoman Caliphate (4/4))
Click here to read Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 The previous sections deal with some of the negative questions raised about the Ottoman Caliphate. What is ignored [...]
Ottoman Brutality (The Ottoman Caliphate (3/4))
Click here to read Part 1 – Part 2 One of the continuous acts of propaganda against the Ottoman Caliphate is the allegation of brutality. Several examples are given such as the practice of the killing of [...]
Was the system adopted by the Ottomans Islamic? (The Ottoman Caliphate (2/4))
Click here to read part 1 The hanafi scholars guided the system implemented by the Ottoman Caliphs. In summary, it follows the following structure. At the Head was one of the “House of Osman”. The laws [...]
The Ottoman Caliphate and its European legacy (1/4)
In the first part of a four part series, Muhammad Jilani discusses the motivations of the Ottoman caliphs. The Caliphate system has left its mark on history, but contrary to a basic view of history, the Caliphate [...]
10 Reasons Why the Muslim Ummah Needs the Khilafah
Farah Abdul Khaliq The Khilafah is the political system of the Islamic State and its origin lays in the Qu’ran and Sunnah. The implication of its reestablishment would be nothing short of full and actual liberation [...]
Understanding Calls to a Caliphate
Reza Pankhurst A piece in the Economist entitled “Dreaming of a Caliphate” investigates how some thinkers are struggling with the concept of Islamic rule in the “modern” age where it appears the only acceptable polity is that of [...]
