Zakat – Raising a Fallen Pillar (book review by Ahmad Thomson)

In sharp contrast to the growing body of so-called Islamic academic works which seek to validate today’s global economic system even though it is permeated with as much usury as Chernobyl is with radiation, Zakat – Raising a Fallen Pillar not only honestly identifies the haram banking system for what it is, but also proposes [...]

Alhamdulillah for Lloyds TSB Bank

This post was sent out through a different forum some time back but it makes sense to repeat it here. ———————————————————— Bismillah Yesterday one of the major British High Street banks announced that they are beginning to offer Islamic Banking to their Muslim customers, Allahu Akbar. They quite rightly state that official figures of 2 [...]

Zakat – A Question of Muslim leadership

In the Name of Allah! Many people have asked aabout the connection between Zakat and Muslim leadership. Without a doubt, it is absolulely crucial that we address this matter. Imam al-Sarakhsi (Hanafi) says in al-Mabsut “Zakat is a right of Allah and is to collected by the leader of the Muslims or his appointees. If [...]

Is it Practical to Collect & Distribute Zakat in Gold?

In the book ‘Zakat – Raising a Fallen Pillar’ the key elements that were identified as being necessary in restoring the proper collection of Zakat included; a) the Gold Dinar (for monetary wealth), b) Local Distribution, and c) Muslim Authority (Amirate). In the first few years of implementing this policy all these elements were duly [...]

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