The success of a mission does not rest only on its being true, but also on the sincerity and zeal of the people involved. Maulana Ilyas burned with such zeal and was willing to face all difficulties…
Mohammad Ismail of Bombay has an interesting account to give us of an incident which took place while he was travelling through the U.S.A. and Canada with a group (Jama’at) of Tablighi devotees. (The…
Maulana Mohammad Ilyas, founder of Tablighi Jamaat – a worldwide Muslim reform movement with its centre in New Delhi – used to issue this instruction to preaching groups that he sent out. “Lower your…
The unnecessary political and violent struggle of the Ulama failed to defeat the Western colonial powers who had established control over most Muslim-majority lands. However, internecine fighting…
In the chapter on leadership and justice in Mishkat al-Masabih, we find this saying of the Prophet: “As you are, so shall be those appointed to govern you.” (Shuabul Iman, Hadith No. 7006)
From this…
In this essay, we would like to elaborate on the leadership role of the Ulama in contemporary times. To understand the role of the Ulama, we need to know, first of all, what role Islam has assigned…