From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…9.

Ghayrah for Islam Has Become a Deficiency
“…It is a disaster that your heart dies without you noticing. It is as if you say: ‘O Lord! How often I rebel against You without you punishing me for it!’ And He replies: ‘How often I punish you without you even noticing! Haven’t I removed the life from [...]

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From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…8.

Tawriyah Is Not Allowed When it Comes to Issues of ‘Aqidah :
“Some of Sayyid Qutb’s students asked him: “Why were you so bold and straightforward in front of the court despite the fact that your neck was between the noose?” He replied: “For two reasons. The first is that we are speaking about issues [...]

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From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…7.

The Best Way to Deal With the Ignorant:
“…And from the best ways of dealing with the ignorant is to ignore and avoid them. This is because if you debate with them, they beat you, and if you beat them, they will end up hating you and will not admit your being correct. Therefore, ignore them:
{“So, [...]

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From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…6.

Fighting Your Desires:
“…So, fight your desires at a time when you can eat. The soul is never satisfied. Satisfying your desires is like satisfying the thirsty person who went to drink water from the sea – the more he drinks, the thirstier he gets, since the water is salty.
These Romans used to eat all types [...]

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From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…4.

The Issue Isn’t As Simple As You Think:
“Pay attention to this issue. I never paid it much attention until after I’d studied it this year in the books of Fiqh, while I was studying the issues of Jihad, pacts, and promises of security. If you are given a visa to any country in the world, [...]

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From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…2.

Our Inner vs. Outer Condition

“…And the believer – subhan Allah, glory be to You, O Lord – is liked by everyone no matter what.
Why?
The believer isn’t fake. There is nothing you can hold against him. What he does in secret is what he does openly. There aren’t secret acts and public acts. He doesn’t have [...]

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From the Words of “Abdullah Azzam”…1.

The Muslim Knows the Way

“…We are living a blessing.
One of us is raised from childhood to know that, for example, the unrestrained glance is forbidden. So, for the rest of his life, the unrestrained glance is forbidden, seclusion with the opposite gender is forbidden, adultery and fornication are forbidden, interest and usury are forbidden, speaking [...]

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The Soul Shall ^Rise Tomorrow^

Shaykh Abdullah Azzam

Time Magazine described Shaykh Abdullah Azzam as the man who was the ‘reviver of Jihad in the 20th Century’.
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam was born in the village of Ass-ba’ah Al-Hartiyeh, province of Jineeen in the occupied sacred land of Palestine in 1941 CE. He was brought up in a humble house where [...]

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The Meaning of Gaza

by: Imam Anwar Al Awlaki (ha)
May Allah forgive the shuhada of Gaza and we ask Allah to grant the mujahideen victory. These are a few thoughts on the meaning of what happened and is happening in Gaza:
First: We have been successfully desensitized by the enemy. The meager response to this atrocity is nowhere close to [...]

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The Scholars and Rulers (Al-Ulemah wal Umarah )

Introduction

إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ

…Those who fear Allah are the ones who have knowledge (i.e. Ulemah)… [EMQ 35:28]
One of the compulsory types of knowledge upon the Muslims is to respect the Scholars of Islam (Al-Ikraam Al-Ulemah). One of the main references that is cited to understand the great position of an Alim (Scholar) [...]

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