Message to a Brother
This is a letter written by ICSVE’s Islamic scholar, Sheik Omar, to Jermaine Grant, a young British convert, who, following his new-found beliefs that he should take hijra and travel to lands governed by shariah law and join in the terrorist jihad, left the UK to travel to Kenya. Anne Speckhard and Ardian Shajkovci interviewed...
Do you know who you are?
Do you know who you are? Are you seeking jihad? Perhaps you will also be called to defend Islam, Muslim people and Muslim lands. But be warned, my friend, not all jihads are ordained by Allah. Indeed, very few are legitimate. Today’s terrorist groups would have you believe otherwise, but the real jihad is within your own heart and soul. Do you know who you are? Do you know for what you were created? By whom you were created? What is the force inside of you for good? And what opposes this force for good? Will you make use of......
Heaven or hell for the shaheed?
You may have heard it said from the Quoran, “Do not think that those who were slain in the path of Allah are dead. They are alive and well provided for by their Lord” Sura Aal-i-Imran, Aya number 169 وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ These are beautiful words and it often said to be an honor to die in the path of Allah. Allah calls all Muslims to strive to be in his path, but what exactly is the path of Allah and what acts are permissible to the believer is......
Welcome to The Real Jihad
Welcome to The Real Jihad. We are here to present you with a different perspective....