The principle of “divide and conquer” has for centuries been used as an effective way to maintain control over one’s subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them; thereby, preventing them from uniting in opposition. Muslims aware of their own Islamic history have seen this principle used in the past to create disunity within the ummah. It was one of the important factors which finally led to the fall of…

When a person believes that his civilisation has reached the peak of what humanity can ever achieve, he is not looking for an alternative. No matter how awful life is, he will either fall into deep depression at his miserable existence, or make up excuses for his dire situation, imagining that things will get better somehow on their own. This is the reality of life for most ordinary people in…

Although the birth of the Khilafah today is expected anytime under any regional or international situation, one would be astonished by the events that Allah (subhanhu wata’ala) is paving towards the birth of the Khilafah again. These events and situations include (1) the decline of our enemies, (2) the rise of the Muslim Ummah, and (3) the progress of Hizb ut Tahrir (the “Hizb”).

There are always concerns that any system which does not have any checks and balances, the ruler is then left to do as he pleases. This can very quickly descend into a dictatorship and become oppressive for the people. Within the Islamic system due to the power that the Caliph is bestowed with, many feel that the position is dictatorial or very close to it, thus having no mechanisms for…