This essay was originally written in Arabic by Dr. Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Shanqiti, a Professor of International Affairs at Qatar University, for Al Jazeera. It was translated into English using AI and subsequently reviewed by human editors. The original Arabic essay, titled “The Impossible Secular State,” can be found here. I could not find a more …
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In order to understand the current condition of the Ummah today, it is imperative we recognize that the situation today is the result of a carefully crafted set of phases that were initially set in motion at the height of the colonial age. Going back in time to when most Muslim lands were colonized, it …
Looking at the corruption and lawlessness in Pakistan and the dominance of the Western civilization and its oppressive hold over the Muslim world, the impassioned youth today develop either of the two attitudes: Both these outcomes do not bode well for the Muslim ummah. It is to Syed Abul A’la al-Maududi’s credit that he not …
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