News: In the political vacuum that has emerged after the overthrow of Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, religious fundamentalists in one town declared that young women could no longer play soccer. In another, they forced the police to free a man who had harassed a woman for not covering her hair in public, then draped him in … Continue reading The West Reinvents Hardline, as the Muslims of Bangladesh ‘March for Caliphate’ to Fill up Political Vacuum
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What is the official flag of the Caliphate?
The official flag of the Islamic State is called the rayah (الراية). It is a black rectangular flag with the words لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱلله written on it in white. A full explanation of the ijtihad behind this is below. Historically, flags were mainly used in warfare to identify the different armies on the battlefield. In … Continue reading What is the official flag of the Caliphate?
The Defection of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab and the Saud Clan from the Ottoman Caliphate
Dear Administration of the site: Islamqa.infoAssalamu Alaykum wa Rahmat Allahu wa Barakatu, You published on your site an answer to the question titled, “Did the Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab defect from the Ottoman Caliphate, and was he a cause of its downfall?” and the answer quoted from the book: How the Khilafah was Destroyed by the Scholar Sheikh Abdul-Qadeem Zalloum. … Continue reading The Defection of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab and the Saud Clan from the Ottoman Caliphate