For several weeks the news has been dominated by inquiries into schools in areas of Birmingham with large Muslim populations. Some of these state schools were given an ‘outstanding' ranking by the UK government schools' inspectors Ofsted in 2012. Yet the publication of a letter - almost certainly believed to be fabricated - led to accusations of an ‘Islamic plot' to take over British state schools in Birmingham. At the…

1. On any given day, the Hizb has never claimed that its aim is attaining the rule and will never claim that. The aim of the Hizb is fully outlined in its administrative law, which is carrying the Islamic Da'wah and resuming the Islamic way of life.

RasulAllah (salallahu alaihi wassalam) said: تكونُ النُّـبُوَّةُ فيكمْ ما شاءَ اللّهُ أنْ تكون،ثمّ يرْفعُها اللّهُ إذا شاءَ أنْ يرْفَعَها.ثـُـمّ تكونُ خِلافةً على مِنهاج النبوَّة، فتكونُ ما شاءَ اللّهُ أنْ تكون، ثـُمّ يرْفعُها إذا شاءَ أنْ يرفعَها. ثـُمّ تكونُ مُلْكاً عاضّاً، فتكونُ ما شاءَ الله أنْ تكونَ، ثـُمّ يرفعُها إذا شاءَ الله أنْ يرفعَها. ثـُـمّ تكونُ مُلْكاً جَبريَّةً، فتكونُ ما شاءَ الله أنْ تكونَ، ثـُـمّ يرفعُها إذا شاءَ أنْ يرفعَها. ثـُـمّ…

Now that election season is upon us, Muslims are suddenly finding themselves very popular with politicians soliciting their votes. Candidates and supporters come to the door to ‘listen' to the concerns of the electorate. Jummah khutbahs are delayed as non-Muslim politicians preach their secular sermon of promises to better the lives of the Muslim congregation. Muslims who are aware of such tactics generally treat them with the cynicism that they…