The Duty of the Muslims Today

Summary of “The Duty of the Muslims Today.” By Bo Perrin This section covers pages 35 through 36 The duty of Muslims today is to restore the Khilafah, appoint the Khilaf and remove all the Muslim and non-Muslim rulers who are not ruling according to Shari’ ah. In fact, Hizb proposes, the rulers who are [...]

The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad (4)

Summary of “The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad.” By Bo Perrin This section covers pages 30 through 34 Hizb rejects the claim of their critics that Jihad is merely defensive. Hizb’s third refutation is a cultural defense which denies that Jihad is merely a defensive war. Hizb claims that Jihad interpreted as merely a defensive war [...]

The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad (3)

Summary of “The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad.” By Bo Perrin This section covers pages 26 through 29 Hizb rejects the claim of their critics that Jihad is merely defensive. The second refutation Hizb provides claims Jihad is Da’wah and that any nation which initiates Da’wah to her Aqeedah must fight for its sake. It is [...]

The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad (2)

Summary of “The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad.” By Bo Perrin This section covers pages 19 through 26 Hizb rejects the claim of their critics that Jihad is merely defensive. The first refutation Hizb provides centers around the so-called Sword verses of Al-Taubah 9. Hizb argues (1) no text can abrogate Al-Taubah 9, (2) Al-Taubah 9 [...]

The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad (1)

Summary of “The Falsehood of Defensive Jihad.” By Bo Perrin This chapter covers pages 19 through 34 This a great study in Jihad and abrogation. This chapter is not only one of the most interesting chapters of this book but one of the longest. Due to this chapter’s length I have decided to divided the [...]

Jihad And Reality of Muslims Today (07)

Summary of Jihad and the Reality of the Muslims Today. By Bo Perrin This chapter covers pages 15 through 18. This chapter flows from the last. The heart of t his chapter is about the sufficiency needed to repel Kufr who has invaded Muslim lands. What is extremely interesting and important is how Hizb defines [...]

Jihad Is Ongoing Until The Day of Judgment (06)

Summary of Jihad Is Ongoing Until the Day of Judgment By Bo Perrin This chapter covers page 14. Many Republophobics (Islamic apologists) claim that Jihad of the sword, while once necessary due to the chaotic conditions in which Islam was birthed, is now outdated and it is the time to use the other four forms [...]

How To Perform Jihad (05)

Summary of How to Perform Jihad By Bo Perrin This chapter covers pages 12 through 13. In this chapter Hizb argues there are five Shar’ ia compliant conditions necessary for Jihad to be obligatory on the Ummah.  The reader needs to keep in mind that the Jihad of this chapter is offensive not defensive Jihad. [...]

The Obligation of Jihad (03)

Summary of The Obligation of Jihad By Bo Perrin This chapter covers pages 9 and 10. This particular section is rather difficult to digest for a number of reasons. First, the author does not make the contrast embedded in the article very clear. In addition, he does explicitly define a number of important words crucial [...]

Jihad Is A Collective Duty (4)

Summary of Jihad Is a Collective Duty By Bo Perrin This chapter covers page 11. This is a very short section. The section simply states that offensive Jihad is permissible only under the Khalifah’s direction. The article justifies defensive jihad which is simply self-protection. Most Americans believe in self-defensive and defending family, friends, acquaintances and [...]