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Ethnic, regional, and tribal senses of identity are inevitable, but in Islam, they must be secondary to our identification as Muslims belonging to a single Ummah. The phenomenon of nation-states, in which the people come to define themselves primarily as being Egyptian, Syrian, Canadian, or what have you, has, to a great degree, transformed the…

Question: You have mentioned the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the prohibition of revolting against an oppressive ruler, but are there not other opinions on this matter which sanction such a revolt? Answer: The sword has been raised between Muslims over this matter more than over any other. Of course there have been differing opinions…