The Authority of the Mufti: Imam Ibn ‘Ashur and the President of Tunisia

At a time where there are many trying to deconstruct the fundamentals of Islam to suit their whims and desires, who only profess Islam superficially and sometimes only perform rituals just merely to confirm to their lost identity. Where there are not many courageous individuals who will stand up to the oppressors corrupting the world with their filth, the following incident or jihad [struggle] of the late Mufti of Tunisia, Shaykh ul Islam Muhammad Tahir ibn ‘Ashur, reminds us about men who stood up for freedom and justice. They did not care the least what would happen to them if they spoke out, their familial affinity or otherwise did not deter them from practicing the Sunnah of the beloved or fulfilling a religious obligation of changing the munkar [vice] in their society.

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