For all practical purposes, Syria as a country has ceased to exist. It is now fully under zionist occupation. The new rulers and their backers are too engrossed in celebrating their overthrow of Bashar al Asad to worry about zionist takeover of Syria.

Furious efforts are underway to rebrand the new head honcho in Syria, Abu Mohammad al-Julani as a “moderate”. The charge was led by CNN but other outlets—the BBC, Telegraph etc—have also joined the fray. Why this rebranding of al-Julani who had $10 million bounty on his head?

Bashar al Asad’s overthrow has caused panic among dictators in West Asia, notably in Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan. They are trying to convince the people that if they do not back the military, the terrorists will come after them. The masses are not buying this canard.

The Seerah of the Prophet (pbuh) must not be seen as a disjointed series of anecdotal events but as a model for bringing about transformational change, especially establishing social justice in society.

In his ongoing series from early Islamic history, Abu Dharr discusses the contrasting behaviour of ‘Umar and “Uthman when they ruled the Islamic heartland and beyond. The rapidly expanding Islamic domain also had its impact.

In the destruction of Syria and its occupation by the zionists, the Arab rulers played a major treacherous role. They lured Bashar al Asad into a trap with promises of wealth and reconstruction while financed the terrorists to storm Damascus.

As short-sighted Muslims are celebrating the “victory” in Syria, the zionist genocide in Gaza continues. Hatred of Bashar al-Asad has blinded them to the larger reality of the setback the takfiri takeover of Syria has caused to the struggle to liberate Palestine.

Recep Tayip Erdogan has exposed himself as a rank opportunist and hypocrite. His rhetoric is for the Palestinians while his oil and steel are sent to Israel. His role in Syria has exposed his truly criminal nature.

Professor John Mearsheimer is a leading American academic but his theory of the primacy of the nation-State rather than civilization falls short of realities on the ground.

With the loss of Syria to the imperialists and zionists, the Resistance Axis has suffered a major setback. Faced by escalating threats from the zionist war criminals, it may be time for Iran to revise its nuclear doctrine.

Islamic laws cannot be implemented in society when the Muslims’ hearts are not attached to Allah. This is a lesson that comes across most clearly from the Muslims’ 13-year struggle in Makkah. The emphasis was not on rituals—there were none—it was an ideological struggle.

If Muslims want to implement Islam in their lives, they cannot use un/anti-Islamic tools to do so. They must clarify their thought processes and cleanse their thinking. The clergy class in South Africa is guilty of using un-Islamic tools to implement Islamic laws. It will not work.

New battle lines are being drawn pitting Muslims against each other. The tussle is between the Madkhalis, a group that insists on not opposing the rulers—it must be nice, for the rulers, that is—and the Kharijis who denounce every Muslim not subscribing to their narrow worldview.