In the absence of the ruling by all that Allah (swt) has revealed, friendship and companionship have declined in both their form and their value. All too often, relations are built upon perceived material benefit, whether it is financial, worldly privileges or worldly status, whilst spending time with each other is for as long as material benefits are realized and end when that evaporates, so does the relationship.

Whilst there was unrestrained joy in the corridors of government over the six month extension of General Bajwa, paving the way for a further three year extension upon parliamentary approval, there was palpable disappointment amongst the Muslims in general.

On 18 November 2019, there have been the detentions of the Muslims accused of involvement in Hizb utTahrir in three Russian cities at once. A total of 11 people were arrested; all of them are charged under Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Organization of the activities of a terrorist organization”.

The NY Times has published leaked government documents revealing how Chinese leader, Xi Jinping said “show absolutely no mercy” in the detention of millions of Muslims who are held in concentration camps in East Turkestan and forced to renounce their religion.