In origin the subjects of this small book were subjects that had been looked into and discussed by some of the carriers of the Da’wah working to establish the rule of Allah upon the earth. The condition and state of the Ummah was discussed and the decline and stagnation that had taken grip of her. The discussions also included addressing what she suffers from in the path towards her awakening and revival, what has already been accomplished upon the path of establishing the Islamic State, in addition to that which must still be accomplished to bring the State into existence, so that it will apply Islaam and carry its Da’wah to the world. Built upon this, the issue of what had to be addressed with the Ummah, what she needed to be called to and made aware of was also discussed.

The Islamic State is a political entity for the purpose of implementing Islaam and carrying it to the world and this requires a Shar’iyah capability and power. The Shar’a has given this power to the Ummah whilst this capability and power is not possessed by a group, single faction or single political party by itself. Rather the Islamic State is established by the Ummah with the leadership of this faction or Hizb (political party) which has brought the Imaan of the Ummah back to life within her in respect to this great obligation in addition to reawakening her Imaan in relation to its work and sacrificing upon its path.

So the Islamic State is an entity that emanates from the womb of the Ummah’s entity so as to implement with the Ummah and upon her the System of Islaam and to carry Islaam by her and along with her to the whole of mankind. Therefore it is the Ummah that gives birth to the Islamic State.

The entity of the Ummah will not be completed or distinguished except by that which makes the Ummah an Ummah and by its living upon its basis. Our Islamic Ummah will not be like that without its Deen being adopted as an Aqeedah and System. It will not have its productiveness or a practical effective presence unless it exists as a single unified Jamaa’ah (group) under the leadership of a single Ameer. Therefore the Ummah will not be completed and will not be distinguished in a completely distinct way without the emergence of its State entity and unless it pledges allegiance to its Khalifah upon the ruling by what Allah (swt) has revealed.

Therefore, there is no way forward for the revival of the Ummah other than her knowing the meaning of Laa Ilaaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasoolullah and for her to firmly commit to this meaning. She will then know the meaning of her existence in this life and the purpose of this existence. As such she will strive to realise the meaning of this existence and this purpose.

In addition, this knowledge by itself is not enough and striving to accomplish this purpose does not free the responsibility, unless it was undertaken upon the level that the Shar’a has demanded. As such it is essential after defining the objective to strive to accomplish it by undertaking actions that lead to that. This must be in accordance to the Sunan upon which Allah (swt) has created this creation which includes connecting between the causes and the effects, considering the characteristics of matters and the conditions of relationships.

One of the noble brothers suggested that these thoughts be put down on paper and then distributed amongst the people and that he would fund this, desiring the Ajr and Thawaab. And as such it came to pass and this small book comprising of four subjects was published Al-Hamdu Lillah. And Allah (swt) found an acceptance for it and its copies quickly ran out whilst demand for it remained strong.

The noble brother sensed this demand and offered to print it once again through his funding and as a result this second edition was published and it included within it a fifth subject: ‘Al-Amaanah and Al-Imaan’.

Verily the love of the Dunyaa and the hatred of death, intellectual misconceptions, weakness, despair and the absence of the Aqeedah concepts related to Rizq, Ajal, Nasr, Tawakkul, and khair and Sharr amongst others, has turned many Muslims away from their purpose in life, which is worship to Allah and is represented in their commitment to the commands and prohibitions of Allah (swt). This has particularly been the case when they have become affected by the Fataawa or opinions which have been spurted out by the so-called ‘Ulamaa who propagate on behalf of the rulers of oppression, corruption and treachery. This is in addition to the political parties and their followers who make the Deen Haraam and fabricate lies against Allah (swt). They make the Haraam Halaal and the Halaal Haraam and they busy and distract the sons of the Ummah in the most shallow and futile of matters whilst diverting them from the path of change and the path towards the establishment of the Islamic State.

For the sake of bringing attention to this issue, alerting to its danger and warning about it, this fifth subject was added: Al-Amaanah and Al-Imaan.

When I present this small book to the Islamic Ummah I appeal to its reader from amongst those working for the cause of Laa Ilaaha Illallah to approach and study it with their minds and their hearts just as I have presented this book from my mind and heart. And I ask Him Ta’Aalaa to grant great Thawaab and Ajr to everyone who assisted in this effort in terms of direction, advice, wealth and effort and to everyone who has made Du’a for me and my parents.

O Allah whoever wants good for Islaam and the Muslims then give him Tawfeeq in every goodness and whoever wants bad for Islaam and the Muslims then seize them with the seizure of One exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

Mahmoud Abdul-Kareem Hasan 3rd Safar 1425 24th March 2004.