On February 2 of this year, the Moscow City Court issued an order to expel Khudoberdi Nurmatov (Ali Feruz), a journalist of the Novaya Gazeta and a citizen of Uzbekistan, from Russia with the possibility of travelling to a third country.

On the 97th anniversary, the Muslim world is in a state of flux. After decades of subjugation, the Muslim ummah is taking its destiny into its own hands and attempting to break the shackles that have for long held the Ummah in chains.

These verses were read out by the companion Hanzallah the writer, in the sedition (fitnah) that preceded the death of Othman bin Affan may Allah be pleased with him. It is as if he was describing our days where Muslims live in distress and misery, and oppression and humiliation, and dispersion and loss.

97 years of disgrace, weakness, and the plotting of the nations against us; 97 years our awe has been ripped from the chests of our enemies as per what the Messenger (saw) said: