States, organisations and human societies have long been concerned with the youth – this is true today and will continue to be so. This is due to what accompanies this stage in terms of physical and mental development, whichmakes this age group the most prepared and open to activeness, vitality, creativity, excellence, leadership, zeal, endurance, generosity, sacrifice and progress amongst other beautiful qualities.

The culture of any people represents the backbone of their existence and their survival. Upon this culture, its civilisation is built, its goals and objectives are defined, the pattern of their life is distinguished and by it, their individuals are melted into a single melting pot so that they are distinguished through that from the rest of the nations and peoples.

Since the Dawn of Islam, the Shabab (the youth) have played a great role in its revival. Islam was established upon their shoulders and forearms. They were the quickest to respond to the Da’wah of the Prophet Muhammad (saw), graduating from the school of Daar Al-Arqam, the house of Al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam. At the tender age of 12, and for 13 consecutive years, he made his home the headquarters for the Messenger (saw).

In this verse of the Qur’an, The Almighty, the All-Wise tells us that there will be a struggle between the Haqq (the truth) and the Batil (the falsehood) from the beginning till the end of time. Today sisters, there is no doubt that there is a global ideological struggle being waged by international secular organisations and Western governments aided by the non-Islamic regimes of the Muslim world against Islam.