Modern strategic studies, as found in analyses such as Robert A. Pape’s “Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War (1999)”, have shown that aerial bombardment campaigns alone do not break the will of the targeted state...

In recent years, a striking phenomenon has emerged: a group whose sole concern is justifying deviation and seeking loopholes to excuse evading the noble Shariah rulings of Islamic Law. These individuals no longer see upholding and implementing Islam as a path to strength or a method for revival. Instead, they view upholding and implementing Islam as a heavy burden they seek to shed by any means possible.

The Jeffrey Epstein case was not merely the story of a wealthy sexual deviant exploiting minors on a remote island. It was a window into the face of a civilization that claims to lead the world, and a political, financial, and media class that shapes the destinies of nations, while mired in corruption.

If we consult Arabic dictionaries, we find that “rukun” means tendency and inaction. Al-Zamakhshari understood “rukun” here to mean «الميلُ اليسيرُ» “a facilitating tendency.” Al-Qurtubi said, «الرُّكونُ حقيقتُه الاستنادُ والاعتمادُ، والسكونُ إلى الشيءِ والرِّضى به» “The literal meaning of “rukun” is leaning and relying, and inaction and content with something.”