Intellectual Intifada: Blueprint for Restoring the Caliphate
Intellectual Intifada: Blueprint for Restoring the Caliphate
| BASIC INFO | |
|---|---|
| Title | Intellectual Intifada: Blueprint for Restoring the Caliphate |
| Author | Asrar Rashid |
| Publisher | Rigel Publishing |
| Publication Date | September 17, 2023 |
| Format | Paperback, A5 |
| Pages | 168 |
| ISBN | 978-1739629212 |
| MAIN THEMES | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Prophetic Governance Model | Traces steps from Prophet's example for establishing just Islamic governance |
| Collective Responsibility | Every believer has responsibility to work toward Caliphate restoration |
| Intellectual Change | Emphasizes internal transformation over violent reaction |
| Economic Justice | Eliminating usurious banking, unjust taxes, inflation-based punishment |
| Anti-Western Critique | Challenges capitalism, democracy, feminism, and modern "-isms" |
| Sharia & Haqiqa Balance | Key to unlocking proper governance system |
| KEY CONCEPTS | EXPLANATION |
|---|---|
| Ijtihad | Islamic independent reasoning to guide modern application |
| Ahl al-hall wa al-aqd | People who bind and loose - consultative body for decision-making |
| Madinah Model | Perfect society example established by Prophet |
| Intellectual Intifada | Constructive, non-violent cognitive resistance to current systems |
| Consumer Slavery | Modern monocultural enslavement to consumerism |
| IMF Critique | Debt cycles created by usurious international loans |
| BOOK STRUCTURE | CONTENT |
|---|---|
| Previous Works Context | Builds on author's "Islam Answers Atheism" and "Navigating the End of Time" |
| Chapter 1 | Western world discrepancies, hypocrisies in capitalism, democracy |
| Core Argument | Islam provides better political, social, legal rights than any other system |
| Historical Examples | How Islamic Caliphate solved similar problems in past |
| Misconceptions Addressed | Dispels negative associations with "Caliphate" and "Sharia" |
| Change Method | Self-transformation, not violent campaign |
| ECONOMIC CRITIQUE | POINTS RAISED |
|---|---|
| Usurious Banking | Interest-based systems punish through inflation |
| Unjust Taxation | Current tax structures deemed exploitative |
| Military Budgets | Wasteful warmongering expenditures |
| National Assets | IMF loans force selling of autonomy to corporations/banks |
| Debt Cycle | "Need IMF loans to pay debts created by IMF loans" |
| AUTHOR'S APPROACH | CHARACTERISTICS |
|---|---|
| Style | Direct, "calls spade a spade" |
| Tone | Constructive, creative, lateral-thinking |
| Method | Non-violent intellectual resistance |
| Goal | Strengthen subjugated peoples, weaken oppressive systems |
| Audience | Muslims and non-Muslims seeking alternative perspectives |
| RECEPTION & REVIEWS | FEEDBACK |
|---|---|
| Positive Points | Easy to read, good use of analogies, comprehensive Islamic analysis |
| Criticism | More "need to restore" than actual "blueprint" - lacks concrete formation steps |
| Reader Praise | Shatters stereotypical ISIS-style views of Caliphate |
| Key Gap | Formation of shura/ahl al-hall wa al-aqd is "still a hope" not detailed process |
| Recommendation | Must-read for understanding alternative to Western systems |