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Crescent International Vol. 56, No. 6

Main Stories

Imam Khamenei: The Leader who Consolidated the Islamic Revolution

Zafar Bangash

For 37 years, the martyred leader, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei was at the helm of affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was an early follower of Imam Khomeini and served the country in numerous capacities before being elected Wali-e Faqih by the Assembly of Experts in June 1989.

Main Stories

Will the Enslaved Persian Gulf States Regain Their Freedom?

Kevin Barrett

Can the Arabian rulers break the chains of slavery to their zio-American masters and regain their freedom and dignity? They have become so used to slavery that even when the option is freedom is available, they refuse to take it.

Editorials

Trump Commits More War Crimes against Islamic Iran

Editor

Donald Trump is not only a convicted felon, self-confessed rapist and fraud but a war criminal. Despite signing the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran on June 18, 2026, he has continued to violate its terms. He is now openly committing war crimes against Islamic Iran.

Opinion

Cultivating the Islamic Personality

Zafar Bangash

Committed Muslims have to live according to the teachings of the Qur’an and the Prophetic sunnah. Two principles stand out among many others: Tawhid (Oneness of Allah) and social justice. Adherence to these is what makes an Islamic personality.

Opinion

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first

Abu Dharr

The issue of who should have become the leader of Muslims after the Prophet (ﷺ) left this temporary abode is laden with emotions. To understand why the Muslims made certain decisions, familiarity with the environment at the time is important.

News & Analysis

Iran, Pakistan and Turkiye: Can they create a stable West Asian region?

Omar Ahmed

While the Arabian rulers in West Asia are incapable of defending themselves, their reliance on the US and zionist Israel has also proved illusionary. Three countries—Islamic Iran, Pakistan and Turkiye—and potentially Egypt can create stability in the region.

News & Analysis

The unlamented former Qatari Emir’s role as US-zionist agent

Yusuf Dhia-Allah

The death of the former Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani would be a non-event except that he launched his tiny sheikhdom on the path of total subservience to the US and zionist Israel. Qatar continues to punch way above its weight and could result in serious negative consequences.

News & Analysis

August: The Month of Grim Anniversaries in Pakistan

Zia Sarhadi

August coincides with several anniversaries in Pakistan’s tortuous history. From its fraudulent independence in 1947, to India’s abrogation of Kashmir’s autonomous status to Pakistan’s thuggish generals arresting the country’s most popular leader, Imran Khan. It is a sorry record.

News & Analysis

Every Pakistani’s life ambition: To Flee the ‘Land of the Pure’

Tahir Mustafa

Why does every Pakistan wish to flee the country? The criminals and thieves that rule the country are suffocating the people. Life has become extremely precarious for an average person. Fleeing the country seems to be the only option for survival. Pity the country.

News & Analysis

Hormuz: The Strait Where Dollar’s Dominance is Irrelevant

Waseem Shehzad

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz will bring down the US colossus. Disruption in energy supplies will have a global impact that western economies are incapable of addressing.

News & Analysis

The Passage that Rules Empires: History of the Strait of Hormuz (Part I)

Muslim Mahmood

Long before the Strait of Hormuz became a contested waterway and America’s illegal intrusion, the narrow waterway was coveted by empires. It is important to know its history and why it matters.

News & Analysis

Tanker War and the Birth of a Doctrine (Part II)

Muslim Mahmood

Attacks on oil tankers and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz can be traced to the “tanker war” between 1981-1988. The western-Arabian-Communist-backed Iraqi-imposed war on Islamic Iran was in full swing. The US wanted to cripple Iran’s economy by attacking its oil tankers.

News & Analysis

Hormuz: A Corridor Everybody Needs, and Claims (Part III)

Muslim Mahmood

Islamic Iran has the longest coastline along the Strait of Hormuz. The US lies thousands of miles away yet it wants to control it. Under what law do the American warlords make such a claim, apart from gangsterism and sheer greed? They will not succeed; they must not succeed.

Islamic Movement

Islamic Iran and Components of the Islamic Axis of Resistance - Part 4

Mohamed Ousman

While the western regimes and their media mouthpieces deliberately misrepresent components of the Axis of Resistance as ‘Iranian proxies’, in reality, they are independent entities coordinating their activities with the Islamic Republic.

Islamic Movement

Bay‘ah, Governance, and the Islamic Movement - Part 5

Mohamed Ousman

In classical Sunni political theory, bay‘ah is often treated as a stabilizing mechanism, a safeguard against civil chaos (fitnah). However, looked at through the Qur’anic lens, bay‘ah becomes a conditional trust (amānah), accountability-based governance and revocable political consent.

Islamic Movement

Islamic Iran and the Islamic Axis of Resistance: Towards Theodological Integration - Part 6

Mohamed Ousman

The Qur’anic verse, 4:59 is often misinterpreted as a blank check for rulers. It is a conditional delegation of authority embedded in accountability. There is absolute obedience to Allah; normative authority to the Messenger and conditional authority to the ruler.

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