Role of Ulema & Madaris in Revival of Shariah | Qaiser Ahmed Raja | IMS

IMS Discussion Forum hosts an in-depth conversation with Qaiser Ahmed Raja on the revival of Islam, implementation of Sharia, and the role of Ulema & Madaris—with constant reference to the work of Sahil Adeem and Islamic Messaging System (IMS). Qaiser Ahmed Raja breaks down: Why liberal democracy is in decline and realism is rising How global politics (US, Europe, India, Middle East) is creating a historic opening for the Ummah Why he believes Ulema & Madaris still hold the core potential for Sharia revival Where he agrees and disagrees with Sahil Adeem’s approach How Friday khutbahs can be transformed into a nationwide Islamic awareness system Why we must enable — not cancel — traditional institutions Practical roadmap for 30-year Sharia revival using ideas, mosques, universities, and democracy as a tool, not an end 00:00 – Intro & welcome to IMS Discussion Forum 00:05 – Host introduces topic & format: Revival of Islam, Sharia & role of Ulema/Madaris 02:15 – Audience engagement & how Q&A will work 03:00 – Qaiser starts: global context & why “revival of Islam” is urgent now 03:35 – Francis Fukuyama, “End of History” & the myth of liberal democracy’s final victory 04:10 – Decline of liberal democracy, wars & destruction of the Middle East 05:20 – Rise of strongmen: Putin, Erdoğan, Trump, Imran Khan & anti-liberal trends 06:40 – Shift from liberalism to realism in international relations 07:40 – What realism vs liberalism means for Muslims and Muslim states 08:50 – India’s move from secularism to Hindutva & Western neo-conservatism 09:50 – Question: Where do 57 Muslim countries go from here? 10:30 – Why Muslims need their own political & economic system again 11:40 – Role of technology & Muslim history: from curved swords to sciences 13:40 – Three views about Ulema & Madaris in our society 14:40 – Why Qaiser believes Madaris have the real potential for Sharia revival 16:40 – Data, fiqh heritage & why modern activists still need classical scholars 18:20 – What Ulema are already doing right (Hadith, Tafsir, Nazra, Masjid network) 20:20 – Friday Khutbah as a strategic tool: from stories only to systemic Islamic thinking 21:30 – Examples: electricity bills, natural resources, courts & Islamic economic principles 23:40 – How systemic change mindset can spread through Jummah in Pakistan 26:10 – Q&A: Why is Qaiser still hopeful in Madaris despite internal & global crises? 28:20 – TLP, street power & emotional connection of people with religion 31:00 – Q&A: Can Sharia be implemented through democracy if establishment is controlled? 32:40 – Democracy as a method vs liberal democracy as a value system 34:20 – Strategy: permeating all political parties like an ideology, not forming “one party” 37:00 – On over-criticising Ulema & fragile egos – tone vs essence of criticism 41:00 – Question on Hayya ‘Alal Falah style projects & why some doors get shut 43:20 – Why harsh language makes Madaris treat you as an “antibody” 44:30 – Qaiser’s alternative: training Ulema with modern tools & CPD-level courses 46:30 – Agreement with universities (e.g. Riphah) to design courses for Ulema 50:00 – How to talk to Ulema: start from common ground, not attacks 52:30 – Using classical usul (e.g. Tazkiyah, halal/haram income, ‘urf) to argue for system change 55:20 – Youth inside Madaris, progressive thinking & changing khutbah content 57:40 – 10–30 year view: enabling Ulema with IR, political philosophy, modern sciences 1:00:40 – Youth vs elders: should we “give up” on current generation? 1:03:40 – Islam as deen-e-fitrah: why the message is for every age, every class 1:05:30 – Who should teach whom? Role of specialists & why we still need certified Ulema 1:09:00 – Question: Muslims living in the West – what should their role be? 1:10:00 – Defending Islam from misrepresentation vs system-level work in Muslim lands 1:11:40 – Leadership, rulers & example of being soldier + scholar + ruler 1:13:00 – Islamic concept of leadership: processes, specialisation, not “superhuman polymath” 1:15:30 – Final advice: kill the ego for the sake of Deen & work collectively 1:16:20 – Closing duas & thanks to IMS and participants revival of islam, implementation of sharia in pakistan, role of ulema and madaris, qaiser ahmed raja lecture, qaiser ahmed raja podcast, sahil adeem vs ulema, sahil adeem and madaris, islamic messaging system ims, ims discussion forum, islam and liberal democracy, liberalism vs realism international relations, islamic political thought, islamic economy explained, islamic system not just rituals, jummah khutbah reform, khutbah as communication system, ulema training modern sciences, madaris reform pakistan, shariah implementation roadmap, #QaiserAhmedRaja #SahilAdeem #IslamicMessagingSystem #IMSDiscussionForum #RevivalOfIslam #ShariahImplementation #UlemaAndMadaris #IslamicSystem #LiberalismVsRealism #IslamicEconomy #JummahKhutbah #MadarisReform #IslamicLeadership #PakistanPolitics #DeenAsSystem