Ya Khilafah Ya Shahadah
Revolution without bullets or ballots
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
KARACHI - From the shores of the Caspian Sea to the Bay of Bengal, there are violent reactionaries in the Muslim world who will kill and get killed, but beyond these fanatics there exists a real hardcore silently swaying the hearts and minds of many in the Muslim world.
Their religion is not obvious from their demeanor or the cut of their clothes, yet it is embedded in the very core of their hearts, and is the driving force behind all their actions.
They are an overwhelming emerging force, and even though they have been widely banned, they don't believe in retaliation. They have made a hub in Pakistan, where they outnumber many large religious parties, yet they remain difficult to pinpoint as they are political, but have been forced underground. They are the largest single movement in the Islamic world, the Liberation Party - Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT).
In in the mid-1990s, a large conference was held in London, where the topic was the revival of a caliphate in the Muslim world for the "implementation of pure Islamic doctrine", as is the goal of the HT. The conference was attended by delegates from around the world, and a key question was to determine an ideal place for the Islamic revolution. Many agreed on Pakistan, a land of valiant Muslim tribes that have traditionally responded enthusiastically to Islamic issues. And strategically, the country is well situated to embrace the Asian sub-continent and Central Asia - where initially the caliphate will be created.
Subsequently, hundreds of HT members, British but of Pakistani origin, many of them students at the London School of Economics and other centers of excellence, packed their bags and departed for Pakistan. By 2000, the HT had established itself in all urban centers of the country, but within three years it was banned. All police stations were given strict instructions to round up any person who claimed an association with the HT.
Hundreds of HT members were rounded up, and may reports of torture emerged. Of those produced in court, the only charges that were made to stick were those related to being a member of the HT.
This correspondent has spoken to senior Pakistani officials on the reason for the HT being banned, but none of them appears to have a clue - especially as the HT does not espouse violence or militancy.
HT members have even been encouraged by the authorities to change the name of the organization, as most other banned outfits do so that they can carry on with their activities, but the HT has refused to do so.
Pakistan, especially as a leading ally in the US "war on terror", has been urged by international intelligence agencies to continue cracking down on the HT. President General Pervez Musharraf has visited the United Kingdom and publicly advised parents to beware of the HT and keep their children away from its influence.
Read the rest of the article here.
posted by Abdul Rahman Hilmi at 6/28/2006 07:17:00 PM
12 Comments:
asalamu alaykum brother...
I heard that HT was getting pretty strong support in Uzbekistan, but is it true that the government to boil alive one member of HT? As for the murdering of HT members, that is normal in the caucas, however I believe that if the HT brothers were armed and recieve support from the tribes of afghanistan then they will not be easily killed, don't you agree??
bismillah
wa alaikum al salaam akhi,
Yes the brothers in Uzbekistan do get boiled alive. You can even find some graphic photos of two of the brothers on the net.
As for arming ourselves, this goes against our method of doing things. We extract our method from the seerah of the prophet (pbuh) and accordingly we follow in his footsteps that he did not raise a sword until he established a state and through that an official army. There never were any militias or armed wings. The prophet (pbuh) and his companions had to face alot of tortures, yet with patience and the right method, Allah gave them victory.
May Allah guide us all and give victory to whoever he (swt) sees fit.
wassalam
comment by A:
Did Musharraf instigate the crackdown? or was it befor he came to power?
comment by A:
You are more up on it than me, It seems that the early followers were so non-violent that the first army was made up more of the non-mulsims and new converts with the original converts being very hesitant to take up arms.
In fact, there are many who never did, and others who did but expressed later that it was not the most pure route.
There seems to be a great truth and a great blessing of Allah in refusing bloodshed. Yet, under the right circumstances the Prophet(pbuh)rallied for it.
Why did some still refuse?
Throughout the history of the caliphate this was a reacurring theme. Many of the greatest Muslims declined bloodshed even in times of distress. Many of the soldiers continued to be non-muslim conscripts. right???
bismillah
assalamu alaikum A,
I believe it is Musharaf. He took office at around 1999 and the party solidly established itself, according to the article, in early 2000. Putting that aside, Musharaf seriously despises the HT. However, alhamdullilah, I hear that the Pakistani army and officers are good Muslims and they do listen to the party sometimes.
I have alot of hope on the Pakistanis. Things are changing fast and all to our benefit. We will see what the future holds inshallah.
wassalam
bismillah
assalamu alaikum
You should realise the difference of before and after the state is established. There is a huge difference in the position the Muslim is in. Without a state, there is no leadership, there is no unity, there is absolutly nothing to bring the Muslims together. After the state is established, there is a government, a leadership with a duty to take care of Muslims and non-Muslims under its wings. There will be a government which is divided into different sections and duties, military, market, social, civil, etc. It is an organised system that will take care of everything in the way Allah (swt) and the prophet (pbuh) told us to.
Mind you, I am not talking about resistance. Defending your land and your family is a religious obligation, there is no denying that. Resistance against occupation is a different matter. What I am talking about is using violent means to establish a state.
wassalam
May Allah humiliate this Karimov in this dunya and may he rot in hell in the akhira. His day will come :(
Jazak'Allah kheir for your respectable comments brother.
comment by A:
I am not eloquent like my good brother, but I will try to voice my understanding:
It is very clear. And it is easily understood.
We all have a right to defend ourselves as best we can from the aggressors, though our part is small and the part of God is far greater. It is for this reason that it can be said that every Muslim has their part in the fight against aggressors. There are some who fight in this manner and some in that. Some fast and worship, some teach, while others take up arms. In this aggressive world we do what we can and seek the aid of Allah. In the absence of a real leader who we can all rally under with our loyalties to God, we must allow God to be our leader and our unifier. Our hope must be in Him and we must maintain our hope.
Because I believe that our only real hope is Muslim unity that transcends ethnicities and removes artificial and destructive country divisions, I agree with you that some of the most important steps to take are not today’s firefight in one place or another, but rather the fight you are making to unite Muslims in an understanding that we can see the Caliphate established and it will be in our best wishes. The fight is to water and fertilize the soil of Muslim hearts where seeds of change are already sprouting.
The battle for now is one of fertilizing caring for and training those young shoots into the direction of this the Muslim unity of purpose and desire that will be able to establish the Caliphate in the midst of ruthless aggression. Though the hatred, anger, and bitterness caused by ruthless aggression causes us to want to fight without mind for strategy, our strategy and our energies must go into that which we truly need. We do not simply need to defeat the west in battle after never ending battle, actually we usually lose battle after battle, but Allah shuker, we never lose heart completely. We need to allow western nations to busy themselves and spend themselves on these small battles (like Mullah Omar said), but we should not let them distract us from our unity of our building of unity and purpose. The only problem for us comes when their propaganda is effective or when they are able to distract and divide us such as in Iraq (Sunni/Shiiah). They started out unified against the aggressors (Sadaam Husain and the United States). Then because of some falling pray to “strategic alliances” with the US and others wavering in their allegiances (US vs. their people), a division of terrible and destructive hatred and infighting has developed between Shiiah and Sunni. In addition Kurdish and Turkish nationalism is rearing its ugly head.
The Sunnis of Iraq were 100% right to boycott the elections. The mistake that common people made was to make that boycott temporary. Everyone should boycott the elections while standing non-violently together in unity against the occupier. The message should be consistent and unified: “we will handle our own affairs.”
bismillah
assalamu alaikum
mashallah brother, you got it right except for a small point. I gathered from what you said that our strategy in the Islamic Liberation Party is to sit and pray the whole time. If so, then it is far from it my good brother. The party's strategy is through trying to get the nusra. The nusra is a group or maybe even a person that could give us victory. This victory is brought by a bloodless coup where the nusra could be from the army, the officers, or any powerful person that has enough influence. Going back to the seerah of the prophet (pbuh), the nusra that he brought was the two tribes of the Aus and Khazraj which pledged their alliance to him. It was then that he (pbuh) marched into Madinah and established the first Islamic state.
Three stage method for change
method to re-establish the Caliphate
The above are two articles which goes through the method of the party. There are also a couple of books which are available in pdf format online if you wish.
wassalam
comment by A:
Understood. Allah Shukur.
The biggest "problem" in Pakistan is Musharraf's presence. That SOB doesn't just openly drink, he openly claims that he doesn't pray and feels that he doesn't need to. If you have such leaders ruling a country, how in god's name will you be able to guide someone to restore Khilafa in a country like Pakistan. Most ignorants back in Pakistan, who don't know a thing or two about Islam, find this pig a hero.
:0(
bismillah
assalamu alaikum Abdullah
Not only in Pakistan brother, but all over the Muslim world. The Lybian president claims that we should not follow the hadith because it is flawed. He also said in the Arab League meeting that the solution to the Palestinian problem is very simple but the world leaders are too stupid to know it (he actually said that) and he followed it by saying that the solution is to unite both Israel and Palestine into one country called "Isratine". These are the mad men that are ruling us akhi, all over the Muslim world and these are the very reason why we should establish the khilafah to rid us from such scum. Can you believe? Muslims, no, HUMANS, being ruled by such mad men? Your average Ali in the street would be a better candidate for leadership than such pigs! But this is the consequence of the lack of any Islamic leadership and it is all the more reason why we should work to correct what is wrong.
wassalam
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