On Wednesday, 19th of February 2014 CE, at 12 noon, the students of Omdurman Islamic University gathered to watch and follow the event that shook the pillars of the University. The Rayat (banners) of Al- Okab were raised creating a majestic scene, with the loud calls of students for help and support, and posters depicting dripping blood were lifted to represent Muslim blood in Burma, Ash-Sham, and Central Africa. The posters were vivid and attention grabbing, reflecting the real suffering of Muslims with a statement that read: “This is the living condition of Muslims in Syria, Myanmar, and Central Africa”.
This event was by the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir in University who opens the hot topics and highlights the wounds and suffering of the Muslims in those countries. The solemn procession marched through all the faculties of the University, chanting Takbeers and Tahleels, the number of students joining the procession increased in numbers until it reached into the hundreds.
The procession was followed by a political speech which was previously announced with the title: “From Central Africa to Ash-Sham… Muslim Blood is One”. Basil Mustafa, a student, who began the speech by explaining the reality of the Muslim Ummah who live in Syria, Myanmar, and Central Africa; of displacement, killings, brutality that the Muslim body is suffering in general but more so in those countries. He clarified the reason why the Muslims are subjected to bombing with exploding barrels, being dragged on the ground, and burnt by flames of fire, only for proclaiming that their Lord is Allah and they followed His سبحانه وتعالى straight path.
The speaker explained the duty of the Ummah which is like the body towards the massacres faced by the Muslims; which is to be sleepless with fever for the sake of establishing the shield which will protect them and defend their lands; that is the rightly guided Khilafah upon the method of the Prophethood.
The speaker placed the responsibility with the Muslim Army and condemned their inaction and being stationed in their barracks, their submission and subjugation to the corrupt reality. He demanded that they overthrow the rulers and hasten to give support to their brothers in response to the call of Islam in the Holy Book.
Finally, the speaker called the Muslim Ummah for an intellectual revolution based on Islam to retrieve the usurped authority back to the Ummah. He clarified how the rightly guided Khilafah state alone is capable of giving the support to the oppressed. He also made those present in the audience responsible and called them to join the work with those working to establish the state that offers dignity and glory to the Ummah.
The audience was enthused by the speech which moved the students to tears and stirred their emotions. What is worth mentioning is that nearly 500 students witnessed the speech as well as those who listened from their balconies and surrounding buildings. Truly, the event rocked the corners of the University.
In the end, the students of the University praised this activity describing it as unprecedented in the history and the political activism in Omdurman Islamic University.
Ibrahim Othman (Abu Khalil)
Official Spokesman of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah of Sudan
Thursday, 20 Rabii II 1435 AH
20/02/2014 CE
No: HTS 10/2014