On 01/01/2015, a statement was issued by the former chairman of the secular opposition “the Syrian National Coalition”, Moaz al-Khatib, in which he announced the formation of a new opposition political movement called “Syria al-Watan,” organization without providing any further details about it or its participating members; calling for “political negotiation”. He mentioned some of his bases to any initiatives or conferences that calls to find a political solution to the revolution in Syria, which included the Geneva 1 Statement which constitutes the grounds for every political process leading to a transitional state to save Syria.

O Muslims in the land of Ash-Sham the abode of Islam:

By this announcement, Al-Khatib exposes that he will be a pawn in the dirty political game, which is being prepared for the Muslims of Syria through the De Mistura’s American initiative and its list of initiatives like the Russian initiative. It is well known that the United States intends to reproduce and recycle the criminal Syrian regime.

Although Al-Khatib did not disclose any details related to “his organization”, however, the message is known by looking at its holder and title; by naming his movement “Syria al-Watan” organization he has set his intellectual base to be nationalistic which contradicts Islam, replacing that which is the lowest with that which is good. Muslims have renounced Nationalism that tore their lands and placed it under their feet when they announced that their revolution “is for Allah,” and that its leader is the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. By his statement that the recommendations of the Geneva 1 Conference is the basis of any solution to save Syria, the Sheikh has directed his face towards the American solution at the expense of the Islamic solution demanded by the Muslims in the land of Ash-Sham. Also a tweet he posted on his site earlier said, “Can the sun shine from Moscow?” and his suspicious visit to it, recently confirmed he has separated himself from any representation he claims for Muslims. It seems that the previous choice of Al-Khatib as president of the National Coalition for being from the people of Ash-Sham and a Sheikh and an Imam of the Umayyad Mosque, where he preached for the benefit of the regime, it seems to have been used to play a role against Islam and Muslims, and it seems that the time has come for his role.

O Muslims in Ash-Sham of Good:

Allah سبحانه وتعالى has blessed this Ummah with Ash-Sham’s revolution, which called for the unity of the Ummah, breaking the Sykes-Picot borders … then proclaimed its thundering word, “Hiya Lilah, Hiya Lilah (It is for Allah, It is for Allah)”. Your Ummah yearns for the victory of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, so live up to its expectation of you and overthrow the rule of the tyrant Bashar and establish the guided Khilafah upon the method of Prophethood, and raise the banner of the Messenger of Allah, the blessed banner … And be at the rank of struggle that Allah سبحانه وتعالى decreed for you, do not let anyone use your sufferings and claim that he only wants your liberation, like Moaz Al-Khatib. In his call to you is nothing but humiliation and surrendering to your enemies and saving the tyrant whose elimination time, God willing, is only but a patience of an hour. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:

وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

إِنْ يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِثْلُهُ ۚ وَتِلْكَ الْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنْكُمْ شُهَدَاءَ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ

وَلِيُمَحِّصَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَيَمْحَقَ الْكَافِرِينَ

“Do not give up and do not be downhearted. You shall be uppermost if you are believers. If you have received a wound, they have already received a similar wound. We deal out such days to people turn by turn, so that Allah will know those who have iman and can gather martyrs from among you – Allah does not love wrongdoers – and so that Allah can purge those who believe and wipe out the kafirun.”

(Al-Imran, 3:139-141)

Ahmad Abdul Wahab

Head of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

Wilayah of Syria

Friday 11th Rabii’ I 1436 AH

02/01/2015 CE

No: 1436/220