Lebanon
16th Muharram, 1428 A.H
4th February, 2007 C.E
(The following is a translation from arabic)
Statement on Hizb ut-Tahrir's high-level delegations to quell the growing disunity and sectarianism emerging in Lebanon as a result of the manipulation of foreign powers.
During the past several weeks, delegations from Hizb ut-Tahrir called on various authorities (in Lebanon) with the intention of containing the religious strife and quelling bloodshed. These are a result of conspiracies, which are being hatched by various international powers and promoted by regional proxies with the support of groups that are being manipulated at the local level (either knowingly or unwittingly).
Among these delegations were the following:
The first delegation comprising of: Dr. Mohammad Jaber, Dr. Mohammad al-Abdallah, Engineer Othman Bakhaash, Engineer Bilal Zaidan, Engineer Saleh Salam, Engineer Salah Adhadah, Mr. Mohammad Essa and Mr. Mohammad Hamoud.
Who called on: H.E. Shaikh Abdul Ameer Qablan, the Vice President of the Higher Shiite Council and H.E Shaikh Abdul Majeed ‘Ammar from the leadership of Hezbollah, H.E Saleem al Hos, and the deputies Mr. Sameer al-Jasr, Mr. Jamal al-Jarrah and Dr. Mohammad al-Hajjar.
The delegation presented the viewpoint of the Hizb before the hosts, in which it refuted all the ignorant and obscure calls for religious strife and disunity that is leading to bloodshed. It also called for keeping the issues of the Ummah away from the influence of outside manipulative forces because this erodes the trust of the people as well as the credibility of the issues at stake. The delegation also discussed the role of the religious scholars in the context of the current nationalistic calls, and the necessity of ‘pulling the rug from under the feet’ of those who take shelter by using religion to instigate people with manipulative phrases. The role of scholars is to make the people realise that their salvation does not lie in fighting or sectarianism, rather it lies in shouldering and confronting the real issues; and that the meaningless issues that are being contested by the parties are not the real issues capable of awakening or advancing the Ummah. On the other hand, this requires calling upon the people on the basis of comprehensive Islamic values on which to gather around the Kalimah of Islam. This certainly cannot be achieved by either expansion or narrowing of the government or the call for early elections here and there without actually dealing with the false standards and foundations on which the state is founded.
The second delegation headed by: Mr. Ahmad al-Qasas and comprising Sayyid Mohammad al-Sayyid, Mr. Mukhtar Waleed Darneeqah, member of the media office and Mr. Abdur Rahman al-Sumaidi.
Among others, the delegation met President Omar Karami.
Mr. Ahmad al-Qasas stated: “We heard the viewpoint of the President Omar Karami on the recent events and informed the President regarding the perspective of the Hizb on the worrying developments. We highlighted that the main issue is how we prevent any internal conflict, that Allah forbade, and that may lead to a civil war in the country. This may be far more severe and destructive than the so-called previous “Lebanese” war and may shift the Iraqi bloodshed to Lebanon”. He stressed that “it is the duty of everyone in Lebanon to themselves from the regional and international interference and engage in a dialogue on the issues, in order to save the country from strife and calamity, otherwise the ship will sink with all of us. We therefore request our brothers in Hezbollah to stop the raising of tensions and also request the brothers in the leadership to suppress such voices that call for fighting and bloodshed. It is their duty to agree to prevent the discord”.
The third delegation led by: Dr. Mohammad Jaber and comprising Engineer Othman Bakhaash and Engineer Saleh Salam.
The delegation called upon H.E Mohammad Hussain Fadhlallah.
The delegation expressed the viewpoint of the Hizb that sees the problem as fragmentation of the local political leadership that has been caught in the claws of the Western agenda. It emphasized that the correct solution for the problem in Lebanon, as well as in Iraq and Palestine is in consolidating the resources and capabilities of the Ummah in a single political entity based on the Islamic ideology which will be for the interest of the entire world, not just for Muslims alone. While on the other hand the Western initiatives serve only their interests; although some simple and naïve people may be under an illusion to the contrary.
The fourth delegation was led by: Dr. Mohammad Jaber and comprising Engineer. Bilal Zaidan and Mr. Ali Aslan.
The delegation visited Mr. Abu Ammad al-Rifa’ee, the representative of the Jihad movement in Lebanon.
It discussed the significance of the recent statement issued by the Hizb, titled: “A call to the people of Palestine…” wherein the Hizb has implored the brothers fighting for a meaningless authority which is devoid of substance, to repudiate it. This will give them a credible stance against their enemy. In this call, the Hizb has urged all the people of Palestine to hold back the hands of those who push them to destruction. The meeting was well received.
The fifth delegation: Along with these, other delegations of the Hizb concentrated on making several visits in the heartland of Palestine in an attempt to quell the dissension brewing in Palestine. During the two days, more than twenty visits were made to the camps of most of the tribes and organizations.
Source, Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Lebanon,