بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Two days before the holding of Hizb ut-Tahrir – Wilayah of Turkey’s conference in Istanbul, and one day after the distribution of the Hizb’s statement on the occasion of the tragic anniversary of the destruction of the Khilafah at the hands of Britain and its agents from the Arabs and Turks, and two days after the holding of Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Muslim Ulema Conference in Indonesia, on Friday morning, 24 July 2009, Turkish security forces began a campaign of raids on the homes of the shebaab of the Hizb in twenty-three cities simultaneously, arresting many of the Hizb’s shebaab and they continue to pursue the shebaab, God-fearing and pure by the permission of Allah, soldiers of the Khilafah that is coming soon, inshAllah, in spite of the oppressive tyrants from the Turkish secularists, the puppets of the English, and those dressed in the garb of Muslims but are enemies to Islam, the American agents.
These two factions have gathered together in spite of the different interests of their masters, coming together due to both a mutual hatred against Islam and Muslims and scheming against the Khilafah and those working for it, even though previously they could not even agree about where they should sit! Yet they came together to pursue the shebaab, pursue the soldiers of the Khilafah, and all this is because of their rage, that the Khilafah had come close to destroying their posts, after disturbing them in their beds!
They had gathered in hatred and anger to launch their brutal, oppressive campaign against the shebaab of thr Hizb, but we say to them that which Allah سبحانه وتعالى has said to their predecessors,
قُلْ مُوتُواْ بِغَيْظِكُمْ
“Say: Die in your anger.” [Al-Imran, 3:119]
and they should realize that whatever they planned and organised against the Hizb will be an anguish against them
إِنَّ هَـؤُلاء مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَاطِلٌ مَّا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ
“Verily, these people will be destroyed for that which they are engaged in. And all that they are doing is in vain.” [Al-A’raaf, 7:39]
and Allah will repel them in their anger and they will gain no good.
Whilst the secularists and those masquerading as Muslims, but are enemies to Islam, think that they will prevent the establishment of the Khilafah, they are close to foolishness, if they have not already fallen into foolishness.
وَذَلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَاكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنْ الْخَاسِرِينَ
“That thought of yours which you thought about your Lord, has brought you to destruction; and you have become of those utterly lost!” [Fussilat, 41:23]
Whilst both factions thought to have an impact on the shebaab, to slow them down or make them lose heart, they are close to an illusion, or are already caught within one, for the soldiers of the Khilafah increase in strength in trials and tests,
الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُواْ لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَاناً وَقَالُواْ حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
فَانقَلَبُواْ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّهِ وَفَضْلٍ لَّمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوءٌ وَاتَّبَعُواْ رِضْوَانَ اللّهِ وَاللّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيم
“Those to whom the people said, “Verily, the people have gathered against you, therefore, fear them.” But it (only) increased them in faith, and they said: “Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs.” – So they returned with grace and bounty from Allah. No harm touched them; and they followed the pleasure of Allah. And Allah is the Owner of great bounty.” [Al-Imran, 3:173-174]
Whilst both factions will try to realize their dreams to stop the work of the Hizb for months, or days, or even hours, they are caught in the evil of their dreams.
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُم بِهَذَا أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
“Or do their minds command them this or are they people transgressing all bounds.” [At-Toor, 52:32]
The dreams of those disbelieved and were arrogant that they will enter heaven, but their plight is like the one who wishes to pass a camel through the eye of a needle.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ عَنْهَا لاَ تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاء وَلاَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُجْرِمِينَ
“Verily, those who belie Our Ayat and treat them with arrogance, for them the gates of the heavens will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the Jamal goes through the eye of the needle. Thus do We recompense the criminals.” [Al-A’raaf, 7:40]
As for the one within either faction, in whose heart Islam remains and the words of Allah have an effect upon him, let him read the speech of Allah, Al-Qawwi, Al-Azeez,
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
“And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, Worthy of all praise! – To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything. – Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women, and then do not turn in repentance, then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire” [Al-Buruj, 85:8-10]
وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِغَيْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
“And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, they bear the crime of slander and plain sin.” [Al-Ahzab, 33:58]
And let him reflect on the speech of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم,
من أهان لي ولياً فقد بارزني في العداوة
“Whosoever insulted My Wali (One close to Me), vies with me in enmity.” [Tabaraani in Al-Kabir from Abu Umaama]
And his saying صلى الله عليه وسلم,
ومن عادى أولياء الله فقد بارز الله بالمحاربة
“And whosoever shows hostility to the Awliya (ones close to Allah) of Allah will vie with Allah in belligerency.” [Hakim narrated as Sahih from Mu’aadh bin Jabal]
It is indisputable that the one who vies against Allah سبحانه وتعالى with enmity and belligerency, will be at a loss and will lose, they will be from those who stray from Allah سبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and they will be from the disgraced,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحَادُّونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَئِكَ فِي الأَذَلِّينَ
“Verily, those who oppose Allah and His Messenger will be disgraced as those before them were disgraced. And We have sent down clear Ayat. And for the disbelievers is a disgraceful torment.” [Al-Mujadilah, 58:5]
As for those of us in Hizb ut-Tahrir, we warn both the Turkish secularists, the puppets of the English, and those who masquerade as Muslims but are enemies of Islam, the agents of America, that the Khilafah is returning, by the permission of Allah, to the place where it ended, returning to Istanbul, returning to the place of the fortress of Islam, and the noses of the kafireen and the oppressors will be deep in the dust.
وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ
“And those who do wrong will come to know by what overturning they will be overturned” [Ash-Shu’raa, 26:227]
Hizb ut-Tahrir
3 Sha’baan 1430
25 July 2009