Talk by; Taji Mustafa - Media Spokesman Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain
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Talk by; Kamal Abu Zahra - Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain
Brief Profile of br. Kamal Abu Zahra:
Completed his undergraduate studies in Arabic before undertaking a Masters in Near and Middle Eastern studies concluding with a thesis on the science of Isnad verification. The focus in the Masters program he undertook was Islamic studies, with secondary subjects covered being Ottoman history, and translation theory.
He is presently carrying out Doctoral Research on Minority Fiqh and the position of Muslims in Europe according to Islamic ijtihad.
He currently lectures in universities on : Islamic history, Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh) and the Basis of Jurisprudence (Usool ul fiqh).
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MIDDLE EAST REVOLUTIONS
The Death of Fear & the Muslim Spring
The unprecedented uprisings we see across the Muslim world give us a glimpse of our Ummah striving to return to her rightful position in the world. The spread of this momentous feeling reverberating through our Ummah felt when Tunisia’s President Ben Ali was forced to resign and eventually flee the country was only equalled by the dramatic changes in Egypt that culminated in the mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square. Such resolve resulted in the end of the 30 year tyrannical reign of Hosni Mubarak, the Pharaoh of our times. These events have exposed the rulers to be at best self serving dictators and at worst slaves to American. We have realised that the iron curtain between our Ummah and her destiny are the rulers, and as a result, that every ruler in the Muslim world is illegitimate.
The common factors that typify all of these rulers in the recent uprisings are the non application of Islam; slavish subservience to the West; absence of rule of law; abuse of power to maintain their stay in authority; imprisonment and torture of political figures, scholars and young activists who desire change; mal-distribution of wealth; and an economy riddled in debt and interest. In this regard how is the monarchical rule of King Abdullah Ibn Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud any different? In fact, behind the empty slogans calling for Islamic orthodoxy, the Saudi Arabian royal family are the same as any other Western backed dictators. We could be forgiven for thinking all was well if we judged the plight of the Muslims living in Tunisia, Egypt or Libya based on our limited experiences visiting holiday/tourist resort areas – but the reality cannot be more different. In the same vein, we should not be fooled into judging the dire situation of our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia based on the upkeep or development of the Two Holy Mosques (Haramain) by King Abdullah without considering the complete betrayal of our Muslim Ummah by the Saudi Arabian regime. The WikiLeaks reports revealed details of a disgraceful Saudi affinity with America (though this servitude is a well known fact prior to their release). In a discussion with the US, Saudi Arabian King Abdullah said, “We (the U.S. and Saudi Arabia) spilled blood together in Kuwait and Iraq”, the King continued, “and Saudi Arabia valued this tremendously.” Such statements could not be more contrasting to the Hadith of Rasulullah (SAW):
“One drop of a Muslim blood is worth more than the Ka’bah and its surroundings.” (Bukhari).
King Abdullah: The protector of unholy tyrant rulers
The Saudi family are the crowning of all dictators in the Muslim lands; even now King Abdullah continues to subdue, kill and crush the hopes of the Ummah of Muhammad (SAW) not only in Saudi Arabia but in his support of other criminals who rule over Muslim lands. It seems King Abdullah found a kindred spirit in accepting Ben Ali who has 18 legal cases that have been prepared against him, including ”conspiring against the state, voluntary manslaughter, drug use and trafficking”. Ben Ali is accused of ordering security forces to crack down on the revolt that began in mid-December which resulted in the death of 219 people during the Tunisian uprising. Why was a man who in his own country forcefully implemented un-Islamic laws and oppressed our Muslim sisters by banning the Hijab, given an open embrace and provided sanctuary in the holiest of lands?
When Mubarak saw his fate going the same way as Ben Ali, a government source in Riyadh commented that “Mubarak and King Abdullah are not just allies, they are close friends, and the King is not about to see his friend cast aside and humiliated”. In a Saturday telephone conversation with Mubarak, King Abdullah provided some words of comfort, he then continued to brand the protesters as “intruders” and said, “Saudi Arabia stands with all its power with the government and people of Egypt” i.e. President Mubarak and his paid supporters. The brief falling out between King Abdullah and President Obama over President Obama turning against long lasting allies was swiftly reconciled when they made a joint offer to President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen to take immunity after 32 years of malfeasance in office, self enrichment and oppressive rule. The military support to Bahrain’s ironically named King Hamad bin Isa ‘Al-Khalifa’ was a further betrayal of our Ummah by King Abdullah, who trusts American hospitals with his life and yet helps detain and interrogate doctors who treat the wounded protestors.
It’s clear that King Abdullah is one of the greatest advocates for the world’s most oppressive dictators, which suggests that his independent political decisions are more in servitude to American foreign policy than the decisions he makes with America’s blessing. King Abdullah makes this clear in his statement: “Friendship can be a difficult issue that requires work, but the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have done it for 70 years over three generations. Our disagreements don’t cut to the bone.”
Saudi Arabia’s Abandonment of Tawhid
The man on the ‘Arab Streets’, whether in Saudi or elsewhere, knows the Muslims want Islam and reject these humiliating rulers who subjugate and disgrace them. Regrettably some the scholars of today have fallen short of the example set by Ahmed bin Hanbal and Ibn Taymiyyah who between them faced torture and imprisonment for speaking the truth against the rulers. Ayat and ahadith are misapplied to legitimise and prop up the corrupt rulers and in the case of Saudi Arabia, to declare it as an Islamic State.
However, when we look to Saudi Arabia as a government it is not difficult to realize that it fundamentally contradicts Islam and its rules. What kind of adherence to Tawhid allows the clear violation of the Shariah and betrayal of the interests of Muslims and Islam?
Let us consider a few facts about the Saudi Arabian Regime:
- Legalization of a Riba based banking system.
- In Saudi Arabia, as in other states, in addition to Shari’ah courts there are civil courts or courts that rule by man-made laws. They do not call them civil courts, so as not to shock the Muslims there, or embarrass their scholars who are the biggest pillars of the state. In Saudi Arabia, man-made laws are introduced through legal forums, councils and committees, such as Dewan of Mathalim (council of injustices).
- Being part of the United Nations – every member of which has to agree with international law set by the UN. This puts the law of man above the law of Allah. It is well known that Saudi Arabia is a member of the UN.
- Accepting the legitimacy of the different nation states in the Muslim world – this is clear by the fact that they are part of the OIC and Arab League and have ambassadors in these different countries. Article 8 of the Arab League Constitution states, “Every participating member of the League must respect the established ruling system of the other participating states in the League, it should consider it as a right of these states and obligate it self not to do any action that is aimed at changing their systems.”
- Allying with the Kuffar against the Muslims – Saudi Arabia besides being an open ally to America, which is an open enemy to Islam and Muslims, allowed America to use it’s land as base, and resources, to attack the Muslims of Iraq in the Gulf wars.
- The Fahd plan and Israel – The Fahd Plan recognised the 1967 borders and therefore a two state solution.
After breaking the myth of Saudi Arabia as an Islamic authority, we can clearly see the fatawa legitimising the Saudi regime and prohibiting protests to account them, are aimed at putting our Ummah to sleep and preventing the resumption of the Khilafah, as are the wishes of the treacherous rulers in the Muslim lands and the West.
Working for Real Change
The illegitimate rule of King Abdullah clearly shows he is the “Custodian of the White House” in America and not of our Ummah and therefore an obstruction between our Ummah and the efforts for change, just like all the current rulers in the Muslim world. The change we want is not dictatorship, monarchy, pygmy imarates or the mirage of western backed democracy. We have experienced democracy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Bangladesh and Pakistan. None of these so called democracies, as the case with dictatorships, have delivered the Ummah from un-Islamic rule, western intervention or poverty. Rather the reality is they fight Islam and arrest those calling for Islam as a way of life.
Dear brothers and sisters, only the Khilafah will implement Islam and bring representative and accountable rule with the interests of Islam and Muslims at its heart, and based on true Tawhid. Only in the Khilafah will you hear the ruler say, as Umar (ra) said to one Bedouin who accounted him publically:
“Leave him, there is no good in you if you (the Muslims) do not say it and there is no good in us (the rulers) if we do not hear it.”
Only the Khilafah will unite and defend the blood, honour and interest of the Muslims:
He (SAW) said: “Indeed the Imam is a shield behind which the Muslims fight and protect themselves”(Muslim)
Dear Muslims, let us not be dissuaded by misguided fatwas from accounting the treacherous rulers, he (SAW) said:
“The best struggle is the word of truth spoken to a tyrant ruler.” (An-Nasa’i)
Dear Muslims, let us believe and work for what we know is possible and what Allah (SWT) has promised. Only the defeatist mind would accept and call for anything less than the Khilafah for the Muslim world. Let us work to defend against the malicious attacks on Islam by the West, thwart their efforts to integrate us in their western values, and call for the Khilafah system that Islam demands of us. Let us be inspired by our brothers and sisters across the world and let us inspire them in return. Only to Allah (SWT) belongs the Nasr (victory) and the Thawaab (reward); we have only to reach out and earn our share of the reward by making a stand by accounting all our current illegitimate rulers irrespective of what title they give themselves and work for the re-establishment of the Khilafah.
“Oh you who believe, answer Allah and His Messenger when they call you to that which gives you life”
(al-Anfal: 24) (iculture.org)
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