“Indeed, the ones who oppose Allah and His Messenger – those will be among the most humbled.”
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحَادُّونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَئِكَ فِي الأَذَلِّينَ
“Indeed, the ones who oppose Allah and His Messenger – those will be among the most humbled.”
(Surah Al-Mujadilah 58:20)
Naveed Butt, the Official Spokesman for Hizb ut Tahrir in the Wilayah of Pakistan, was abducted on 11 May 2012 by security agency personnel. Until now, almost four years later, Naveed has been kept hidden, denied even a trial before the judiciary, as one of the hundreds of “missing persons.” Naveed Butt was abducted simply because he was a nationally prominent advocate for the return of the Khilafah (Caliphate) on the Method of the Prophethood. And Naveed is being kept hidden because the regime is incapable of refuting the truthful call to Islam, argument for argument, evidence for evidence.
Thus, the regime established its weakness by abandoning justice and resorting instead to the arrogant brutality of Nimrod, Firawn and the Quraysh… And the regime extended in its arrogance, conducting an ongoing campaign against Hizb ut Tahrir with arrests of its Shabab throughout the country, in which it has used severe torture, including merciless beatings and electrical shocks.
This, then, is the brutal response of the regime to the call for the implementation of Islam, even though Allah سبحانه وتعالى said,
وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الظَّالِمُونَ
“And whosoever does not judge by all that Allah has revealed, such are the Zalimun (oppressors)”
(Surah Al-Maida 5:45)
This is the response of the regime to the call to re-establish the Khilafah, so that the Muslims can give Bayah to a Khaleefah Rashid, even though RasulAllah ﷺ said,
«وَمَنْ مَاتَ وَلَيْسَ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً»
“And whosoever dies without having a Bay’ah upon his neck (i.e. without a system of Bay’ah existing), dies the death of Jahiliyyah.” [Muslim]
And this is the response of the regime to the deeply-held yearning of the entire Ummah today for the Khilafah, even though RasulAllah ﷺ said,
«ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا جَبْرِيَّةً فَتَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ خِلَافَةً عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ النُّبُوَّةِ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ»
“Then there will be an oppressive rule, and things will be as Allah wishes them to be. Then Allah will end it when He wishes. Then there will be a Khilafah according to the method of Prophethood.” Then he (RasulAllah) ﷺ fell silent. [Ahmed]
And this, then, is the brutal stance of the regime against the sincere and faithful callers to Islam, even though Allah سبحانه وتعالى said,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
“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.”
(Surah Al-Buruj 85:10)
And even though RasulAllahﷺ
«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]
Moreover, arrogance blinds its possessor, incapacitating reasoning, so the regime still does not see that it is striking a hammer at its own feet by declaring open war against Islam, in a Muslim Land that is irrigated by the blood of generations of martyrs, in a state that was established in the name of Islam! Indeed, its open hostility against Islam has only increased the support of the Hizb ut Tahrir and drawn even more attention and commitment to its truthful call. And the future is for the believers, whilst the tyrants of today only precipitate their humiliation, just as their arrogant predecessors, Nimrod, Firawn and the Quraysh did before them. Allah سبحانه وتعالى said,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحَادُّونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَئِكَ فِي الأَذَلِّينَ
“Indeed, the ones who oppose Allah and His Messenger – those will be among the most humbled.”
(Surah Al-Mujadilah 58:20)
O Muslims of Pakistan!
Fear not the tyrant for tyranny is always smashed upon the anvil of Imaan, as has been established throughout the ages. Hizb ut Tahrir is amongst us to lead us and calls us all to raise our voices as tirelessly and fearlessly as its Shabab do. Indeed, we will be tested even if we are silent before the brutal oppressor, so we must not fear any sacrifice in the path of removing the oppressor. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,
أَوَلاَ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَتُوبُونَ وَلاَ هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
“See they not that they are put in trial once or twice every year? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it).”
(Surah at-Taubah 9:126)
We must fear no harm from the oppressor, whether it is persecution, arrest, torture or even martyrdom, for we believe Allah سبحانه وتعالى when He says,
قُلْ لَنْ يُصِيبَنَا إِلاَّ مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلاَنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
“Say: “Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Maula (Lord, Helper and Protector). And in Allah let the believers put their trust.”
(Surah at Taubah 9:51)
And we must know that bravery will neither lessen our lifespan nor our Rizq, just as cowardice will not prolong either. RasulAllah ﷺ said,
«أَلَا لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ رَهْبَةُ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِحَقٍّ إِذَا رَآهُ أَوْ شَهِدَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُقَرِّبُ مِنْ أَجَلٍ وَلَا يُبَاعِدُ مِنْ رِزْقٍ»
“Do not fear the people from speaking the Truth, when it is witnessed or seen, for it will neither shorten the life span nor cause loss in Rizq.” [Ahmad]
O Muslims of Pakistan’s Armed Forces!
Men like Naveed are neither a surprise nor an exception for you, for this soil is fertile for acts of bravery fueled by Imaan. You are a Muslim army that knows well that Imaan propels the Muslim to stand against the oppressor, fearing only Allah سبحانه وتعالى’s Wrath and Punishment. Allah سبحانه وتعالى said,
أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَوْهُ إِنْ كُنتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
“Do you fear them, Allah is more worthy to be fearful of, if you are Believers.”
(Surah At-Tawba 9:13)
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,
وَاتَّقُوا فِتْنَةً لاَ تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْكُمْ خَاصَّةً وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
“And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who oppress (but it will afflict everyone) and know that Allah is Severe in punishment.”
(Surah al-Anfaal: 25)
RasulAllah ﷺ said,
«إنَّ النَّاسَ إَذا رَأوُا الظَّالِمَ فَلمْ يَأْخُذُوا عَلى يَدَيْهِ أوْشَكَ أن يَعُمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بعِقَاب»
“If the people witness an oppressor and they do not take him by his hands (to prevent him) then they are close to Allah covering them all with punishment.”[Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, ibn Majah]
However, you above all of us will be questioned by Allah سبحانه وتعالى regarding the oppressors that govern Pakistan today, for you are the people of Nussrah, who have the physical capability to end the oppressors’ Kufr rule and secure the implementation of Islam within hours. It is upon you now to secure the return of the Khilafah (Caliphate) on the Method of the Prophethood by granting the Nussrah to Hizb ut Tahrir under its Ameer, the eminent jurist and statesman, Sheikh Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah. Those who have yet to come forwards must do so now, for the work for the Khilafah is near its end and not at its beginning. So come forwards, O brothers, knowing that no harm can befall us without the permission of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and that the Believer fears none but Allah سبحانه وتعالى.
Hizb ut Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan
4 March 2016 CE
24 Jumada al-Awwal 1437 AH