The Khilafah Rashidah Will Mobilize the Armies of Muslims in Jihad to Liberate Occupied Lands

News:

The Press Information Department of the Government of Pakistan issued a “Message of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha” which stated, “On this Eid day, we pray for our Palestinian and Kashmiri brothers and sisters who are bravely facing brutal foreign occupation but remain steadfast in their struggle to achieve their right of self-determination. May the spirit of Eid-ul-Adha, with its message of solidarity and unity, brings prosperity, success and happiness to the entire Muslim ummah.” [pid.gov.pk]

Comment:

In reality, the rulers of Muslims have abandoned the Muslims facing occupation, by restraining the armies of Muslims. In addition, they strive for normalization with the occupiers through political, economic and cultural ties. For all of their talk about unity of the Islamic Ummah, they ensure its division through nationalist borders and nation states. The genocide against the Muslims of Gaza has fully exposed the reality of the rulers. The Islamic Ummah must look beyond the current rulers for real change. It must now work with Hizb ut Tahrir for the re-establishment of the Khilafah Rashidah.

The Khilafah will deal with the occupiers of Muslim Lands on a war stance. Hizb ut Tahrir clearly states in its Draft Constitution, in Article 189, “States that are actually belligerent states, such as ‘Israel’ for example, a state of war must be taken as the basis for all dealings with them.” The Khilafah will sever all ties with the occupation forces, ahead of Jihad for the liberation of Muslim Land.

The Khilafah will adopt a war stance with the enemies because it is not a secular nation state. It is not bound to man-made laws and nationalist borders. It is bound only to the commands and prohibitions of Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw). In Surah At-Tawbah, Allah (swt) said,

[انفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ]

“Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.” [TMQ Surah At-Tawbah 9: 41]. The command of Jihad after the command to go forth means that the word ‘Jihad’ is fighting. It is amongst other verses of At-Tawbah about fighting.

The Quranic evidence for Jihad is a general evidence and it is absolute, including defensive and offensive wars. It includes the enemy’s initiative in fighting, preventive wars and others. It includes all types of fighting against the enemy due to its generality and absoluteness. Thus specifying Jihad or restricting it to defensive war, excluding offensive war, requires divine text for its specification or restriction. There are no divine texts to specify or restrict it, neither in the Noble Quran nor in the Prophetic Sunnah. So Jihad remains in its general sense that includes all the wars and fighting against the enemy.

It has been mentioned in the Hanifi book of jurisprudence, Bada’i’ as-Sana’i’ fi Tartib al-Shara’I’ (بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع Creative Artistry in the Arrangement of Legalities), أما الجهاد في اللغة فعبارة عن بَذل الجهد وفي عرف الشرع يستعمل في بَذل الوُسع والطاقة بالقتال في سبيل الله عز وجل بالنفس والمال واللسان أو غير ذلك “As for jihad, it linguistically means the exertion of efforts. In the Shariah definition, the word is used for exertion of capacity and energy for fighting in the Path of Allah (swt), azza wa jall, with body, wealth, speech and other than that.” It has been mentioned in the Shafi’ book of jurisprudence ‘Al-Iqna’a’ (الإقناع) about the definition of Jihad, أي: القتال في سبيل الله “It is a fighting in the path of Allah”. Shirazi affirms in his book ‘Al-Muhdib’ (المهذب) that: أن الجهاد هو القتال “Jihad is fighting.”

O Officers of Pakistan Armed Forces! Uproot the rulers that restrain you from fighting the enemies of Allah (swt), His Messenger (sw) and the believers. Grant your Nussrah to Hizb ut Tahrir for the immediate re-establishment of the Khilafah Rashidah on the Method of Prophethood. It is then that your Khaleefah will mobilize you for the liberation of the occupied lands.  Do not let traitors deny you the huge reward of Jihad. Do not share in their sin and punishment by neglecting the duty of Jihad.

Fully embrace the golden opportunity that Allah (swt) has granted you and mobilize. Abu Huraira (ra) said: they asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Inform us of the deed that equates Jihad in the Path of Allah?’. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, «لا تطيقونه» “You will not be able to do that”. They asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Inform us so that we may be able to do.’ The Prophet (saw) said, «مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْقَانِتِ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صِيَامٍ وَلَا صَلَاةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ المجاهد» “The Mujahid in the Path of Allah is like one who fasts and spends the night in prayer, who assiduously recites Allah’s verses and does not slacken from fasting and charity, until the Mujahid returns (to his family.)”  [Muslim]

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Musab Umair – Wilayah Pakistan