Uzbekistan and Hizb ut Tahrir
(Translated)

News:

On Friday, July 5th, 2024, the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir launched a campaign in support of our oppressed brothers in Uzbekistan titled: " O Ummah... A Plea from Uzbekistan’s Prisoners of Conscience!"

Comment:

The discussion about Hizb ut Tahrir’s dawah in Uzbekistan is extensive; it covers the beginnings, spread, oppression, sacrifices, and positions. However, at the very least, I would like to comment on this news with the following points:

First: If the ideas of Hizb ut Tahrir had not spread strongly in Uzbekistan, they would not have faced this level of arrests and torture, as a dead body is not fought against.

Second: Today, if Uzbekistan is mentioned, the Andijan massacre is remembered, where detainees and their families were shot and buried under asphalt. If Uzbekistan is mentioned today, prisons are remembered, where detainees are boiled in water until martyrdom, as happened with Usmanov, may Allah have mercy on him. Teeth pulling, hanging detainees in the air with rods, injecting prisoners with AIDS, suffocating them with bags, and separating infants from their mothers are also remembered.

If Uzbekistan is mentioned today, the words of Mrs. Inabethan, may Allah have mercy on her, to her grandchildren are remembered, as she advised them to be patient in carrying the call, saying, "You will not attain comfort by seeking comfort." The young man who was told by a foreign journalist, "You distribute Hizb ut Tahrir leaflets for 20 dollars," confidently replied, "I will give you 100 dollars and challenge you to distribute Hizb ut Tahrir leaflets." Also remembered is the young man who opened his shop just to earn his daily bread, and when he earned it, he closed the shop and went to carry out the work of the call (dawah).

Third: Trials and tribulations are a sunnah (part of life) established by Allah (swt) in many ayat (verses), such as His saying:

[لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِي أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ]

“You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves” [Surat Aal-i-Imran:186].

Thus was the condition of the prophets and messengers, Sahabah, and those who followed them in righteousness.

«لَقَدْ كَانَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ لَتُحْفَرُ لَهُ الْحُفْرَةُ، ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ فِيهَا ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ الْمِنْشَارُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، ثُمَّ يُمْشَطُ بِأَمْشَاطِ الْحَدِيدِ مَا دُونَ عَظْمِهِ فَمَا يَصْرِفُهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ»

“A man before you (i.e., in ancient times) was caught and a pit was dug for him in the earth and then a saw was brought placed on his head and it was broken into two pieces but that did not turn him away from his religion. They were combed in iron combs in flesh and sinews above the bones. Even that did not turn them away from their religion.”

And such is the case today with the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir in general and their leaders in particular.

Fourth: Pain fades away, but the reward and recompense remain by the will of Allah. The Prophet (saw) said:

«...وَيُؤْتَى بِأَشَدِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ضُرًّا وَبَلَاءً فَيُقَالُ: اغْمِسُوهُ غَمْسَةً فِي الْجَنَّةِ، فَيُغْمَسُ فِيهَا غَمْسَةً فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: أَيْ فُلَانُ، هَلْ أَصَابَكَ ضُرٌّ قَطُّ أَوْ بَلَاءٌ؟ فَيَقُولُ: مَا أَصَابَنِي قَطُّ ضُرٌّ وَلَا بَلَاءٌ»

“Then the believer who suffered the most hardship and trouble will be brought and it will be said: ‘Dip him once in Paradise.’ So he will be dipped in it and it will be said to him: ‘O so-and-so, have you ever suffered any hardship or trouble?’ He will say: ‘I have never suffered any hardship or trouble’.”

This is in the Akhirah, but in this world, the thoughts of despair during moments of hardship and distress are themselves signs of imminent relief.

[حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّواْ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُواْ جَاءهُمْ نَصْرُنَا]

“[They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory,” [Yusuf:110].

Fifth: The day will come when the tyrannical oppressor will regret what they have done, either in the Akhirah

[وَلاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ اللهَ غَافِلاً عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الأَبْصَارُ * مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لاَ يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ]

“And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror]. Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void.” [Ibrahim:42-43] or in this world, as happened with the military prison officer Hamza Al-Basyouni during the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, who was notorious for torturing prisoners. His forehead was pierced by iron rods, tearing his neck and splitting his right side until his shoulder was separated from the rest of his body.

Finally, the dawn of the second Khilafah Rashidah (rightly guided Caliphate) on the method of the Prophethood will emerge, even if the kufar, oppressors, and tyrants detest it. At that time, oppression and darkness will be dispelled by the light and justice of Islam. Therefore, we call you, O Muslims, to this.

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Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
Jabir Abu Khatir