All praise be to Allah and peace and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah and upon his family, companions, and those who follow his way. Allah Almighty says,

وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَصِيرًا

"And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?" [An-Nisa: 75]

Some find it peculiar when we call upon the army in Egypt to save their brothers in GAZA, or to stand with those who work for the resumption of the Islamic way of life by establishing the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate", or when we call them to be the supporters of Allah as the Aws and Khazraj were for the call of Islam who established its authority in Medina and defended it until it became the number one state in the world.

The reason it seems strange is because they gave up on the armies camping in their barracks, since they only come out for military display or to slaughter Muslims.

But what is strange is that these same people do not find it strange that there are calls for the intervention of the international organisations to stop the massacre against the Muslims, forgetting that it is these international organisations that supported the Jews and established their occupation of the land of Palestine!

Yes, we in Hizb ut Tahrir insist on directing our warm call to the officers and non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Egyptian army and all the armies in Muslim countries to rise for the victory for the sons of the Ummah, for they are from the Ummah and the Ummah is from them. They believe in the same creed, and believe in Allah and His Messenger. They are saddened when the Ummah is sad and rejoice when the Ummah rejoices, sharing the same sentiments, since the Muslim is the brother of a Muslim who does not oppress him nor abandon him and does not betray him, the believers are like a strong compact structure that bind with one another. We are certain that in the army of Kinanah as in other Muslim armies, it includes the faithful who ache at the pain suffered by the Muslims, had it been for the betrayal of some leaders who are cursed by the Ummah day and night, they would swiftly rise to support our sons, brothers, mothers and children in Gaza faster than the blink of an eye.

Egypt was always the boulder that shattered the dreams and ambitions of the Kaffir. It was from Egypt that Salahuddin launched to liberate Palestine from the Crusaders and defeated them at Hittin, and Egypt is the one that vanquished the Tartars at Ain Jalut. It has become today, by dint of the treacherous rulers, mediating between the Jews and the people of Gaza as if it has nothing to do with the matter and that what is happening is not in its flank, but in a faraway country. Egypt has forgotten its Islam and jihad for the sake of Allah, like the rest of the Arab countries, especially the surrounding countries, who are preventing their armies of bringing victory to the people of Gaza by the eradication of the Jewish entity, rather their concern became to protect the Jewish entity from the blows of the Mujahideen, and to install it in the Blessed Land of Palestine.

The men of the armed forces proved in the October War, that shook the Jewish entity, that they are true men, on that day they had the opportunity to make the Jews forget the whispers of Satan; but if it wasn't for the betrayal of the political leadership, the demise of this entity of monstrosity would have been the natural result of the War of the Tenth of Ramadan fought by soldiers and officers as they chanted "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar".  These men realised that the Jewish entity is a paper tiger, and that only young men who believed in their Lord and Allah bestowed them with more guidance, few in number and equipment were able with Allah's help and support to teach the Jews an unforgettable lesson. Let alone in the case if these armies moved under the leadership of a sincere man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and is loved by Allah and His Messenger, and so Wallahi! Wallahi! that they will be able to crush those most hostile to those who believe and eliminate them entirely.

Indeed, it is a warm call to the sincere and noble among the soldiers and officers in our army, to be the first to aid and support, we understand that they have the qualities of manhood and bravery, and among them are the heroes and the makers of heroes. We know that they possess the chivalry, gallantry and forcefulness. They are from a breed of men who taught the world how heroes are created, the championship of men in the battlefields. History did not record any violation against the sanctity of innocent women, children and elderly from them; we recognize that and more, since they are the descendants of Khalid, Saad, Amr ibn al-Aas and Salahiddin. And we know that they are not satisfied with what happened and is happening to the Ummah in various parts of our land, and we know that the blood boils in their veins, and they are in conflict and in bewilderment within themselves. They are in conflict with their manhood and responsibility so they are insecure within themselves; we know how they are embarrassed in front of themselves because of their military ranks and status, and are aware of their shortcomings and humiliation.  When one looks at himself in the mirror while attired in the full elegance of a military uniform, he finds himself a general fit to rescue his Ummah in its hour of distress. And then his thoughts brings him to his reality and the reality around him reminds him if he remained in this reality he will not be a true general, and that he has entered life and Allah (swt) blessed him with the golden opportunity to put his mark in this life so as to be remembered forever like his great predecessors. However, he succumbed to life in fear of something or in anticipation of something from the wreckage of the world, so he leaves life like a regular person unremembered and unknown, "the military commander with a rank of a nobody" who fought all his life the desires of good that led to his long self-battle to be a prominent milestone serving as the beacon, but instead he preferred to be with those who took the backseat. Finally, if it is not the Kinanah army with its strength, numbers, equipment, and men who will make the Jews forget the whispers of the devil, then who will? All that is needed is the brave leader like Salahiddin or Qutuz or Baybars, and they are many in the Ummah, and the day will come, when the army is led by a pious pure Khaleefah to fight behind him and is protected by. Tomorrow is near for those who wait.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَأَنَّهُ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

"O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that to Him you will be gathered." [Al-Anfal: 24]

Sharif Zayid

Head of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

Wilayah of Egypt