Congratulations from Hizb ut Tahrir on the Blessed Eid Al-Adha
(Translated)

Allahu Akbar... Allahu Akbar... There is no God but Allah...
Allahu Akbar... Allahu Akbar, Praise be to Allah

All Praise is due to Allah, peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions, allies, and those who followed in his path; thus making the Islamic Aqeedah the basis for one's thoughts, the Ahkaam Shari'ah (Legislative Rulings) the measure for one's actions and source for their rulings.

O Muslims Everywhere,

We are delighted in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir to convey to the whole Muslim Ummah congratulations from the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, the eminent scholar Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah, may Allah protect him, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha. As we are delighted to convey his congratulations to the male and female members of Hizb ut Tahrir, who work day and night to combat the regimes of the oppressive era, and struggle to make the word of Allah the highest by establishing the rightly guided Khilafah "Caliphate" State upon the method of the Prophethood, the glad tiding of the slave of Allah, the Messenger (saw).

This Eid has come at a time when America has unveiled its hostility and animosity against the Muslim Ummah, and mobilized its henchmen in its pursuit to protect its colonial influence; where Obama seeks to dress up his war on the Muslim Ummah as a global war, repeating the statement of his predecessor Bush: "either with us or against us" with his quest to show his country's actions against what he calls terrorism is in fulfillment to the world's desire and in its defense, and not colonialism and greed.

America, with its war on the Muslim Ummah which violated the sanctities and the blood of their sons and looting of their resources, and with its exposed deception, it is has confirmed its well known arrogance and Pharaoh's mentality based on the principle: "I show you only what I see and I am but guiding you to the way of righteousness". It is giving the impression to the world that it is its protector yet it is the cause of the dominating evil. America is exploiting the countries of the world and the rulers of the region to achieve its own interests, through imposing its forced leadership on them it is "enslaving" them and robbing them of their will.

The American hegemony on the international arena has led to the world's miseries and calamities; it is gasping after its greedy capitalist and colonial interests, and holds no value for humanity and does not respect the covenants, not even the United Nations' Charter - which was established to protect the interests of the major powers. If they disobey its wishes, it will hastily crush them under its feet, as it did in the war on Iraq in 2003. It is constantly inventing exposed excuses and justifications to impose its will on the world. Countries of the world realize that the pretext of fighting "terrorism" is a false pretext, and that America is exploiting this slogan to rally the world in order to achieve its interests in the region and the world, America aims through its alliance to consolidate its colonization of the area. With the disagreements between the states that are greedy for our Deen and our Ummah, yet they agree among themselves to work to prevent the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" upon the method of the Prophethood, which will end Western influence from the region and rid the world from the evils of capitalism.

In our congratulations to the whole Ummah on the blessed Eid Al-Adha, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all the Muslims, headed by the leaders and soldiers in the armies and the people of power and ability for change, of the Shariah obligation to work to make the word of Allah (swt) the highest and the implementation of His Shari'; this is not possible except through the establishment of the rightly guided Khilafah "Caliphate" state upon the method of the Prophethood. If there are shortcomings from the leaders and soldiers, then the whole Ummah is obliged to put pressure on them and make them respond to the Shariah and public demand by resuming the Islamic way of life and to be liberated from the humiliation of being subordinates to the Kaffir West. Allah Almighty, Al Haq (the Truth) makes it obligatory upon the believers to select allies for the sake of Allah and enemies for the sake of Allah, Allah (swt) described them as believers united with the bond of the Islamic creed:

((إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ آوَوا وَّنَصَرُوا أُولَٰئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ))

"Indeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aided - they are allies of one another" [Al-Anfal: 72]

((وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ))

"And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so, there will be fitnah on earth and great corruption" [Al-Anfal: 73]

As I convey to the whole Muslim Ummah congratulations from the Head of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir and all its workers, I beseech Allah Azza Wa Jal that on the next Eid the Muslim Ummah will be living under the banner of Al-Okab, and that they are united and victorious by the permission of Allah (swt), and returned as the leading superpower, He is in charge of the matter and Able of seeing them through.

O Allah, Ya Hayy (Everlasting), Ya Qayyum (Self-Existing by whom all subsist), Ya Hanan (Compassionate), Ya Manan (Benefactor), O the One who raised the heavens without visible pillars, bestow on us the Khilafah "Caliphate" state upon the method of Prophethood, and bestow on us your supported victory over your enemies and on the Butcher of Damascus and those who supported and stood by him, and give victory to the mujahideen in Your Way everywhere and help them to make Your Word the highest and to bring victory to Your Deen.

Eid Mubarak and May Allah accept our and your acts of worship.

Wassalamu Alaikum wa Rahmat Allahu wa Barakatu

O Allah the Glorified, we bear witness that there is no God but You, we ask Your forgiveness and repent to You.

The night of the blessed Eid Al-Adha for the year 1435 after Hijra.

Othman Bakhach
Director of the Central Media Office
of Hizb ut Tahrir