While the World Wavers, Islam Must Stand

News:

‘Shame!’ Protesters Nationwide Rally Again to Condemn Trump Policies.

Thousands of demonstrators rallied at hundreds of events on Saturday to speak out against the president’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, job cuts and many other issues. (NYTimes)

Comment:

The mass protests erupting across all 50 U.S. States are not just the latest expression of political frustration—they are a loud and unmistakable alarm bell. People are no longer content with the slogans of democracy or the illusions of institutional integrity. These demonstrations point to something deeper: a collapse of faith in the very foundations of secular liberalism. Behind the promises of justice, freedom, and accountability has hidden division, corruption, censure, and systemic failure...

But the real crisis goes beyond America. It is global. What we are witnessing is the unraveling of man-made systems built on fluctuating values and self-interest. These frameworks, disconnected from any divine guidance, have proven unable to restrain corruption or provide consistent justice.  They have removed their masks and revealed their merciless nature. Wherein Allah (swt) emphasizes that the message of Islam was intended specifically for mercy, wherein he (swt) says,

[وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ]

“We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a mercy for the whole world.” [TMQ 21:107].

Without guidance rooted in revelation, mercy and justice become unattainable.  Resistance becomes a loop—one failed system replacing another, merely rotating faces. This cycle will continue because the foundation itself is flawed.

At this turning point, the Ummah must rise to the challenge as a credible, truthful, and merciful alternative. Islam offers a model of governance anchored in accountability to the Creator, where all are bound equally by divine command.  Where justice is guaranteed and where human dignity is sacred.  In a time when the world is undergoing a soul-search, the Ummah cannot remain passive. It must present Islam as a living, breathing solution to the world by undertaking the honorable work of resuming the Islamic way of life via a Khilafah (Caliphate) and guiding humanity from the darkness they are in to the light of Islam.

[هُوَ الَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ لِيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُمْ لَرَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ]

“It is He Who sends down manifest Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to His slave (Muhammad saw) that He may bring you out from darkness into light. And verily, Allah is to you full of kindness, Most Merciful.” [TMQ 57:9].

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Haitham Ibn Thbait
Media Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in America