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On February 2, 2015, Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak outlined three important principles that must be practiced and complied by every citizen in this country to ensure Malaysia remains as a country that is peaceful, stable and harmonious as well as become a model of harmony to the world. The three principles are to practice moderation, respect each other and the importance of being fair, he stated in a speech after participating in the "Harmony Walk" in conjunction with World Interfaith Harmony Week.

The World Interfaith Harmony Week is celebrated each year on the first week in February including in Malaysia and Indonesia. Various activities have been planned throughout this week including interfaith dialogues and will end on February 7, 2015 in Putrajaya.

Najib claimed that people must adopt moderation in all forms of action, decisions, attitudes and words as well as reject all extreme beliefs, fanaticism or violence because this will only trigger problems. "I always say that interfaith problems are not caused by the religion itself, on the other hand it happens by the creed of extremism, fanaticism and choosing the path of violence."If they chose moderation, believe in harmonious dialogues, negotiations, reject extremism ... I believe the world will surely be more peaceful and harmonious," he stated. During this event, Najib spent almost two hours walking as he visited five houses of worship around Brickfields which are the Tamil Methodist Church, the Temple of Sam Kow Tong, Madrasathul Gouthiyyah, Sri Sakhti Vinayagar Temple and Buddhist Maha Vihara Temple as well as donating an amount of RM30,000 to the worship houses.

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The campaign in conjunction with the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) 2015 is said to be a great effort to promote the beauty of Islam to non-Muslims. What more in this current condition where the Islamophobia phenomena is rising due to misconceptions regarding Islam.

However, many probably did not realise that the World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual United Nations (UN) celebration which is fixed on the first week of February every year. This idea was formed since 2007 under the initiative of ‘the Common Word' which calls for dialogues between Muslims and Christians. The World Interfaith Harmony Week was proposed by King Abdullah II of Jordan on September 23, 2010 and has been accepted by the United Nations unanimously.

This celebration is sure to contain a devious agenda of the West to change the way of thinking of Muslims, thus producing Muslims who accept the concept of pluralism, a fruit of secularism. The pluralism concept assumes that all religions are the same. Through this concept, this annual event has received widespread coverage especially among Muslims. This is clear proof how the way of thinking of some Muslims have ‘successfully' been moulded towards what the West desires.

It is true that Islam teaches its followers to do good to people of all nationalities (as long as the race is not hostile towards Islam.) Nonetheless, this does not mean to the extent of displaying favour or fondness towards other religions or acknowledging other religions. This is because the only true faith in the eyes of Allah is Islam as He stated in His Holy Book, ((إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ)) "Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." [Surah Ali Imran: 19].

Those who do not embrace the religion of Islam, Allah (swt) has insisted that their final destination in the Hereafter is hell, na'uzubillahimin zalik. Allah (swt) says,

((إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ))

"Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures." [Surah Al-Bayyinah: 6].

Therefore, if we truly love the believers of other religions, we should preach Islam to them until they embrace Islam (without force), then they will be saved from the hell fire of Allah. This is the genuine and true method to practice if we truly love the good for them, that is inviting them to worship Allah as the only God, because we do not want them to get into the doom / Fire of God, rather than attending their worshipping ceremonies and showing our love to them when they are currently carrying out ‘syirik' (shirk) towards Allah at a huge scale!

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Sumayyah Ammar
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

Kashmir day is being celebrated today all over Pakistan. People are holding marches and gatherings to show solidarity with the Muslims of Kashmir. Even the Raheel-Nawaz regime is celebrating this day with great zeal.

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On the 4th of February a new Danish survey was published. It stated that half of the Danes felt that there has to be a limit to the amount of Muslims, and every fourth Dane thinks that the total number of Muslims in Denmark should not exceed 1-5 percent of the population. The Danish Peoples Party (PP) thinks that this is reasonable. The PP do not want to set a particular limit, but states that the limit has already been reached.

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Such surveys are rather disturbing, but far from unique in Denmark or in Europe in general. Recently there has been many cases in Denmark, where ordinary Danes express their desire to bomb mosques, deport, torture and even kill Muslims. When one of these people was asked if he really meant it, he confirmed and added that he hated Muslims, but that he never knew one. This irrational Islamophobia does however not come out of the blue air, but has been grown and driven for decades by Danish politicians and compliant media who portray negative stereotypes.

This has been done to legitimize the foreign policy and the uncritical participation in American wars in the Muslim world. At the same time, it is a desperate attempt to keep people away from considering Islam as an alternative. Fear is the only barrier and method they have left, since they have failed intellectually to defend their view on life and values.

This desperate battle is however already lost. If the number of Muslims is to be no more than 5 percent it means that the number of Muslims in Denmark has to stay as it is, and that is impossible. As the only country in the world, they are trying to differentiate the immigration on basis of religion, but that will not help them. The mere birthrate, however low, will most likely increase the percentage of Muslims, but that is far from their only concern.

One of their biggest concerns is the high number of native Danes who choose to enter Islam each week to the extent that whole families are embracing Islam. There are no official numbers, but Islamic organizations estimate that the number is 500 each year, and the correct number is, Thanks to Allah (swt), probably much higher. It is estimated that the number of "Danish" Muslims is approximately 6000 and rising, which is quite impressing in a country with a population of only 5.6 million, and where the call to Islam is relatively new.

The new generation of Muslims who grew up in this country, and who master the language are very active, determined and focused on spreading Islam to a native people that are in dire need of savior from a void, destructive western culture. The hateful politicians and their followers will have to suffocate in their anger, because the number is only going to rise and that with an even faster rate. This increasing part of the native population, not only functions as an effective accelerator in spreading Islam, but will eventually also constitute the spearhead of the coming Khilafah "Caliphate" according to the method of the Prophet.

It is about time that politicians and others, who try stopping Islam, realize that it is like stopping the sun from shining.

((يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُون))

"They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it." [At-Tawbah, 9:32]

Written for the Central Media of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Junes Kock
Media Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in Scandinavia

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In response to a question asked by the US Senate's Military Services committee, will it increase the number or evacuation plans for the US troops in Afghanistan, should there be any security concerns for our troops, the Nominated US Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter in a written statement said that he will reconsider the evacuation plan in that case. In addition, he added that he is well aware of the reports where ISIS is trying to increase its influence in Afghanistan. [Associated Press]

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It is not the nominated US Defense Secretary under the Obama Administration alone, whose statements indicate to the fact that continuation of the war in Afghanistan is imminent. Rolling Stone publication (on the condition of anonymity) reports that one of the senior members of his administration has also said that the US Presidential Policy Guidelines (PPG) will not be implemented in Afghanistan. He added that Afghanistan will be one of those countries in which the war will continue during 2015. In addition, the Afghan puppet authorities have also stated repeatedly that the Afghan forces are not capable of maintaining the security in the country on their own, should the invading forces leave, because there's one Afghan soldier killed per each 90 minutes. Moreover, the head of the US Senate's Military Services, Rep. Senator John McCain has repeatedly objected over the announced deadlines for the evacuation of the troops from Afghanistan who is supported by the Military Commanders who recommend more of the secrecy over those deadlines to avoid the enemy knowing anything in advance.

At the same time International and Afghan media as well as the Afghan government made intensive propaganda prior to ISIS introducing their governor and assistant for Afghanistan and Pakistan, ‘Khorasan Province' on 01/26/2015. It was only two weeks prior to the announcement, who's now ‘appointed governor of Afghanistan and Pakistan' Hafiz Sa'eed Khan and ten other Taliban commanders were shown in a video, making their pledge to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.

In a similar report published by Eurasia news agency about the presence of ISIS in north of Afghanistan, it points at the Russian concerns, where the special representative had mentioned the establishment of ISIS training camps for thousands of its militants in areas close to the Tajikistan and Turkmenistan borders. After that at the same context reports expressed concern of Tajik and Uzbek authorities to the Russian news agencies.

In addition, The NY Times has also reported over the aged leadership of Al-Qaida that they are facing a danger of ISIS that is youngest and most extremist will replace them.

The International Crisis Group, in its latest edition published on 01/20/2015 reports that despite the preparations of the Central Asian governments the threats of ISIS in the region is increasing. The group writes: the reason that ISIS has not targeted Central Asia not because of these five states security preparations but for their geographical locations.

The Western colonial powers fear of the real state of the Islamic Caliphate, not only because they were defeated in Afghanistan and Iraq, but also because of their crimes against humanity, have brought the Ummah to recognize the importance of the establishment of an Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate" State as the only solution to get rid of the status quo. Thus it is upon the Ummah to stand as one against the puppets of West and repressive regimes in Muslim countries, and work to establish a Khilafah "Caliphate" on the method of the Prophethood in all parts of the Muslim lands. Despite the fact that the Western forces have carried out another plan of their diabolical plans to exploit the actions of ISIS, where the Kaffir West, led by America have taken advantage of the ISIS's unjustifiable practices as a means to drag the puppet regimes in Muslim countries not only to unite in the fight against global call to the return of the system of Islam, but also to suppress the Muslims in their country.

And to return to its onset, the only goal of the observed size of the media coverage of ISIS actions by the Kuffar in general, and the American commanders' statements regarding the continuation of the war in Afghanistan, in particular, is for Afghanistan to become a turning point for the war of the United States and crusader colonial NATO towards Central Asia and the Caspian Sea and for the of spread sectarian strife and perpetuation of political division, and to mobilize public opinion against the concept of a true Khilafah "Caliphate" on the method of the Prophethood.

In the coming days ISIS will become a justification for the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, and will combine the efforts of the Western colonial powers and their agents in the Muslim countries to crush Muslims who call for the establishment of the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate" state on the method of the Prophethood.
However, this will be their last card to play with in sha Allah. This will be surpassed by the greatest nation of all (the Ummah) and the way to the Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah on the method of the Prophethood will be paved that allows Muslims to spread the Khair (Good) and justice throughout the entire world which bears the brunt of the oppressive capitalism.

((لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ * بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ يَنصُرُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ))

"Allah's is the command in the former case and in the latter and in that day believers will rejoice, In Allah's help to victory. He helpeth to victory whom He will. He is the Mighty, the Merciful". [ar-Rum:4-5]

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Saifullah Mustanir, Kabul - Wilayah Afghanistan