With the entire country gripped by a desire for revolution, on 29th July 2014, the Prime Minister declared that revolution can only come through democracy. As for the opposition parties, in the build up to Pakistan's Independence Day, August 14, they have made clear that they are competing for the same throne, in the same system, with the same claim.
Taji Mustafa (Hizb ut Tahrir) outlines what a real Gaza response looks like and how the Muslim ummah can bring it about - as we see over 1600 people killed so far in the "Israeli" entity's latest attack on Gaza.
Shawwal 1435 AH - August 2014 CE
12 Shawwal 1435 AH - 08/08/2014 CE
Headlines:
Britain's biggest bank HSBC is closing a range of Muslims groups' bank accounts after deeming that continuing to manage them would be beyond their "risk appetite". The decision has caused one Muslim activist, who was involved in attempts to secure the release of a British hostage in Iraq, to speak out after being told that his bank account would be closed. Anas Altikriti, chief executive of the think tank the Cordoba Foundation, said he had met with a "wall of silence" from HSBC over its decision to close his account and those of his wife and two sons aged 16 and 12 years old. The Cordoba Foundation, along with Finsbury Park Mosque in north London and the Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT) have also been told their accounts are to be closed by the bank. An HSBC spokesman said, "We do not discuss relationships we may or may not have with a customer, nor confirm whether an individual or business is, or has been a customer. In general terms, decisions to end a customer relationship are not taken lightly, but are absolutely not based on the race or religion of a customer. "Discrimination against customers on grounds of race or religion is immoral, unacceptable and illegal, and HSBC has comprehensive rules and policies in place to ensure race or religion are never factors in the decisions we make." [Source: Huffington Post]
The war against Islam in the UK has now taken on a new turn and this includes denying Muslims main stream financial activities that are guaranteed for all citizens. The financial boycott of Muslims living in the UK is a new phenomenon and begs the question how long are Muslim populations safe in the West.
Saudi Arabia has given Lebanon's military $1bn to help its fight against self-declared jihadist fighters on the Syrian border. The Saudi gift came as Lebanon army's chief urged France to speed up promised weapons supplies and amid reports that a group of Muslim religious leaders were trying to mediate an end to the fighting. After fighting in the eastern area on Tuesday, where troops have been clashing with the fighters since Saturday, ambulances entered the town of Arsal amid reports of a temporary truce. Earlier, three out of 20 police officers detained by the fighters were released, according to police sources, reportedly as part of negotiations for a ceasefire. While France has said it will respond "quickly" to Lebanon's request to expedite weapons delivery, Saudi Arabia has gone further and handed Lebanon's army $1bn to strengthen security, according to Saad Hariri, former Lebanese prime minister. Saudi King Abdullah "has informed me of his generous decision to provide the Lebanese army ... with $1bn to strengthen its capabilities to preserve Lebanon's security," Hariri announced in Jeddah early on Wednesday. Speaking from King Abdullah's palace in the Saudi Red Sea city, Hariri - the Lebanese Sunni community's most prominent political representative - added that "we have received this aid". "This aid is very important especially at this time when Lebanon is fighting terrorism," he said. Saudi Arabia is already financing a $3bn package of French military equipment and arms for Lebanon's army. The fighting in Arsal is the worst violence to hit the volatile border region since the 2011 outbreak of the armed uprising in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad. Speaking to AFP, Lebanon's army Chief General Jean Kahwaji said the military was hamstrung in its fight against the fighters." This battle requires equipment, material and technology that the army doesn't have," Kahwaji said. "That's why we need to speed up the delivery of the necessary military aid by finalizing the list of weapons requested from France under a Saudi-financed deal." [Source: Aljazeera]
True to form, Saudi Arabia is again propping up regimes with financial aid to fight the emergence of political Islam. Earlier, the Saudi's lavished aid on Egypt's Sisi to put down Muslims craving for the return of Shariah. Yet, when it really matters to give aid, money and weapons to Muslims to fight the Jewish state in Gaza, the Saudi regime quickly becomes inconspicuous. If the Saudi regime was sincere, it should lead the effort to liberate Palestine from Zionist occupation.
The Government of Pakistan Thursday condemned the incident of US drone strike that took place in Datta Khel, North Waziristan on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. According to a Foreign Office statement, Pakistan regards such strikes as a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. "These strikes also have a negative impact on the Government's efforts to bring peace and stability in Pakistan and the region. We therefore expect immediate cessation of such strikes," the statement said.
If the Pakistani government was serious about putting a permanent end to American airstrikes on Pakistani territory then the government should terminate its relationship with America. This is in compliance with the following aya.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاء تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا جَاءكُم مِّنَ الْحَقِّ يُخْرِجُونَ الرَّسُولَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَن تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ خَرَجْتُمْ جِهَادًا فِي سَبِيلِي وَابْتِغَاء مَرْضَاتِي تُسِرُّونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا أَخْفَيْتُمْ وَمَا أَعْلَنتُمْ وَمَن يَفْعَلْهُ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاء السَّبِيلِ
"Oh you who have Iman, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven out the Prophet and yourselves [only] because you believe in Allah , your Lord. If you have come out for jihad in My cause and seeking means to My approval, [take them not as friends]. You confide to them affection, but I am most knowing of what you have concealed and what you have declared. And whoever does it among you has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way." [Al-Mumtahanah:1]
Hizb ut Tahrir/ Tunisia organized a seminar in Omran entitled, "Failure of Democracy and the Inevitability Alternative Rise of Islam" which the attendees included; brother Ahmad bin Hussien and brother Abdel Kareem Alhabashi.
Saturday, 21 Ramadan 1435 AH - 19 July 2014 CE
News:
Recently, it has emerged in a report published by SIGAR that the United States has spent more on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan than it spent on the Marshal Plan, which resuscitated Europe after the Second World War.
According to the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), congressional appropriations for reconstruction in Afghanistan have reached $104 billion in today's dollars. On the other hand, the Marshall Plan delivered $103 billion in today's dollars to 16 European countries between 1948 and 1952. However, the Economic Ministry of Afghanistan rejects the amount mentioned in the report and says that only 73 billion, in which only 18% spending was at the hands of Afghan government, was given to Afghanistan.
Comment:
Even though, the crusaders have spent 62 billion dollars only on strengthening Democracy in Afghanistan using B-52, helicopters, tanks and by equipping the security agencies of Afghanistan, they still have no impact on the street criminals let alone dealing with "Terrorists". These Afghan agencies and military personnel, despite of getting trainings and all sorts of equipment, have no trust in Democracy and its values. Despite all the money and efforts, for the first time in the history, Afghanistan is placed the number one most corrupt countries of the world.
So far, Afghanistan government has failed to showcase any project that has played any significant role in the prosperity of its people and is of any strategic importance. Well constructed wide roads are not constructed for the masses, rather, these are only for the free and easy movement of the crusaders Army and for its logistics, so that they are secured from the attacks of the Mujahedeen and move risk free. However, the roads are on the verge of destruction in most of the areas and government has no strategic plan nor have any budget to repair it. Hence, this can be a mere claim but nothing substantial in reality.
Despite huge spending, war, killings and other countless crimes, democracy has not been accepted by the people of Afghanistan. The recent presidential election is a clear testimony that only three million people have casted their votes which was not because of their credence of Democracy, and that their votes will bring change; rather this vote casting was because of ethnic, linguistic and tribal affiliations, and the loyalty to some leaders. The other 4-5 million votes as we all know were bogus votes casted in collaboration with the government organizations, election commission, observers assigned by the candidates, the dispute of which hasn't been solved yet even with the interference of United Nations and John Kerry.
At the same time back home in America, the ruling elite are warning and threatening their people of severe economic crises in the near future and that because of these crises America could face conditions worse than Spain and Greece. In relations to this, in a recent interview to Fox News program ‘On the Record' Donald Tramp said it clearly that America is no more regarded as a wealthy nation. He also said that, when a country is not wealthy it needs to take loans and we are getting loans from China and other countries. Our debt now has reached to 16 Trillion and very soon it will exceed more than this. He not only described the U.S. debt being sky high, but also mentioned the dire situation of unemployment and said it is actually 15% and not 8.2%. He mentioned that even some experts believe that the unemployment has reached to 21%.
Lastly, this is capitalist ideology, an ideology made by human beings using their limited minds. That's the reason why we see the same ruling elite creating problems for the rest of their people to get benefit. At the same time, they are warning their people about their dark future so that they justify their brutal invasions, colonializing other nations to loot and plunder their resources under the guise of Freedom and Democracy, and hide their crimes behind the fancy terms. However, the day is not far when the world will soon witness a system, Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah, given to us by our Creator which will not only take the Muslim Ummah out of this political, economic and social mayhem but will liberate the entire humanity from the savagery and ferocity inflicted upon them. This will be done by enacting the Ahkams of Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw), by reestablishing the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate".
That day will be the day of regret and shame for those who reject the call of Allah (swt) and his Messenger (saw). As Allah (swt) said in the Holy Quran;
((إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللّهِ فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ))
"Lo! Those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may debar (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto hell."
Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Saifullah Mustanir, Kabul - Wilayah Afghanistan
The Jewish entity, the usurper of the Blessed Land, the Land of the Israa' and Miraj, an outcast, rejected, and will not be accepted by the Muslims no matter what the rulers and behind them the West do to improve its image! Any outcome brought about by the negotiations, in the past and later on, between this entity and the rulers, is void, prohibited, and meaningless and will not be abided by anyone from the sons of this Ummah...
