The Egyptian presidency announced the names of the commission of fifty whom were selected to carry out the task of amending the 2012 constitution which has been inactivated since the military overthrew President Muhammad Morsi after popular protests [BBC Sunday 1-9-2013 CE].
Hizb ut Tahrir in the Wilayah of Pakistan calls upon the armed forces to bring peace to Karachi's largest city by smashing the Raymond Davis network comprehensively and permanently. America's network of private military thugs
Hizb ut Tahrir Media Office for the first time publishes a detailed political analysis prepared by Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Afghanistan.
This political analysis deals with the current issues and discusses the matters based on Islamic Aqeedah and answers key questions that will help the path to the awakening of the Ummah.
1. Does the peace that Afghans are looking for, exists in the agenda of the US and the West?
2. Does the US and the West intend to ensure a permanent peace in Afghanistan?
3. Finally, does the shift from Bush's war to Obama's peace strategy mean anything?
Furthermore, the analysis includes practical policies and recommendations to the Muslims of the region and in particular the Muslims of Afghanistan, so to make the plots of the Kuffar fail and guide the Islamic Ummah of the region towards the reestablishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" State.
The Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah of Afghanistan
Hizb ut Tahrir organized protest meetings today in front of mosques across Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet to protest against the horrific chemical weapons attack upon the Muslims in Syria by the tyrant and agent of America, Bashar al-Assad. Speakers at the protest meetings strongly condemned the heinous actions of the criminal Bashar regime against the Muslims. They also highlighted and condemned the connivance of the so-called international community, particularly crusader America and Russia, with the Bashar regime. It is they who have given Bashar the green light to commit the most brutal atrocities against the Muslims in their attempt to foil the Islamic uprising of the people in Syria for establishing the Khilafah "Caliphate".
The speakers called upon the Muslim Armies to mobilize against Bashar; they urged the Army of Bangladesh to be at the forefront of this which will earn them great honour in the dunya and reward in the Akhira, unlike the UN combat missions which only earns them the humiliating title of "mercenaries for America and the West." Finally the speakers made duaa to Allah (swt) for the imminent victory of the Muslims in Syria and a humiliating defeat for Bashar and his masters.
At end of the programme, members and activists of the party distributed the following press release issued by Hisham al-Baba, the Head of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Syria, entitled:
"Press Release about the Massacre by Chemical Weapons in the Damascus Countryside
It is due time for the honorable members of this Ummah to mobilize to aid of the people of ash-Sham!"
The Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
Wilayah Bangladesh
Hizb ut Tahrir in the Wilayah of Pakistan arranged countrywide demonstrations in support of the Muslims of Egypt and Syria. Protestors held banners and placards with the slogans, "Egypt's Firawn secures American
Hizb ut Tahrir/ East Africa organized a rally before the (TSS) Mosque in Mombasa, Kenya to condemn the brutal massacres that occurred against our brothers and sisters in Egypt and Syria.
Friday, 23 Shawwal 1434 AH corresponding to 30 August 2013 CE
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Just six years after the Wright Brother's first successful powered flight in Ohio, the Islamic State (Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate") became one of the first nations in the world to start a military aviation program. Impressive as it may seem that Muslims quickly adopted this technology, the precedence to acquire new techniques and technologies for the protection of the Islamic State and its expansion was shown by the Prophet (saw) himself.
In his Tarikh (History), At-Tabari reports that the Prophet (saw) had sent two of his companions, ‘Urwah Ibn Mas'ud and Ghitan ibn Salmah, to the city of Jarash in Syria to learn the techniques of manufacturing Dababas (tank like weapons), Manjaniq (catapult) and Dhabur (similar to tanks). These were weapons used by the Romans of the time.
The Seerah of the Prophet (saw) offers many more examples such as the use of Persian style trenches in the battle of Khandaq and the expedition sent to Yemen to learn the art of making and using catapults. The Islamic State followed this Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) even when it was leading the world in technology. When the technologies of powered flight and weapons for aerial attack were developed, the Islamic State wasted no time in acquiring these technologies for its own use.
The history of aviation is no different from the history of other sciences and technologies in that the development of aviation lies in a long, rich history where small advancements took place over many millennia and development didn't just happen in the few years prior to the first powered flight. Many ancient civilizations produced projectile weapons, flying devices and designs for human flight - many impractical but some practical. Some examples include the tale of the mechanical pigeon of Archytas from ancient Greece, the sky lantern (hot air balloon lanterns) from China and the first rocket weapons which the Chinese used against the Mongols. It has been reported by the 11th century Hijri historian Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari that in the 3rd century Hijri, Abbas ibn Firnas was the first to achieve winged flight by gliding using a winged contraption of his own design.
The modern era of aviation was ushered in with the advent of the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Many great advancements in powered flight occurred in the 1800s in Europe resulting in successful powered flights. Building on the works of their predecessors and contemporaries, the Wright Brother's solved the problems of power and control and made their historic flight in 1903. Very soon afterwards, England, France, US, Germany, Russia and Italy started their military aviation programs and the Islamic State joined them with an aviation program of its own (Osmanlı Hava Kuvvetleri).
Military attaches from the Islamic State staying in European capitals studied the development of military aircraft in Europe and very soon in 1909 military officials of the Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate" invited French aviators to Istanbul to perform demonstrations. The Belgian pilot Baron de Catters came to Istanbul and performed an exhibition flight with his Voisin biplane upon the invitation of the Minister of War Mahmut Şevket Paşa. As a direct consequence of this demonstration, awareness and interest in military aviation was greatly increased in the Islamic State. Officials sent a delegation to the International Aviation Conference in Paris. In 1910, Muslim candidates were sent to Europe to be trained as pilots, however financial issues within the state caused this plan to be postponed. Nonetheless a few pilots were still trained in flight schools in Paris and gained their flight certificates.
The military officials in the Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate" were keenly aware of the arms race brewing amongst the nations of Europe to strengthen air forces and the importance that these air forces would have on the future of warfare. In order not be caught off guard or left behind, the Minister of War, Mahmut Şevket Paşa appointed Lieutenant Colonel Süreyya Bey in 1911 to procure balloons, to head the construction of aviation facilities and to organize the training of pilots. Under the Scientific Research Unit of the Ministry of War, the Aviation Commission was established. In addition to the task assigned to it by Mahmut Şevket Paşa, this commission also engaged in intelligence and strategic information gathering. Studies were done not only on aircraft but also on anti-aircraft weaponry. This proved to be most useful in the war to come with Italy.
In 1911, Italy invaded part of the Islamic State in what is now modern day Libya. The fledgling air force of the Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate" was not yet ready to employ military aircraft. Attempts to purchase aircraft from France and send them via Algeria to the battlefield were not able to be materialized. With an air force of 28 aircrafts and 4 balloons, Italy became the first nation in history to employ an air force in war. With its development in anti-aircraft weaponry, the Islamic State then became the first nation in history to employ anti-aircraft weaponry in war. The Muslim army successfully downed balloons and other military aircraft from Italy and even captured some planes.
In 1912, the first military pilots of the Islamic State, Captain Fesa Bey and Lieutenant Yusuf Kenan Bey completed their training in France and returned home. They were given 2 of the 15 airplanes bought through public funding. On April 27th 1912, Fesa Bey and Yusuf Kenan Bey flew over Istanbul becoming the first Muslim pilots to fly the first Muslim aircraft over Muslim lands. Shortly afterwards in July of 1912, a Flight Training School was opened in Yeşilköy, a suburb of Istanbul, so that the Islamic State could train its own pilots. This marked an important step for the Islamic State from dependence on foreign countries. Quickly the number of pilots increased to 18 and the number of aircraft to 17. This was soon put to the test when the semi-autonomous regions in the Balkans rebelled against the Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate" and declared war against the Islamic State. The air force did not play a critical role in the initial stage of this conflict, but in the second phase of the war, 9 fighter aircraft and 4 training aircraft performed an important function.
To demonstrate the prowess of its air force and to create enthusiasm in the citizens of the state, military officials of the Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate" organized several long distance flights. This also improved the capabilities of the air force in performing long flights and bringing protection to the vastness of the whole state. The first long distance flight was flown from Edirne to Istanbul and took over 3 hours. On November 30th 1913, Belkıs Şevket Hanım became the first Muslim woman to fly. In response to applause given to French pilots who flew from Paris to Cairo, the state organized an expedition in 1914 to cover a distance of nearly 1500 miles from Istanbul to Alexandria. Due to the dangers of aviation in these early stages of the technology, two of these expeditions resulted in crashes but the third one succeeded.
When the Uthmani Khilafah "Caliphate" was drawn into World War I, it had only 7 aircraft and 10 pilots. With the determination and the diligence of its ministers and the help of its new ally in Germany, the air force grew to 46 pilots, 59 observers, 3 observation balloons, 92 aircrafts (including 14 seaplanes) and a backup of 13 pilot and 22 observer trainees and 21 training aircraft. As the war progressed, the Muslims even attempted to increase these numbers by capturing British aircraft. During the course of the war, a total of 450 aircrafts were used, flown by 100 Turkish and 150 German pilots. The air force is but one testament as to how relevant and aware the Islamic State remained even at the very end of its days.
Such is the legacy the Islamic State left for the Muslims of the world. It remained sincere to Islam and Muslims and it protected the lives and the interests of the Muslims. The modern secular state of Turkey is the direct inheritor of the air force of the Islamic State, making Turkey's Air Force one of the oldest in the world. What does the Turkish regime do when Muslims are killed in the neighboring lands of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine? What do the puppet regimes of the other Muslim nations do when Muslims are attacked and killed in their own lands? In the absence of the Islamic State, how far are the Muslims behind in nuclear technology, submarine technology, satellite surveillance and other technologies critical in the defense of Muslims? Only a state lead by a sincere Muslim leader, the Khalifah, loyal to Islam and Muslims can utilize the resources of the Muslims to protect them and to advance them. And it can only come from the re-establishment of the Islamic State.
By Dr. Abdur Rafay & Fawad Sayeed
This year, up to a week after Eid ul Fitri, 719 people were reported to have died, 1184 seriously injured, and 4326 people slightly injured, due to 3279 transportation accidents during the Eid's exodus flow of people in Indonesia travelling to visit their families for the celebration. Each year, in this, the largest Muslim country in the world, around 40 million residents of big cities in Indonesia make an annual homecoming (locally known as "mudik") heading to their hometowns by various modes of transportation. This phenomenon is not much different from other Muslim countries, although the volumes of migration are different. In Bangladesh, for example, the third largest Muslim country after Indonesia and Pakistan, more than 12 million Bangladeshi Muslims leave the city of Dhaka for the villages every year at the time of Eid ul Fitri. At the same time, Bangladesh experiences a high rate of ferry accidents due to poor ship quality and the number of passengers travelling on them in excess of capacity.
Muslim families in various countries, especially in Indonesia, have a strong annual tradition of visiting and spending time with their families during the Eid celebration, which originates from the Islamic understanding, as expressed by Rasulllah (saw);
" زر غبا تزدد حبا"
"Visit each other [for a short visit] sometimes and love will increase" (HR Ath Thabrani & Al Baihaqi)
Unfortunately, this good tradition costs hundreds of lives each year, caused by the capitalistic economic policies of governments in the Muslim countries. The phenomenon of huge traffic accidents is actually an indication of ‘a clear economic gap' between rural and urban areas, as well as a ‘clear evidence' of the incompetence of Muslim regimes in investing in the development of people-oriented infrastructure.
The Poor Development Vision of Capitalist States in Securing Welfare for Its People
In the context of this homecoming phenomenon, there are two strong indications that clearly show that the governments of Muslim countries do not have any strong vision to seriously secure the welfare of their people:
1. Development Gaps between Urban and Rural Areas
The Capitalistic development model is only growth-oriented, therefore more economic investment is geared to serve the urban areas that have a relatively rapid growth. Moreover, developing countries like Indonesia, that always swallow the doctrine of the capitalism economy, only concentrate economic development on the industrial sector that requires expensive investment in order to pursue growth. As a result, other sectors such as agriculture, are abandoned and eventually the development itself is concentrated in the cities, without considering the concept of area planning based on the distribution of welfare for the people in all areas of the country - urban and rural alike. A ridiculous paradox is present in the fact that despite this poor distribution of welfare affecting many parts of the state, the Indonesian authorities are still considered to have made a great achievement in the past decade simply due to being one of the top three countries with the best economic growth in the world. However, almost 90 percent of the villages are poor, and the economic gap between the rural and the urban areas has continued to widen, alongside increasing poverty levels in many parts of the country. Ironic!
2. The Lack of State Investment in the Development of Transportation Infrastructure
In the view of the capitalist in the provision of public services such as transportation, the state only serves as a facilitator, while the operator or executor is left to the market mechanisms, in other words, managed by the private sector. As a consequence, the price of public transportation tickets are expensive but the service is not good. In order to pursue profit, it is not uncommon that forms of public transportations that are not roadworthy and prone to accidents remain in operation, ignoring the safety of passengers. For the reason of limited funds, the infrastructure is left neglected, while thousands of kilometers of damaged roads, many full of dangerous pot-holes have been left without repair for many years. Hence this principle of economic development that relies on the private sector, is an invitation to the economic imperialism of Muslim lands, for it allows foreign corporations to control all strategic investments including natural resources in the name of ‘aiding investment and development' in states. Hence the Muslims would be colonized in their own country.
The Impact of Capitalistic Development on Muslim Families
The homecoming tradition in Indonesia and Bangladesh in itself is actually a reflection of economic inequality and mass poverty caused by capitalism and its flawed development philosophy and policies which have inevitably impacted the institution of the Muslim family. Many Muslim families are forced economically to live in the urban areas, struggling to meet their needs while also being separated from their big families in other parts of the country. This phenomenon occurs systemically because life facilities and employment opportunities are concentrated in big cities, therefore most people have to travel far away from their families to meet the needs of daily life, often risking their lives just to meet their basic needs, or are even forced to migrate hundreds of kilometers away, leaving their family just to earn crumbs.
The migration from rural to urban areas, from one area to another, as well as migration across national borders of a country in the context of the growing "global cities" or new urban areas, or buffer areas to support the rapid industrial urbanization; are all characteristic of capitalistic development. All this would definitely cause a significant adverse impact on the structure of the Muslim families in the Muslim countries, which is a natural consequence of Capitalism which inherently puts liberal materialistic values over the harmony of family units in society.
Among the effects are: First, it separates family members from their family; and the most crucial is if the children are separated from their mother. It is reflected on the forms of urban families where the husband and wife work in the big city while the children live with grandparents or relatives in the village. The most frightening consequence is the destruction of future generations, because instead of attention being placed on the upbringing of their children, the focus of the mothers is on their jobs that often demands them to be separated from their children. Second, it weakens the institution of Muslim marriages and families as seen from the increasing numbers of divorce, the shifting role of the mother into breadwinner, the phenomenon of husband and wife living separately, the high rate of single parent families, and so on.
The Economic Development Principles of the Khilafah "Caliphate": Strengthens the Family Structure
Islam is diametrically different from the capitalist ideology. Islam as an ideology strongly rejects the values of materialism and hedonism that come from the point of view of Capitalism. The true Islamic society under the Khilafah "Caliphate" system is built purely upon Islam that has a primary focus on the implementation of God's laws, as according to the Words of Allah (swt):
((وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ))
"I have only created jinn and men so that they may worship Me." [TMQ Adz-Dzariyyat: 56]
Islam builds its society upon the foundation of the Islamic Aqeedah. Its view of the purpose of life is to obey the Commandments of Allah and avoid His prohibitions, and its view of happiness is seeking the Pleasure of Allah (swt). The Islamic value system creates a distinctive identity in the community, which defines the status of people upon their taqwa, and not their wealth or any other physical attributes.
Islam also stands in stark contrast to the capitalist system that curbs the role of the state and emphasizes the role of the market. Islam is precisely the opposite. The state has a major and vital role in Islam in taking care of the needs of the people. Its main task is to serve and take care of the needs of every citizen, protect the vulnerable, and prevent any injustice. The Prophet (saw) said,
"فَالْإِمَامُ الَّذِي عَلَى النَّاسِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ"
"An Imam is a shepherd (ra'in) and he is responsible for those in his care."
The Khilafah "Caliphate" is a state which implements a sound economic system that rejects the flawed capitalist interest-based financial model, bans hoarding of wealth, and prohibits the privatization of natural resources as well as foreign party heavy investment in the development of infrastructure, agriculture, industry and technology. The foundation of its policies are directed to seeking an effective distribution of wealth in order to secure the basic needs of all citizens, and at the same time it is committed to ensuring the equitable and affordable economic development in all its territories, so that people do not need travel far just to meet their basic needs.
The blessed, just and prosperous economic development is on the shoulders of the Khalifah. However this development policy of the state is shaped upon the Islamic Shariah which determines the purpose of economic development in the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate", which are:
1. Securing the shar'i rights of the people, i.e. protecting religion, life, honor, mind and property which are considered as adh-Dharuriyat al-Khamsu (five emergency matters) in human life. So if the development policy runs contrary to or undermines the religion, life, honor, mind and property of the people, then each violation is considered a crime that should be punished by the established Shariah Law, according to the type of violation.
2. Establishing Islamic societies. Related to this, if the development policy harms or destroys the Islamic thoughts and feelings of the society, including damaging or harming the Muslim family structure in the society, then the policy is contrary to Islamic Shariah and declared as flawed and unacceptable economic development.
3. Realizing the individual prosperity of the people. Indicators of prosperity in Islam is first ensuring fulfillment of the basic needs of individuals, so if there is one person alone who does not have their basic needs met, then the economic development policy would not be considered a success. Unlike under capitalism, it is not necessary to have millions of poor people before considering the economic development of a country a failure.
As a consequence, the Muslim family structure is maintained and the religion, life, honor, reason and property of the people is protected. Masha Allah!
The Khilafah "Caliphate" state is Responsible for the Strategic Infrastructure Investment
Imagine the mentality of a great leader like Umar bin Al-Khattab who stated: "I am the Amir Al Muuminin, and I am afraid that if a donkey trips on the road in Iraq, Allah will ask me why I didn't fix the road for the donkey". Such a mindset underlies the Khilafah "Caliphate"'s policy in carrying out its strategic infrastructure investment, which can be explained in the following 3 principle points (as written by Dr. Fahmi Amhar in the Homecoming Technology of the Khilafah "Caliphate"):
1. Firstly, the principle that infrastructure development is the responsibility of the state and should not be handed over to private investors.
2. Secondly, the principle that good development planning in the regions will reduce transport needs. When Baghdad was built as the capital city, every part of the city was planned only for a certain population, and there were adequate mosques, schools, libraries, parks, a wheat industry, and a commercial area for the people, in addition to stopovers for the wayfarers, and even separate public baths for men and women. Most citizens within the Khilafah "Caliphate" should not need to travel far to meet their daily needs as well as to study or work, because all the necessary facilities for life should be within a reasonable range of travel distance, and the standard of quality of all such facilities should be of good.
3. Thirdly, the state should build public infrastructure using the latest technological standards in for example navigation technology, telecommunications, physical road management, up to the transportation equipment itself. Here are some historical examples of how the Khilafah "Caliphate" seriously invested in the cutting-edge technologies of the time:
Thus, the Khilafah "Caliphate" will provide a comprehensive guarantee of a blessed, equitable, and prosperous economic development which will minimize inequality and destruction in the society and at the same time strengthen the Muslims' family structure, also benefitting the people. The Khilafah "Caliphate" will also provide the safe and adequate transportation infrastructure with advanced technology so that thousands of Muslims will Insha Allah no longer be victims of transportation accidents due to neglectful governance.
Fika Komara, M.Si
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
