Press Release: Arrests of Hizb ut-Tahrir activists in Afghanistan

(إن الذين يؤذون الله ورسوله لعنهم الله في الدنيا والآخرة وأعدّ لهم عذاباً مهيناً)

Surely (as for) those who speak evil things of Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the here after, and He has prepared for them a chastisement bringing disgrace. (Surah Al Ahzab: 57)

To attack the Deen and honor of Hizb ut Tahrir members and supporters, the Afghan security forces have aggressively arrested more than 30 people since 15^th of Rajab to 5^th of Shuban 1430, (8th to 28^th of Jul 2009) from Masjids, working places and their residences in Kabul. This was the reaction against the conducted activities for the revival of Islamic Khilafa and the implementations of Sharia of Allah Almight. Most of them are not members of Hizb ut Tahrir, they are Muslims with Islamic emotions.

The spokesman of the Interior Ministry has declared Hizb ut Tahrir as the enemy of the Nation, only because we say that ruling without the revelation i.e. to rule with a Kufr system like democracy is forbidden. The material motive is because they got tens of millions for this election campaign and that is why they are taking this so seriously.  The members of Afghan Security forces have no feeling of responsibility towards their Lord (Allah Almighty) but just to get credits from their supervisors, they sell their afterworld life for very petty gains (Dunya). They even arrest randomly people who just have Islamic emotions and haven't done any activities against them. Allah Almighty has addressed as below:

( وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِغَيْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا)

And those who speak evil things of the believing men and the believing women without their having earned (it), they are guilty indeed of a false accusation and a manifest sin. (Surah Al Ahzab: 58)

Based on its obligation of carrying the duty of amr bil ma'roof and nahye ‘an el Munkar to the Ummah, Hizb ut Tahrir has recently gave the forbidden verdict of the upcoming democratic presidential elections and has presented the Shara'i Hukm to the ummah, and has considered the participation in democratic elections as a major munkar based on its implemention of aHkaam derived from sources other than revelation of Allah, and has declared Hizb ut Tahrir's stance towards such elections. Allah Almighty has said in this regard:

 (أَفَحُكْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللّهِ حُكْمًا لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ ُ)

(If they turn away from the Law of Allah) do they desire judgement according to the Law of Ignorance? But for those who have certainty of belief whose judgement can be better than Allah's? (Surah Al-Ma'idah: 50)

 We are emphasizing that the members of Hizb ut Tahrir are calling and working for the reestablishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" intellectually and politically and would be continuing this path despite all the pressures by the unIslamic governments. Therefore, it has been clear that even though calling itself Islamic, the Government of Afghanistan does its best to stop all those activities which are for the implementation of Sharia and for the revival of the Khilafah "Caliphate" which is the mother of all obligations, in a land where its inhabitants have sacrificed millions of its loved ones as martyrs, disabled and immigrants to implement the rule of Shari'a.

 The members of Hizb ut Tahrir are the honest sons of Muslim Ummah and not the enemy of Muslim nation, and are active politically and intellectually in Islamic lands to bring the Rule of Islam back and to let the Muslim Ummah to be dignified and honored again by the implementation of all those rules, revealed to us by Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty has addressed the issue as:

(وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ يَنصُرُ مَن يَشَاء وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيم)

With the help of Allah; He helps whom He pleases; and He is the Mighty, the Merciful (Surah Ar Rum: 5)