Press Release
Three Years Elapse since Naveed Butt’s Abduction Raheel-Nawaz Regime’s Oppression of Islamic Activists Won’t Stop Establishment of Khilafah "Caliphate"

This is the ‘bravery’ of the rulers and their thugs. Even after the passing of three years, they are not ready to let him go free nor do they have the courage to present him in front of court. Their bravery is restricted for innocent Muslims but when Kuffar insult Islam, Muhammad (saw) and Muslims, they become obedient slaves, receiving medals and guards of honor – recognition of their treacheries against Islam and Muslims. When India and America kills our soldiers and civilians, their lion-like roar becomes the whimper of a cat. They suffice with issuing hollow statements of protest and then sit idle.

The Raheel-Nawaz regime knows and has seen with its own eyes that keeping Naveed Butt in their dungeons for three years and abduction and arrest of dozens of Shabab of Hizb during this period has not frightened or silenced Hizb and its Shabab. Such cowardice tactics have not curtailed the call of Khilafah "Caliphate" from reaching every corner of society. If they had any Iman they would have known that this is the call of Allah (swt) and even if the whole world come together to stop this call, they would fail. If they had any intellect they would have taken lesson from the example of Uzbekistan where Karimov imprisoned more than eight thousand Shabab of Hizb for periods of seven to fifteen years and killed dozens of them in prison but despite this he failed to eliminate Hizb or its call from Uzbekistan. Rather, it spread even more.

We call the Raheel-Nawaz regime, if only on count of their claim to being Muslim, that if they have the slightest belief that they will be presented in front of Allah (swt) then they should repent from their actions and immediately release Naveed Butt and stop placing hurdles against this call. You must repent before the doors of repentance are closed. Regardless, Hizb and its Shabab are satisfied with the decree of Allah (swt) and have full hope that the Creator of the universe will grant them Jannat-ul-Firdaws for their tribulations in this world. Know that if you have pledged to serve your American masters come what may, then we too pray to our Master, Allah (swt), that He give us the determination and steadfastness to make the ultimate sacrifice and embrace death without hesitation if required in seeking His pleasure alone. Indeed, this is an excellent deal for the believer. So the choice is yours, O Raheel-Nawaz regime: obedience of America or obedience of Allah (swt).

[وَلاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَافِلاً عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلأَبْصَارُط مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِى رُءُوسِهِمْ لاَ يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَآءٌ]

“Consider not that Allah is unaware of that which the Zalimun do. He but gives them respite to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror. Hastening forward with necks outstretched, their heads raised up, their gaze returning not towards them and their hearts empty (from extreme fear).”[Ibrahim:42-43]

Note: On this occasion Hizb ut Tahrir has issued video statements of the family of Naveed Butt can be viewed on this link: pk.tl/1iMQ

Shahzad Shaikh
Deputy to the Spokesman of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Pakistan