Press Release

Special Services Search Al-Ikhlas Mosque in Kazan

(Translated)

On October 17, 2012, it was reported that since 8:00 am the police officers searched Al-Ikhlas in Kazan and also Rustem Safin, the Imam of this mosque. But the reason of the search is not reported.

We would remind you that the mosque attracted the security forces' attention in 2009 when its Imam, Rustem Safin, was sentenced to probation for his involvement in Hizb-ut Tahrir. Today Safin has an annulment of a record of conviction, but the corrupt media that hate Islam still indicate the verdict in their articles.

However, the mosque has been awarded with a new burst of attention after Rustem Safin and many Al-Ikhlas parishioners stood up for more than 600 Muslims arrested in the massive campaign of repression after the infamous terrorist attacks in Tatarstan. Al-Ikhlas organized a picket, a press conference and a meeting in support of their brothers. At the end of the month of Ramadan, the mosque congregation held large-scale celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. It is such an active and sincere Islamic attitude that scares the authorities of Tatarstan and Russia today.

Before the arrests the Imams of the mosque were issued a written denial of Eid al-Adha holiday assembly. These actions of the secret services show us that the government does not intend to follow the path of approach to its people rather it chooses the path of violence and intimidation in the run-up to the Islamic holiday and Islamic revival.

O the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him)! Do we have the right to suffer like that!? We are forbidden to celebrate the pure divine feasts, while adulterers and libertines celebrate everyday. Our daughters are forbidden to wear the hijab, while nudity and depravity of infidels surround us everywhere! We are prohibited to profess the clear convictions of the most beautiful religion by those who do not have clarity even in their own laws!

The word of truth about the excess of powers and the call to Islam should be strengthened. The enemies of Islam have to get the best answer. And we urge you, dear Muslims, to strengthen the call to Islam and to spread the news of infidels' evil actions.

Allah the Almighty says:

(وَأَصْحَابُ مَدْيَنَ ۖ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِير)

"I granted respite to the disbelievers for a while, then I seized them wrong and how (terrible) was My punishment." [22:44]

Usman Salihov
The Media Office of Hizb-ut Tahrir in Russia

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