The Nussrah is the Shariah Manner to Attain Ruling by Islam And It is a Duty for the People of Power and A Great Reward

Whenever the word of Nussrah (Support) is mentioned it comes to our mind as Muslims that its related actions were carried out by RasulAllah (saaw) himself with respect to the Arab tribes, asking them for protection, strength and support, as stated in his (saaw) Seerah (biography). So, what exactly is the meaning of Nussrah? Who requests it? From whom is it requested? And why is it requested?

The word ‘Nussrah’ linguistically means help, assistance, support and protection, such as the support of the oppressed. It is not requested from anyone but the people of power and strength, who alone are capable of providing assistance, help, protection and support for the one who appealed for Nussrah. The Nussrah comes into being through the declaration of the people of power and strength by their standing up for the caller who requested support in most cases, such as the help of the oppressed, as an example. However, as for the case of the Nussrah required from people of power and strength for the sake of the Islamic thought, for its propagation and protection by creating the appropriate atmosphere that assists the spreading of the Thought (fikr), in contrast, this Nussrah comes into being as soon as the people of power and strength have Iman in the Thought and Method of the Dawah (Invitation (to Islam)) and the Nussrah remains requested continuously until the Dawah reaches its goal and protects itself by itself. Indeed, the people of the Nussrah in this case embraced the same Thought and become part of it completely, as happened with the tribes of Aws and Khazraj, who are the people of Nussrah to the Dawah of RasulAllah (saaw). In the beginning of this matter, they were called the Ansar (Supporters) distinctly, whereas the Companions of RasulAllah (saaw) who migrated with him from Makkah were called Muhajiroon (Migrants), such that the constitution of the Dawah was strengthened and became a powerful Dawah in the form of an Islamic State and subsequently the Khilafah. Today, there is no need for using this distinction, except from the historical and documentation aspect, for today there are no Ansaar or Muhaajiroon, instead there are Muslims who have embraced the ​​Islamic Thought, just as other tribes of the Arabs and the Persians integrated completely into it.

Through derivation from the Seerah of our noble RasulAllah (saaw) Ka'aba for the carrying of the Dawah, we find that he proceeded through three stages in the Dawah, until he (saaw), by the permission of Allah (swt) was capable of establishing the ruling by all that Allah (swt) has revealed. Since we believe that the ruling by all that Allah (swt) has revealed is Obligatory (Fard) on Muslims, the undertaking of this Fard must be taken from the Method of the Prophet (saaw) completely, just as we undertake any Fard that Allah (swt) has obliged upon us. So Allah (swt) has obliged Jihad and the establishing of the Hudood punishments, and we know from our noble RasulAllah (saaw) how to wage Jihad and how to establish the Hudood, and the Divine Texts in these are many. So the Fard is that which Allah (swt) obliged and the Method of performing the Fard is clarified to us by Muhammad RasulAllah (saaw). It is not allowed for anyone to invent another method for performing the Fard, other than that which is derived from the Method that RasulAllah (saaw) clarified, so how indeed do we perform the Fard of ruling by all that Allah (swt) revealed, in the reality where there is no ruling by all that Allah (swt) revealed?! Upon derivation from the Seerah of RasulAllah (saaw), we find that he (saaw) through three distinct stages, without any other, in the carrying of the Dawah to reach the threshold of ruling:

Firstly, the stage of culturing those who believe in his (saaw) Dawah, he (saaw) began with his call to the people in his immediate surroundings, individually, until some of the men and women began to believe in his message and his Dawah; so he (saaw) began to culture them with that which His Lord (swt) revealed upon him and this was undertaken in Dar ul-Arqam, to teach them this new Deen, in accordance to what Allah (swt) had commanded him.

Secondly, the stage of interaction with the Makkan society around him. This phase began when he (saaw) had a bloc that believed in this Dawah, wherein the bloc proceeded to work openly in Makkah. This was based on what Allah (swt) commanded for him (saaw);

 ﴾فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ﴿ “So, proclaim openly that which you are ordered and turn away from the Mushrikeen” [Surah Al-Hijr 15:94]. So the Companions (ra) proceeded in Makkah as two rows, proclaiming Takbir, announcing the birth of the structure that carries the Dawah to Islam. Thus began the stage of interaction and struggle with the Makkan society, with the culturing stage continuing alongside it. The requesting of Nussrah began at the end of this stage of interaction, upon the order of the Allah (swt) when it was sensed that the Makkan society became rigid in front of the Dawah. So RasulAllah (saaw) presented himself to the tribes in the season of Hajj, seeking Nussrah, protection and strength until he (saaw) achieved it for his Lord (swt).

Thirdly, attaining ruling and establishing of the state; and that was after Allah (swt) bestowed upon to His Messenger (saaw) the acceptance of the Ansaar to give Nussrah to RasulAllah (saaw) and his Deen, when they (ra) pledged to RasulAllah (saaw) the Second Pledge of Aqabah, subsequent to which RasulAllah (saaw) migrated to Madinah and established the state.

Since our subject is the Nussrah that was followed by Hijrah (Migration), it is essential to refer to the Seerah of Mustafa (saaw) to establish evidence that what we say is according to how he (saaw) worked. For he (saaw) is the one to be followed, the role model and example. He (saaw) received the command of Allah to seek Nussrah, in the tenth year of Prophethood, which is three years before Hijrah, after the death of his uncle Abu Talib, who had provided him with some measure of Nussrah and protection, through which he performed the carrying of the Dawah in safety and when the society of Makkah became rigid against him (saaw), such that the Dawah to Islam did not effect it, and there was not to be found a public opinion for Islam and its thoughts.  Within the chapter entitled: “Efforts of the Prophet (saaw) to seek Nussrah from the tribe of Thaqeef” in Seerat ibn Hisham, it is reported: قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ : وَلَمّا هَلَكَأَبُو طَالِبٍ، نَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) مِنَ الأَذَىمَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَنَالُ مِنْهُ فِي حَيَاةِ عَمّهِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) إلَى الطّائِفِيَلْتَمِسُ النّصْرَةَ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ، وَالْمَنَعَةَ بِهِمْ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ، وَرَجَاءَ أَنْ يَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُ مَا جَاءَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ اللّهِ عَزّ، وَجَلّ فَخَرَجَ إلَيْهِمْ وَحْدَهُ “Ibn Ishaq says: when Abu Talib died, the Quraysh inflicted persecuted the Prophet (saaw) so much which they could not during the time of his (saaw) uncle. The Prophet (saaw) left for Ta’if in order to seek their support and protection and asked them to accept what was revealed to him from Allah (swt). He went alone to Ta’if.” It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas (ra) in Ibn Hajar’s Fat’h ul-Bari, Tuhaft ul-Ahwadhi and al-Kalam as well as Hakim, Abu Nua’im and Baihaqi in Dala’il with sound narrations, Ibn Abbas (ra) quotes Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) who said: لَمَّا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ نَبِيّه أَنْ يَعْرِض نَفْسَه عَلَى قَبَائِل الْعَرَب، خَرَجَ وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَأَبُو بَكْر إِلَى مِنًى، حَتَّى دَفَعَنَا إِلَى مَجْلِس مِنْ مَجَالِس الْعَرَب “When Allah (swt) ordered the Prophet to approach the Arab tribes, I and Abu Bakr accompanied the Prophet (saaw) to Mina until the court of the Arab tribes.”

The command and its timing for the seeking of Nussrah came from Allah (swt) Himself as clarified in the abovementioned words of Ali (ra), and this confers the great importance of seeking Nussrah. It is one of the greatest Legal Rulings for its consequence is the establishment of the Islamic State after its absence and the raising the waving banners of Allah, as well as the elimination of darkness upon darkness- the rule by other than all that Allah has revealed- the dominance of capitalism and its subsequent monumental tragedies, horrors and misfortunes. Since seeking of Nussrah is linked with a specific group that have the power and strength for change and Nussrah for the Dawah, the responsibility will be of great significance upon those whose response the change depends. So their reward is great if they respond, for indeed there is no reward greater than Jannah (Paradise).

Indeed the Nussrah for Islam is not fulfilled by the donation of blood and money, or by expressing regretful feelings, or by heartbroken weeping or even by cursing the Jews, Americans, Indians and others. No, certainly not. The Nussrah for Islam is by mobilizing the armies currently chained by luxury and comfort. Moreover, the mobilization of the armies needs these armies to be actual armies for the Islamic system, founded for the protection of the Muslims' Lands.

And this is a warm call from us all to the honest of the commanders, officers and soldiers in our armies:

We know that within you there is to be found men and manhood, heroes and heroism, chivalry and gallantry. You are from the honoured legacy of men that taught the entire world how to rise to heroism, through being heroic champions over men in battlefields, with history bearing testimony of your upholding the sanctity of innocent women, children and the elderly even during the heat of battle. We know well all of that and more, O progeny of Khalid, Saad, Amr ibn al-Aas and Salahuddin. Within you there is sufficient capability to stand up for the oppressed Muslims, if you are sincere to Allah (swt), truthful to the Messenger of Allah (saaw) and supportive of your Deen ...  Indeed if you did so, the Islamic Ummah will find nothing but good for you, as protectors of Islam and its people, guardians of its Aqeedah ...  For Allah (swt), O heroes, support the Deen of Allah (swt) so that you are victorious with a great victory in the world and the Hereafter, you are Aws and Khazraj, you are our hope and our weapon, after depending on Allah (swt) ... So support as the Ansar of the Deen of Allah (swt) and RasulAllah (saaw) supported, for whom the doors of paradise were opened before the land of Allah (swt) was opened to them ...  Support and may Allah (swt) bestow mercy upon you with the reward of Allah (swt), unleash yourselves upon these fragmenting rulers that have brought us only shame and destruction ... Support for the pride of your Ummah, which is wounded by these foolish rulers, and for the bleeding body of your Ummah ... Support and may Allah (swt) bestow mercy upon you with the reward of Allah (swt), so that there is for you, inshaAllah, the reward of Aws and Khazraj, the Ansaar of RasulAllah (saaw) and above all the Jannah of Allah (swt) and His pleasure. And when you have decided, have dependence only upon Allah (swt) for He is the best of guardians and supporters.

And 000 000 is the one marching upon the Method of Mustafa (saaw) when it calls upon you to return to Islam as a system of life, laying clear for you the Method upon which it marches, a Method derived from the Method of our noble RasulAllah (saaw). So hold fast to that Method, adopt it and support according to it, requesting from Allah (swt) alone to bless us with victory from Him, and that He bestows for you, and enriches us by you, as people of Nussrah to protect this Deen and its Dawah, for He Alone is capable of all that and more. In the intensity of our belief in the imminent victory of the Deen of Allah (swt) by Him (swt), at a time when the fragrance of the dawn of the Islamic Khilafah abounds on all our horizons, we invite you O soldiers and vanguards, do not miss the opportunity of supporting the Deen of Allah (swt) and its Dawah, so stand firm and proclaim the greatness of Alah (swt) and live for the real success, that of the Hereafter. Allah (swt) said,

﴿إنْ يَنْصُرْكُمُاللَّهُفَلَاغَالِبَلَكُمْوَإِنْيَخْذُلْكُمْفَمَنْذَاالَّذِييَنْصُرُكُمْمِنْبَعْدِهِوَعَلَىاللَّهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِالْمُؤْمِنُونَ﴾

“If Allah supports you, none can overwhelm you, but if He forsook you, who is there that can aid you after Him? So let the believers depend on Allah (swt).” [Surah Aali Imran 3:160]

Written for the Central media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Bilal Al-Muhajir – Pakistan

Only the Khilafah can Provide Justice and Protection to the Muslim Rohingya Women and Children, and NOT Futile Impotent Commissions

As reported by the Guardian and several media, Britain raised the subject of the plight of Rohingya Muslims during meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar’s new government, during her recent visit to Britain. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson welcomed the establishment of the Rakhine Commission, led by the former UN Chief Kofi Annan to examine the conflict between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya in Myanmar, describing it as an important step in beginning to tackle the “desperate situation” of the Rohingya. Annan was entrusted to lead this government-appointed commission by Aung San Suu Kyi who has been silent on the brutal treatment and systematic persecution of the Rohingya. Indeed, her National League for Democracy spokesman, stated just days after the party clinched victory in last year’s elections, that helping the persecuted Muslim minority was not a priority. He also echoed the stance of the previous military-backed government by suggesting that the Rohingya were illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. This is a reflection of how this commission, whose role is restricted to issuing futile advice, will achieve nothing for Rohingya women and children, and is simply a cynical move and PR stunt by Suu Kyi and her government to be seen to be doing something about the appalling conditions facing this Muslim minority. Indeed, Annan conceded to the futility of this initiative when he stated in a press conference in Yangon on Thursday 8^th September that he would not police human rights violations. He said, "We are not here as inspectors, as policemen."

Rohingya women and children are in no need of impotent politically-motivated commissions which do nothing but document (if even that!) their well-known longstanding inhumane treatment and living conditions. This Ummah has reached its limit of despair with missions, commissions, and investigations – from Myanmar to Syria, Palestine to Central Africa – whether performed by governments, the UN, or other organisations. It represents a deceptive illusion of caring for and bringing justice and hope to the oppressed. In reality however, they simply provide body counts of victims of mass murder, and issue powerless condemnatory statements, while offering no credible solutions or undertaking any meaningful actions to end the slaughter and suffering. Today, the Rohingya continue to be persecuted and ‘stateless’, having been denied citizenship status in Myanmar and other neighbouring countries, including Muslim-majority ones such as Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia. More than 140,000 languish in the most appalling, overcrowded, squalid camps for the internally displaced which are ridden with malnutrition and disease, and from which they are prohibited to leave and denied the most basic rights and services such as healthcare and education. Last year a study by the International State Crime Initiative at Queen Mary’s University in London stated that, “The Rohingya face the final stages of genocide,” and that they were on the verge of “mass annihilation”. The UN itself has proven through itself to be an utterly redundant and dysfunctional body with a legacy of failure in protecting the Rohingya and other oppressed Muslims. Infact recently its World Food Programme has even decided to cut food aid to some internally displaced people’s camps in the Rakhine state.

All this is surely evidence enough that the current democratic world-order is unable and unwilling to protect the Rohingya Muslim women and children and other oppressed Muslims across the globe. It is surely proof enough for Muslims that we can never put our trust in non-Islamic bodies, organisations or governments to deliver for us justice and security. What Rohingya women and children need desperately is the Islamic leadership of the Khilafah (Caliphate) based on the method of the Prophethood which alone will guarantee the protection of their life, all their God-given rights, and a dignified future that is free from fear and oppression. Placing hope or efforts on anything other than the urgent re-establishment of this state will only prolong the despair and suffering of all oppressed Muslims across the world. Allah (swt) said,

﴿مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾

“The likeness of those who take protectors other than Allah is as the likeness of a spider, who builds (for itself) a house, but verily, the frailest of houses is the spider's house; if they but knew.”[29: 41]

Women’s Section

in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

Kashmiris are mere Pawns on America’s Chessboard for the Region

News:

For weeks, Indian-administered Kashmir has been plunged into the worst violence in the region for some years. There has been a curfew and bloody clashes between protesters and security forces, all sparked by the death of a popular, young militant leader.

Comment:

The despicable use of force by Indian security services to silence Kashmiris is a bloody stain permanently etched onto India’s sham democracy. In fact, India is a longstanding member of democratic nations that frequently slaughter Muslims and pillage their resources in the name of democracy and freedom.

The uneven handed approach of India’s security forces towards Kashmiris is not new. Over the years, India has routinely deployed overwhelming force and extra judicial measures to quash any form of dissent and subdue the Kashmiri people.

India’s brutal force is accompanied by two notable concerns. First, the Kashmiris are not the only separatist movement. There are some twenty odd movements that aspire to cede from India, but Kashmiri separatist sentiments are viewed to be the most dangerous by the Indian establishment and occupy a significant proportion of Indian armed forces to quell dissent. India fears that any concessions made to the Kashmiris will increase the demand of other separatist groups thereby compromising the country’s territorial integrity.

Second, India overtly subscribes to the idea that Pakistan has a hand in stoking resentment and orchestrating the Kashmiri rebellion. There is some element of truth but this does not underplay the injustices suffered by the Kashmiris for the past 70 years at the hand of successive Indian governments.

Pakistan only interferes in Kashmir at the behest of America, and has always exploited Kashmiris to fulfill American objectives. The purpose of the Kashmir uprising in the late 1980s was to internationalize the issue and weaken the Indian economy. By doing so, America was able to intervene in India’s domestic affairs via the UN and IMF.

The aim of the recent uprisings is to rekindle the normalization process between India and Pakistan and lay the groundwork for an American inspired settlement of Kashmir post US-presidential elections. America covets peaceful relations between New Delhi and Islamabad, so that India under US tutelage can effectively counter America’s latest adversary China. Apart from Sharif, Modi and sellouts from the Kashmiri resistance movements most people are oblivious to America’s role in fomenting dissent to attain her interest in the sub-continent. America is able to conceal its devious plans by exploiting divisions between India and Pakistan. Had India remained united and never partitioned it would have been difficult for America to exploit such sentiments. More importantly, had Muslims continued to rule by Islam the Kashmiris and other minorities would never had felt the need to separate.

To prevent the exploitations of Kashmiris, Muslims in both India and Pakistan must work together to return the land of the Sub-continent to Islamic rule via the establishment of Khilafah Rashidah (Caliphate) upon the Method of the Prophethood. Only then will the bloodshed stop and peace will return to Hind.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Abdul Majeed Bhatti

O Saudi Rulers: Spilling Children’s Blood in Yemen is Worse than Destroying the Ka’bah

On Sunday 14/08/2016, the Doctors Without Borders organisation reported that 10 children had been killed in Yemen and 28 others had been wounded, all of whom were under the age of 15, in an attack undertaken by the Saudi-led Arab coalition upon a school for Quran memorisation in the Haidan region of North Yemen.

This heinous crime took place with the blessing of the United Nations after the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen was removed from the blacklist in their annual report about children and armed conflict. This granting from the UN came with the argument of Saudi’s support for ‘legitimacy’ in Yemen, the support it provides to the democratically elected President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the country. That is in despite of the ugliness of the cases and the numbers mentioned in UN reports which reveal the crimes of the Saudi-led Arab coalition against the children in Yemen.

The children of Yemen are paying a huge price as a result of this colonialist struggle over their land. However, what makes the matter even more alarming is that they are being killed, displaced and starved by the hands of the rulers of Saudi, a Muslim land and the place of the House of Allah Al-Haraam and the Qiblah of the Muslims, which the rulers of the Saudi family pride themselves in serving and covering in silk due to its sanctity and greatness before Allah. However, is not the sparing of the blood of the Muslims greater with Allah than serving His House Al-Haraam in accordance to the Hadeeth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:

«لهدم الكعبة حجرا حجرا أهون عند الله من سفك دم امرئ مسلم»

“Verily the destruction of the Ka’bah, rock by rock, is lighter to Allah than the spilling of the blood of a Muslim”.

However, the rulers of the family of Saud do not exalt the Command of Allah, do not extol it and they do not give any weight to the blood of the children of Yemen. Rather, they themselves are engrossed in the shedding of the blood of innocents under the pretext of fighting terrorism and spreading security and peace in the region!

This is whilst it was the Saudi representative to the UN Abdullah El-Muallami who stated, “The Houthis and the supporters of the ousted Saleh are those who have recruited the children and shoved them into this war”. It is as if he intends by this statement that the Houthis and Saleh are those who are killing the children in order to justify their actions! However, it is a justification that has no weight, since the crime has been committed and the gravity of this crime is grave being compared to the destruction of the Kaa’ba as being easier…had they any sense…

The suffering of the children of Yemen resembles the suffering of the children in Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma and Shaam… since the suffering is one even if the executioners number many. However, what makes this more terrible and horrendous is that both the killer and the killed are Muslims upon Muslim land. Yes, the fighter planes take off from the land of the Haramain Ash-Shareefain, loaded with weapons and bombs, not to liberate Al-Aqsa from occupation or to come to the aid of the honour of Muslims in Shaam, but rather to wipe out children who are reciting the speech of Allah, in front of the eyes and ears of the international community, its institutions and its Fatwaa councils and committees. And how great is the crime when the spilling of the blood of the Muslims is for the sake of democracy and the governance of the disbelieving systems.

O ‘Ulamaa in the Land of the Haramain Ash-Shareefain:

O ones who memorise the Book of Allah and recite it throughout the night and the day, in the midst of the Ka’bah and its outskirts. Have you not heard the speech of Allah ‘Azza Wa Jalla in Surah Al-Ma’idah:

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ

“Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land, it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with clear proofs, evidences and signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits”

(Al-Ma’idah, 5:32)

The ’Ulamaa (scholars) are the inheritors of the Prophets and the inheritance of the Prophethood means commanding the Ma’roof and forbidding the Munkar. So speak the word of truth in respect to your rulers, fight against their oppression and do not fear in the way of Allah the blame of the blamer (i.e. any consequences).

O Rulers of the family of Saud:

Take note and remember the speech of Allah Al-Qawwi Al-Jabbaar in Surah As-Saffaat:

وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُم مَّسْئُولُونَ

“And stop them, verily they are to be questioned”

(As-Saffaat: 24)

The first that you will be questioned about before Allah on the Day of Judgement is the blood of the people of Yemen that you are shedding without any right, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

«أول ما يُقضى بين الناس بالدماء»

“The first (matter) that will be judged amongst the people will be the blood”.

O Officers and Muslim Soldiers:

The time has come for you to rise up against the rulers of harm. That is because the children of Yemen are your children, their blood is your blood, their lives are your lives and Allah has made the shedding of it Haraam. The time has come to cut the hand of the colonialist that runs the lands of Islam and the hands of the criminal regimes of harm that serve them. And that will never occur except by the resumption of the Islamic life via the establishment of the Khilafah State (Caliphate) upon the methodology of the Prophethood.

أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ

“Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient.”

(Al-Hadid: 16)

Women’s Section in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

Thursday, 15th Dhul Qi’dah 1437 AH

18/08/2016 CE

Issue No: 1437 AH / 048

UDHIYA - QURBANI

Udhiya (Qurbani)

 

 

What is Udhiya?

 

 

'Udhiya' is an Arabic word meaning "blood sacrifice", and 'Qurbani' is an Urdu and Persian word derived from the Arabic word "Qurban" which literally means an act performed to seek Allah Ta'ala's pleasure. It is technically used for the sacrifice of an animal slaughtered for the sake of Allah Ta'ala.

 

The sacrifice of an animal has always been a recognised form of worship in many religions, but in the 'Shariah' (Islamic sacred law) of The Last and Final Messenger of Allah Ta'ala (Peace be upon him) the sacrifice of an animal has been recognised as a form of ibadah (worship) during the three days of the month Zul Hijjah, namely the 10th, 11th, and 12th .

 

This is to commemorate the unparalleled sacrifice offered by the Prophet Sayyidna Ibrahim, Alayhi Salam, when he, in pursuance to a command of Allah Ta'ala conveyed to him in a dream, prepared himself to slaughter his beloved son, Sayyidna Isma'il, Alayhi Salam, and actually intended to do so, but Allah Ta'ala the Almighty, after testing his submission, sent down a sheep and saved his son from the logical fate of slaughter. It is from that incident that the sacrifice of an animal became an obligatory duty to be performed by every Muslim who has the means to do it.

 

On who is it obligatory?

 

Qurbani is Wajib (obligatory) on every Muslim who is

• Of sound mind - mature (has reached the age of puberty),
• Muqeem (i.e. he is not a Shari traveller)
• Possesses the amount of 612,36 grams of silver or wealth equivalent to that value which is in excess of one's basic needs and debts on any of the three days of Qurbani. It is not necessary that this amount be in one's possession for a complete lunar year. (please do consult your local Islamic Scholars for more details and exact value in your local currency)

 

What the Quran and Hadith says:

 

Allah Ta'ala Ta'ala, The Most Wise says:

 

"It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches Allâh, it is your piety that reaches Him. Indeed He has subjected them (animals) to you so that you may glorify Allah for guiding you, and give glad tidings to those who excel in good." (Quran-22:37)

 

The Noble Messenger of Allah Ta'ala(Peace be upon him) is reported to have said:

 

"For every hair that is on the sacrificial animal, one reward is recorded for the person making the Qurbâni."

 

"There is nothing dearer to Allâh during the days of Qurbâni than the sacrificing of animals. The sacrificed animal shall come on the Day of Qiyamah with its horns, hair and hooves (to be weighed in reward). The sacrifice is accepted by Allâh before the blood reaches the ground. Therefore sacrifice with an open and happy heart."

"Whoever has the capacity to sacrifice and does not do so, should not come to the place where the Eid prayer is offered." (Hadith-Ibn Majah).

 

Therefore if you have the means to do Qurbani, do not ignore this important part of Deen. There are many more details that relate to Qurbani which we have not covered in this brief article.

 

For a detailed article on the Laws & Virtues of Udhiya (Qurbani) please visit: http://eislaminfo.blogspot.com/2010/10/qurbaniudhiyya.html

 

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Q&A: Beyond the Trilateral Summit in Azerbaijan!

Question:

On Monday, 08/08/2016 a trilateral summit was held that gathered for the first time presidents of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The final declaration has mentioned several topics that were discussed, such as the relations between the three countries, the economic cooperation and the North-South corridor, as well as the fight against terrorism, the Syrian crisis, Afghanistan, drug trafficking, extremism, cross-border crime, illegal arms trafficking, human trafficking, etc …, all this in one day! Is this for media propaganda or is there a theme that was focused upon and the rest are just frills? Moreover, Iran and Azerbaijan follow the US policy, does this mean America has a role in this meeting? if so what is its goal in that?

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Answer:

Yes, it is not reasonable to focus on all this broad spectrum of topics in a session or two, and in a day or part of a day! But it seems that the economic issue is the goal of this summit, and in particular the establishment of the economic corridor (North-South transportation corridor) … and that America has the fundamental role in it, to distance Russia from China, and to economically exhaust it by occupying it in this corridor that extends from Russia to Azerbaijan, Iran, and the Gulf … To clarify this, we will present the following matters:

First: The other issues that were mentioned in the final declaration are not significant in the summit meeting … and we will explain this as follows:

1. As for Afghanistan, none of these three countries have any control in Afghanistan, instead the influential actor State there is America, for it dominants the Government of Afghanistan; therefore, mentioning Afghanistan in the declaration is of footnotes …!
2. As for cross-border crime and human trafficking, these are not the priorities of common interest to the mentioned countries to hold a summit…
3. As to the crisis in Syria, Russia and Iran need to coordinate with each other regarding Syria to avoid defeat. But the fact that Azerbaijan has no role in the Syrian crisis makes the summit not intended for this purpose. Specially that Azerbaijan is the one that called for the summit: “It is remarkable that this trilateral meeting held on Monday, is the first in this format proposed by the President of Azerbaijani during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart last February.” (Source: i24news, in 08/08/2016). This means that the summit that Azerbaijan called for it will not be on the Syrian crisis, where there is no role of Azerbaijan in it.
4. And as regards to the fight against terrorism, drugs and transit of arms and militants, especially between Azerbaijan and Russia, as a corridor for the Mujahideen to the Caucasus, as it was during the Chechen wars throughout the nineties of the twentieth century … Despite that Russia mentioned these at the summit, as reported by Russia Today on 08/08/2016: “President Vladimir Putin stressed during a trilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart, President Hassan Rouhani, and President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on the need for more efficient efforts to prevent the transit of militants, weapons, drugs through the territories of the three countries. President Putin also called on Monday 8th August, to step up information-sharing between the three countries on the activities of terrorist organizations”. Still, Russia can resolve such issues bilaterally with Azerbaijan without the need for a summit involving the Iranian president. For the issue of “transit of militants and weapons” is a Russian Azerbaijani problem, because the passage of “militants” is usually through Azerbaijan … As to the topic of drugs from Afghanistan through Iran and Azerbaijan, though having an impact, but is not a priority to these countries in the current circumstances to hold a summit …

Second: Thus, the former issues, though having an impact, are not a reason to hold a summit between the three countries… Therefore, the remaining issue is the economic issue, which is the main purpose for holding this summit, in particular the establishment of the economic corridor (North-South corridor). To illustrate this, we point out what came in the declaration regarding economic matters, as well as the reported remarks on the subject:

1. It was stated in the final declaration “Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will take measures on the development of transportation infrastructure, including the “North-South” international transportation corridor. The sides intend to support efforts to integrate regional transportation and communication opportunities aimed at creating an economically profitable and environmentally friendly transportation infrastructure… The parties intend to take effective steps for the development of transportation and communication infrastructure in order to improve the existing passenger and goods transportation capacity along with the “North-South” international transportation corridor …” It is also noted that Moscow, Tehran and Baku ‘intend to further contribute to the implementation of new projects on the connection of railways as a part of the development and improvement of the North-South international transportation corridor’s efficiency…’” (Russia Today, 09/08/2016)
2. Iranian President Rouhani talked about the purpose of the conference by saying to “promote broad development prospects of these countries.” (Al-Alam TV site, 08/08/2016).
3. Russian media reported on the most prominent goals of the conference. On 08/08/2016, Russian Sputnik Agency talked about major Russian Iranian project that will rival the Egyptian Suez Canal. The Russian agency reported, “The key topic on the agenda of the summit is to establish an international corridor linking North and South, this project will compete with the Egyptian Suez Canal, to some extent. The corridor will be 7,200 kilometers long and will link Northern Europe to India, and the Gulf States through Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan. Iranian Foreign Minister announced that this project serves the interests of the peoples of Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia and the interests of the entire region, where the project is going to provide a cost and time-effective alternative to the maritime route across the Suez Canal.”
4. As well as, Russia Today stated on 08/08/2016 that the Russian President reiterated before the summit that the trilateral cooperation between Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will allow the implementation of a number of new projects in the Caspian region. Putin said, “We have a lot to talk about in this trilateral format.”

Thus, the main goal of this conference is the economic cooperation, in particular the North-South corridor, and it is given precedence over the economic projects on the Caspian Sea, because the rest of the countries along this sea were not invited to the Summit. Therefore, the discussion of this topic at the Summit was not for the actual implementation as much it was for future research, and this may be too farfetched, until an understanding with other coastal states of the sea is reached. Whereas, the corridor concerns the three countries, in particular that the Russian media highlighted it and that it will compete with the Suez Canal…

Third: As for the US role, it actually exists, and some of it does not require deep thinking to understand, while other needs scrutiny and depth … The first category could be easily understood from the fact that these three countries differ in reality. Russia is an independent country and has its own regional and international policies. While Iran and Azerbaijan both follow US policy, and the foreign policies of such states cannot be separated from US policy. In other words, creating a corridor from North to South to the Gulf on the shores of Iran is not separate from the American policies. This is regarding the first category, which can be easily understood without deep thinking. The second category, which requires depth and contemplation, can be understood by taking into account the following matters:

1. America noticed the difficult economic situation of Russia, so it ordered Azerbaijan and Iran to entice Russia with a huge economic project that exhausts the Russian economy. As is the American policy on the China side, preoccupying it with spending on massive projects such as the China’s economic corridor through Pakistan, the United States also wants to push Russia to spend on the new “North-South” corridor to strain its economy and force it to the debts of IMF and the World Bank, which America dominates them. And for all that it has ordered Iran and Azerbaijan to also spend on this project, the “Corridor”, to encourage Russia to proceed forward and engage in it.
2. While America is intensifying its policies in the Far East to prevent China from becoming a prestigious global force, and is fomenting trouble spots around China, it certainly realizes that the most dangerous thing in the Russian orientation towards Asia is Russia heading towards China. And if the American policy is to isolate China from strengthening by other major countries, then it certainly realizes that Russia is the most serious of those countries on the issue of rapprochement with China. And in the context of distancing Russia from China, America entices Russia with such a “North-South” corridor. In particular, that this economic corridor that crosses Azerbaijan and Russia is a twin-like with the Indian-Iranian economic corridor, which connects India nautically to Iran at the Iranian Chabahar port, as well as linking Iran to Afghanistan by land. This means that the new “North-South” corridor crossing Russia is to give more vitality to Indian economic corridor via cross-linking it to Northern Europe. Thus Russia appears on the side of India, the traditional enemy of China in South Asia, and consequently it divides between them. On the other hand, the integration of Russia in this economic corridor with Iran and Azerbaijan, will certainly limit the integration of Russia with China’s plans in the economic corridors, such as the Silk Road corridor … Overall, America sees a worrying orientation of Russia towards China, accordingly it pushes its followers in Iran and Azerbaijan to entice Russia with joint projects with them so that Russia distances itself from China and China distances itself from it…….

Fourth: In conclusion:

1. The purpose of the trilateral summit held in Baku on 08/08/2016 is an economic one and in particular the North-South corridor.
2. There is a significant role for America in the summit via Azerbaijan and Iran to involve Russia in the North-South Corridor project, in order to exhaust the Russian economy during the current crisis and to push Russia to become preoccupied with projects towards the South-West of Russia to Azerbaijan and Iran, rather than the orientation to the South-East of Russia towards China and then gradually isolating Russia from China…

11th Dhul Qi’dah 1437 AH

14/8/2016 CE