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khilafah is not a totalitarian state

The Khilafah is not a Totalitarian State

Wednesday, 24 October 2007

This map shows the Islamic Khilafah during the first century of its rule. Despite the number of countries under its domain with their existing languages, traditions, religions, customs, laws and cultures, Islam was successful in moulding these disparate people in to one unified society within a very short period of time. Unlike the oppressive Byzantine Empire of the time, the Khilafah did not achieve this through tyranny and ruling with an iron fist. The peoples the Khilafah governed embraced Islam en masse and wholeheartedly supported and welcomed the rule of the Islamic State. This book will refute in detail the claim made by Bush, Blair and others that the Khilafah ruling system is an oppressive, fascist, totalitarian state or par with Nazi Germany. Download the full book here (PDF) INTRODUCTION The overwhelming support for re-establishing the Khilafah is now clear for everyone to see. Survey after survey, poll after poll shows the majority of Muslims want Shari'ah and the Khilafah (Caliphate).1 The starkest example of this support was displayed this August when Hizb ut-Tahrir staged a massive Khilafah conference in Indonesia. 100,000 Muslims were in attendance filling an entire football stadium, with millions more across the globe voicing their support.2 This growing call for Khilafah has sent shockwaves throughout the west and its agents ruling the Muslim world. As a result all aspects of Islam are now under attack, from the Islamic ‘aqeeda (belief) to the Islamic ruling system. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘Verily, the knots of Islam will be undone one by one. Whenever one knot is lost then the people grabbed onto the one which came after it. The first of these knots will be the ruling and the last will be the prayer (salah).'3 Unable to provide any credible argument against the strength of the Islamic ‘aqeeda, the colonialist kuffar have resorted to cheap and degrading insults against our beloved messenger Muhammad (saw). The Danish cartoons and comments by the Pope are bad enough but what is worse is when this attack comes in a Muslim country, Bangladesh in the holy month of Ramadan!4 A few weeks after the Indonesian Khilafah conference, George Bush gave a speech in which he vowed to fight those who seek to re-establish the Khilafah. He spoke of America being ‘engaged in a great ideological struggle -- fighting Islamic extremists across the globe.' He went on to define these extremists as those who ‘hope to impose that same dark vision across the Middle East by raising up a violent and radical caliphate that spans from Spain to Indonesia.'5 This malicious propaganda campaign should come as no surprise to the believers. When the Prophet (saw) began his da'wah in Mecca the Quraysh initially ignored him thinking his call would be no more than the talk of monks and sages and that people would eventually return to the faith of their fathers and ancestors. Whenever he (saw) passed by they would say: ‘Here is the son of ‘Abd al-Muttalib who is spoken to from the heavens.'6 However, when the da'wah began to take root in Mecca and have a powerful effect on its people, this is when the torture, propaganda and boycott of the Muslims began. Since the work for Khilafah nowadays has become deeply rooted in the Muslim countries we see the same campaign of torture and propaganda being used to prevent its re-establishment. Part of this campaign is to slander the Khilafah so much so that ‘extraordinary measures' such as assassination, torture and concentration camps like Guantanamo Bay can be justified by the west in dealing with its re-establishment. This is where painting the Khilafah as a totalitarian state on par with Nazi Germany fits in. Nazism represents the epitome of evil for western governments and they would support any measure aimed at preventing its re-establishment. This is why the enemies of Islam such as the Neo-conservatives in America and their followers in Europe have begun a malicious campaign to equate Islam with Nazism and totalitarianism. 1 WHAT IS TOTALITARIANISM? Totalitarianism is a technical term used to describe governments in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralised control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed.7 Loosely applied aspects of totalitarianism can be seen in every country of the world. In the West, increasing encroachment of the state on civil liberties through measures such as political suppression, torture and widespread spying definitely mirrors many aspects of totalitarian states. However, in the politically charged atmosphere of America's war on terror employing its use against Muslims has one context which is the suppression of anyone calling for a future Khilafah. George W. Bush, US President said: ‘This caliphate would be a totalitarian Islamic empire encompassing all current and former Muslim lands, stretching from Europe to North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.'8 David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party in Britain said: ‘The driving force behind today's terrorist threat is Islamist fundamentalism. The struggle we are engaged in is, at root, ideological. During the last century a strain of Islamist thinking has developed which, like other totalitarianisms, such as Nazism and Communism, offers its followers a form of redemption through violence.'9 Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister said: ‘Out of this region the Middle East has been exported a deadly ideology based on a perversion of the proper faith of Islam but nonetheless articulated with demonic skill playing on the fears and grievances of Muslims everywhere. Analogies with the past are never properly accurate, and analogies especially with the rising fascism can be easily misleading but, in pure chronology, I sometimes wonder if we're not in the 1920s or 1930s again.'10 The key features of a totalitarian regime were defined by the US historians Carl Friedrich and Zbigniew Brzezinski in Totalitarian Dictatorship and Autocracy (1956). Their model was derived from the history of the twentieth century (primarily Communism and Nazism) and had six key features: An official ideology to which general adherence was demanded, the ideology intended to achieve a ‘perfect final stage of mankind'. A single mass party, hierarchically organised, closely interwoven with the state bureaucracy and typically led by one man. Monopolistic control of the armed forces. A monopoly of the means of effective mass communication. A system of terrorist police control. Central control and direction of the entire economy. Each of these six areas will be examined in turn to see if the totalitarian model compares in any way to the Khilafah ruling system. 2 FIRST FEATURE An official ideology to which general adherence was demanded the ideology intended to achieve a ‘perfect final stage of mankind' Official Ideology The Khilafah is an ideological Islamic state and similar to other ideological states such as America and Britain its systems of governance are derived from its viewpoint in life. For the Khilafah its viewpoint in life is the Islamic ‘aqeeda from which emanates the shari'ah rules governing life's affairs. For states such as America and Britain their viewpoint in life is based on secularism from which emanates democracy and the Capitalist economic system, which is the most prominent part of their ideology which is why they are referred to as Capitalist nations. Although the Khilafah is based on the Islamic ideology this doesn't mean everyone who lives in the state must become Muslim. Citizenship in the Khilafah is based on someone permanently living within the lands of the Khilafah regardless of their ethnicity or creed. It is not a requirement for someone to become Muslim and adopt the values of Islam in order to become a citizen of the state. Muslims living outside the Islamic State do not enjoy the rights of citizenship, whereas a non-Muslim living permanently within the Islamic State (dar ul-Islam) does.11 Another question could arise regarding the many schools of thought (madhahib) that exist among Muslims, for example Sunni and Shia. Will the Khilafah adopt one school of thought and enforce it upon everybody else? The Khilafah only adopts legislation from the shari'ah necessary to manage life's affairs. It does not adopt divine rules pertaining to worship (ibadat) except Zakat and Jihad due to their societal impact. It also does not adopt in any of the thoughts connected to the Islamic ‘aqeeda.12 Therefore the Khilafah will not be a Sunni state or a Shia state. Any Muslim regardless of their school of thought will be left alone to practise without interference from the state. ‘Perfect final stage' - Utopia The Khilafah ruling system does not aim at establishing a political utopia or the creation of a ‘master race.' Its aim is simply to apply the shari'ah. Allah (swt) revealed the shari'ah for application on human beings not angels. There is no expectation for the Islamic society to be a perfect society where crime is never committed. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘By the one in whose hand my soul is, if you did not do wrong, Allah Almighty would remove you and bring a people who do wrong and then ask Allah Almighty for forgiveness and He would forgive them.'13 The Prophet (saw) was head of the best Islamic State. But in his state there lived Muslims, non-Muslims and hypocrites (munafiqeen). There were adulterers, thieves and murderers. In the time of the Rightly Guided Khaleefahs (Khulufa Rashida) many problems existed to the extent that fitna (rebellion) broke out in the time of Imam Ali (ra). Despite all this shari'ah was applied and shari'ah resolved the disputes and problems that occurred. Moreover, the Prophet (saw) warned the Muslims about future oppressive rulers in the Khilafah. Muslim narrated from Huzayfah ibn al-Yamaan that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘There will be Imams after me who will not be guided by my guidance, nor will they act according to my Sunnah; some men will rise amongst you with satans' hearts in human bodies.' Huzayfah asked, ‘What shall I do, if I were to reach that time?' He (saw) said, ‘You should hear and obey the Ameer even if he whipped your back and took your money; do hear and obey.'14 Muslim ‘Master Race' Islam does not believe in creating a Muslim ‘master race' where all non-Muslims are forced to convert to Islam. The existence of non-Muslims and their places of worship in the Muslim world despite Islam having ruled the area for over 1300 years is clear evidence that this was never the case.15 The Messenger of Allah (saw) wrote to the people of Yemen: ‘Whoever is adamant upon Judaism or Christianity will not be tormented for it, and he is obliged to pay the jizya.'16 The meaning of ‘will not be tormented for it' means the dhimmi (non-Muslim citizens) are left to follow their beliefs and worships.17 3 SECOND FEATURE A single mass party In the traditional totalitarian models of Communism and Nazism there was one official party. For the Soviet Union it was the Communist Party and for Nazi Germany it was the German National Socialists Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) where the word Nazi itself is derived. More recently the Ba'ath Party in Iraq under Saddam Hussein was the official state party with all others being forced underground. Any citizen in order to progress in society needed to join the official state party. Those who didn't join were viewed with suspicion and were not subject to the same rights and protections as party members. Western countries follow a multi-party democratic model with many political parties in existence and vying for power. Although in reality there are usually only two major political parties that have any chance of gaining power. In America it's a choice between either the Republicans or the Democrats and in Britain between Labour and the Conservatives. Political Parties in Islam Islam has not only allowed the establishment of political parties but made it obligatory on the Muslim Ummah to establish at least one party. Although members of the government will in many cases be members of political parties the Khilafah does not have a party system of ruling as found in western democracies. In other words no one single party rules the State. Political parties in the Khilafah are established primarily to account the head of state (Khaleefah) and his government. Their task is to safeguard the thoughts of Islam in society and to ensure the government does not deviate from the implementation and propagation of Islam. There is no requirement to join a party in order to become a member of the Islamic government or to progress in society. The right of the Khilafah's citizens to establish political parties is established from the Holy Qur'an. No permission is required from the government to establish these parties as shari'ah has given permission for this. The following verse of the Holy Qur'an orders the establishment of political parties. Allah (swt) says: Let there arise from amongst you a group(s) which calls to al-Khair (Islam), enjoins al-ma'ruf (good) and forbids al-munkar (evil), and they are the successful ones.18 The order to establish a group or groups is an order to establish political parties. This is deduced from the fact that the verse has determined the duty of this group which is the call to Islam, enjoining the Ma'aruf (good), and forbidding the Munkar (evil). The duty of enjoining Ma'aruf and forbidding Munkar is general and not restricted. It therefore includes the rulers and this implies holding them accountable. The holding of the rulers accountable is a political task performed by the political parties and it is the most important task of the political parties. Thus the verse indicates the duty of establishing political parties which would call to Islam, enjoin Ma'aruf and forbid Munkar, and would hold the rulers accountable for their actions and conduct.19 Therefore, the function of political parties within the Khilafah is not to achieve power as there is no concept of a party system of government. Multiple Islamic political parties can exist and they will work for the betterment of the entire society rather than their own narrow self-interests as we find in western countries. 4 THIRD FEATURE Monopolistic control of the armed forces The Khilafah is not a military regime The Khaleefah is commander in-chief of the armed forces and appoints all the army generals and the Chief of staff.20 The Khaleefah is not a ceremonial commander in-chief as found in some western states but he alone is the one who supervises the military and war policies, internally and externally for the state. This ensures the armed forces are fully under the executive control of the government and cannot become independent and carry out a coup d'état against the government as we have seen happening on numerous occasions in Muslim countries such as Turkey and Pakistan. However, this in no way implies that the Khilafah is a military regime enforcing the law through the army. Military thinking is kept completely separate from the political thinking needed to look after peoples' affairs. Although military thinking is important within its narrow sphere of building a strong military apparatus and carrying out the war policy, it should never exceed this role. This is because when soldiers fulfil their work in their military capacity, they fulfil it as people of expertise. They do not permit into their considerations the impact of world public opinion, diplomatic efforts, spiritual and moral strengths or the value of political manoeuvring. Their opinion is just one opinion among many other considerations that the Khaleefah uses when formulating his political judgement on a matter.21 Preventing misuse of the Armed Forces The military is not a monopoly of the Khaleefah for him to use for his own personal interests. The armed forces can only be used for legitimate shari'ah reasons. They cannot be used illegally and to commit oppression. If for any reason it is deemed that the armed forces have been misused by the Khaleefah then the independent judicial court the Court of Unjust Acts (Mahkamat ul-Mazalim) will investigate the matter and make a judgement to resolve the dispute.22 5 FOURTH FEATURE A monopoly of the means of effective mass communication The government of the Khilafah does not have a monopoly on the media. Any citizen of the Islamic State is allowed to set up any media whether newspapers, magazines, radio or television. Permission is not required to establish this type of media although the Department of Information (Da'irat ul I'laam) must be informed of their establishment.23 As is the case in any State there are limits to the general remit of the press and they must operate within the law. Sensitive information related to national security cannot be published without prior permission from the Information Department. Slander and libel, incitement, racism, insulting religious beliefs and the propagation of depraved and misguided cultures are not allowed by shari'ah. Outside of these limits the media within the Khilafah has full rights to account the Khaleefah and his government, investigate any government oppression (mazlama) or other issues that pose a danger or are in the interests of the society at large. The media can investigate and publish this without fear of any arrest or persecution. The role of the media within any society especially the Khilafah cannot be underestimated. Their work falls under the general obligation of enjoining the good (Ma'aruf) and forbidding the evil (Munkar) which is a duty of every citizen. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘By Him in whose hand is my soul, you must enjoin the Ma'aruf and forbid the Munkar, otherwise Allah will be about to send His punishment upon you. And then if you pray to Him (to ask Him), he would not answer you.'24 Islam also emphasised the importance of accounting the tyrant ruler even if it led to death. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘The master of martyrs is Hamza bin Abdul-Muttalib and a man who stood to an oppressor ruler where he ordered him and forbade him so he (the ruler) killed him.'25 The ordinary Muslims within the Khilafah will fear none but Allah (swt). This will give them the strength to confront the Khaleefah and strongly account him when necessary. This is illustrated in the following example from the time of Khaleefah Mu'awiya (ra). One day, Jariya Ibnu Qudama Al-Saadi entered to Mu'awiya who, at the time, was the head of the Islamic state. Three of the Roman emperor's ministers happened to be also present. Mu'awiya said to Jariya: Were you not one of Ali's allies in all of his opinions? Jariya said: Leave Ali (may Allah honour him) aside, for we have not despised him since we loved him, nor have we cheated him since we advised him. Upon this Mu'awiya said to him: Woe to you o Jariya! You must have been lowly in your parents' eyes, for they called you Jariya (meaning slave girl or maid). Jariya replied: You must have been lowly in your parents' eyes, for they called you Mu'awiya, the bitch on heat who barked and lured the dogs. Mu'awiya shouted: Shut up you motherless one! Jariya replied: You shut up o Mu'awiya (he did not say Amir of the believers), for I have a mother who bore me for the swords with which we faced you one day. Then we have given you our pledge of allegiance, to hear and to obey, so long as you rule us by what Allah has revealed. So if you fulfil your promise, we fulfil our loyalty to you, and if you fail to keep up your promise, remember that we have left behind us some ferocious men and plenty of armour, they shall not let you abuse or harm them. Mu'awiya yelled: May Allah rid us of the likes of you! Jariya replied: You! (Again he did not say Emir of the believers), say something good and be courteous, for the worst rulers are in hell fire. Jariya then left, fuming with anger without even asking Mu'awiya permission to leave. The three ministers turned to Mu'awiya and one of them said: "Our emperor would not be addressed by any of his subjects unless the subject were prostrating with his forehead at the base of his throne. If the voice of one of the closest people to him or any of his immediate family were to be raised, they could be cut to pieces, or burnt, so how could this rough desert Arab, with his ill-mannered behaviour, come and threaten you like this? As if he was your equal"? Mu'awiya smiled then said: "I rule over men, who are fearless of any censurer when it comes to the truth, and all my folk are like this desert Arab, none of them prostrate save to Allah (swt), none of them keep silent over an injustice and I am not superior, nor better than any of them except in piety. I have said some harsh words to the man and he rightly responded, I was the one who started, thus I am more to blame than he". Upon hearing this, the senior Roman minister burst out crying, so Mu'awiya asked the reason why, so he said: "We had thought before today that we were your equals in terms of protection and force, but after witnessing this, I fear that one day you would spread your authority over our empire".26 6 FIFTH FEATURE A system of terrorist police control The Khilafah is not a police state. Torture, spying and arbitrary arrest and imprisonment are all forbidden. The implementation of Islam depends primarily upon Muslims taqwa (God Consciousness). They obey the law out of their obedience to Allah (swt). This removes the need for thousands of CCTV cameras that plague the cities of the west in order to prevent crime. Furthermore, Muslims believe in responsibility not freedom. The collective spirit fostered in the Khilafah for doing good and righteous deeds means people will intervene if they witness any criminal behaviour. The culture of turning a blind eye to crime prevalent in the West will not exist in the Khilafah. This again falls under the general obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil mentioned earlier. Therefore, the arrest, conviction and punishment of those who disobey the law in the Khilafah are seen as a last resort. Even when dealing with criminals they have the full right to judicial process and they cannot be mistreated or tortured to extract confessions. Any confession extracted under duress or with false testimony is completely rejected. Those who give false testimony in an Islamic court or abuse any suspects will themselves face harsh punishments. Torture is prohibited Torture of anyone in the Khilafah is prohibited regardless of any benefit it may bring, such as intelligence information. The Khilafah does not lower itself to the despicable behaviour of the Americans and Israelis and their ‘state sanctioned' torture methods. Muslim narrated from Hisham b. Hakeem, who said: ‘I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: ‘Allah will punish those who punish the people in the Dunya.'27 Judicial Process Arbitrary arrest and detention without trial is forbidden in the Khilafah. The legal principle of habeas corpus exists where anyone arrested must be brought before a judicial court and their case investigated by a judge (qadi). ‘The Messenger of Allah has ordered that the two disputing parties should sit before a judge.'28 All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a shari'ah court. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘It is the plaintiff who should provide the evidence, and the oath is due on the one who disapprove.'29 Private/Public Sphere Another feature of a totalitarian state is its policing and spying on people in their homes and private affairs. As mentioned earlier, the Khilafah has a minimal adoption in Islamic legislation. It only adopts those laws necessary to manage the public affairs of state. It will not adopt laws in the areas of ibadat (personal worship) and belief except zakat and jihad. This prevents problems arising between the various schools of thought (mazahib) such as Sunni and Shia that live together in the Khilafah. For non-Muslim citizens (dhimmi) they are left alone to practise their religions and those practises linked to their belief such as drinking alcohol, eating pork, marriage and divorce.30 The sanctity of someone's home in the Khilafah cannot be violated by spying on them. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘He who peeps into some people's house without their permission, it is allowed for them to gouge out his eye.'31 Also Allah (swt) says in the Holy Qur'an: O you who believe, avoid suspicion as much as possible, for suspicion in some cases is a sin, and do not spy on each other.32 Allah (swt) prohibited spying in this verse when He (swt) said - ‘do not spy.' This prohibition is general covering all spying whether it is spying for himself or anyone, whether it is for the State or individuals or groups, and whether the one performing it i.e. the spying is the ruler or the ruled. The speech is general covering everything applying upon it that it is spying. Therefore it is not allowed for the Khilafah to spy on its Muslim or dhimmi citizens.33 The only exception being when there is clear evidence that a citizen of the khilafah is being used by an external state to spy on the Khilafah - then this can be investigated without overstepping the rights of the general citizenry.34 An example of the sanctity of people's homes and not pursuing criminal activity within them is from the time of the 2nd Rightly Guided Khaleefah of Islam Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (ra). Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, was making his nightly rounds in Al-Madina when he heard a man singing in a house. He entered by scaling a wall and found a woman with him and wine. Umar said "You enemy of Allah. Do you think that Allah, glorified be he, would not expose you whilst you commit a sin?' The man said: "And you O commander of the Faithful! Don't be so harsh on me. I disobeyed Allah in one thing, while you disobeyed Him in three: He (swt) says: ‘And do not spy' and you spied. He (swt) says: ‘So enter the houses by the doors' and you have scaled a wall. He (swt) says: ‘Enter not houses other than yours until you have asked leave and invoked peace on the inmates thereof' and you have entered without permission.' Umar (ra) said "would you be a better one if I pardon you?' He answered ‘Yes.' Umar pardoned him and went out.35 7 SIXTH FEATURE Central control and direction of the entire economy The Khilafah does not have a planned economy where the government controls and regulates production, distribution and prices through some all-encompassing macroeconomic plan. Private ownership of land, factories, shops and corporations in order to generate profits is highly encouraged within the Khilafah. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, ‘The truthful and trustworthy merchant will be in the company of the Prophets, the upright and the martyrs.'36 The shari'ah restricts state intervention in the economy in many areas. Violation of these by the state would be considered government oppression (mazlama) that can be overturned by the Court of Unjust Acts (Mahkamat ul-Mazalim). Having said this, the Khilafah does not permit the concept of freedom of ownership like in Capitalism where if enough demand exists companies can supply goods even if they are detrimental to the wider society. Public/Private Property Islam makes a distinction between private and public property within the Khilafah. There is no concept of Nationalisation where private property is transferred to the State if the State viewed it was in the public interest. Only if the nature of the property changed can it then be deemed public property and ownership transferred to the state.37 There are three types of public property defined by Shari'ah: That which is considered a public utility, so that a town or a community would disperse in search for it if it were not available. E.g. water, electricity, gas and oil reserves The uncountable stores of minerals. E.g. diamond mine. Things which, by their nature, would prevent the individual from possession. E.g. rivers, seas, lakes, public canals, gulfs, straits.38 Outside of these categories all other property is private property and can be owned by individuals. The only exception to this is those properties that belong to the state such as government buildings, tax revenues and army weapons. These are termed as State property.39 Therefore the factors of production: land, labour and capital are not owned and controlled by the state as is the case in a planned or command economy. Price fixing The Khilafah cannot intervene directly in the economy to fix the level of prices. Imam Ahmad narrated from Anas who said: Prices increased at the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) so they said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, we wish would you price (fix the prices).' He (saw) said: ‘Indeed Allah is the Creator, the holder (Qabidh), the Open-handed (Basit), the Provider (Raziq), the Pricer (who fixes prices); and I wish I will meet Allah and nobody demands (complains) of me for unjust act I did against him, neither in blood or property.'40 Printing money The world today operates a paper-based currency that is not based on gold and has no intrinsic value. The value of the paper results from people's confidence in the economy and with the government who prints the currency. One of the biggest oppressions committed by governments today is their free reign in printing money and increasing the money supply in the economy. This leads to inflation and in some cases in the Muslim world leads to hyperinflation where the currency devalues on an hourly basis. The Khilafah cannot just print money as it deems fit. Money in the Khilafah must be based on gold or silver. Paper money will be in circulation but at anytime this paper money must be transferable in to 100% of its value of gold or silver.41 Taxation The taxation that can be imposed in the Khilafah has been restricted by the shari'ah. If the fixed taxes such as Kharaj, Jizya and Al-Ushur are insufficient to fund the state then a wealth tax can be imposed. However, this tax can only be imposed on the excess wealth of the people not their income or on their goods and services. Oppressive taxation such as value added taxes on goods and services or income tax are prohibited. Referring to the unjust taxes the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘The tax-collector will not enter Paradise.'42 CONCLUSION From this brief discussion it's clear that the totalitarian model of government in no way compares to the Khilafah ruling system. Although politicians and academics try and interpret the Khilafah within their existing models such as a monarchy, empire or federation, the Khilafah is in fact a unique system of government. The linking of Islam and the Khilafah to Nazism and totalitarianism under the guise of intellectual and academic debate has only one purpose which is fuelling the ‘war on terror' which in reality is a ‘war on Islam'. This propaganda campaign against Islam and the Khilafah will surely fail as it did in the time of the Prophet (saw). The campaign to demonise Islam by Quraysh backfired and actually attracted more people to listen to the Prophet's (saw) message. The unprecedented interest in Islam and the increasing numbers of converts in western countries shows this propaganda is failing. The unprecedented support for Khilafah and the resorting to violence by the west to try and prevent its re-establishment also shows this propaganda is failing. We finish with the good news given to us from the Prophet (saw) of the return of the Khilafah after the oppressive systems Muslims live under today. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘The Prophethood will be among you as long as Allah wills, then he will eliminate it if he so wills. Then a Khilafah on the model of Prophethood will prevail so long as Allah wills, then he will eliminate it if he so wills. Then there will be a biting monarchy as long as Allah wills, then he will eliminate it if he so wills. Then there will be an oppressive monarchy as long as Allah wills, then he will eliminate it if he so wills. Then a Khilafah on the way of Prophethood will prevail and he kept silent.'43 NOTES 1 WorldPublicOpinion.org with support from the University of Maryland, ‘Muslims Believe US Seeks to Undermine Islam,' http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/346.php?nid=&id=&pnt=346&lb=hmpg2 2 Khilafah.com, ‘Indonesian Khilafah Conference 2007,' http://www.khilafah.com/kcom/activism/asia/international-khilafah-conference-2007.html 3 At-Tabaraani 4 Khilafah.com, ‘HT Bangladesh calls upon the people to protest against insulting cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (saw),' http://www.khilafah.com/kcom/activism/asia/ht-bangladesh-calls-upon-the-people-to-protest-against-insulting-cartoons- 5 George Bush, ‘President Bush Addresses the 89th Annual National Convention of the American Legion,' 28 August 2007, http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070828-2.html 6 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Islamic State', translation of Dowlah Islamiyya, Khilafah Publications, p. 10 7 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, ‘Dictionary definition of totalitarian,' Fourth Edition 8 George W. Bush, ‘Global War on Terror,' speech at Capital Hilton Hotel, 5 September 2006, http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060905-4.html 9 David Cameron, ‘Speech to Foreign Policy Think Tank,' 24 August 2005, http://education.guardian.co.uk/faithschools/story/0,13882,1555406,00.html 10 Tony Blair, Speech at Alfred Emanuel Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, New York. Reported in The Times Newspaper, 19 October 2007, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2693173.ece 11 Hizb ut-Tahrir, ‘The Methodology of Hizb ut-Tahrir for Change,' Al-Khilafah Publications, p. 6 12 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The draft constitution of the Khilafah State. The Introduction and the incumbent reasons,' translation of Muqadimatud-Dustur Aw al-Asbabul Mujibatulah, Article 4 13 Sahih Muslim. On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra) 14 Sahih Muslim. On the authority of Huzayfah ibn al-Yamaan. 15 Khilafah.com, ‘Dhimmi: Non-Muslims living in the Khilafah,' http://www.khilafah.com/kcom/the-khilafah/non-muslims/dhimmi-non-muslims-living-in-the-khilafah.html 16 Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam, ‘The Book of Revenue,' Translation of Kitab al-Amwal, Garnet Publishing Ltd, p. 25 17 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Islamic Personality,' Volume 2, translation of Shakhsiya Islamiyya, Dar ul-Ummah, Beirut, Fourth Edition, Chapter Ahkam adh-dhimmi 18 Holy Qur'an, Translation of the Meaning, Chapter 3, Surah al-Imran, Verse 104 19 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Ruling System in Islam,' translation of Nizam ul-Hukm fil Islam, Khilafah Publications, Fifth Edition, p. 297 20 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The draft constitution of the Khilafah State,' Op.Cit., Article 61 21 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Islamic Personality,' Op.Cit., Chapter ‘The Meaning of the Khaleefah Supervising the Army's Leadership' 22 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The draft constitution of the Khilafah State,' Op.Cit., Article 78 23 Hizb ut-Tahrir, ‘Khilafah State Organisations,' translation of Ajhizat dowlah ul-Khilafah, Dar ul-Ummah, Beirut, 2005, First Edition, Chapter al-I'laam 24 Musnad Ahmad on the authority of Huzayfah. 25 Sunan Abu Dawud 26 Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti, ‘Tarikh al-Khulafa,' 27 Sahih Muslim on the authority of Hisham b. Hakeem 28 Sunan Abu Dawud, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Zubayr. 29 Al-Baihaqqi 30 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The draft constitution of the Khilafah State,' Op.Cit., Article 7 31 Musnad Ahmed on the authority of Abu Hurairah 32 Holy Qur'an, Translation of the Meaning, Chapter 49, Surah Al-Hujurat, Verse 12 33 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Islamic Personality,' Op.Cit., Chapter ‘Spying' 34 Hizb ut-Tahrir, ‘Khilafah State Organisations,' Op.Cit., Chapter ‘The tasks of the internal security department' 35 Al-Khara'iti quoted in "Makarim Al-Akhlaq" on the authority of Thawr Al-Kendi 36 Tirmidhi 37 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Economic System of Islam,' translation of Nizam al-Iqtisaad, Al-Khilafah Publications, Fourth Edition, p. 212 38 Ibid, p. 206 39 Ibid, p. 210 40 Musnad Ahmed on the authority of Anas 41 Taqiuddin an-Nabhani, ‘The Economic System of Islam,' Op.Cit., p. 268 42 Abdul-Qadeem Zalloom, ‘Funds in the Khilafah State,' translation of Al-Amwal fi Dowlat Al-Khilafah, Al-Khilafah Publications, 1988, p. 120 43 Musnad Ahmed

Dipersilahkan berbuat sesuka hati

Ketika manusia tak lagi mengindahkan peringatan Allah dan rasul~Nya agar hidup bertaqwa;ketika manusia menyimpang sangat jauh dari tuntunan Allah dan rasul~Nya;ketika manusia selalu memperturutkan nafsu dalam dirinya;ketika kejahatan-kejahatan manusia semakin merajalela di muka bumi~~maka sampaikan kepada mereka pesan kedua malaikat Jibril kepada manusia,siapapun dirinya,sebagaimana disampaikan melalui rasulullah,'Silahkan berbuat sesukamu.Tapi jangan lupa bahwa engkau akan dimintai pertanggung jawaban.'

Pesan dari malaikat Jibril itu bisa kita teruskan begini,''wahai manusia,jika dalam menjalani keidupan engkau tidak lagi mengindahkan bimbingan Allah dan rasulNya,maka dipersilahkan berbuat sesukamu.Apakah engkau mau jungkir balik.Kepala jadi kaki,kaki jadi kepala.Katakan hitam itu putih dan putih itu hitam.Katakan demokrasi itu islami dan islam itu demokratis.Dipersilahkan membuat kerusakan di muka bumi dengan berbagai macam kejahatan demokrasi di bidang ekonomi,kemanusiaan,hukum,pemerintahan,tata pergaulan sosial masyarakat(dengan legalisasi free sex dan porno~grafi dan aksi),dan kejahatan di segala aspek kehidupan.
Silahkan engkau berbuat zalim kepada manusia lainnya.Abaikan dan anggap ayat ini tidak ada;'sesungguhnya dosa itu atas orang-orang yang berbuat zalim kepada manusia dan melampaui batas di muka bumi tanpa hak'(Qs.asy syuuro:42).Kalau kebetulan saat ini engkau bermain di dunia politik,silahkan menzalimi banyak orang.Membuallah di hadapan rakyat dengan janji-janji demokrasi mu yang penuh tong kosong nyaring bunyinya.Bohongi mereka dan kalau perlu bodohi mereka dengan informasi yang menyesatkan.

Kalau kebetulan saat ini engkau menjadi pelayan rakyat di birokrasi pemerintahan,silahkan menzalimi rakyat dengan mempersulit urusan mereka.Teruslah isitiqamah dengan jargon,'kalau bisa dipersulit,mengapa dipermudah?'Dengan jargon itu,engkau bisa hidup serba cukup dan 'wah'kaya raya.Berbagai macam hadiah dan pemberian akan mengalir ke kantongmu hingga makin besar nominal tabunganmu.Bahwa semua pemberian itu sesungguhnya bernilai haram dan diancam siksa pedih,tak usah engkau hiraukan.Bukankah engkau sudah bertekad untuk berbuat semaumu dengan mencampakkan bimbingan Allah dan rasulNya?

Abaikan dan anggap tidak ada ayat yang mengingatkan manusia agar tidak menzalimi hak-hak sesama.Tutup mata,telinga dan hati dari ayat ini:'dan janganlah kamu merugikan manusia pada hak-haknya dan janganlah kamu merajalela di muka bumi dengan membuat kerusakan'(Qs asy syuura:183).Jika ada peluang dan kesempatan karena jabatanmu memungkinkan,silahkan lakukan korupsi.Tak usah engkau fikirkan bahwa korupsi sangat destruktif bagi terciptanya tatanan sosial yang teratur.Tak usah hiraukan bahwa sesungguhnya dengan korupsi itu,engaku telah dan sedang mengikuti jejak Qabil.
Qabil adalah pembunuh pertama yang disebut dalam al Qur'an:'maka hawa nafsu Qabil menjadikannya menganggap mudah membunuh saudaranya,sebab itu dibunuhnyalah,maka jadilah ia seorang diantara orang-orang yang merugi'(Qs al maa'idah:30).Koruptor memang tak membunuh dengan berdarah-darah.Tapi rentetan panjangnya sesungguhnya lebih merusak dari pembunuhan yang dilakukan Qabil yang membunuh satu nyawa.Tak sadarkah bahwa korupsi menyebabkan orang-orang miskin makin terhimpit kesulitan?Anemia atau kurang darah dangat identik dengan kesehatan wanita-wanita miskin karena kurangnya asupan gizi.Kelak ketika mereka hamil dan melahirkan akan banyak korban yang berjatuhan.Entah ibu atau sang bayi meninggal.Wahai para koruptor,sesungguhnya engkau telah memberi andil atas kematian ibu dan anak yang kurang gizi itu.Tak usah engaku hiraukan bahwa perbuatanmu terekam dalam catatan amal burukmu;'karena sesungguhnya kitab orang yang durhaka tersimpan dalam sijjin.sijjin nama kitab yang mencatat segala perbuatan orang-orang durhaka'.(Qs.al muthaffifin:7)

Tak usah engkau hiraukan bahwa semua itu akan dipertanyakan oleh Allah kepada dirimu di yaumil akhir.Tak usah engkau hiraukan bahwa kelak orang-orang yang engkau rugikan hak-haknya karena korupsimu akan menuntutmu di hadapan Ilahi Robbi.Tak usah takut dengan ancaman Allah,'dan sesungguhnya orang-orang yang durhaka benar-benar berada dalam neraka'(Qs.al infithor:14).Yakini dan katakan bahwa engkau sanggup menahan panasnya siksa api neraka.
Wahai manusia,jika saat ini engkau sedang menggenggam amanah pencari keadilan,lupakan perintah Allah dalam ayat ini,'jadilah kamu orang yang benar-benar penegak keadilan,menjadi saksi karena Allah biarpun terhadap dirimu sendiri atau ibu bapa dan kaum kerabatmu.Jika ia kaya ataupun miskin,maka Allah lebih tahu kemaslahatannya.Maka janganlah kamu mengikuti hawa nafsu karena ingin menyimpang dari kebenaran.Dan jika kamu memutar balikkan kata-kata atau enggan menjadi saksi,maka sesungguhnya Allah adalah maha mengetahui segala apa yang kamu kerjakan'(Qs.an nisa:135)
Karena itu,silahkan memperjualbelikan keadilan.Tetapkan yang benar itu salah dan yang salah itu benar.Dari pemutar balikkan kebenaran itu engkau akan hidup kaya tanpa peduli berapa jiwa yang engkau rugikan hak-haknya.Wahai para wiraniaga yang tiada lagi mengindahkan aturan Allah dan rasulNya dalam berjual beli,silahkan anggap tak ada ayat yang melarang berbuat curang ini,'cukupkanlah takaran dan timbangan dengan adil,dan janganlah kamu merugikan manusia terhadap hak-hak mereka dan janganlah kamu membuat kejahatan di muka bumi dengan membuat kerusakan'(Qs.Huud:85).Silhkan engkau kurangi kadar timbangan barang yang diperjualbelikan.silahkan buat pelanggan merugi dengan aksi curangmu.Tak usah engaku pedulikan yang maha mengetahui dan maha melihat apa yang engkau kerjakan.dan anggap tak ada ayat ini,'ketika dua orang malaikat mencatat amal perbuatannya,seorang duduk di sebelah kanan,dan yang lain duduk di sebelah kiri.Tiada suatu ucapanpun yang diucapkannya melainkan ada didekatnya malaikat pengawas yang selalu hadir.'(Qs.Qaaf:17-18).Abaikan saja kebenaran ayat-ayat itu.

RENUNGAN DIRI
Saudaraku,kita semua,siapapun diri kita,mesti merenungi dengan sungguh-sungguh pesan kedua malaikat Jibril yang mempersilahkan siapapun yang berkehendak memilih berbuat semau gue.Boleh jadi dalam kadar tertentu pesan itu sangat tepat dengan keadaan kita saat ini.Ditengah kehidupan yang keras dan sulit serta mangagung-agung dan menuhankan materi dan harta benda.
Di akhir pesan kedua itu,malaikat Jibril berpesan;'tapi jangan lupa engkau akan dimintai pertanggungjawaban'.ya,semua manusia,termasuk diri kita pada saatnya akan kembali kepada Allah dan mempretanggung jawabkan perbuatan kita.
Alangkah beruntungnya bila kita tetap istiqamah dalam memenuhi perintah Allah dalam ayat ini,'dan bersabarlah kamu bersama-sama dengan orang-orang yang menyeru Tuhanmu di pagi dan senja hari dengan mengharap keridhoanNya;dan janganlah kedua matamu berpaling dari mereka karena mengharap perhiasan dunia ini;dan janganlah kamu mengikuti orang yang hatinya telah kami lalaikan dari mengingat kami,serta menuruti hawa nafsunya dan adalah keadaanya itu melewati batas.'(Qs al kahfi:28)

Kemudian kita berbaris dalam barisan orang-orang yang berhati lembut seraya melantunkan doa;'ya Tuhan kami,sesungguhnya kami mendengar seruan yang menyeru kepada iman yaitu;'berimanlah kamu kepada Tuhanmu'.maka kamipun beriman.ya Tuhan kami,ampunilah bagi kami dosa-dosa kami dan hapuskanlah dari kami kesalahan-kesalahan kami dan wafatkanlah kami beserta orang-orang yang banyak berbakti.'(Qs ali imran:193)

yaa rabbii,kabulkanlah doa dan harapan kami.

Bencana Alam di Berbagai Tempat di Indonesia

“Telah nampak kerusakan di darat dan di laut disebabkan karena perbuatan tangan manusi, supaya Allah merasakan kepada mereka sebahagian dari (akibat) perbuatan mereka, agar mereka kembali (ke jalan yang benar).” [ar rum:41] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ LAJNAH I’LAMIYAH HIZBUT TAHRIR INDONESIA Jakarta, 1 Januari 2008 PERNYATAAN HIZBUT TAHRIR INDONESIA Nomor: 02/PU/E/01/2008 TENTANG BENCANA ALAM DI BERBAGAI TEMPAT DI INDONESIA Akhir tahun 2007, ditandai dengan bencana alam di berbagai daerah di Indonesia. Tanah longsor terjadi di Tawang mangu Karanganyar Jawa Tengah, korban diperkirakan mencapai 65 orang. Banjir akibat luapan sungai Bengawan Solo terjadi di Solo hingga Bojonegoro. Setelah sebelumnya surut, banjir kembali melanda sejumlah tempat di Solo. Banjir akibat luapan sungai Bengawan Solo di kota Bojonegoro Jatim meluas. Setelah tiga hari merendam sebagian besar wilayah Bojonegoro, banjir juga meluas ke Lamongan, Jatim. Sementara di Kabupaten Ngawi Jawa Timur dari jumlah pengungsi banjir yang diperkirakan mencapai 120.000 orang tersebut, sedikitnya ada 6.350 warga hingga kini masih bertahan di sejumlah tempat-tempat pengungsian. Bencana juga terjadi di Sumatera. Para pengungsi korban banjir di Kota Jambi, terutama di tenda-tenda yang disiapkan pemerintah dilaporkan kekurangan selimut. jumlah warga yang mengungsi ke tenda yang disiapkan pemerintah bertambah menjadi 51 kepala keluarga atau menjadi 175 jiwa yang sebelumnya hanya 36 KK (159 jiwa). Jumlah warga yang mengungsi di rumah tetangga dan keluarganya yang tidak terkena banjir jumlahnya mencapai ratusan kk atau ribuan jiwa. Ribuan rumah penduduk, sebagian besar milik para nelayan tradisional dan petani tambak yang tinggal secara turun temurun di sepanjuang pesisir pantai Kecamatan Kuala, Kabupaten Bireuen, Provinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) dilaporkan kini terancam abrasi laut. Akibat bencana ini puluhan ribu rumah rusak akibat terendam banjir dan longsor. Puluhan ribu orang mengungsi, dan tidak sedikit yang meninggal dunia. Kota-kota dan desa lumpuh. Luapan air juga menggenangi ratusan hektar persawahan serta sarana transportasi. Wabah penyakit diare dan leptospirosis yang biasa muncul pascabanjir mengancam warga. Disamping itu, akibat masih belum lancarnya bantuan kepada pengungsi, ancaman kelaparan pun sangat mungkin terjadi. Yang jelas, bencana alam ini akan menambah penderitaan rakyat miskin yang sudah menderita selama ini. Korban banjirpun banyak mengeluhkan lambannya pemerintah untuk menolong mereka. Di beberapa tempat tidak sedikit korban banjir harus menahan lapar, haus dan kedinginan akibat lambannya evakuasi. Pengungsipun tidak dengan cepat mendapat bantuan makanan dan selimut. Ironisnya, disaat banyak berbagai daerah ditempa bencana, pesta tahun baru pun tetap digelar dengan gegap gempita dengan dana yang besar. Pusat-pusat perbelanjaan penuh, puluhan ribu orang berduyun-duyun datang ke pusat-pusat kota untuk merayakan pesta ini semalam suntuk. Makanan mewahpun dihidangkan di restoran-restoran untuk menyambut Tahun Baru. Berkenaan dengan itu Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia menyatakan : Keprihatinan yang amat mendalam atas terjadinya musibah ini. Bagi yang meninggal dunia kami mendoakan agar diampuni dosanya oleh Allah SWT dan diberikan tempat yang layak. Bagi yang masih hidup agar menghadapi segala musibah ini dengan kesabaran dan tawakal. Dari musibah ini seharusnya kita mengambil pelajaran, disamping merupakan gejala alam biasa, bencana alam ini tidak bisa dilepaskan dari keserakahan manusia yang merusak alam hanya untuk kepentingan materi tanpa memikirkan dampaknya bagi alam dan manusia. Seperti yang dinyatakan oleh Otto Soemarwoto, pakar lingkungan dari Universitas Padjadjaran, banjir dan longsor seperti terjadi saat ini sebagai risiko dari musim hujan yang diperparah dengan kerusakan lingkungan. Musibah ini juga memberi pelajaran tentang betapa lemahnya kita sebagai manusia dihadapan Allah SWT. Karena itu, kita harus bertanya pada diri kita apakah pantas kita mempertahankan sikap durhaka kepada Allah SWT dengan tidak taat kepada hukum-hukumNya. Bencana demi bencana ini seharusnya membuat kita lebih taat lagi kepada Allah SWT dengan mencampakkan sistem sekuler-kapitalisme selama ini yang telah membuat kita jauh dari Syariah Islam. Menyesalkan lambannya tindakan pemerintah untuk menangani korban bencana, pemerintah juga sepertinya tidak mengambil pelajaran dari berbagai bencana yang terjadi sebelumnya. Seharusnya, pemerintah jauh hari sebelumnya melakukan upaya pencegahan (preventif) untuk menghindari terjadinya bencana ini, paling tidak bisa meminimalisasi dampak kerusakannya. Karena itu, pemerintah harus melakukan penanganan secepatnya, menolong korban dan memberikan bantuan logistik yang diperlukan. Menyesalkan sikap yang tidak mencerminkan rasa keprihatinan terhadap bencana ini, yang ditunjukkan dengan perayaan pesta tahun baru yang penuh dengan kemewahan dan hura-hura di tengah jerit tangis para korban banjir. Seharusnya, dana yang besar untuk pesta tahun baru bisa diberikan kepada korban bencana yang jelas akan meringankan beban hidup mereka. Menyerukan kepada umat Islam untuk mengulurkan bantuan apa saja yang bisa diberikan, sebagai manifestasi dari pelaksanaan fardhu kifayah guna membantu penderitaan korban bencana. Untuk itu, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia juga telah membuka Posko HTI Peduli Banjir sejak 26 Desember 2007, melakukan evakuasi, membuka dapur umum, pelayanan kesehatan dan lain-lain. Uluran dana dapat disalurkan melalui Posko HTI Peduli Banjir cabang Jawa Tengah: rekening BCA atas nama Ahmad Fadholi: 015-222-7947, dan Jawa Timur: rekening BCA atas nama Rizka Miladiah: 258-051-9949. Semoga Allah memberikan kesabaran dan kekuatan kepada kita dalam menghadapi musibah ini serta kelapangan dada dan pikiran untuk memetik hikmahnya. Amien. Ketua Lajnah I’lamiyah Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia M. Farid Wajdi Hp: 08179002283

My Lord

LORD,
You mean God to me
Your name is Allah SWT
It is You who brought me down to earth beyond my xpectation
It is You who takes away my soul
You possess me..
You possess my world:soul,family,wealth,...
But You offer me a profit making trade beyond any price
How much am i?
How much are all believers if You buy us?I wonder
We're beyond any price
We cost more than this world even universe
Why?
coz our belief in You is beyond any price
in return for this,You'll give us a reward and ..heaven in the herefter

LORD,
You mean everything
You give me life
You give me death
You're my life
Without You,i'm one of those who have lost
Without You,i'm not safe
Without You,i'm a living dead body
Without You,i'm in hellfire
How's something compared to You?
Nothing compares to You

LORD,
Thank You for being my God
Thank You for handing me this deen
Thank You for giving me true friends
Thank You for giving me knowledge
so as to differ right from wrong,true from false,good from bad...
so we'll never have any xcuse for not believing in whatever You rule upon us

Koruptor Melempar Jumroh

Seorang koruptor kelas nasional berencana menunaikan haji tahun ini.Sebenarnya ia tak terlalu berminat melakukan ritual haji yang sudah terkenal susah itu.Akan tetapi karena tuntutan pamor agar mendapat predikat sebagai pribadi taat beragama lebih kuat dan penting,maka mau tak mau dia harus berangkat haji tahun ini.Lagian tidak enak pula kalau tidak segera menunaikan ibadah haji,sebab para bawahan dan teman-teman sejawatnya sudah ada dan banyak yang bertitel haji.

Maka dengan mengikuti ONH plus dari KBIH paling top dan mahal di ibukota,sang koruptor berangkat naik haji.Hari itu ia sudah menjejakan kaki 'haramnya' di 'tanah suci haram'.

Singkat cerita,prosesi ibadah haji pun dimulai.Sang koruptor tidak menemui kendala berarti pada proses wukuf di arafah dan mabit di mina.Hingga sebuah kejadian muncul ketika melempar jumrah.

Di prosesi jumroh,yang menjadi perlambang manusia melempari setan itu,jutaan manusia penuh semangat melempar.Termasuk sang koruptor,dengan penuh semangat ia melempar jumroh.'Saya lempar kamu setan..'teriaknya semangat sambil sekuat tenaga melemparkan batu pertama.Tiba-tiba,'CTOK!..',dari arah depan batu kerikil mengenai kepalanya.Sang koruptor meringis.Dilemparkanya lagi batu yang kedua.Ternyata,kepalanya kembali menjadi sasaran lemparan batu.Ada yang melempar batu dari depan.Sambil meringis sang koruptor mendongak ke depan hendak mengetahui siapa gerangan yang melempar batu.'Brengsek!!',umpatnya.
Dilemparnya lagi batu ketiga.Tetap sama seperti sebelumnya.Kali ini malah kerikil yang meluncur ke kepalanya lebih besar dari sebelumnya.Sejurus kemudian tiba-tiba terdengar sebuah suara:
'WOII..SESAMA SETAN DILARANG SALING MELEMPAR!!'

WAHN

The prophet said,'the nations will soon crowd against you like the gluttons crowd around their dish'.One asked,'is it because we will be few in number at that time?'.The prophet (saaws) replied,'No,at that time,you will be many but you will be like scum as the scum of the flood'.And Allah will remove the awe of you from the hearts of your enemies.And Allah will throw 'WAHN' into your hearts.'One asked,'what is 'WAHN',o messenger of Allah?'.The prophet replied,'the love of this life and the hatred of death'(Abu Dawud and Ahmad).

That time prescribed in old time has come now.Now,'WAHN':

~prevents many muslims from helping their brothers in conflict lands e.g.Iraq,Afghanistan,Kashmir,Guantanamo~Cuba,Palestine,Chechnya,Moro,Kosovo,Bosnia,Algeria,Chad,Pattani,Poso,...

~leads the U.N to be terrified of the U.S govt's barbaric,abusive attacks on islam and muslims in the name of democracy and war on terrorism.

~keeps many muslims abase themselves before their enemies,then keeps them weak not strong.

~leads us to ignore Allah's warning on His verse;

"say,'if it be that your fathers,your sons,your brothers,your mates,or your kindred;the wealth that ye have gained;the commerce in which ye fear a decline;or the dwellings in which ye delight~are dearer to you than Allah or His messenger,or the striving in His cause;~then wait until Allah brings about His decision;and Allah guides not the rebellious"(Qs at taubah:24)

*in my and some others'conclusion,WAHN is the biggest internal enemy for muslims.Unfortunately,this enemy now becomes their friend.

"Buruan Koreksi Diri!"

Belum hilang dari benak kita,pra dan pasca ramadan dan idul fitri umat islam seluruh dunia berharap kembali dilahirkan menjadi figur manusia suci yang beriman pada Allah dan Islam.So,berbagai aktivitas bergelimang pahala dilakukan pada bulan suci tersebut.Namun hal ini tak ada bedanya dengan ritualitas muslim setahun sekali jika hanya dilakukan di bulan ramadan tanpa 'follow up' di 11 bulan lainnya.

Ini belum termasuk menjelang tahun baru,berbagai aktivitas bergelimang dosa dikemas rapi.Hotel-hotel berburu bintang,para bintang panen fulus karena teken full kontrak dengan hotel,pubs,dan tempat-tempat hiburan lainnya.Tak ketinggalan para ABG hingga ortu kita pun berburu tempat-tempat 'cool for having fun all nite long'.

Luapan emosi sesaat ini telah melupakan teman,saudara,bahkan diri kita dari lingkungan sekitar.Jangankan mikir tentang nasib saudara-saudara kita di Palestina,Iraq,Poso,Ambon,dll..,mikir mati saja lupa.Kita lupa maut bisa datang kapanpun,dimanapun tanpa permisi.Sementara bekal kita untuk menghadap yang maha kuasa sangat minim.Bukannya bertaubta tapi koleksi dosa setinggi gunung kalo bukan langit.

So guys,daripada pusing-pusing mikir 'mo ngapain ya malam tahun baru?',at best,buruan koreksi diri yuk!Jadikan hidup dan umur kita lebih berkah dan bermakna bagi diri kita,keluarga,dan orang lain serta sang maha pengasih dan penyayang kita,Allah SWT.

Your Mother

Who should I give my love to?
My respect and my honor to
Who should I pay good mind to?
After Allah
And Rasulullah

Comes your mother
Who next? Your mother
Who next? Your mother
And then your father

Cause who used to hold you
And clean you and clothes you
Who used to feed you?
And always be with you
When you were sick
Stay up all night
Holding you tight
That?s right no other
My mother

Who should I take good care of?
Giving all my love
Who should I think most of?
After Allah
And Rasulullah

Comes your mother
Who next? Your mother
Who next? Your mother
And then your father

Cause who used to hear you
Before you could talk
Who used to hold you?
Before you could walk
And when you fell who picked you up
Clean your cut
No one but your mother
My mother

Who should I say why close to?
Listen most to
Never say no to
After Allah
And Rasulullah

Comes your mother
Who next? Your mother
Who next? Your mother
And then your father

Cause who used to hug you
And buy you new clothes
Calm your head
And blow your nose
And when you cry
Who wiped your tears?
Knows your fears
Who really cares?
My mother

Say Alhamdulillah
Thank you Allah
Thank you Allah
For my mother.
happy mothers day....

"P.S i copy paste/import this from my friend(october)'s blog on Y!360"

little problem with 'customize my site'

dear all or multiply,
During my usage of multiply,i've just felt satisfactory service and never thought of
any problem like some troubled users.yet,hopefully only this time,i have to say that over these past few days,i've been online on multiply from the nearest net cafe nearby my home;but from there,i can't update 'customize my site' for something kinda technical error maybe~i haven't yet checked it if i'm online from another netcafe as usual(hopefully no problem with my multiply but it's just a matter of natecafe's different quality of service).. frankly,it bothered me,...i hope that multiply is going to hear me and help me think how to make it better soon..no matter how...
may the Lord bless the good usage of multiply.