Hizb ut-Tahrir (Party of Liberation) is an international banned organisation, which believes in pan-Islamism with a goal to unify all Muslim countries under caliphate to govern by Islamic law. Since its inception in 1953 at Jerusalem by Taqiuddin al-Nabhani, the organisation has spread to more than 40 countries, with a special focus on the Arab world and the West.
Hizb ut-Tahrir calls for jihad against the West while claiming that it exploits Muslims around the world. It also renounces democracy describing it as an un-Islamic. According to the Hizb ut-Tahrir’s manifesto for Pakistan, it is working for establishing caliphate in the country as an obligation given in sharia. It is feared that the outlawed outfit enjoys sympathy within the society and has penetrated into state apparatus so as to forward its agenda.
Furthermore, it is said that a vast majority of the sympathisers comes from middle and upper middle educated classes, given it an edge to publicise its agenda through digital modes of communication like internet. In a message, available at internet, to the Pakistani armed forces, Hizb ut-Tahrir asked them to topple the government and work for setting up caliphate, as they had the strength and the resources to achieve the aim.
There are factual inaccuracies in this article and whoever responsible in the newsdesk should make amends and publish corrections. Please note below
1.Hizb ul tahrir is an international Islamic political party who works in over 40 countries. Its focus is the Muslim world where it want to establish the Islamic Caliphate by establishing Islamic rule first in one country and then unifying the other Muslim countries on that idea
2.The method party uses is purely political & intellectual in a peaceful manner
3.It has not been banned in any country where the rule of law is respected. As such there has not been a single case of violence associated with this organization
4.It was banned in Pakistan for doing political opposition to then dictator Musharraf
5.It has not been ban in the West and where it is banned i.e. in the Arab world it is because of the repressive dictatorships who do not allow any dissent
6.Hizb rejects violence as a mean for change and hence saying “Hizb ut-Tahrir calls for jihad against the West” is incorrect
7.Similarly it is not banned in the US
8.It works in the west to counter the attack on Islam and not to establish Islamic state in the western world
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