Fading Exclamations

Romair # 93

(The, ``Muslim,`` so to speak, does not live in Toronto or in New York, nor in San Jose or London. He lives in the mud huts of Charsadda, the slums of Lyari, and the torn apart streets of Basra. In my opinion, he is least concerned about being politically correct towards the USA or the West, as far as his/her personal life goes. He has never been to the West, and has ..........)

I have lived in Pakistan for a long time. I talk to the ordinary village person. I talk to the ordinary city person. You have got to believe me that they admire the West & they hate the Mulla.

The noises raised for fanatic Islam or against Umreeka are from a very tiny group of activists of religious parties. The poorest of the poor in the villages or in the cities couldn`t care leass for anything - he is running after his next meal. It is only a small part of the middle class - in towns only - that is politically agitated against America on the Palestinian issue - or thinks that it has religious linkage as well.

In the villages, where 70% of Pakistan lives, the life is like in 1300 AD - kutcha roads, bullock carts, wells, folk singers, farming wisdoms, water issues, patwari problems, police complaints, marriage tales, petty fueds - And no fanatic Islamic fervour, no fanatic Pakistani fervour, no fanatic hatred of America or India or Israel or any one.

They are living pretty much few centuries back with resources that can be viewed at the Lahore museum. Villages have illetrate `Maulvis` - and not Madressa semi-educated canon Mullas. The village Maulvi goes to every home in the evening - and gets a loaf of bread.

Mulla, in general, is disliked - even despised - by the common man in Pakistan. The only difference is that now the Mulla, at times, has the courage to terrorize a comman man in the name of God. Unlike the old days - when he just led the prayers.

This is my last post at this board largely because when one finds one self in a sea of rhetoric rather than discussion, then it`s time to get out of the melee, otherwise one ends up feeling like a citizen of the two South Asian bickering nieghbors.
Got to say to SaminShah though that despite your copying and pasting of the internet site (well known to most surfers)of Quran translations, your source of translations from the original post remains obscure since none of these translations match with what I am beginning to suspect was your own take rather than an authentic translation.
As for the sophomoric sentence that ended in a he-he-, well I would have found it vaguely entertaining at age 15. been a few decades since this lost it`s appeal.
Later friends.

dost_mittar at # 70:

``If translation of the same document can make such a big difference, one may be forgiven for thinking that Quran is a book of the Arab by the Arab and for the Arab.``

It is not because of translation, but interpretation that we have so many sects in Islam, even amongst Arabs. It is because of the same difference that historically our politico-religious parties have performed so poorly in elections (5% of votes). The recent surge in votes polled (11%) is attributable more to sympathy votes in the Pakhtoon areas than to any unity of Islamic thought.

Therefore, whenever the media paints all Muslims as bad, a non-Muslim should tell himself that this is generalization and trash. Next, he should tell every other body that prefixing Islamic before ``terrorism/terrorist(s)`` is useless and creation of sick minds. Third, he should always ask whether by bringing Islam in, real culprits are getting away with it.

A humble request to Muslims and people of Pakistani origin on Chowk.

We are witnessing an increasing number of posters on Chowk who are unnecessarily bringing in religion and especially its debatable issues. Instead of getting into a useless debate that leads nowhere, please revert to the topic under discussion. Please discuss things that we can control and change our future with. Not uncontrolables of history. Kindly discourage divisive lot from the interactive boards by not interacting with them. There are many others who would like to constructively discuss the topic.

In the meantime, if some Chowksters have to discuss religion, please write a topic and interact there.

An interesting point that should be noted however, is that it is our friends of Indian origin, who are obsessed with religion.

You will find this to be in exact line with Indian and Pakistani electronic media. Whereas Pakistani TV dramas and movies hardly ever talk about religion, Indian dramas and films are full of portrayal of religious traditions.

In general too, its Indians who are obsessed with religion, not Pakistanis. This is another point in favor of my argument - the reality about Pakistanis is very different from the perception that the western media creates about us. Ditto about Indians. The reality is very different there. Indians are deeply religious and therefore, secularism is unnatural to them and will be a dead issue within next few years.

I am afraid that whereas religious extremist will come down and finally disappear in Pakistan, it will eventually rule in India - something that both Indians and Pakistanis should worry about.

Romair #93

Classic Romair.

FYI, People have woken up to equating Islam with race. I arrived back in the US last month. At the airport, I faced additional security checks but many whites went through similar security procedures. Other than that, I have experienced no discrimination. You know very well why. Because my name does not carry some `Slave of Arabs` or ``Army of Islam` stamp. Neither do I look like a goat. They don`t have to be suspicious of me. Any American who reads your posts would be foolish not to be very suspicious of those who do.

You should be asking yourself why the pakistani Muslim living in the `mud huts of Charsadda` and `the slums of Lyari` spends so much of his time railing against the Jews and the Americans. Who teaches him the international economics and politics that makes him lift his fist in promise to killing all kafirs? It`s not the mullahs, it`s Romair and Co.

You are too confident of Canada and UK. The day is not far off when Romair and Co, the shifty teachers of twisted international economics and politics, will be nabbed in those countries too.

hamidm2
your daughter has you wrapped around her little finger:)
Is this the same one whom you call your little Indian? My mother peering over my shoulder as I was reading that post,said indignantly to me, ``Should I call you and your brother my little Pakistanis then?`` I said``don`t even go there!!!``:)

re echoboom 84

Hizb ut Tahrir is a group that endorses terrorism but remains untouched, so far, by enjoying the blessings of un-Islamic freedoms in the UK and elsewhere. The only fault, in specific regards to the Hizb, that KArimov has is that he has been rather lenient with these cheerleaders of terror. In the global fight against terror, no mercy can be shown and no quarter give. The only good Islamist terrorist is a cold, dead one.

adnan_rfiq #86: ``Am I wrong in suggesting that most of us Chowkies are suspended in cultural midair? We are neither here nor there. Our world view is colored due to the fact that we are amidst people who view us with suspicion and, at times, contempt. We need to stop taking ourselves so seriously and listen to the Muslim on the street. We may not like what we hear, but listen we must.``

This is one of the best paras I have read here.

The, ``Muslim,`` so to speak, does not live in Toronto or in New York, nor in San Jose or London. He lives in the mud huts of Charsadda, the slums of Lyari, and the torn apart streets of Basra. In my opinion, he is least concerned about being politically correct towards the USA or the West, as far as his/her personal life goes. He has never been to the West, and has very little chance of going there. His destiny, is thus, completely tied to the land in which he lives. And he is so poor already, that he has nothing to lose. He, therefore, does not have the same luxuries as those of us who have moved out. Yet he does not have the same fears either. He can get up and scream his mind off, against anyone, without worrying too much. This is why he lines up in the streets and shouts all kinds of things - many of which are dangerous and inccorect. But shout them, he does. A luxury the Muslim in the West does not have, anymore.

The Muslim in Charsadda is not directly effected by OBL. It is all of us in the West who are directly effected by the OBLs. And to a smaller degree those of us in the wealthier parts of Pakistan, whose kid will not get a student visat to the West any longer, if the Charsadda Muslim doesn`t stop screaming. His kid will then be forced to go to the University of Charsadda, instead of the University of Illinois, if the Charsadda Muslim keeps appearing on the cover of Time.

Hence all of us in the Western cultural, ``midair`` are far more scared of OBL than those of us in Charsadda. We have three choices: a) drop our religion, and switch, and then criticize and abuse Islam to our hearts desire, to try to fit in with a crowd b) try to go out of our way to, ``fit in,`` by being holier than the pope in supporting the USA and anything it does in the Middle East (this is different than opposing OBL) c) live our lives like we would normally live them, and keep our beliefs and principles as they were before Sep 11, as far as defining what is right and what is wrong.

I tend to believe in option c. I think those believing in option a, are being too over-confident. And those believing in option b are too scared. I think there is a genuine fear amongst the Pakistani-Americans, that they are one more terrorist attack away from being targeted. I would tend to agree with that. If one more major attack occurs in the USA (which the CIA stated will happen), then the US society will openly turn against its Muslims.

There was a survey which stated that a majority of the Americans, even now, want Arab-Americans (even citizens) to carry special identifications. This could just be the tip of the iceberg. If the American society turns against the Arabs, it will turn against the Muslims. If it turns against the Muslims, then it will turn against all its citizens who look like Muslims. And if that happens, then it will not differentiate between Christians and Bhuddhists etc. who come from those regions. In essence, it will treat those believing in option a) and those belieiving in option b) in the same manner as it views the bearded and robed Maulvi who lives in the USA.

At that point, even the Westernized Pakistani-Americans (or at least their kids in school) will face discrimination, regardless of how many US flags they wear on their sleeves, and how much they try to convince everyone that they are the anti-Taliban. Drinking Merlots is not going to work at that time, since they will still be counted with the Abduls.

This is where the confusion and fear lies. I don`t think there is much of a confusion on the streets of Charsadda and Basra. And now slowly even in the living rooms of Defense Society and Islamabad. Those Muslims are not talking of an Islamic introspection. They are not looking towards Salman Rushdie to lead them to enlightenment. They are not attacking Islam and trying to fit it into the Western world. Most of them don`t like OBL. But they dislike Bush equally. And they can yell and scream this out, to their heart`s desire, since they don`t have to fit in to a foreign society.

It is those of us who have opted to benefit from the West, while being unable to look physically like the West, who are scared about what our future holds. I think these calls for Islamic reform here by Pakistani-Americans, are being repeated, a lot more than in Pakistan, because here, there is a lot of more fear of what will happen to us personally, if there is no reform. In that sense, it is not a genuine desire to advance Islam, it is an attempt to save our skins.

The best approach in such a situation is not to try to become an Uncle Tom, and become holier than the Pope. The best approach is to continue to criticize anyone who vioates human rights, be he American or Arab. Any Pakistani-American cheering on the US in Iraq at the moment, trying to, ``fit in`` must realize that he is supporting a system, which will eventually eat him up, also. Just like anyone in Charsadda supporting OBL, must realize that he is supporting a system, which will eat him up.

The true character of a person is exposed when he is under extreme pressure. This is the first time, the US society has been put under the same pressures that the rest of the world lives in daily. It is interesting to watch how it handles it. So far, on the domestic front, it is doing alright. However, on the foreign policy front, it has gone nuts. There will eventually be a blowback due to this. When that happens (hopefully not in the form of another terrorist attack), then the true character of the US will be tested. Will it lock up anyone who looks Arab? Will Muslim kids be ostracized in schools? Will it no longer welcome its desi Merlot drinkers, regardless of how much they, themselves, abuse Islam?

That will also be a defining moment for Pakistani-Americans. Already Pakistanis students are opting away from the USA for studies. And the USA is hesitant to give them visas. Canada and UK etc. have become more popular choices, for immigration and education. This leaves the Pakistani-American population isolated. They will not grow much, in numbers, now. And they will never have nearly the same political influence, that, say, the Canadian-Muslims have in Canada - where I have not noticed the similar social fears amongst Pakistani and Muslim-Canadians.

It is this fear amongst Pakistani-Americans, that is showing up in the form of frustration, on these boards. They realize that the future of the Pakistani-Americans and Muslim-Americans, is not in their own hands any more. It is in the hands of the poor bearded student in Charsadda. And they want him to tone it down, since everytime he screams, the wealthy Pakistani-Americans get a dirty stares at the local Safeways and Toys R Us.

I have this strange feeling that the guys in Charsadda have no intention of toning it down, since they cannot write English on Chowk, and hence let their frustrations out on the crowded dirty streets of their small town. And since they have nothing to fear, they let them out openly. The Pakistani-American would be more successful, if he also tries to tell his US govt. to tone it down. Rather than being frustrated with those in Charsadda. The US govt. will probably not listen, but the guys in Charsadda will definitely not listen.

The next ten years will probably not define any kind of revolution in Islam. But they will decide the future of the Pakistani-American and his next generation. Maybe, and I hope it does happen, those in Charsadda and those in New York, will realize that they need to learn to accomodate each other, instead of trying to abuse each other and destroy each other. Maybe they will learn to ``agree to disagree.`` Hopefully, they will realize that the world views anyone with a Pakistani passport or with Pakistani noses, in exactly the same manner, regardless of how much each tries to differentiate itself from the other. And that the best thing to do is to join hands, rather than trying to one-up and humiliate the other. If this does not happen, then the Pakistanis in New York will be affected far worse than those in Charsadda.

sac,

..........unfortunately islam is not even close to starting a ``renaissance``, it is going through a ``resurgence`` which is, in effect, a regression............ the ummah has gone into a seige mode - the barricades are up, the people are flocking to the mosques and, in my opinion, the only way to get them out of this state of silliness is to kick their islamic butt .......... saudi arabia, syria and iran have to be cleansed and civlized before the fools get the message ......... and if they still don`t get it, the civilized world might have to move on to djibouti, somalia and god`s republic in chad ............ i am sure the horrible hindoos would like to put pakistan on the list, but i have a vested interest in preventing that from happening even though my eighteen year old niece ``had a dream`` and started dressing up like an arab clowness to the dismay of my poor sister ................. earlier today, my daughter threatened to get a hijab and join the msa next year when she goes to college if i didn`t buy her a new cell phone with a built in digital camera......... needless to say, i went ahead and spent 399 dollars - a small price to pay for saving her soul!

sac,

..........unfortunately islam is not even close to starting a ``renaissance``, it is going through a ``resurgence`` which is, in effect, a regression............ the ummah has gone into a seige mode - the barricades are up, the people are flocking to the mosques and, in my opinion, the only way to get them out of this state of silliness is to kick their islamic butt .......... saudi arabia, syria and iran have to be cleansed and civlized before the fools get the message ......... and if they still don`t get it, the civilized world might have to move on to djibouti, somalia and god`s republic in chad ............ i am sure the horrible hindoos would like to put pakistan on the list, but i have a vested interest in preventing that from happening even though my eighteen year old niece ``had a dream`` and started dressing up like an arab clowness to the dismay of my poor sister ................. earlier today, my daughter threatened to get a hijab and join the msa next year when she goes to college if i didn`t buy her a new cell phone with a built in digital camera......... needless to say, i went ahead and spent 399 dollars - a small price to pay for saving her soul!

faisaluno # 73

I did not get the intent of your message. There is no mention of Punjabi on this board. In fact, I even do not fully know who is Punjabi or Sindhi or Parsi or Pakistani or Indian on Chowk. Nor do I care. My reaction or admiration is simply based on what they say.

I have absolutely no negatve feelings about you. I apologize if you have misunderstood me somewhere.

On this board, I tend to agree with group spearheaded by Saimashah. For me, Islam has increasingly become an excess burdon that is difficult to carry or defend. It has begun to intrude into my very own personal freedoms as a human being.

Maybe, I should head towards Buddhism with no definitive perceptions and rituals - and considered by many as the mother of all religions.

No offence meant to you at all.

#87 by sameerJB on September 13, 2003 5:40pm PT

Ditto!!!!!

I would like to repeat something again about the problem of co-peration and human solidarity which appears to have been monopolized by the Islamists in justifying (pressing) for non-secularism and Islam as the basis of some (and every) social living:

l believe that some have been wrongly seduced by the religious understanding of the term ``Nation`` as it was introduced by Muslim League and then etched in the psyche of the Pakistani citizens through the Pakistani Education system.(how difficult it is to get this out of the indoctrinated minds of some!)
The concept of a modern federal multi religious multi cultural multi ethnic multi-multi nation state like that of America or India cannot be grasped by those madarsa bred mullahs who only think of solidarity amongst people in terms of faith in one god.Only a secularized understanding of the notion of ``Nation`` with ``over-riding consensus`` and ``Fusion of Horizons`` of the different or disparate goals and means that may be aspirations of loosely defined communities like Bihari-Sunni-Muslims or Bengali-Gauria-Brahmins.
The issue of solidarity between citizens in such modern nation state has been solved by the modern democratic polity through the ``primacy of the constitution over every thing else``. It is the constitution which contains the priciples for solidarity and co-operation between the diverse groups despite the differences.
This concept of a modern nation state has not been understood and followed in Pakistan unfortunately due to historical circumstances. Each dictator played around with the original constitution ( the recent LFO of General is a prime example) and then by shouting for the primacy Islam (whatever he means by that) over the constitution tore apart whatever democratic institutions that were laid after the creation of Pakistan.
And a few fellows bretherens fail to grasp the ``reality`` of Indian Nation-state because of the religious imagery that has been ingrained in them regarding the ``Nation`` ( a pureland fit for dreams only!!!) and still stare at India with dis-belief just like some primate staring at a computer.

t:

Osama bin Laden: Hero or villain?

Well, well, well. The resident scholars at Chowk have spoken: Guilty as charged!

Ironically, this unanimous verdict also exposes their aloofness and detachment from the rest of the Muslim world. Knowing you from my visits to Chowk, I have no doubt that you condemn the devious ways of Osama and his followers. But, I also appreciate the fact that you have at least made an attempt to reach out to the other end of the chasm, where the common Muslim resides. Whether we admit it or not, the common Muslim (and he does not live in the USA or UK) is still very confused about where to hang Osama`s image in his belief system. The line between fact and fiction, is indeed very blurry. One can only hope that they reach the correct conclusion ... after the dust has settled somewhat.

Am I wrong in suggesting that most of us Chowkies are suspended in cultural midair? We are neither here nor there. Our world view is colored due to the fact that we are amidst people who view us with suspicion and, at times, contempt. We need to stop taking ourselves so seriously and listen to the Muslim on the street. We may not like what we hear, but listen we must.

When Saminshah spoke, Islamists ran for cover, one bringing out hizb ut tehreer. I am waiting for other to bring their essence of Islam, Islamic jurisprudence, both sided equally bad with NS being the worst, urdu poetry, hidden message, Islam needs reformation, Ala Hazrat or Roomi, translation influenced by colonialism/ imperialism blah blah.

re stuka #44:

Most Hindus I know may practice some aspects of their religion but most admit that it is only out of habit not compulsion. The same is not true of most Muslims. Also in the post-modern age of today when religion undergoes a ``renaissance`` it doesn`t mean it becomes more accomodating, it means it loses its bite. Hence the bingo games in church basements. For most Muslims a ``renaissance`` will be the inevitable victory of logic and reason over dogma. It took christianity 1400 years. It may take Islam a few more. Ironically it will mean less or no Islam not more.

later
-sac

Very interesting & encouraging indeed!
Centuries of Islam, decades of socialism, and now...

uploaded 15 Jul 2003

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
Centuries of Islam, decades of socialism, and now...

The streets of Andijan, one of the major cities of the Fergana valley in Uzbekistan, are full every Friday at midday. Not with the bustle of street traders or shoppers rushing for their weekly needs but with the 10,000+ that are literally praying their Jumu’ah prayer in the streets surrounding the central mosque that can only accommodate a fifth of that number. What adds poignancy to this image is the fact that rather than seeing more Mosques open in a region that is seeing a bountiful Islamic resurgence, the exact opposite is the case, as dozens of Mosques have been closed. Rather than risk that Imams speak out against any government policy the government would rather cut the voice at its source.

``The main mosque in Andijan was closed in 1998. The hokim [mayor] and the public prosecutor said that the Mosque was not registered with the Uzbek justice ministry, and now look at what`s happening here,`` complained Muhammadjan Mamatov, a 60-year old Andijan resident, pointing at people praying in the street.

Western commentators have surmised about the incredible resurgence of Islam in the area, and put forward reasons for this phenomenon as being a backlash against the appalling economic crisis sweeping Uzbekistan. Or as a reaction to the liberalisation that followed the decline of Communism in the region in the late 1980’s. The reality owes more to the deep rooted love of Islam that has characterised the region for centuries and enabled survival against the harshest of Soviet oppressions which forbade any organised religion. A new oppression is hitting the Muslims hard in the region today – Islam Karimov - a hold over dinosaur from the Soviet era who has taken it upon himself to work to destroy any form of challenge to his dictatorship.

Those who study the region closely are noting other phenomenon. Despite an abundance of mineral and land based resources, and a well educated population the people are growing poorer by the month. Despite this being an Islamic region, the regime is forging ever closer ties with America and her closest allies including Israel. Despite an Islamically inspired decline in crime, the prisons are overflowing and continue to fill further. It is this last matter that highlights best the nature of life in Uzbekistan today.

It is rather ironic that those who work hardest to educate and guide the population to the truth, are the most persecuted. That those who have rigidly followed the Prophetic non-violent political and intellectual struggle for change, face the most appalling of violent attacks. Uzbekistan is the top of the list of human rights abusers and torturers of political prisoners. Last December when Uzbek President Islam Karimov finally allowed the United Nations rapporteur on torture, Theo van Boven, to visit, Van Boven reported that the use of torture “is not just incidental but...is systemic in this country.”
The torture and abuse of Muslim political prisoners is not limited to those incarcerated by the regime either. Matilda Bogner, Tashkent representative of Human Rights Watch said recently to Reuters: “There are reports of female relatives of religious prisoners being raped by police in retribution for protesting about torture and treatment in jail… That`s new. It`s not new to threaten rape, but it`s new to carry out those threats.” Bogner said she knew of two such cases, one of rape and one of “what looks like attempted rape and beating.” “I think the human rights situation is not getting worse, it`s staying the same,” she added.

Craig Murray, the British ambassador to Tashkent, spoke of the institutionalised torture in Uzbekistan to Reuters.

``It is widespread and systematic. It affects thousands of people, many of whom are completely innocent and are being persecuted for their religious beliefs.”

Torture routinely involves the breaking of bones, injection of diseases including AIDS and Tuberculosis, and boiling or beating prisoners to death. Prisoners that refuse to praise the President and insist upon praying their 5 daily Salat are particularly targeted, with isolation and beatings.

The punishment for this inhuman regime is not widespread international condemnation or ostracism, but the patronage and support of the main world powers. Reuters report that ‘Karimov enjoys huge support from the United States - last year it gave $500 million in aid , and it maintains an airbase in the country.”

Furthermore, taking a lead directly from the US, Karimov has become adept at labeling any opposition to him as Islamic extremism or terrorism.

And what is the crime for which the many thousands are languishing in prison? In most cases it amounts to possession of Islamic cultural books, or leaflets elaborating the Islamic rules relating to the cultural affairs of the Ummah, many of which are available from this and similar web sites.

Although economic mismanagement is rife, and the regime exploits the population where the average earnings are $27 per month, and where it is forbidden to import goods as the borders have been sealed, economic hardship is no reason for the upsurge in Islam. The Dawah carriers have never been motivated by economic reward or even to improve the economic condition of the people as a prime objective. Besides, the most oppressed Islamic party in the region – Hizb ut-Tahrir – works in countless countries both in the Islamic and non-Islamic world, wealthy or poor, and its rise could never be attributed to the economic conditions prevalent in any of these countries.

Of far greater significance is the direct call for the implementation of all of Islam in society as foretold by the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) “and then there will be a Khilafah on the basis of Prophethood.” A hadith which indicated that after losing the Khilafah and after periods of oppression, the Khilafah would indeed return, and in concordance with the command of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) in surah al-Imran for the Muslims to organise themselves into a political group (or groups). To work for that vital change.

وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنْ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
``Let there arise from amongst you a group(s) that calls to the good, enjoins the good and forbids the evil. They will be successful`` [TMQ 3:104]

It is to be expected that the carriers of the call to Islam, globally, will continue to experience the persecution that is so prevalent in areas like Uzbekistan. With a firm unshakeable belief in the promise of victory from Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) together with their belief that their provision (rizk) and life-term (ajal) is only from Allah the Dawah will continue and grow despite all the efforts of the kuffar.

هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ
“He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the Guidance and Deen of Truth, to make it victorious over all (other) Deens even though the Mushrikeen (polytheists, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in his Messenger) hate it.” [TMQ At-Taubah: 33]

Indeed the example of our brothers and sisters strength and determination in Uzbekistan in the face of such oppression is a source of inspiration to us all. Our responsibility is not to reflect with sorrow or anguish over the situation of the Ummah, nor to put our hands towards charity to relieve the suffering falsely believing that it will solve the problem, or only to make dua to our Creator, but to work with all our efforts as commanded by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) to bring back the Khilafah system, via the method of political and intellectual struggle that Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) led and that Hizb ut-Tahrir follow.