Hizb ut-Tahrir organized demonstrations in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad to protest against the blasphemous cartoon-competition on Facebook. The demos were held outside press clubs and offices of the media outlets. The protesters were carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans such as: “O Pak Army! Rise and deliver a teeth-shattering response to the blasphemers by establishing the Khilafah”, “O Muslims! The protection of Messenger’s honour is only possible through the physical Jihad of the Pak. Army, not through mere resolutions” and “The blasphemous kuffar only dared to do this because of the treacherous Muslim rulers”. Addressing the protesters the speakers said that the kuffar are once again attacking Islam and the personality of the Messenger (saaw) and the Western rulers are completely protecting and supporting them.  This is the criminal silence of the Muslim rulers which encouraged an insignificant organization such as Facebook to play with the emotions of one billion Muslims of the world.  Had Muslim rulers mobilized their armies against Denmark in the past there would not have been such an event today. They said that for 1300 years the kuffar didn’t dare to insult the Messenger of Allah (saaw) since Khilafah was there to defend his (saaw) honour.  Only a century ago, a single threat of Jihad from Khaleefah Abdul Hameed II was enough to terminate a blasphemous drama in Britain and France.  The speakers said that as far as the Western ideal of “freedom” is concerned; it is just a facade to lash the back of Islam.  We ask does a Muslim woman have “freedom” in a French school where she is not even allowed to wear a head-scarf!? Do hundreds of Muslims incarcerated for the past 8 years in the dungeons of Guantanamo Bay enjoy any level of “freedom”, who don’t even know the allegation for which they have been abducted? Does any individual in the West have the “freedom” to criticize holocaust?  Absolutely Not! Then why is it that the personality of the Messenger of Allah (saaw) is always attacked under the guise of “freedom”?!  The speakers said that the West is fully aware that Muslims do not have their shield, the Khilafah, and these treacherous rulers are only their agents whose sole purpose in life is to put shackles on the Muslims and work to protect the interests of the kuffar.  They said that this is the same Facebook which deleted the page of Hizb ut-Tahrir Pakistan Media Office and its spokesman’s page twice in the last six months but now is unwilling to ban a blasphemous page attacking Islam.  The speakers demanded from the Pakistani Army that they should realise their responsibility and mobilize to give a teeth-shattering response to these blasphemers.  Practically they can only do this when they will uproot these treacherous rulers and establish the Khilafah.  And under this righteous Khaleefah, the army will be able to deliver the culprits a befitting punishment of their deeds.

Naveed Butt

Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan