Hizb ut-Tahrir

Also see: Khilafah

Hizb ut-Tahrir ( Ḥizb at-Taḥrīr; ) is an international pan-Islamic political organisation whose goal is for all Muslim countries to unify as an Islamic state or caliphate ruled by Islamic law and with a caliph head of state elected by Muslims.

The organization was founded in 1953 in Jerusalem by Taqiuddin al-Nabhani, an Islamic scholar and appeals court judge (Qadi) from the Palestinian village of Ijzim. Since then Hizb ut-Tahrir has spread to more than 40 countries, and by one estimate has about one million members.Malik, Shiv. , New Statesman, 13 September 2004 Hizb ut-Tahrir is very active in the west, particularly in the United Kingdom within Arab and Pakistani communities, and is also active in several Arab and Central Asian countries, despite being banned by some of the local governments.

Hizb ut-Tahrir believes a caliphate would provide stability and security to both Muslims and Non-Muslims in the predominantly Muslim regions of the world. The party promotes a detailed program for institution of a caliphate that would establish Shariah and carry "the Da'wah of Islam" to the world. It believes this political transformation would provide honest leadership, protecting and caring for its citizens, and fighting against...
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