The Address of Eminent Scholar and Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah (May Allah Protect him)

On the 105th Anniversary of the Destruction of the Khilafah (Caliphate)

(Translated)

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, his companions, and those who follow him.

To the Muslim Ummah, the Ummah of Jihad, justice, and benevolence, by Allah's permission—the best Ummah brought forth for humankind—may Allah grant it victory and empowerment.

To the dawah carriers to resume the Islamic way of life by establishing the Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly Guided Caliphate) - and we consider them, by Allah's permission, to be the pious, the pure, the noble, and the blessed.

* On these similar days, 105 years ago, in late Rajab 1342 AH, corresponding to early March 1924 CE, the kaffir (disbelieving) colonizers, led by Britain at that time, in cooperation with traitors of the Arabs and Turks, managed to destroy the Khilafah (Caliphate). The criminal of the era, Mustafa Kemal, openly declared open disbelief (kufr) by abolishing the Khilafah, besieging the Caliph in Istanbul, and expelling him at dawn that very day. Thus, a terrible earthquake struck the lands of the Muslims with the destruction of the Khilafah, the source of their glory and the pleasure of their Lord. It was incumbent upon the Ummah to fight him with the sword, as stated in the agreed-upon Hadith of the Prophet (saw) on the authority of Ubadah ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, said, «وَأَنْ لَا نُنَازِعَ الْأَمْرَ أَهْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَرَوْا كُفْراً بَوَاحاً عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ فِيهِ بُرْهَانٌ»“And that we should not dispute the authority of those in charge unless you see clear disbelief for which you have proof from Allah.” But the Ummah fell short in this, and did not do what would stop that criminal and his supporters and defeat him and his supporters. Rather, the earthquake of the loss of the Khilafah continued. Then the influence of the kaffir colonizers spread in the lands of the Muslims, so they divided the lands and tore it into pieces that reached about 55 fragments!

* Then, the Ruwaybidha (insignificant incompetent) rulers in the Muslim lands added another earthquake to this one, failing to prevent the Jews from occupying the Blessed Land, the site of the Prophet's Israa wal Miraj (Night Journey and Ascension). They then sank even lower, rushing towards normalization with the Jewish entity without it withdrawing from anything! Some committed the crime of normalization behind closed doors, while others did so openly, day and night! Thus, they all hasten towards this crime, heedless of the humiliation that surrounds them from head to toe

[سَيُصِيبُ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا صَغَارٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَعَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا كَانُوا يَمْكُرُونَ]

“The wicked will soon be overwhelmed by humiliation from Allah and a severe punishment for their evil plots” [Al-An’am: 124].

* This is how you Muslims have become, after the Khilafah was stripped from you, and you were ruled by the Ruwaybidha rulers who today take orders from the tyrant Trump, even in Gaza (of Hashim) and all of the Blessed Land. In September 2025, Trump chaired a meeting that included Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Türkiye, Indonesia, and Pakistan, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings, describing it as the most important meeting. Then he presented, or rather imposed, a 20-point plan on them. The points of his plan spoke volumes about the loss of Gaza, its subjugation, and its colonization to become a backyard for the enjoyment of Trump and the Jewish entity! After that, Sisi held a celebration in Egypt (al-Kinanah) for Trump and his ominous plan. This was a prelude to Security Council Resolution 2803, which imposes a trusteeship or colonization council to administer Gaza (of Hashim), which he calls a Peace Council! Then Trump declares that he will announce the members of the council headed by him in Gaza at the beginning of this year, 2026. Al Jazeera also quoted him as saying that Trump is likely to appoint an American general to lead the stabilization force in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera, 11/12/2025). In other words, Trump controls the governing council and security forces in Gaza! Then, his envoy, Witkoff, meets with the "mediating" countries—Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar—in Miami on 19/12/2025, to advance the second phase of discussions on how to deploy the stabilization forces and disarm Hamas, as well as to discuss the practical steps for implementing this! Then, Trump met with Netanyahu in Florida and said: ["The meeting was very productive." He adds to reporters: "The talks addressed the issue of disarming Hamas, stressing that they have to disarm within a fairly short period of time, and then there will be hell to pay for them." (BBC, 30/12/2025)]. Trump says this while he is supplying the Jewish entity with every weapon, heavy and super-heavy, in a brutal war on Gaza that is harming people, trees, and stones. Trump says and does this under the sight and hearing of the rulers in Muslim countries who have betrayed the Blessed Land by remaining silent about its liberation, and even applauded Trump for his 20-point plan!

* Palestine is not alone in which these rulers have betrayed, they also betrayed the countries they governed, acting on behalf of and at the behest of the kaffir colonizers, especially America. South Sudan was separated from the North, and Darfur is now on the same path. Libya is also embroiled in conflict and divided into two states. Yemen is divided into North and South, and the South is even splitting apart! The new Syria has thrown itself into America's arms, releasing the henchmen and thugs of the former tyrant's regime while detaining the members of Hizb ut Tahrir, who call for the Khilafah (Caliphate), imprisoned and sentencing them for up to ten years. These Ruwaybidha (insignificant ignorant) rulers were not content with this; they surrendered or handed over other parts of the land of Islam. Kashmir was annexed by the Hindu polytheists (mushrikeen). Russia annexed Chechnya and other Muslim lands in Central Asia. East Timor was taken from Indonesia. Cyprus, a stronghold of Muslims for many years, is now mostly controlled by Greece. The Rohingya Muslims are being slaughtered in Myanmar, and if they seek refuge in Bangladesh, the regime oppresses them and fails to support them by fighting their enemy! Then there is East Turkestan, which China is brutally attacking, with brutality that even beasts would avoid. And the existing states in the Muslims lands are silent as the graves; if they speak, they say that China's oppression of the Muslims is an internal matter!

[كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ إِنْ يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِباً]

“They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. What a terrible claim that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies” [Al-Kahf: 5]

O Soldiers in the Armies of the Muslims: Are you not capable of following in the footsteps of those who came before you from the soldiers of Islam, and fulfilling the obligation of Allah Al Qawi Al Aziz, by liberating Palestine and Gaza (of Hashim) through jihad in the path of Allah, the very pinnacle of Islam? And then reclaiming every inch of Muslim land that has been severed from its origin or seized by the kaffir colonizers in the east and west of the earth, and pursuing them to their very lands? Are you not capable? Yes, by Allah's permission, you are indeed capable:

* You are the sons of the Muslim Ummah, the Ummah of the Messenger of Allah (saw), the Ummah of the Muhajiroon and Ansar (Emigrants and the Helpers), the Ummah of the Khulafaa’ ar-Rashidoon (Rightly Guided Caliphs) and those who followed them, the descendants of Harun al-Rashid, who responded to the Byzantine emperor's breaking of his treaty with the Muslims and his aggression against them: “The response is what you see, not what you hear!” and so it was. You are the descendants of al-Mu'tasim, who led a mighty army to the aid of a woman wronged by a Roman man, who cried out, "O Mu'tasim!" And you are the descendants of Salahudin, the vanquisher of the Crusaders and the liberator of al-Aqsa from their defilement on the 27th of Rajab 583 AH (October 2, 1187 CE).

* You are the descendants of Muhammad al-Fatih, the young Ameer whom Allah honoured by the praise of the Messenger of Allah (saw), for the conqueror of Constantinople: «فَلَنِعْمَ الْأَمِيرُ أَمِيرُهَا، وَلَنِعْمَ الْجَيْشُ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ»“The best Ameer is its Ameer, and the best army is its army!” It was opened by him, may Allah have mercy on him and bless him, in 857 AH (1453 CE). You are the descendants of Sultan Selim III, during whose reign the United States of America paid an annual tax to his governor in Algeria amounting to $642,000 in gold, in addition to 12,000 Ottoman gold liras, in exchange for the release of its prisoners held in Algeria and permission to pass through the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea without intervention from the Ottoman navy. And for the first time, America was forced to sign a treaty not in its own language, but in the language of the Ottoman State, on 21 Safar 1210 AH (September 5, 1795 CE).

* You are the descendants of Caliph Abdul Hamid, who summoned the French ambassador in Istanbul and deliberately met him in military uniform, then threatened him to stop the play that slandered the Prophet Muhammad (saw), saying, "I am the Caliph of the Muslims... I will turn the world upside down on your heads if you do not stop that play." France complied and banned it in 1307 AH (1890 CE). You are the descendants of this Caliph who was not tempted by the millions of gold coins offered by the Jews to the State Treasury (Bayt ul-Mal), nor was he intimidated by the international pressure they mobilized against him to allow them to settle in Palestine. He famously said, "It is easier for me to have my body cut to pieces than to see Palestine severed from the Khilafah (Caliphate)." He was foresighted, adding, "...Let the Jews keep their millions... If the Khilafah is ever torn apart, then they can take Palestine for free." And that is exactly what happened!

O Muslims! O Armies in the Lands of the Muslims! If the Khilafah returns, you will return to the glory of your forefathers, for their deeds speak of their might and the greatest pleasure of Allah. They established the Khilafah and preserved it, so they were honoured and prevailed and attained the pleasure of their Lord. You are their descendants, so come to the truth they followed and follow it, and to the glory they created and create it. Restore the Khilafah and preserve it. Hizb ut Tahrir is among you, so support it, for it works day and night to resume the Islamic way of life by establishing the Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly Guided Caliphate). It leads the Ummah and guides it to this great task, and it disturbs the sleep of the disbelieving colonizers with its call for the Khilafah. So, what will happen when the Khilafah is established and removes the borders and barriers drawn by the disbelieving colonizers from the edges of the Pacific Ocean, where Indonesia and Malaysia are located, to the shores of the Atlantic, where Morocco and Andalusia are located?! Then the Muslims will return to being one Ummah under one state, the Khilafah Rashidah which will honour Islam and the Muslims, and humiliate disbelief and the disbelievers (kufr and the kuffar). It will reclaim the lands of Islam and the Muslims from the hands of the colonizing disbelievers, pursue them to the depths of their own lands, and illuminate the world anew. On that day, truth will prevail and falsehood will perish.

[وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقاً]

“And declare, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is bound to vanish.” [Al-Isra: 81].

* It might be asked, "Does the Khilafah (Caliphate) accomplish all this? Does it achieve victory and repel defeat? Does it liberate Muslim lands from the colonizing kuffar and even pursue them to their own lands?" We say, "Yes, our Lord, the Exalted, says this

]إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ[

“O believers! If you stand up for Allah, He will help you and make your steps firm” [Muhammad: 7]." Allah's true victory can only be achieved through the establishment of the state of Islam that implements His Laws. When it is established, Allah (swt) grants it victory, and it becomes firmly established and powerful, so that its allies respect it and its enemies fear it. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said this: «الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ»“The Imam is a shield behind whom people fight and by whom people are protected.” The Caliph (Khaleefah) and the Caliphate (Khilafah) are a shield, i.e., a protection. And whoever has protection will, by Allah's permission, be victorious in the end; his land will not be lost, and his enemies will not approach him. The history of the Khilafah testifies to this. Where is Byzantium and its scepter? Where is Ctesiphon and Khosroes? And who else but the Islamic State, the soldiers of Islam, and the justice of Islam raised the call of Takbeer in those vast lands stretching from ocean to ocean? Had the Khilafah known of lands beyond the two oceans, east and west, it would have traversed their depths, calling to Allah, the All-Powerful, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.