Mohammad Taqiudine bin Ibrahim Mustufa al-Nabahani

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May Allah bless, forgive him of any shortcomings, and grant him Jennatul Firdos



Name


Mohammad Taqiudine bin Ibrahim Mustufa al-Nabahani

Date of Birth

1909

Place of Birth

Village of Ajzam in Haifa, Palestine

Family Background

His father was a teacher of Islamic Education. His mother, though a housewife, was knowledgeable
about Islam due to her father who was a well known scholar, poet and a judge in the Othmani State.
This family background played a great role in directing him towards an Islamic education. By the
age of thirteen, he had memorized Qur'an .

Education

He gained immense knowledge from his grandfather, Yusuf Al-Nabahani. In 1928 he joined Al-
Azhar for high school and higher studies. He received his diploma from Darul-Yum with honors in
1932. In the same year, he graduated from Al-Azhar. He was known for his great knowledge in
Islam and other subjects.

Work

1932-1938 Worked as an Islamic Studies teacher in
various schools in Haifa.
1940 Was appointed as a judge consultant in
Haifa's Sharie court.
1948 Was appointed as a judge in the Sharie court
of Jerusalem.
1950-1953 Was a lecturer in the Islamic Scientific
college in Amman.


Activities

He established Hizbut-Tahrir (Liberation Party) in 1953 having the resumption of the Islamic way
of life by the establishment of Khilafah as the goal of this party. The party he formed is banned in
the Muslim world due to its threat to the Kufr regimes there. He wrote over 25 books and thousands
of pamphlets on different subjects (i.e. politics, social system, economic, etc.)
Taqiudine died in 1977 in Beirut after living a life full of struggle in order to make Islam
victorious.


Ar-Raya Magazine, March 1994

Profile Of The Founder Of Hizb ut-Tahrir

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The Founder


Sheikh Muhammad Taqiuddin, son of Ibrahim, son of Mustafah, son of Ismail, son of Yusuf an-
Nabhani, from the ancient Arab tribe of Bani Nabhan, which settled in the North of Palestine, was
born in the village of Ijzim, within the district of Haifa, in
1909. While his father was well versed
in Islamic jurisprudence, and accordingly worked as a Shariah teacher, his mother mastered parts of
the Islamic sciences. She had been taught by her father, the famous Uthmani poet, scholar, and
judge Sheikh Yusuf an-Nabhani, who was appointed as judge at different courts in Jenin,
Constantinople, Mosul, Lattakia, Jerusalem and Beirut consequently.


The Islamic surroundings in which Taqiuddin grew up in, contributed to the consolidation of his intellectual genius and unique personality, so he was able to wholly rehearse the Qur'an by heart before attaining the age of
thirteen. Through his grand-father, he was introduced into the then relatively sound world of
politics of the Uthmani Khilafah (Sheikh Yusuf an-Nabhani used to have strong ties with high
ranking state personalities in Istanbul, Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon).


The sagacity and high intelligence he was able to show during ilm circles held by his grand-father,
convinced the latter, that the exposed capacity should be promoted by all means. Instead of
accomplishing his secondary Shariah education in Haifa, Taqiuddin headed for Cairo, where in
1928 he enrolled at both the al-Azhar University and the Dar-ul-Ulum. He graduated, according to
the traditional education curriculum, in 1932, obtaining the Universal Shariah Diploma, with
excellent records. At al-Azhar he attended different circles, held by famous scholars such as Sheikh
al-Akhdar Hussein, where he showed tremendous intellectual capacity during debates and
discussions.


On his return to Palestine he worked as a teacher from 1932 to 1938, but because he abhorred this
professional field, he shifted to the judiciary. In his eyes, education and all the hereto related
curricula were laid down by Western nations, and were therefore corrupt. Judiciary, however, was a
safer haven, as it rested in its entirety on Islamic jurisprudence. He applied to the high court in
Palestine, which, consequently appointed him in different judicial areas in Bissan, Taberrias and
later Haifa. He also held the position of an Assessor from 1940 to 1945. From this date until the
Jews overran Palestine in 1948 he held a very high position at the court of Haifa. The exodus from
Palestine which followed, took him to Syria, nevertheless, a short while later he was summoned by
a friend of his to Jerusalem, where he was appointed as a judge in the Court of Appeal, where he
remained until 1951. He stepped down in 1951 and went to Amman, where he held numerous
lectures at the faculty of Islamic Sciences. After establishing the party in 1953, his private person
melted into it as he became its leader and first spark. He headed the leadership committee and
sharpened the Party structurally, politically and intellectually. Due to the continuous harassment
and persecution by the Jordanian government, he was forced into giving up his role in public life.


Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani (Rahmatullah Alai) died in Beirut on 1st Muharram 1398 AH (20
December 1977), and was buried at the al-Auza'i cemetery. He was succeeded by Sheikh Abdul
Qadim Zallum, who was born in al-Khalil, Palestine in 1925, and he remains as Amir of the Party
up to this day.

The Party

The political activities of Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani started very early. Before establishing Hizb
ut-Tahrir he had no organised political activity, save for the short period he had spent with the
famous mujahid Sheikh Izzeddin al-Qassam, whom he helped lay down plans for the well known
revolutionary upheavals against the British and the Jews. Many of his early al-Azhar colleagues
later bore witness to his tireless activity in attending political and ilm circles. They also praised his
contribution to numerous political discussions during which he did not abstain from profoundly
criticising the internal circumstances, which had led to the political and intellectual downfall of
both the Ummah and the Islamic State. In addition, he used to urge the ulemah at al-Azhar to give
up the adopted lassitude vis-à-vis the Ummah and her affairs and appealed to them to seek the best
way for revival.

On his return to Palestine, he became more and more aware of the Westernisation of the Islamic
Ummah by colonial powers such as Britain and France. The loss of Palestine in 1948 convinced
him that only a structured and deep intellectual work could bring the nation back to its glory and
strength.
Consequently he began preparations relating to the Party structure, literature and the like, as early
as 1949 while he was still a judge at al-Quds. In his first written work, which appeared in January
1950 under the title Saving Palestine, he showed how deeply rooted Islam had been in Palestine
since the seventh century. He also analysed the main cause for the set backs which had befallen the
Arabs which, as he said, was due to nothing but the fact that the Ummah had resigned and
submitted itself to the greedy colonial powers. In August 1950 he sent a long letter, published later
as a book entitled The Message of the Arabs, to the members of the Culture Summit of the Arab
League in Alexandria, Egypt. In his exposition of the matter, he stressed upon the point that the
true and real message of the Arabs is Islam, on whose basis alone the intellectual, and hence,
political revival of the Ummah could be achieved. As no reaction was forthcoming by the Summit
members to this letter, Sheikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani was now convinced, more than at any time
before, that establishing a political party was essential. By the end of 1952, and early 1953, the
whole matter was put into practice and Hizb ut-Tahrir was established in al-Quds. Sheikh
Taqiuddin an-Nabhani and some others, in accordance with the until then practiced Uthman Law of
Societies, sent a notice to the governor of Jerusalem and the Jordanian government, informing the
authorities about the establishment of the Party. The Jordanian government however, reacted
instantly, and issued a decree banning the Party, and declaring its activities illegal. Hizb ut-Tahrir,
nevertheless, ignored this action and continued with its work in al-Quds, al-Khalil, Nablus and
other towns and villages. Harsh reactions were to follow by the government against the Party
members, and these continue until this day.
Glubb Pasha, the famous British officer, at this time the Chief of Staff of the Jordanian Army,
which was ironically called the Arab Legion of the British Army, was the real governing power in
Jordan. He therefore urged the puppet government to take all the necessary measures to suffocate
the Party and its activities. Consequently the Preaching and Guiding Law, was issued in 1954, with
the objective of banning Party members from giving talks in mosques. In reality, the real political
struggle of the Party against the government had not yet begun.


Structurally, the Party developed solid layers, underlying its work within the Ummah. Due to its
efficacious structure, organisation and ideas, the Party has been able to grow immensely, stretching
its work throughout the Islamic world, and even reaching remote parts of the globe.

[Islamic Revival]

Jazak Allah khair for posting this. Sheikh Taqiuddin al Nabhani is truly a hero for Muslims and an outstanding scholar. May Allah (swt) reward him for his efforts to bring back the Islamic system and reunite the Ummah.

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Ameen! There has been little to compare his work to. He never called to his personality, but to the Idea, which is based on Islaam. Which is Islaam.

We have found little in the Muslim as well as non Muslim world to compare to his modern day work.

[Bint Mohammed]

Ameen

May the success be with the Idea and its founder.

Allahuma ameen.

[Bint Mohammed]

Ameen

May the success be with the Idea and its founder.

Allahuma ameen.

[Bint Mohammed]

Shaykh Abdul Qadeem Zallum (Rh.A)

Eminent Scholar and second Ameer of Hizb-ut-Tahrir al-Islami. (1924-2003)



Abu Yusuf Shaykh 'Abdul Qadeem Zallum was born in Al-Kahlil, Palestine in 1924. He studied in Al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt. Since the death of its founder (Taqiuddin An-Nabhani) in 1977, the Shaykh became the second Ameer of Hizb-ut-Tahrir Al-Islami.


The eminent scholar Abu Yusuf Shaykh ‘Abdul Qadeem Zalloom whom Allah (swt) took unto Himself on the night of Tuesday 27th Safar al-Khayr 1424 AH corresponding to 29th April 2003. He was taken from a life approaching eighty years spent in obedience to Allah (swt) and obedience to His Messenger (saw). He spent his life as a scholar, worker and carrier of the Islamic Da’wah in the ranks of the Hizb for more than fifty years. As a leader of the Hizb, throughout which he had to undergo many difficult circumstances for twenty six years without giving in or losing resolve, struggling against the Zalimeen, far from his family and children in the Path of Allah, exerting his utmost effort to resume the Islamic way of life by establishing the righteous Khilafah.

It is said that he lived away from his newly wedded wife and daughter for several years, until he had the oppertunity to meet them. He was told by his Ameer Taqiuddin to leave for Turkey to attend important dawah oppertunity. He lived away from his family serving the cause of Allah and the hizb. He was the man whose name alone shook the thrones of the rulers from Uzbekistan to Saudia, but he died unknown and only a few people shouldered his body.

May Allah (swt) have Mercy on the first Ameer Abu Ibraheem and may Allah (swt) have Mercy on the second Ameer Abu Yusuf and raise them up with the Prophets, Siddiqqeen (truthful), Shuhadaah (martyrs) and Saliheen (righteous) and how excellent is their company!


"Those who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."

[al-Baqarah:156]

[Bint Mohammed]

"Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah, of them some have fulfilled their obligations (i.e. have been martyred), and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed "

[al-Ahzaab:23]