This message is to the brigade of hypocrites within Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HT), it's offshoots and and other similar groups who advocate and promote apathy amongst British Muslims. Over the past few weeks, these ill-informed individuals have paraded up and down the high streets of London promising Muslims a one way ticket to Hell if they vote. What they actually need is a one way ticket for themselves…out of Britain!

 

Their argument is that it is Haraam for Muslims to take part in an electoral system that Implements ‘man-made’ laws instead of Islamic Law. What they conveniently forget is that they are living as a minority, less than 3% of the total population, in a non-Muslim state. The reality is that they live their lives on a daily basis where they are affected by the ‘man-mad’ laws of a non-Muslim state, is it therefore not sensible or indeed logical to take part in the system that makes those laws to ensure that their own rights & freedoms are protected?

If you’re a rationale human being with the ability to think then of course it is! However we’re not dealing with level headed individuals in this particular case.

They argue that it is ‘Shirk’ (the Greatest sin in Islam) to take part in a Kuffar system i.e. a system run by disbelievers. Their solution can be summed up with one word which they will include in every sentence and repeat over & over again like the trained parrots that they are – “Polly-want-a-Khilafah, Polly-want-a-Khilafah!”

And how does Polly propose getting to a Khilafah?

“Polly don’t care! Polly-want-a-Khilafah! Polly-want-a-Khilafah!”

Anyone who sympathises with the rationale provided by HT & Chums should consider the following.

If it’s a grave sin to take part in a “Kuffar” system then they should ask themselves the following questions;

    * Why live in a land and consume goods & services produced by a “Kuffar” system?

    * Why work and pay Tax & National Insurance to the “Kuffar” state?

    * Why use Public Transport provided for by the “Kuffar” state?

   * Why take full advantage of free education for themselves and their children provided by the “Kuffar” state?

    * And if they don’t work, why freeload off benefits provided by the “Kuffar” state?

These are just some of the many questions that can be put to the Khilafah posse. Surely if they adhere to the principles that they so vociferously preach then they will abstain from compromising their belief system? Yeah right!

To remain true to one's principles one needs the strength of conviction, which is lacking amongst the likes of HT & Chums. For all their self-righteous preaching they remain hypocrites who knowingly and unashamedly take full advantage of the privileges of living in Britain yet want every Muslim to simply stand back and let the system be used against them.

The rebuttal that you’re likely to receive from HT is that necessity drives them to get an education, take public transport and freeload of state benefits.

If that’s the case then is it not a necessity to ensure that your fellow Muslims are not demonised by Racist politicians? Subsequently, is it not a necessity to ensure you do everything you legally can to keep such people from getting into power?

Boris Johnson has just been confirmed as the next Mayor of London. This is a man who referred to the Quran as "a book of religious hatred”, who said that “Islam was the problem” following the July 7th atrocity.

Rather than try and stop this Islamophobe from becoming Mayor of London, the Khilafah posse actively went out of the way to make sure that Boris could have a smooth ride into City Hall. They did this by neutralising the very electorate that had the power to keep him out, had they been mobilised. Mosque leaders share some blame for not doing their part to activate their congregations but HT and others like it are also to blame for the travesty that has occurred.

For all their talk of not helping the “Kuffar” one hopes that the irony of helping a Zionist Islamophobe win his campaign is not lost on the leadership of HT and others like it.

Today their actions have contributed to the election of Boris Johnson, tomorrow it could well be an overtly fascist right-wing party.

Muslims in Britain need to recognise that groups like HT are the problem and are contributing to the rise of Islamophobia. As British Muslims we need to fully participate in the democratic process and make sure our voices are heard, only then will we be able to successfully make Politicians take us seriously and listen to what we have to say.

As for HT, the message to them is simple

….don’t want to take part in a “Kuffar” system?

LEAVE!!!