On Safar 11, 1424 (Hijri) or April 13,
2003, the head of Deewan al Mazaalim of Hizb ut Tahrir
announced the appointment of a renowned jurist, scholar and engineer ‘Ata Abu
Rashta Abu Yaseen as the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir at whose hands, we hope, that
Allah (swt) would bring victory for the muslims for under his leadership, Da’awa
has certainly touched its peak and the work has been well organized
administratively. He has capitalized greatly on the capabilities of Shabab.
Some aspects of the life of ‘Ata Abu
Rashta
‘Ata bin Khalil bin Ahmad bin Abdul Qadir
Alkhateeb was born in 1362 (Hijri) or 1943 in a village Ra’ana of
the city of Al Khalil of Palestine. He belonged to a very religious family. In
his childhood, he saw with his own eyes the pain of Palestinian people and
occupation of Palestine by Jews with the help of Britain and treacherous Arab
leaders. This occupation forced his family to move to a refugee camp near Al
Khalil.
He acquired his basic and middle level
education in the same camp. Then he obtained his matriculation degree from the
school named Al Hussain Bin Ali in Al Khalil in 1959. Then he cleared the
examination of Al Saniya al ‘Ama (as per Egyptian syllabus) in
1960 from the institute Al Ibrahimi of Al Quds Shareef. After
that he got admission at the Engineering College of Cairo University in the
academic year 1960/61 and graduated in the year 1966. He served as an engineer
in many Arab countries after completing his education. He has authored a book
about Civil Engineering by the name of ‘Al Wast Fi Hisab Al Kimiyat O
Maraqabatal Mabani wat Taraq’.
He joined Hizb ut Tahrir whilst he was a
middle school student during mid 50s. He suffered persecution and imprisonment
in the dungeons of the oppressor as a punishment for raising the words of
truth. He performed all the organizational and institutional duties in the
administrative structure. He served as a Daris, Mushrif, Naqeeb of Mahliyya,
Member of Wilayah, Mo’atamad, Member of the Office of the Representative of
Ameer. On Safar 11, 1424 or April 13, 2003 he took charge as the Ameer of the
party. He is ever praying to Allah (swt) that He may help him in discharging
his duties graciously.
Following are the Islamic books written by
him:
1.
Tafseer of Surah e Baqarah ‘Al Teeseer Fi
Asool at Tafseer’
2.
Drasat Fi Asool ul Fiqha – Teeser at
Wusool Ilal Asool
And following are the booklets authored by
him:
1.
Economic Crisis, Its Reality and Its
Solution from the Islamic Perspective
2.
The New Crusades in the Arabian Peninsula
and Gulf
3.
Industrial Policy and Industrialization of
the State
During his time, the following books have
been published by the Hizb ut Tahrir:
1.
The Essential Elements of Islamic Nafsiyya
2.
Political Issues – Occupied Islamic Lands
3.
Addition to the book ‘Islamic Concepts’
4.
The basis of the Education Policy of
Khilafah State
5.
Institutions of the Khilafah State
He is ever praying to Allah Almighty that
He grant him the courage to discharge his duties in a manner that Allah (swt)
and His Prophet (saw) would be pleased with; he is ever praying that Allah
(swt) bestow upon the Ummah the state of Khilafah through his
hands; our Lord is All Hearing and will answer our prayers.
The steps taken by him during his time
include the warm call made to Muslims on Rajab 28, 1426 or September 2, 2005
with relevance to the painful incident of abolition of Khilafah 84 years ago.
This appeal was initiated in Indonesia, then it was made on the shores of
Pacific ocean in the East as well as on the shores of Atlantic ocean in the West
at the Friday prayers. This call affected the Ummah greatly.
Additionally, he has been actively raising his voice for the Truth continuously
at various conferences, seminars and conventions of Hizb ut Tahrir.
The early years of his leadership are full
of khair and we pray to Allah (swt) that He may increase His barakah in
his leadership. There are clear signs of imminent Nussrah under
his leadership with the Will of Allah (swt). We are looking up to him hopefully
and we pray that Allah (swt) decrees His victory during his time, ameen.
The piety of this exalted Ameer is
exemplary. He is passionate about his mission and always worried about
fulfilling his obligations in gracious manner. He has proved his capabilities
while he held many offices in the administration of Hizb ut Tahrir and
fulfilled his obligations in the best possible manner. Some of the noteworthy
services rendered by him include the ones that he did when held the offices of
Representative, Mo’atamad and Assistant to the previous Ameer.
This is the reason why he is fully aware of the responsibilities that he
carries as the Ameer and perceives them rightly. He monitors all the activities
actively, therefore, the Shabab feel his presence in
everything that they do; no matter how small or huge the task is. This is the
way how he is utilizing the full potential of Shabab.
This is the summary of the journey Hizb ut
Tahrir that departed from the Al Aqsa mosque in the mid 50s; the caravan had
just one basic goal in their mind i.e. the re-establishment of Khailafah
Rashida. The leader of this caravan was the great scholar Sheikh Taqi ud Din
Nabahani who continued to lead this caravan till his death. He remained the
leader of the party for 25 years. The renowned scholar Sheikh Abdul Qadeem
Zallum took charge of the leadership of the party in 1977 after the death of
the founding Ameer. During his time, the Da’awa of Hizb ut Tahrir
flourished a great deal. The number of the members of the party increased. The
party reached many countries of the world. Thus, Hizb ut Tahrir succeeded in
making thousands of people a part of the party. This great scholar left us at
the age of 80 after serving as the Ameer of the party for 25 years. After him,
another esteemed and qualified scholar, an established expert of jurisprudence, ‘Ata
Abu Rashta became the global leader of the caravan of Hizb ut
Tahrir. He is working hard to harvest the benefits that were sowed during the
time of his predecessors.
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