His name is Sheikh Abdul Qadeem Bin Yusuf
Bin Yunis Bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh Zallum and he was a renowned scholar. He was
born in the city of Al Khalil in 1342 (Hijri) or 1924 (CE). His family was
known for the practice of Deen. His father was a Hafiz e Qur’an and even in the
last years of his life, he would be busy in the recitation of Holy Qur’an. His
father was a teacher during the time of the Uthmani Khilafah.
His father’s paternal uncle, Abdul Ghaffar
Yunis Zallum, was a mufti in Al Khalil during the time of the Uthmani Khilafah.
The Zallum family is one of those families that are the trustee of Ibrahimi
mosque and thus, this family is one of the servants of Yaqoob (as). This family
is entrusted with the responsibility of hoisting the Islamic flag at the minbar
on Fridays and various occasions.
The Uthmani Khilafah used to entrust the
renowned families of Al Khalil with the responsibility of taking care of
Ibrahimi mosque and these families used to feel honour and pride in undertaking
this responsibility.
The first fifteen years of the life of
Sheikh Abdul Qadeem Zallum were spent in the city of Al Khalil. He acquired the
basic education from the Ibrahimi Madrassah of Al Khalil and
after that, his father sent him to Al Azhar so that he became an expert in
Islamic jurisprudence. So, at the age of 15, he left for Al Azhar in Cairo. It
was 1939, 1361 (Hijri) when he acquired his first degree from Al Azhar –
Shahada tal Ahliya tal Oola. In 1947, 1366 (Hijri) he obtained the degree of Al
‘Aliya Li Kuliya tal Sharia’ from Al Azhar and then in 1949, 1368
(Hijri) he obtained Shahada tal ‘Alamiya and specialized in
Judiciary which is equivalent to the Ph.D of modern times.
He organized a group of Muslims during the
Israel-Palestine war and left Egypt for Palestine for the purpose of Jihad.
But on reaching there, he came to know that the war has been stopped and a
ceasefire agreement has taken place. Therefore, his purpose of Jihad could
not be met in Palestine. Sheikh was held dearly in Al Azhar University and was
called ‘Mulk’ (King). He was always a prominent student. He
joined the occupation of teaching upon his return to Al Khalil in 1949. He was
associated with the Madarassah of Bethlehem for two years. He
then shifted to Al Khalil in 1951 and became a teacher at Madrassah
Usama bin Ma’aqiz.
In the year 1952, this man had his
interaction with Sheikh Taqi which gave way to continuous debated and
arguments, with respect to the topic of a Hizb at Al Quds; thus he used to
travel constantly to this blessed city for this purpose. Sheikh Zallum joined
Hizb from the day the party started its work and in the year 1956, he emerged
as a leader in the Hizb. He was a great orator and people used to love him. On
Fridays, he used to preach in Ibrahimi Yusufiya mosque and a
great crowd would gather to listen to him. Then after Friday prayers, he used
to preach in Ibrahimi mosque where people also would gather to
listen to him in great numbers. Sheikh was nominated as a candidate in the
election for House of Representatives in 1954. Similarly, he was a candidate in
1956 but the state rigged the elections and he was declared unsuccessful. He
was arrested and was imprisoned in Al Jaffer Al Saharawi where
he spent many years, before finally being released with the help of Allah
(swt).
May Allah (swt) have mercy on him; he was
the right hand of the founding leader. He was an arrow in the quiver
of the founder; he used to trust him for high profile expeditions. He never
showed any hesitation and always preferred Da’wa over his family and luxuries
of this temporary world. One day he is found in Turkey, the other day he is
present in Iraq, the next day it was Egypt and then went to Jordan and Lebanon,
so on and so forth. Wherever he was demanded, he used to accompany the Ameer to
speak the truth. The expedition of Iraq was a very crucial one and only a real
daring man could undertake this responsibility. The Ameer bestowed him with
this duty and he accepted the responsibility, under the supervision of Ameer
and fulfilled his obligation in a brilliant manner.
At the time of death of the founding
leader, the duty of this Da’wa was rested upon his shoulders. He carried the
burden of this struggle and the Da’awa progressed in leaps and bounds. The
style of Da’awa got clearer, its area of action got so wide that it reached
Central Asia and South East Asia. The echo of this message was even heard in
Europe as well.
During the time of this esteemed scholar,
the fitna of the Nakitheen 2Oath breakers”
emerged. Some people got influenced by the whispers of the devils and took
advantage of Sheikh’s patience. These people committed breach of oath; one
night, they conspired to lead the party caravan astray and give a fatal blow to
the party. It was only with the blessing of Allah (swt) and then with the
insightful intellect and perseverance of the Sheikh Abdul Qadeem Zallum that
the 000 was saved from any irreparable damage; rather the 000 came out of this
crisis stronger and those conspirators achieved nothing but humiliation.
This unwavering scholar continued to be
the leader and flag bearer of Da’aw till the age of 80 when his intuition about
his impending death made him take a decision about this work for which he spent
two thirds of his life – 25 years in the capacity of right hand of Ameer and
almost 25 years in the capacity of Ameer himself. He wanted a satisfactory
fulfillment of his responsibility; therefore, he decided to resign from the
leadership role and hold elections for next Ameer which was exactly what
happened. On Monday, Moharram 14, 1424 (Hijri) or March 17, 2003 he himself
resigned from the leadership and within a few days after the election of the
new Ameer his soul left for the eternal world.
Thus, this great ocean of knowledge, the
Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, Sheikh Abdul Qadeem Zallum, met his creator at the age
of 80 on Tuesday night dated Safar 27, 1424 (Hijri) or April 29, 2003, Inna
Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. On his death, the number of people that
came for condolence in Al Khalil – Abu Gharbiya Al Sha’rawi was
an unprecedented spectacle. People came from various cities and villages. Poets
and writers wrote poetry and prose about his life. Condolence messages were
received from all over the world on telephone and radio. Numerous condolence
messages were received from Sudan, Kuwait, Europe, Indonesia, America, Jordan,
Egypt, and other countries. At the same time, a huge crowd gathered in Beirut
(Lebanon) and Amman (Jordan).
The Sheikh raheemullah was
a courageous and bold man when it comes to the matter of Deen. He never cared
for any reprimand in this regard. He was really an active person, who neither
got tired of his efforts nor despaired. He was an embodiment of disposition and
high morals. He kept himself at a great distance from anything that was Haram. He
was extremely tolerant, patient and gracious. His close friends mention that he
used to stay awake at nights for worship and would cry while reciting the ayah of
Allah (swt). He was extremely steadfast and firm in Da’awa. He lived his life
in obscurity, oppressive rulers were always after him till the moment he died
and left this temporary world. Only Allah (swt) can grant him his reward for
his struggle. May Allah (swt) shower him with his countless blessings, ameen.
Following are his books and booklets that
were published by Hizb ut Tahrir during his time:
1.
Funds in the Khilafah State
2.
Addition to the Book ‘The Ruling System of
Islam’
3.
Democracy is a kufr system
4.
Sharai’ ruling regarding Cloning and Organ
Transplant
5.
Methodology of Hizb ut Tahrir to bring
change
6.
Hizb ut Tahrir
7.
American Campaign to destroy Islam
8.
The Crusade Attack by George Bush on
Muslims
9.
The Crisis of the Stock Market and related
Islamic ruling
10. The Clash of Civilizations is inevitable
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