New Moon of the Blessed Month of Ramadan Year 1437 AH Has Been Sighted
written by Osman Bakhash
I seek refuge in Allah from the
accursed Shaytan
شَهْرُ
رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ
الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن
شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن
كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ
اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا
الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿١٨٥﴾
“The month of
Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people
and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of]
the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal
number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you
hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for
that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.”[Sura Al-Baqarah: 185]
All Praise is due to Allah and peace
and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions, allies,
and those who followed in his path making the Islamic Aqeedah the basis for
their thoughts and the Ahkaam Shari’ah (Legislative Rulings) the measure for
their actions and source for their rulings.
Al-Bukhari reported in his Sahih, by
the chain of Muhammad bin Zeyad who said: I heard Abu Hurairah (ra) say: the
Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says:
«صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ
وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ، فَإِنْ غُبِّيَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا عِدَّةَ
شَعْبَانَ ثَلاَثِينَ»
“Fast when you see
it, and break your fast when you see it, and if the weather is cloudy do
calculate it (the months of Shabaan and Shawwal) as thirty days.”
After investigation of the moon of the
blessed month of Ramadan on this night, the night of Monday, a valid sighting
of the New Moon of Ramadan has taken place according to the Shari’ah
requirements in some parts of the Muslim lands, therefore, tomorrow – Monday is
the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan.
We all know that Ramadan is the month
of the Qur’an and the month of victories in the history of the Muslim Ummah,
the Battle of Badr took place in Ramadan, which was named by the Lord of the
Worlds, as the Day of Furqaan (criterion), because in it, The Almighty
made a distinction between the truth (Al-Haqq) and falsehood (Al-Baatil).
The conquering of Makkah also took place in Ramadhan.
Whereas in the year 13 AH, the month of
Ramadan witnessed the Battle of Buwaib, led by the feat commander Al-Muthanna
bin Al-Haritha, in which the number of Muslims in this battle were 8000 only,
while the Persians numbered 100,000; nevertheless, it was a great victory for
the Muslims.
In the month of Ramadhan, the year 92
AH, was the Battle of Wadi in Ribaat where the Muslims – numbered 12,000 men –
led by Tariq bin Ziyad (rahimahullah), met against 100,000 crusader
Spanish men, led by Roderick, and were victorious an apparent victory. The
battle continued for eight consecutive days, and its impact changed the history
of the whole region in North Africa and in Western Europe, rather, the whole
history of Europe.
On 25th Ramadan, 658 AH, a
battle took place that shook the whole world, it is the Battle of Ayn Jalout,
in which was the resounding Islamic victory led by Saifuddin Qutuz (rahimahullah)
against the hordes of the Tatars, breaking their insolence after they afflicted
the people with cruel suffering.
Indeed, in this all lies an exhortation
and a lesson for those who reflect, the month of fasting and reciting the
Qur’an is not a month of laziness and sleep, rather it is a month of faith
motivating the work to uphold the word of Allah (swt) by implementing His
rule and defeating His enemies.
We therefore call unto you to work with
us to end the effects of the Sykes-Picot which disunited the Ummah and divided
it into tens of weak entities led by treacherous rulers who fight Allah and His
Messenger, disbanding the laws of Allah (swt) and fighting against
the Da’wah carriers who work to implement the Deen of Allah.
We call on Muslims to join their
wudhu-purified hands with our hands in Hizb ut Tahrir, who is engaged in heated
intellectual clash and political struggle, revealing the colonial western
plans, and clarifying for you the straight path of Islam, so that Allah (swt)
records on your hands victory and establishment for the Ummah of Islam, and the
implementation of Khilafah (Caliphate) on the method of the Prophethood and
nothing else. And so that Allah (swt) may bring a manifest
victory at the hands of the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, the eminent scholar Ata
Bin Khalil Abu al-Rashtah, and pledging allegiance to him as a Khaleefah ruling
by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Honorable Prophet ﷺ,
thus you establish the true laws of Allah, and to carry the call of Islam as a
beacon of light and guidance for all mankind. The Islamic Ummah therefore
returns as the best nation ever sent to mankind.
O officers of the Muslim armies, know
that Allah (swt) grants victory to His Deen if not on
your hands, then on the hands of others of the loyal ones, who are honored by
the dignity of giving victory to the Deen of Allah, so do not let this great
honor pass you, align yourselves with the rows of the Ummah in order to gain
the pleasure of Allah (swt) and the honor of this world and the
Hereafter.
It is also my pleasure to relay the
congratulations of the Head of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir and
all those working in it to the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, the eminent scholar Ata
Bin Khalil Abu al-Rashtah, and to all the Muslims for this blessed month,
asking Allah Almighty to redeem us from the Hellfire in the month of mercy and
forgiveness, and we ask Him (swt) to allow us to
witness Laylatul Qadr and bless us with its rewards…
Oh Allah, the Lord of the Heavens and
the Earth, honor us with pledging allegiance to the Khaleefah of the Muslims in
the second Righteous Khilafah (Caliphate) on the method of Prophethood, sooner
than later… Allahuma ameen ameen ameen.
Allah the Almighty spoke the Truth in
His Glorious Qur’an:
أَتَىٰ
أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ۚ
سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿١﴾
“The command of Allah
is coming, so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they
associate with Him.”(Sura
An-Nahl: 1)
Wassalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa
Barakatuh
The night of Monday is 1st
of the blessed Ramadan for the year of 1437 AH.
Your Brother
Osman Bakhash
Director of the Central Media Office of
Hizb ut Tahrir
Sunday, 29th
Sha’ban 1437 AH
05. 06. 2016
CE
Issue No: 1437 AH / 037
