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The following is the text of a defence speech given by ZakiJeshkin on 26/6/2002 before the second state security court in

Adanah regarding theissue of i!b ut"Tahrir

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem

The chiefs of the second state security court in Adanah.

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and peace and blessings be upon our chosenmaster Muhammad and his family, companions and those who followed him with righteousdeeds until the Day of udgment and those who wor! to establish the righteous "hilafah state.

Members of the court,

# am accused of being a member of $i%b ut-Tahrir. The fact that # am from $i%b ut-Tahrir is

correct. # do not deny that # am from $i%b ut-Tahrir. &n the contrary # am proud of this. $owcan a Muslim not be proud of adhering to an order of Allah' $i%b ut-Tahrir is a political partyestablished on the ideology of #slam. The fundamental element on which $i%b ut-Tahrir isestablished is the detailed #slamic rules it has adopted. Thus, $i%b ut-Tahrir is not (ust a namein theory but rather it constitutes an adherence to the )haree*ah rules +ah!aam shar*iyyah .ust as # am proud and # than! Allah when # implement an order of Allah such as when # pray,in the same way # am proud and # than! Allah that # am from $i%b ut-Tahrir which is an orderof Allah +subhana wa ta*ala .

$i%b ut-Tahrir is a political party whose ideology is #slam. #slam is the secret of its life, andpolitics is its manifestation. The aim of $i%b ut-Tahrir is the establishment of the righteous"hilafah state ia the intellectual and political struggle in order to resume the #slamic way oflife. $i%b ut-Tahrir was established based on the saying of Allah +subhana wa ta*ala

#Let there arise out of you a group of people in iting to all that is good +#slam , en(oining thegood and forbidding the e il. And it is they who are successful.* /0 123$

This noble ayah obliges the presence of at least one political party which calls to #slam anden(oins the good and forbids the e il.

The e idence that it is obligatory on this group to wor! for the establishment of the righteous#slamic "hilafah is the saying of Allah +subhana wa ta*ala

4$a e you seen those +hypocrites who claim that they belie e in that which has been sentdown to you, and that which has been sent down before you, and they wish to go for

(udgment +in their disputes to the Taghut +false (udgment while they ha e been ordered tore(ect it. But )haytan wishes to lead them far astray*. /3 526 And $is +subhana wa ta*alasaying

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4Do they then see! the (udgment of +the Days of #gnorance' And who is better in (udgmentthan Allah for a people who ha e firm belief.* /7 726 And the saying of the Messenger in thenoble hadeeth

48hosoe er dies without a bay*ah +pledge of allegiance on his nec! he shall die the death ofahiliyyah.*

Members of the court,

As for the accusation that $i%b ut-Tahrir is a terrorist organi%ation and that # am a terrorist,$i%b ut-Tahrir has ne er underta!en any acts of iolence which can be termed as terrorist.This is because the Messenger +sallalahu alaihi wa sallam did not use acts of iolence beforethe establishment of the #slamic )tate. This is despite the fact the Messenger +sallalahu alaihiwa sallam suffered much harm in Ma!!ah and he had the ability to respond with materialforce, howe er he did not ta!e this path and chose to be steadfast and patient. This was

despite the fact that he prayed whilst being surrounded by idols9 he did not brea! a singleone. This indicates that it is not allowed to underta!e material actions before theestablishment of the #slamic state and we are obliged to emulate the Messenger +sallalahualaihi wa sallam due to the saying of Allah +subhana wa ta*ala

4And whatsoe er the Messenger +Muhammad /saw6 gi es you, ta!e it, and whatsoe er heforbids you, abstain from it.*/7: ;6

#t is because $i%b ut-Tahrir strictly follows the method of the Messenger +sallalahu alaihi wa

sallam it does not underta!e any acts of iolence. #t has restricted its wor! to the intellectualand political struggle, and the reason for that is the )haree*ah rule +$u!m shar*i .

$ad the Messenger of Allah +sallalahu alaihi wa sallam used material actions before theestablishment of the "hilafah state then $i%b ut-Tahrir would not ha e hesitated in usingmaterial action in compliance with the )haree*ah rule.

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4Allah has promised to those among you who belie e and wor! righteous deeds, that of acertainty, $e will cause them to accede to power on earth, as $e granted it to those beforethem, that $e will establish in authority their Deen which $e has chosen for them, and that $ewill change +their state of the fear in which they li ed, to one of security and peace They willworship Me +alone and not ascribe powers to any beside Me. But whosoe er disbelie edafter this, they are the fasi=oon +rebellious, disobedient to Allah.* />3 776

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