This is a non commercial information message. If you have been included on this list by mistake and wish to unsubscribe please do not reply to this email but send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words "unsubscribe info [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotation marks) in the body (not the subject) of the email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim On Monday the 13th of December, 1999 the Syrian authorities (Air force intelligence) undertook raids on the houses of the Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir in most of the cities and villages of Syria. There has been a series of raids for some weeks now during which time numerous members of the Hizb have been arrested, their houses have been stormed, their families terrorised, and those managing to escape were being pursued. The authorities deliberately began to take hostages from the families of the members that were being pursued in order to force them to give themselves in. As well they have taken residence in the homes of certain members and detained their families. The arrests still continue incessantly. What is known, until the publication date of this leaflet, is that 800 sons of the Muslims have been arrested, amongst whom there are a number of women who have been charged with affiliation to Hizb ut-Tahrir. The arrests have been carried out in an extremely brutal manner, to the extent that the secret service killed a Member in his car during a chase. They have opened fire on some and killed an officer in the army with his two assistants. In addition to this is the vicious torture faced by those arrested by the interrogation branch. Furthermore, the secret service department has placed telephone surveillance equipment in the homes of the members and their relatives. This campaign of arrests has come in circumstances where Syria has entered into treacherous negotiations with the Jews. In the course of which she is recognising the usurping of Palestine by the Jews and the establishment of relationships of complete recognition with their entity, let alone agreeing to the presence of American forces in the Golan. Fearing that the sincere ones in the Ummah will expose this policy of the regime in Syria, it has undertaken a campaign of arrests in this brutal manner. O Noble Ummah: The Lord of Might and Honour has described you as the best Ummah brought forth for mankind when you order the good (Ma’ruf) and forbid the evil (Munkar). And thus you are paying a heavy price to Kufr and its helpers by your silence over the Munkar. And part of this price is the arrest of some of your sincere sons, your dear sons who have assumed on their shoulders the responsibility of making the change and bringing Islam back to the reality of life. The imposition of the American hegemony over Syria and the region is another part of the price you pay. O sincere sons of the Ummah and those in positions of responsibility: With your role you are as well paying and will pay a great part of the price for the sovereignty of Kufr over you, at the head of which is America. A costly price in this world and a great price in the Hereafter, which is nothing other than the punishment of Allah and His wrath for you. That is if you are content with this situation and you accept it. The Messenger of Allah (saw) warned about staying silent when he said: "Leaders will be appointed over you, and you will find them doing good deeds as well as bad deeds. The one who hates their bad deeds is absolved from blame, the one who disapproves of their bad deeds is safe, but the one who approves and follows is (doomed)." The system of kufr in Syria is weak and feeble. The kufr is working at this time to cement its influence and authority in order to extend its life as much as possible through a new era. So take a stance of truth and dignity, that will give you honour in this world and dignity in the Hereafter. Support Islam and those who carry its Call, so that Allah will be pleased with you and makes you pleased with Him: "Say: short is the enjoyment of this world. The Hereafter is far better for him who fears Allah, and you will not be dealt with unjustly even equal to the Fatila (a thread in the long slit of a date-stone).: [An-Nisa:77] Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah of Syria 7 Shawwal 1420 13th January, 2000 http://www.hizb-ut-tahrir.org
