HTI-Press. Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) hosted Eid al-Adha prayers in various cities across Indonesia which coincided with 10 Dzulhijah in accordance with the Islamic Calendar 1431 H Al Mekkah Al Mukkaramah. The Indonesian government set its own 10 Dzulhijah the next day, or Wednesday (17/11).

Nevertheless, since the sun began to rise the Muslims flocked to the location of the prayer. They brought their own prayer mats. Every city decided their own locations of the prayers. Some took place in open fields, in business centers, or in other centers. The event was attended by hundreds to thousands of Muslims.

 In Jakarta, more than 1,000 Muslims packed the courtyard of the Central Office of HTI. While in Bogor, a small city in southern part of Jakarta, more than 3,000 people crowded into a parking lot of a mall. The same events took place in Surabaya, Medan, Solo, Makassar, Bandung and other cities. HTI also held Idul Adha prayers at Merapi evacuation center at the Stadium of Maguwoharjo, Sleman, Yogyakarta.

Takbir, tahlil, tahmid echoed in the courtyard of the HTI Central Office in Crown Palace Soepomo Street South Jakarta. More than a thousand Muslims males and females, old to young, even children came to join al-Iedul Adha prayers 1431 Hijri, on Tuesday (16/11) held by HTI Central Board in Jakarta.

At  around 07.00 PM, the Eid prayer began. Ustadz  Herman Al Baduwi acted as the Imam of the prayer. While Iedul Adha sermon was delivered by Ustadz Ahmad Junaidi At Thayyibi.

In his early sermons, the khatib highlighted the condition of Indonesia which has continuously been hit by the disasters while the rulers seemed indifference to the suffering of the people. When people need helps, the rulers and the people's representatives went abroad on businesses which were not urgent. "How long will this condition continue to happen?' asked the khatib.

Khatib warned the Muslims that Allah SWT and  His Messenger had shown us a complete solution to all these problems. The solution is a total unconditional obedience to Allah SWT and His Messenger.  The total obedience can only be realized perfectly with the application of total Sharia (kaffah) under the shade of the Khilafah "Caliphate".

 "The absence of a caliphate is what makes the Muslims weak and impotent against their enemies. This condition was described exactly by the Prophet PBUH:  like food on a tray surrounded by their enemies. The number is big, but they are like scum that swayed  by the waves, " the khatib said.

Khatib led Muslims to emulate the attitude of the Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet Ismail. They both have total obedience to God. Love of God placed the highest compared with the love of others.

The fact shows that many Muslims still love others than to love Allah SWT. As a result, they love worldly life more than the After life; to love their family more than to love preaching and fighting for their religion; to love wealth more than to love jihad in His way; to love power more than to fight for the glory of Islam, even to love their enemies of Islam more than to love the Muslims.

 This is the condition that leads the Muslims no longer occupy their position as the best ummah (khairu umma). In contrast, the Muslims actually follow the will of the kafir the occupiers of the muslim lands by running the secular-capitalistic system and by upholding the human rights and pluralism in a democratic frame. "Then we become despicable ummah who are collapsed in disgrace, poverty, and ignorance. Be we are the victims of their greed so as life is not worth anything, "said the khatib while mentioning the suffering of Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Kashmiri, Patani, the Moro and others.

Khatib also highlighted the actions of the Muslim rulers who become the West imitators. On the midst of the hardship of Indonesian, the Indonesian rulers signed a comprehensive partnership with Obama while Allah forbids the Muslims to make the kuffar as friends / partners.

 At the end of  the sermon, the khatib  asked the Muslims to constantly strive to implement the Islamic Syariah by establishing the Khilafah "Caliphate", as a form of sincerity to worship Allah SWT, to bear all risks until we win  upon the will of Allah or we perish because of  that.

"Let us make the hajj and the moment of qurban as an inspiration and a motivation for all of us to always submit to Allah SWT and His Messenger, as well as to always make sacrifices in the struggle to apply a kaffah Islamic Sharia, under the shade of the institution of Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate" 'ala Minhaj an-Nubuwwah," said the khatib.

 Before the event started, the committee read a statement about the differences in the determination of Eid al-Adha 1431 H. They explained that difference should not have occurred when the Muslims refer to the pilgrimage as a directive of the event, especially the wukuf in Arafah.

HTI calls on Muslims in Indonesia in particular to draw lessons from this incident, that this is the condition if the ummah is not united. The Ummah will continue being broken into pieces in many ways, including that in the matters of ibadah. Therefore, this division must be stopped. The solution is that the Muslims must take this seriously, do anything with all the resources and efforts of each to fight for re-establishment of the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate" as a unifier of the people.

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