Hizb ut-Tahrir

Overview

An international pan-Islamic political organization founded by Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909-1977) in Jerusalem in 1953. Its primary goal is the re-establishment of the Islamic Caliphate as a unified political entity for the Muslim world. The organization is notable for its intellectual approach, producing detailed constitutional proposals for an Islamic state. It rejects both Western democracy and violent methods, advocating instead for societal transformation through ideological change. It is banned in many countries but operates openly in others.

Key Beliefs

• Obligation to re-establish the Caliphate
• Rejection of nation-states as un-Islamic divisions of the Ummah
• Detailed political-economic system based on Islamic sources
• Rejection of both capitalism and socialism
• Change through intellectual and political means, not violence