International Khalifah Conference
Chicago, IL

Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT)

Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the international movement to reestablish an international Islamic state or Caliphate,[1] hosted its Khalifah Conference on "The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam" in Oak Lawns, a suburb of Chicago, in July 2009.[2]

A speaker identified by conference organizers as Imam Jaleel Abdul Adil said that "if they offer us the sun, or the moon, or a nice raise, or a passport, or a house in the suburbs or even a place to pray at the job, on the condition that we stop calling for Islam as a complete way of life - we should never do that, ever do that - unless and until Islam becomes victorious or we die in the attempt."[3]

Later, the following dialogue ensued between the imam and a member of the audience over whether Shariah or the Constitution should be the supreme law of the land in the United States:

Audience member: "Would you get rid of the Constitution for Shariah, yes or no?"

Imam: "Over the Muslim world? Yes, it would be gone."

Audience Member: "And so if the United States was a Muslim world, the Constitution would be gone?"

Imam: "If the United States was in the Muslim world, the Muslims who are here would be calling and happy to see the Shariah applied, yes we would."

Audience Member: "And the Constitution gone. That's all."

Imam: "Yes, as Muslims they would be long gone."[4]

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[1] International Khilafah Conference, August 7, 1994, Wembley Arena, London, England, http://www.investigativeproject.org/1096/select-quotes-from-historic-1994-hizb-ut-tahrir

[2] "Hizb ut-Tahrir: Shariah Takes Precedence over U.S. Constitution," IPT News, July 20, 2009, http://www.investigativeproject.org/1100/hizb-ut-tahrir-shariah-takes-precedence-over-us

[3] Video clip available at http://www.investigativeproject.org/1098/hizb-ut-tahrir-spread-islam-or-die-trying

[4] Video clip available at http://www.investigativeproject.org/1099/hizb-ut-tahrir-constitution-will-lose