The party was established on March 14, 1953 by Palestinian Sheikh Takieddine Al-Nabhani (born in Palestine in 1914) who, after the 1948 Nakba, was motivated to find a framework that would bring the Muslims together in the face of Israel. However, the party soon collided with the Jordanian government leading al-Nabhani to leave Jerusalem and head for Damascus. He was then forced out of Damascus and was banned from entering Lebanon except after the mediation of the then Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Alaya. Beirut was al-Nabhani’s first stepping stone towards spreading his doctrines. However, from 1958, the government escalated pressure on him so he moved to Tripoli and then to Iraq, from where he was expelled shortly afterwards. Al-Nabhani returned to Beirut to complete his preaching. He died and was buried in Beirut on October 22, 1977. 

 

The Tahrir Party’s doctrine revolves around three main pillars:

    The unity of Muslims under a single political entity and the need for only one prince or ruler in alignment with the Prophet’s saying “.........”. The presence of roughly one billion Muslims necessitates the rise of this one entity, meaning the Caliphate and the single Islamic ruler. 

    The Muslims’ pursuit of unity will obtain a divine blessing, which will make their victory over their enemies inevitable.

    The Quran is the law of the Muslims and the constitution of their state whose building entails community cohesion. This cohesion is realized through:

    Persistence in education and spiritual and intellectual preparation

    Spread of Islamic culture and awareness among Muslims in mosques via lectures and press releases

    Fighting anti-Islamic doctrines

    Political struggle against colonial states in order to foil their conspiracies and debunk their schemes

    Bringing rulers to accountability, exposing their failure to abide by Islamic teachings and expelling them from power when possible

 

The party aims first and foremost to resume Islamic life by reviving the Caliphate in all Islamic countries and removing artificial boundaries. Muslims from Palestine to Indonesia have one primary concern and they should all obey the Caliph when the Islamic Caliphate is announced. 

 

Despite the wars and hostilities launched by Israel against Muslims, whether in Palestine or in Lebanon, the Tahrir Party has never engaged in an armed conflict with it for the party believes the elimination of Israel cannot be possible except by uprooting the country through a massive military operation including all Arab troops under a unified leadership. However, such a large scale and unified military action can only happen after a radical political change in the region and the replacement of all the present regimes that support the US and Israel indirectly. 

 

The Tahrir Party is a political, not a military party and it will not use weapons except upon the emergence of the Islamic State and upon the order of the Caliph. Contrary to common belief, the party’s position on Israel is not one that calls for truce or peace, for the party considers Israel to be a usurper and no negotiation or reconciliations should be held with it. 

 

Although it renounces the Lebanese entity and urges the formation of an Islamic Caliphate, the Tahrir Party remains a legitimate party by virtue of its notification of registration. Ironically, the party does not conceal its doctrines and vision and has listed them in its notification of registration based on which it was certified.