KHILAFATISM IN ISLAM: THE CONCEPT OF THE KHILAFAH IN THE VIEW OF HIZBU TAHRIR AND AHMADIYAH

Abstract

After the collapse of the Ottoman dynasty in Turkey, khilafatism became a prolonged
polemic in the Islamic world. This polemic gave rise to various movements including
Hizb ut-Tahrir which emerged in Palestine and the Ahmadiyya which emerged in India.
This research is a type of literature study using qualitative methods. The results of this
study indicate that although these two movements have completely different theological
views, they both carry the idea of a caliphate even though in practice these two
movements have different fighting directions. Khilafatism in Ahmadiyah has been
running for a long time and survived, while khilafatism in HT is still a kind of utopia
because until now there has not been a single region that has implemented a caliphate
system, especially in Indonesia after the establishment of HTI as a banned mass
organization.