New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Martyrdom Of Commander Ḍḥīyyah al-Dīn, Military Official For Faryab Province"

NOTE: This statement is from of the Afghan Ṭālibān and unedited below.
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Muharram 07, 1432 A.H, Tuesday, December 14, 2010
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
The famous Commander Mullah Dhia al-Deen, governor and military official for Jihadist Affairs in Faryab province was Martyred during a bloody clash that occurred between the Mujahideen of the Emirate and foreign forces in the village of Qurak Wadaq in the Dawlat Abad district of Faryab province, in the southwest of Afghanistan. Commander Dhia al-Deen was consider one of the most successful military officials and had played a tangible role in confronting Crusader forces and their lackeys in the west of the country.
The Martyr Mullah Qari Dhia al-Deen, also famous by the name of “Farooq”, was born in 1403 AH in the house of Hajj Abdul Baqi in the village of Tub Khana Qala in the environs of Dawlat Abad district of Faryab province.
Brother Dhia was an Uzbek national of the Bek tribe, one of the famous ethnic groups in Afghanistan. His family was characterized by their love for Jihad, religion and people of ‘Ilm.
He memorized the Qur’an in his youth and he, may Allah have mercy on him, loved Shari’ah learning since his early childhood. He was a student of many of the Shari’ah scholars in his area, but his involvement in the Jihad against the Crusader infidels and their lackeys prevented him from continuing his studies.
After the unjust Crusader forces entered the country with oppression and aggression and committed the most despicable crimes against the Muslim Afghan people, brother Farooq was not able to sit safe and secure seeking knowledge while his brothers and his people were being slaughtered at the hands of the occupation. So he gathered some of his comrades and began the holy, armed Jihad.
Despite his youth, he became famous for his surpassing bravery and rare military chivalry among his peers and throughout the entire province. He made the Crusaders taste the evil of defeats and through his surpassing chivalry was able to minimize losses within the ranks of the Mujahideen, while maximizing losses on the other side. He conducted many operations against the enemy until terror of him was struck in the hearts of the Crusader enemies of Allah and their lackeys so that they were in awe and fear of him and would not enter any battle that required confronting him directly.
In the beginning, the Mujahideen and his comrades chose him as their commander in their region, but his fame, bravery and excessive chivalry made the Officials of the Islamic Emirate take notice of him, and they entrusted him with responsibility
for an entire province, and he became the General Military Official for Faryab province.
After his appointment to this high and sought-after position, he undertook the proper organization of the ranks of the Mujahideen in accordance with the current Jihadist situation in his province at that time. He also strongly linked together the Mujahideen operations, which were somewhat characterized by their arbitrariness.
Among the most important of his accomplishments was initiating tasks for calling to Jihad the people of Faryab province who had begun to be influenced by the media of the Crusader enemy and their helpers. He built various FM transmitters and began to transmit their ideas and alarms to the local residents around the clock. Through the grace of Allah subhanahu wa ta’alaand his great sincerity he was able to lead away hundreds of young men and administrators from the ranks of the lackeys and attract and join them to the ranks of the Mujahideen or obtain their protection and assistance.
His military program had a great impact in absorbing the impact of Crusader forces and their helpers upon the province. He likewise expanded the radius of liberated land in the province and expanded along with it the influence of the Emirate as well as won the hearts of the people of the province and inclined them towards the side of the Islamic Emirate to provide protection and assistance as well as food, weapons and security.
After brother Farooq was appointed to the position of province military official, he remained in that post until his Martyrdom. He would spend all of his time courageously and sincerely with the Mujahideen in the front lines of the battle. He was a commander of the Mujahideen and their servant. He was proof of the words of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: The Master of the People is their Servant. He won by bearing the hardships of Jihad, the fatigue and wounds. All of that, however, did not deter him from continuing his difficult work and he never lost his firm determination.
 
Finally, he achieved what he desired. He desired Martyrdom and he obtained it, when the Crusader forces launched a cowardly night-time raid on the 4thday of October in the current year 2010, six kilometers away from Dawlet Abad district in the area of Qurak Wadaq in Faryab province. With four of his comrades, he resisted the Crusader forces until his dying breath. He did not surrender to the Crusader forces that surrounded him on every side rather he fought with courage and inflicted great losses on the Crusaders forces until he was Martyred with his four zealous comrades. We beseech Allah subhanahu wa ta’alato accept him and let him abide in Paradise and to gather us with him as Martyrs in Paradise. O Allah, Ameen.
His character and personality:

The Martyr Dhia al-Deen Farooq, may Allah accept him and have mercy on him, was handsome of face and of medium height. He smiled much and was of mild disposition. He was highly commended and of great stature among his people, his peers and his brothers. He was known among the Mujahideen for his effectiveness, patience, sincerity and service. He would deal with the people of his village and province with great wisdom and perspicacity. Because of his great sincerity, he won the love of all in the province except his enemies who feared him and were in dread of him because he was so hard upon them on the battlefield. He was a gentle counselor in the villages and mosques. He was strictly obedient to the orders of the Islamic Emirate and would carry them out without hesitation or opposition. He was characterized by his mildness. He had memorized the Qur’an and would lead the Mujahideen in prayer.
His Successors:

The Shaheed Farooq was a family man. In addition to his wife, he left three children behind him, a son and two daughters. He also left behind three brothers. The family of brother Farooq is famed for Jihad and sacrifice. Two of his uncles have been Martyred before him and 7 members of his family have been imprisoned by the foreign occupation forces.
May Allah have mercy on our martyr and make Paradise his abode. And may Allah free all the Muslim prisoners.

Translated From The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: Al-Somood Magazine Issue #53, October-November 2010

Translated and submitted by a Mujahid