Biographies of the Prominent Martyrs Issue 44 — Abū Ḥaṣan al-Ṣan’ā’nī
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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.
According to credible news agencies of the world, the American president’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, died in George Washington’s University hospital at the age of 69. He had been suffering from a heart’s disease for the past days.
Appointed on 22nd January 2009, as special envoy for Afghanistan/ Pakistan, Holbrooke was keeping an eye on the Afghan issue. Some times ago, he told reporters that he had been passing through a difficult phase of his life, exerting crippling and sapping pressure on him. He passed out in his exclusive office for Afghanistan and regional affairs on Friday last, following his above-mentioned reveals and his life of toils and fatigues ended after admission into a hospital where he breathed his last yesterday.
The American rulers have not made any remarks about the cause of his sudden death in view of the sensitivity of the issue but rumors have it that this giant of the American politics and diplomacy became ill with a heart disease when his previous fame and credibility came under question after the unremitting failures of the mission of Afghanistan and his facing the difficult task. The protracted Afghan war and the descending trajectory of the Americans’ handling of the warfare in the country had had a lethal dent on Holbrook’s health as a high-ranking American official. He was grappling with a constant psychological stress.
Emergence of this untoward phenomenon as an off-shoot of the Afghan issue is not now a strange thing. The same was the case with the former Soviet Union as the crisis touched its climax. Former Soviet leaders Brezhnev, Konstantin Cherninkove and Vladimir Andropov had heart attacks in a short time distance before the coming to scene of Michael Gorbachove. They relieved themselves of the hard task of the Afghan mission by retreating into the lap of death.
The recent symptoms are indicating that an outbreak of the same epidemic diseases has started in the political and military echelons of America.
A few months ago, an American four stars general, general David Peteraeus, fainted during a senate hearing when he faced tough questions as regards the issue of Afghanistan. The end of Holbrooke, the fate of general Mc Crystal and the defense Secretary Robert Gate’s warning to step down show that the war of Afghanistan is heavily weighing down on the psyche of the American military and political high-ups. Some of them lighten their burden by simply going to the other world and others, while being still alive, choose to avoid shouldering the mission.
The sudden death of a high-ranking American diplomat happens in a time that American strategists under the chair of Obama have been reviewing the issue of Afghanistan for the past few days. They will expectedly announce their decision soon.
We believe Holbrooke’s timely death could have a didactic effect on the American strategists, teaching them many things to learn. In view of the American entanglement in the aggravating swamp of Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan calls on the American powers-that-be to abandon their dream of military domination and colonial sway in Afghanistan. Their formulation of new military strategies will never change the imminent defeat into a victory in the country. Still if they are bent on continuing with the status quo, they will face many unexpected events and imbroglios. Their political and military circles will have to grapple with constant crisis and untoward situations. Nothing more than that, they will achieve.
Qari Yousuf Ahamadi
Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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
NOTE: This interview 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.
Question: If you would be so gracious as to present a brief summary of your biography to the readers of al-Somood Magazine.
Answer: My name is Fadl Ahmed bin Abdul Samad from the village Khashak Nadi in the Kishim district of Badakhshan Province. I was born in the year 1384 AH in my village. I finished the early stage of my education in my village, and then I began to learn Shari’ah sciences, spending one year studying between my village and the district center at Kishim. I subsequently transferred abroad to Pakistan and spent eight years in different madrasas.
Upon the establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, I joined it, leaving my studies and working in various positions. When the madrasa “al-Jihad” was opened in Qandahar, I enrolled in it to finish my Shari’ah studies. After spending three years there, through the grace of Allah, I finished my studies and earned a graduation certificate.
Question: We would like you to present a brief picture of Badakhshan Province.
Answer: Badakhshan province is located in the northeast of Afghanistan. It is bounded by Tajikistan to the north. China is situated to the northeast and Pakistan to the southeast. Within Afghanistan, Takhar province borders it on the west, Nuristan and Panjshir to the southeast. The province has an area of 44, 059 square kilometers and a population of one and a half million people.
Badakhshan province has 27 districts: Tagab, Kishim, Tishkan, Darayim, Urgu, Mobarak, Jurm, Hamakan, Karan wa Manjan, Wakhan, Warduj, Shahada, Zeebak, Ishkashim, Shignan, Yaftali Sufla, Ragh, Raghstan, Bawan, Kuf, Mayama, Shiki, Nisi, Khawahan, Khash, Shahri Buzurg, Arghanj Khwah.
Question: What are the economic resources of the people of Badakhshan province?
Answer: The people of Badakhshan province are occupied in agriculture, grazing and raising livestock. After Allah Almighty they depend upon these resources for their livelihood. Because Badakhshan is far from the capital Kabul and surrounded by mountains it is poor in commercial means. The people of this province do not have a practiced hand in commerce.
Question: In what areas of Badakhshan are your Jihadist activities increasing?
Answer: As is well known, the people of Badakhshan sacrificed their blood and treasure during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and spared no effort in driving out Soviet forces. After the Western occupation of Afghanistan, they took part in the struggle and continued their Jihad and sacrifices. All areas of Badakhshan have plunged into this battle and continue their sacrifices. The districts of Kishim, Warduj, Baharak and Urgu are among the districts where the battle is intensifying and Jihadist capabilities are increasing. The Mujahideen have been able to win great victories there.
Question: What about the cooperation of the people of Badakhshan in these battles?
Answer: The position of the people of Badakhshan towards the occupiers and their tail-hangers is crystal clear: they are completely ready to fight them and they harbor a ferocious hatred towards the occupiers and their henchmen. Some, who had been misled about the truth of the occupiers and their henchmen, fell into the trap laid by those seeking after power. They were paying no mind to the Mujahideen, but through the grace of Allah and then the efforts of the officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, they came to fully comprehend the truth and became ardent supporters of the Mujahideen. Indeed they announced their complete readiness to cooperate with the Jihad, telling the Mujahideen that they will supply them with all that they need of food and other material and that the Mujahideen must fight the enemies of Religion.
Question: What are the steps you are taking to illuminate the minds of the people of Badakhshan and inform them of the goals of the Jihad in Afghanistan?
Answer: Informing the people of the goals of the Jihad in Afghanistan and educating them on this Path is the core of our Jihad. We must take positive steps on this course and, praise be to Allah, we have strived as much as we can in this Path. We have conducted dialogues with scholars and some people who enjoy a great amount of trust among the people of Badakhshan to remove the chain of lying claims which the Westerners and their henchmen were circulating. Through the grace of Allah Almighty, we were able to remove doubts about the Islamic Emirate which were stuck in the minds of the people. Their doubts have been erased and they have come to defend the Emirate and declare that they stand by it and will defend it.
Question: As you know, Badakhshan is located far away from the southern and central provinces. Do you encounter any problems in obtaining military resources?
Answer: No doubt we in Badakhshan province face some problems in this regard as compared with the rest of the provinces. The province is remote and the economic resources of the people are weak and the roads used for transporting weapons are not serviceable. With all those problems, the people of Badakhshan province know the goals which the Islamic Emirate is trying to achieve, and they have come to take care of the Mujahideen. Undoubtedly the solicitude they have shown has solved some of the problems from which we suffer.
Question: Since the launch of Operation al-Fatah until now, how many military operations have you conducted against the bases of the Crusaders and their henchmen?
Answer: The zealous Mujahideen of Badakhshan have conducted more than 28 military operations in different areas of Badakhshan. During these operations they have killed more than 25 Germans, destroyed tanks and a patrol car. More than 35 henchmen have been killed during these heroic operations which the Mujahideen conducted. I mention for example the al-Fatah operation in the districts of Khishim and Kuf.
There is no doubt that the operation in conquering the districts of Badakhshan is a difficult matter but, through the grace of Allah Almighty the Mujahideen have through their great zeal and sincere determination conducted these operations successfully and overcome all difficulties.
Question: It is said that foreign establishments under the name of “presenting services and assistance” spread Crusader ideology among the people of Badakhshan province. What is the truth of what is said about this despicable activity?
Answer: This is a given. The goal of the Westerners is to raise a generation of people working on their behalf in Afghanistan. They spare no effort in achieving this goal.
Yes, in Badakhshan, as you mentioned, there are charitable organizations in name that work in the cellars spreading their ideas among the people. Through the grace of Allah Almighty, however, the zealous people of Badakhshan monitor the activities of these suspicious organizations and do not allow them their desired resources. You may know about the Agha Khan foundation in the Baharak district which for years has conducted activity like this. The people of the district learned about this vile activity and, under the leadership of the Mujahideen and the scholars, conducted protests and took to the streets, burning the foundation to the ground and killing some of its employees. Two Mujahideen were martyred in these protests, may Allah accept them, and three were injured but in the end this foundation was ejected from the region. Similar foundations to this operate but through the grace of Allah Almighty, they have not been able to achieve anything meaningful.
Question: What is your message to the noble people of Badakhshan?
Answer: My message to the people of Badakhshan who believe in Allah and the Mujahideen in His Cause is: know that the infidels of all sects and creeds have gathered and united to strike the Muslim Ummah. They have attacked our homes and wish to achieve their vile goals by any means such as democratic rule or toppling the Islamic regime in our lands. We must understand all of this and place all of our differences to the side. For the sake of Allah and the message of Islam, in defense of our Islamic values and in defense of our Islamic lands, and to expel the Western occupiers and their henchmen, we must stand by the side of the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate and cooperate with them, support them and revive the history of zealous forefathers and not be duped by the propaganda of those who seek status and worldly wealth.
Translated From The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: Al-Somood Monthly Magazine# 51
Translated and submitted by a Mujahid
NOTE: According to Islam Policy’s website, which is the successor group to Revolution Muslim, posted today that RevolutionMuslim.com was back online and was being redirected to the Islam Policy website. This provides more indication that they may not have changed much after all. I recently wrote in the CTC Sentinel about the demise of the website, which you can see here. The website is currently hosted by a company named eNom, Incorporated. Below is Islam Policy’s message about the Revolution Muslim website, unedited from the original.
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Dear Viewers,
You may now access IslamPolicy.com direct through the old domain RevolutionMuslim.com which will forward to here for now. Please keep us in your du’aa, and share the new site with your contact lists inshAllah.
Your brother in deen,
Younus
NOTE: Below is a new forum post by Abu Fāris al-Muhājir in the ash-Shamūkh al-Islāmīyyah Arabic Forum. He reflects on Bin Lāden’s statement in 2004 that said AQ would not attack Sweden and why it is now legitimate to do so. Here is the main quote UBL said about Sweden in 2004:
Contrary to what [President George W.] Bush says and claims — that we hate freedom –let him tell us then, “Why did we not attack Sweden?” It is known that those who hate freedom don’t have souls with integrity, like the souls of those 19. May the mercy of God be upon them.
The main ideas al-Muhājir posits is that Sweden adding 500 troops to Afghanistan and the blasphemy against the Muslim prophet is cause to attack Sweden. And the only way to stop such attacks from occurring in the future, al-Muhājir states that Sweden must withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
قال مجدد الزمان قاهر الروس والأمريكان في حديثه للشعب الأمريكي في عام 2004:
“حديثي هذا لكم عن الطريقة المثلي لتجنب مانهاتن أخرى، عن الحرب وأسبابها ونتائجها، وبين يدي الحديث أقول لكم إن الأمن ركن مهم من أركان الحياة البشرية، وإن الأحرار لا يفرطون بأمنهم بخلاف ادعاء بوش بأننا نكره الحرية, فليعلمنا لم لم نضرب السويد مثلا؟”
فما هي الدروس الأولية التي يمكن استخراجها من عملية ستوكهولم؟
1. أنّ ضرب المجاهدين للدول لا يأتي من فراغ فإمام المجاهدين نفسه لم يهتمّ بضرب دولة كالسويد في حربه ضد الصليبية العالمية إنما ضربات المجاهدين تأتي عقوبة للاحتلال أو عقوبة لظلم المسلمين في أي شكل من الأشكال. فالسويد بعد أن أرسلت 500 جندي إلى أفغانستان فتلقائياً أصبحت هي أهلاً للضربات بعد أن لم تكن.
2. أن الاعتداء على شخصية خير البشر محمّد خاتم النبيين تحمل عقوبة أقوى و أكبر و أشرس من أي جريمة أخرى و من هنا ارتفع السويد في قائمة الدول المؤهلة لتسليم ضربة أو ضربات.
3. أنّ الحل واضح للسويد إن أرادت عدم تكرار ما حدث في ستوكهولم فعليها سحب كل جنودها من أفغانستان و عليها أيضاً تسليم الرسّام و مساعديه للجهات المعنية من أهل الجهاد و تتوعد ثمّ بعدم تكرارها و تذلّ نفسها أمام الاسلام والمسلمين.
4. كما حدث مع مدريد و لندن فالمجاهدين يأخذون التوقيت في الاعتبار عند الهجوم فالسويد حالياً تعيش لحظات كراهية من قبل المسلمين، الصينيين، و الاف الالاف من كارهي الجبروت الرأسمالي من مؤيدي ويكيليكس حول العالم. و كذلك الضربة وقعت في قلب ستوكهولم في عصر يوم السبت في شهر ديسمبر والناس كلهم في الخارج يتسوقون للكريستماس و في هذا دلالة كبيرة على قدرات أهل الجهاد.
5. ما سبق يجب أخذها في الاعتبار عند نقد الناقدين ل”فشل” العملية فهذه نجاحات جيّدة لشخص قام بالعملية وحده.
6. العملية ستبدي لنا ربما استمرار تكتيك “الذئب المنفرد”.
فلنرى رد فعل السويد…
والله غالبٌ على أمره و لكنّ أكثر الناس لا يعلمون
كتبه ابو فارس المهاجر
NOTE: The below message is a translated copy of ‘Alī Abū Muḥammad al-Dagestanī’s statement on behalf of the Caucasus Emirate. The below translation is from the Kavkaz-Jihād blog and was originally published in Russian on the Guraba website. This message is in response to the leadership disputes in the Caucasus Emirate, which I wrote about here.
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In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, peace and blessing be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, companions and all those who follow him until the Judgement Day, and then …
As-Salam ‘Aleykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.
As we all know, our Amir, Dokku Abu Uthman, appointed me as the Qadi of Caucasus Emirate after the martyrdom of our brother Sayfullah, although I do not deserve this charge, because our Faqih (scholars expert in Fiqh) have placed condition and established the qualities that the Sharia Qadi should own.
One of these conditions is that he must be a Mujtahid scholar (which is able to preform Ijtihad – the interpetation of the Qur’an and Sunnah). I am not one of them. Due to the lack of such people, not only in the CE, but also outside its limits, I was forced to accept this heavy burden, may Allah forgive me. In this regard, I want to make the following appeal:
Dear brothers and sisters, our Lord requires of us that we resolve all our differences through His Shariah, otherwise, we are not Muslims.
Allah says in the Qur’an: «O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.» (Surat An-Nisā’ : 59).
In this verse, Allah clearly indicates the responsibility of solving our problems through the book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him. And those who do not want to ask for the decision to Allah and His Messenger, these people just say they believe, although they are not. Allah the Almighty said in His Book:
«Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray.» (Surat An-Nisā’ : 60).
And after that, Allah describes such people as hypocrites:
«And when it is said to them, «Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger,” you see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion.» (Surat An-Nisā’ : 61).
And then Allah amplifies and swears by Its own lordship that they are not believers.
The Most High says:
«But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission.» (Surat An-Nisā’ : 65).
In this verse, Allah indicates not only the obligation to apply for a court referring to Him and His Messenger, but also the need for a full agreement with the decision accepted [by the court], without any constraints in the heart and with a complete submission to this decision.
This is a legislation issue (al-Hakimiya), and it directly enters in the Tawheed-ar-Rububiya wal-Uluhiya, i.e. the Tawheed of Lordship and Worship. With the help of Allah, we will examine in detail the issues of Tawheed and of al-Hakimiya in our upcoming messages.
In this appeal, I want to talk about the disagreements that arose between our brothers from the Wilayah Nokhchicho and the leadership of the Caucasus Emirate. On this occasion I want to say: the Sharia does not give anyone the right to voice their assumptions and speculation, while a decision on a Sahria issue has not yet been rendered by the competent persons, and this is in order to avoid Fitnah. Because some assumptions are sinful.
On this regard, Allah says: «O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.»(Surat Al-Ĥujurāt : 12).
And Allah calls us to reconcile our brothers. Allah says: «The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.» (Surat Al-Ĥujurāt : 10).
So, here, I want to say that at the moment, our only legitimate leader, as recognized by all the Mujahideen in the Caucasus, is the Amir Dokku Abu Uthman and we are all obliged to obey and submit to him as he leads us by the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon him), even if it is hateful to our souls*.
And this is indicated by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a hadith transmitted from Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him: «One who dislikes a thing done by his Amir should be patient over it, for anyone from the people who withdraws (his obedience) from the government, even to the extent of a handspan and died in that conditions, would die the death of one belonging to the days of jahilliyya (paganism, ignorance).» (Sahih Muslim, 4560).
Although this hadith refers to the ruler of all Muslims (the Caliph), it does not preclude our position.
Likewise, in a hadith which is transmitted from Ubada ibn as-Samit : «The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) called us and we took the oath of allegiance to him. Among the injunctions he made binding upon us was: Listening and obedience (to the Amir) in our pleasure and displeasure, in our adversity and prosperity, even when somebody is given preference over us, and without disputing the delegation of powers to a man duly invested with them except when you have clear signs of his disbelief in (or disobedience to) God-signs that could be used as a conscientious justification (for non-compliance with his orders).» (Sahih Muslim, 4541).
I once again, urge all brothers and sisters : do not speak on this subject and do not spread your assumptions, which may alienate you from Allah. And if someone hears differents others accusatory statements, then let him know that whoever does this, consciously or not, only contributes to the further propagation of the fitnah and does not contributes to reconciliation of Muslims. So, I call all the brothers immediately ‘driven crazy’ (or disturbed) by this Fitnah, to take no actions and to refrain from any statements on this subject while the matter is reviewed according to the Sharia and until a Sharia decision is not issued.
Our last prayer is: praise be to Allah, the Lord of the world.
The Qadi of the Caucasus Emirate, Ali Abu Muhammad al-Dagestani
*Meaning : even if, for some reasons, it becomes hateful to our souls to obey him.
UPDATE 5: Here is the full audio message:
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UPDATE 4: Click here for the statement from the Islamic State of Iraq (al-Qā’idah in Iraq) in 2007 calling for attacks on Sweden. Key quotes:
We know how best to force you to back down… If you do not apologize, then your industrial giants will be attacked.
Companies such as Ericsson, Scandia, Volvo, Ikea, Electrolux… will be legitimate targets. You have been warned.
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UPDATE 3: Here is a copy of Taimor’s profile on the dating site Muslima (click the picture to see a larger version of it):
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UPDATE 2: Here is an excellent overview of Taimour from my colleague Florian Flade.
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UPDATE: The Swedish bombers name has been released. His name is Taimour Abdulwahab (28), who lived in Tranås (Jönköping county). He had a Facebook profile here. And there is already a group memorializing him on Facebook here. Below are some pictures of the bomber:
Also, here are some more updated stories:
https://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/12/sweden-clues-to-suicide-bombers.html
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101212/ap_on_re_eu/eu_sweden_terror
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/world/europe/13sweden.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=print
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HT to Lars Akerhaug for the translation below and excellent updates on Twitter. You can follow him here. For more on the attack here are some preliminary stories:
https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/12/11/general-eu-sweden-explosions_8197754.html
https://www.dn.se/sthlm/bil-exploderade-i-centrala-stockholm-1.1225750
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8265103.ab
https://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/man-sprangde-sig-sjalv-i-stockholm_5802915.svd
https://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=6412
https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1211/sweden.html
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,734166,00.html
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8266091.ab
https://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/11/sweden.explosion/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+Top+Stories)
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/world/europe/12sweden.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
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Now your children, daughters and sisters will die, just like our brothers, sisters, and children.
Our actions will speak louder than words. As long as you don’t stop your war against Islam, mocking the Prophet, and your stupid support for the Pig Vilks.
Now it’s time to strike, don’t wait any longer. Come forward with whatever you’ve got, even if it’s only a knife. I know you’ve got more coming up.
Don’t fear anybody, don’t fear anyone.
Apologies to my family: I never went to the Middle East for work or to make money. I went for jihad.
NOTE: This message is from ‘Abd ur-Raū’f Ḥikmat of the Afghan Ṭālibān and unedited below.
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So far, no independent investigations and research have been conducted concerning Aisha’s case, whose face was on the front cover of the Time in July, hailing from Uruzgan province of Afghanistan whose nose and ears are said to have been cut off by her in-laws, and the fact that how the very issue has been raised and why her case has drawn a lot of controversies.
What Aisha’s Father told media during a recent interview has surfaced stunning facts exposing the true face of the anti-Islamic and self-interested US and its role in Aisha’s fake case. Aisha’s Father questioned the US’ humanitarian assistance and asserted the return of his daughter kidnapped by the US invaders from his house so in order that he leads an honorable life in the society.
The recent facts surfaced, on the one hand, unveil how brazenly and one-sidedly the mainstream media outlets such as New York Times magazine, New York Times newspaper, CNN, BBC and so on, have pinned the said fake case on Mujahideen; on the other hand, lift the lid off the main role of the invading forces played in Aisha’s case, as was clearly stated by Aisha’s father that the US forces had been involved.
To put it bluntly, there is enough evidence to prove that this was faked by the world media in order to blame it on Mujahideen, as usual, so that they might have deviated the minds of the naive masses and fooled them yet again.
The sequence of the events, if observed, the issue (Aisha’s case) has exactly raised among the world media when US-led coalitions under the leadership of Obama saw no possible further justification for prolongation of Afghan war and extension of their military missions on the ground in Afghanistan, consequently poor Aisah, the honor of Afghan was compromised with the time magazine covering Aisha’s heart-breaking photo and tragic story followed by the other media outlets including CNN, which gave the issue a tremendous coverage so that it would apply a sort of emotional blackmail and exploit anti-war minds, meantime, paving the ways for the continuous US military involvement.
Now that the US involvement in the case is crystal clear, further inquiries should be conducted to find out the fact that to what extent the US is dishonest and brutal to the helpless Afghan masses and to what length the US can go to betray the Afghan nation; furthermore, the Afghans should not stay indifferent to poor and oppressed Aisha who fell victim to US ploy and strategy.
With whatever possible means they have at their disposal, the Afghans have to demand a clarification and explanation from the US and their puppets and her return as her father does.
