New sermon from 'Alī Abū Muḥammad al-Dagestanī the Qāḍī‎ of the Caucasus Emirate: "Patience"

As-Salam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. We are the Mujahideen of Wilayah Dagestan. Today, our guest is Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Daghestani, the Qadi of the Caucasus Emirate. And today, on this occasion, our Qadi wants to make an appeal to all CE Mujahideen. And the theme of today’s speech is ‘Sabr’ (Patience). AlhamduliLlah …. There is a regularity, which Allah has established on this earth and that has not changed. This is that the salve of Allah will be tested by Him, before he obtains strenght on this earth. Allah the Almighty said in the Qur’an:  “Alif, Lam, Meem. Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried?But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.” (Surat Al-`Ankabūt  : 1-3) Allah also said in the Qur’an: “Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said,”When is the help of Allah ?” Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near. (Surat Al-Baqarah : 214 ) And He said:  “Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while Allah has not yet made evident those of you who fight in His cause and made evident those who are steadfast?” (Surat ‘Āl `Imrān : 142) The Imam Shafi’i (ra) was asked: “What’s the best between test or strenght ? He replied: “There will be no strenght until a test comes.” As the Almighty added: “And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah ] said, “Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people.” [Abraham] said, “And of my descendants?” [Allah ] said, “My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.” (Surat Al-Baqarah : 124) Know, my brothers, that what has befallen upon us, such as destruction, torture and punishment in the way of Allah is nothing else except the elevation and honor on this earth. As well as the augmentation of ‘Ajr (recompense) in the next world (Paradise). As stated in a Hadith transmitted by Ibn Abi Waqqas:  “I asked the Prophet (saws), who among the people most of all will be tested? He answered : “Those who face the toughest trials and hardships are the Prophets, then those who are nearest to them (i.e., in terms of faith) and a person will be tested according to the strength of his faith.” (Tirmidhi) Yes, we are confident, [because we know that] this hatred and the revenge [desire] against us, exist only because we believe in Allah the One, because we said that our Lord is Allah and because we perform our duty before Him, by protecting the weak. We just want to establish Justice on this land. Allah said: “And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah , the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy.” (Surat Al-Burūj : 8) and “[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right – only because they say, “Our Lord is Allah .” And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.” (Surat Al-Ĥaj : 40) I don’t understand those people who disown their loved ones and relatives in favor of the infidel’s system. Yes, these infidels are trying to give a ‘color’ to this Jihad – to this opposition – they come up with different reasons: political, economical, racial, nationalistic, etc… But by Allah, it’s not true, it’s all a lie. We fight in the way of Allah and endure all those punishments and sufferings on this path, only because we want to raise the word of Allah on this earth. [Only because] we want the laws of Allah being implemented on this land without giving Allah associates, to worship Allah alone. And those Jaheel (ignorant people) – I don’t know how to call them otherwise – disown their children from their own families, only because they [these childrens] believe in Allah alone. Because they want to establish the law of Allah on this land. If we try, we can understand these Jaheel, but it’s quite impossible to understand those of scholars or these so-called scholars, who belittle the Mujahideen with their tongue, their evil tongue. Instead of helping and supporting the Mujahideen, they betray them and affect their honor. Lately it became clear that what’s the Mujahideen do in the way of Allah caused the elevation of His religion and thus, Allah humiliated the infidels and the polytheists from among the crusaders and Jews. And He showed ther futility and destroyed the myth of their invincibility. “So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers. If a wound should touch you – there has already touched the [opposing] people a wound similar to it. And these days [of varying conditions] We alternate among the people so that Allah may make evident those who believe and [may] take to Himself from among you martyrs – and Allah does not like the wrongdoers.” (Surat ‘Āl `Imrān : 139-140) I also want to speak to the brothers who are in captivity – in the hands of the infidels and the polytheists – and suffer in the way of Allah, ‘tasting’ all kinds of torment and humiliation. My brothers, don’t weaken, be steadfast and know that this is the way of our Messengers and our righteous Predecessors. If Allah was to give victory without trials and hardships, [then] Allah would have gave it to our Prophet Muhammad (saws), because he was the best out of people, he was the lord of all the sons of Adam and he deserved this reward more than anybody else. But along with this, he suffered more than anyone in the way of Allah, he was banished from his homeland and tasted all sorts of torment and suffering in this way, such as the economic blockade. And the best of the Companions, the righteous Predecessors and Imams were killed on the way of the Call. This proves that the one who engage himself in the cause of Allah, will certainly tast what the other Predecessors endured. Know that if you get killed on this path, it will be Martyrdom for you, if they torture you, it will be as a cleansing of your sins. And if you are expelled from your homes, then it will be Hijra (emigration) in the way of Allah. [So] you just go from one benefit to another. As stated in the Hadith: “Wondrous are the affairs of the believer. His affairs are all good, and this is only the case for the believer. When something pleasing happens to him, he is thankful, and it is good for him. When something harmful happens to him, he is patient, and it is good for him.” (Sahih Muslim) And I want to appeal to the acting-Mujahideen brothers… Don’t weaken, and go ahead with the blessing of Allah and don’t let you be withheld by what has befell upon your – and our – brothers.  Yes, recently there were losses among the Mujahideen. Our Amir Sayfullah, Hassan Abu Sufyan and other brothers passed away. Yes, this is a test is in the way of Allah, it should not withheld us, AlhamduLillah, there is no shortage of quantity (he speaks about the brothers). AlhamduLillah we have many brothers who want to move out, but we simply refuse them, then we don’t have the opportunity to welcome them properly. But Insha’Allah, we strive to provide them everything they need so they can join the Mujahideen throughout the Caucasus. And be like those people, those righteous slaves about which Allah speaks in the Qur’an: “And how many a prophet [fought and] with him fought many religious scholars. But they never lost assurance due to what afflicted them in the cause of Allah , nor did they weaken or submit. And Allah loves the steadfast.”(Surat ‘Āl `Imrān : 146) And ponder the words of Allah: “Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all; but Allah will reward the grateful.” (Surat ‘Āl `Imrān :144) We ask Allah to strengthen our footsteps on this path, may He accept our actions and reward us with Martyrdom in His way, and elevate us together with the Prophets, the Martyrs and the righteous Predecessors. Translation with adaptations, from VDagestan, by the Kavkaz-Jihad blog.

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al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation presents a new Nashīd from Abū Hājir, Abū Labābah al-Filisṭīnī, and Abū Mālik al-Maqdisī : "A Series of Pain and Hope #2: Our Sister in the Prison Calling"

al-Furqān Media presents a new video from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: "Chanting of the Martyrs #2"

UPDATE 5/29 8:18 PM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below video:

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq] — “Chanting of the Martyrs #2” (Ar)
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NOTE: The first one was released in 2007.


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al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation presents: "An Important Statement"

NOTE: The below statement from al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation is really fascinating. They state that they only have relations with Shamūkh al-Islām and Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn Forums, and if one sees their content elsewhere it should not be trusted. In light of at-Taḥadī al-Islāmīyyah Forum’s “Declaration of Independence” (specifically from Shamūkh al-Islām) one could surmise that the below statement is a swipe at them, which could further indicate that there is indeed fitnah in the online global jihādī community.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الإخوة الأكارم الأخوات العفيفات السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

نحيطكم علما أن مؤسسة المأسدة الإعلامية وإلى جانب دورها الإعلامي على الساحة الإعلامية الجهادية المباركة فإنها تعتبر الممثل الرسمي الوحيد لشبكة شموخ الإسلام في الخارج .

و نحذر من أي جهة تدعي تمثيل شبكة شموخ الإسلام الرسمي على الشبكة العنكبوتية .

ونشير إلى أن معرف مؤسسة المأسدة الإعلامية لا يوجد له أي تمثيل في الخارج حاليا إلا على شبكة أنصار المجاهدين حفظ الله القائمين عليها .

كما أن نشر المواد والبيانات والنشرات ومن تاريخ 2011/02/15 محصور في شبكة شموخ الإسلام وشبكة أنصار المجاهدين .
وإن أي معرف على أي شبكة أخرى ليس لنا به أي علاقة من التاريخ أعلاه.

كما نود لفت انتباهكم إلى أنه قد تم التخلي عن الإسم القديم مؤسسة المأسدة واستبداله بمؤسسة المأسدة الإعلامية .

هذا ونسعد بملاحظاتكم واقتراحاتكم وكذا استقبال مساهماتكم 
عبر التواصل مع معرف المؤسسة على الشبكات المذكورة أعلاه –حصرا– ( شموخ الإسلام / أنصار المجاهدين ).

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Four New Fatāwā from Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa'l-Jihād

Articles of the Week – 5/21-5/27

Saturday May 21:
The Sources of Terrorist Financing: Theory and Typology – Michael Freeman, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/jTmE7D
The “New Terrorism” and its Critics – Ersun N. Kurtulus, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/iMwPhr
Sunday May 22:
Looking down the barrel of terror – J.M. Berger, New York Daily News: https://intelwire.net/kaAfXi
Monday May 23:
The Battle for Afghanistan: Negotiations with the Taliban: History and Prospects for the Future – Thomas Ruttig, New America Foundation: https://ow.ly/50WTd
Osama’s Oil Obsession – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/kXo37Q
Tuesday May 24:
Al Qaeda’s Terrible Spring: Why the Organization Might Not Survive – Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/kSx3Zh
Thursday May 26: 
Replacing bin Laden – Camille Tawil, The AfPak Channel: https://bit.ly/mR9PhP
Review of Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It – Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa: https://bit.ly/jkaxvd

Jundullah Studios presents an English translation of an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan video: "Abū Ṣafīyyah"

NOTE: Abū Ṣafīyyah’s real name is  Djavad Sediqi. He is from Bonn, Germany. He was killed in Wazīristān on October 17, 2009. As of October 2010, kis wife and daughters are believed to still be in Wazīristān.  At one point, Sediqi attended Córdoba Language Institute in Alexandria, Egypt. He also appeared in videos from the Islamic Jihād Union.


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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents an English translation of al-Malāḥim Media's release for al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "Who are the Mujāhidīn in the Arabian Peninsula? Within the Da’wah series of 'This is Our Call' Number #5"


Nasheed:
I am going with the light of truth radiant in my blood
I am going with the banners of piety as my title
I am going with the treasures of Muhammad upon my lips

And my heartbeats are poems of Faith 

Al-Malahim Media:

Praise be to Allah, blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family, his companions and supporters.
To proceed:
There has been increasing talk among the people concerning recent events in the Arabian Peninsula pertaining to the barbaric American bombing of Abyan, Shabwah, Arhab, Ma’areb, al-Ajashir and preceding events.

The time has come for the Ummah to listen to the words of the Mujahideen fi sabeel Allah. Therefore beseeching the help of Allah Almighty, we say: The Mujahideen are part of this Ummah, and we have witnessed our Ummah living a reality of submissiveness, humiliation and subjugation by the Crusaders, Jews and apostates. 
In the greatest theft in history, the wealth of current and future generations has been plundered in collusion between the Crusaders and the lackey rulers. The Ummah has been living this tragedy since the fall of the Islamic Caliphate. The forces of global unbelief, led by the protector of the Cross; America, have pounced on the Muslims and allied themselves in a global campaign against terrorism. They came against the Muslims with all their horses and men. They plotted and executed and continue to execute all that they can in their war against Islam and the Muslims. This matter does not need to be proven, because it is seen and felt by the people in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere among the countries of Islam.
America’s lackey, client regimes have aided it in this dirty war, by the government of Pakistan, the government of Yemen, the Saudi regime and the Egyptian regime who have opened (their) countries to the Crusaders so they could use the military basesto attack and kill Muslims. They gave them oil and intelligence and besieged our brothers in Palestine (just look at Gaza). They pursued and imprisoned the free sons of Muslims who desired to aid their brethren and to be governed by the Shari’ah of their Lord. These governments are the primary obstacle on the road to liberating the Muslims and restoring their honor and glory. This is the bitter reality to which there is no solution except returning to the Deen of Allah and Jihad fi sabeel AllahThe Almighty said, “Then fight in Allah’s cause – thou are held responsible only for thyself- and arouse the Believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and punishment.”
The Muslims are one Ummah. There is no difference among a Yemeni, a Najdi, a northerner, a southerner, an Arab and a foreigner except piety. All the wealth of the Arabian Peninsula in petroleum, gas, gold, etc… belongs to the treasury of the Muslims and must be justly distributed among the Muslims. The lackey governments have no right to plunder this wealth and hand it over to the Americans or anyone else so that they can use it to kill Muslims.
The goals the Mujahideen are trying to achieve:
1) Expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, thereby carrying out the instruction of the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, who said,”I will expel the Jews and Christian from the Arabian Peninsula so that none are left but the Muslims”.
2) Liberate the land, sea and air of the Muslim countries, and defend the honor and wealth of the Muslims. Establish the Islamic Caliphate and Shari’ah rule which the apostate governments have suspended. Allah Almighty said, “And fight them until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.”

Spread security in society so that justice and goodness prevail among all Muslims. The Almighty said, “It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong – that are (truly) in security, for they are one (right) guidance.”
To establish Deen, spread Tawheed and the call to the pure Islam of Muhammad, prayers and peace be upon him, and his Companions. The Almighty said, “Ye are the best of Peoples, evolved for mankind. Enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah.”
3) To support the downtrodden Muslims everywhere. The Almighty said, “And why should ye not fight in the cause of Allah and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)? Whose cry is: ‘Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from Thee one who will protect; and raise for us from Thee one who will help!’”
4) Free the Muslim prisoners everywhere. The Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, said, “Free the prisoner, feed the hungry and visit the sick.”(Compiled by al-Bukhari).
5) Restore the usurped Holy Places of the Muslims.

6) Distribute and divide the wealth of Muslims among them justly. Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “By Allah, as long as I live