New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "Warning to Britain Over the Extradition of Abū Qatādah to the Jordanian Government"

UPDATE 5/1/12 9:02 AM: Here is an English translation of the below Arabic statement:

Alhamdulillah who said: (The Believers men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practice regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise) 71 Surah At-Taubah, then,
We warn the Britsh government from extraditing Sheikh Abu Qatada Al-Filistini to the Jordanian government, and we remind them of the Statement of the General Command of Qaedat Al-Jihad Organization about this crime, and that taking this step will have a consequence on itself, and its subjects, and interests around the world.
(and Allah is the master of His affair, but most people do not know)
Qaedat Al-Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula
7 Jumada al-Thani 1433 A.H.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — “Warning to Britain Over the Extradition of Abū Qatādah to the Jordanian Government”
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al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation presents a new book from Abū Faḍl ('Umar al-Ḥadūshī) and Abū Yūsuf al-'Urdunī: "Notification of the Intelligent With Questions of the Beloved Jordanian"


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū Faḍl (‘Umar al-Ḥadūshī) and Abū Yūsuf al-‘Urdunī — “Notification of the Intelligent With Questions of the Beloved Jordanian”
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents a new video message from Shaykh Rashād Shtawī: "Enter into Submission, All Together"

UPDATE 4/20 11:59 AM: Here is an English translation of the below video message:


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NOTE: The title to the below video message is from Qur’ānic verse 2:208:

يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً

وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ

إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

O you who have faith!
Enter into submission, all together, and do not follow in Satan’s steps;
he is indeed your manifest enemy.

Here is the asbāb al-nuzūl (occasions of revelation) for this verse:

(O ye who believe! Come, all of you, into submission (unto Him)…) [2:208]. Abu Nu’aym al-Asfahani informed me, in one of the narration that he authorized me to narrate from him> Sulayman ibn Ahmad> Bakr ibn Sahl> ‘Abd al-Ghaniyy ibn Sa’id> Musa ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-San’ani> Ibn Jurayj> ‘Ata’> ibn ‘Abbas that he said: “This verse was revealed about ‘Abd Allah ibn Salam and his followers. This is because when they believed in the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, they observed the laws that he brought forth while still observing the laws of Moses. They observed the Sabbath and shunned the meat and milk of camels after they embraced Islam. Some Muslims reproached them for this but they defended themselves by saying that they could observe both. They said to the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace: ‘The Torah is the Book of Allah, so let us observe its teachings’. Allah, exalted is He, then revealed this verse”.

And here are some tafāsīr (Qur’ānic exegesis) from some leading Muslim mufassirūn (those who conduct Qur’ānic exegesis) in Islamic history with regard to the above:
Jalālayn:

The following verse was revealed regarding ‘Abd Allāh b. Salām and his companions, who after converting to Islam still observed the Sabbath with reverence and were averse to [the consumption of] camels: O you who believe, come, all of you, into submission (read al-salm or al-silm), that is, Islam; kāffatan is a circumstantial qualifier referring to al-silm, meaning, into all of its precepts; and follow not the steps, the ways, of Satan, that is, his temptations to you by way of creating divisions; he is a manifest foe to you, one whose enmity is obvious.

Ibn ‘Abbās:

(O ye who believe! Come, all of you, into submission) come all of you to the prescriptions of the Religion of Muhammad (pbuh); (and follow not the footsteps of the devil) follow not the embellishments of the devil regarding the unlawfulness of the Sabbath, the meat of camels and other things. (Lo! He is an open enemy for you) whose enmity is quite manifest.

Ibn Kathīr:

Allah commands His servants who believe in Him and have faith in His Messenger to implement all of Islam’s legislation and law, to adhere to all of its commandments, as much as they can, and to refrain from all of its prohibitions. `Al-`Awfi said that Ibn `Abbas said, and also Mujahid, Tawus, Ad-Dahhak, `Ikrimah, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said that Allah’s statement:

[ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ]

(Enter Silm) means Islam. Allah’s statement:

[كَآفَّةً]

(…perfectly) means, in its entirety. This is the Tafsir of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, `Ikrimah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, As-Suddi, Muqatil bin Hayyan, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak. Mujahid said that the Ayah means, `Perform all the good works and the various pious deeds, this is especially addressed to those from among the People of the Scripture who embraced the faith.’ Ibn Abu Hatim reported that Ibn `Abbas said that:

[يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً]

(O you who believe! Enter Silm perfectly) refers to the believers among the People of the Scripture. This is because they believed in Allah, some of them still followed some parts of the Tawrah and the previous revelations. So Allah said:

[ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً]

(Enter Islam perfectly.) Allah thus commanded them to embrace the legislation of the religion of Muhammad in its entirety and to avoid abandoning any part of it. They should no longer adhere to the Tawrah.
Allah then said:

[وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ]

(…and follow not the footsteps of Shaytan) meaning, perform the acts of worship and avoid what Satan commands you to do. This is because:

[إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِالسُّوءِ وَالْفَحْشَآءِ وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ ]

(He (Shaytan) commands you only what is evil and Fahsha’ (sinful), and that you should say about Allah what you know not.) (2:169) and:

[إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُواْ مِنْ أَصْحَـبِ السَّعِيرِ]

(He only invites his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire.) (35:6) Hence, Allah said:

[إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ]

(Verily, he is to you an open enemy.)
Allah said:

[فَإِن زَلَلْتُمْ مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنَـتُ]

(Then if you slide back after the clear signs have come to you) meaning, if you deviate from the Truth after clear proofs have been established against you,

[فَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ]

(…then know that Allah is All-Mighty) in His punishment, and no one can escape His vengeance or defeat Him.

[حَكِيمٌ]

(All-Wise) in His decisions, actions and rulings. Hence Abu Al-`Aliyah, Qatadah and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said, “He is Mighty in His vengeance, Wise in His decision.”

[هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَقُضِىَ الأَمْرُ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الأُمُورُ ]

(210. Do they then wait for anything other than that Allah should come to them over the shadows of the clouds and the angels (Then) the case would be already judged. And to Allah return all matters (for decision).)




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al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation presents a new video message from Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Ṭaḥāwī: "Why Was I Imprisoned?"

NOTE:  Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Ṭaḥāwī [Abed Shihadeh al-Tahawi], is a global jihadist cleric from Jordan. He  is acquaintances with Abū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī. Humām al-Bilāwī [Abū Dujānah al-Khurāsānī] gave him a shout out in his interview with al-Qā’idah Central’s As-Saḥāb Media prior to his “martyrdom” and killing seven CIA officers in Khost, Afghanistan in December 2009:

Before anything else, I send my Salām to Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī, I send my Salām to Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Ṭaḥāwī, and I send my Salām to all the Mujāhidīn in Jordan, and I tell them: be patient, for by Allah, we have seen Jordanian intelligence and its prisons, and we have seen how the intelligence officers would forbid brothers from reciting the Qur’ān in an audible voice. Even reading the Qur’ān is forbidden! So I tell them: be patient, but I also tell them: there is no solution to the situation in Jordan other than mobilizing to the land of Jihād to learn the arts of war and train in them, then return to Jordan and begin operations.



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Audio Message from the Bomber in Sweden

UPDATE 5: Here is the full audio message:


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.


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):


UPDATE 2: Here is an excellent overview of Taimour from my colleague Florian Flade.

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

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

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.