Category: ‘Īd al ‘Aḍḥā

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. All praise be to Allah.

All praise be to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We also seek His refuge from the evils of our inner selves and from our wicked deeds. Whoever is guided by Allah, there is none to mislead him and whoever is left by Allah in error, there will be none as guide for him (except Allah).

I testify there is no god but Allah. Alone is He and has no associate and I testify that Mohammad (peace be upon him) is his Servant and Messenger.

Undoubtedly, the truest words are that of the Book of Allah and the best guidance is the guidance of Mohammad (peace be upon him) and evil is any new  addition ( in religion )and every new addition is but innovation ( prohibited).

Allah, the Almighty, says in the Holy Quran:

“O believers, fear Allah as you rightly should, and do not die except in a state of Islam (102) Hold fast all together to the bond of Allah and let nothing divide you. Remember Allah’s favor on you for He united your hearts when you were enemies, so that through His grace, you became as brothers and how He delivered you from the pit of Fire when you were on the very brink of it. Thus Allah makes plain to you His signs, so that you may be rightly guided.”(103)(Surah 3, Verses 102-103)

I felicitate the Afghan Muslim people, the Mujahideen of the strongholds of Jihad and all Islamic Ummah on this auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Odha, and ask Allah, the Almighty to accept in His Sight, the sacrifices, charities, worships and pilgrimage rituals of Muslims which they have performed in these holy days, particularly, I pray to Allah, the Almighty to accept the martyrdom of the pilgrims that they embraced in the incident of the collapse of the crane at the premises of Masjid Al-Haram and bestow on the injured an early and complete recovery.

I offer my condolence to all Muslims on the sad demise of the Founder of the Islamic Emirate, the Esteemed Amir-ul-momineen, Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid and thank all those who have expressed their sympathy during this great tragedy and helped in keeping the Islamic Emirate united. May Allah, the Almighty grant them great rewards. I ask the Almighty Allah to bestow His forgiveness and grace on Amir-ul-momineen (may the mercy of Allah be on him) and accept in His Sight his lofty Islamic and Jihadic services and strivings in this sacred path and favor him with a high degree of blessing. I want a befitting patience from the Almighty Allah for the bereaved and revered family of Amir-ul-momineen and ask the Almighty Allah to give them a better substitute. Ameen, oh Lord of all Creations!

Availing myself of  this great religious occasion and opportunity, I would like to elucidate the stance of the Islamic Emirate regarding the recent Jihadic and political events of Afghanistan.

My Muslim Brothers!

For the past 14 years, the Jihad of the Afghan Muslim people against American-led invaders has been continuing under a sole leadership. No doubt, the leadership of the late Amir-ul-momineen, Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid and his honesty, firm determination and spiritual station was the driving force that led to better organization and management of all military, political, cultural, administrative and other affairs as he was leading them. Moreover, members of the Leadership Council, high ranking leaders, commanders, administrators, Mujahideen of the strongholds and the Afghan Mujahid nation stood together honestly and faithfully to lead the sacred convoy on the difficult labyrinth of path  with success and bring it closer to the threshold of victory, thanks to the material and spiritual assistance of Muslims.

I reiterate once more that, given these difficult conditions and critical situation, the responsibility of this heavy burden devolved on my shoulder in my capacity as leader of the Islamic Emirate is not possible ( for me ) to carry out without the help of the Almighty Allah and the cooperation of the brothers-in-faith. Therefore, while asking  personnel and administrators and Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate for their cooperation and prayers, I call on all sympathizers, revered religious scholars and scholars of other fields  as well as analysts not to spare their valuable views, advice, conceptions (roadmaps) and practical assistance in military, political, educational, social and moral refinement and discipline sectors in order to render a positive, excellent and efficient service and to design and implement efficient plans. The Islamic Emirate is not only a Jihadic political movement but a system intending to bring about awakening and character refinement among our Muslim people and live up to their expectations regarding multi-faceted progress. So, they (the scholars) should help the Islamic Emirate in affairs concerning well-being, prosperity and progress of their people. There must be, in this shared home, a close mutual rapport, coordination and cooperation among all ethnicities and among talents from the modern and religious educations sectors.

I assure my Mujahideen and my nation that with the help of the Almighty Allah, I will do utmost to abide by the rules of the sacred Sharia and follow the path of the esteemed Amir-ul-momieen and will keep the ranks of Mujahideen united in the same way as they were united in the past and will continue to conduct my routine tasks in the light of instructions of the honorable Islamic scholars.

As our 14-years long Jihad against the occupation is nearing its victory and the enemy has faced defeat at every front, therefore,  it is trying to create an atmosphere of discord and distrust among the Mujahdeen by utilizing propaganda stratagems. It directly and indirectly spreads baseless rumors regarding split and ramification among the united ranks of Mujahideen. The nation, in general, and the Mujahideen, in particular, should be cautious about the conspiracies and plans of the enemy, specifically, I call on those brothers-in-faith who have grievances to thwart the maligning propaganda and diabolical conspiracies of the enemy. This is because the Islamic Emirate is our shared convoy initiated and boosted up by our and your sacrifices. Our and your honor and dignity and the dignity and honor of this oppressed nation lies in keeping this home united. So keep your ranks and files united in this critical situation. Respect to the blood of our martyrs and to their aspirations should take precedence over anything else.

Mujahideen should not pay attention to the futile propaganda of the enemy and should keep away from suspicions. The Almighty Allah says:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ( سورة الحجرات، آیه ۱۲)

Believers avoid most of suspicion, in some cases suspicion is a sin.

(Surah 49, Verse 12)

As believers and committed servants of the Almighty Allah, it is our obligation to remain united and keep fused into one and evade all kinds of racial, geographical and lingual biases; should remain lenient towards people and have a conduct of compassion with them.

The Kabul Administration, the invaders and some other unscrupulous elements harass our oppressed countrymen under various pretexts. They consider the common people as their enemy and deprive them of their life and put them behind bars by leveling against them baseless allegations. They behave with them inhumanely during detention; even they martyr prisoners of the oppressed nation ruthlessly and brutally. Similarly, some mischievous persons and self-seeking intelligence circles harass innocent people in order to malign Mujahideen. We not only condemn such brutal activities in strongest terms but will punish the perpetrators according to the Islamic rules, if God willing. Moreover, if anyone in the rank of Mujahideen is careless about civilian casualties or is intentionally involved or misbehave with prisoners contrary to Sharia, we will conduct a comprehensive interrogation in this regard and punish him in the light of Sharia. We want to boost up our ranks with honest men and do not need the company of unscrupulous persons who carry out activities against Sharia and will block their way if God willing.

Mujahdeen should be fully careful not to shed blood of innocent people during operations. The Islamic Emirate has the responsibility to protect its people and I, as Amir of the Islamic Emirate, will never allow any harm and jeopardy to be caused to the life and property of the people as a result of negligence and incaution.

Mujahideen are not allowed, under any circumstance, to resort to activities based on their own discretion that are contrary to sharia or you have in mind some goals which do not coincide with the pleasure of the Almighty Allah but which only pleases the intrinsic whims of your souls. This (instruction) is applicable for all persons whether you dispense affairs as regards your brothers-in-arms or concerning common people. Even you should not misbehave with the enemy in a manner which is displeasing in the Sight of Allah the Almighty, i.e. to have leniency in response to leniency or harsh conduct in response to a harsh conduct but every action on your part should be in the light of Islamic law and the lofty behavior of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).

The war has been imposed on us, violations against our Islamic government and nation has been committed and our land has been occupied. According to every principle and law, we have right to defend our faith and land; to gain our independence and form an Islamic system– an Afghan inclusive Islamic system where all people have their legitimate rights secured and lead life in an atmosphere of love and fraternity; a system being