Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh Abū Ayman al-Maṣrī — “Open Letter to Respond to the Grand Muftī of Aal Sa’ūd- On His Warning to Young People From Going Abroad With a View to Jihād”
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū al-Barā’ Muḥammad al-Maṣrī — “Leaders of the Islamic Parties- Between Prostration and Flattery”
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UPDATE 2/3/12 11:18 AM: Here is an English translation of the below Russian video message:
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed, in the name of Allah the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah the lord of the Worlds, we ask Him help and forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Him from the evil of our own selves and from the evil consequences of our actions. He whom Allah guides to the straight path, will never be mislead, and he whom Allah leaves, no one can guide him to the straight path. I testify there is no divinity but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. As-Salam Aleykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Dear Mujahideen brother, I, today, address to all Mujahideen of the Caucasus Emirate, as well to all Mujahideen special groups of the Caucasus Emirate. Today, the current events in Russian show us that the peaceful Russian population does not support the Putin Chekist regime, and does not support these perverts [of the regime]. And today, these peaceful civilians are hostages of this very regime that fight against Islam with cruelty, in the Caucasus. Due to the recent events, we are obliged to spare these peaceful civilians from the special operations that we are preparing and carrying on the Russian territory, as it is prescribed to us by our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If these peaceful civilians do not take part in the war against Muslims or if they do not support these perverts [of the regime] who fight Islam, then it is genuinely a pacific population. And that’s why our religion orders us to protect these peaceful civilians and to not touch them. Today’s events show us that the population of Russia does not support Putin, and that they are also exploited by these perverts, they are also hostages to this Chekist regime. So, that’s why I order all special groups – who carry out or are ready to carry out special operations on Russian territory – to limit these operations, if there is a risk that the peaceful Russian population be harmed. Carry out these special operations with precision, against the law enforcement structures, against the intelligence services, against these perverts ‘Siloviki’ who today, by their words and acts harm Islam, and who are the enemies of Allah. And [carry these operations] against the national traitors. So we have delimited the circle of those against whom it is permitted to carry special operations. Insha’Allah, I hope you will properly understand my order. Insha’Allah you will carry out my order, because Allah charged you with this task. As-Salam Aleykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh. Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Translation by Yahya Dagestanskiy (may Allah reward him) for the Kavkaz-Jihad blog. Edition and adaptations by the Kavkaz-Jihad blog._________
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Sunnī Trend for the Salvation of Egypt — “Statement #4- On the Occasion of the Deaths Marking the Soccer Game in Port Sa’īd- Come to the Revolution of Taḥrīr Oh Youth of Islām”
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū ‘Aṣām al-Andalusī — “Composition of the Sunrise”
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NOTE: The forward for this book was written by Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī. ‘Abd Allah Sa’īd died by drone in December 2009. He was an operational leader for AQ.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh ‘Abd Allah Sa’īd — “The Sunnah of Tribulations”
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While debates ramped up over the past two weeks among Middle East specialists over the efficacy of a possible Western intervention in Syria (see here, here, and here), earlier this week, on January 23, the online global jihadi forums posted — in jubilation — a new video message ”For the People of Syria from the Mujahidin of Syria in the Fields of Jihad” from a purported new jihadi group named Jabhah al-Nusrah (The Victory Front) via its new media outlet al-Manarah al-Bayda’ (The White Lighthouse) Foundation for Media Production. Before this article discusses the video and reaction to it from Abu Basir al-Tartusi, a Syrian exiled in London, it is worthwhile to look deeper into the significance for why Jabhah al-Nusrah chose al-Manarah al-Bayda’ as the name of its media outlet. The answer is quite fascinating.
al-Fitan wa Ashrat as-Sa’ah
Although many do not look into it, there are many layers usually to why jihadis decide to choose names for their media outlets, forums, battalions, and titles for media releases. On many occasions they allude to historical figures, events, or places as well as allusions to Qur’anic verses and Ahadith. One area that is understudied is the role of millenarianism in jihadi thought. Ali Soufan covered aspects of it related to the black banners and Khurasan in his book The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda. Indeed, the name of Jabhah al-Nusrah’s media outlet al-Manarah al-Bayda’ alludes to a Sahih Muslim hadith #7015, which deals with the end of times. The whole hadith is long so I placed the entirety of it at the bottom of this article, but here is the segment that mentions al-Manarah al-Bayda’:
He (Dajjal) would then call (that young man) and he will come forward laughing with his face gleaming (with happiness) and it would at this very time that Allah would send Jesus, son of Mary, and he will descend at al-Manarah al-Bayda’ (the white lighthouse or minaret) in the eastern side of Damascus wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the wings of two Angels. When he would lower his head, there would fall beads of perspiration from his head, and when he would raise it up, beads like pearls would scatter from it. Every non-believer who would smell the odour of his self would die and his breath would reach as far as he would be able to see. He would then search for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him at the gate of Ludd and would kill him. Then a people whom Allah had protected would come to Jesus, son of Mary, and he would wipe their faces and would inform them of their ranks in Paradise and it would be under such conditions that Allah would reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth from amongst My servants such people against whom none would be able to fight; you take these people safely to Tur, and then Allah would send Gog and Magog and they would swarm down from every slope.
The ad-Dajjal figure mentioned in the above quote of the hadith represents a false prophet that comes during the end of times. It is similar to the anti-Christ, but somewhat different at the same time. Islamic tradition states that there are several ad-Dajjal throughout history, but during the end times it is considered the “big” ad-Dajjal (false prophet). According to Jean-Pierre Filiu in his book Apocalypse in Islam, “Throughout the whole of human history, from Adam until the resurrection, no thing or person will have caused greater turmoil than ad-Dajjal.” Additionally, al-Manarah al-Bayda’ or as local Damascenes call it the “Jesus Minaret,” refers to the eastern minaret at the Ummayyad Mosque, also called the Great Mosque of Damascus.
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