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All praise belongs to Allah who said: {Indeed, Allah defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allah does not like
everyone treacherous and ungrateful. Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, be-
cause they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory} [22: 38-39].
And may peace and blessings be upon the seal of the prophets ﷺwho said: "Follow my way and the way of the rightly
guided Caliphs. Hold on to it with your teeth and beware of innovations in religion because every innovation is misguid-
ance."
After the repeated calls of ahl as-sunnah in Yemen to their mujahidin brothers to protect them; and after the failure of
the apostate governments in Sana'a and Riyadh - with all the armies, resources and wealth they possess – in repelling
the Houthi Rāfidha, and their leaving of the ahl as-sunnah to face their unknown fate; the mujahidin of the Arabian
Peninsula decided to begin with this martyrdom operation against a motorcade of prominent Houthi Rāfidha in the
state of al-Jawf at 8:40 am, Wednesday the 18th of Dhul Hijjah, 1431H. This operation was followed by a second opera-
tion against a motorcade of Houthi's in Sadah on the morning of Friday the 20th of Dhul Hijjah, 1430H. These opera-
tions were in defense of the honor of our Prophet ﷺand his companions and in defense of our brothers from ahl
as-sunnah when we saw them being killed, their honor violated, their homes destroyed, and being evicted from their
homes and land with no one to protect them.
We call the people of ahl as-sunnah to join the battalions of defense of the honor of the Prophet ,ﷺand we warn
them of the coming danger of the Shi'a and if they do not hasten then the Rāfidha Shi'a would do to them what they
have done to the ahl as-sunnah in Iraq and Afghanistan; so wake up before it is too late and know that the Saudi and
Yemeni armies do not represent ahl as-sunnah.
With the blessings of Allah, we have established special teams to defend our brothers from ahl as-sunnah in our pro-
gram to uproot this evil tree which was planted by the Iranian Shi'a in Sadah and its surroundings under the leader-
ship of the Rafidha Houthis.
Ahl as-Sunnah should know that the Houthi Rāfidha are a legitimate target for us and therefore we warn our brothers
of ahl as-sunnah to avoid their meeting places, motorcades, checkpoints and we warn them from riding with them in
their vehicles. We also call the ones who have been misled: leave the Houthi Rafidha before it is too late because we
have for you men who will not rest until they purify the land from their impurity and crimes against ahl as-sunnah
and until there is no more dissent and all religion belongs to Allah and the transgressors would know what an evil
fate awaits them.
Qaeda al-Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula
Dhul Hujjah 20, 1431H
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INSPIRE FEEDBACK a chance for the world to respond
"With the current media under control of the Jews, it is a great
change to have news that are from the ummah to the ummah"
I am reading "Why did I choose al self, to embrace Jannah and all that it has have received your message, praise be to
Qaeda?" (by Abu Mus'ab al-Awlaki) and to offer. I seek nothing in this life except Allah. I ask Allah to protect you and make
I reached the reason no. 14 "Because martyrdom. you successful in continuing to deliver
they follow the footsteps of researchers [Abu Hafs] the message.
from the Scholars of Islam". What I real- [Ahmed]
ized from reading it is that I have a very Alhamdulillah, a new magazine for Eng-
similar situation with that Akh, and our lish speaking Muslims, one as beautiful, if Thank you for your work of "inspiration."
evidences are the same; he mentioned not more so, than Jihad Recollections! My friends and I have been devouring
46 and I have only 10 reasons... And [Rajiv] every word as if it were the last morsels
Alhamdullilah who guided us in this cor- of food on a plate. You are truly the mu-
rect way when most of the people do not jahidin of the future and we hope to help
know it or some of them knew it but they The Inspire magazine is a wonderfull you in any way possible. Allahu Akbar!
are still sleeping. work… Masha'Allah… Insha'Allah we will [Abu Hamza]
[Abu Dihya] wait for more and more…
[Aanonim]
May Allah ('Azza wa Jall) reward you
May Allah bless you, and reward you with I would like to congratulate you on this for showing guidance to the whole of
goodness for the fantastic job you did in fine production, Inspire Magazine, asking mankind and spreading the message of
publishing the so much needed Islamic Allah Almighty for its continued success tawhid revealed by our beloved Prophet
magazine, to guide the English speaking in the service of Islam and Jihad. I pray to Muhammad .ﷺ
young Muslims around the world, and to Allah to grant us victory against all the [bbadr]
communicate with them. enemies of Islam and guide those who
[Badr al-Islam] are astray to the right path. May Allah bless your jihadi efforts and
[Abu Talha al-Muhajir] protecting the weak and bringing honor
The release of your majestic magazine to our Islamic ummah. I wanted to com-
brought tears to my eyes, brothers. I can- ment on how great this magazine is and
not convey how excited I am to see such I am a follower of your efforts online and how much of an inspiration it has be-
wonderful words pour from the page am impressed with all of the work you come to me and many of the young men
like the blood from a kafir. The words do for the sake of Allah. Like many oth- and women who read it. May Allah bless
are blessed by Allah, and will give much ers, I have been following the news and you and the brothers everywhere.
strength to the brothers here among the learned it was initially difficult for you to [Fatima]
Americans. deliver the message. Alhamdulillah the
[Hamza] infidels were not able to stop us and the
magazine was published, and Insha'Allah I pray to Allah to bless the efforts of the
they will not be able to stop us in the mujahidin and to gather the Muslims
I had lost much purpose in my life before future so long as we continue to persist. under one rule of al-Khilafah.
reading Inspire. My family had recently My noble brothers, you have proven [Muhib]
been killed in a horrible accident. My life how determined you are to deliver the
had turned towards Western deviance. message and information that other I would like to thank you all for providing
My craving for all that was evil from the brothers may find useful in conducting us with one of the best media informa-
kuffar consumed me. Upon reading In- their operations. Not only that, I find your tion the mujahidin could offer. With the
spire, I felt the need to revert to my roots, magazine to be a wealth of knowledge, current media under control of the Jews,
to Islam. I have thrown away all that was however, it also serves as a motivational it is a great change to have news that
from my past and embraced Allah and tool whereas it will make the brothers are from the ummah to the ummah. May
His Messenger, Muhammad .ﷺ wait impatiently for the upcoming issues, Allah bless your efforts and make the
Insha'Allah. Our beloved Inspire maga- magazine a continuous program.
Thank you, my dear brothers, for giving zine has been making waves across the [Muhammad]
me a new purpose. I wish to sacrifice my- internet and brothers across the globe
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INSPIRE REACTIONS
government & media responses
"It was an unfortunately well-done magazine and a virtual
how-to guide for becoming a terrorist."
During a lengthy presentation about The media wing of Al Qaeda in the Inspire includes references to David
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula for Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al Qa- Letterman (on President George W
members of the security industry in eda's affiliate in Yemen and Saudi Bush), CNN reporting on the New
NYC, an Intelligence Research Spe- Arabia, released the inaugural issue York based RevolutionMuslim group
cialist with the NYPD's Counterter- of Inspire via the internet on July 11, in its documentary American al
rorism Division today called Anwar Al 2010. While Al Qaeda has previously Qaeda, and French President Nicolas
Awlaki "the most dangerous man in released English-language videos Sarkozy on France's outlawing of the
the world." and statements, Inspire marks the veil.
first time the international terrorist
This assessment is based on Awlaki's network has published a magazine in Awlaki directs some of his fire at a
long-standing links to terrorism, his English. cartoonist called Molly Norris, who
"proven track record of radicalizing started a Facebook campaign in re-
Muslims", his suspected involvement [The Anti-Defamation League] sponse to the furore over the depic-
in planning & encouraging attacks tion of Mohammed in an episode of
(links with 9/11 terrorists, the 7/7 "It was an unfortunately well-done South Park earlier this year. Called
and 7/21 transatlantic plots, the Fort magazine and a virtual how-to guide "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day", it
Hood shooter, the Times Square for becoming a terrorist." was a tongue-in-cheek initiative that
attempted bomber, the underwear she later disavowed. But Awlaki calls
bomber and more) and his ongoing [Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), who for Ms Norris' murder in unequivocal
propaganda campaign thru DVD's serves on the House intelligence com- tones.
(which he sells), web postings and mittee]
the online magazine "Inspire". "This snowball rolled out from be-
It's not your typical magazine. The tween her evil fingers. She should be
Officials say they're paying close layout is conventional enough, the taken as a prime target of assassina-
attention to the magazine which is typeface bold; there is more than a tion along with others who partici-
written in English (with the involve- smattering of high quality photo- pated in her campaign. This cam-
ment of two other Americans includ- graphs; and the graphic designers paign is not a practice of freedom
ing former Queens, New York resi- at al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula of speech, but is a nationwide mass
dent Samir Khan), promotes Al Qaeda have been given free rein. But then in movement of Americans joining
ideology, publishes lists of potential the "table of contents" you're invited their European counterparts in going
terror targets (including cartoonists) to read "How to Make a Bomb in out of their way to offend Muslims
and promotes tactics and strategies the Kitchen of Your Mom" [note the worldwide."
for attacks, including articles on how American spelling.]
to build explosive devices ("Make a The FBI says it is taking the threat
Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom") This is the first edition of Inspire to Ms Norris seriously. "We under-
and why Muslims in the U.S. should – supposedly the online house stand the absolute seriousness of
wage individual violent jihad against magazine of al Qaeda in the Arabian a threat from an Al Qaeda-inspired
Americans. Peninsula. And it's certainly topical. magazine and are attempting to do
It contains a long piece condemning everything in our power to assist the
[Rick Leventhal, FOX News] western governments for moving to individuals on that list to effectively
ban the full-face veil in public – just protect themselves and change their
In its latest effort to reach Western as the French National assembly behavior to make themselves less of
audiences, Al Qaeda has released its passes such legislation. a target," David Gomez, FBI assistant
first-ever English-language magazine special agent in charge of counterter-
that provides detailed bomb making Its language also shows the media- rorism in Seattle, told the New York
instructions and calls on followers to savvy touch of the fugitive preacher Daily News.
"destroy" America. Anwar al Awlaki, now thought to be
holed up in a remote part of Yemen. [CNN.com]
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I remember those days when I would research works from Islamic
scholars, thinkers, community activists and the likes, whom would
give their two cents on why terrorism (i.e. jihad) is flawed. They would
in unison touch on issues such as hijacking, kidnapping, 'suicide'
bombings, killing of non-combatants and such in order to prove that
al Qaeda's jihad against America is defective from a theologically
based standpoint. Some would go as far as to say that al Qaeda are
not even Muslims; and then lambast them as takfīri's! All of this both-
ered me as a Muslim living in America. The Muslims were so caught up
in defending their identity in front of non-Muslims on issues such as
the aforementioned, that it became a normal routine from the pulpits
of California to the pits of Ground Zero to speak in both condemna-
tion and defense. What I felt was that the central issue - what actually
makes a jihadi into what he is - was never brought into light whether
it be in the mosque study circles or political discussions on live televi-
sion. This central issue, as I like to call it, is the pivot of what makes a
Muslim begin his journey as a jihadi. No, it is not the mass slaughter of
the Palestinians by the Israeli's nor the atrocious actions of America to-
wards the Muslim world. It is not the jihadi anāshīd nor the jihadi films.
It is not what you think because the central issue's makeup is entirely
theological and fiqh based. The central issue is that jihad is individu-
ally obligatory (farđ 'ayn) on all Muslims from East to West until all of
our lands are freed. The issue of jihad being farđ 'ayn is the fulcrum of
the modern jihad. The world is witnessing the rise of jihadi's because
of the very fact that Muslims are becoming more aware of the central
issue, and thus their obligation towards God.
This central issue was revived by whom is referred to as 'the godfather
of jihad', the Islamic Scholar Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, may Allah have
mercy upon him. It was his revival of this issue that brought count-
less of thousands of foreign fighters to Afghanistan to support their
Afghan brethren against the Soviets. He really was the sole reason for
the institution of what we now know as the global jihad. Others like
Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri only came to further expand upon certain prin-
ciples.1 His works are full of the jurisprudence on the central issue. The
most famous of them, "Defense of the Muslim Lands: The first obligation
1 Which we will discuss shortly.
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after faith". It was a fatwa he presented in Saudi Arabia to a delegate of senior
Islamic jurists and scholars including Ibn Uthayameen and Bin Baz, and there
was unanimous agreement on the validity of his fatwa. His fatwa was inundat-
ed with innumerable classical scholars on the subject of defensive jihad (jihad
ad-daf'); that is, what is the Islamic response when a foreign enemy attacks a
Muslim country, even as much as a hand span. It cited these classical scholars
as saying that it first becomes individually obligatory on the people of that
locale. If they are unable to push back the enemy, then the obligation spreads
in a radius, to the neighboring Muslims. If they too are unable, this radius con-
tinues to grow until it becomes individually obligatory from East to West; any
Muslim who leaves the obligation when he is able to participate has sinned.
During Prophet Muhammad's ﷺtime, there was the battle of Tabook. It was
a jihad classified as defensive and individually obligatory upon the people of
Madina. Those who used feeble excuses to stay behind were known as the
hypocrites of the community; their loyalty to Islam was in question. The argu-
ment Dr. Azzam brought forth was that this obligation started as early as the
fall of Andalusia. Today, we have various lands that are occupied by foreign
powers. Thus, the obligation has grown significantly today.
Throughout the book, Dr. Azzam rebuts the various excuses that the mod-
ern man presents such as fighting amongst sinners, the issue of communal
obligation (farđ kifāyah), and fighting without the permission of the ruler.
Later, other scholars2 have widened that scope of refutation to include ex-
cuses such as the enemy is superior in strength and numbers, the issue of the
governments in the Muslim lands who have supposed ‘covenants’ with the
disbelievers, and the case of those who claim that we have to be students of
knowledge who have studied in Islamic madrassa’s for years and that we need
to do more purification of the soul, etc.
Then something of major significance happened.
The idea of defending the Muslim lands from the disbelieving occupation
forces had taken on a new meaning. It was an idea that paved the way for the
al Qaeda Organization.
2 Scholars such as Nasir bin Hamad al-Fahd, Anwar Sha’ban, Yusuf al-Uyayri, Abu Qa-
tadah al-Filistini, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Hamud bin Uqla ash-Shu’aybi just to name a few.
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Mujahidin jurists and thinkers from Egypt who had the lengthiest and
toughest experience in working for the re-establishment of an Islamic state
in Egypt, exported the idea that the so-called Muslim governments in the
Islamic lands are in fact occupation forces. Unless and until they are removed
physically, the Muslims would be living in the same state of sin similar to that
of a foreign disbelieving army occupying a Muslim land.
This idea was derived from the jurisprudence on how to deal with an apos-
tate. Islamic law gives the death sentence to those who leave the religion.3 An
apostate is determined by the action he had done publicly. For instance, if he
were to become a Christian, or spy on the Muslims for the disbelievers, or join
the ranks of the enemy to fight the Muslims and such, he would have com-
mitted major disbelief (kufr akbar) as is recognized by our classical scholars
in consent. Islamic scholars have given a little over ten major acts that would
lead one to apostasy.4 One has to be careful to not take some one outside the
fold of Islam (i.e. takfīr) on major sins such as drinking alcohol, committing
adultery, stealing and such unless if it’s a ruler who clearly permits these sins
under his rule (i.e., istiĥlāl). The khawārij had an extreme creed that included
all sinners into the category of apostasy. Praise be to Allah, the mujahidin of
today are nothing like this.
The Egyptian mujahidin claimed that the rulers in the Muslim lands were
apostates due to two main reasons. These included not ruling by shari'ah, and
taking the disbelievers as helpers and guardians (awliyā') against the Muslims.
The first reason implies the issue of istiĥlāl, that is, making forbidden what
Allah has made permitted and vice versa. Additionally it signals that they are
ruling by man-made laws that include elements of Democracy5, Jahiliyyah6,
and other borrowed forms of laws7.
The second reason implies spying on the Muslims for the sake of the dis-
believers, giving the disbelievers military and spy bases in their respective
countries to fight the Muslims, actively participating in the murdering of
Muslims for the sake of disbelievers, torturing, mistreating and even raping
Muslims for the sake of gaining confidence from the disbelievers, and launch-
ing propaganda campaigns that include the justification of their methods and
the distortion of Islamic teachings particularly on issues related to shari'ah,
caliphate, jihad, `aqīdah and such.
3 Strangely, this has become a source of bitter disagreement between Muslims the
past few years. The side who claims that this isn’t true use Qur’anic verses totally
unrelated to the topic of apostasy in Islam and fail to explain authentic aĥadīth on the
subject such as “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” [al-Bukhari Vol. 9,
Book 84, No. 57]. They also fail to explain the wars of apostasy fought by Abu Bakr
and the Companions.
4 See ‘Nullifications of Islam’ by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and all the
different explanations available for that manual such as from Shaykh Abu Basir at-
Tartusi.
5 The question of Democracy is a separate subject and has caused much confusion
and misconception in the Islamic world due to its stated objectives. A good rebuttal
of this form of rule can be found in the books ‘Democracy: a Religion’ by Shaykh Abu
Muhammad al-Maqdisi and at-Tibyan Publication’s works and translations on Democ-
racy.
6 Pre-Islamic Ignorance.
7 Refer to the works of Imam Ibn Kathir and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on the
disbelief of ruling by al-Yāsiq and the ruling on judging the people by a combination
of borrowed laws in general.
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"Today
the Saudi
monar-
chy is the
prime ex-
ample of
All of this spells apostasy of a very high degree. The question then comes: within a modern this ugly
government structure, just exactly who are the apostates? This ruling applies to all those
within the government sectors that carry out the acts of disbelief. In the verse, {They
apostasy.
took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allah} [9:31], Shaykh Abu Their
Muhammad al-Maqdisi comments, “Although they did not prostrate, or bow down to their
priests, they followed them and agreed with them in the forbiddance of the licit and with monarchy
the permission of the illicit. Allah therefore considered that as making them lords and gods, can be
likened to
because obedience in legislation is a worship, and must not be for anyone except Allah,
since Allah is the only One who can enact legislation.”8
Today the Saudi monarchy is the prime example of this ugly apostasy. Their monarchy can dog dung
be likened to dog dung wrapped in gold silk. They claim shari’ah as their law and use the wrapped
in gold
ĥaramain9 to their advantage of clinging onto power and validity in the ummah. Besides
pouring the ummah’s billions of dollars into their stomachs and pockets, they pour it into
reconstruction of mosque structures, specifically the ĥaramain, so that the Muslim visitors
would feel welcome and comfortable. It is a planned strategy to gain the support of the silk. They
worldwide ummah. Then sometimes they would make outrageous lies that al Qaeda has claim
shari’ah
intentions to attack the pilgrims in Makkah during hajj season and that therefore the Saudi
army would be there to protect the ummah.10
This is only the beginning. Then comes Saudi’s romantic relationship with America that in- as their
cludes military aid to fight Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula and in return the Crusaders are law and
use the
given military bases to launch wars against the Muslims around the world that go beyond
the boundaries of their own laws in killing and weapon deployments; their protection of
Israel from the Muslims; their childish interfaith dialogues that shamelessly calls for a new
religion; the scholars they promote who justify anything that the government does11; their ĥaramain
use of magic and communication with vile jinn’s to locate positions of the mujahidin12; and
finally their torture dungeons that don’t even spare the elderly scholars.
to their
advan-
The irony in all this is that their political interests take precedence over the religion, and
tage of
8 al-Maqdisi, A. M. Democracy: A Religion.
9 i.e., Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah. cling-
10 Al Qaeda leaders and ordinary members here have told me that they all yearn for making pilgrim-
age to Makkah alongside the rest of the ummah. They always have a good laugh at the desperate
ing onto
lies of the Saudi’s and constantly seek Allah’s refuge from them. power
and valid-
11 No matter how many times we in al Qaeda may respond to certain accusations that are made
against us such as takfīr, khawārij, killing Muslims and so on, these scholars for dollars keep echoing
the same rubbish repeatedly without ever giving a proper scholarly reply to our responses.
12 This may shock many, but many mujahidin who made hijrah from there have attested to it. The ity in the
brothers make it a point to recite the daily adhkār especially in the morning and evenings for protec-
tion from these jinn’s that give away our positions. ummah"
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their scholars are able to justify it. For instance, in the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan,
the Saudi’s held the Soviets as enemies. The al-Saud regime would even help their citizens
safely reach Pakistan to cross the border into Afghanistan to bring the fight to the Soviet
"The cen-
dogs. That was because there were no deals between the two states nor any greedy inter-
ests involved. That was the jihad against the Soviets; the enemy whom nearly the entire
world despised.
tral issue is
But when jihad turned against America for its crimes against the Muslim world, the Saudi’s
chose to align themselves with the Crusader’s using flimsy excuses like ‘we have a covenant that jihad
with them’, ‘they are our strategic and political allies’, ‘they are helping us in this and this, and
will remain
farđ 'ayn
Islam doesn’t allow us to be ingrates’ and the likes.
The jihad against the Soviets, in the eyes of the Saudi’s, was a jihad for the sake of Allah. The
jihad against the Americans, in the eyes of the Saudi’s, is a jihad that is ‘corrupt’. We disbe- until Amer-
lieve in those who believe in jihad for the sake of America.
ica and her
The central issue is that jihad will remain farđ 'ayn until America and her apostate allies are
apostate
allies are
removed from the Muslim lands. Her allies not only include the disbelievers of origin, but
also the apostate tawāghīt that make the rich richer and the poor poorer, that fight the Mus-
lims who wish to see tawĥīd established, and who modify the laws of Allah to fit their life-
styles. If the mujahidin were to leave the jihad altogether, then imagine what America would removed
have been able to accomplish in Afghanistan and Iraq! Fitnah of all shades would roll out
into the Muslim communities, adding open approval of sinful activity, kufr, shirk, and fasād. from the
It would also undoubtedly give them supplementary power in the Islamic regions, making
Muslim
lands."
it possible for them to influence Muslims in religion, politics, and social life. All of this can
already be seen in those areas that the mujahidin have not controlled. So why would any
sane Muslim want to stand as an obstacle to the banner of tawĥīd – a banner which seeks
the protection of the shari’ah’s sanctity? This is what central issue comes down to.
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MY BROTHERS:1 I conclude my ad- So come to the aid of your Islam and your
dress to you with two special mes- brethren, and do your duty, and respond to
sages which I send to two groups the call of your Lord, who says: {So let those
among you. fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life
of this world for the Hereafter. And he who
As for the first message, it is to my fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or
Muslim brothers residing in the states achieves victory – We will bestow upon him
of the Zio-Crusader coalition, wheth- a great reward. And what is [the matter] with
er they are from the emigrant com- you that you fight not in the cause of Allah
munities, like those which live on the and [for] the oppressed among men, wom-
margins of society in the miserable en, and children who say, "Our Lord, take
suburbs of Paris, London and Detroit, us out of this city of oppressive people and
or are from those arriving in America appoint for us from Yourself a protector and
and Europe to study in its universities appoint for us from Yourself a helper"? Those
or seek their daily bread in the streets who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and
of its cities. those who disbelieve fight in the cause of
tāghūt. So fight against the allies of Satan.
My brothers: know that jihad is your Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been
duty as well, and that you have an weak} [4:74-76].
opportunity to strike the leaders of
kufr and retaliate against them on Indeed jihad is a lifelong devotion, like prayers
their own soil, as long as there is no and fasting, and religion isn't a matter of taste,
covenant between you and them. for us to leave part of it and perform another
Here you are in the battlefield, just part. This is why I address, in my second mes-
like heroes before you like Muham- sage, my brothers who preceded us in hijrah
mad Atta, and his fellow pilots, and jihad, or participated with us in both once
Muhammad Siddique Khan and his upon a time, but then abandoned these two
fellow fedayeen, Muhammad Boyeri, great acts of worship out of laziness or ne-
Nidal Malik Hassan, Umar al-Farouk glect, or because of a mistaken belief that the
Abdulmuttalab, Faisal Shahzad and increased surveillance of the mujahidin and
hundreds of others. local and international pressures on them, or
the deterioration of some of the commanders,
There is no inviolability for the realms groups and organizations, or the fact that the
from which armies emerge to kill goals of jihad were not achieved overnight,
Muslims and occupy their lands; are justifications for staying behind and re-
there is no inviolability for those who turning to the life of humiliation and shackles.
put the weak and oppressed to the
sword; and there is no inviolability for No! Jihad is still obligatory on you as long as
those who make war on the chastity you are capable, and the fields of competi-
of the Muslimah and her hijab in their tion continue to be in need of your expertise
countries and the countries of the and efforts; and although we - the sons of the
Muslims, by passing laws and sup- second and new generation - are indebted to
porting and encouraging those who you, for your inviting us to this great bounty
don't fear Allah, Lord of the worlds. and for your paving the way for us and bear-
ing difficulties before us, that doesn't prevent
So, my brothers, you must get ready us from advising and reminding you for the
to perform your vital role in the glob- sake of Allah.
al jihad against the leaders of kufr;
and refer - if you wish - to my speech So, my beloved brothers: remember your re-
in the English language entitled "A sponsibility before Allah and what it is He has
Call to Arms." purchased, and respond once again to the call,
and return to your stations, and finish what
1 Taken from As-Sahab Media's release, you started, and aid your religion and ummah,
"The Arabs and Muslims: Between the Con- and be with your brothers the mujahidin, until
ferences of desertion... and the individual victory while strengthened or martyrdom
duty of jihad." while on the advance.
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W
e fight because we are
free men who don't
sleep under oppres-
sion.1 We want to restore
freedom to our nation. Just as you lay
waste to our nation, so shall we lay
waste to yours.
No one except a dumb thief plays
with the security of others and then
makes himself believe he will be
secure. Whereas thinking people,
when disaster strikes, make it their
priority to look for its causes, in order
to prevent it happening again.
So I shall talk to you about the story
behind those events and shall tell terrorized and displaced.
you truthfully about the moments in
which the decision was taken, for you I couldn't forget those moving scenes, blood and severed limbs, women and
to consider. children sprawled everywhere. Houses destroyed along with their occupants
and high rises demolished over their residents, rockets raining down on our
I say to you, Allah knows that it had home without mercy.
never occurred to us to strike the
towers. But after it became unbear- The situation was like a crocodile meeting a helpless child, powerless except
able and we witnessed the oppres- for his screams. Does the crocodile understand a conversation that doesn't
sion and tyranny of the American/ include a weapon? And the whole world saw and heard but it didn't respond.
Israeli coalition against our people in
Palestine and Lebanon, it came to my In those difficult moments many hard-to-describe ideas bubbled in my soul,
mind. but in the end they produced an intense feeling of rejection of tyranny, and
gave birth to a strong resolve to punish the oppressors.
The events that affected my soul in
a direct way started in 1982 when And as I looked at those demolished towers in Lebanon, it entered my mind
America permitted the Israelis to that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy tow-
invade Lebanon and the American ers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted and so that
Sixth Fleet helped them in that. This they be deterred from killing our women and children.
bombardment began and many were
killed and injured and others were And that day, it was confirmed to me that oppression and the intentional kill-
1 Ladin, Usama bin. (2004). Address to the ing of innocent women and children is a deliberate American policy. Destruc-
American people. tion is freedom and democracy, while resistance is terrorism and intolerance.
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This means the oppressing and em- Among the most important of what I
bargoing to death of millions as Bush read in them was some prose in their
Sr. did in Iraq in the greatest mass gestures before the collapse, where
slaughter of children mankind has they say, "How mistaken we were
ever known, and it means the throw- to have allowed the White House
ing of millions of pounds of bombs to implement its aggressive foreign
and explosives at millions of children policies against the weak without su-
– also in Iraq – as Bush Jr. did, in order pervision." It is as if they were telling
to remove an old agent and replace you, the people of America, "Hold to
him with a new puppet to assist in account those who have caused us to
the pilfering of Iraq's oil and other be killed, and happy is he who learns
outrages. from others' mistakes," And among
that which I read in their gestures is
So with these images and their like as a verse of poetry, "Injustice chases its
their background, the events of Sep- people, and how unhealthy the bed
tember 11th came as a reply to those of tyranny."
great wrongs, for should a man be
blamed for defending his sanctuary? Your security is in your own hands.
And every state that doesn't play
And it all shows that the real loser with our security has automatically
is… you. It is the American people guaranteed its own security.
and their economy. And for the re-
cord, we had agreed with the Com-
mander-General Muhammad Ataa,
Allah have mercy on him, that all the
operations should be carried out
within twenty minutes, before Bush
and his administration notice.
It never occurred to us that the
commander-in-chief of the American
armed forces would abandon 50, 000
of his citizens in the twin towers to
face those great horrors alone, the
time when they most needed him.
But because it seemed to him that
occupying himself by talking to
the little girl about the goat and its
butting was more important than
occupying himself with the planes
and their butting of the skyscrapers,
we were given three times the period
required to execute the operations –
All Praise is due to Allah.
Finally, it behooves you to reflect on
the last wills and testaments of the
thousands who left you on the 11th
as they gestured in despair. They are
important testaments, which should
be studied and researched.
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Question 1: What is the ruling on the bases for killing the disbelievers Allah ﷺto the one he would ap-
targeting those who are referred to is their disbelief. However there are point over an army: "Fight in the path
as “civilians” in the West? times when there exists a tempo- of Allah, fight those who disbelieve in
rary reason for making an exception Allah."
Before answering this question, we to this rule. Such a reason is when
say that classifying the people into there is a truce or a covenant with The Messenger of Allah ﷺsent his
civilians and military is not the way the disbelievers and when there is a companions to assassinate Ibn Abi al-
our jurists divided people and is not covenant the blood of the disbeliever Haqiq without any warning. Ibn Hajar
derived from the Book of Allah and becomes protected. The evidence mentions some benefits of this story.
sunnah. Instead it is a new classifica- for this is the ĥadīth: "Whoever kills a Among them: “the permissibility of
tion and unfortunately many of those person with a covenant will not smell assassinating the disbeliever who
who speak in the name of religion paradise and the smell of paradise can has heard the message of Islam but
started using this false classification be found from a distance of a forty refused to follow it.” So he considered
and used it to base on it rulings. If years." that if the message of Islam reaches
this proves something it proves how a person and he refuses to accept it,
far the intellectual occupation has Allah says: {And fight against the that is a sufficient reason to allow his
reached into the minds of those who disbelievers collectively as they killing. He also said: “Armies can be
are the people of religion and fatwa. fight against you collectively} [9: sent to the lands of the disbelievers
36]. and take captive whoever they find
Regarding the question, then we therein and then these armies are
say that in our Islamic shari'ah the And Allah says: {O you who have given the choice of either executing
disbelievers divide into two groups. believed, fight those adjacent to the captives or keeping them alive."
The first, people of war who fight you of the disbelievers and let
Muslims and for these their blood them find in you harshness} [9: Ibn Qudama, may Allah have mercy
is not protected. The second, disbe- 123]. This verse and the one before upon him, stated: "The blood of the
lievers who are not in a state of war are evidence that the disbeliever is disbeliever who is from a people of
with Muslims and do not fight them. fought because he is a disbeliever.
The Prophet ﷺsays in the ĥadīth
war is allowed and there is no safety
Based on that, the disbeliever who provided for him."
is in a state of war with the Muslims narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim
is killed because of his disbelief. The from Abu Hurairah: "I was instructed But the disbeliever who is not in a
evidence for that is in the Book of to fight the people until they say: 'There state of war with the Muslims, his
Allah such as the verse: {And when is no one worthy of worship but Allah.' blood and wealth are protected.
the sacred months have passed, Whoever says 'There is no one worthy These non-combatants are either
then kill the polytheists wherever of worship but Allah', has protected his people of dhimma, people granted
you find them…} [9: 5]. life and wealth from me except with its security or people of covenant. The
right and to Allah is his accountability." person of dhimma is the one who
In this verse, Allah based the order of resides in Muslim land and fulfills the
killing them on their associating oth- Also proof is in the ĥadīth of Buraidah
in the advice of the Messenger of
conditions of paying the jizyah, not
er gods with Allah. This proves that harming the Muslims, not entering
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"They are the striking arm of the oppressive rulers of this country. They are the baton which is used to beat its
own population for no reason except that they wish to live free with no servitude to anyone but their Creator"
the Arabian Peninsula based on the should be a priority. If they cannot be legitimate Churches.
ĥadīth: “Drive the polytheist out of the targeted except with some of those
Arabian Peninsula”, not publicly dis- whom it is illegal for us to target, They guard some cultural centers
playing what is haram in Islam, and then in situations of necessity they that commit blasphemy and they
other conditions that the jurists have could be targeted because the jurists guard places of vice such as clubs
mentioned in their books. The person of the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Han- and bars. These soldiers protect the
of security is he who entered Mus- bali schools allowed that and that places of those who are waging war
lim land with a security grant from is stated in their discussions on the against the Muslims in Afghanistan,
the Imam of the Muslims. This is a issue of the “shield.” Chechnya, Iraq and others. You would
person who enters Muslim land for a find these soldiers in front of the
temporary period for a purpose such Q2: Why do you target the soldiers in American embassy and the embas-
as being an envoy or to learn about Yemen? sies of countries such as Britain, Ger-
Islam. The person of covenant is the many, France, Russia and the apos-
one who belongs to a nation that has Every free man with honor would not tate governments and they protect
a treaty of peace with the Muslims. accept oppression on himself and his the leaders of disbelief.
people and would not accept humili-
So now when we look at the state of ation and transgression against his These soldiers are guilty of bomb-
the Americans and Europeans, we see honor or the honor of any Muslim. ing the houses of Muslims like what
that they are in a state of war with This is why we target the soldiers of they have done in Marib and they did
us because of their participation in evil. We target them because they that for no reason but to please their
elections that choose governments oppress the people and humiliate American lords. They chase after the
that wage war against Muslims. They them. They are the striking arm of mujahidin and hand them over to the
are in a state of war with us because the oppressive rulers of this country. Pharaoh of today.
their governments kill our brothers They are the baton which is used to
in Palestine, Afghanistan, and Iraq. beat its own population for no reason We target the soldiers because they
These governments fight those who except that they wish to live free are the ones who are protecting the
want to establish shari'ah law. Thus with no servitude to anyone but their deviant sect of Ismaili’s who worship
we target them because they are Creator; the provider, giver of life and a god other than Allah and partici-
disbelievers and because of their war the One who takes it. We target them pate in rituals of disbelief. We target
against us. They are in a state of war because their eyes are awake guard- them because they are standing with
with us and they are not in a state of ing the rule that is the reason behind the crusaders in their occupation of
covenant since their governments the violation of the rights of Allah Muslim land. They are standing with
have not seized their aggression and the rights of the creation. They the NATO in Afghanistan and with
against Muslims. We cannot call them are the eyes that guard the laws that the American and British forces in
ahl adh-dhimma because they do compete with the laws of Allah and Iraq and with the African forces in
not fulfill the requirements of the go against the rule of Qur'an. They Somalia and are implementing the
dhimma status. Based on what is are the ones who are guarding the plans of the Americans in the Arabian
mentioned above, it is legitimate to Americans in our country. They guard Peninsula. We target them because
target the people of the West and we their officers and they guard the FBI they are the ones standing against
have no doubts about its legitimacy. and CIA which have a presence in the establishment of khilāfah.
Sana’a and Aden. They are the ones
Regarding the means of targeting guarding the places of disbelief such Q3: What are the shari'ah evidences
them, then it is based on ability. as the parliament, places of worship that you have for the legitimacy of
The military and economic targets of the Ismaili’s, banks of ribā and il- targeting the soldiers in Yemen?
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The ruling on the soldiers is based the British. These armies are fighting the rule of Allah on land, the armies
on understanding the reality of for tyranny and Allah says: {Those of tyrants fought against them in
their situation and the situation of who believe fight in the cause of the name of the war on terror which
the rulers in the Arabian Peninsula. Allah, and those who disbelieve is in reality a war on Islam. So can
We mentioned before that these fight in the cause of tāghūt. So fight one say that these armies cannot be
soldiers are defending the tyrants against the allies of Satan. Indeed, targeted? These armies are protect-
who have committed apostasy and the plot of Satan has ever been ing the enemies of Islam in the sea
committed deeds of disbelief that weak} [4: 76]. through their coast guards and are
no one disagrees about them being fighting the mujahidin on land while
deeds of disbelief except a person of If someone says that the armies of the American planes bomb from the
innovation or disbelief such as the the Arab states were established with air. It is these armies who spy on the
military and commercial courts, and the objective of fighting Israel, then Muslims and hand over the intel-
the acceptance of the rulings of the that is a lie and the one who says ligence to the Americans. They are
disbelievers such as accepting rulings that is a liar. It is the mujahidin who the ones who distribute the chips
of the United Nations. All this exists are fighting America which is sup- that guide the American missiles
in the rulers of the Arabian Peninsula. porting Israel and are fighting their to their targets. What is happening
They are ruling with laws other than way to get through to Israel, and the today in fighting the army in Lawdar
shari'ah and accepting the laws of the ones that are standing in the way and Hawtah is to repel the aggres-
disbelievers and changing the laws of the mujahidin and fighting Israel sors who attack the Muslims in their
of Allah and therefore they should is the Arab states. Allah has blessed homes. In Lawdar, the army fired
be fought against along with their the mujahidin from ahl as-sunnah indiscriminately against the people
soldiers who are defending them and to strike rockets at variant times at in the main market of the city and
fighting for them. The Messenger of Israel under the instruction of Shaykh in al-Hawtah the army bombed the
Allah ﷺsays: "Whoever changes his Usama. We conclude that these houses of the people with artillery
religion should be killed."1 No one can armies are fighting for tyranny while fire.
the mujahidin are fighting for the
sake of Allah: {Those who believe
doubt that the rulers of today are
allies of the Crusaders and Zionists In one incident the army killed two
and are fighting in their ranks. An fight in the cause of Allah, and those innocent men in a car who were
who disbelieve fight in the cause of
example of that is the participation of accompanying their mother and left
tāghūt} [4: 76].
soldiers from the UAE in the fighting them to bleed to death.
in Afghanistan, the fighting of the
If you ask any wise person about
Yemeni army alongside the American Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said
what he should do about aggressors
fighter jets in al Majala, Marib, Lawdar in response to a question about
who attack the house of a person in
and al Hawda, the fighting of the fighting the Moguls: "Any group that
order to kidnap one of his daugh-
soldiers of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar abstains from following the rules of
ters and take over his house, the
alongside the Americans, and the Islam from these people (the Moguls)
answer would be he should defend
fighting of the Omani army alongside or others, it becomes mandatory to
his house. So this person wanted to
fight them until they follow the rules
1 Narrated by Bukhari. fight the aggressors but his neighbor
of Islam. That is even if they profess
interfered and prevented him from
that there is no god but Allah and
doing so because he was an ally
Muhammad is His messenger and
"The Jews and the Christians of the aggressors. If you would
even if they follow some of the rules
have attacked the Muslim nation ask any wise people what
of Islam. They should be fought just
should the owner of the house
in order to suppress their iden- do, the answer would be that
as Abu Bakr and the companions
tity, uproot them, violate their he should start with fighting his
fought against the ones who did not
pay the zakah and this is the agree-
honor and steal their wealth. neighbor first. This is an analogy
ment of the jurists after them."2
When the Muslims stood up to of what is happening today. The
defend themselves, to protect Jews and the Christians have
attacked the Muslim nation in
So the scholars agree that the one
their holy places, and to estab- order to suppress their identity,
who refuses to pay the zakah should
lish the rule of Allah on land, the uproot them, violate their hon-
be fought, so what about the ones
who are fighting for the sake of Jews
armies of tyrants fought against or and steal their wealth. When
and Christians?
them in the name of the war on the Muslims stood up to defend
themselves, to protect their
terror which is in reality a war on holy places, and to establish
Q4: Some may argue that these sol-
Islam. So can one say that these 2 Majmū' al-Fatāwā: 28/502.
22armies cannot be targeted?"
diers say “there is no one worthy of is no one worthy of worship but with no followers. So the popularity
worship but Allah” and profess to be Allah,” and so are the Shi'a who pray of a person does not mean that they
Muslims, so how can you kill them? and fast but are to be fought because are right.
they stand alongside the occupiers
The answer is we target them be- of Muslim land. From the previously Second: Many scholars know that
cause they did not fulfill the re- mentioned evidence, it is clear that al Qaeda are on the straight path,
quirements of being a Muslim. The whoever says “there is no one worthy the path of the prophets and the
Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: “I have of worship but Allah” but commits an path that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
been instructed to fight the people act that defies that statement should followed, but the price of following
until they say there is no one worthy be fought. the path of jihad is high. Allah says:
of worship but Allah and Muhammad {What is [the matter] with you that,
is the Messenger of Allah, establish Q5: What are the objectives that al when you are told to go forth in the
Salah and pay zakah. If they do that Qaeda seeks to fulfill? cause of Allah, you adhere heavily
then they have protected their lives and to the earth?} [9: 38].
wealth except through its right and The objectives of al Qaeda are the
their accountability is to Allah.” 3 So if establishment of the rule of Islamic So many of them did not follow the
they only say: “there is no one worthy shari'ah and driving the occupiers path of jihad because of the fear of
of worship but Allah” but they did out of our land. Al Qaeda is fighting America and its stooges.
not establish şalāh and zakah, they the Jews and Christians and their
should be fought. stooges and defends the Muslims Third: On the other hand, there are
and the Muslim holy places. They many true scholars who are with the
So whoever follows Islam but legal- do this in response to: {Go forth, mujahidin whether in the lands of ji-
izes interest (ribā) should be fought whether light or heavy, and strive had, martyred or imprisoned such as
according to the verses: {O you who with your wealth and your lives in Shaykh Usama, Abu Yahya al-Libi, and
have believed, fear Allah and give the cause of Allah. That is better for the scholars of Afghanistan, Somalia
up what remains [due to you] of you, if you only knew} [9: 41]. And and others.
interest, if you should be believers. Allah says: {And what is [the mat-
And if you do not, then be informed ter] with you that you fight not in Q7: What is your advice to the Mus-
of a war [against you] from Allah the cause of Allah and [for] the op- lims in the West?
and His Messenger. But if you re- pressed among men, women, and
pent, you may have your principal – children who say, "Our Lord, take us My advice to the Muslims in the West
[thus] you do no wrong, nor are you out of this city of oppressive people is to establish tawĥīd and to spread
wronged} [2: 278-279]. and appoint for us from Yourself a
it on earth, and to fight shirk and its
protector and appoint for us from
followers and to warn from it. This
Islamic law requires the execution of Yourself a helper"?} [4: 75].
is the call of the messengers. Allah
the one who commits adultery, and it says: {And We certainly sent into
requires fighting brigands who com- Al Qaeda tries with all its strength
every nation a messenger, [saying],
mit armed robberies even though to defeat the systems of jahiliyyah,
"Worship Allah and avoid tāghūt"}
they might say: “there is no one disbelief, secularism, socialism, shi'a
[16: 36].
worthy of worship but Allah.” So this and others who have taken democ-
statement only protects the one who racy as a religion. Al Qaeda strives to
In your land, shirk is represented in
fulfills its conditions. bring back the Islamic khilāfah and to
the Western governments and the
rule according to shari'ah so that all
religions and ideologies of the West
That is why the companions fought religion would belong to Allah. Al Qa-
such as democracy, Judaism, Chris-
against the ones who refused to pay eda follows the path of the Prophet
ﷺand those who followed him. Its
tianity and other false religions and
the zakah even though they said: ideas.
“there is no one worthy of worship actions and words are in accordance
but Allah,” and they prayed, fasted to the Book of Allah and Sunnah.
I also advice you to support the muja-
and made pilgrimage. They followed hidin in any front of jihad with your
all the pillars of Islam except zakah. Q6: Some may ask why don’t the
wealth and selves, everyone accord-
famous scholars support al Qaeda?
ing to his capacity until Allah makes a
It is much more of a crime to prevent way out for you to make hijrah when
the establishment of the rule of Allah First: If a famous person stands with
the Islamic khilāfah is established.
than not to pay zakah. The soldier, by the truth or doesn’t, it is not evidence
doing that, is not believing in: “there for the truth. On the Day of Judg-
May Allah reward you all.
ment some prophets would come
3 Narrated by Bukhari.
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OSHONARA CHOUDHRY, and we ask Allah to accept it. She had accept him as a shahīd, has fulfilled
may Allah free her, rushed to not done merely a good deed; rather, his individual duty towards Allah
her obligation of jihad and she has fulfilled a deed that is farđ in an operation that was long
answered the call of Allah: ‘ayn (individually obligatory) on the overdue to remind Sweden that its
{March forth whether you are light Muslims from East to West ever since blasphemy against the Messenger
or heavy…} [9: 41]. the fall of Andalus. Only a few brave of Allah ﷺand its participation
people get to fulfill that special deed. in the occupation of Afghanistan
How could Roshonara remain A woman has shown to the ummah’s will not go unpunished. It is about
indolent when she resides in the men the path of jihad! A woman time that the Swedish government
nation that picked apart the last my brothers! Shame on all the men rethinks its position towards Islam
remains of the khilāfah, and mounted for sitting on their hands while one and Muslims before the mujahidin
its Crusader flag and agenda across of our women has taken up the strike again. Sweden was a nation
the Muslim world? How could she individual jihad! She felt the need to that Shaykh Usama mentioned as a
remain silent when encountering do it simply because our men gave all country that the mujahidin do not
the very people that permit their too many excuses to refrain from it. intend to strike. But it seems that the
government to wage its war against Swedish are too bent on showing
Allah and His Messenger ?ﷺ She said in reference to her reason for their animosity towards Muslims
Through her actions, she proved to attacking Stephen Timms: and are eager to join the league of
the world the power of a borderless nations that are antagonistic towards
loyalty: Islam. The ummah, and “He just voted strongly for everything, as Islam and Muslims. This operation
specifically its mujahidin, are waiting though he had no mercy. As though he may serve as a reminder for the
to see more people of her caliber. felt no doubts that what he was doing Swedish government and people to
No it is not the highly technical skills was right, even though it was such an reconsider their position before their
arrogant thing to do and I just felt like
that we are referring to; but it is the list of crimes against us becomes too
if he could treat the Iraqi people so
will power to kill the disbelievers mercilessly, then why should I show him long and it becomes too late.
the same way it took Muhammad
bin Maslamah to assassinate the
any mercy?”
We say to the kuffār: The borderless
enemy of Allah. To the men of the ummah: Take the loyalty is a religious sentiment of the
example of this woman and you will people in your midst. As long as the
She did not throw away her life for find success in the afterlife. Muslims remain in your focus, you
nothing as the enemies of Allah have will remain in ours. No matter the
suggested. Rather, she has helped In Sweden, the hero Taimour security precautions you may take,
the religion of Allah with her deed, Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, may Allah you cannot kill a borderless idea.
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n anşārī and a muhājir1 sat brother but Allah says: {O you The anşārī said: My brother, Allah
down discussing the book who have believed, shall I guide had created Adam and had him
of Allah and the verses of ji- you to a transaction that will save come down to this earth instructing
had. They sat down encour- you from a painful punishment? him to build it. Adam and his prog-
aging each other to carry on jihad [It is that] you believe in Allah and eny lived for ten centuries following
in the path of Allah. They recited the His Messenger and do jihad in the the religion of Allah and then things
verse: {Say, "Do you await for us cause of Allah with your wealth changed and people disbelieved.
except one of the two best things and your lives. That is best for you, Allah sent messengers and the first
[i.e., martyrdom or victory] while we if you should know. He will forgive of them was Noah . Allah ordered
await for you that Allah will afflict for you your sins and admit you to him to teach people the oneness
you with punishment from Himself gardens beneath which rivers flow of Allah. Noah remained among
or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, and pleasant dwellings in gardens them for hundreds of years but only a
along with you, are waiting"} [9: of perpetual residence. That is the few believed. When he saw that there
52]. great attainment. And [you will ob- was no good in his people, he prayed
tain] another [favor] that you love – to Allah to destroy them and Allah
The muhājir stopped at {…the two victory from Allah and an imminent sent the flood that drowned all the
best things} so the anşārī told him: conquest; and give good tidings to disbelievers while the believers were
it is either victory or martyrdom. the believers} [61: 10-13]. saved. With every messenger, Allah
would give him and his followers
The muhājir asked: Victory or martyr- So after Allah showed the pleasures victory while the disbelievers were
dom? He has prepared for the believers and destroyed. Allah says: {And Our
called that the “great victory,” He said word [i.e., decree] has already pre-
The anşārī said: Yes, victory or martyr- "and another:” {victory from Allah ceded for Our servants, the messen-
dom. and an imminent conquest}. So Al- gers, [that] indeed, they would be
lah called it “another.” those given victory} [37: 171-172].
The muhājir asked: Which is better for Allah punished the people of 'Aād,
the mujahid, victory or martyrdom? The anşārī said: My brother, victory Thamūd, the people of the Aykah,
The anşārī said: My brother, didn’t means defeating the enemies of the people of Lot, and then Pharaoh
you hear the verse: {[And they are] religion and then ruling according to was destroyed and Allah gave vic-
those who, if We give them author- shari'ah. tory to Moses and the Children
ity in the land, establish prayer and of Israel. Allah did not destroy the
give zakah and enjoin what is right The muhājir said: Isn't martyrdom a disbelievers after Pharaoh but made
and forbid what is wrong. And to victory for principles? their punishment by the hands of the
Allah belongs the outcome of [all] believers whom he instructed to fight
matters} [22: 41]? Being established The anşārī said: Let’s go back to the jihad as Allah says: {Fight them; Al-
in the land only occurs after victory Book of Allah and find an answer to lah will punish them by your hands
against the enemies of religion. this question. and will disgrace them and give you
victory over them and satisfy the
The muhājir said: That is true my The muhājir said: Yes, lets go back. Al- breasts [i.e., desires] of a believing
1 A muhājir is one who emigrates for the lah says: {And if you disagree over people} [9: 14].
sake of Allah for his religion. An anşārī is anything, refer it to Allah and the
the one who helps the muhājir settle in Messenger, if you should believe in The muhājir said: This does not nec-
that land. Allah and the Last Day} [4: 59]. essarily mean that victory is better
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than martyrdom for the mujahid. It was victorious because his call to the
is such a high status for a human be- people won and the masses became
ing to give his life, which is the most believers. Therefore the mujahid
valuable thing to him, for the sake of should have the intention of wanting
Allah. Allah has purchased their souls to become a martyr. He should desire
and wealth in exchange for paradise. martyrdom whether he is a leader or
Allah says: {Indeed, Allah has pur- a follower, regardless of his position,
chased from the believers their lives and should not concern himself with
and their properties [in exchange] victory because victory is from Allah
for that they will have Paradise} [9: and He gives it to His servants when
111]. He wishes.
And we shouldn’t forget the ĥadīth The anşārī said: Then what is the
of the Messenger of Allah ﷺwhen benefit of preparing for the enemy if
he said: "Nations have been presented all what one should desire is to die in
to me and I have seen a prophet with a the path of Allah?
small band of followers, a prophet with
one or two followers, and a prophet The muhājir replied: I do not mean
with no followers at all.”2 that we should leave preparation
aside, because preparation is, in
There were prophets who were killed fact, a duty and an obligation on the
by their people, so can a Muslim say mujahidin. Allah says: {And prepare
they have not achieved victory? They against them whatever you are able
did achieve victory because their of power and of steeds of war by
principles and what they stood for which you may terrify the enemy of
achieved victory. If all the mujahidin Allah and your enemy} [8: 60].
are killed to the last man in the path
of Allah, that would not be consid- But the mujahid should be taught
ered a defeat because they have these meanings like the Messenger
done their part and Allah would, with of Allah ﷺtaught his companions.
When the Messenger
of Allah ﷺsaw the
no doubt, give victory to His religion,
and the blood of the martyrs would The anşārī said: Please show me
revive the ones after them. some examples from the Messenger
angels before the of Allah .ﷺ
Imam Muslim, al-Tirmithi and others
battle, he told his narrated the story of the people of The muhājir said: I will. First: When
companions: “Move the trench. In that story there is the the Messenger of Allah ﷺtook the
young man who was studying from pledge from the anşār, they asked
forward towards para- the sorcerer and priest and ended up ‘what should we pledge?’ He said:
dise whose width is following the priest. When the king
wanted to kill the young man, the
"You pledge to listen and obey whether
you are in a state of activeness or
like the heavens and young man said to the king: you will otherwise, and to spend from your
earth.” He did not say: not be able to kill me until you say
when you strike me: "In the name of
wealth whether you are wealthy or
poor, and to enjoin good and forbid
Move forward towards Allah, the Lord of the boy." When the evil, and to speak out for Allah, and not
victory even though king did so, the boy was killed but
the people who witnessed his death
fear the blame of the blamers, and to
give me support if I come to you and to
Allah has promised became believers and said: "We be- protect me like you protect your selves
them with victory. lieve in the Lord of the boy." and your wives and your children. In
exchange you will receive paradise."
Allah made the death of the boy
a reason behind the belief of the The Messenger of Allah ﷺin ex-
people. So can we say that the boy change to what he asked from the
did not achieve victory? Not at all. He anşār did not promise them anything
2 Narrated by Muslim.
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So who among us would want any-
mankind ﷺdesired for himself three
thing different to what the greatest of
times, even though he is the owner of
the highest status in paradise?
of this world. He only promised them paradise and paradise only comes after
death. So would you want to die a natural death or die as a martyr?
The anşārī said: In the name of Allah
Second: Allah had promised His Messenger ﷺin the battle of Badr victory I did not know the big difference
against either the caravan or the army. Allah says: {[Remember, O believers], between the two goods mentioned
when Allah promised you one of the two groups – that it would be yours} in the verse and I just realized that
[8: 7]. martyrdom is greater than victory, in
fact, it is victory in itself.
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺsaw the angels before the battle, he told his
companions: “Move forward towards paradise whose width is like the heavens The muhājir said: Our role model
and earth.” He did not say: Move forward towards victory even though Allah Muhammad ﷺdesired the sta-
has promised them with victory. tion of martyrdom for himself even
though he is the greatest of mankind.
So the mujahid should be trained to love martyrdom, paradise and the plea- He said: "In the name of the One whom
sure of Allah but victory is something from Allah. He gives it to whomever my soul is in His hands, I wish to fight in
He wills. The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺunderstood these the path of Allah and be killed and then
meanings and were brought up on them. When Abu Bakr was sending the fight and be killed and then fight and
armies he would say: "Seek death for life would be given to you." be killed."3
And Khalid ibn al-Waleed would send letters to the leaders of the Persians So who among us would want any-
and threaten them by saying: "From Khalid ibn al-Waleed to the leaders of thing different to what the greatest
the Persians, peace be upon those who follow the guidance. Praise be to Al- of mankind ﷺdesired for himself
lah who has stripped you of your kingdom, weakened you, divided you, and three times, even though he is the
taken away from you the service that was given to you. Accept my terms and owner of the highest status in para-
pay the jizyah, otherwise, in the name of Allah whom there is no one worthy dise?
of worship other than Him, I will attack you with men who love death just like
you love life." O Allah grant us martyrdom and take
from our blood, wealth and time until
That is how the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺwere. They loved You are pleased.
death in the path of Allah so Allah gave them victory in this world. Therefore
the love of martyrdom in the path of Allah, even though it is a great achieve- The anşārī said: Āmīn.
ment in itself, is also a gate towards victory in this life, because who can face a
people who love death like others who love life?
3 Narrated by al-Bukhari.
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I
was in the North when we heard the director of security in Mudiah. ing al-Baham. Immediately after,
that the army of the murtadīn The speeches that this murtad would people from his tribe and the tribe
wanted to attack the places that make were unlike the rest of the of the Governor of Abyan, Ali May-
the brothers in the South were con- murtadīn. He used to talk about mu- sari, went to the house of one of
trolling. jahidin in horrible ways. I remember the brothers and told him to come
one time he said, “I will arrest all the out and give himself up. We sent a
The Amir decided for me to go to al Qaeda guys and put them in a plas- message to the brother to never give
the South so that I could participate tic bag and send them to Sana'a.” He up and sent a group of brothers in
in defending the blessed state of also started to recruit the tribe's men his defense. When they reached the
Abyan. We started our journey from to be as spies towards the Muslims scene, they couldn’t find a way to
the North all the way to the South, for the sake of the Americans and the enter the neighborhood because of
and after a long exhaustive journey, hypocrite Government of Ali Abdul- the surrounding tribes who wanted
we finally reached safely. The broth- lah Saleh. to kill him were in every street corner.
ers there welcomed us nicely and Then the brothers decided to sac-
took us to the guest house. They With that said, the Southern Seces- rifice themselves for their brother’s
slaughtered for us goats and we had sionist Movement held a demonstra- sake. The brothers started shooting
a good lunch with the brothers. tion against the government of Ali bullets in the air as a warning to the
Abdullah Saleh near Mudiah. When tribes. None of them resisted and
On the next day, the leaders of Abyan they heard that al-Baham was in the proceeded to comply with the mu-
came to us informing us of the situa- town of Mudiah, a group of them jahidin’s demand. Most of the tribal
tion there and also to plan how we're came out but by that time, al-Baham members left the neighborhood and
going to face the coming murtadīn was on one of the main streets of the mujahidun were able to take the
army. We started to plan our guerilla Mudiah to stop their demonstrations. brother out.
war. We divided the brothers into Four of our brothers were dispatched
groups such as gathering informa- to assassinate him amidst the crowd. Then Ali Maysari left Zinjibar with
tion, reconnaissance, ambushes, When they saw his face, they started a somewhat sizeable motorcade of
assassinations, reinforcement and to shout him down even though he about 10 military vehicles. When
so on. When everything was ready, had his own soldiers and staff with we heard that, we started to set an
we heard that the enemy wanted to him. Our strategy was to take away ambush on the road that enters Mu-
enter Mudiah where at that time the the attention from the actual assas- diah. When they entered our place
mujahidun were controlling. sin of the group. Alĥamdullilāh, the of ambush, the mujahidin clamped
first bullets hit his head and he went down on them. They hardly resisted
{But they plan, and Allah plans. down. Afterwards, all of his soldiers and fled back to the place they came
And Allah is the best of planners} fled and our four brothers safely left from. We were able to capture a lot of
[8: 30]. We attacked them before they the vicinity. money, two military pick-ups, three
arrived. The Battalion of Assassina- dashika’s and lots of ammunition. We
tions started to target their important Within a few minutes, the news burned three military vehicles. On
leaders and our brothers succeeded reached everyone in the town that our side we didn’t have any shuhada’
in killing Colonel al-Baham, who was the mujahidun succeeded in kill- nor any injuries, but these enemies of
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Allah had huge losses. any injuries nor shuhada' except the was and he replied, “The house got
brother who did the martyrdom destroyed! The house got destroyed!”
The murtadīn didn’t come out the fol- operation. He didn’t hear my question since all
lowing Friday because they thought what was on his mind was the house.
we wouldn’t be there. But when We went to one of the brothers' That would have been our ticket to
they received news of our strength, homes where we wanted to relax martyrdom had we stayed the night
they tried to enter again on Saturday that night. Then one of the brothers in the house, but Allah wanted us
while the mujahidin waited for them advised us not sleep in that house to carry on the fight to defend haqq
in the same places that they gave les- because, “as we know, the enemy of against bāţil.
sons to them before. Allah had huge losses and they might
take revenge by bombing the mu- Alĥamdullilāh, I was able to find the
This time they came out in huge jahidin homes." We agreed and left dashika after some time. I wanted to
numbers with tanks, hummers and the house that night and slept a few shoot the plane when it got close,
jets. But we placed our trust in Allah kilometers from it out in the open. but one of the brothers told me not
and didn't fear their numbers as we to since shooting it would give away
knew that Allah would give victory The night was cold and there were our position. I agreed and waited. We
to the mujahidin. Our numbers were a lot of mosquitoes in the area. We watched as it targeted other areas,
less than twenty. After a few hours, didn't have any sleeping bags or firing seven missiles and then finally
they entered the place of ambush mats and slept on the hard ground. leaving. Then the American spy plane
and the battle started. We targeted We prayed fajr and afterwards some hovered the skies. We noticed – and
the hummers and non-bullet proof of the brothers stayed awake and they probably noticed as well – that
cars. The brothers were shooting some slept. I was sleeping under a they missed all of the targets and
RPG’s at the tanks, but they kept tree until I was awoken by the sound instead ended up killing an old man
bringing forward more tanks. Si- of a jet flying over us and firing a mis- and injuring two sisters who were
multaneously, the jets above were sile in the distance. I quickly scanned inside a house close by.
bombarding us at every opportunity. the area around me and I noticed
However, alĥamdullilāh, the jets that there were no mujahidin. I In the afternoon, a jet arrived to de-
above actually ended up bombard- thought I was left alone in that place. stroy one of the mujahidin’s houses
ing their own army since they were I stood up and heard a voice from and fired ten missiles at it. Yet, by the
close to us. After a while of fighting, one of the brothers telling me to lie qadr of Allah, it didn't hit the target!
we retreated. Then one of the mujahi- down. I asked him if I could shoot the
din from the Battalion of Istishādiyīn plane, as it was my responsibility to Overall, what I’ve learned from these
was sent forward to blow them up. use the dashika. He approved, and battles is that the Yemeni soldier,
Mashā’Allāh it was a very power- I went looking for it. Unfortunately, whom I used to think they knew how
ful explosion that had devastating I had forgotten the place of the to fight well, are actually chickens
results for the apostates. dashika vehicle since we had came and the only thing they know how to
to the place at night. On my way for do well is run from the mujahidin and
As a result of the long battle, they the search of the dashika vehicle, tell lies to the Americans that they
had huge losses in men and wealth one of the anşār appeared in front of captured so-and-so or killed so-and-
while the mujahidin didn't have me. I asked him where the dashikha so. I ask Allah to grant us victory.
That would have been our ticket to martyrdom had
we stayed the night in the house, but Allah wanted
us to carry on the fight to defend ĥaqq against bāţil.
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The miliTary Theory of The Global the strategic goal for the Resistance command in the region, such as what
islamic resisTance call project. happened when the Yemeni Army
raided the positions and military
The military theory of the Resistance This is a summary of the military bases of the mujahidin in the Hatat
Call is based upon applying two theory which I already developed mountains and other [places] there…
forms of jihad: into its final forms and recorded in a And what happened during the Paki-
lecture series in the summer of 2000. stani Army's siege of and repeated
1. The Individual Terrorism Jihad However, the front confrontations storming of the areas of some of the
(jihād al-irhāb al-farđī) and secret op- happened after that, between us and Arab mujahidin and those who sup-
erational activity of small units totally the American forces in the battles of ported them in the tribal areas in the
separated from each other. the downfall of the Emirate all over Sarhad province in North-Western
Afghanistan in December 2001, espe- Pakistan…
2. Participation in jihad at the Open cially in the battles in North Afghani-
Fronts wherever the necessary pre- stan and of Qalal-Jangi in Mazar-e- And likewise, what happened when
conditions exists. Sharif, and the battles of Tora Bora the Americans destroyed the posi-
and Qandahar… etc. In addition to tions of some of the mujahidin in
We turn our attention to these facts: some other battles after that, like the Iraqi Kurdistan in Khormal, by using
The jihad of individual or cell terror- battle of Shah-i-Kot, which has the the strategy of intense air and mis-
ism, using the methods of urban or American name 'Operation Anacon- sile bombardment, followed by the
rural guerilla warfare, is fundamental da', where hundreds were killed, as advancement of agent forces, sup-
for exhausting the enemy and caus- well as other confrontations… ported by American Special Forces,
ing him to collapse and withdraw, And the high strategic price we paid towards mujahidin positions…
Allah willing. in these confrontations, in spite of And what happened lately in the
how the American forces and their persistent battles of Fallujah, let Al-
The Open Front Jihad is fundamental allies suffered… lah enlighten the faces of the city's
for seizing control over land in order mujahidin sons and the faces of the
to liberate it, and establish Islamic And then, through my continuous mujahidin everywhere…
law, with the help of Allah. following and studying of the devel-
opment of the method of military All of this has confirmed that con-
The Individual Terrorism Jihad and confrontation and the American per- fronting the campaigns of American
guerilla warfare conducted by small formance during the invasion of Iraq and allied forces in an overt way, ac-
cells, paves the way for the other kind in March and April 2003. And also cording to the methods of the Open
(Open Front Jihad), aids and supports [my studying] of some of the battles Fronts, and through defending per-
it. Without confrontation in the field initiated by some of the armies work- manent positions, is still in its wrong
and seizure of land, however, a state ing as agents for the administration time – time will come, Allah willing.
will not emerge for us. And this is of the American military and security At present, this is caused by the un-
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imaginable technological superiority dar in 1998, and second, in Nabatiyya jihad, which minimizes the effects
of the hostile forces, especially in the in Lebanon in 2000, etc. We find that of American control in areas which
air, and in their control over space, all these experiences confirm what fulfills the requirements of the Open
and the enormous abilities of taking we have studied and taught about Fronts, which I will present, will again
satellite photos and directing air and 'the principles of guerilla warfare', make the issue of open confrontation
missile strikes. And also, the excel- and that 'defense from permanent for the purpose of liberating land,
lent and incomparable abilities of the positions' at the wrong time is one of settling on it, and establishing the
hostile forces for air-borne strikes, the guerillas' most vulnerable spots. starting points or seeds for a legal
reaching so far as to being able to This is also elaborated upon in the and political entity for the Islamic
bring down motorized and artillery books of the greatest theoreticians power, a goal that one must pursue
units and command forces in terms in military art, for example Mao Tse- whenever the opportunities arise.
of strategic numbers anywhere they Tung, Guevara, Giap and Castro… Now, let us examine the details of the
want, and at record speeds. and others. military theory of the Global Islamic
Resistance Call in the field of [Open]
If we accompany these important The conclusion which we have ar- Fronts, and in the field of guerilla
and current lessons with the lessons rived at now, is: warfare of individual terrorism. I start
from our many tragic jihadi expe- with the Fronts, because it has few
riences where we used the gue- That the basic axis of the Resistance's details, and because we do not need
rilla warfare method 'defense from military activity against America and it so much now. I will only elaborate
permanent positions', such as what her allies now, must lie within the upon the basic method in the current
happened to us during the jihad framework of 'light guerilla warfare', situation, which I think will continue
in Syria in the 'Battles of Hama— 'civilian terror' and secret methods, for a long time, unless Allah's mercy
February 1982', and the battles of especially on the level of individual falls upon us so that the balance of
Tripoli against the forces of the Syrian operations and small Resistance Units power is altered.
government, and during the defense completely and totally separated
of Tall al-Za'tar in Beirut, Lebanon, from each other. firsT: open fronT Jihad
against the Syrian and Lebanese
agent forces on the ground and However, along with this I say: Any While it is possible to perform indi-
Israeli forces at sea and in the air! And alteration of the balance of power vidual jihad anywhere in the Arab
in Yemen, in the experience of al-Mih- in favor of the Resistance and the and Islamic world, even all over the
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world, because this is not dependent on certain conditions where it takes place, the Open
Front Jihad is dependent on strategic preconditions that are necessary in order to succeed,
after success has been granted by Allah the Almighty and Supreme.
NECESSARY PRECONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS IN OPEN FRONT JIHAD
Geographical preconditions:
These are the preconditions of the territory. It has to be:
1. Spacious in terms of area.
2. Varied, and with long borders.
3. Difficult to siege.
4. Contain partially rough mountainous terrain, forests or similar, which helps in concentrating
enemy troops, and in confronting the forces advancing on the ground. It is best to have tree-
covered mountains.
5. It is also a requirement of the territory that its food and water sources are sufficient in case
of a siege.
Population factors:
They include the presence of a large number of inhabitants whose movements are not pos-
sible to register, especially if they are spread out in populated rural areas, and densely popu-
lated cities. In addition, the youth of this area should be known for its military stubbornness,
fighting ability and persistence, and the fact that sources of weapons are available to them in
that area.
Political factors:
These factors include the presence of a cause in which the local inhabitants can believe, in a
way that is sufficient for making them fight a jihad for its sake. Also, that cause must be able
to mobilize the Islamic Nation behind it, so that the nation will help this people succeed, and
fight a jihad with them, with their spirit and money… and other kinds of support. The most
suitable cause among the causes that instigate resistance is foreign aggression, and an abun-
dance of religious, political, economic and social reasons for revolution and jihad. This is called
'revolutionary climate' in books about guerilla warfare, and in our literature we will term it
'jihadi climate'.
According to these requirements, we may benefit from a study of these factors in the three
main examples of Open Front Jihad that took place in the past:
In Afghanistan, in Chechnya, and in Bosnia. This is outlined in the following simple table:
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So, if we examine the countries of the Islamic world's regions for confron- dance of weapons and necessary
Islamic world and its regions accord- tation on Open Fronts: The most resources. It is difficult to besiege be-
ing to their political divisions, from suitable, according to the abundance cause of its many and varied borders.
the angle of these strategic precon- of factors, if we treat them as regions, The Arab and Berber inhabitants are
ditions, we will find that the regions and not political entities, are: historically known for their strength,
and countries in which these pre- courage and fighting skills. There are
conditions are present, especially the a. Afghanistan: Its factors have al- large sources of arms in the region,
geographical and population ones, ready been pointed out. provided from Central and Western
are mostly weak, and are created arti- Africa, and its sea connection to Eu-
ficially in the most cunning way. b. The Countries in Central Asia and rope provides the region with many
vicinities that lie behind the river: It favorable preconditions. Say nothing
Regarding the cause, if it does not is a large area, close to 5 million km2, of that, in North Africa, and especially
provide a feeling of commitment to and it contains close to 50 million in Morocco, the situation means
the Islamic Nation as a whole, the Muslims. All the factors required for that most of the pre-conditions for
cause is weak. Regarding the revolu- Open Fronts are present, especially a jihadi—revolutionary climate are
tionary climate caused by religious, with the continued Soviet occupa- present. Furthermore, the presence
social, or economic motives for mak- tion in some of the [area], and the of economic occupation and Western
ing revolution against the evilness of semi-overt infiltration of American and Jewish control provides a golden
the rulers and their collaborators, this occupation in the remaining area, in key for releasing the spark of jihad.
revolutionary fire was extinguished form of a modern colonization the
by the sultans' clerics and the lead- American way. I have already written e. The Levant and Iraq: They com-
ers' propagandists. Everywhere, they a study with the title, 'The Muslims prise a whole, continuous region with
inoculated the Islamic Nation's mind in Central Asia', which dealt with this a total area of more than 700,000
that 'the one who does not govern matter in detail. km2. It has all the preconditions
by what Allah sent down… those for the Open Fronts, especially the
are the devoted ones!'1 And that 'the c. Yemen and the Arabian Penin- mountainous regions in Northern
one who befriends the enemies, he is sula: It is a vast area, which in total and Western Iraq, Northern and West-
one of us, our ruler, and crown of our exceeds 2.5 million km2… The total ern Syria, and in most of Lebanon,
head'!! number of people is about 45 mil- and also in the mountains East and
lion. Its essential stronghold suitable North of the Jordan River… The total
Therefore, we must search for the for open confrontation is Yemen: It number of people in the region also
keys to revolution, resistance, and contains the religious and economic exceeds 60 million.
jihad under the slogan that fighting strategic factors, and the location is
today's American-Zionist invasion well known… I have previously also The now emerging American occupa-
is for the entire Islamic Nation. One written a study on jihad in the Arab tion has declared its determination
must take into consideration the Peninsula, and its fundamental pillar to remain on a long-term basis. They
fact that the sultans' clerics and the is Yemen. It is not necessary to speak also prepare to extend their aggres-
media will only fall in line with their at length about this here.2 sion to Syria in order to control the
rulers and their master, America, and whole Levant. After the Jews occu-
oppose this call. This is what is hap- d. Morocco and North Africa: It is pied Syria, the Christians took control
pening today. also a huge area, with open land bor- over Lebanon, and America seized
ders, long coasts, many mountains control over Jordan in all of its affairs.
Regarding the suitability of the and natural fortresses, and an abun- There is an abundance of weapons
and equipment in the region, and it
1 In reference to the verse, {And who- 2 See the letter, 'The Responsibility of also has varied borders, coasts, and
soever does not judge by what Allah the people of Yemen towards the Holy
passes. Israel creates a motive for a
has revealed, such are the disbeliev- Places of Muslims and their wealth' by
ers} [5: 44] the author.
global Islamic cause, and the Ameri-
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can occupation adds a revolutionary In most Arab and Islamic countries, Islam and the nationality of Islam.
dimension, which is an excellent key with their current political divisions This requires a long time, only Allah
to jihad… and entities, the preconditions for knows.
Open Fronts are not present. In most
There are other similar regions as cases, they are arenas suitable for In- This was a short and general descrip-
well, in which there are many suitable dividual Terrorism Jihad, small units, tion of Open Front Jihad. I will speak
preconditions for open confronta- and secret guerilla warfare, as a result and instruct more about this later…
tions, such as Turkey. It is one of the of the dense presence of different Indeed, it is very important for those
most suitable countries for jihadi American and allied interests, and who refuse to carry the banner of
guerilla warfare, because all the fac- of Western and Zionist hegemonic jihad, that they understand their
tors are present. Likewise, and even projects. reality, the Muslims' reality, and the
more so, with Pakistan,3 and some preconditions of the current Ameri-
regions on the African continent and Those mujahidin who want to con- can era, before Allah removes their
other similar [regions]… However, tribute in open confrontations, must country and disperses them…
the great majority of Islamic states head for wherever the Fronts open
and entities, which compromise up whenever they open. They must There is American tyranny and des-
more than 55 states, are not at all operate under the field leadership's potism in every field; the economic,
suitable for open confrontation, due command, as long as it fulfills the military, human and political. It is
to the absence of all or some of the minimum criteria of being a legiti- impossible and of no use to ignore
suitable conditions. mate banner and legitimate jihad this… Since the September 11th
under the slogan of universal Islam events, we have examples that give
Here, one must pay attention to the and as long as it is in accordance with clear instructions… All of them point
political cause, which will be the the principles of the Resistance, its to the fact that one must consider
cause of struggle and mobilization ideology and jihadi doctrine. the matter thoroughly before even
for the confrontation. As explained, thinking about confronting this
this cause should be driving the When the jihad on one of those tyrannical power on an Open Front.
American occupation out of the re- fronts leads to victory for the Mus- As long as the preconditions remain
gion, fighting the Jews, removing the lims, that [front] will be the center as they are, the most suitable method
idolaters from the Arab Peninsula, oil of an Islamic Emirate, which should for the time being is to operate
and resources, the American hege- be ruled by Allah's shari’ah. It will be through secret resistance according
mony, and the injustices and afflic- a center and a destination for those to the principles of urban or rural
tion caused by the occupation and its around it emigrating to fight jihad guerilla warfare, suitable for the cur-
allies in the region. in the cause of Allah. The leadership rent conditions. This implies that one
and the Emirate will be for all people has to rely on Individual Terrorism
How to participate in the Resistance of that country. There will be certain Jihad and activity by small units. This
in Open Front Jihad: inherited social traditions there, is what we will explain in the remain-
and it is of no use violating them or ing part of this section, Allah will-
3 See 'Musharraf's Pakistan – The Prob- pretending to forget the traces of ing, which comprises the following
lem, the Solution and the Necessary the past, until the Muslim society paragraphs.
Obligation', by the author. emerges which is built upon the of
In the next edition of The Jihadi Experiences, Abu Mus'ab al-Suri begins an in-
depth study on individual jihad, the crux of his military theory. He starts it off by
looking at the word 'terrorism'. He writes, "In the CIA, there is a special depart-
ment for that (i.e. assassinations)! So I do not know why they forbid us from do-
ing this? Then, the riffraff and hypocrites among our clerics, may Allah kill them,
agree with them on this falsehood?!"
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W
HICHEVER land of jihad you decide to
travel to today, the AK will be the standard
weapon of choice amongst the mujahidin.
Thus it is imperative to know how to use the
weapon. In this series, we will prepare you on the basics
of the AK, the weapons capabilities, how to open the
weapon and clean it, shooting positions, the types of
bullets and the add-ons.
FIGURE 1.0:
For those who are unfamiliar with the weapon, may This chart will
think that it is one type; that is not true. You will find help you find
more than 20 different brands. The Kalashnikov is
the maker
made in different countries; this gives the weapon a
few variations. Some of the countries that manufacture of your gun
the weapon are Russia, former East Germany, Romania, and help
China, Poland, Bulgaria, Iran and Egypt. The Russian you further
version is considered to be the most durable of the determine the
different brands and the East German one would be best choice
after that.
Let’s say you are at the arms dealer and see all these
different types of Kalashnikov’s. You pick up one of
them to see where it originates from but don’t see the
countries name etched anywhere on the rifle. Eventually
you realize that none of them have their country names
etched on the Kalashnikov. So how do you tell which
one is which?
If you look at the side of the rifle carefully, usually in the
middle, you will find some sort of logo. That logo will tell
you where that gun is coming from. Figure 1.0 will help
you identify the rifle’s origin and Figure 1.1 will show
you where to look.
We won’t be going into the details of each rifle as that FIGURE 1.0
would prolong the series, so we will leave that up to the
individual to do research on.
FIGURE 1.1
42 FIGURE 1.1: The writing above is
where you will find the information
Now, we would like to talk about the gun itself, and study a few diagrams of the weapon.
Figure 1.2 points out the following:
FIGURE 1.2 FIGURE 1.3
1 Barrel – the bullet is shot through here.
2 Muzzle – from where the bullet exits; a variety of add-ons are available to attach here that would either suppress
the flash from the bullet or silence the sound of the bullet.
3 Front Sight Post – Adjustable for Front Sights.
4 Rear Sight – Contains a scale for elevation from 1 to 8 on most of the rifles and 1 to 10 on some others. 1 stands for
100 meters.
5 Cartridge Magazine – Supplies ammunition to weapon.
6 Magazine Catch Button – Releases Cartridge Magazine when pushed.
7 Trigger – Controls the firing of the weapon.
8 Base – Lifting this will reveal the inside of the weapon.
9 Lower Receiver – Opens Base when pushed.
10 Rod – a thin rod that can be used for a variety of purposes such as cleaning the barrel, and releasing hatches.
11 Lower Guard – Section of rifle to grip when firing.
12 Hand Guard Hatch – Keeps Upper and Lower Guards in place.
Figure 1.3 shows additional parts to look at:
13 Safety Lever – There are 3 levels to choose from in this order (top to bottom): safety, automatic, and single shot.
14 Shoulder Gun Stock Assembly
15 Sling Ring – This is where the shoulder carrying sling is hooked.
16 Charging Handling Assembly – Cocks the weapon when preparing to fire.
In the next edition of Training with the AK, we will take a look at
how to open the weapon for cleaning and put it back together.
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W
E GET A LOT of e-mail's from Muslims all around the world asking: 'how can I
help you guys? What can I do to help the cause of Allah?' Due to that, we have
decided to dedicate an article to this subject so that one's ajr (reward) for help-
ing the mujahidin is multiplied swiftly, In Shā' Allāh.
The intention of the believer must be correct. It is to gain the pleasure of Allah and not to
seek any praise from the people. The believer should intend that with his actions it will
help - whether large or small - in fighting the enemies of Allah: {O Prophet, fight against
COPY YOUR PUBLIC KEY the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell,
and wretched is the destination} [9: 73].
We have found out
that for many people,
As a point of notice, don't ask us for permission to send something. Just send it. Due to
sending their public
key as an e-mail at- security reasons, we do not log on to the net frequently. The point is to say whatever you
tachment most of the want to say in a single e-mail.
time doesn't end up
importing into the Asrar Before we get into the specific work that can be done to help us, it's important to high-
al-Mujahideen program. light a few preferences that we have:
We strongly recom-
mend everyone to copy - Send attachments in the e-mail whether the file format is PDF, JPEG, and DOC etc.
and paste their public - Or paste the item in the context of the e-mail.
key to us in the actual
- Be wary of sending large files. If the size is large, try breaking up that file into different
content of the e-mail.
parts or compressing it with any available program.
Let's now look at some of the things one can help the mujahidin in within the confines of
the media sector.
1. Archiving
One of the best ways to communicate large amounts of data to us is to archive that into
a PDF or DOC file. We are typically looking for archives on events related to international
jihad, events here in Yemen, and jihadi’s in the West that make the news. So for example,
collect reports and analysis on a topic, let's say Taimour Abdaly, gather all the HTML or
MHT files together or compile it into a PDF or DOC file.
Here is a small list of categories that you can archive:
- News events
- Political and Economic Analysis
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- Anything useful from Wikileaks
- Discussions or articles on jihadi forums (or any forum as a matter of fact)
- Useful books whether it be in the field of Islam, Politics, Economics, Military, Technol-
ogy, Medicine, Engineering, Sciences and so on
2. Hear the world
As you know, our Hear the world section is dedicated to interesting quotes that were
made in recent. We are looking for quotes specifically related to major political events
that are related to the mujahidin or anything in general that fall under political. Humor WHY QUOTES?
is a plus. Make sure to include an image of the person associated with the quote.
Appropriate quotes
help expand the under-
3. Your articles standing of people on
various issues related to
This magazine is for the ummah. We want the ummah to participate in this and share the jihad and mujahi-
the great ajr that is involved. We are always open to article submissions. din from perspectives
they never thought of
We keep a few rules when it comes to writing articles: before.
a) Professionalism. Sentence structure, grammar use, spelling and so on should be pol-
ished.
b) Relevancy. The topic should be relevant to our times.
c) Usefulness. No matter what the topic, there should be something within it that con-
veys something helpful, constructive or thought-provoking to the Muslims and general
readership. In other words, avoid bland topics and writing.
To see what type of articles we are interested in, see the Archiving section aforemen-
tioned. In addition to that, advice to the Muslims in the West is always productive.
4. News Flash
The News Flash is another regular section we devote to the magazine. These are events
that are of major significance of recent. Include a good quality image of the event as
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well as a short comment that summarizes the event, and your remarks on it.
5. Graphics
We are always open to images related to modern and historical occurrences. The image
should be of good quality.
As for those of you who are skilled in making graphics using special programs, please
send us a few examples of your work so that we can decide how you might be helpful.
TIME TO GET CREATIVE!
One thing you can immediately get to work on is creating advertisements for the maga-
Take some time out to zine. The purpose is to create an ad that is relevant to the theme. For example, in our
think how to create an magazine we have ads related to the theme of 'Come to Jihad'. These types of ads use
ad that is eye catching special graphics to convey the importance of partaking in jihad. Another type we have
and deep in meaning.
is called 'A Cold Diss'. These are clean and convey a straightforward meaning with little
words to discredit the enemies of Allah with a touch of humor.
You can either create an ad for one of these themes or create your own theme. The theme
should be compelling through the use of words and the types of graphics displayed. If
you decide to go this route, make sure that you will be able to contribute to this type of ad
in every magazine issue.
6. Translations
If you are able to translate from Arabic to English, please send us a sample of one of your
translated works. Include the Arabic along with the translation. From there we will decide
on what you can translate for us.
OUR DIMENSIONS
Finally, take care of your security and cover all of your tracks when staying in touch with
When creating your ad, us.
keep in mind that we
use 8.5 x 11 inches with {So flee to Allah!} [51: 50].
a resolution of 300 and
if you wish, save the
file in a compressed TIF
format.
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1. Because they followed the path of jihad
I chose al Qaeda because they are on the manhaj of jihad and jihad is a means
provided for the elevation of humiliation and returning the Islamic nation’s honor.
As you know, the Islamic nation is in a stage of weakness, and there are differences
amongst the Islamic movements in the manner of arriving to a recovery of the khilāfah.
So from them are:
• From them are those who see that they should work through an Islamic party.
They practice da’wah within the boundaries of the law, and they refuse the idea of
fighting.
• From them are those who see the rulers of today as legitimate rulers in everything
– even though they are against the path of truth and are disbelievers – and they
believe that they should listen and obey them.
• From them are those who focus on tarbiyah.
• From them are those who see that they should work through institutions of da’wah
and the likes.
As for the movement of al Qaeda, they see the way out (of our plight) as jihad in the
path of Allah. This is the legitimate path which the texts support as the Messenger
of Allah ﷺsaid: “If you take part in transactions,1 and follow the tails of cows, and are
satisfied with farming, and leave jihad, Allah will place a humiliation upon you which will
not be uplifted until you return back to your religion.”2 Thus, jihad is a medicine just as
Allah, the Exalted, says: {Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will
disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts [i.e., desires]
of a believing people. And remove the fury in their [i.e., the believers’] hearts. And
Allah turns in forgiveness to whom He wills; and Allah is Knowing and Wise} [9: 14-
15]. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted, says: {And fight them until there is no fitnah
and [until] the religion [i.e., worship], all of it, is for Allah. And if they cease – then
indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do} [8: 39].
For them (al Qaeda), jihad includes fighting the apostates who are within us. The
Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: “And do not quarrel with the leaders of your people, unless if
you see clear disbelief (kufr bawāĥ) in them with the proof of Allah.”3
1 The word here is 'aynah. It is a type of transaction that includes ribā (interest).
2 Narrated by Abu Dawud; the chain is ĥassan.
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Therefore we do not need interpretation and theorizations to find ourselves
a remedy, and all what we need to do is to follow the path of jihad and the
humiliation is elevated from the Islamic nation.
Just as you know – may Allah have mercy upon you – that man made laws
are disbelief. Allah, Glorified and Exalted, says: {And fight them until there
is no fitnah and [until] the religion [i.e., worship], all of it, is for Allah} [8:
39]. Today, the religion is not all for Allah. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:
“So if there (in the law of the land) was some from the religion of Allah and
some from other than Allah’s religion, it becomes necessary to fight until the
religion is all for Allah.”4
So O brother of Islam: do you love those that show up on top of the
American tanks in Afghanistan amongst the Islamic people? Or do you love
those that permit the call to the Iraqi’s to leave jihad for the voting booth?
We cannot equate those who do not rule with the rule of Allah in its entirety
with the one who misses the rule of Allah in a specific situation, and thus we
cannot equate the ruler of today who replaced shari’ah law and have their
loyalty to the Jews and Christians and waged war against Islam with the
rulers of Bani Umayyah. And wasn’t it Bani Abbas who ruled with shari’ah,
and mobilized their armies to jihad in the path of Allah even though they
transgressed against the rule of Allah in some cases?
So al Qaeda conducts itself within the manhaj of jihad. From this conducting
of the manhaj of jihad, they are not harmed by the renouncers nor from
those that contradict them. If you are in any doubts then leave these doubts
and stand by this verse, contemplate its meaning, follow it and honor it.
Leave aside the opinions of men even if they adorn their words. Allah, the
Glorified and Exalted, says: {So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of
Allah; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the
believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might
of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in
[exemplary] punishment} [4: 84].
If there are those who say: We will fight if the fighting is useful for us and it
refrains the might of the disbelievers. But if it doesn’t halt the might of the
disbelievers, then we will not fight.
We say: Who is it that will determine that fighting today will stop the might
of those who disbelieve?
The answer: They are the mujahidun since they are the ones who are
informed about the reality of the battle. This stands in contrary to those who
estimate the strength of the enemy but they have not entered the battle
themselves and rather, might be deceived by the strength of the enemy that
is projected through the media. Upon the ‘ulema is consultation with the
mujahidin in this injunction because they are the people of concern here.
Whenever the ‘ulema speak on issues pertaining to medicine for example,
they consult with the people of that specialization. Likewise they should
consult the mujahidin in jihad. The reality today proves that the mujahidin
are right in their estimation of the enemy. We see them victorious in
Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, and we see the strength of disbelief being
defeated, and to Allah alone belongs the grace.
4 Al-Fatāwā al-Kubrā (5/534).
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2. Because they are not harmed by those who let them down
“There will never cease to be a group from my ummah who will be on the truth. They are not
harmed by those who let them down until the command of Allah comes and they are like that.”5
So look – may Allah have mercy upon you – is this ĥadīth applicable to those who confront
the disbelief of the Jews, Christians and Apostates; and declares barā’ah (disavowal) from
them and who put between themselves and the enemy the sword, killing from them and
being killed?
Is this ĥadīth applicable to those who stand up for jihad when they see the mosques
collapsing, copies of Qur’an torn, honor violated, the disbelieving Westerners and Rāfidha
(shi’a) treading on our dignity, and they see kufr towering over Islam?
Is this ĥadīth applicable to those who hear the cries of the women that were abused by the
Rāfidha and Cross-worshipers who tread on their dignity? And who say: “I swear by Allah!
As long as we are living, and as long as our eyes are blinking, and as long as our swords are
unsheathed, we will revenge for their honor.” And follow up with their promises of revenge?
Is the quality of the victorious group (at-Tā’ifah al-Manşūrah) – that they are not harmed by
those who let them down until the command of Allah comes – applicable to such? Or is it
applicable to those who see nothing from the legitimacy of fighting in Iraq, and consider it
to be fighting for dissention? Are the qualities of the victorious group applicable to those
who abandon the mujahidin and sit in their homes in the ease of the dunyā? - And they
are the ones who attack the mujahidin with their sharp tongues? Those that fish for the
mistakes of the mujahidin and spread them and conceal their good qualities?
So for you to know who does the ĥadīth apply to, do not look any further than the ĥadīth of
the Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid, “They are not harmed by those who let them down.” So who
are the renouncers? Are they those who stand against disbelief, or are they those that sit in
their homes? The judgment is left to the reader.
And if you think that the mujahidin are the foremost of the people in the qualities of the
victorious group, then that is right, for Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyyah) said that they are the
people of jihad in al-Shām during that era.
And I say to some of the Islamic groups that claim that al Qaeda are wrong: Where are the
mujahidun that conduct themselves according to your criteria? They will not find any of
them in any place from the places of jihad. So how can you not do jihad and the Messenger
of Allah ﷺtold us that jihad is continuous (till Judgment Day)? What will you say? Isn’t it
time for you to review your stance and change your perception of the mujahidin, who are
the honor of the ummah, and are the ones whom Allah blessed with following the peak of
Islam?
5 Narrated by Muslim.
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A
ll praise is due to Allah and ply because that was the source of your swords.
peace and blessings on his of income that Allah destined for
Messenger Muhammad .ﷺ his Messenger Muhammad .ﷺ The Messenger of Allah ﷺworked
Working as a mujahid is sunnah. as a shepherd and then as a busi-
Islam stipulates certain conditions for • Eventually all the enemies of the nessman before Islam. But after he
taking the wealth of the disbelievers. Messenger of Allah ﷺand his received the revelation he gave that
According to our classical scholars, ummah would be shamed and up and devoted his entire time to
it becomes permissible to take the humiliated. spreading the message of Islam.
disbelievers wealth for jihad-related So contrary to what many people
purposes even if one is without an It is narrated that some of the believe, Rasūlullāh ﷺdid not work
army or an Imam; and even within şaĥābah who moved to the land of after he became a prophet. When he
this there are restrictions. Due to the al-Sham for jihad began acquiring made hijrah to Madinah his provi-
unfamiliarity of some on this subject, farms and cultivating them. These sions were from the spoils of war.
I felt the need to clarify this. were fertile lands with an abundance
of water that they were not used to Some Muslims today might feel un-
The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid, seeing in their native lands of Hijaz. comfortable consuming money that
“I was sent before the hour with the When the khalīfah Umar heard that, was seized by force from the disbe-
sword, and my sustenance is under my he waited until harvest season and lievers and would feel that income
spear, and humility and belittlement right before the şaĥābah started har- they receive as a salary or from busi-
is the destiny of whoever defies my vesting their land. He then ordered ness is a better form of income. That
commands.”1 that they be burnt to the ground. He is not true. The best and purest form
then assembled the şaĥābah and of income is booty. The Messenger of
This great ĥadīth reveals some im- told them: "Farming is the role of Allah ﷺsaid: "…and the spoils of war
portant aspects about our religion: the people of book. You should be are made halal for me…"3
• Muhammad ﷺwas sent with fighting in the cause of Allah."2 Umar
the sword: The Messenger of Al- did not want the şaĥābah to be tied I. Ghanīmah and fai’
lah ﷺand the mujahidin after down to this earth by professions
him carried the light of Islam to that would hold them back from These are the two types of wealth
humanity by fighting in Allah's jihad in the path of Allah. that are taken from the enemy. Fol-
cause. lowing is the definition of each:
• The greatest form of income is They wanted to be free from restric-
that of the spoils of war and the tions that would enslave them like Ghanīmah is the money taken from
greatest profession is being a the rest of humanity. The statement the disbelievers by force by the
soldier in the path of Allah. The of Umar implies that the people who strength of the mujahidin and in a
income generated from booty are attached to this life, the people way that raises the word of Allah.4
taken by force from the enemies of the book, should do this menial
of Allah is purer and more virtu- work. But you, the Muslims, should Fai' is what is taken from the disbe-
ous than income generated from seek your provisions by the strength lievers without fighting.5
being a businessman, an engi- 2 Taken from the book, "The explanation 3 Narrated by Bukhari.
neer, a physician, or a farmer, sim- of the ĥadīth, 'I was sent before the hour 4 Al-Jurjani.
1 Narrated by Ahmad. with the sword…'" by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali. 5 Al-Sharĥ al-Kabīr by al-Maqdisi.
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Rulings of ghanīmah and fai’: the Muslim world "Muslims are not bound by the cov-
After ghanīmah is collected, one fifth
and other parties are
considered to be bāţil
enants of citizenship and visa that
of it is taken away in what is called (illegitimate). exist between them and nations of
"takhmīs" which I would refer to from dār al-ĥarb. It is the consensus of
now on as the "one-fifth rule". The
rest (80%) is distributed among the
Second: Any nation
that enters into war
our scholars that the property of the
fighters. There is a difference of opin- with the Muslims, or disbelievers in dār al-ĥarb is halal for
ion on how the one-fifth is then dis- participates in invad- the Muslims and is a legitimate tar-
tributed. Some say it should be spent
on jihad while others say it should be
ing a Muslim land has
by de facto become
get for the mujahidin."
spent on the needs of Muslims while dār al-ĥarb. Therefore Now since the modern form of jihad
others say a portion of it should be all of the Western nations that have is according to the guerrilla style of
spent on the scholars and judges of an active participation in the occu- warfare rather than the conventional
the Muslim state. pation of Afghanistan or Iraq or any style that existed for the most part of
other Muslim land are considered to our history, how does this affect the
As for the money of fai', it belongs to be dār al-ĥarb. rulings of ghanīmah and fai'?
the Muslim treasury.
The answer to the second question: Today jihad is more clandestine and
So the difference between ghanīmah is performed by underground net-
and fai' is that four-fifths of the This is a critical issue and therefore works. The question that arises is:
ghanīmah belongs to the mujahidin would be covered in a separate Can these networks of mujahidin use
while none of the fai' belongs to paper, In Shā’ Allāh. However, my clandestine methods to appropriate
them. conclusion on this matter is that Mus- wealth from the disbelievers in dār al-
lims are not bound by the covenants ĥarb? And if yes, is it fai’ or ghanīmah
Can ghanīmah and fai’ be taken from of citizenship and visa that exist or neither? Further, how is it distrib-
the disbelievers in the West today? between them and nations of dār uted?
al-ĥarb.
To answer this question we would To the credit of our early scholars,
need to answer the following two It is the consensus of our scholars even these issues have been an-
questions first: that the property of the disbelievers swered by them and are covered in
1. Are the nations of the West classi- in dār al-ĥarb is halal for the Mus- our books of fiqh. So all praise is due
fied as dār al-ĥarb (land of war) or lims and is a legitimate target for to Allah, we do not have to refer to
dār al-'aĥd (land of covenant)? the mujahidin. Again this is a matter many of the present day scholars
2. If the West is dār al-ĥarb, are the of consensus so there is no need to who are either trying to appease the
Muslims who live there bound by elaborate further on this point. apostate governments of the Muslim
a covenant that prohibits them world or are trying to appease the
from harming their countries of In the encyclopedia of fiqh it states Jews and the Christians.
residence? that: "The property of the 'people of
war' and their blood is halal for the If one would research our classical
The answer to the first question: Muslims and none of that is protect- books of fiqh, one would find that
ed. Muslims have the right to take out of the four madhab’s, the Hanafi
First of all there is no Islamic leader- their lives and their belongings by all School has covered such topics the
ship authorized to enter into cov- available means, because they do the most. This is probably because the
enants with the nations of disbelief in same to us. This is an issue of consen- Hanafi School was the official state
the present day. This is because the sus among the scholars." madhab for the longest period in our
governments of the Muslim world history compared to other schools.
have lost their legitimacy for many In the past, Muslim armies would It therefore covers issues relating
reasons, among them: march into the lands of the disbeliev- to jihad in more detail because the
• Governance according to man- ers and would then confiscate their foreign policy of the Islamic state was
made laws. wealth and distribute it according to jihad in the path of Allah. I would
• Taking the disbelievers as allies. the rules of shari’ah: If the wealth was therefore start by quoting the Hanafi
• Fighting the awliyā' of Allah. taken after fighting, it is ghanīmah books of fiqh first:
and if it was taken without fighting it
Therefore any agreements or trea- is fai'. The Hanafi position: Al-Natiqi nar-
tise between the governments of rates that Imam Abu Hanifah used
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"The reasoning behind comparing booty to hunting and wood gathering is
because the property which exists in the hands of the disbelievers is not con-
sidered to be rightfully theirs in our Islamic shari’ah because of their disbelief"
to say: "If an individual enters alone the one-fifth rule even if they didn’t into five portions, four of which goes
into dār al-ĥarb and has taken booty seek permission from the Imam." This to the ones who seized it. The second
and there are no Muslim soldiers in is because it is taken by force so it is opinion is that it is not divided into
that territory then it is not subjected considered ghanīmah and the Imam five portions because it was taken
to the one-fifth rule. That is the case is still obligated to protect them by means of theft. The first opinion
if they are less than nine men. If they because if he doesn’t then that will is the strongest because since the
reach nine then they are considered a weaken the Muslims, unlike if only Imam permitted them, then they
"sarīyah" (A combat group)." one or two persons enter then he is have taken it under his protection
not obligated to protect them."" and not by theft." He continues, “If
So according to Imam Abu Hanifah, if a group who has force enters and
the group is less than nine, what they Al-Zayghali is considering that what takes something, it is subjected to
seize is not ghanīmah and therefore is taken is treated as ghanīmah if the the one-fifth rule even if they didn’t
they are not obligated to submit one- individual or group of individuals has seek permission from the Imam,
fifth6 of it to the Muslim authorities. a force to protect them. This is not because the group has strength and
the case today with the mujahidin therefore what is taken by them is
In al-Hidāyah by Imam al-Mirghanani since there is no Imam or Islamic considered ghanīmah. But if they are
it states: "If one or two individuals authority to offer them protection. a group who doesn’t have a protec-
enter dār al-ĥarb without the per- Similar statements are made in other tion force and they enter without the
mission of the Imam and they take Hanafi references of fiqh such as "al- permission of the Imam then what
something, then it is not subjected to Mabşūt" and "Sharĥ al-Saer al-Kabīr" they take is not considered ghanīmah
the one-fifth rule." both by Imam al-Sarkhasi. because ghanīmah is what is taken
by force and these people are similar
Here the author is stating that what- Therefore the Hanafi School consid- to thieves because they steal secretly
ever is taken from the land of war ers that the one-fifth that is taken and therefore it is not ghanīmah.
by individuals and not by an army is out from the booty and handed over Therefore, in this case what each
not subjected to the regular rules of to the Amir is in exchange of his individual seizes is for him and no
ghanīmah. protection. If this protection doesn’t one has a share in it because it is con-
exist then the individuals or group sidered mubāĥ (permitted) just like
Al-Zayghali in his commentary on of individuals are not obligated to hunting or wood gathering."
al-Hidāyah entitled, "Naşb al-rāyah fī pay anything. So if an individual
takhrīj aĥādīth al-hidāyah" explains takes wealth from the disbelievers in Notice here that Imam al-Abbadi
the preceding statement by saying: the land of war and he does not use compares this booty to hunting and
force but takes it by means of theft or wood gathering. This is because wild
"This is because ghanīmah is what is embezzlement, it is not considered beasts and timber in the forest are
taken by force and not by means of ghanīmah according to the Hanafi not the "rightful property" of anyone.
theft or embezzlement and the rule School. So then what is it? The reasoning behind comparing
of one-fifth only applies to ghanīmah. booty to hunting and wood gather-
Now if this individual or pair of We find the answer in another Hanafi ing is because the property which
individuals enter with the permis- reference, "al-Jawharah al-Nayerah" exists in the hands of the disbeliev-
sion of the Imam then there are two by Abu Bakr al-Abbadi who states ers is not considered to be rightfully
opinions. The most famous is that in his commentary on al-Hidāyah: theirs in our Islamic shari’ah because
what they seize is subjected to the “If one or two individuals enter dār of their disbelief and when Islam
one-fifth rule because the permission al-ĥarb without the permission of does give them the right to own it, it
of the Imam means that he is obli- the Imam and they take something, is an exception to the rule such as in
gated to protect them by reinforce- then it is not subjected to the one- the case of ahl al-dhimma after they
ments if they are endangered and fifth rule, because it is not ghanīmah pay jizyah. This is why our scholars
thus they have a protection force and since ghanīmah is what is taken by say that Allah has called booty as
(the author of al-Hidāyah states:) "If force and not by theft or embezzle- "fai’" which means "to return", so they
a group who has a force enters and ment. But if one or two persons enter say that the property of the disbeliev-
takes something, it is subjected to with the permission of the Imam ers that doesn’t belong to them has
6 Note: When scholars talk about the then there are two opinions. The "returned" to the believer: its "rightful
one-fifth rule it means that the money is famous opinion is that it is divided owner."
classified as ghanīmah.
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In "al-Sear al-Saqhir" (Hanafi) the au- backfire on the ones who would truly author narrates the opinion of two
thor states: “If one, two or three men want to serve the cause through such of the most prominent Imam’s of the
from amongst the Muslims or the ahl a fatwa. Shafi'i School: Imam al-Ghazali and
al-dhimmah, who have no protecting Imam al-Rafi'i. He says: "Al-Ghazali
force, enter into dār al-ĥarb without The opinion of the other three said that if a Muslim steals money
the permission of the Imam and they schools of thought: Ibn Hamam in from the disbelievers then the entire
take booty and return with it to the "Fatĥ al-Qadīr" says: “The madhab of amount becomes his property and
land of Islam, then all of what they al-Shafi'i, Malik and the majority of the one-fifth is not taken from it.
take is theirs and there is no one-fifth scholars is that what an individual Al-Rafi'i adopts the opinion that the
taken from it.” takes by means of theft, it is consid- thief owns four-fifths of it just like all
ered ghanīmah.” money of ghanīmah."
The situation of Muslims living today
in dār al-ĥarb would be similar to the He then says: “But we and Imam In "Al-Furū'" by Ibn Muflih (Hanbali):
above-mentioned case. The Muslims Ahmad - according to one of two nar- "If a group or an individual - even if
have no Imam to seek permission rations attributed to him - refuse to the individual is a slave - enter into
"We as Muslims should seek the wealth of the disbelievers as a form of jihad in the path of Allah.
That would necessitate that we spend the money on the cause of jihad and not on ourselves."
from, they have no protecting force, call it ghanīmah because ghanīmah dār al-ĥarb without the permission of
and what they can take would be by is what is taken by force and not the Imam, then their booty is fai'."
means of theft and embezzlement. through theft or embezzlement. And
So according to the rules set by the since what the thief takes is by means Even though the majority opinion
Hanafi School, the money seized by of deception, then this is considered among the Hanbali school is that
Muslims who are in dār al-ĥarb can as a halal form of sustenance just like what is taken is ghanīmah, the author
be appropriated in its entirety by wood gathering or hunting.” above here mentions another opin-
themselves. ion and that it is fai’. It means that the
Imam al-Sarkhasi narrates that Imam entire amount needs to be handed
However, I would like to note that al-Shafi'i said: "Ghanīmah is property over to the Imam to be distributed
even if a Muslim today is allowed to that the Muslims seize from the dis- according to his discretion.
do that, there are some points that believers by means of overpowering
need to be taken into consideration: them." Imam al-Shafi'i then says: "And Imam Ibn Taymiyyah states in "Al-
The Hanafi’s stated that a Muslim is overpowering them includes using Fatāwā" that if a Muslim enters dār
"permitted" to steal money from the force openly or by deceiving them al-ĥarb: "and kidnaps disbelievers or
disbelievers in dār al-ĥarb but they secretly since the Messenger of Allah their children, or overpowers them
didn’t state that there is a reward in ﷺsaid that ‘war is deception’." in any way, then the souls and the
doing so. They related that it is similar wealth of the disbelievers are halal
to hunting or wood gathering. In Therefore, according to al-Shafi'i, for the Muslims."
other words it is similar to making money that is taken from the disbe-
a living using other halal methods. lievers using clandestine methods II. The issue of ribā in dār al-ĥarb
However, we as Muslims should should be considered ghanīmah even
seek the wealth of the disbelievers if the use of force is not involved. Imam al-Kasani from the Hanafi
as a form of jihad in the path of Al- School says: "If a Muslim or a dhimmī
lah. That would necessitate that we In "Tuhfat al-Muhtaj fi sharĥ al-Minhaj" enters into dār al-ĥarb with a cov-
spend the money on the cause of by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (Shafi'i), enant and he enters with a ĥarbī in
jihad and not on ourselves. he states: "Theft from dār al-ĥarb is a transaction of ribā or another form
ghanīmah." of illegal transactions in Islam, that
We do not want such a fatwa to be is permitted according to Imam Abu
misused by Muslims who are not In "Al-Minhaj" by al-Nawawi (Shafi'i), Hanifah and Muhammad."
concerned with jihad and are just he states: "Wealth taken from dār al-
interested in improving their own ĥarb by force is ghanīmah, so is what However, we need to keep in mind
lot. The result of wide misuse of such is taken by an individual or a group that all of the other schools of
a fatwa would cause authorities to by means of theft." thought have agreed that taking
restrict Muslims and view them with ribā from the "people of war" in dār
suspicion, which would eventually In "Fatāwā al-Subkī" (Shafi'i) the al-ĥarb is not permitted for a Muslim.
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"The American people who vote for war mongering governments are intent on no
good. Anyone who inflicts harm on them in any form is doing a favor to the ummah."
That is also the opinion of Imam Abu uted according to the discretion it is important that the benefits out-
Yusuf from the Hanafi school who of the Amir. weigh the risks.
states that: "What is not allowed for a
Muslim in dār al-Islām is not allowed Implications on our present day For Muslims who are associated
or him in dār al-ĥarb."7 work: Every Muslim who lives in dār with groups that work for jihad, we
al-ĥarb should avoid paying any of recommend that the decision to
III. In Conclusion his wealth to the disbelievers wheth- involve oneself in any illegal activ-
er it be in the form of taxes, duties, or ity to acquire money from the dis-
From the previous quotes of our fines. If a Muslim is allowed to de- believers be taken by the Amir and
early scholars the following can be ceive the disbelievers to appropriate the shūrā of the jamā'ah. We say this
deducted: their wealth then he is also allowed because since there is a liability on
• All of our scholars agree on the to deceive them to avoid paying the jamā'ah, the decision needs to be
permissibility of taking away them his wealth. made by the jamā'ah. We also recom-
the wealth of the disbelievers in mend that the decision on how to
dār al-ĥarb whether by means Even though it is allowed to seize the spend the money be left to the Amir
of force or by means of theft or property of individuals in dār al-ĥarb, and the shūrā. We need to mention
deception. we suggest that Muslims avoid tar- however that if the jamā'ah adopt
• Our scholars differ on how wealth geting citizens of countries where the the view that what is seized is con-
taken by means of theft and public opinion is supportive of some sidered ghanīmah, then if a percent-
deception should be divided. The of the Muslim causes. We therefore age less than 80% is to be given to
majority believes it is ghanīmah. suggest that the following should be the ones who seized it, that needs
So one-fifth of it should be paid targeted: to done with the agreement of the
to the Amir to be spent on jihad. • Government owned property participants of the operation because
Alternatively, the Hanafi’s con- • Banks according to the rules of ghanīmah
sider it to be a source of income • Global corporations they are entitled to the full 80%. The
that belongs in its entirety to the • Wealth belonging to disbelievers same is said if the jamā'ah follows the
ones who seized it. Finally, there with known animosity towards Hanafi opinion.
is a minority opinion that it is fai' Muslims
and therefore should be distrib- It is recommended that Muslims
7 Note: Some Muslims living in the West In the case of the United States, both who are not associated with groups
today claim that since it is allowed to the government and private citizens that work for jihad and who acquire
take interest from the disbelievers then should be targeted. America and wealth from the disbelievers by il-
we are allowed to finance our houses Americans are the Imam’s of kufr legal means to donate all that money
through mortgaging. These Muslims in this day and age. The American to the cause of jihad unless if they are
have been deceived by Shayţān and the people who vote for war mongering in need then they can take from it ac-
misguided scholars. The Hanafi School governments are intent on no good. cordingly but not to exceed 80%.
which these scholars quote to support Anyone who inflicts harm on them Islamic work cannot depend on vol-
their opinion only allows the Muslim to in any form is doing a favor to the unteers. In order to support brothers
"take" interest and not to "pay" it. The
ummah. who are willing to work full-time for
reasoning of the Hanafi's is that taking
Islamic causes, their income can be
interest from the disbelievers is taking
money that is halal for us to start with Careful consideration should be taken from wealth seized from the
since their lives and property are halal for given to the risk vs. Benefit (i.e., disbelievers. This should be one of
Muslims. So how can we then use such a maslaĥa) of any specific operation. the categories in which appropriated
fatwa to claim that we are allowed to pay Because of the very negative implica- money is spent. This is especially
them our money?! tions of an operation that is exposed, important with jihad oriented groups
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"In response to the claim that such fatāwā would "tarnish the image of Muslims in the West," I would say: Since
when did the West have a good image of Islam and Muslims to start with? The West has always held Islam and
Muslims in contempt. Just look at Western literature and to the portrayal of Muslims in the Western media."
because it is the work chosen only and the Christians will not be obligation) at most. So anything
by the best of the best and therefore pleased with you until you fol- that supports jihad should take
there is only a small pool of human low their way} [2: 120]. precedence over things that sup-
resources that exists. So it is impor- • Allah says about His awliyā': port da’wah.
tant to have as many brothers as pos- {They do not fear the blame of
sible devote their time to the work the blamers} [5: 54]. Therefore Dear brothers: Jihad heavily relies on
rather than spend their prime time you should not be concerned money. In Qur’an, the physical jihad
seeking a living and only giving their about what the disbelievers is associated with jihad with one's
spare time for the work. They should think of you but you should be wealth in eight verses. In every verse
follow the sunnah of the Messenger concerned about what Allah, His but one, jihad with wealth preceded
of Allah ﷺand live off of ghanīmah. Messenger ,ﷺand the believers the physical jihad. That is because
This is especially important for broth- think of you. without wealth there can be no jihad.
ers who are in positions of leadership • The West has been plundering Our enemies have realized that.
in their jamā'ah. our wealth for centuries. Now Therefore they are "following the
is the time for payback. In Shā’ money trail" and are trying to dry up
Since jihad around the world is in Allāh, the chickens will come all the sources of funding "terrorism".
dire need of financial support, we home to roost.
urge our brothers in the West to take Our jihad cannot depend wholly on
it upon themselves to give this issue In response to the claim that such donations made by Muslims. The
a priority in their plans. Rather than fatāwā are "not good for da’wah", I Messenger of Allah ﷺsent many
the Muslims financing their jihad say: armies for the sole purpose of raid-
from their own pockets, they should ing caravans of the disbelievers. Not
finance it from the pockets of their • The best thing for da’wah is the only was jihad financed by booty but
enemies. sword. And such fatāwā are also throughout our early history the
going to support the sword. So Islamic treasury itself was mostly de-
In the end I would like to respond to eventually it is good for da’wah. pendent on income generated from
what some weak Muslims might say When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ jihad. A tax called kharaj was placed
that such fatāwā would "tarnish the was giving da’wah in Makkah for on land opened by Muslims, enslaved
image of Muslims in the West" and thirteen years, only a few hun- POWs would be sold, and the people
are "not good for the da’wah”. dred became Muslim. When he of the book paid jizyah. All of these
made hijrah to Madinah, within sources were generated through ji-
In response to the claim that such ten years, over a hundred thou- had. Zakah and Şadaqah represented
fatāwā would "tarnish the image of sand became Muslim. So how only a small portion of the income of
Muslims in the West," I would say: come his da’wah in Madinah the Muslim government.
was much more fruitful than
• Since when did the West have a his da’wah in Makkah? That was It is about time that we take seri-
good image of Islam and Mus- because he was using a superior ous steps towards securing a strong
lims to start with? The West has form of da’wah in Madinah and financial backing for our work rather
always held Islam and Muslims in that is the da’wah of the sword. than depending on donations.
contempt. Just look at Western • Jihad today is farđ 'ayn (indi-
literature and to the portrayal of vidually obligatory). It therefore May Allah grant us the high status of
Muslims in the Western media. supersedes da’wah in impor- the mujahidin and forgive us all.
• The only way for them to have a tance because da’wah is sunnah
good image of you is to become mu'akkadah (recommended
like them. Allah says: {The Jews act) or farđ kifāyah (communal
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W
hen one goes who He is. There is no example unto
through the pages Him; He is unique in that respect
believed and then worked hard in
of the Qur’an – the as He is above every likeness. He is
this life to tip the scales of righteous-
final word of God to above all human qualities and thus
ness in the next. The wrongdoers –
all of mankind – they He can never tire, be frustrated or
those who disobeyed Allah and His
will find a library of subjects. A lot die. He is the One that is called upon
commandments – will receive their
of these subjects are told through when man is on his unstable boat,
book of deeds in their left hands.
They will cry out, {"Oh, I wish I had
stories and events that have occurred rocking from side-to-side in the vio-
in the past, passing down lessons in lent tides of the ocean, hoping with
not been given my record! And had
righteousness. Additionally, there are a full heart to be delivered to land
not known what is my account. I
general lessons in mankind’s behav- safely. But when Allah delivers such
wish it [i.e., my death] had been the
ior in their relationship towards their people to safety, some of them con-
decisive one [i.e., the end of life and
Creator. But with a more careful eye, tinue in their disobedience to Him.
not a gateway to eternal life]. My
one will spot that every subject is This is the state of man who worships
wealth has not availed me. Gone
under an umbrella theme. This theme his desires more than he worships
from me is my authority!"} [69: 25-
is the call of the Qur’an. In plain and his Creator. Allah is so merciful to
29].
simple language, it is what Allah is such people that He repeatedly gives
calling mankind to. them chances to repent, mend their
They will then be flung into the fire.
ways and worship Him the way He
The theme of the Qur’an is not jihad, has ordained; indeed, everyone is
As has been shown, the ultimate
laws of inheritance, science or any given this chance until they meet
theme of the Qur’an is worshiping
law based issue. Although these death. It then only becomes natural
Allah without partners. It implies
subjects are certainly detailed in for Allah to speak in the Qur’an on
becoming a Muslim, and leading a
the Qur’an, they are only pieces that the issue of death, saying that no one
righteous life of obedience to Allah.
make up the larger puzzle. The fun- knows when he or she is going to die.
{Indeed, the death from which you
Nothing more, nothing less. Worship-
damental theme of Qur’an is tawĥīd
ing other than Allah is the greatest
or worshiping Allah without any flee – indeed, it will meet you. Then
partners. Allah says: {And I did not
weakness that man can possibly
you will be returned to the Knower
fall into. The reality is that Allah, the
create the jinn and mankind except of the unseen and the witnessed,
All Powerful and All Wise, created
to worship Me} [51: 56]. Every verse and He will inform you about what
everything. Man has no good reason
in the Qur’an either directly or indi- you used to do} [62:2].
rectly points in that direction. {And
to worship Jesus, the Buddha, or to
add and subtract partners to Allah;
on the earth are signs for the certain The Qur’an repeats the theme of
all of these are obstacles between
[in faith], and in yourselves. Then tawĥīd in the most creative of ways.
themselves and Allah. The heart of
will you not see?} [56: 20-21]. The Allah doesn’t do it just to amaze the
the true believer feels as connected
message is that Allah is One with- reader and listener with His incred-
to His Lord as the one who is sailing
out partners. He doesn’t have a son, ible succinct words, but to also warn
on his ship, facing the brink of death
daughter or any family members. He them with it, reminding them of the
and destruction, calling upon the
is dependent on none, but everyone Day of Judgment. The Qur’an speaks
One God and not the millions of gods
and everything in the Universe would of that day as a day of immense
and goddesses. In times of extreme
collapse if He didn’t support them. terror. Righteous people will receive
difficulty, man knows his Creator be-
He is above everyone and everything, their record in their right hands,
cause death surrounds him. It is then
and has the most beautiful and per- which will lead to their eternal bliss
up to him to either be a traitor or a
fect qualities that help us understand in Paradise. These are the people who
steadfast believer.
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