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COLUMN
SIXTY-FOUR, OCTOBER 1, 2001
(Copyright © 2001 Al Aronowitz)
JIHAD!
OSAMA BIN LADEN AS HE APPEARS ON U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT WANTED POSTER
[Following
is Osama bin Laden's very flowery, very bloodthirsty and very long-winded
Declaration of War against America and all Infidels occupying Arab lands, as
published in The Idler, a Web Periodical, http://www.the-idler.com
]
Praise be to Allah, we
seek His help and ask for his pardon. We take refuge in Allah from our wrongs
and bad deeds. Who ever been guided by Allah will not be misled, and who ever
has been misled, he will never be guided. I bear witness that there is no God
except Allah-no associates with Him- and I bear witness that Muhammad is His
slave and messenger.
{O you who believe! be
careful of---your duty to---Allah with the proper care which is due to Him, and
do not die unless you are Muslim} (Imraan; 3:102), {O people be careful
of---your duty to---your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created
its mate of the same---kind---and spread from these two, many men and women; and
be careful of---your duty to---Allah , by whom you demand one of another---your
rights---, and (be careful) to the ties of kinship; surely Allah ever watches
over you} (An-Nisa; 4:1), {O you who believe! be careful---of your duty---to
Allah and speak the right word; He will put your deeds into a right state for
you, and forgive you your faults; and who ever obeys Allah and his Apostle, he
indeed achieve a mighty success} (Al-Ahzab; 33:70-71).
Praise be to Allah,
reporting the saying of the prophet Shu'aib: {I desire nothing but reform so far
as I am able, and with non but Allah is the direction of my affair to the right
and successful path; on him do I rely and to him do I turn} (Hud; 11:88).
Praise be to Allah,
saying: {You are the best of the nations raised up for---the benefit of---men;
you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah} (Aal-Imraan;
3:110). Allah's blessing and salutations on His slave and messenger who said:
(The people are close to an all encompassing punishment from Allah if they see
the oppressor and fail to restrain him)
It should not be hidden
from you that the people of Islam had suffered from aggression, iniquity and
injustice imposed on them by the Zionist-Crusaders alliance and their
collaborators; to the extent that the Muslims blood became the cheapest and
their wealth as loot in the hands of the enemies. Their blood was spilled in
Palestine and Iraq. The horrifying pictures of the massacre of Qana, in Lebanon
are still fresh in our memory.
Massacres in Tajakestan,
Burma, Cashmere, Assam, Philippine, Fatani, Ogadin,
The people of Islam
awakened and realised that they are the main target for the aggression of the
Zionist-Crusaders alliance. All false claims and propaganda about "Human
Rights" were hammered down and exposed by the massacres that took place
against the Muslims in every part of the world.
The latest and the
greatest of these aggressions, incurred by the Muslims since the death of the
Prophet (ALLAH'S BLESSING AND SALUTATIONS ON HIM) is the occupation of the land
of the two Holy Places -the foundation of the house of Islam, the place of the
revelation, the source of the message and the place of the noble Ka'ba, the
Qiblah of all Muslims- by the armies of the American Crusaders and their allies.
(We bemoan this and can only say: "No power and power acquiring except
through Allah").
Under the present
circumstances, and under the banner of the blessed awakening which is sweeping
the world in general and the Islamic world in particular, I meet with you today.
And after a long absence, imposed on the scholars (Ulama) and callers (Da'ees)
of Islam by the iniquitous crusaders movement under the leadership of the USA;
who fears that they, the scholars and callers of Islam, will instigate the Ummah
of Islam against its' enemies as their ancestor scholars-may Allah be pleased
with them- like Ibn
By orders from the USA
they also arrested a large number of scholars, Da'ees and young people---in the
land of the two Holy Places---among them the prominent Sheikh Salman Al-Oud'a
and Sheikh Safar Al-Hawali and their brothers; (We bemoan this and can only say:
"No power and power acquiring except through Allah"). We, myself and
my group, have suffered some of this injustice ourselves; we have been prevented
from addressing the Muslims. We have been pursued in Pakistan, Sudan and
Afghanistan, hence this long absence on my part. But by the Grace of Allah, a
safe base is now available in the high Hindukush mountains in Khurasan ;
where--by the Grace of Allah-the largest infidel military force of the world was
destroyed. And the myth of the super power was withered in front of the
Mujahideen cries of Allahu Akbar (God is greater). Today we work from the same
mountains to lift the iniquity that had been imposed on the Ummah by the
Zionist-Crusader alliance, particularly after they have occupied the blessed
land around
From here, today we begin
the work, talking and discussing the ways of correcting what had happened to the
Islamic world in general, and the Land of the two Holy Places in particular. We
wish to study the means that we could follow to return the situation to its'
normal path. And to return to the people their own rights, particularly after
the large damages and the great aggression on the life and the religion of the
people. An injustice that had affected every section and group of the people;
the civilians, military and security men, government officials and merchants,
the young and the old people as well as schools and university students. Hundred
of thousands of the unemployed graduates, who became the widest section of the
society, were also affected.
Injustice had affected
the people of the industry and agriculture. It affected the people of the rural
and urban areas. And almost every body complain about something. The situation
at the land of the two Holy places became like a huge volcano at the verge of
eruption that would destroy the Kufr and the corruption and its' sources. The
explosion at Riyadh and Al-Khobar is a warning of this volcanic eruption
emerging as a result of the sever oppression, suffering, excessive iniquity,
humiliation and poverty.
People are fully
concerned about their every day livings; every body talks about the
deterioration of the economy, inflation, ever increasing debts and jails full of
prisoners. Government employees with limited income talk about debts of ten
thousands and hundred thousands of Saudi Riyals. They complain that the value of
the Riyal is greatly and continuously deteriorating among most of the main
currencies. Great merchants and contractors speak about hundreds and thousands
of million Riyals owed to them by the government. More than three hundred forty
billions of Riyal owed by the government to the people in addition to the daily
accumulated interest, let alone the foreign debt. People wonder whether we are
the largest oil exporting country?! They even believe that this situation is a
curse put on them by Allah for not objecting to the oppressive and illegitimate
behaviour and measures of the ruling regime: Ignoring the divine Shari'ah law;
depriving people of their legitimate rights; allowing the American to occupy the
land of the two Holy Places; imprisonment, unjustly, of the sincere scholars.
The honourable Ulamah and scholars as well as merchants, economists and eminent
people of the country were all alerted by this disastrous situation.
Quick efforts were made
by each group to contain and to correct the situation. All agreed that the
country is heading toward a great catastrophe, the depth of which is not known
except by Allah. One big merchant commented : '' the king is leading the state
into 'sixty-six' folded disaster'', (We bemoan this and can only say: "No
power and power acquiring except through Allah"). Numerous princes share
with the people their feelings, privately expressing their concerns and
objecting to the corruption, repression and the intimidation taking place in the
country. But the competition between influential princes for personal gains and
interest had destroyed the country. Through its course of actions the regime has
torn off its legitimacy:
(1) Suspension of the
Islamic Shari'ah law and exchanging it with man made civil law. The regime
entered into a bloody confrontation with the truthful Ulamah and the righteous
youths (we sanctify nobody; Allah sanctify Whom He pleaseth).
(2) The inability of the
regime to protect the country, and allowing the enemy of the Ummah - the
American crusader forces- to occupy the land for the longest of years. The
crusader forces became the main cause of our disastrous condition, particularly
in the economical aspect of it due to the unjustified heavy spending on these
forces. As a result of the policy imposed on the country, especially in the
field of oil industry where production is restricted or expanded and prices are
fixed to suit the American economy ignoring the economy of the country.
Expensive deals were imposed on the country to purchase arms. People asking what
is the justification for the very existence of the regime then?
Quick efforts were made
by individuals and by different groups of the society to contain the situation
and to prevent the danger. They advised the government both privately and
openly; they send letters and poems, reports after reports, reminders after
reminders, they explored every avenue and enlist every influential man in their
movement of reform and correction. They wrote with style of passion, diplomacy
and wisdom asking for corrective
But -to our deepest
regret---e regime refused to listen to the people accusing them of being
ridiculous and imbecile. The matter got worse as previous wrong doings were
followed by mischief's of greater magnitudes. All of this taking place in the
land of the two Holy Places! It is no longer possible to be quiet. It is not
acceptable to give a blind eye to this matter.
As the extent of these
infringements reached the highest of levels and turned into demolishing forces
threatening the very existence of the Islamic principles, a group of
scholars-who can take no more---pported by hundreds of retired officials,
merchants, prominent and educated people wrote to the King asking for
implementation of the corrective measures. In 1411 A.H. (May 1991), at the time
of the gulf war, a letter, the famous letter of Shawwaal, with over four hundred
signatures was send to the king demanding the lift of oppression and the
implementation of corrective actions. The king humiliated those people and
choose to ignore the content of their letter; and the very bad situation of the
country became even worse.
People, however, tried
again and send more letters and petitions. One particular report, the glorious
Memorandum Of Advice, was handed over to the king on Muharram, 1413 A.H (July
1992), which tackled the problem pointed out the illness and prescribed the
medicine in an original, righteous and scientific style. It described the gaps
and the shortcoming in the philosophy of the regime and suggested the required
course of action and remedy. The report gave a description of:
(1) The intimidation and
harassment suffered by the leaders of the society, the scholars, heads of
tribes, merchants, academic teachers and other eminent individuals;
(2) The situation of the
law within the country and the arbitrary declaration of what is Halal and Haram
(lawful and unlawful) regardless of the Shari'ah as instituted by Allah;
(3) The state of the
press and the media which became a tool of truth-hiding and misinformation; the
media carried out the plan of the enemy of idolising cult of certain
personalities and spreading scandals among the believers to repel the people
away from their religion, as Allah, the Exalted said: {surely---as for---those
who love that scandal should circulate between the believers, they shall have a
grievous chastisement in this world and in the here after} (An-Noor, 24:19).
(4) Abuse and
confiscation of human rights;
(5) The financial and the
economical situation of the country and the frightening future in the view of
the enormous amount of debts and interest owed by the government; this is at the
time when the wealth of the Ummah being wasted to satisfy personal desires of
certain individuals!! While imposing more custom duties and taxes on the nation.
(the prophet said about the woman who committed adultery: "She repented in
such a way sufficient to bring forgiveness to a custom collector!!").,
(6) The miserable
situation of the social services and infra-structure especially the water
service and supply, the basic requirement of life.
(7) The state of the
ill-trained and ill-prepared army and the impotence of its commander in chief
despite the incredible amount of money that has been spent on the army. The gulf
war clearly exposed the situation.
(8) Shari'a law was
suspended and man made law was used instead.
(9) And as far as the
foreign policy is concerned the report exposed not only how this policy has
disregarded the Islamic issues and ignored the Muslims, but also how help and
support were provided to the enemy against the Muslims; the cases of Gaza-Ariha
and the communist in the south of Yemen are still fresh in the memory, and more
can be said.
As stated by the people
of knowledge, it is not a secret that to use man made law instead of the Shari'a
and to support the infidels against the Muslims is one of the ten "voiders"
that would strip a person from his Islamic status (turn a Muslim into a Mushrik,
non believer status). The All Mighty said: {and whoever did not judge by what
Allah revealed, those are the unbelievers} (Al-Ma'ida; 5:44), and {but no! by
your Lord! they do not believe (in reality) until they make you a judge of that
which has become a matter of disagreement among them, and then do not find the
slightest misgiving in their hearts as to what you have decided and submit with
entire submission} (An-Nissa; 4:65).
In spite of the fact that
the report was written with soft words and very diplomatic style, reminding of
Allah, giving truthful sincere advice, and despite of the importance of advice
in Islam---being absolutely essential for those in charge of the people---and
the large number who signed this document as well as their supporters, all of
that was not an intercession for the Memorandum . Its' content was rejected and
those who signed it and their sympathisers were ridiculed, prevented from
travel, punished and even jailed.
Therefore it is very
clear that the advocates of correction and reform movement were very keen on
using peaceful means in order to protect the unity of the country and to prevent
blood shed. Why is it then the regime closed all peaceful routes and pushed the
people toward armed actions?!! which is the only choice left for them to
implement righteousness and justice. To whose benefit does prince Sultan and
prince Nayeff push the country into a civil war that will destroy everything?
and why consulting those who ignites internal feuds, playing the people against
each other and instigate the policemen, the sons of the nation, to abort the
reform movement. While leaving in peace and security such traitors who implement
the policy of the enemy in order to bleed the financial and the human resources
of the Ummah, and leaving the main enemy in the area-the American Zionist
alliance enjoy peace and security?!
The advisor (Zaki Badr,
the Egyptian ex-minister of the interior) to prince Nayeff---minister of
interior---was not acceptable even to his own country; he was sacked from his
position there due to the filthy attitude and the aggression he exercised on his
own people, yet he was warmly welcomed by prince Nayeff to assist in sins and
aggressions. He unjustly filled the prisons with the best sons of this Ummah and
caused miseries to their mothers. Does the regime want to play the civilians
against their military personnel and vice versa, like what had happened in some
of the neighbouring countries?!! No doubts this is the policy of the
American-Israeli alliance as they are the first to benefit from this situation.
But with the grace of
Allah, the majority of the nation, both civilians and military individuals are
aware of the wicked plan. They refused to be played against each others and to
be used by the regime as a tool to carry out the policy of the American-Israeli
alliance through their agent in our country: the Saudi regime.
Therefore every one
agreed that the situation can not be rectified (the shadow cannot be straighten
when its' source, the rod, is not straight either) unless the root of the
problem is tackled. Hence it is essential to hit the main enemy who divided the
Ummah into small and little countries and pushed it, for the last few decades,
into a state of confusion. The
In the shadow of these
discussions and arguments truthfulness is covered by the falsehood, and personal
feuds and partisanship created among the people increasing the division and the
weakness of the Ummah; priorities of the Islamic work are lost while the
blasphemy and polytheism continue its grip and control over the Ummah. We should
be alert to these atrocious plans carried out by the Ministry of Interior. The
right answer is to follow what have been decided by the people of knowledge, as
was said by Ibn Taymiyyah (Allah's mercy upon him): "people of Islam should
join forces and support each other to get rid of the main "Kufr" who
is controlling the countries of the Islamic world, even to bear the lesser
damage to get rid of the major one, that is the great Kufr".
If there are more than one duty to be carried out, then the most important one should receive priority. Clearly after Belief (Imaan) there is no more important duty than pushing the American enemy out of the holy land. No other priority, except Belief, could be considered before it; the people of knowledge, Ibn Taymiyyah, stated: "to fight in defence of religion and Belief is a collective duty; there is no other duty after Belief than fighting
'It
is the duty of all Muslims
to fight the enemy;
Infidels are the enemy'
the enemy who is
corrupting the life and the religion. There is no preconditions for this duty
and the enemy should be fought with one best abilities. (ref: supplement of
Fatawa). If it is not possible to push back the enemy except by the collective
movement of the Muslim people, then there is a duty on the Muslims to ignore the
minor differences among themselves; the ill effect of ignoring these
differences, at a given period of time, is much less than the ill effect of the
occupation of the Muslims' land by the main Kufr. Ibn Taymiyyah had explained
this issue and emphasised the importance of dealing with the major threat on the
expense of the minor one. He described the situation of the Muslims and the
Mujahideen and stated that even the military personnel who are not practising
Islam are not exempted from the duty of Jihad against the enemy.
Ibn Taymiyyah , after
mentioning the Moguls (Tatar) and their behaviour in changing the law of Allah,
stated that: the ultimate aim of pleasing Allah, raising His word, instituting
His religion and obeying His messenger (ALLAH'S BLESSING AND SALUTATIONS ON HIM)
is to fight the enemy, in every aspects and in a complete manner; if the danger
to the religion from not fighting is greater than that of fighting, then it is a
duty to fight them even if the intention of some of the fighter is not pure
i.e., fighting for the sake of leadership (personal gain) or if they do not
observe some of the rules and commandments of Islam. To repel the greatest of
the two dangers on the expense of the lesser one is an Islamic principle which
should be observed. It was the tradition of the people of the Sunnah (Ahlul-Sunnah)
to join and invade- fight- with the righteous and non righteous men. Allah may
support this religion by righteous and non righteous people as told by the
prophet (ALLAH'S BLESSING AND SALUTATIONS ON HIM). If it is not possible to
fight except with the help of non righteous military personnel and commanders,
then there are two possibilities: either fighting will be ignored and the
others, who are the great danger to this life and religion, will take control;
or to fight with the help of non
No one, not even a blind
or a deaf person , can deny the presence of the widely spread mischief's or the
prevalence of the great sins that had reached the grievous iniquity of
polytheism and to share with Allah in His sole right of sovereignty and making
of the law. The All Mighty stated: {And when Luqman said to his son while he
admonish him: O my son! do not associate ought with Allah; most surely
polytheism is a grievous iniquity}(Luqman; 31:13). Man fabricated laws were put
forward permitting what has been forbidden by Allah such as usury (Riba) and
other matters. Banks dealing in usury are competing, for lands, with the two
Holy Places and declaring war against Allah by disobeying His order {Allah has
allowed trading and forbidden usury} (Baqarah; 2:275). All this taking place at
the vicinity of the Holy Mosque in the Holy Land! Allah (SWT) stated in His Holy
Book a unique promise (that had not been promised to any other sinner) to the
Muslims who deals in usury: {O you who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah
and relinquish what remains (due) from usury, if you are believers. But if you
do (it) not, then be appraised of WAR from Allah and His Apostle} (Baqarah;
2:278-279). This is for the "Muslim" who deals in usury (believing
that it is a sin), what is it then to the person who make himself a partner and
equal to Allah, legalising (usury and other sins) what has been forbidden by
Allah. Despite of all of the above we see the government misled and dragged some
of the righteous Ulamah and Da'ees away from the issue of objecting to the
greatest of sins and Kufr. (We bemoan this and can only say: "No power and
power acquiring except through Allah").
***
Under such circumstances,
to push the enemy---the greatest Kufr---out of the country is a prime duty. No
other duty after Belief is more important than the duty of had . Utmost effort
should be made to prepare and instigate the Ummah against the enemy, the
American-Israeli alliance- occupying the country of the two Holy Places and the
route of the Apostle (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him) to the
Furthest Mosque (Al-Aqsa Mosque). Also to remind the Muslims not to be engaged
in an internal war among themselves, as that will have grieve consequences
namely: 1-consumption of the Muslims human resources as most casualties and
fatalities will be among the Muslims people. 2-Exhaustion of the economic and
financial resources. 3-Destruction of the country infrastructures 4-Dissociation
of the society 5-Destruction of the oil industries. The presence of the USA
Crusader military forces on land, sea and air of the states of the Islamic Gulf
is the greatest danger threatening the largest oil reserve in the world. The
existence of these forces in the area will provoke the people of the country and
induces aggression on their religion, feelings and prides and push them to take
up armed struggle against the invaders occupying the land; therefore spread of
the fighting in the region will expose the oil wealth to the danger of being
burned up. The economical interest of the States of the Gulf and the land of the
two Holy Places will be damaged and even a greater damage will be caused to the
economy of the world. I would like here to alert my brothers, the Mujahideen,
the sons of the nation, to protect this (oil) wealth and not to include it in
the battle as it is a great Islamic wealth and a large economical power
essential for the soon to be established Islamic state, by Allah's Permission
and Grace.
We also warn the
aggressors, the USA, against burning this Islamic wealth (a crime which they may
commit in order to prevent it, at the end of the war, from falling in the hands
of its' legitimate owners and to cause economical damages to the competitors of
the USA in Europe or the Far East, particularly Japan which is the major
consumer of the oil of the region). 6-Division of the land of the two Holy
Places, and annexing of the northerly part of it by Israel. Dividing the land of
the two Holy Places is an essential demand of the Zionist-Crusader alliance. The
existence of such a large country with its huge resources under the leadership
of the forthcoming Islamic State, by Allah's Grace, represent a serious danger
to the very existence of the Zionist state in Palestine. The Nobel Ka'ba,---the
Qiblah of all Muslims- makes the land of the two Holy Places a symbol for the
unity of the Islamic world. Moreover, the presence of the world largest oil
reserve makes the land of the two Holy Places an important economical power in
the Islamic world. The sons of the two Holy Places are directly related to the
life style (Seerah) of their forefathers, the companions, may Allah be pleased
with them. They consider the Seerah of their forefathers as a source and an
example for re-establishing the greatness of this Ummah and to raise the word of
Allah again. Furthermore the presence of a population of fighters in the south
of Yemen, fighting in the cause of Allah, is a
I address now my brothers
of the security and military forces and the national guards may Allah preserve
you hoard for Islam and the Muslims people:
O you protectors of unity
and guardians of Faith; O you descendent of the ancestors who carried the light
(torch) of guidance and spread it all over the world. O you grandsons of Sa'd
Ibn Abi Waqqaas , Almothanna Ibn Haritha Ash-Shaybani , Alga'ga' Ibn Amroo Al-Tameemi
and those pious companions who fought Jihad alongside them; you competed to join
the army and the guard forces with the intention to carry out Jihad in the cause
of
The land was filled with
the military bases of the USA and the allies. The regime became unable to keep
control without the help of these bases. You know more than any body else about
the size, intention and the danger of the presence of the USA military bases in
the area. The regime betrayed the Ummah and joined the Kufr, assisting and
helping them against the Muslims. It is well known that this is one of the ten
"voiders" of Islam, deeds of de-Islamisation . By opening the Arab
peninsula to the crusaders the regime disobeyed and acted against what has been
enjoined by the messenger of Allah (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on
him), while he was at the bed of his death: (Expel the polytheists out of the
Arab Peninsula); (narrated by Al-Bukhari) and: (If I survive, Allah willing,
I'll expel the Jews and the Christians out of the Arab Peninsula); saheeh Aljame'
As-Sagheer.
It is out of date and no
longer acceptable to claim that the presence of the crusaders is necessity and
only a temporary measures to protect the land of the two Holy Places. Especially
when the civil and the military infrastructures of Iraq were savagely destroyed
showing the depth of the Zionist-Crusaders hatred to the Muslims and their
children, and the rejection of the idea of replacing the crusaders forces by an
Islamic force composed of the sons of the country and other Muslim people.
moreover the foundations of the claim and the claim it self were demolished and
wiped out by the sequence of speeches given by the leaders of the Kuffar in
America. The latest of these speeches was the one given by William Perry, the
Defence Secretary, after the explosion in Al-Khobar saying that: the presence of
the American solders there is to protect the interest of the USA. The imprisoned
Sheikh Safar Al-Hawali, may Allah hasten his release, wrote a book of seventy
pages; in it he presented evidence and proof that the presence of the Americans
in the Arab Peninsula is a pre-planed military occupation. The regime want to
deceive the Muslims people in the same manner when the Palestinian fighters,
Mujahideen, were deceived causing the loss of Al-Aqsa Mosque. In 1304 A.H (1936
AD) the awakened Muslims nation of Palestine started their great struggle,
Jihad, against the British occupying forces. Britain was impotent to stop the
Mujahideen and their Jihad, but their devil inspired that there is no way to
stop the armed struggle in Palestine unless through their agent King Abdul Azeez,
who managed to deceives the Mujahideen. King Abdul Azeez carried out his duty to
his British masters. He sent his two sons to meet the Mujahideen leaders and to
inform them that King Abdul Azeez would guarantee the promises made by the
British government in leaving the area and responding positively to the demands
of the Mujahideen if the latter stop their Jihad. And so King Abdul Azeez caused
the loss of the first Qiblah of the Muslims people. The King joined the
crusaders against the Muslims and instead of supporting the Mujahideen in the
cause of Allah, to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque, he disappointed and humiliated
them.
Today, his son, king Fahd,
trying to deceive the Muslims for the second time so as to loose what is left of
the sanctities. When the Islamic world resented the arrival of the crusader
forces to the land of the two Holy Places, the king told lies to the Ulamah (who
issued Fatwas about the arrival of the Americans) and to the gathering of the
Islamic leaders at the conference of Rabitah which was held in the Holy City of
Makka. The King said that: "the issue is simple, the American and the
alliance forces will leave the area in few months". Today it is seven years
since their arrival and the regime is not able to move them out of the country.
The regime made no confession about its inability and carried on lying to the
people claiming that the American will leave. But never-never again; a believer
will not be bitten twice from the same hole or snake! Happy is the one who takes
note of the sad experience of the others!!
Instead of motivating the
army, the guards and the security men to oppose the occupiers the regime used
these men to protect the invaders, and further deepening the humiliation and the
betrayal. (We bemoan this and can only say: "No power and power acquiring
except through Allah"). To those little group of men within the army,
police and security forces, who have been tricked and pressurised by the regime
to attack the Muslims and spill their blood, we would like to remind them of the
narration: (I promise war against those who take my friends as their enemy)
narrated by Al--Bukhari. and his saying (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may
be on him) saying of: ( In the day of judgement a man comes holding another and
complaining being slain by him. Allah, blessed be His Names, asks: Why did you
slay him?! The accused replies: I did so that all exaltation may be Yours.
Allah, blessed be His Names, says: All exaltation is indeed mine! Another man
comes holding a fourth with a similar complaint. Allah, blessed be His Names,
asks: Why did you kill him?! The accused replies: I did so that exaltation may
be for Mr. X! Allah, blessed be His Names, says: exaltation is mine, not for Mr.
X, carry all the slain man's sins (and proceed to the Hell fire)!). In another
wording of An-Nasa'i: "The accused says: for strengthening the rule or
kingdom of Mr. X"
Today your brothers and
sons, the sons of the two Holy Places, have started their Jihad in the cause of
Allah, to expel the occupying enemy out of the country of the two Holy places.
And there is no doubt you would like to carry out this mission too, in order to
re-establish the greatness of this Ummah and to liberate its' occupied
sanctities. Nevertheless, it must be obvious to you that, due to the imbalance
of power between our armed forces and the enemy forces, a suitable means of
fighting must be adopted
The Mujahideen, your
brothers and sons, requesting that you support them in every possible way by
supplying them with the necessary information, materials and arms. Security men
are especially asked to cover up for the Mujahideen and to assist them as much
as possible against the occupying enemy; and to spread rumours, fear and
discouragement among the members of the enemy forces.
We bring to your attention that the regime, in order to create a friction and feud between the Mujahideen and yourselves, might resort to take a deliberate action against personnel
'It
is the duty
of all Muslims
to boycott American goods'
of the security, guards
and military forces and blame the Mujahideen for these actions. The regime
should not be allowed to have such opportunity.
The regime is fully
responsible for what had been incurred by the country and the nation; however
the occupying American enemy is the principle and the main cause of the
situation . Therefore efforts should be concentrated on destroying, fighting and
killing the enemy until, by the Grace of Allah, it is completely defeated. The
time will come---by the
My Muslim Brothers
(particularly those of the Arab Peninsula):
The money you pay to buy
American goods will be transformed into bullets and used against our brothers in
Palestine and tomorrow (future) against our sons in the land of the two Holy
places. By buying these goods we are strengthening their economy while our
dispossession and poverty increases.
Muslims Brothers of land
of the two Holy Places:
It is incredible that our
country is the world largest buyer of arms from the USA and the area biggest
commercial partners of the Americans who are assisting their Zionist brothers in
occupying Palestine and in evicting and killing the Muslims there, by providing
arms, men and financial supports.
To deny these occupiers
from the enormous revenues of their trading with our country is a very important
help for our Jihad against them. To express our anger and hate to them is a very
important moral gesture. By doing so we would have taken part in (the process of
) cleansing our sanctities from the crusaders and the Zionists and forcing them,
by the
We expect the woman of
the land of the two Holy Places and other countries to carry out their role in
boycotting the American goods.
If economical boycotting
is intertwined with the military operations of the Mujahideen, then defeating
the enemy will be even nearer, by the Permission of Allah. However if Muslims
don't co-operate and support their Mujahideen brothers then , in effect, they
are supplying the army of the enemy with financial help and extending the war
and increasing the suffering of the Muslims.
The security and the
intelligence services of the entire world can not force a single citizen to buy
the goods of his/her enemy. Economical boycotting of the American goods is a
very effective weapon of hitting and weakening the enemy, and it is not under
the control of the security forces of the regime.
Before closing my talk, I
have a very important message to the youths of Islam, men of the brilliant
future of the Ummah of Muhammad (ALLAH'S BLESSING AND SALUTATIONS ON HIM). Our
talk with the youths about their duty in this difficult period in the history of
our Ummah. A period in which the youths and no one else came forward to carry
out the variable and different duties. While some of the well known individuals
had hesitated in their duty of defending Islam and saving themselves and their
wealth from the injustice, aggression and terror---exercised by the
government---the youths (may Allah protect them) were forthcoming and raised the
banner of Jihad against the American-Zionist alliance occupying the sanctities
of Islam. Others who have been tricked into loving this materialistic world, and
those who have been terrorised by the government choose to give legitimacy to
the greatest betrayal , the occupation of the land of the two Holy Places (We
bemoan this and can only say: "No power and power acquiring except through
Allah"). We are not surprised from the action of our youths. The youths
were the companions of Muhammad (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on
him), and was it not the youths themselves who killed Aba-Jahl, the Pharaoh of
this Ummah". Our youths are the best descendent of the best ancestors.
Abdul-Rahman Ibn Awf -may
Allah be pleased with him- said: (I was at Badr where I noticed two youths one
to my right and the other to my left. One of them asked me quietly (so not to be
heard by the other): O uncle point out Aba-Jahl to me. What do you want him
for?, said Abdul Rahman. The boy answered: I have been informed that he---
Aba-Jahl---abused the Messenger of Allah (), I swear by Allah, who have my soul
in His hand, that if I see Aba-Jahl I'll not let my shadow departs his shadow
till one of us is dead. I was astonished, said Abdul Rahman; then the other
youth said the same thing as the first one. Subsequently I saw Aba-Jahl among
the people; I said to the boys do you see? this is the man you are asking me
about. The two youths hit Aba-Jahl with their swords till he was dead. Allah is
the greatest, Praise be to Him: Two youths of young age but with great
perseverance, enthusiasm, courage and pride for the religion of Allah's, each
one of them asking about the most important act of killing that should be
induced on the enemy. That is the killing of the pharaoh of this Ummah - Aba
Jahl-, the leader of the unbelievers (Mushrikeen) at the battle of Badr. The
role of Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf , may Allah be pleased with him, was to direct the
two youths toward Aba-Jahl. That was the perseverance and the enthusiasm of the
youths of that time and that was the perseverance and the enthusiasm of their
fathers. It is this role that is now required from the people who have the
expertise and knowledge in fighting the enemy. They should guide their brothers
and sons in this matter; once that has been done, then our youths will repeat
what their forefathers had said before: "I swear by Allah if I see him I'll
not let my shadow to departs from his shadow till one of us is dead".
And the story of
Abdur-Rahman Ibn Awf about Ummayyah Ibn Khalaf shows the extent of Bilal's (may
Allah be pleased with him) persistence in killing the head of the Kufr:
"the head of Kufr is Ummayyah Ibn Khalaf.... I shall live not if he
survives" said Bilal.
Few days ago the news
agencies had reported that the Defence Secretary of the Crusading Americans had
said that "the explosion at Riyadh and Al-Khobar had taught him one lesson:
that is not to withdraw when attacked by coward terrorists".
We say to the Defence
Secretary that his talk can induce a grieving mother to laughter! and shows the
fears that had enshrined you all. Where was this false courage of yours when the
explosion in Beirut took place on 1983 AD (1403 A.H). You were turned into
scattered pits and pieces at that time; 241 mainly marines solders were killed.
And where was this courage of yours when two explosions made you to leave Aden
in lees than twenty four hours!
But your most disgraceful
case was in Somalia; where---after vigorous propaganda about the power of the
USA and its post cold war leadership of the new world order---you moved tens of
thousands of international force, including twenty eight thousands American
solders into Somalia. However, when tens of your solders were killed in minor
battles and one American Pilot was dragged in the streets of Mogadishu you left
the area carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat and your dead with you.
Clinton appeared in front of the whole world threatening and promising revenge,
but these threats were merely a preparation for withdrawal. You have been
disgraced by Allah and you withdrew; the extent of your impotence and weaknesses
became very clear. It was a pleasure for the "heart" of every Muslim
and a remedy to the "chests" of believing nations to see you defeated
in the three Islamic cities of Beirut , Aden and Mogadishu.
I say to Secretary of
Defence: The sons of the land of the two Holy Places had come out to fight
against the Russian in Afghanistan, the Serb in Bosnia-Herzegovina and today
they are fighting in Chechenia and---by the Permission of Allah---they have been
made victorious over your partner, the Russians. By the command of Allah, they
are also fighting in Tajakistan.
I say: Since the sons of
the land of the two Holy Places feel and strongly believe that fighting (Jihad)
against the Kuffar in every part of the world, is absolutely essential; then
they would be even more enthusiastic, more powerful and larger in number upon
fighting on their own land---the place of their births---defending the greatest
of their sanctities, the noble Ka'ba (the Qiblah of all Muslims). They know that
the Muslims of the world will assist and help them to victory. To liberate their
sanctities is the greatest of issues concerning all Muslims; It is the duty of
every Muslims in this world.
I say to you William (Defence
Secretary) that: These youths love death as you loves life. They inherit
dignity, pride, courage, generosity, truthfulness and sacrifice from father to
father. They are most delivering and steadfast at war. They inherit these values
from their ancestors (even from the time of the Jaheliyyah, before Islam). These
values were approved and completed by the arriving Islam as stated by the
messenger of Allah
When the pagan King Amroo
Ibn Hind tried to humiliate the pagan Amroo Ibn Kulthoom, the latter cut the
head of the King with his sword rejecting aggression, humiliation and
indignation.
If the king oppresses the
people excessively, we reject to submit to humiliation.
By which legitimacy (or
command) O Amroo bin Hind you want us to be degraded?!
By which legitimacy (or
command) O Amroo bin Hind you listen to our foes and disrespect us?!
Our toughness has, O
Amroo, tired the enemies before you, never giving in!
*** Our youths believe in
paradise after death. They believe that taking part in fighting will not bring
their day nearer; and staying behind will not postpone their day either. Exalted
be to Allah who said: {And a soul will not die but with the permission of Allah,
the term is fixed} (Aal Imraan; 3:145). Our youths believe in the saying of the
messenger of Allah (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him): "O
boy, I teach a few words; guard (guard the cause of, keep the commandments of)
Allah, then He guards you, guard (the cause of ) Allah, then He will be with
you; if you ask (for your need) ask Allah, if you seek assistance, seek Allah's;
and know definitely that if the Whole World gathered to (bestow) profit on you
they will not profit you except with what was determined for you by Allah, and
if they gathered to harm you they will not harm you except with what has been
determined for you by Allah; Pen lifted, papers dried, it is fixed nothing in
these truths can be changed" Saheeh Al-Jame' As-Sagheer. Our youths took
note of the meaning of the poetic verse:
"if death is a
predetermined must, then it is a shame to die cowardly"
and the other poet
saying:
" who do not die by
the sword will die by other reason; many causes are there but one death".
These youths believe in
what has been told by Allah and His messenger (Allah's Blessings and Salutations
may be on him) about the greatness of the reward for the Mujahideen and Martyrs;
Allah, the most exalted said: {and -so far- those who are slain in the way of
Allah, He will by no means allow their deeds to perish. He will guide them and
improve their condition. and cause them to enter the garden---paradise---which
He has made known to them}. (Muhammad; 47:4-6). Allah the Exalted also said:
{and do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead; nay---they
are---alive, but you do not perceive} (Bagarah; 2:154). His messenger (Allah's
Blessings and Salutations may be on him) said: "for those who strive in His
cause Allah prepared hundred degrees (levels) in paradise; in-between two
degrees as the in-between heaven and earth". Saheeh Al-Jame' As-Sagheer. He
(Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him) also said: "the best of
the martyrs are those who do NOT turn their faces away from the battle till they
are killed. They are in the high level of Jannah (paradise). Their Lord laughs
to them ( in pleasure) and when your Lord laughs to a slave of His, He will not
hold him to an account". narrated by Ahmad with correct and trustworthy
reference. And : "a martyr will not feel the pain of death except like how
you feel when you are pinched". Saheeh Al-Jame' As-Sagheer. He also said :
"a martyr privileges are guaranteed by Allah; forgiveness with the first
gush of his blood, he will be shown his seat in paradise, he will be decorated
with the jewels of belief (Imaan), married off to the beautiful ones, protected
from the test in the grave, assured security in the day of judgement, crowned
with the crown of dignity, a ruby of which is better than this whole world (Duniah)
and its' entire content, wedded to seventy two of the pure Houries (beautiful
ones of Paradise) and his intercession on the behalf of seventy of his relatives
will be accepted". narrated by Ahmad and At-Tirmithi (with the correct and
trustworthy reference).
Those youths know that
their rewards in fighting you, the USA, is double than their rewards in fighting
some one else not from the people of the book. They have no intention except to
enter paradise by killing you. An infidel, and enemy of God like you, cannot be
in the same hell with his righteous executioner.
Our youths chanting and reciting the word of Allah, the most exalted: {fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace, and assist you against them and heal the heart of a believing people} (At-Taubah; 9:14) and the words of the prophet (ALLAH'S BLESSING AND SALUTATIONS ON HIM): "I swear by Him, who has my soul in His hand, that no man get killed fighting them today, patiently attacking and not retreating,
'The
crusader army [the Americans]
became dust when we
detonated al-Khobar'
surely Allah will let him
into paradise". And his (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him)
saying to them: "get up to a paradise as wide as heaven and earth".
The youths also reciting
the All Mighty words of: {so when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, then
smite the necks........} (Muhammad; 47:19).
Those youths will not ask
you (William Perry) for explanations, they will tell you singing here is nothing
between us need to be explained, there is only killing and neck smiting.
And they will say to you
what their grand father, Haroon Ar-Rasheed, Ameer-ul-Mu'meneen, replied to your
grandfather, Nagfoor, the Byzantine emperor, when he threatened the Muslims:
"from Haroon Ar-Rasheed, Ameer-ul-Mu'meneen, to Nagfoor, the dog of the
Romans; the answer is what you will see not what you hear". Haroon El-Rasheed
led the armies of Islam to the battle and handed Nagfoor a devastating defeat.
The youths you called
cowards are competing among themselves for fighting and killing you. reciting
what one of them said:
The crusader army became
dust when we detonated al-Khobar
With courageous youth of
Islam fearing no danger
If (they are) threatened:
The tyrants will kill you, they reply my death is a victory
I did not betrayed that
king, he did betray our Qiblah
And he permitted in the
holy country the most filthy sort of humans.
I have made an oath by
Allah, the Great, to fight who ever rejected he faith
For more than a decade,
they carried arms on their shoulders in Afghanistan and they have made vows to
Allah that as long as they are alive, they will continue to carry arms against
you until you are--llah willing---expelled, defeated and humiliated, they will
carry on as long as they live saying:
O William, tomorrow you
will know which young man is confronting your misguided brethren!
A youth fighting in
smile, returning with the spear coloured red.
May Allah keep me close
to knights, humans in peace, demons in war.
Lions in Jungle but their
teeth are spears and Indian swords.
The horses witness that I
push them hard forwarded in the fire of attle.
The dust of the battle
bears witnesses for me, so also the fighting itself, the pens and the books!
So to abuse the grandsons
of the companions, may Allah be pleased with them, by calling them cowards and
challenging them by refusing to leave the land of the two Holy Places shows the
insanity and the imbalance you are suffering from. Its appropriate 'remedy,?
however, is in the hands of the youths of Islam, as the poet said:
I am willing to sacrifice
self and wealth for knights who never disappointed me
Knights who are never fed
up or deterred by death, even if the mill of war turns
In the heat of battle
they do not care, and cure the insanity of the enemy by their 'insane' courage.
Terrorising you, while
you are carrying arms on our land, is a legitimate and morally demanded duty. It
is a legitimate right well known to all humans and other creatures. Your example
and our example is like a snake which entered into a house of a man and got
killed by him. The coward is the one who lets you walk, while carrying arms,
freely on his land and provides you with peace and security.
Those youths are
different from your soldiers. Your problem will be how to convince your troops
to fight, while our problem will be how to restrain our youths to wait for their
turn in fighting and in operations. These youths are commendation and
praiseworthy.
They stood up tall to
defend the religion; at the time when the government misled the prominent
scholars and tricked them into issuing Fatwas (that have no basis neither in the
book of Allah, nor in the Sunnah of His prophet (Allah's Blessings and
Salutations may be on him)) of opening the land of the two Holy Places for the
Christians armies and handing the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the Zionists. Twisting the
meanings of the holy text will not change this fact at all. They deserve the
praise of the poet:
I rejected all the
critics, who chose the wrong way
I rejected those who
enjoy fireplaces in clubs discussing eternally
I rejected those, who in
spite being lost, think they are at the goal
I respect those who
carried on not asking or bothering about the difficulties
Never letting up from
their goals, in spite all hardships of the road
Whose blood is the oil
for the flame guiding in the darkness of confusion
I feel still the pain of
(the loss) Al-Quds in my internal organs.
That loss is like a
burning fire in my intestines
I did not betray my
covenant with God, when even states did betray it!
As their grand father
Assim Bin Thabit said rejecting a surrender offer of the pagans:
What for an excuse I had
to surrender, while I am still able, having arrows and my bow having a tough
string?!
Death is truth and
ultimate destiny, and life will end any way. If I do not fight you, then my
mother must be insane!
The youths hold you
responsible for all of the killings and evictions of the Muslims and the
violation of the sanctities, carried out by your Zionist brothers in Lebanon;
you openly supplied them with arms and finance. More than 600,000 Iraqi children
have died due to lack of food and medicine and as a result of the unjustifiable
aggression (sanction) imposed on Iraq and its nation. The children of Iraq are
our children. You, the USA, together with the Saudi regime are responsible for
the shedding of the blood of these innocent children. Due to all of that, what
ever treaty you have with our country is now null and void.
The treaty of Hudaybiyyah
was cancelled by the messenger of Allah (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may
be on him) once Quraysh had assisted Bani Bakr against Khusa'ah , the allies of
the prophet (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him). The prophet
(Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him) fought Quraysh and concurred
Makka. He (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him) considered the
treaty with Bani
The walls of oppression
and humiliation cannot be demolished except in a rain of bullets
The freeman does not
surrender leadership to infidels and sinners
Without shedding blood no
degradation and branding can be removed from the forehead.
I remind the youths of
the Islamic world, who fought in Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina with their
wealth, pens, tongues and themselves that the battle had not finished yet. I
remind them about the talk between Jibreel (Gabriel) and the messenger of Allah
(Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on both of them) after the battle of
Ahzab when the messenger of Allah (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on
him) returned to Medina and before putting his sword aside; when Jibreel
(Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him) descend saying: "are you
putting your sword aside? by Allah the angels haven't dropped their arms yet;
march with your companions to Bani Quraydah, I am (going) ahead of you to throw
fears in their hearts and to shake their fortresses on them". Jibreel
marched with the angels (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on them all),
followed by the messenger of Allah (Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on
him) marching with the immigrants, Muhajeroon, and supporters,
These youths know that:
if one is not to be killed one will die (any way) and the most honourable death
is to be killed in the way of Allah. They are even more determined after the
martyrdom of the four heroes who bombed the Americans in Riyadh. Those youths
who raised high the head of the Ummah and humiliated the Americans---the
occupier---by their operation in Riyadh. They remember the poetry of Ja'far, the
second commander in the battle of Mu'tah, in which three thousand Muslims faced
over a hundred thousand
How good is the Paradise
and its nearness, good with cool drink
But the Romans are
promised punishment (in Hell), if I meet them I will fight them.
And the poetry of
Abdullah Bin Rawaha, the third commander in the battle of Mu'tah, after the
martyrdom of Ja'far, when he felt some hesitation:
O my soul if you do not
get killed, you are going to die, anyway. This is death pool in front of you!
You are getting what you
have wished for (martyrdom) before, and you follow the example of the two
previous commanders you are rightly guided!
As for our daughters,
wives, sisters and mothers they should take prime example from the prophet
(Allah's Blessings and Salutations may be on him) pious female companions, may
Allah be pleased with them; they should adopt the life style (Seerah) of the
female companions of courage, sacrifice and generosity in the cause of the
supremacy of Allah's religion. They should remember the courage and the
personality of Fatima, daughter of
Our women bemoan only
fighters in the cause of Allah, as said:
Do not moan on any one
except a lion in the woods, courageous in the burning wars
Let me die dignified in
wars, honourable death is better than my current life
Our women encourage to
Jihad saying:
Prepare yourself like a
struggler, the matter is bigger than words!
Are you going to leave us
else for the wolves of Kufr eating our wings?!
The wolves of Kufr are
mobilising all evil persons from every where!
Where are the freemen
defending free women by the arms?!
Death is better than life
in humiliation! Some scandals and shames will never be otherwise eradicated.
My Muslim Brothers of The
World:
Your brothers in
Palestine and in the land of the two Holy Places are calling upon your help and
asking you to take part in fighting against the enemy---your enemy and their
enemy---the Americans and the Israelis. they are asking you to do whatever you
can, with one own means and ability, to expel the enemy, humiliated and
defeated, out of the sanctities of Islam. Exalted be to Allah said in His book:
{ and if they ask your support, because they are oppressed in their faith, then
support them!} (Anfaal; 8:72)
O you horses (soldiers)
of Allah ride and march on. This is the time of hardship so be tough. And know
that your gathering and co-operation in order to liberate the sanctities of
Islam is the right step toward unifying the word of the Ummah under the banner
of "No God but Allah" ).
From our place we raise
our palms humbly to Allah asking Him to bestow on us His guide in every aspects
of this issue.
Our Lord, we ask you to
secure the release of the truthful scholars, Ulama, of Islam and pious youths of
the Ummah from their imprisonment. O Allah, strengthen them and help their
families.
Our Lord, the people of
the cross had come with their horses (soldiers) and occupied the land of the two
Holy places. And the Zionist Jews fiddling as they wish with the Al-Aqsa Mosque,
the route of the ascendance of the messenger of Allah (ALLAH'S BLESSING AND
SALUTATIONS ON HIM). Our Lord, shatter their gathering, divide them among
themselves, shaken the earth under their feet and give us control over them; Our
Lord, we take refuge in you from their deeds and take you as a shield between us
and them
Our Lord, show us a black
day in them!
Our Lord, show us the
wonderment of your ability in them!
Our Lord, You are the
Revealer of the book, Director of the clouds,
Our Lord, You are the one
who help us and You are the one who assist us, with Your Power we move and by
Your Power we fight. On You we rely and You are our cause.
Our Lord, those youths
got together to make Your religion victorious and raise Your banner.
Our Lord, send them Your
help and strengthen their hearts.
Our Lord, make the youths
of Islam steadfast and descend patience on them and guide their shots!
Our Lord, unify the
Muslims and bestow love among their hearts!
Our Lord, pour down upon
us patience, and make our steps firm and assist us against the unbelieving
people!
Our Lord, do not lay on
us a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us;
Our Lord, do not impose
upon us that which we have no strength to bear; and pardon us and grant us
protection and have mercy on us, Thou art our patron, so help us against the
unbelieving people.
Our Lord, guide this
Ummah, and make the right conditions (by which) the people of your obedience
will be in dignity and the people of disobedience in humiliation, and by which
the good deeds are enjoined and the bad deeds are forebode.
Our Lord, bless Muhammad,
Your slave and messenger, his family and descendants, and companions and salute
him with a (becoming) salutation.
And our last supplication
is: All praise is due to Allah .
Usamah
bin Muhammad bin Laden
Friday, 9/4/1417 A.H (23/8/1996 AD)
Hindukush Mountains, Khurasan,
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