- The document offers condolences for several martyrs, including Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San'ani, Hisham al Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, Abul Qasam al Urduni, and Abu Muhammad al Sudani.
- It then discusses the virtues and sacrifices of several of the martyrs, including Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San'ani, Hisham Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, and Abu Qassam al Urduni.
- The document calls on Muslims to participate in the
- The document offers condolences for several martyrs, including Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San'ani, Hisham al Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, Abul Qasam al Urduni, and Abu Muhammad al Sudani.
- It then discusses the virtues and sacrifices of several of the martyrs, including Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San'ani, Hisham Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, and Abu Qassam al Urduni.
- The document calls on Muslims to participate in the
- The document offers condolences for several martyrs, including Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San'ani, Hisham al Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, Abul Qasam al Urduni, and Abu Muhammad al Sudani.
- It then discusses the virtues and sacrifices of several of the martyrs, including Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San'ani, Hisham Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, and Abu Qassam al Urduni.
- The document calls on Muslims to participate in the
(may Allah protect him) Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): In the Name of Allah. All praise belongs to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions and those who are loyal to him. My dear Muslim brothers! Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, I wish to discuss today the vicious scheming of a clique of lowly Arab Zionists- specifically bin Zaid- who seek to provide impetus to the Zionist project in the heart of the Muslim world. Before I delve deeper into this subject, I would like to offer my condolences to the Ummah on the martyrdom of a group of heroes, may Allah have mercy on them, grant them the highest levels of paradise and reunite us with them under the shade of His mercy. Among this distinct group of martyrs are the brothers Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani, Abu Hurayra al San’ani, Hisham al Eshmawi, Shaykh Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, Abul Qasam al Urduni, and Abu Muhammad al Sudani, may Allah have mercy on them. These honourable brothers departed this world for the Hereafter while defending their Religion, their Ummah, their sanctities… confronting the aggression of the Crusaders and their hirelings. They set noble examples worthy of emulation, illuminating the path for those whose way is Jihad, selflessness and sacrifice. May Allah have mercy on Muhammad Saeed al Shemrani whose prime concern was the cause of His Ummah. With his valiance, he revived the tradition set by Muhammad bin Maslama (may Allah be pleased with him). And so he penetrated the army of the Cross, the forces of the idol of this age. He hit them hard with the means available at his disposable. May Allah reward him greatly on behalf of Islam and Muslims, Amen! May Allah have mercy on the steadfast Ameer, the fearless lion who remained steadfast in his den: Abu Hurayrah al San’ani. He led his Mujahid brothers in the Arabian Peninsula who face an unrelenting war being waged against them by the Crusader American forces, the Emirati and Saudi mercenaries and the hirelings of the Safavids. He did not backtrack or succumb to pressures; rather, he held the flag high until he passed it on to his successor, coloured with his pure blood. ------------- I would also like to offer my condolences to the Ummah and its Mujahid sons on the martyrdom of the patient hero, Hisham Eshmawi (may Allah have mercy on him). And when Hisham Eshmawi is mentioned, one must mention his companions, Emad Abdul Hameed and Umar Rifa’i Suroor (may Allah have mercy on them). These torchbearers of steadfastness and selflessness give us all hope that the steadfast and patient land of Egypt continues to produce heroes and warriors who pass the flag of Jihad, Dawah and selflessness, nobility, honour and glory from generation to generation. ------------- As for my brother, the Shaykh, the Mujahid, the wise Ameer, Abu Musab Abdul Wudood, he was among the towering personalities of Jihad in the Islamic Maghreb. May Allah have mercy on him and his companions Abdul Hameed, Abu Abdul Kareem and Anass. I pray to Allah to reward him greatly on the sacrifices that he offered for the sake of his Ummah under extremely testing circumstances. Shaykh Abu Mus’ab led the way in uniting the Mujahideen, coordinating the efforts of Muslims and uniting them in a single array so as to confront the contemporary crusade. Shaykh Abu Mus’ab possessed a rich history of generosity and selflessness. It is our duty to shed light on his life so as to offer an example worthy of emulation for posterity. However, I would suffice here with condolences and prayers of forgiveness and mercy for him and his noble companions. I ask Allah to reunite us with him under the shade of His mercy. Perhaps Allah will grant me an opportunity to discuss his merits and precedence in Jihad, as well as his selflessness and generosity. ------------ I also pray to Allah to have mercy on my kind brother, Abu Qassam al Urduni. Abu Qassam possessed a distinguished life history, replete with Jihad, emigration, imprisonment, selflessness. He was a muhajir, a mujahid who never ceased to offer and sacrifice in the Way of Allah. He continued to ascend and rise in the levels of Jihad until Allah honoured him with the status of martyrdom in His way. I pray to Allah for acceptance for him, for us and for all Muslims. I also ask Allah to accept the martyrdom of our brother, Shaykh Abu Muhammad al Sudani. May Allah make his Jihad in East Africa and Syria and his emigration in the scale of good deeds on the Day of Judgment. May Allah reunite us with him and with all our martyrs in the shade of His infinite mercy, Ameen! ------------- ُته عام ٌر َو َسلولُ ََ ً َّ ُ َ َ َ ٌ ََ ّ َ ِ ُ ِإ َذا ما رأ و ِإنا لقوم ال نرى القتل سبة ُآجال ُهم َف َتطول ُ ُ َ َ وتكرهه َ َ آجالنا لنا وت َ ب الم ُّ ُي َق ِّر ُب ُح َ ِ ُ كان َق تيل َ ُ َ ّ َّ ُ َ وال طل ِمنا حيث تف أ ِنف ِهَ مات م ّنا َس ِّي ٌد َح َ َوما َ َ َ ُ ِ ُ ُ يست َعىل غي الظبات ت سيل َ َول ُ ُ سيل َعىل َحد الظبات ن فوسنا ِّ ُ َت ِ ِر ِ ولُ قال الكر ُام َف ُع َ ول لما ٌ َُ ٌ قام َس ِّيد َ إذا َس ِّي ٌد م ّنا َخال ٌِ ِ ُ ق َؤ ٌَ ِ َ ِ َُ ُعلومة َو ُحجول َ لها غ َر ٌر َم َ َوأ ّي ُامنا مشهورة يف عدونا ِّ َ ُ عي ُف لول َ بها من قراع الدار ب غر م ُ َ سيافنا ف ُك ِّل ََشق َو َوأ ِ ر ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ٍ ي [Arabic poetry] -------------- To begin with, I would like to congratulate the Muslim Ummah on the successful continuation of the campaign ‘Jerusalem shall not be Judaized’. May Allah greatly reward the valiant heroes of Jihad in the frontlines of Jihad in East and West Africa on the heroics that they have recorded as part of these blessed operations. This series of operations, with the help of Allah, shall prove to be the most defiant response to the plots of the despicable servants of Israel. ------------- Shaykh Abu Obaida Ahmad Omar (may Allah protect him): All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. And may peace and blessings be upon the Imam of the righteous, the leader of the Mujahideen, and upon his family and companions who spread the Religion, and upon the righteous predecessors and upon those who fought, strived, garrisoned, and struggled for the cause of this Religion in every age. My brothers, may Allah reward you greatly. It is my pleasure to bid farewell to you as you depart to raid the enemy’s stronghold. We thank Allah greatly for the favours he has blessed us with, the greatest blessing being Islam. After the blessing of Islam, he granted us the good fortune of fulfilling the duty of Jihad in His way. Many study Islamic sciences and read the chapter of Jihad frequently (in the books of Islamic law), but are unable to join the caravan of Jihad. Thus being guided by Allah to set out for Jihad is a great blessing. It is a blessing that He grants to whom He wishes. It is due from us to be grateful for this immense blessing. And the blessings of Allah are countless, and our lives and existence is only due to His blessings. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): O’ Muslim! Participate in this campaign. Take Jerusalem’s revenge from the Zionist occupiers and those who created them in the first place and provided them support. ---------------- I would take this opportunity to congratulate my brothers in the frontlines of Islam in East and West Africa on a victory that I consider to be one of the greatest victories granted to them by Allah: prevailing in the field of Dawah to Islam. The aim of the Mujahideen, and indeed of all Muslims, is to guide mankind and bring them out of darkness to the light of guidance, in accordance with the command of Allah:” O’ Prophet (pbuh)! Verily, We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner, and as one who invites to Allah by His leave, and as a lamp spreading light." Allah blessed them with guiding the Italian and French sisters to Islam. May Allah reward them for their keenness to guide mankind. Earlier, at the hands of our brothers in Al Qa’eda in the Indian Subcontinent, Allah had guided the American Warren Weinstein and the Italian Lo Porto to Islam. Both of them reverted while in prison and were killed in an airstrike targeting their residence. Later, Obama had the audacity to say that he was sorry for what had happened because he didn’t know about their presence at the place that was targeted. Shaykh Khubaib al Sudani (may Allah protect him): For decades, the Palestinian cause has been the focal cause of the Muslim Ummah. This is due to the place that Palestine occupies in the heart of all Muslims. It is the land of the Prophets, the home of Divine messages, the first Qiblah, the third Haram and the destination of the Night Journey of our Messenger, Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him). Unfortunately, in spite of the holiness of this blessed land, it has become an occupied territory, in the hands of monkeys and swines for over a century. From the day Palestine was occupied to this age, the Jews, in plain sight of the entire world, have been desecrating the rights of the Palestinians in the worst possible manner. From the very beginning, a bunch of traitors sought to suppress movements that called for Jihad for the liberation of Palestine. Gradually, secular nationalist and leftist movements gained ground. Slogans and beliefs became blurred as the idea of allying with the Satan to liberate Palestine took root… Of course, Palestine was never liberated by them. The Palestinian cause thus became a game, a ball thrown on the peace table by ignoble criminals as and when it suited their interests. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): My Muslim brothers and Mujahideen! An entire generation of brokers have bargained over Palestine. When Sharif Hussein revolted against the Ottoman State, he entered into a bargain to take Palestine from the Ottomans and hand it over to the Jews on the basis of the Balfour Declaration. Narrator: When the secret of the Sykes-Picot accord was revealed, and after it came the Balfour Declaration, Sharif Hussein felt shocked. The British government decided to send its envoy, Commander Hogart from the Cairo Desk of the British Intelligence, to pacify him. He met Sharif Hussein in person and wrote a brief on what had transpired in the meeting. On the topic of Sykes- Picot, Hogart mentioned that Sharif Hussein had assured him that he would accept secondary changes made to the original plan due to the contingencies of war. As for the Balfour Declaration, Hogart mentioned that Sharif Hussein’s response revealed his readiness to accept the subject matter of the Declaration. He added that Sharif Hussein enthusiastically agreed to the proposal, saying that he would welcome Jews all across the Arab World. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): In fact, he demonstrated his loyalty for the British by asking the officials in his government to pacify the Arab reaction (to the Declaration). Narrator: In the months that followed, Sharif Hussein offered substantive evidence of his sincerity. He dispatched letters to high-ranking followers in Egypt and to followers in the ranks of the revolutionary forces, telling them that he had received assurances from the British government that Jewish settlement in Palestine shall not conflict with Arab independence. He encouraged them to have faith in the promises of ‘Great Britain’. He ordered his sons to exert utmost efforts to assuage the fears evoked by the Balfour Declaration among the rank and file of his followers. He sent an envoy to Faisal in Al Aqaba with similar instructions. He suggested publishing an article in the official magazine (of the mutineers) reminding the Arabs in Palestine of their duty of hospitality and magnanimity, dictated by their holy books and traditions. He suggested encouraging them to welcome Jews as their brothers and to cooperate with them for securing common interests. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): As for his son, Faisal bin Hussein, in January 1919, he, along with Haeim Weizman, the representative of the Zionist Organization, concluded the accord of treachery known as the ‘Faisal-Weizman agreement’. Narrator: 1- All relations and reciprocal duties between the Arab State and Palestine must be imbibed with a spirit of good faith and mutual understanding. 2-After mutual consultations in the Peace Conference, the final boundaries between the Arab State and Palestine shall be clearly defined. 3-During the compilation of the constitution for the administration of Palestinian affairs, all necessary measures must be taken to offer genuine guarantees for the implementation of the declaration made by the British government on the 2nd of November, 1917. 4-All necessary measures must be taken to encourage Jewish emigration to Palestine on a comprehensive scale and as rapidly as possible. A program of extensive settlement and intensive agricultural utilization of the land must be put into place to this effect. 9-Any dispute between the two contending sides must be referred to the British government for adjudication. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): A cursory look at the contents of this agreement reveals the following: - Faisal recognized the Jewish state as an equal of the Arab state. In fact, he recognized the existence of clearly defined boundaries between the two sides. Hence, Anwar Sadat was not the first one to conclude a peace deal between the Arabs and the Jews. -This agreement emphasized the encouragement of widescale Jewish emigration to Palestine. It also contained an explicit acceptance of the Balfour declaration. In simple words, Faisal wanted to purchase his throne from the British in return for a complete sell-out of Palestine. Danial, Researcher: Faisal’s hopes of establishing a Kingdom in Damascus proved to be a mere mirage. The British promised the French a mandate over Syria. And so they sent Faisal to Iraq and made him a king in name only. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): In other words, he struck a deal with the devil to create an Arab kingdom. And thus he rightly deserved the punishment due for those who ally with Satan for the sake of this world, i.e. a loss of this world and the hereafter. “Like Satan, when he said to man: disbelieve. When he disbelieved, he said, I absolve my self from you; verily, I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.” -------------- When the Ottoman state collapsed after the First World War, Ataturk’s secular system took its place. At this stage, the mask fell, Israel was given recognition, an embassy was opened for the Zionist entity in Turkey and a series of security and military agreements were concluded. Joint military exercises were held and extensive trade ties were also established. Ataturk’s state became a member of NATO and participated later in aggression against Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. To this day, the same policies are being pursued by the Turkish regime. -------------- After the First World War, a Peace Conference was held. On the basis of the Sykes-Picot agreement, the territories of the former Ottoman State were carved up between France and Britain. Abdul Aziz al Saud welcomed the division of Syria, Iraq and Palestine between the British and the French, as mentioned in his letter to the British envoy in Bahrain. Narrator: Abdul Aziz Aal Saud welcomed the division of Syria, Iraq and Palestine between Britain and France. This he had mentioned in his letter to the British envoy in Bahrain. He wrote, “I am extremely glad to know that these lands have come under the control of Great Britain and its ally, France. I say so because I know that this is the only way to guarantee peace and security in these lands.” Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Then came the catastrophe of 1948. After the war, an armistice was concluded in February 1949, the prelude to which declared that it was a permanent peace agreement between the signing parties. Later, the meetings of Lausanne were concluded, which were preceded by the protocol floated by the UN representative that called for an explicit recognition of the demarcation of boundaries in 1947. Narrator: It is mentioned in the text of the protocol: “The Palestinian Reconciliation Committee constituted by the United Nations for swiftly securing the objectives outlined in the resolution of the General Assembly issued on 11 December concerning the protection of the rights of the refugees and the protection of their properties, alongside other objectives, has suggested to the delegations of Arab states and to the Israeli delegation to adopt the attached document as the basis of negotiations with the Committee.” The document in question was the resolution announcing the decision to partition Palestine in 1947 and the map outlining the division of territories. In other words, the participation of the Arab states in the Lausanne Conference meant a tacit acceptance of the decision to divide Palestine. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): After the Lausanne Conference, Israel officially became a member of the United Nations. With this step, all member states of the UN, including states of the Arab and Muslim World, gave de jure recognition to Israel and as member states it became binding upon them to respect the security and the sanctity of this new member of the UN, as outlined in the UN Charter. Narrator: The clauses in the second part of the UN Charter mention that: 1- the organization is based on the principle of equal sovereignty of all member states. For example, the sovereignty of Egypt over its territories is no different from Israeli sovereignty over Palestinian territories. 3-The charter prevents member states from using force or the threat of force against the integrity or political independence of any member state in any manner that contradicts the objectives of the UN. -Clause 25 of the Charter makes it binding upon the member states to accept the decisions of the Security Council and to implement these decisions in accordance with the spirit of the Charter. -Clause 103 states that in case of conflict between any international obligation of a member state and the obligations dictated by the UN Charter, the latter shall be binding on the member state. In other words, the UN Charter binds the Arab and Muslim states to abide by the following: 1-Respecting the sovereignty of Israel. This mandates treating the sovereignty of Israel over Palestine, as detailed in the decision of the League of Nations in 1947, in the same manner as the sovereignty of these states over their own territories. 2-Respecting the integrity of Israeli territories and the security of its borders. 3-Any dispute with Israel must be resolved using peaceful means without resorting to force or the use of force. 4-Implementing all decisions of the UN Security Council, including decisions concerning Israel. 5-The obligations mandated by the UN Charter override any other obligation. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Thus the reality of the lie peddled by the states of the Arab and Muslim World about non-recognition of Israel becomes clear. These states are bound by the UN Charter to recognize Israel, respect its integrity and security, and abstain from the use of force or the threat thereof against Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Mosche Sharrett: Israel is a child of the United Nations and it is determined to remain loyal to its parent body. It is going to base its policies on the basis of loyalty to the UN. It is up to the UN to be loyal to its child. We believe that admitting Israel as a member will not merely be an act of justice, it will also be a decisive step towards peace, because it will remove any vestige of doubt in certain minds that Israel has come to stay. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): In 1955, Gamal Abdul Nasser, in a telephonic conversation with Ouno, the President of Burma, during the arrangements for the Bandung Summit, reiterated his position of recognizing the division of 1947. In one of his messages he evinced his readiness to accept Israeli participation in the Summit if Israel recognized the 1947 boundaries and practically abided by this decision, since this decision defined the boundaries that the nternational community had demarcated for Israel as per UN resolutions. ------------- After the disaster of 1967, the downward trend of surrendering to Israel and giving it official recognition gained pace. Hani Shukrullah, Journalist: The defeat of June 1967 was the experience that shaped my generation. It is extremely hard to describe it now because it came as a sudden unexpected shock. It was as if a thunderbolt had struck us straight from the blue sky. Everything ended in six hours, not six days. Egyptian soldiers were on the run. They were not fighting, they were running without helmets or weapons, while Israeli soldiers could be seen swimming in the Suez. The insult was deep and grave. It was massive. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Examples include: - The decision taken by Gamal Abdul Nasser to accept UN resolution 242, issued in November 1967, followed by his decision to accept the Rogers initiative in June 1970. Both decisions meant an acceptance of pre-1967 boundaries of Israel and an obligation to strive for permanent peace between the Arabs and Israelis. -Similarly, disowning the idea of liberating Palestine or ensuring the return of Palestinians to their former lands: It is in this context that Haykal said that Nasser, after the disaster of 1967, understood that he had no room left to talk about the right of the Palestinian nation to return to a homeland with a state and boundaries. He thus accepted the UN resolution 242 and delegated the Soviet Union the authority to negotiate with any party, including Israel, on the basis that Egypt was ready to accept a deal on two conditions: 1.It shall not be asked to abandon Arab lands under the pressure of occupation. 2. It shall not be asked to negotiate directly with Israel as long as Israel holds on to Arab lands it had occupied in 1967. On the basis of the preceding thesis, we may conclude that: Abdul Nasser, before the defeat of 1967, had accepted - the division of Palestinian lands between Arabs and Jews. - After the disaster of 1967, he disowned the idea of the liberation of Palestine or the return of refugees to their homeland. He accepted peace on the basis of UN resolution 242, which gave recognition to the pre-1967 boundaries of Israel. -------------- Then came Anwar Sadat, one of the biggest traitors in modern Egyptian history. He signed with Israel: Firstly, the Camp David Accord (which included the Peace Agreement and the Self-Rule Agreement), on the 17th of September 1978. Secondly, the Peace Accord (with all its annexures and secret clauses) with Israel on the 26th of March, 1979. The traitor, Anwar al Sadat: We came to Camp David with all the goodwill and faith we possess and we left Camp David a few minutes ago with a renewed sense of hope and inspiration. The Criminal, Minyanim Begen: The Camp David Conference should be renamed. It was the Jimmy Carter Conference. As far as my historic experience is concerned, I think that you worked harder than our forefathers when they built the pyramids in Egypt. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): The former Defense Minister, Abdul Ghani al Jimsi, could not remain silent over these treacheries, in spite of being an obedient employee of Anwar Sadat. Narrator: Camp David marked the end of a stage of the conflict in the Middle East. At the international level, the United States prevailed in the conflict between the two global powers. This was the conflict that was sparked by the 1956 crisis, reached its peak in 1967 and was resolved in 1978. In the Arab world, this agreement led to Egypt’s exit from the Israeli-Arab conflict. This weakened the position of Arab countries, both politically and militarily. It led to Israel emerging with a stronger strategic position in the region. It equally offered Israel the leeway to devour whatever was left of Palestine. In the coming stages of the conflict, Israel will have greater freedom to expand at the expense of neighbouring Arab territories. On the national plane, the Camp David Accord and the subsequent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel returned to us Sina, but with stringent conditions attached, allowing Israel a stronger strategic position in the region. It marked the end of the stage of the Egyptian-Israeli conflict that began with the October War in 1973 and the visit to al Quds in 1977, and ended at Camp David in 1978. After the Camp David Accord and the Peace Agreement, it became clear that a new stage in the history of the region had begun, the repurcussions of which will be felt in the struggle between the two great powers in the Middle East. This has had its ramifications and consequenes for the Arab World, the most important of which, perhaps, was the change in the security paradigm in the region, with the United States assuming the leading role in the region. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): This is how Egypt- the former stronghold of Islam in the struggle against the Crusaders- made its exit from the battle due to a clique of traitors. However, the Islamic, Mujahid Egypt that we all know did not surrender. A group of the sincere sons of Egypt stepped forth and eliminated the traitor Pharaoh. ----------------- We will continue discussing the treacherous path of traitors and sellouts. After the treachery of Sadat, the wealth of the Gulf, as usual, started playing its dubious role in ruining and corrupting different elements of the PLO. This is an important point that I wish to mention here, and we shall return to it later. Narrator: Haykal writes: “The brilliant idea conceived by some of the petro-states was as follows: Silent political support for President Sadat and at the same time silencing the PLO with financial incentives. And thus part of the Palestinian revolution transformed into a model that was unprecedented in history. The revolution had thus turned into a petro-dollar revolution. The first laboratory for experimenting the petro-dollar revolution was Beirut. This is how a most strange and unique relationship was forged… between people of conviction and bank coffers, between fidayeen and beauty pagents, between revolutionists and feudal lords. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Treacherous elements and sellouts in the organization started spreading their poison. Chief among them was the biggest broker, labelled as the ‘elder brother’ by Hamas, Abu Mazen, who succeeded in getting a decision issued by the National Palestinian Council in March 1977. This decision called for contacts with Jewish powers in a manner that suits the interests of the Palestinian people. The concessions and compromises continued, until the National Palestinian Council announced on the 15th of November 1988, in its emergency session in Algeria, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank, with Jerusalem as its capital. With the open acceptance of the UN resolutions 242 and 338, the announcement contained within it a tacit recognition of Israel. -------------- On the 24th of April 1996, the Palestinian National Council conducted its 21st session in Gaza, in which the majority votes were cast in the favour of annulling the clauses of the Palestinian National Charter that conflicted with the possibility of mutual recognition between the PLO and the Israeli state. The treacheries and blunders continued… the Fahd Initiative, the Arab Peace Initiative, the Araba Valley, the embassy in Mauritania, the delegations and offices in Qatar, Bahrain and the Emirates, and finally the visit of the Israeli Foreign Minister to Qatar. The criminal, Netanyahu: Relations between Israeli companies and the Arab World are now growing. We are experiencing a process of normalization with the Arab world, without any progress being made in the peace process with the Palestinians. Is this possible? Yes. This is possible in Abu Dhabi, in Qatar… these things are being achieved openly. Expect to hear about other visits… ------------- I met with bin Zaid in the Emirates. I met with MBS in Saudi Arabia… the Crown Prince. And I can tell you something astonishing: these leaders are more pro-Israel than a lot of Jews. The criminal, Netanyahu: The most dramatic change, without doubt, is the relationship that is eginning to develop between Israel and most of our Arab neighbours in order to fashion a Middle East free of the dominance of militant Islam. Hamd bin Jasim One of the cheerleaders of normalization of ties with Israel: We have no difference(s) (on) fight(ing) terrorism… We have no difference(s) (on) fight(ing) any other cause which will bring instability… I am against anybody (who wants) to have a war in the Middle East, especially between the Israelis and their neighbours. I would like to see the Israelis in Qatar, in Saudi Arabia, in Egypt, everywhere, as I would like to see Arabs in Israel. I think that is the end goal which we want. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Next, Muhammad Mursi enters the fray and announces that his government shall abide by the agreements of surrender with Israel and all prior military and intelligence pacts concluded with the United States. Let us consider the shocking difference between the two generations. Hasan al Banna organized military units to wage Jihad in Palestine, then a second generation leader arrives on the scene to announce his commitment to the agreements of peace and humiliation with Israel. ------------ May Allah bless Dr. Rantisi for he declared that we must besiege America with terror! May Allah bless Shaykh Nazar Rayyan, who said that the war between Hamas and Fath was a war between Islam and apostasy, and that the leadership of Fath were ‘secular heretics fostered and financed by America and Israel so as to uproot Islam from our land.’ ------------ Finally came the so-called ‘Deal of the Century’. And then the puppet, the midget, the leader of mercenary militias financed by the stolen wealth of Muslims, bin Zaid, enters the fray to join the caravan of traitors. The criminal, Netanyahu: I called Shaykh bin Zaid… He is a great leader… we agreed on three things: Firstly, I will visit him soon. Secondly, we agreed on activating green passports. Thirdly, and here is the big news for Israelis: The Emirates intends to invest in Israel with huge sums of money, close to ten billion dollars, in different areas. We are studying the projects in which investment will be made. This is something that will propel the Israeli economy forward. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Then came the paid mercenary: Burhan of Sudan. And after him, the King of Maghreb, Muhammad the Sixth, who announced official recognition of Israel after a long history of secret ties with the Zionist state. The Criminal, Netanyahu: I would like to thank the Moroccan King, his Excellency, Muhammad the Sixth, on his decision to conclude a historic peace with Israel. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): This was a painful history… and the fiascos continue… And each time someone commits treachery, he makes it easier for those after him to do the same. And many traitors are keen to accuse other traitors of being more treacherous than them. And this is what was expected from them, if not worse. Hamd bin Jasim One of the cheerleaders of normalization of ties with Israel: The Arabs believe that Israel is the key to the White House and the Congress. This is the reality and it is equally a problem. We in Qatar, when we talked to the Israelis, and when we opened an office for Israel in Doha right from the beginning, (we did so) because we believe in peace. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): However, Allah sent for this Ummah those who reject their backtracking, disgrace and crimes. The pioneer of Jihad, Abdullah Azzam (may Allah have mercy on him), appeared on the scene to declare that since the fall of Andalus to this day Jihad, is a binding duty on the Ummah. Shaykh Abdullah Azzam (may Allah have mercy on him): The worship of fighting is a lifelong worship. It is not restricted to Afghanistan or linked with a specific place. It is a lifelong worship, a binding duty like prayer and fasting that continues everywhere. It is an individual duty binding on every Muslim for as long as any piece of Islamic land remains in the hands of the disbelievers. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Shaykh Omar Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) emerged on the scene and encouraged the downing of American planes and the sinking of American warships. Shaykh Omar Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him): Jews and Christians shall never be pleased with you until you follow their way. He (Anwar al Sadat) is Anwar al Yahood, with whom the Jews and Christians have been pleased. He signed the peace agreement, the treaty of surrender, disgrace and treachery. There are those who defend him… agents of the rulers and creations of intelligence agencies… They consider him a Muslim upon whom one should send condolences. They pray to God that He raises them with him on the Day of Judgment! How is that possible? Someone about whom the scholars have given testimonies that he is a disbeliever, outside the fold of Islam, due to his actions… how can one say something as absurd as this about him? Leave nationalism and Arabism… forget conferences and seminars… Forget the exposed lie. Forget all these things. Take resort to the successful treatment and the effective medicine that Allah has prescribed in His Book. Get to the point of the matter. Turn to the pinnacle of Islam, to Jihad in the Way of Allah. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Then came Osama bin Laden (may Allah have mercy on him) who swore by Allah that America would never dream of peace until we experience it as a reality in Palestine and until all forces of the disbelievers leave the land of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Shaykh Osama bin Laden (may Allah have mercy on him): I swear by Allah, the Great, who raised the skies without any pillars: America and those who live in America shall never dream of peace until we experience peace in Palestine, and until all forces of the disbelievers leave the land of Muhammad (pbuh). God is Great and glory is for Islam! Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): Then came Abdul Aziz al Rantisi (may Allah have mercy on him) who called for besieging America economically, in the fields of media and tourism, and with the use of ‘terror’. Dr. Abdul Aziz Rantisi (may Allah have mercy on him) : Sharon and the leaders of the Zionist gang shall never live in peace. They shall never enjoy peace. The land of Palestine is an Islamic trust. We shall never allow the invaders to rest in peace in even an inch of this land. We shall fight them everywhere…we shall hit them hard under all circumstances…we shall chase them and teach them lessons in resistance. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): My Muslim brothers in Palestine and the rest of the world! If anyone tries to give up even a single inch of Palestine, you must take a strong stand against such a turncoat, no matter who he or she may be. Moreover, you must confront those who seek excuses for such betrayers. Tell them: The scholars of Palestine had issued a historic decree in the session convened in Masjid al Aqsa in Shawal 1353 Hijri, 26th January, 1935. The Fatwa categorically banned the sale of land to Jews. The fatwa mentions: “After reviewing the decrees issues by the scholars in Iraq, Egypt, India, the Maghreb, Syria, Palestine and other Islamic lands, it is clear that there is a consensus on the prohibition of the sale of land in Palestine to Jews, the prohibition of all forms of brokerage, mediation or facilitation in such a contract, and the prohibition of accepting such a contract or remaining silent about it. On the basis of the aforementioned, if any Palestinian engages or participates in such a contract, his action will be interpreted as being based on willful intent and carried out with full awareness of its consequences. Believing in the permissibility of doing so, therefore, implies disbelief and apostasy, as mentioned in the decree of his Excellency, Sayyed Ameen al Hussaini, the Mufti of al Quds and the Head of the Higher Islamic Council. After reviewing and carefully considering the aforementioned, and on the basis of the rulings mentioned in these noble decrees, we have agreed upon the ruling that the seller, broker, mediator and facilitator in the sale of land in Palestine to Jews is: Firstly: An agent and belligerent who seeks to expel Muslims from their land Secondly: An interdictor who prevents the name of Allah being mentioned in the mosques and seeks corruption therein. Thirdly: An ally of the Jews, on account of providing help and assistance to them against Muslims. Fourthly: An injurious person who hurts Allah, His Messenger and the believers. Fifthly: A traitor to Allah and His Messenger and a betrayer of the trust entrusted to him. On the basis of the causes, results, sayings, rulings and decrees that we have mentioned, let it be known that the ruling of the seller of land to Jews in Palestine- whether he sells land directly or indirectly- as well as the broker, the facilitator and the abettor in such a crime in any form, given that he or she knows the aforementioned consequences of his act, is as follows: It is prohibited to pray for them or arrange a Muslim funeral for their burial. They should not be buried in the graveyard of Muslims. They must be socially ostracized, boycotted, and belittled. It is prohibited to maintain amiable relations with such a person, even if he is one’s father, son, brother or husband. “O’ you who believe! Take not as Auliya (supporters and helpers) your fathers and your brothers if they prefer disbelief to belief. And whoever does so, he is one of the wrongdoers.” “Say: if your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His cause, then wait until Allah brings about His decision. And Allah does not guide those who are rebellious, disobedient to Him.” Moreover, remaining silent about their actions or accepting their actions is absolutely prohibited. If the sale of land is prohibited because it is a cause of the Judaization of Palestine, what would be the ruling regarding those who accept the Judaization of Palestine and give recognition to Jewish ownership of Palestinian land? Confront with this Fatwa, O’ Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere, everyone who compromises on or justifies compromise on even a single inch of the land of Palestine… no matter who he or she may be… Shaykh Khalid Batrafi (may Allah protect him): Palestine is a fundamental cause that concerns every Muslim who is proud of his Religion and Ummah. It is impossible to find a Muslim who is aware of what is happening in this world, understands the conspiracies against Islam and Muslims, and witnesses the tragedy of his Muslim brothers in the pure land to which the leader and seal of the Messengers made his night journey, Muhammad (pbuh)… yet is not moved by this tragedy or does not make sincere efforts to save al Aqsa from the hands of the Jewish usurpers. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): My Muslim brothers, we should not be surprised by the treachery and negligence of these betrayers. We have nothing to gain from emotional reactions, demonstrations and fiery speeches. The matter is far more serious. It is a Crusade led by America, and Israel is one of the most important tools of this Crusade. Israel is a Crusader fortress, equipped with nuclear weapons, installed in the heart of the Islamic world. It is a fortress built by America, like the fortresses built (in Palestine) by the Crusaders in the past. Shaykh Abdul Ilah (may Allah protect him): America is the biggest supporter of the Zionist entity and its official patron. It finances the Zionist state and equips it with latest weaponry and technology. Without America, it will be impossible for this entity to survive on its own. On this basis, it is vital for us to target America and American economic and military interests across the world, so that America stops aiding this cancer that has been implanted in the heart of the Islamic world and withdraws its military bases from the Muslim World. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): This is the reality of the conflict between us and them. We must be fully prepared to engage in this conflict. And we have tremendous potential to confront this Crusader campaign. In the past, our Ummah successfully confronted Crusader campaigns that coincided with the Mongol invasion. It resiliently confronted this assault and in spite of all the weakness and corruption within the Muslim polity, it was able to prevail. Then came the Ottoman state, which protected Muslim territories for five centuries and conquered new lands. Fifty years before the fall of Granada, the Ottoman State brought Constantinople -the erstwhile capital of Orthodox Christendom- in the fold of the Islam, under the flag of Tawheed. And let us not forget that nineteen Mujahideen, the warriors of Islam, stabbed America in its heart… an injury the like of which America had never tasted before… and today it is making its exit from Afghanistan, broken, defeated, after twenty years of war. Glory and praise belongs to Allah alone. Shaykh Abu Obaida Yusuf al Anabi (may Allah protect him): To conclude, you have a great example in the form of the Afghan. Follow their way. When they abandoned disputes and disagreements and united under a single flag and a single leadership- in whose faith, knowledge and sincerity they had trust- then severed their ties with client regimes and treacherous governments, and adopted the path of Jihad and martyrdom, their guns resting on their shoulders, their souls in their palms, Allah gave them victory and defeated their enemy. It was the enemy that submitted to their conditions in humiliation. Today, Trump, who has roposed the ‘deal of the century’, lowers his head in humiliation as he receives the ‘slap of the century’ from the Afghans who understand the Americans and the language they understand. The walls of humiliation are not knocked down Except by a volley of fire The free one does not abandon leadership For every disbeliever or sinner Without shedding blood Humiliation is not erased from the forehead Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): So beware of those who let down, fear, and call for surrender, humiliation, and submission. My Muslim brothers! We must confront this evil campaign. Our primary weapon in this confrontation is awareness. We must understand: Who is our enemy? And who is our friend? Allah (swt) says, “O’ those who believe! Don’t take the Jews and Christians as Auliya (supporters, helpers). Verily they are each others’ supporters. And those who take them as supporters is one of them. Verily, Allah does not guide the wrongdoers.” Shaykh Abu Obaida Yusuf al Anabi (may Allah protect him): The road to liberating Palestine begins with liberating the Palestinian cause from the clutches of the treacherous rulers. Any project that is linked with or relies upon the help and assistance of these treacherous rulers is a project for occupation and a not project for liberation. Anyone who depends on them for the liberation of Palestine is a traitor, a betrayer of his Ummah and Religion. It is incumbent on our Palestinian brothers to be decisive and clear- cut in this fateful cause. Instead of relying on these treacherous rulers, they must put their trust in Allah alone and have faith in him. They must rely on their own capabilities, like their Algerian brothers who fought the French occupation and NATO. When they decided to begin their Jihad in November 1954, their number did not exceed fifty young men who had nothing but hunting rifles or meagre sums of money donated to them by the people or stolen from the banks of the occupier. However, since their resolve was as strong as steel, their spirits as high as the sky, and their faith in Allah was as solid and deep as the mountains, the masses rallied behind them and waged a historic war that will be remembered forever. This is the only road that leads to the liberation of Palestine. There is no other way. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): We must fight the battle on different fronts, united though as a single Ummah. Palestine is thus Kashmir, Kashmir is Grozni, Grozni is Idlib, Idlib is Kashgar, and Kashgar is Waziristan. Narrator: The martyr of Islam, Shaykh Abdullah Azzam (may Allah have mercy on him), said: Our methodology aims at the liberation of Afghanistan. Yes, Afghanistan must be liberated, because this principle is part of our Religion and a duty binding on us. We must liberate Jerusalem, and return al Aqsa to the shade of Tawheed, under the flag of ‘La ilaha ilal Allah’ “Fight those who are nearest to you among the disbelievers, and let them find in you severity.”. However, as I mentioned earlier, the hands have been tied, they have been tied to the necks, the legs have been chained, breathing has become prohibited, the pulse has been suppressed, and even the heart beats are counted… So what is left for us to wait for? We must find a place from where we can engage in Jihad, where we can free ourselves of blame in front of the Lord of mankind, and prepare ourselves to return and purify the lands. Those who think that the Jihad in Afghanistan seals the Islamic cause in Palestine are living in a fantasy world and do not understand how a generation of leaders is prepared, how movements are founded, how a nucleus is created so that the larger Islamic army can be formed around it… the army that shall purify the world from the corruption that afflicts it. People come to us and say that we have abandoned Palestine and engaged ourselves with Afghanistan. Yes, we are busy in Afghanistan. It is our duty to help the Muslim, Mujahid people of Afghanistan. We must purify the land of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is Palestine; Palestine is Afghanistan. However, we do not want the spirit of Jihad to die within us. We want the zeal for this Religion and the fervor to rescue the oppressed and protect Muslims lands to remain alive and burning within our souls and conscience. We want this spirit to remain alive, and therefore we must persist on the path of Jihad. Jihad is a lifelong duty in Afghanistan, in Palestine, in the Philippines, and wherever despots, tyrants and oppressors exist.’ (Fil Jihad Fiqh wa Ijtihad: 241-244) Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): We are a united Ummah, waging one war on different fronts. Shaykh Khalid Batrafi (may Allah protect him): The cause of Palestine is discussed by sincere as well as the insincere and both side reveal their concern for this cause. However, it is only when actions match words and there is positive engagement with other Muslim causes that we know the sincere from the insincere. You will not find a genuine person, group or government that lets down Muslims in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Burma, Turkistan and elsewhere, yet supports the cause of Palestine and strives for the liberation of al Aqsa from the clutches of the Jews. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): We must unite around the word of Tawheed…we must be sure of the fact that the tactic of bargaining over beliefs, over the sovereignty of Allah, and working one’s way through secular laws and constitutions only leads to disasters. And the living examples are there for all to see and take heed. We must return the Ummah to the fronts of Jihad and teach it the use of weapons and military force. All the efforts that encourage backtracking, surrendering… the lies of the court scholars, the Mufti of the Marines and Centcom…all of these have a single aim: that the Ummah gives up the use of weapons. Shaykh Abu Abdul Ilah (may Allah protect him): Reclaiming Quds begins with Muslims reclaiming their self-respect at the individual level across the world. One of the outward signs of self-respect is possessing a weapon, as was the case with Muslims in their era of glory and empowerment. The weapon is a sign of honour; one who does not possess a weapon has no honour. And one who has lost his honour cannot defend the honour of others, nor can he be depended upon for the liberation of Muslim lands, since he himself is devoid of freedom, and one who is devoid of something cannot grant it to others. In our confrontation of the Zionist-Crusader hegemony in the leadership of America, the foremost battle that we need to engage in is the battle of ideas, i.e. negating false concepts that the disbelievers have spread in Muslim inds through their literature, educational system and media. The Crusader West has shaped these ideas so as to mould submissive minds and defeated souls that define good and evil on the basis of what the disbelievers consider good or evil. It is from here that our defeat begins. There is no way for Muslims to emerge from this debacle except by referring to the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of their Prophet (pbuh). These two are the only scales of truth. Truth is what is affirmed as truth by the Book and the Sunnah; falsehood is what has been declared by these sources as falsehood; good is what has been defined therein as good, and evil is what has been prohibited by the Book and Sunnah. Islam is light; felicity in this world and success in the Hereafter. It is not extremism or backwardness as the disbelievers assume. Jihad is the pinnacle of Islam and the tourism of the Ummah of the Prophet (pbuh). It is the way to attain leadership among the nations and bear testimony before mankind. It is not terrorism as the Western intellectuals seek to portray it. Clarifying these concepts is the responsibility of the Godly scholars, the sincere callers to Allah and the cultured and educated elite of the society so that Muslims minds may be liberated from such detestable submission and the deadly Western cultural invasion. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): We must therefore fight this battle against the Crusader alliance and its Zionist allies at all levels: beliefs, thought, education, politics and war. We must unite and close ranks. Every effort aimed at dispersing our ranks, creating fissures and violating oaths is a crime, and the one who engages in such acts is a criminal, whether it is Baghdadi or his followers who believe that he was the Caliph, or anyone else for that matter. What frightens the Crusader enemy is the cohesiveness, unity and convergence of the Mujahideen from the Maghreb to Kashgar…This is why the enemy tries to use all available means at its disposal- war, bombing, bribe, purchasing people, deception, enticement- to hinder this convergence of ranks and unity. We must get used to exercising patience. We must understand that repelling this Crusader campaign entails the efforts of successive generations. It demands wearing down the enemy everywhere… exhausting an enemy equipped with the latest weaponry does not require tremendous resources; it can be bled to death using inventive ideas, simple tools, and waging a war in which the entire world is the battlefield. The current stage demands that we exhaust the enemy until it whines and moans due to economic and military bleeding. It is in this context that the importance of operations outside the theatre in which the enemy expects us to strike, operations on enemy soil and beyond enemy lines becomes evident. One of the most prominent operations in this regard is ‘Tal al Simn’. This operation was a practical example of breaking the enemy’s military siege. By ignoring minor issues and differences and focusing on the priorities, this operation turned the compass in the right direction. So may Allah accept the martyrs of this operation and greatly reward all those who supported this operation. May Allah guide our Muslim brothers and Mujahideen in Syria and elsewhere to uniting with their Ummah in their common war against an enemy united against them. The Will of the Martyr, Karar Tadmur: I give you the glad tidings that we shall neither be exhausted nor lose hope until we purify Masjid al Aqsa from your filth and until we expel you from all Muslim lands, O' grandsons of monkeys and pigs. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): The aim of the campaign ‘Jerusalem shall not be Judaized’ was that a clear- cut message be conveyed to the enemies that have united against us: Since you have implanted your forward base in the environs of Jerusalem, you shall continue to pay the price of your stupidity. My honourable brothers, the Zionist-Crusader enemy wants our Jihad to be a ‘contained Jihad’, limited in the dimensions of space and time as per its wishes. This is precisely what they have achieved in Palestine. The West Bank is under the direct supervision of Israeli intelligence. Gaza is besieged. Each time Gaza offers resistance, the enemy retaliates with intensive bombardment on densely populated civilian areas. This is how the enemy seeks to control the Jihadi resistance in Palestine. The enemy relies greatly on the element of ‘time’. With the passage of time, the temporary status quo becomes acceptable and permanent; the seller of Palestinian lands and traitors become the ‘elder brother’, ‘the brother’ minister, ‘the brother’ Muhammad Dahlan, and ‘the brother’ Iblees, the son of Satan. Thus, this chain must be broken and the battle must be taken beyond this besieged strip. Just as they have come together from all corners of the world to fight us, we must hit them hard everywhere. Shaykh Khubaib al Sudani (may Allah protect him): O’ Muslims, can you be satisfied with your lives,among your parents, sons, and wives, while you witness daily live broadcasts of the crimes of the Jews in Palestine…the violation of sanctities, desecration of sacred places, killing of innocents, destruction of homes and farms, and the forced eviction of Palestinian residents? O’ Muslims, how far are you from the pledge of Ridhwan, when 1400 Companions pledged to the Prophet (pbuh) on fighting till death, all for the sake of just a single man whom the Prophet (pbuh) had sent to the Quraysh, and there were rumours of his death. Do you accept sitting back while you watch treacherous rulers collaborating to strike deals of disgrace, submission and normalization with the Jews, beginning from Camp David, all the way to Oslo and finally the Deal of the Century aimed at the Judaization of our beloved al Aqsa. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): So O’ defiant and free Muslim, Mujahid! Participate across the world with your brothers everywhere so that we may demonstrate that Jerusalem, God Willing, shall never be Judaized. Have I conveyed the message? May Allah be my witness! Shaykh Abu Obaida (may Allah protect him): To the battalion that shall raid the Manda Bay base, I hand over this flag to you, the flag of La ilaha ilal Allah. The martyr, Ahmad Muhajir (may Allah have mercy on him): God willing, this flag shall not be raised in any place except the Manda Bay Naval Base. Inshallah, we shall raise this flag inside the base. I pray to Allah to grant us victory and accept our martyrdom. We shall raise this flag on the Manda Bay Naval Base, Inshallah. Shaykh Ayman al Zawahiri (may Allah protect him): And our last prayer is that all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. And may peace and blessings be upon our Messenger, his family, and Companions. Wassalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.