Asking Accountability From Al-Qaidah

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There is no more Usamah. He has gone, leaving a million of expressions on the world population. From the possessed and frenetic due to happiness, to the bowed and weak as if in disbelief. His departure separates, once again, separates which are friends and which are foes, and which are opponents that pretends to be friends. As well as separating which are the people who are serious in jihad, and which are those who are only enthusiastic because of a symbol.

The hullabaloos are now starting to subside, leaving two groups which have the determinations of steel. Whether it be the determination to uphold the kalimah of Allah, or those who vowed to continue the struggle to extinguish the light of tawheed. The war continues, even without the symbol of an Usamah. That's how it goes, because both opposing sides are committed to continue their struggles.

However, what had been missing from the conversation, particularly among Islamic activists, is a case study. Why Usamah, who was agreed upon as an icon of jihad—who automatically was also an icon of American enemy—the number one, could be touchable to the enemies? What actually happened, how come the protection for Usamah could crumble? So, what has been done by the Taliban all this while as the host and also Al-Qaidah in protecting him? This study is not to challenge the Taqdeer (destiny). At least it is for the following reasons:

Firstly, evaluation. Notwithstanding, an evaluation (Islamic activists feel more comfortable by calling it muhasabah), whether it be for the internal of Al-Qaidah and the Taliban themselves, or for the jihad tandzims all over the world, is noteworthy. Al-Qaidah has become the qibla for those tandzims. In fact, some of their programs are sometimes right away copy-pasted without considering whether they are suitable or not to be done in their specific regions.

Therefore, if Al-Qaidah could unravel the reasons for that technical tragedy of 2nd May 2011, the tandzims just now would be able to anticipate it for the security of their figures. On the other hand, when there is no official response, what remain are only guesses, without any significant progress for the security patterns of the jihad tandzims in the future. Or, what's there is only dejection and astonishment by the greatness of America —because the available news are only sourced from them.

Secondly, closing the door of fitnah and prejudice. Especially after the spread of the news of a betrayal by Ayman Zawahiri. For the advocates of jihad, they have become accustomed to not swallow crudely those news where its truth is unclear. However, if there is an official release about the above muhasabah, not to mention a personal statement from Zawahiri responding to such fitnah—as well as other fitnahs regarding the split in Al-Qaidah post-Usamah, would make the activists of jihad more composed. The composure of the hearts, not distrust, just like when Prophet Ibrahim asked to be shown the existence of Allah.

Thirdly, Usamah bin Ladin does not only belongs to those who are officially affiliated with Al-Qaidah. He is a charismatic figure in the eyes of many Islamic movements. Due to that, it is just natural that as the “owner”, the Islamic ummah receive a concrete accountability for the loss of their leader who had been "entrusted" to Al-Qaidah and the Taliban.

It sure takes time for an underground organization like Al-Qaidah to consolidate their members, relating to the evaluation and disaster that befell them. But the most fundamental for jihad activists generally is the importance of a muhasabah. Do not get complacent—and fall into the same hole twice— for closing the door of muhasabah. Closing its door, only because of believing that the shaheed people have obtained a noble life in the presence of their Lord. Fullstop!

(muslimdaily.net)

US Ex-Guantanamo Guard Performs His First Umrah

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When US soldier Terry Brooks was sent to join military guards at the infamous Guantanamo prison that houses Muslim militants from Taliban and Al-Qaeda, he had not thought he would embrace the religion of those prisoners. After a few chats with a Moroccan inmate, he converted to Islam in 2003.

Brooks was caught by local reporters this week praying in the western Saudi town of Madinah before heading for nearby Makkah to perform his first pilgrimage (Umrah), which he said had been his dream over the past years.

The Saudi Arabic language daily Okaz said it waited for Brooks to finish his prayers and talked to him about his conversion to Islam. He credited “prisoner number 590” named Ahmed Al Rashdi of Morocco for his “landmark” decision. After converting, he was expelled from the army.

Brooks told the paper he was sent to Guantanamo long before 2003 and later started to mingle with some prisoners there.

“I still remember that great moment….the time was around 12:49 am in December 2003 when I embraced Islam…at that night, I took this landmark decision after numerous chat sessions with Al Rashdi,” he said.

“It was a memorable moment in my life…….many prisoners sat around me when I converted and decided to call me Mustafa as their new friend…later I added the name Abdullah so I am now called Mustafa Abdullah.”

Brooks said he had been delighted when the US army decided to send him to Guantanamo as it was an adventure for him since had not seen a prison before.

“When I arrived there, it was a big shock for me… even before I entered the prison buildings, I could see that it was horrible and could suit only cactus and poisonous reptiles….I then asked myself ‘are those people behind the bars really so dangerous that they are worth these costly security measures.”

Brooks said he started to be interested in Islam after his talks to Al Rashdi and other prisoners about Islam, Palestine, Afghanistan and the Middle East.

“I used to sit just outside their cells at night listening to them…by time, a sort of mutual respect developed between us …I had never believed in God before I went to Guantanamo.…now that I embraced Islam, I can feel the sweetness of religion…Islam is a pure religion and the ultimate right.”

Brooks said he had first concealed his decision to convert to Islam from other US guards at Guantanamo, adding that when the officer learned about it, he and the other soldiers began to treat him cruelly and accused him of betraying America. Around two years before the end of his contract, he was fired from the army.

“I am now working on a book about my experience to embrace Islam.…I have just quit my job in the US to devote my time to helping the prisoners in Guantanamo..…what is happening in that prison is really inhuman and violates the minimum principles of human rights,” he said.


Source: http://www.emirates247.com/news/us-e...05-29-1.398725


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20th Court Session of Ustadz ABB: “Establishing Tawheed, Eradicating Shirk”

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JAKARTA – Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba’asyir (ABB), on Wednesday (25/05/2011), read himself the pledoi (defense document) against the life sentence sought by the JPU (public prosecutors) at the District Court of South Jakarta. Ustadz ABB also plans to hold a public tausiyah with the theme “Establishing Tawheed, Eradicating Shirk”. Allahu Akbar!

Funds to build a Masjid in Gaza

In his pledoi, Ustadz ABB said that the fund in the amount of Rp. 150 millions, which has been blamed for the financing of the armed training in Aceh, turned out to have been donated to the Mer-C for the building of a masjid in Gaza, Palestine.

The fund, according to him, was donated through the president of Mer-C, Joserizal Jurnalis, in March 2011, when Ustadz ABB was being detained at the detention center of the Police Bareskrim (Criminal Investigation).

Earlier before that, when met at his special detention cell in the District Court of South Jakarta, Ustadz ABB said that he never knew Mohammad Syarif, the shaheed bomber of the Police HQ in Cirebon, on 15th April.

“That statement is without basis, I don't know him,” he asserted.

Besides denying knowing M Syarief, Ustadz ABB, who is also the chairman of the Ngruki Pondok Pesantren (traditional Islamic boarding school), also said that the propagated rumour which purported that he knows the shaheed bomber of Cirebon Police HQ, is a big fitnah.“That is fitnah, the police are the stooges of America, I have not been asked for an explanation by the police,” he said.Establishing Tawheed, Eradicating Shirk

Ustadz Sonhadi, the Director of the JAT Media Center, concluded that the lifetime sentence sought against Ustadz ABB was meant to stop Ustadz ABB from carrying out da'wah until he dies.“In essence, the life sentence they sought clearly accentuated the aim so that he can no longer deliver tawheed da'wah and eradicate shirk in this country,” he said, Wednesday (25/5/2011).

The life sentence they sought according to him is the proof that the government of Indonesia is the governance of ‘satan’ which, if in power, will systematically attempt to remove the tawheed from the people.“And then they will be made to plunge into darkness i.e. shirk, kufr, munkar and ma'siat (sins/bad deeds). Therefore it is wajib upon the Islamic ummah to reject them and it is forbidden to live under the leadership of Thaghut.”

The following are the tadzkirah (words of advice) and taujih (briefings, instructions, guidelines) by Ustadz ABB to the thaghut government and the Muslims, summarized from the JAT Media Center.1. The JAT (Jama’ah Ansarut Tawheed) is not a people organization but a form of practicing the Ibaadah, because Allah and His Rasul orders the Muslims to live in a jama'ah not individually. A Jama’ah is a living system that is taught by Allah and His Rasul, so the JAT is a jama’ah in the framework of practicing the commands of Allah and His Rasul for Ibaadah, not an organization that is conceptualized for the preparation of armed training in Aceh, as the prosecutor alleges.

2. The charge made by the prosecutor, which says that Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba’asyir had met with Dulmatin and raised funds for the armed training in Aceh, is a fitnah. All those allegations are only aimed at strengthening the fabrication that Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba’asyir was involved in the armed training in Aceh. Where later, in a unjust manner, a lifetime sentence was sought by the prosecutors against Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba’asyir. Whereas, the life sentence they sought is obviously meant to stop him from carrying out Tawheed Da'wah and eradicating the shirk on the ummah.

3. The characteristic of a Thaghut ruler is, when he is in power, he will attempt systematically to separate people from the light of life i.e. tawheed, iman and ma’ruf, and to be dumped into the darkness of life i.e. shirk, kufr, munkar and ma'siat, therefore it is wajib for the Islamic ummah to reject it and it is haram to live under the leadership of Thaghut.

To the Ruler, Judges, Prosecutors, Densus 88 who are Kufr and takabur (arrogant), advices and wills had been conveyed and do’a have been offered by KH. Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, an ulama' who is oppressed. Remember, when do'a was offered during the previous exception (memorandum of appeal), Japan was destroyed by Tsunami not long after, then be prepared to wait for the decision of ALLAH SWT and the promise of ALLAH SWT is certainly true.

Hasbunallah wa ni'mal wakil wa Alallahi tawakkalnaa.

(arrahmah.com)

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Afghan Civilians Intensively Targeted By NATO Crusader Forces

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KABUL – A careful examination of the various reports and photos/video recordings, together with the eyewitnesses and victims, explains that the Afghan civilians are the main targets of deadly attacks launched by the international Crusader forces of NATO.

Although the coalition forces claimed that previous civilian massacres were accidental, the peace movement led by the Afghan people are confident that those murders are the worst indifference which are intentional.

The presence of foreign military and interventions in the last ten years have worsened the situation in Afghanistan, while civilian casualties continue to rise, creating tensions between the coalition forces, puppet government in Kabul and the people of Afghanistan.

This incident is brought further into the perspective of human and material damages caused by war alone. No one becomes accustomed or believe in this illogical method - bombings in the country for peace.

This mentality is not justified and incompatible with the norms. The story of violence must always be questioned. The Afghan people want justice and accountability. It's not surprising, they get the usual response from the NATO - an initial rejection of civilian casualties, the shift to blaming the rebellion, occasional investigations by coming up with false number of civilian deaths and rare official apology. This has been the pattern of the NATO. Explaining and then repeated the deadly attacks on civilians as “errors”. This further proves that the military solution in Afghanistan is not the right choice.

The NATO led forces are equipped with the most advanced technology with the ability to zoom even the smallest object with accurate vision. This raises the question of why so many civilians are dying. To put it in perspective, the following is a brief overview compiled from recent NATO attacks:

It was reported that a total of three atrocities on civilians were carried out by the coalition forces in two weeks. The correct count is four.

- District of Alahsay, Province of Kapisa (5 civilians) on 17th February 2011
- District of Khoygani, Province of Nangarhar (6 civilians) on 20th February 2011
- District of Ghazi Abad, Province of Kunar (60 plus civilians) in four days of NATO operations
- Mountains of Nanglam in the Province of Kunar (9 boys) on 1st March 2011.

One family killed in the Crusader NATO air strikes.

In the province of Kapisa on Thursday, 17th February, the Governor of Alahsay district, Muhammad Umar, asserted that five civilians were killed by NATO air strikes. Five civilians, consisting of three adult males and two children, were reported to have been experiencing severe hunger during the last few months and they were desperate to hunt, so that’s why they carried hunting equipments.

In the province of Nangarhar, on 20th February, an entire family of six people were killed by NATO air attacks in their house in the district of Khoygani. A photo taken by Reuters shows that the missile directly hit the roof of the family home. The parents and their four children were inside when the missile hit the house.

After a four days NATO operation in the district of Ghazi Abad, in the province of Kunar, more than 65 civilians were killed and this had been confirmed by the local governor. More than half of the victims are women and children. Contrary to many evidences, NATO said that there was no civilian killed and then insisted that the rebels (read : Mujahideen- ed.) were among the dead, even though the villagers strongly reject this statement.

Two reports from the investigation team of Afghanistan:

“Soon as the villagers heard shots and planes roaring overhead, they all struggled to take shelter in an old trench used by the Mujahideen during the jihad against Soviet Union.”

“Those who managed to reach the trench were killed when the trench collapsed after it got hit by a rocket or a bomb fired from the coalition helicopter,” the investigation said.

“Those who were on their way to the trench were killed by a rocket or bullets. I visited the trench, I saw parents, dried blood, I saw women and children clothing. I saw the blood stained the wall of the trench. I saw pieces of blankets and cotton blanket of the villagers as it was a cold weather at that time,” one of the investigators said.

The father of the two children said, “They do not have human values and are not concerned with children.”

In an attempt to hide the news, NATO detained two Al-Jazeera journalists, Abdullah Nizami and Saedullah Sahel throughout the investigation on the massacre in Kunar. Samer Alawi, the bureau chief of Al-Jazeera in Kabul stated that the arrest is a repressive measure because it makes them put away their reports. Another report released last month by the Columbia Journalism Review have documented the difficulties of reporting the honest number from the Afghan war.

On 1st March, a NATO helicopter killed 9 Afghan boys and wounded another. This happened without prior warning, one by one the children were targeted. They were aged from seven to nine years, those children came from poor families and were in the middle of collecting firewood in the mountains. How could the NATO forces, once again, find it difficult to distinguish between children and the Mujahideen?

General David Petraeus apologized for this murder, but regarding the previous attacks (which killed 65 plus people), he accused Afghan parents of deliberately setting fire on their children. Hamid Karzai’s spokesman described the comment as racist, insulting and outrageous. Karzai himself had rejected the apology from Petraeus. Mohammad Bismil, a brother of the two boys killed, ignored the apology from Petraeus and said: “My choice now is to raise a Kalashnikov, RPG or wear an explosive vest to kill the opponents.”

(arrahmah.com)

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The C E O

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Osama bin Laden has been reportedly shaheed. If he came back to life, he would probably go to Obama to say ‘shukron’ or ‘thank you’. The seriousness Obama sees off the ambition of Osama getting actualized. He has obtained the reality of happiness which he had looked for all this time. A real joy and not a fake one. When it comes to Dunya (this world), what earthly luxury didn't Osama have? He had more money than Bush. His business was more flourishing than Hillary Clinton's. He had more wives and they are more beautiful compared to Obama's wife. In matters of dunya, it's obviously difficult for those individuals from the American officials to catch up with him. Not to mention those in the class of Hamid Karzai, Zardari, Sidney John and other similar enslaved courtiers; obviously they are not in the class of Osama. Poverty sometimes makes these rulers, politicians, policemen, observers, become slaves of America. Pauperism sometimes leads to kufr. And this country (Indonesia – ed.) is no exception.

For Osama, the abundance of the dunya is not the reality of life. There is no honour that is so desired by a Mujahid except death at the end of the bullets. Sometimes it invites jealousy among the Mujahids; ‘why not me?’ And to be able to attain it, sometimes wirid are performed continually. And it is not rare, when the intimacy that is built with the Lord of All The Worlds makes a Mujahid receive exclusive signals from Heaven. When many media were reporting about the plan for the execution of the three sentenced-to-death prisoners in this country, someone conveyed it to them in prison and he said, ‘not now’. It turned out that his words were proven true. And one day, that sentenced-to-death prisoner told his brother that his end is nigh. “I dreamt of going away, taken by the birds flying high into space.” Not long after, the execution took place.

Almost all Mujahids are ready to die but not all Mujahids are ready to live. Aren't there many Mujahids who were successful on the battlefield but failed when tested with longevity? There are those who are obsessed with power. There are those who are obsessed with dunya. There are those who become the friends of the police. Humans are assessed from their khawatim or ending. The death of Osama is surely considered as quite overdue compared to his friends. That is destiny. There is always a Divine mystery which sometimes is unfathomable by the humans. Isn't there a hadith regarding the rajulul-maakits?; the people whose martyrdom are ‘delayed’ (in fact they die ordinarily) because Allah intends to elevate their rank from those who were shaheed earlier? We hope so.

“Uncle, which news is true; has Osama been shaheed or not?” the SMS of a comrade sounded, reacting to the crisscrossed news of the death announcement; including the disclaimer from the Pakistani Taliban. “What's true; Allah does not die and jihad does not end.” I answered. So it is not too important if Osama was martyred or not for the continuity of jihad because there is no relationship. The Jihad is a shari'at and Osama was only one of its actors. One gone, a thousand would emerge. As long as America is still dzalim (tyrannical, despotic, cruel), there will always be an Islamic thaifah (group of people) who will resist. That's the promise of Allah. As long as there is still the ideology of grabbing the land of the Muslims such as Palestine, then there will surely be conflicts. Alas! There has been no political will from Obama to see the roots of the problem. And alas! many rulers of the Muslim countries are tricked. Apparently, they were not serious in fighting terrorism, upholding justice and creating peace in this world.

But the friend's SMS just now reflects how the death of Osama feels rather bitter. That's humane. The love of Umar bin Khattab for Rasululullah, made Umar seemed to lose objectivity. Until Abu Bakar came to put him in the picture with his popular utterance: “Whoever worships Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead. And whoever worships Allah, then Allah lives and never dies.” Life is sometimes unique. Seeing the good in people, we feel we do not want to be left by them. But then, the one relied on had other wish; day and night, a munajat to Allah was performed so as to be summoned soon with a bloodied body. He had his own world.

And Osama was well aware to not apply jihad which depends on figures but a system. So lossy is a tandzim that relies on the personality of the figures. The most powerful a personal figure can be, he is like sunshine in the evening. While the ‘power of a system’ is like like sunshine in the morning. And Osama had laid the vital foundation of a modern jihad. It's no mistake, Western thinkers dubbed him as The CEO of Jihad. The figure who since birth had been living in the midst of multi-national companies, is surely having the multi-national spirit in him as well. A CEO always have the spirit for expansion, acquisition, franchise and synergy... the behaviour of the business people in this world.

But Osama's business this time is with Allah Ta'ala. What if he did that for the ideology of jihad? ‘Expansion’ makes his ideas transcends beyond space and time. If the Sahwah Islamiyyah (Islamic revival - ed.) in many Muslim countries focused on reforming local authorities, then Osama's focus is on reforming interlocal or long-distance international rulers. ‘Acquisition’ makes the people from diverse tandzims and nationalities come around him; fused in a single container. ‘Franchise’ makes a lot of Muslims who never knew him answer his call. ‘Synergy’ or tansiq makes the Taliban sincere in becoming the ansar (helpers).

This is the ‘danger’ which is most feared by America. An American General who served in Afghanistan was stunned and said, “We are not confronting the Taliban. Apparently we are confronting a networking.” The General even predicted that America would be in trouble and defeated. Yes.. but no concept is perfect in this world. The weak side of a ‘Franchise fikrah’ such as this is that, it will give birth to an ‘unbridled decentralization’. And it is very vulnerable to any ‘false flag operation’; as if the operation was carried out by the flags of the Mujahideen, when in fact it was the intelligence of the enemies. I am confident that Osama was not stupid and there must be a counter-mechanism for it. In order to differentiate, I often use the parameter, ‘Does this operation have any claim or official statement from Osama or the representatives?’ If not, it should be suspected that there is the intelligence at play there.

O Lord.. Save the Islamic Ummah from the conspiracy of the evil people.

An Najah Magz

*original article by Bambang Sukirno

(muslimdaily.net)

Poems For Sheikh Usamah

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JAKARTA – A thousand of ways are done by America to create a negative stigma on the fighters who are defending this religion of Allah, it will also be a thousand times that Allah will unmask the lies of His enemies. Until the bad stigma that they hurled manifests into love for those personages in the selves of the Muslims.

Sheikh Usmah Bin Ladin is a personage that cannot be replaced. However, his fighting spirit has been regenerated and ingrained in the souls of the Islamic fighters who are spread across the globe.

The news of his martyrdom do not make the Islam ummah lax in jihad and da'wah. On the contrary, they all yearn to meet The Beloved in the state of "bespattered with bloods" from the fighting to defend His religion.

Sheikh Usamah is an inspiration to every soul who yearns for martyrdom and Islam. His name sticks to every word of jihad. His name also accompanies all the Islamic struggles in the world, including in Indonesia.

One of the admirers of Sheikh Usamah's struggle is Anis Matta Lc, an ustadz and politician who now serves as the Central Executive Council Secretary-General for the PKS (Prosperous Justice Party). Sheikh Usamah bin Laden is the model of a courageous Mujahid who resisted the tyranny of the superpower nations. His courage in fighting against the arbitrariness of America inspires activists all over the world to revolt against the arbitrariness of the arrogant super power nations.

Anis Matta's admiration for the personage of Sheikh Usamah bin Ladin was poured out in two poems entitled “A Letter for Osama” and “Osama's Response” which he composed in 2001. In the imaginary style, Anis Mata made a written correspondent of struggle with Sheikh Usamah.

This poem was read by the author in a Charity Concert, “The Beauty Of Togetherness” in commemoration of the 11th anniversary of the Daarut Tauhid at the Plenary Hall JHCC (Jakarta Hilton Convention Center), on 12th October 2001, attended by around 7000 audiences.

From the charity project which was opened by Ustadz KH Abdullah Gymnastiar (Aa Gym), struggle funds were collected which were then channelled to Afghanistan.

This is the “imaginary” poetry by Anis Matta about Osama bin Laden (transl. more or less):

“A Letter for Osama”

Osama,
You never told me
If you wanted to blow the WTC and Pentagon
Bush also had no evidence until now
So I chose to believe
In the love that emanates
Beneath the shade of your eyes
In the spirit of defence that is stored
Behind the denseness of your beard.

Osama,
You are the one who taught
The dumb nations to be able to speak
So they yelled.

You are the one who sowed the seeds of courage,
In the field of souls of those who were timid
So they fought.

You are the one who spread the blessings of independence,
In the well of hearts of those who are oppressed
So they struggled.

You are the one who stirred up the hopes in the sky
Awakening the hearts of the people
So they rebelled.

Osama…
You are the one who locked the mouth of the superpower nations,
So they fell silent
And they can only run amok.

You are the one who undermined the pride
From the foreheads of the arrogant nations
So they are silenced.

You are the one who robbed the sense of security
From the souls of the tyrannical nations
So they are never able to sleep soundly.

You are the one who snatched away the appetite for life
From the heaven of the hearts of those prosperous nations
So they are no longer enjoying life.

Osama oh Osama… Osama oh Osama…
Let us sing the victory song
Together with the pure hearts of the human children
Who have found life.

Osama oh Osama… Osama oh Osama…
Let us hum the song of eternity
Together with the pure hearts of the human children
Who long for the garden of paradise.

“Osama's Response”

My Brother,
This letter has been received
I'm doing well here
I am still drinking tea in the morning
And enjoying the sunset in the evening
I also still control the business
And control the al-Qaeda network
From behind the caves in Afghanistan.

Lighten up brother,
Because the schedule of my death
Is not written in the Pentagon nor the White House.

My Brother,
I watched your actions on Al-Jazeerah TV
I'm glad you guys started to dare to speak
I love it that you guys could already make Bush mad
I'm glad you guys could already say no
I'm happy you guys started to learn to be a lion
I'm touched that you guys are rather poorly but you do want to donate…
I'm amazed that you guys are rather young
But you do want to go to Afghanistan for Jihad
I really think you guys are extraordinary children.

My brother, I would like to unfold a secret to you
But do not tell anyone.

Do you know,
Why the Taliban people love me
They said because apparently I'm funny
The Afghan kids are also pleased with me
They said because I have brought them toys
The American planes for them
The scavengers in Afghanistan also like me
They said because their old wheels
Could be the best-selling scrap metals.

Those American people are too serious
Whereas, we are just playing in the yards of paradise.

My Brother,
If later Allah chooses me to be a martyr
My messenger will come to you
Bringing a small pot
It's my blood,
Water the garden of jihad in Ambon, Ternate and Poso
But if I could bury the American arrogance here
I will come to Indonesia
You know what I would do
I just want to invest in your country.

(arrahmah.com)

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The Personage Of Sigit Qardhowi: The Milk Which Is Repaid With Poison

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Doing good in this country (Indonesia) is not necessarily rewarded with kindness. In fact, it could even lead to death. This happened to Sigit Qardhowi (36), a resident of Sraten Serengan, Surakarta. His experience in upholding the security for the area of Solo and its surroundings so that they are free from the gambling and alcohol, ends up in his death.

The people in the locality know him as a figure who is friendly, sociable, cooperative, likes to help others and he was often asked to become the Imam rawatib (permanent) in the Musolla Suryani in front of his house.

It's not a matter of having big and tall body posture that makes Sigit feared among the circles of renowned thugs in Solo. But more to because of the Laskar Hisbah that he led, where it often makes the owners of night entertainment outlets, gamblers and drinkers panic-stricken and flee if they are doing their “sweeping actions”.

Besides the prostitution in the area of Banjarsari and the Christianization in Serengan, Solo is famous with bookies and liquor suppliers. Though widespread, the area of Kliwon Market becomes its centre. As if Solo has already been charted as such.

Sigit and his Hisbah Team usually carried out the sweeping actions on weekend nights and everyday in the month of August, where the 'Bazaar of 17 August' are usually merrily held, intermixed with immoral activities.

Of course, nothing is unknown to the authorities regarding this things. Coordination is always prioritized as a proof of obedience to the law. But it has become a common thing to be acknowledged by the public of Solo. The reports about the community who are troubled with the gambling and liquor drinking activities are oftentimes limited to only written reports which are not so attended be the relevant authority. In fact, the residents of the Kliwon Market area and Solo are generally well aware that the bad activities of this community are backed by many of the local police officers.

“Everyone already knows who's at play Sir. We have reported it, but then it was as if we are the guilty ones instead. Why not! They (the corrupt police - ed.) are their backings,” said one resident of Serengan who did not want his name written.

“They are also participating in the drinking and 'playing' activities Sir, we don't dare to reprove. Let alone to report!” another resident replied.

Some administrators of the RT (neighbourhood watch association) of Serengan and Kliwon Market area have requested from the committees of the masjid to convey it to the Hisbah Team, with regards to the request for a “sweeping action” against those social ills. When asked on why they chose the path of the laskar (militancy), and not using the legal channel through the authorities, on average they responded that they are lazy to do it and a number of other answers matched with we have just mentioned above.

The major incident of the destruction of the facilities of Warung Doyong cafe in Grogol, Sukoharjo in 2005, is said to be one reason for the consequent death of Sigit. From the findings, the Warung Doyong cafe at that time was organizing immoral activities. It was attended by an official in the rank of a police officer along with his staffs, reputedly only to drop by and have a break from their jobs. Seeing the incident, the officer and his staff ran away leaving Warung Doyong cafe.

Sigit Qardhowi was blacklisted because of their activities which make night entertainment enterprisers restless. His name became a target of operations. He continued to be under the surveillance of the police intelligence. In fact, on account of the closeness of the observers and the observed, some da'wah activists in Solo called him with the title "Sigit Intel" (Sigit a friend of the intel – ed). The authorities are rather successful in pitting Muslims against each other.

Sigit Qardhowi was hunted down on Saturday, the 14th May 2011. The manhunt task was assigned to the Densus 88 Anti-Teror team. Their achievement in hunting and killing “terrorist” suspects in Indonesia has already been made known by the media. The voices of the Human Rights National Commission which repeatedly expressed the needs to evaluate and audit the performance of the Densus 88 as a killing machine, are often ignored. Gories Mere, one of its shadow leaders made the Densus 88 thick skinned and immune to various criticisms.

Sigit and Hendro, members of Laskar Hisbah were murdered at the end of the alley in Palagan Tentara Pelajar Street, Sanggrahan village, Grogol, Sukoharjo subdistrict, Central Java, or in front of the Sidorejo Sangrahan pharmacy to be exact.

Traces from the shootings remained on the five-meter-high white wall of a two-story house. At least there are still marks of three bullet holes on the wall. While blood spots were dotting the wall as high as three meters.

The locals assessed that the unintentional killing of a local man, Nur Iman, a street-food vendor, is more due to the fact that Nur Iman was witnessing the savagery of the Densus 88's action in murdering Sigit and Hendro.

The wife of Nur Iman, Waliyem, along with her two children and mother, until now have not yet returned to their home. Budiyana, the head of the RT (neighbourhood watch) of Sanggrahan village, Grogol, Sukoharjo, said that the family of Nur Iman were taken by the police.

To cover their brutal actions, Waliyem, the wife of the late Nur Iman was promised to be given compensations in which the value was not mentioned by the police. More than that, Waliyem and her family were forced to have the notion that the death of Nur Iman was caused by the bullet from Sigit, who opened fire at the Densus 88 during a shootout. It was also presented as such to the media by the Police in a press release. Despite the rain of criticisms coming from the National Human Rights Commission due to the absence of a ballistic proof test, the Police only responded to it nonchalantly. Until now, Waliyem and her children are still under a tight guard and could not be met by anyone, not to mention the crew of journalists.

According to the locals, it is unclear whether there was a shootout or it was just a one direction shooting from the Densus 88 team. Earlier, the police stated that Sigit and Hendro fired blindly.

A citizen who wished to remain anonymous said, he heard a commotion, then he heard a member of the Densus 88 said, "Still alive!", then he heard shots again. This citizen assumes that Sigit and Hendro were still alive when shot, and later were shot again until they were dead in front of the two-story house that left spots of blood on the wall.

Many people assumed that most probably Sigit and Hendro were shot from below looking at their bloods that spurted upwards.

It turns out that the brutality of the Densus 88 did not end here. On Sunday, 15th May 2011, after Sigit was shot, his parents' house which is located in the Sraten area, was also searched. Their excuse was that, they wanted to find evidence. The day before that, on Saturday afternoon, Sigit's parents had turned on the lights and entrusted the house to the neighbours as they had to leave and follow on Sigit's janazah which was flown to Jakarta and before that was transited in Semarang for the autopsy and removal of gunshot wounds.

Sensing that they were covered by TV journalists, their action was punctuated with the breaking of the gate which was only 1.5 meter high. And that was not even a sharply spiked fence. Feeling shocked by it, some residents came out to see what happened and admonished the act. The reproof was responded with threats, so that the residents who had no business go back in to each of their houses and close their doors tightly.

A neighbour said that she felt traumatic with the acts and threats. She even called her husband immediately with a mobile phone to ask him to return home as the situation was grave. From the end of the voice, sobs could be heard.

Their brutal actions continued with things which are unnecessary i.e. the breaking of the glass window. The only resident allowed to watch was the Head of RT (nighbourhood watch association), even then it was only after the house of Sigit's parent was neatly with arranged evidences in the form of fertilizer powder which was said to be explosive materials, firearms, as well as 15 porno VCD's.

The Head of the RT was also surprised to see the evidences that have been arranged. He was more surprised to learn that the one who all this while had been appointed as imam in the Musolla nearby, turned out to have collected pornographic VCD's. Some residents who got the story from the Head of the RT after the incident, expressed their disbelief with these findings, in fact they are suspicious with the officers who did the search, that they were the ones who put those items. Because, what is generally known by the public all this while, it was the Sector and Resort Police that conducted confiscations of pornographic VCD's from the stalls of the sellers. Sure they have more collection. Perhaps what is alleged by the citizens is indeed true.

Furthermore, this happened not long after the announcement by America which said that they had managed to seize Usamah bin Ladin's computer. In their explanation, the Americans said the computer also contained pornographic contents. See, here is where an interesting finding emerged.

America is the qibla for the “war on terrorism”. The whole behaviours and any pattern that America do, becomes a model to be emulated — in fact, recommended by America itself—by the anti-terror units around the world. Including the Densus 88, where the process of its birth was of course aided by America.

Therefore, when America practices its maneuver of character assassination by making up stories that Usamah collected pornographic materials, it is also at that instant that the maneuver was copy-pasted by the Densus 88, without any explanation from the Head of the RT whom (they say) was the witness to the search. It was only the Densus 88 who played the every act. From having the right to announce, to being the judge at the same time, without the need to involve a witness.

The janazah of Sigit Qardhowi, whose real name was Hermawan Wijayanto, was finally returned on Wednesday, 18th May 2011. The family admitted that they felt smashed with the brutal actions of the Densus 88 Team in dealing with the alleged acts of terrorism. Especially that all this time, Sigit in his daily life was doing ordinary activities like other citizens in general (he was not on the run). Even if Sigit had been made as a DPO (wanted list) fugitive, there have to be a letter summoning him to the Mapolsek (Sector Police HQ) as a proof that he had committed acts of terrorism.

Sigit was a young man who had the spirit of a knight. Whatever summons coming from any institution, he will be attending it, because Sigit was a very cooperative person. Sigit was proven to be accountable for his actions with the Hisbah Team when he was sentenced to six months in jail due to the act of “vandalism” on the Warung Doyong cafe in Sukoharjo which was caught selling liquor in 2005.

However, what becomes the curiosity for the families and the local people was that, they were never informed of the fact that Sigit had been set as a DPO fugitive since September 2010 by the Mabes Polri (Police HQ).

According to Edi Lukito, the leader of the Laskar Umat Islam Surakarta (LUIS), the activities of the Hisbah Team carried out by Sigit Qardhowi in Solo focused on the eradication of vices, especially alcohol and gambling activities. Due to the role of Sigit and the Hisbah Team, the level of social ills, crimes and the distribution of alcohol in the city of Solo becomes eliminated or decreases rapidly. “This is the kind of an achievement,” Edi Lukito said during a press conference with the ISAC (Islamic Study and Action Center) on Saturday 14th May at Masjid Baitussalam Tipes.

Now, Sigit Qardhowi and one of his friends, Hendro Yunanto, have been shot dead by the malignant bullets of the Densus 88. Thousands of people came to mourn and accompany the funeral procession. Despite the heavy rains that flushed the City of Solo, the Arjuna 2 Alley, Glondongan, Serengan, Solo, the place where he lived with both of his parents, did not dampen the enthusiasm of the thousands of citizens who wanted to perform the funeral prayer and pay a last respect for Sigit at the Musolla Suryani, where he usually became the imam in the congregational prayers. The Head of the Serengan Subdistrict even delivered a reception foreword before sending off the janazah to the Pracimaloyo Cemetery, Makamhaji, Sukoharjo.

Don't know, who else will continue the achievements of these two men in eradicating the social ills, that seems like a vicious circle. It never ceases because it is ‘protected’ by the owners of some interests.

Maybe the fans of immoral activities, owners of night entertainments outlets and the thugs, backed by the local police officers in Solo, can cheer for a while on the death of the two men. But do not forget that evil and injustice have already been outlined to always compete with goodness and justice. Hoping to wait for the generations who are as heroic and as brave as Sigit and his friend, Hendro.

TW, a resident of Solo who feels the achievement of Sigit with his Hisbah Team.

Also sad with the departure of Nur Iman, may there be no other street-food vendor who is deliberately killed so as not to be a witness to the brutal savagery of the Densus 88. May Waliyem, the wife of Nur Iman return to her family in a not traumatic condition due to the intimidation and persuasion from the accursed satan.

PRESS RELEASE: The ISAC Demands The National Human Rights Commission To Seriously Expose The Motive Of Densus 88 Anti-Terror Team In Shooting To Death Sigit Qurdhowi, Hendro Yunanto and Nur Iman


Responding to the shooting of Sigit Qardhowi and Hendro by the Densus 88 team on the dawn of Saturday, the 14th May, the ISAC (Islamic Study and Action Center) held a press conference in Masjid Baitussalam Tipes.

As is known, Sigit Qardhowi was the commander of the laskar of the Hisbah Team, while Hendro was one of its members. The Hisbah Team is an Islamic youth movement in the city of Solo that always carried out the activities of Amar Ma'ruf Nahi Munkar such as operations against immoral activities.

In the Press Conference, the ISAC deplored the murder executed by the Densus 88 against Islamic activists.

And here is the content of the statement by the ISAC of Solo:

Press Release

The ISAC deplores the shooting to death of the Commander of the Hisbah Team and a local resident by the Densus 88 Team.

Today, the Densus 88 Anti-Terror Team are again committing murder by shooting to death 2 members of the Laskar Islam of Solo from the Hisbah Team, namely Sigit Qardhowi and Hendro, as well as a local man of Sangrahan Sukoharjo named Nur Iman, a street-food vendor.

From the investigation, the following data was obtained:

1. Sigit Qardhowi and Hendro were shot to death from a close range where bloods are not only splattered on the ground, but there are also remaining spots of blood as high as 3 meters on the walls of a nearby house.

2. Nur Iman was at the south of the scene, while the Densus 88 was at the north of the scene, Sigit Qardhowi and Hendro were in the middle, logically the simple bullets which caused the death of Nur Iman were from the north.

3. The Densus 88 had long trailed the concerned, they should have been overpowered and captured alive.

The ISAC considered the operations executed by the Densus 88 Anti-Terror as follows:

1. The Densus 88 Anti-Terror Team could not carry out the mission of the POLRI as the upholder of the law. They do not only have the wrong targets, but also fail to prove in court.

2. By the approach of shooting to death, the Densus 88 seems to close the case, as well as ignoring the principle of presumed innocent before proven guilty.

3. We do not agree if the bullet that killed Nur Iman was coming from Sigit Qardhowi without any independent Ballistics Tests.

4. We judge that the death of the two members of the Laskar Islam are in the condition of Khusnul Khatimah, and they died as Mujahids.

Therefore, the ISAC demands:

1. To the National Human Rights Commission, to comprehensively investigate this case for alleged violations against the Human Rights for making someone lose his life without a court decision.

2. To the Irwasum (General Supervision Inspector) and Propam (Profession and Security) Division of the POLRI HQ, to take firm actions against the Densus 88 Anti-Terror Team for mistakenly shooting Nur Iman, a resident of Sangrahan.

3. To the DPR RI (Indonesian Legislative Assembly), to immediately evaluate the performance of the Densus 88 Anti-Terror Team, so that this sort of thing does not happen repeatedly.

The statement from the ISAC was signed by the Chairman of the ISAC, M. Kurniawan, S.Ag;SH;MH and the Secretary, Endro Sudarsono, S.Pd.

[muslimdaily.net]

O American... This Is Osama

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A MUST READ!

Sheikh Husain Bin Mahmoud

This is a letter that was delivered to me by some brothers, and they said that an American wrote it in one of the chat forums, and the brothers transferred it until it reached me. They wanted me to answer this American on his inquiry, I was hesitating in the beginning, but the brothers said it seems that he is a man who seeks truth, and we as Muslims have no objection in making others listen to the truth, so let this American lend us his eyes and read these few humble words in the identification of Osama…

This is the letter as it had reached me:

I’m an American, and I really don’t believe everything my government says. I was moved by the way the media dealt with the death of Osama bin Ladin. I thought he was hated by the Muslims because of his ways; at least, that’s what the officials told us in our country. I realized after his death that he was loved by most of you! I want to know exactly what Osama meant to you as Muslims. I want to know the truth from you, and not from the media, because I simply do not trust the media. Please be straightforward and honest. I really want to know the truth.

And this is the answer:

O American... I will tell you today about a man whose story is like a legend... and he is a legend indeed... a legend that was witnessed by the whole world...

His name is Osama, his father’s is Muhammad, and his grandfather’s is Awadh. So, his name is: Osama bin Muhammad bin Awadh bin Laden... His father Muhammad came from Yemen. Yemen - if you do not know - is one of the oldest lands on earth and from the best of civilizations; and it is the origin of Arabs. The young Muhammad traveled from Yemen to Jeddah, in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, working as a porter this self-made fellow promptly became the biggest construction contractor in the Arabian Peninsula, he was known by his straightforwardness, honesty, and persistence... He also made a strong relationship with the ruling family there.

I do not know - O American - how much you know about Islam, but I am telling you that Muslims have three holy mosques, which are: the Holy Mosque of Mecca, the Holy Mosque of the Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Medina, and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Palestine, Jerusalem. There is no other holy place for Muslims other than these; I arranged them according to their importance and greatness for Muslims... You may know the Ka’ba, that cubic building which has a black cover in Mecca, if you looked around this simple building which was built by Prophet Ibrahim and his first son Ismail, the surrounding construction was built by Osama’s father “Muhammad”. If you looked for pictures of the holy mosque of Messenger Muhammad (may all praise by Allah be on him) in Medina and you see that beautiful superior building, Osama’s father “Muhammad” was honored with working on this building, and when Al-Aqsa mosque in Palestine was burned by the Jews - some decades ago - there was a contraction between the Arabs to rebuild the mosque, Osama’s father “Muhammad” gained the honor to rebuild this mosque also.

I told you Osama’s father is from Yemen, but I did not tell you that his mother is from Sham. So, he is son of Yemen and Sham; these two regions are from the best civilizations in the world. So, Osama is the son of civilization and history, but he was born in Hejaz. Hejaz, is the oracle of Muhammad (peace be upon him), so here the mixture of civilization, history, and creed wove into a mixture that is Osama’s soul.

Osama’s father’s weight and business became larger and larger to the point that he gave the king of the Arabian Peninsula six months salaries of all the government employees; this was after a financial crisis there. After that, he gained a high status and great caliber between the kings and princes of the Arabian Peninsula. From this house, from this family, from this honor and dignity, and from this civilization and history: There was Osama.

Osama was raised in a good and rigid setting, his father - regardless of his wealth and caliber - was very careful to raise his children on seriousness, hard work, and persistence. So, Osama grew (up) as a religious, serious, and hard working man unlike other rich people’s children who grew immoral due to excess of wealth, status and caliber.

In his early youth there came about a great change in his life for the Red Soviet army entered the Muslim land of Afghanistan. The news began to reach the land of the two holy mosques - west of Arabian Peninsula - and Osama because of his serious religious nature was following up this news as other youth there; but he was not like them. Because Osama is a positive man and he could not be satisfied by just following up the news. He went many times to Pakistan the neighbor of Afghanistan. Finally, he decided to go to Afghanistan in ’82, that means before (29) years of age, he was (25) at this time. He waged Jihad with the Afghani Mujahideen against the Soviet (Union) until they beat them and kicked out the Soviets from Afghanistan. As a result of this historic rout of the Soviets; their country became Russia and a lot of countries disintegrated from it.

This was the first station in this young man’s life… then, a palatial dangerous event happened that changed the face of the world. That was the entrance of the American army into the land of the Arabian Peninsula in ’91 in which is the holiest places of Muslims. This was after Saddam Hussain entered Kuwait in ’90. Osama was warning the rulers of the Arabian Peninsula from Saddam’s intentions before this year, but they were not listening to him. Then, after Saddam entered Kuwait, Osama - with his Mujahideen - offered the princes of the Arabian Peninsula to kick Saddam out of Kuwait, but they preferred the Americans and its ally’s armies to enter the Arabian Peninsula, oracle of Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him). And Osama’s hunch was right when he stated to the people that these armies have come to stay.

This event was truly the historic moment which lead to the change of events on earth... this was the first time in history that a non-Muslim army entered the land of the Two Holy Mosques, this army is enumerated by half a million fully armed men, and this is the first time that the Arabian peninsula’s princes allowed a non-Muslim army to enter the land of oracle and Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) Peninsula... You were right - O American - when you said that you do not believe your government, they said to the world that the 9/11 event is the historic moment of change; but the truth is the 9/11 event is simply a reaction of this big event which made the Arabian Peninsula under the occupation of a non-Muslim army.

After the Soviets left Afghanistan in ’89, there were some clashes between the Afghanis themselves. Osama preferred to not participate in this local war so he went to Sudan, and he started some charity and political programs. But the American government did not like the presence of Osama in Sudan, so it put the Sudanese government under pressure to make Osama leave Sudan. When Osama felt that he was undesirable there he returned back to Afghanistan, and the old Mujahideen gathered around him again, then they waited until the Taliban ruled the Afghan cities.

When Osama saw the honesty of these students (Taliban) and their determination to make a real change in Afghanistan, then they made the historical alliance with each other, he fought with the Taliban against other Afghani groups till they succeeded in uniting most of Afghanistan, and Osama became one of the best and nearest friends of the Taliban leaders and their Commander “Mullah Omar”.

The whole Islamic world was angry because of the entrance of America into the Arab lands, because this land is very special to them than any other land. The interference of America in Iraq and killing more than a million and a half Iraqis - a half million (of whom) were children - and also the American assistance to the Jews in Palestine with money and arms had the most effect on Osama and his friends who went out to liberate Afghanistan from the Soviets and then they realized that America is fighting them in the dark.

Then they declared war on it, also they realized that America is behind all the calamities of the Muslims. So, Osama announced that America should leave the Arab lands.

America worked on chasing the Mujahideen everywhere, it was also ordering Arab countries’ to catch anyone who returned from Afghanistan and place them in prisons and excruciate them badly.

A lot of wars started between Muslims against others in Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Sudan, Somalia, Philippine, China, and Kashmir; the Muslims there were oppressed and Osama was helping all these Muslims (by) sending them men and money so they can be delivered from injustice and despotism. What he did made him famous and well known amongst all Muslims.

Osama and his group realized that America was the main reason for most of the trouble of Muslims because it supports the dictator regimes in Muslim countries’. Also, because it corrupts the people in charge in the Muslim world, and preventing these countries from development and advancement. America’s biggest crime is the adapting of the Jewish bands in Palestine: They provided them money and advanced arms to kill Muslims there, and Palestine - like the Arabian Peninsula - is very special to Muslims.

Arabs lived in Palestine before Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was born, you may know - from your holy book - that Ibrahim emigrated from Iraq to Palestine and the Arabs were already there, then he begot Ismail and Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, this Jacob is “Israel” (peace be upon all the Prophets of Allah). Jacob immigrated to Egypt and he stayed with his descendants there for four hundred years, then they left it under the leadership of Moses (peace be upon him) to the land of Labyrinth in Siena and they stayed there for forty years. Then the children of Israel entered the land of Palestine and they expelled the Arabs. As Muslims, we believe that at that time the children of Israel deserved the blessed land of Palestine because the Arabs were heathens and the children of Israel believed in Allah, the Creator.

The children of Israel stayed in Palestine for centuries, and then Allah sent Jesus, the son of Mary (peace be upon him) and the Jews disbelieved in him and oppressed his followers. Then Allah decreed that the followers of Jesus loot the land of Palestine from the Jews because they renounced the religion of Moses and did not believe in Jesus (peace be upon them). Palestine stayed under the rule of the followers of Jesus - who quickly changed the constitution of Allah - until the Arabs who followed Muhammad (peace be upon him) took back Palestine from the Romans. Then it remained under the rule of Muslims for thirteen centuries. And when Muslims strayed away from their religion and the instructions of the Prophet, Allah imposed the British-French occupation upon them, and Britain took Palestine, but the Muslims did not revise themselves and return back to their religion. So Allah punished them by dominating the blessed land with the most hateful and antagonizing people towards them: the Jews.

The land of Palestine was not taken from the Muslims except because they strayed away from the instructions of their religion, and this was realized by the prudent Muslims, and they started calling the people to return back to their religion so that they could free Palestine. A lot of Muslim scholars scarified themselves in this cause, Osama bin Laden was one of these who called the Muslims to return back to the original instructions of the Islamic religion, so that Palestine returns back to the Muslims anew.

This historical introduction is important (in order) to know the beliefs of Osama and his thoughts and ideology. I do not know - O American - if you are following the news of Osama; but I will remind you of his historical promise after the event of 9/11 when he said: “I swear by Almighty Allah who raised the heavens without any pillars, that America will not dream of living in security before we experience security in Palestine and not before all the infidel armies have left the land of Muhammad, peace be upon him”. And the one who knows Osama’s history, he will realize that Osama lived to abide (by) his promise.

They are telling you that Osama is a terrorist, and we do not deny this, what we deny is the meaning of terrorism that they have not define yet!! America conducted war on: Japan, Germany, and the Soviet (Union). Imagine that Japan occupied California, Washington, Seattle, and Arizona. What will you do!! If Germany occupied Washington D.C and Florida or if the Soviets occupied Georgia, New York, and Virginia; are you going to stay at home and wait until they go out whenever they want!! What if some Americans resisted the Japanese occupation or Germans’ Hitlerism occupation or Soviet occupation!! Are the ones fighting them from (among) the Americans, terrorists?! What if some Americans performed bomb blasts inside Japan or Germany or Soviet (Union) after these occupations!! Will this be considered terrorism?!

We do not deny that Osama is a terrorist, he terrorized his enemies indeed; but the question is: Why did Osama become a terrorist!!

Let me tell you a little about Osama’s personality... he was a quiet natured man, he talked little, he laughed little, very shy, very generous, limitlessly modest. Although he was a rich man but he lived like the poor people, he ate like them, slept like them, when you would talk to him, he would listen to you until you would feel that you are his only friend, tender hearted; he liked poetry, literature, and reading, he loved riding horses, anybody who sat with him liked him even if they were his enemy due to his politeness and respect for others. And on top of all of this, he was smart having inherited it from his uncles, he was brave having inherited it from his civilization origin, and he was faithful having inherited it from his motherland.

These are some of the qualities of Osama, and they are not even an inch bit exaggerated, and those who saw him and stayed with him and met him are witness to these qualities… So, stay with me now to understand: How is it possible for someone with these qualities to become a terrorist!!

As I told you: Osama was born in the Arabian Peninsula, and the people of this land are from the greatest lovers of freedom. There is no nation on the face of this earth who loves freedom like this nation, and that is why the people of the Arabian Peninsula preferred to live in its deserts for tens of centuries rather than migrating to the nearby developed cities. That’s because they do not like to act under the rule of a king or an emperor. They lived free for long centuries in a land with scarce water, vegetation and animals, and due to this rugged and harsh environment: these people have developed a sort of pride and defiance and self respect, such that they cannot accept to be enslaved or ruled over or politicized. Throughout history they were never ruled by a king or commander, except after the inspiration of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and he ruled them with the religion, and had it not been for religion no one would have succeeded in ruling over them for the people of this land have not given in to the rule of anyone except the rule of Allah the Almighty.

This background is necessary to understand the level of hatred of the people of the Arabian Peninsula generally - and Osama especially - towards the American army that has soiled their land and occupied their country, and perhaps you (may) know the name of the Arabian Peninsula by “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” attributed to the family of “Al-Saud”, that was unified by the father of the current King - named Abd al-Aziz - this Peninsula, under his rule by the power of the sword after he declared his intention of ruling it with Islam. So the people of the Peninsula fought with him to unify it under the banner of religion. But then they discovered that he was supported by the British, and then the Americans, and then his sons allowed the American armies to enter the Arabian Peninsula under the pre**** of freeing Kuwait. Thus, his betrayal to the banner of the religion and that of his sons became apparent.

Osama - O American - declared war upon your country for the following major reasons:

First: Its sponsorship of the criminal Jewish state in Palestine.

Second: Occupation of the Arabian Peninsula and the land of the Islamic revelation.

Third: Fighting Muslims in several Muslim lands.

Fourth: Supporting the dictator governments in the Islamic lands.

Fifth: Fighting against Islam itself and trying to spread opposing methodologies in the Islamic lands and trying to corrupt the manners and values of Muslims.

Sixth: The succeeding American governments were the reason for the death of millions of Muslims for the past thirty years.

These are the major reason that made this delicate, calm, humble, modest man turn into a dangerous and prominent terrorist, and into a man of war and resistance of a unique level… and any single reason from these reasons is enough to change the life of a man who possesses even a tiny bit of honor, then how about all these reason together?

The matter is not as it has been told to you through your media, for
the truth is that most of the Muslims on earth hate the American government, and hate its policies and curse it day and night, and what you see on the television of support of the American government in the Arab countries is either fabricated, or is through agents who are deceiving their nations, for they do not represent the Muslims, and most of them are not Muslims. There are some atheists, opportunists and careerists in the Islamic countries as there are in America - maybe on a greater scale - and these have the media, and money and control, and they have not come to possess it except through the aid of the American government.

You ask about the reality of what Osama means to us, then I shall tell you on behalf of most of the Muslims on earth:

Osama represents the ancient Islamic culture blended with the greatness of Islam… Osama is the living conscience of Muslims and the soul of freedom inspiring the Islamic Ummah anew…

Osama - O American - is the model of truth that fought oppression through the passage of history... Osama - O American - is a man who gathered the political benefits and presented it for the service of the just Muslim causes, for he is like George Washington who unified America and led the fight against Britain, and he is like Lincoln who freed the slaves in America and united the north and south, and he is like Martin Luther who fought for the freedom of the negroes in America…

But Osama is different from these because he is a Muslim who fights and plans for his methodology and religion, and is different from them in that he fights for a global freedom and not for a nationality or local race or region, and is different from them in that his enemies are: All the tyrant governments that oppress their nation or other nations in the world, and if you see who fought Osama, then you would see how the governments famous for oppressing their people and stealing the riches of the nations allied against him, for Osama revealed all of these tyrants and wanted the people to stand up and demand their true rights, and this is what made most of the governments of the earth chase him and try to silence his voice so that people remain in their slumber and they (would) be at liberty for their oppression and tyranny and steal the riches of the nations.

Osama - O American - spent his life in order to unify the Muslims, and in order to free them from the rope of slavery placed upon their necks by the governments, those governments that are allied to the successive governments of America… Osama fought for the honor of the Muslims and their religion… Osama - O American - is the example of truthfulness and purity and the right jealousy for the human values, that truth which you know and other Americans know is practically nonexistent with the policy of the White House, and with the governments of the east and west on this earth...

Osama - O American - was the last beautiful thing that passed away from the face of the earth… I say beautiful because the governments of earth have changed the truth, and decorated the lies, and has made politics into cunning, deceit and personal gains, whereas Osama returned politics to its true, real meaning with the knowledgeable ones and those with understanding, for politics to him was: returning the rights to the deserving, and truth and trustworthiness, and honor, and giving and disassociation from the money of people and sacrificing in the way of fulfilling their interests… perhaps - O American - you might not know the meaning of most of these words, and we do not blame you, because you live in an environment drowned in self-centeredness and self-love and phony and concealed oppression in the form of capitalism, and silent transgression in the name of democracy…

I do not know how cultured you are, and I do not know if you understand most of what I wrote, but I cannot write about Osama except with these lofty meanings, because he was a lofty man who lived in a time in which lofty virtues had fallen, for he is from the era of the noble knights, and from the era of honorable fighters and from the era of loyal commanders

Osama - O American - is all those virtues that your government is fighting on earth… he is all what your wretched government claims and is not… Osama is the manners that your country’s leaders claim and would not tolerate to be associated with out in public… Osama is the nobility that you read about in the books of history…
What does Osama mean for the Muslims!!

Osama - O American - is the group of thousands of people who died in order to enable a better life for others, and sacrificed their most precious things so that those after them get the best of what they deserve… Osama - O American - is the soul of this Ummah and its living pulse that took form in a tall and lean figure!

Osama - O American - is the voice of truth at a time of corruption, and the voice of honor at a time of vanity and the voice of loftiness at a time of mediocrity… Osama is the memory of man at a time of forgetfulness…. Osama is the beating heart on the deathbed of the sons of man.

Every name has a meaning in its own cultural history, and Osama in our Arabic culture means: Lion, and this historic oath that was reflected in the corners of earth was nothing but a groan of this lion, after which he returned to his lair in the caves of Tora Bora and mountains of Suleiman and Hindu Kush, waiting to attack his prey, and perhaps you know that the lion does not roar a lot and does not produce sounds except a little, before pouncing on its prey and just like that Osama, his words were less and his speeches few…

Osama - O American - is the lion of Islam, who would not let the rats climb over his body, and who if roared, they would run without looking behind… The name of Osama was enough to terrorize every wolf or fox who wanted to dive at the flesh of the sons of man.

O American, tell those behind you from the people of your nation that Osama is alive in the heart of every free Muslim, and that his historic oath is engraved into the hearts of the Muslims and that peace is the farthest from Americans now, and that their coming days will be decisive in the history of their nations, for the sons of Osama and his brothers have decided to end the history of America forever…

Perhaps - O American - you are astonished by this statement and you have asked only to know, while you are aware that your country has of material ability such power that makes it awed in earth, but - O American - you do not know the reality of creed if it blends with the heart of the believer, for fighting is not weapons, and it is not ammunition, instead what directs the drum of victory is: the heart of men.

Osama - O American - represents the power of Islam that ruled the earth for more than 1200 years, and there was no America known to the old world, and America was not found by Columbus except after he got the maps that were drawn but the Muslim scholars of Andalusia and Italy, so your presence in America is due to some of the old Muslim scholars that resulted in the renaissance in Europe and America, that renaissance that has started blurring the fact that it was taken from the Islamic culture…

Osama - O American - came to remind the Muslims of their culture, and remind them of their glory, and remind them of their history, and to say to them, return to your religion to gain back your real status amongst the nations of the world, for the Ummah of Islam was not created except to lead humanity, and was not brought into existence except to become dominant upon all the nations, and Allah the Almighty decided in His book which He revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him) this truth, in the most profound and clear way when He said: “It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion.” He said it in these clear words in three places in the Quran assuring this eternal reality.

Osama - O American - is a new turning point in the history of earth, for Osama has awakened the conscience of Islam in the hearts of the Muslims after a long slumber, and he painted with his blood a frame of glory that was about to be wiped off from the life of the Muslims… Do you know - O American - that the Muslims did not accept condolence in Osama!! Perhaps - O American - you will be shocked to know if I tell you that many Muslims in several lands congratulated each other on the martyrdom of Osama, and that some of them distributed sweets amongst the people!! Do you understand the meaning of distributing sweets on the death of the most beloved people to their heart!

If it was in my hand, I would have sacrificed my life and all my sons so that Osama would live amongst us, but I, until now, have not shed a single tear on Osama, and if I cry, I cry on myself for not having achieved what Osama achieved… many people talk about their cause and rights, but only a very few of these people are ready to die for those rights, and Osama - O American - was not only prepared to die for them, he was wishing for it every moment, for death in the way of creed is from the greatest of what a true believer wants in his belief…

Perhaps I have prolonged upon you this talk, but I have not mentioned except the little of little about Osama and what Osama means for the Muslims, and if I knew that you would not get bored I would have made you read for several continuous days about Osama and what Osama meant and the reality of Osama… and perhaps I may summarize in these few expressive words and call you to reflect upon them excessively…

The culture of truth and human loftiness means - Osama…

Written by

Sheikh Husain Bin Mahmoud