Letter from al-Zawahiri to
al-Zarqawi
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
October 11, 2005
In the name of God, praise be to God, and praise and blessings be upon the
Messenger of God, his family, his Companions, and all those who follow him.
The gracious brother/Abu Musab, God protect him and watch over him, may His
religion, and His Book and the Sunna of His Prophet @ aid him, I ask the
Almighty that he bless him, us, and all Muslims, with His divine aid, His clear
victory, and His release from suffering be close at hand. Likewise, I ask the
Almighty to gather us as He sees fit from the glory of this world and the prize
of the hereafter.
1-Dear brother, God Almighty knows how much I miss meeting with you, how
much I long to join you in your historic battle against the greatest of
criminals and apostates in the heart of the Islamic world, the field where epic
and major battles in the history of Islam were fought. I think that if I could
find a way to you, I would not delay a day, God willing.
2-My dear brother, we are following your news, despite the difficulty and
hardship. We received your last published message sent to Sheikh Usama Bin
Ladin, God save him. Likewise, I made sure in my last speech-that Aljazeera
broadcast Saturday, 11 Jumadi I, 1426h, 18 June 2005-to mention you, send you
greetings, and show support and thanks for the heroic acts you are performing
in defense of Islam and the Muslims, but I do not know what Aljazeera
broadcast. Did this part appear or not? I will try to attach the full speech
with this message, conditions permitting.
Likewise, I showed my support for your noble initiative to join with your
brothers, during a prior speech I sent to the brothers a number of months ago,
but the brothers' circumstances prevented its publication.
3-I want to reassure you about our situation. The summer started hot with
operations escalating in Afghanistan. The enemy struck a blow against us with
the arrest of Abu al-Faraj, may God break his bonds. However, no Arab brother
was arrested because of him. The brothers tried-and were successful to a great
degree-to contain the fall of Abu al-Faraj as much as they could.
However, the real danger comes from the agent Pakistani army that is
carrying out operations in the tribal areas looking for mujahedeen.
4-I want to keep corresponding with you about the details of what is going
on in dear Iraq, especially since we do not know the full truth as you know it.
Therefore, I want you to explain to me your situation in a little detail,
especially in regards to the political angle. I want you to express to me what
is on your mind in regards to what is on my mind in the way of questions and
inquiries.
A-I want to be the first to congratulate you for what God has blessed you
with in terms of fighting battle in the heart of the Islamic world, which was
formerly the field for major battles in Islam's history, and what is now the
place for the greatest battle of Islam in this era, and what will happen,
according to what appeared in the Hadiths of the Messenger of God @ about the
epic battles between Islam and atheism. It has always been my belief that the
victory of Islam will never take place until a Muslim state is established in
the manner of the Prophet in the heart of the Islamic world, specifically in
the Levant, Egypt, and the neighboring states of the Peninsula and Iraq;
however, the center would be in the Levant and Egypt. This is my opinion, which
I do not preach as infallibile, but I have reviewed historical events and the
behavior of the enemies of Islam themselves, and they did not establish Israel
in this triangle surrounded by Egypt and Syria and overlooking the Hijaz except
for their own interests.
As for the battles that are going on in the far-flung regions of the Islamic
world, such as Chechnya, Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Bosnia, they are just the
groundwork and the vanguard for the major battles which have begun in the heart
of the Islamic world. We ask God that He send down his victory upon us that he
promised to his faithful worshipers.
It is strange that the Arab nationalists also have, despite their avoidance
of Islamic practice, come to comprehend the great importance of this province.
It is like a bird whose wings are Egypt and Syria, and whose heart is
Palestine. They have come to comprehend the goal of planting Israel in this
region, and they are not misled in this, rather they have admitted their
ignorance of the religious nature of this conflict.
What I mean is that God has blessed you and your brothers while many of the
Muslim mujahedeen have longed for that blessing, and that is Jihad in the heart
of the Islamic world. He has, in addition to that, granted you superiority over
the idolatrous infidels, traitorous apostates, and those turncoat deviants.
This is what God Almighty has distinguished you and your brothers with over
the mujahedeen before you who fought in the heart of the Islamic world, and in
Egypt and Syria to be precise, but this splendor and superiority against the
enemies of Islam was not ordained for them.
God also blessed you not only with the splendor of the spearhead of Jihad,
but with the splendor as well of the doctrines of monotheism, the rejection of
polytheism, and avoidance of the tenets of the secularists and detractors and
inferiors, the call to the pure way of the Prophet, and the sublime goal that
the Prophet @ left to his companions {. This is a blessing on top of blessing
on top of blessing which obliges you and your noble brothers to be constantly
thankful and full of praise. The Almighty said: (If ye are grateful, He is
pleased with you) and the Almighty says: (If ye are grateful, I will add more
unto you.)
B-Because of this, we are extremely concerned, as are the mujahedeen and all
sincere Muslims, about your Jihad and your heroic acts until you reach its
intended goal. You know well that purity of faith and the correct way of living
are not connected necessarily to success in the field unless you take into
consideration the reasons and practices which events are guided by. For the
grandson of the Prophet Imam al Hussein Bin Ali }, the Leader of the Faithful
Abdallah Bin al-Zubair }, Abdul Rahman Bin al-Ashath ~, and other great people,
did not achieve their sought-after goal.
C-If our intended goal in this age is the establishment of a caliphate in
the manner of the Prophet and if we expect to establish its state
predominantly-according to how it appears to us-in the heart of the Islamic
world, then your efforts and sacrifices-God permitting-are a large step
directly towards that goal.
So we must think for a long time about our next steps and how we want to
attain it, and it is my humble opinion that the Jihad in Iraq requires several
incremental goals:
The first stage: Expel the Americans from Iraq.
The second stage: Establish an Islamic authority or amirate, then develop it
and support it until it achieves the level of a caliphate- over as much
territory as you can to spread its power in Iraq, i.e., in Sunni areas, is in
order to fill the void stemming from the departure of the Americans,
immediately upon their exit and before un-Islamic forces attempt to fill this
void, whether those whom the Americans will leave behind them, or those among
the un-Islamic forces who will try to jump at taking power.
There is no doubt that this amirate will enter into a fierce struggle with
the foreign infidel forces, and those supporting them among the local forces,
to put it in a state of constant preoccupation with defending itself, to make
it impossible for it to establish a stable state which could proclaim a
caliphate, and to keep the Jihadist groups in a constant state of war, until
these forces find a chance to annihilate them.
The third stage: Extend the jihad wave to the secular countries neighboring
Iraq.
The fourth stage: It may coincide with what came before: the clash with
Israel, because Israel was established only to challenge any new Islamic
entity.
My raising this idea-I don't claim that it's infallible-is only to stress
something extremely important. And it is that the mujahedeen must not have
their mission end with the expulsion of the Americans from Iraq, and then lay
down their weapons, and silence the fighting zeal. We will return to having the
secularists and traitors holding sway over us. Instead, their ongoing mission
is to establish an Islamic state, and defend it, and for every generation to
hand over the banner to the one after it until the Hour of Resurrection.
If the matter is thus, we must contemplate our affairs carefully, so that we
are not robbed of the spoils, and our brothers did not die, so that others can
reap the fruits of their labor.
D-If we look at the two short-term goals, which are removing the Americans
and establishing an Islamic amirate in Iraq, or a caliphate if possible, then,
we will see that the strongest weapon which the mujahedeen enjoy - after the
help and granting of success by God - is popular support from the Muslim masses
in Iraq, and the surrounding Muslim countries.
So, we must maintain this support as best we can, and we should strive to
increase it, on the condition that striving for that support does not lead to
any concession in the laws of the Sharia.
And it's very important that you allow me to elaborate a little here on this
issue of popular support. Let's say:
(1) If we are in agreement that the victory of Islam and the establishment
of a caliphate in the manner of the Prophet will not be achieved except through
jihad against the apostate rulers and their removal, then this goal will not be
accomplished by the mujahed movement while it is cut off from public support,
even if the Jihadist movement pursues the method of sudden overthrow. This is
because such an overthrow would not take place without some minimum of popular
support and some condition of public discontent which offers the mujahed
movement what it needs in terms of capabilities in the quickest fashion.
Additionally, if the Jihadist movement were obliged to pursue other methods,
such as a popular war of jihad or a popular intifadah, then popular support
would be a decisive factor between victory and defeat.
(2) In the absence of this popular support, the Islamic mujahed movement
would be crushed in the shadows, far from the masses who are distracted or
fearful, and the struggle between the Jihadist elite and the arrogant
authorities would be confined to prison dungeons far from the public and the
light of day. This is precisely what the secular, apostate forces that are
controlling our countries are striving for. These forces don't desire to wipe
out the mujahed Islamic movement, rather they are stealthily striving to
separate it from the misguided or frightened Muslim masses. Therefore, our
planning must strive to involve the Muslim masses in the battle, and to bring
the mujahed movement to the masses and not conduct the struggle far from
them.
(3) The Muslim masses-for many reasons, and this is not the place to discuss
it-do not rally except against an outside occupying enemy, especially if the
enemy is firstly Jewish, and secondly American.
This, in my limited opinion, is the reason for the popular support that the
mujahedeen enjoy in Iraq, by the grace of God.
As for the sectarian and chauvinistic factor, it is secondary in importance
to outside aggression, and is much weaker than it. In my opinion-which is
limited and which is what I see far from the scene-the awakening of the Sunni
people in Iraq against the Shia would not have had such strength and toughness
were it not for the treason of the Shia and their collusion with the Americans,
and their agreement with them to permit the Americans to occupy Iraq in
exchange for the Shia assuming power.
(4) Therefore, the mujahed movement must avoid any action that the masses do
not understand or approve, if there is no contravention of Sharia in such
avoidance, and as long as there are other options to resort to, meaning we must
not throw the masses-scant in knowledge-into the sea before we teach them to
swim, relying for guidance in that on the saying of the Prophet @ to Umar bin
al-Khattab<: lest the people should say that Muhammad used to kill his
Companions.
Among the practical applications of this viewpoint in your blessed
arena:
(1) The matter of preparing for the aftermath of the exit of the
Americans: The Americans will exit soon, God willing, and the
establishment of a governing authority-as soon as the country is freed from the
Americans-does not depend on force alone. Indeed, it's imperative that, in
addition to force, there be an appeasement of Muslims and a sharing with them
in governance and in the Shura council and in promulgating what is allowed and
what is not allowed. In my view-which I continue to reiterate is limited and
has a distant perspective upon the events-this must be achieved through the
people of the Shura and who possess authority to determine issues and make them
binding, and who are endowed with the qualifications for working in Sharia law.
They would be elected by the people of the country to represent them and
overlook the work of the authorities in accordance with the rules of the
glorious Sharia.
And it doesn't appear that the Mujahedeen, much less the al-Qaida in the
Land of Two Rivers, will lay claim to governance without the Iraqi people. Not
to mention that that would be in contravention of the Shura methodology. That
is not practical in my opinion.
You might ask an important question: What drives me to broach these matters
while we are in the din of war and the challenges of killing and combat?
My answer is, firstly: Things may develop faster than we imagine. The
aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam-and how they ran and
left their agents-is noteworthy. Because of that, we must be ready starting
now, before events overtake us, and before we are surprised by the conspiracies
of the Americans and the United Nations and their plans to fill the void behind
them. We must take the initiative and impose a fait accompli upon our enemies,
instead of the enemy imposing one on us, wherein our lot would be to merely
resist their schemes.
Second: This is the most vital part. This authority, or the Sharia amirate
that is necessary, requires fieldwork starting now, alongside the combat and
war. It would be a political endeavor in which the mujahedeen would be a
nucleus around which would gather the tribes and their elders, and the people
in positions, and scientists, and merchants, and people of opinion, and all the
distinguished ones who were not sullied by appeasing the occupation and those
who defended Islam.
We don't want to repeat the mistake of the Taliban, who restricted
participation in governance to the students and the people of Qandahar alone.
They did not have any representation for the Afghan people in their ruling
regime, so the result was that the Afghan people disengaged themselves from
them. Even devout ones took the stance of the spectator and, when the invasion
came, the amirate collapsed in days, because the people were either passive or
hostile. Even the students themselves had a stronger affiliation to their
tribes and their villages than their affiliation to the Islamic amirate or the
Taliban movement or the responsible party in charge of each one of them in his
place. Each of them retreated to his village and his tribe, where his
affiliation was stronger!!
The comparison between the fall of Kabul and the resistance of Fallujah,
Ramadi, and Al Qaim and their fearless sisters shows a clear distinction, by
God's grace and His kindness. It is the matter towards which we must strive,
that we must support and strengthen.
Therefore, I stress again to you and to all your brothers the need to direct
the political action equally with the military action, by the alliance,
cooperation and gathering of all leaders of opinion and influence in the Iraqi
arena. I can't define for you a specific means of action. You are more
knowledgeable about the field conditions. But you and your brothers must strive
to have around you circles of support, assistance, and cooperation, and through
them, to advance until you become a consensus, entity, organization, or
association that represents all the honorable people and the loyal folks in
Iraq. I repeat the warning against separating from the masses, whatever the
danger.
(2) Striving for the unity of the mujahedeen: This is
something I entrust to you. It is between you and God. If the mujahedeen are
scattered, this leads to the scattering of the people around them. I don't have
detailed information about the situation of the mujahedeen, so I ask that you
help us with some beneficial details in this, and the extent of the different
mujahedeen movements' readiness to join the course of unity.
(3) Striving for the ulema: From the standpoint of not
highlighting the doctrinal differences which the masses do not understand, such
as this one is Matridi or this one is Ashari or this one is Salafi, and from
the standpoint of doing justice to the people, for there may be in the world a
heresy or an inadequacy in a side which may have something to give to jihad,
fighting, and sacrifice for God. We have seen magnificent examples in the
Afghan jihad, and the prince of believers, Mullah Muhammad Omar - may God
protect him - himself is of Hanafi adherence, Matridi doctrine, but he stood in
the history of Islam with a stance rarely taken. You are the richer if you know
the stances of the authentic ulema on rulers in times of jihad and the defense
of the Muslim holy sites. And more than that, their stances on doing justice to
the people and not denying their merit.
The ulema among the general public are, as well, the symbol of Islam and its
emblem. Their disparagement may lead to the general public deeming religion and
its adherents as being unimportant. This is a greater injury than the benefit
of criticizing a theologian on a heresy or an issue.
Of course, these words of mine have nothing to do with the hypocritical
traitors who are in allegiance with the crusaders, but I wish to stress the
warning against diminishing the ulema before the general public.
Also, the active mujahedeen ulema - even if there may be some heresy or
fault in them that is not blasphemous - we must find a means to include them
and to benefit from their energy. You know well -what I am mentioning to you-
that many of the most learned ulema of Islam such as Izz Bin Abdul Salam,
al-Nawawi, and Ibn Hajar - may God have mercy on them - were Ashari. And many
of the most eminent jihadists, whom the Umma resolved unanimously to praise
such as Nur al-Din Bin Zanki and Salahal-Din al-Ayyubi - were Ashari. The
mujahedeen sultans who came after them - who didn't reach their level - whom
the ulema and the historians lauded such as Sayf al-Din Qatz, Rukn al-Din
Baybars, al-Nasir Muhammad Bin-Qallawun, and Muhammad al-Fatih, were Ashari or
Matridi. They fell into errors, sins, and heresies. And the stances of Sheikh
al-Islam Ibn Taymiya regarding al-Nasir Muhammad Bin Qallawun and his extolling
of him and his inciting him to jihad - despite the prosecutions and prison
which befell the sheikh in his time - are well known.
If you take into account the fact that most of the Umma's ulema are Ashari
or Matridi, and if you take into consideration as well the fact that the issue
of correcting the mistakes of ideology is an issue that will require
generations of the call to Islam and modifying the educational curricula, and
that the mujahedeen are not able to undertake this burden, rather they are in
need of those who will help them with the difficulties and problems they face;
if you take all this into consideration, and add to it the fact that all
Muslims are speaking of jihad, whether they are Salafi or non-Salafi, then you
would understand that it is a duty of the mujahed movement to include the
energies of the Umma and in its wisdom and prudence to fill the role of leader,
trailblazer, and exploiter of all the capabilities of the Umma for the sake of
achieving our aims: a caliphate along the lines of the Prophet's, with God's
permission.
I do not know the details of the situation where you are, but I do not want
us to repeat the mistake of Jamil al-Rahman~, who was killed and whose
organization was shattered, because he neglected the realities on the
ground.
(4) The position on the Shia: This subject is complicated
and detailed. I have brought it up here so as not to address the general public
on something they do not know. But please permit me to present it
logically:
(A) I repeat that I see the picture from afar, and I repeat that you see
what we do not see. No doubt you have the right to defend yourself, the
mujahedeen, and Muslims in general and in particular against any aggression or
threat of aggression.
(B) I assert here that any rational person understands with ease that the
Shia cooperated with the Americans in the invasion of Afghanistan, Rafsanjani
himself confessed to it, and they cooperated with them in the overthrow of
Saddam and the occupation of Iraq in exchange for the Shia's assumption of
power and their turning a blind eye to the American military presence in Iraq.
This is clear to everybody who has two eyes.
(C) People of discernment and knowledge among Muslims know the extent of
danger to Islam of the Twelve'er school of Shiism. It is a religious school
based on excess and falsehood whose function is to accuse the companions of
Muhammad { of heresy in a campaign against Islam, in order to free the way for
a group of those who call for a dialogue in the name of the hidden mahdi who is
in control of existence and infallible in what he does. Their prior history in
cooperating with the enemies of Islam is consistent with their current reality
of connivance with the Crusaders.
(D) The collision between any state based on the model of prophecy with the
Shia is a matter that will happen sooner or later. This is the judgment of
history, and these are the fruits to be expected from the rejectionist Shia
sect and their opinion of the Sunnis. These are clear, well-known matters to
anyone with a knowledge of history, the ideologies, and the politics of
states.
(E) We must repeat what we mentioned previously, that the majority of
Muslims don't comprehend this and possibly could not even imagine it. For that
reason, many of your Muslim admirers amongst the common folk are wondering
about your attacks on the Shia. The sharpness of this questioning increases
when the attacks are on one of their mosques, and it increases more when the
attacks are on the mausoleum of Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib, may God honor him. My
opinion is that this matter won't be acceptable to the Muslim populace however
much you have tried to explain it, and aversion to this will continue.
Indeed, questions will circulate among mujahedeen circles and their opinion
makers about the correctness of this conflict with the Shia at this time. Is it
something that is unavoidable? Or, is it something can be put off until the
force of the mujahed movement in Iraq gets stronger? And if some of the
operations were necessary for self-defense, were all of the operations
necessary? Or, were there some operations that weren't called for? And is the
opening of another front now in addition to the front against the Americans and
the government a wise decision? Or, does this conflict with the Shia lift the
burden from the Americans by diverting the mujahedeen to the Shia, while the
Americans continue to control matters from afar? And if the attacks on Shia
leaders were necessary to put a stop to their plans, then why were there
attacks on ordinary Shia? Won't this lead to reinforcing false ideas in their
minds, even as it is incumbent on us to preach the call of Islam to them and
explain and communicate to guide them to the truth? And can the mujahedeen kill
all of the Shia in Iraq? Has any Islamic state in history ever tried that? And
why kill ordinary Shia considering that they are forgiven because of their
ignorance? And what loss will befall us if we did not attack the Shia? And do
the brothers forget that we have more than one hundred prisoners - many of whom
are from the leadership who are wanted in their countries - in the custody of
the Iranians? And even if we attack the Shia out of necessity, then why do you
announce this matter and make it public, which compels the Iranians to take
counter measures? And do the brothers forget that both we and the Iranians need
to refrain from harming each other at this time in which the Americans are
targeting us?
All of these questions and others are circulating among your brothers, and
they are monitoring the picture from afar, as I told you. One who monitors from
afar lacks many of the important details that affect decision-making in the
field.
However, monitoring from afar has the advantage of providing the total
picture and observing the general line without getting submerged in the
details, which might draw attention away from the direction of the target. As
the English proverb says, the person who is standing among the leaves of the
tree might not see the tree.
One of the most important factors of success is that you don't let your eyes
lose sight of the target, and that it should stand before you always. Otherwise
you deviate from the general line through a policy of reaction. And this is a
lifetime's experience, and I will not conceal from you the fact that we
suffered a lot through following this policy of reaction, then we suffered a
lot another time because we tried to return to the original line.
One of the most important things facing the leadership is the enthusiasm of
the supporters, and especially of the energetic young men who are burning to
make the religion victorious. This enthusiasm must flow wisely, and
al-Mutanabbi says:
Courage in a man does suffice but not like the courage of one who is
wise.
And he also says:
Judiciousness precedes the courage of the courageous which is second And
when the two blend in one free soul it reaches everywhere in the heavens.
In summation, with regard to the talk about the issue of the Shia, I would
like to repeat that I see that matter from afar without being aware of all the
details, I would like my words to be deserving of your attention and
consideration, and God is the guarantor of success for every good thing.
(5) Scenes of slaughter:
Among the things which the feelings of the Muslim populace who love and
support you will never find palatable - also- are the scenes of slaughtering
the hostages. You shouldn't be deceived by the praise of some of the zealous
young men and their description of you as the shaykh of the slaughterers, etc.
They do not express the general view of the admirer and the supporter of the
resistance in Iraq, and of you in particular by the favor and blessing of
God.
And your response, while true, might be: Why shouldn't we sow terror in the
hearts of the Crusaders and their helpers? And isn't the destruction of the
villages and the cities on the heads of their inhabitants more cruel than
slaughtering? And aren't the cluster bombs and the seven ton bombs and the
depleted uranium bombs crueler than slaughtering? And isn't killing by torture
crueler than slaughtering? And isn't violating the honor of men and women more
painful and more destructive than slaughtering?
All of these questions and more might be asked, and you are justified.
However this does not change the reality at all, which is that the general
opinion of our supporter does not comprehend that, and that this general
opinion falls under a campaign by the malicious, perfidious, and fallacious
campaign by the deceptive and fabricated media. And we would spare the people
from the effect of questions about the usefulness of our actions in the hearts
and minds of the general opinion that is essentially sympathetic to us.
And I say to you with sure feeling and I say: That the author of these lines
has tasted the bitterness of American brutality, and that my favorite wife's
chest was crushed by a concrete ceiling and she went on calling for aid to lift
the stone block off her chest until she breathed her last, may God have mercy
on her and accept her among the martyrs. As for my young daughter, she was
afflicted by a cerebral hemorrhage, and she continued for a whole day suffering
in pain until she expired. And to this day I do not know the location of the
graves of my wife, my son, my daughter, and the rest of the three other
families who were martyred in the incident and who were pulverized by the
concrete ceiling, may God have mercy on them and the Muslim martyrs. Were they
brought out of the rubble, or are they still buried beneath it to this day?
However, despite all of this, I say to you: that we are in a battle, and
that more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the
media. And that we are in a media battle in a race for the hearts and minds of
our Umma. And that however far our capabilities reach, they will never be equal
to one thousandth of the capabilities of the kingdom of Satan that is waging
war on us. And we can kill the captives by bullet. That would achieve that
which is sought after without exposing ourselves to the questions and answering
to doubts. We don't need this.
E-I would like you to explain for us another issue related to Iraq, and I
think without a doubt that you are the most knowledgeable about it. Can the
assumption of leadership for the mujahedeen or a group of the mujahedeen by
non-Iraqis stir up sensitivity for some people? And if there is sensitivity,
what is its effect? And how can it be eliminated while preserving the
commitment of the jihadist work and without exposing it to any shocks? Please
inform us in detail regarding this matter.
F-Likewise I would like you to inform us about the Iraqi situation in
general and the situation of the mujahedeen in particular in detail without
exposing the security of the mujahedeen and the Muslims to danger. At the
least, we should know as much as the enemy knows. And allow us to burden you
with this trouble, for we are most eager to learn your news.
G-I have a definite desire to travel to you but I do not know whether that
is possible from the standpoint of traveling and getting settled, so please let
me know. And God is the guarantor of every good thing.
5-Please take every caution in the meetings, especially when someone claims
to carry an important letter or contributions. It was in this way that they
arrested Khalid Sheikh. Likewise, please, if you want to meet one of your
assistants, I hope that you don't meet him in a public place or in a place that
is not known to you. I hope that you would meet him in a secure place, not the
place of your residence. Because Abu al-Faraj - may God set him free and
release him from his torment - was lured by one of his brothers, who had been
taken into custody, to meet him at a public location where a trap had been set.
6-The brothers informed me that you suggested to them sending some assistance.
Our situation since Abu al-Faraj is good by the grace of God, but many of the
lines have been cut off. Because of this, we need a payment while new lines are
being opened. So, if you're capable of sending a payment of approximately one
hundred thousand, we'll be very grateful to you.
7-The subject of the Algerian brothers at our end, there are fears from the
previous experiences, so if you're able to get in touch with them and notify us
of the details from them, we would be very grateful to you.
8-As for news on the poor servant,
A-During an earlier period I published some publications:
(1) Allegiance and exemption - A Faith transmitted, a lost reality. (2)
Strengthening the Banner of Islam - an article emphasizing the authority's
commitment to monotheism.
(3) Wind of Paradise - an article about: Most Honorable Sacrifices of the
Believers - Campaigns of Death and Martyrdom.
I endeavored in this article to include what was written on the subject as
much as I could. I also strived to verify every word in it, and it's an issue
that took me almost a year or more.
(4) The Bitter Harvest - The Muslim Brotherhood in 60 Years - Second Edition
1426h - 2005m.
In this edition, I wanted to delete all the extreme phrases for which
there's no proof, and I referred to the book a number of times, then I wrote a
new preface. In it I pointed out a dangerous trend of the Brotherhood,
especially in the circumstances of the New Crusader War which was launched on
the Islamic Umma. In my opinion, this edition is better than the first with
respect to the calmness of the presentation instead of being emotional. The
Brotherhood's danger is demonstrated by the weakening of the Islamic Resistance
to the campaign of the Crusaders and their supporters. God is the only one who
is perfect.
(5) I have also had fifteen audio statements published and six others that
were not published for one reason or another. We ask God for acceptance and
devotion. I will enclose for you the written statements and what I can of the
audio and video statements with this message, God willing. If you find they are
good, you can publish them. We seek God's assistance.
(6) I don't know if you all have contact with Abu Rasmi? Even if it is via
the Internet, because I gave him a copy of my book (A Knight under the banner
of the Prophet@) so he could attempt to publish it, and I lost the original.
Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper published it truncated and jumbled. I think that
the American intelligence services provided the aforementioned newspaper with
it from my computer which they acquired, because the publication of the book
coincided with a publication of messages from my computer in the same
newspaper. So if you can contact him and get the original of the book, if that
is possible for you all, then you can publish it on your blessed website and
then send a copy to us, if that is possible.
B-As for my personal condition, I am in good health, blessings and wellness
thanks to God and His grace. I am only lacking your pious prayers, in which I
beg you not to forget me. God Almighty has blessed me with a daughter whom I
have named (Nawwar), and Nawwar means: the timid female gazelle and the woman
who is free from suspicion, and technically: it is the name of my maternal aunt
who was a second mother to me and who stood with me during all the difficult
and harsh times. I ask God to reward her for me with the best reward, and have
mercy on her, our mothers and the Muslims.
9-My greetings to all the loved ones and please give me news of Karem and
the rest of the folks I know, and especially:
By God, if by chance you're going to Fallujah, send greetings to Abu Musab
al-Zarqawi.
In closing, I ask God entrust you all with His guardianship, providence and
protection, and bless you all in your families, possessions and offspring and
protect them from all evil and that He delight you all with them in this world
and the next world, and that He bestow upon us and you all the victory that he
promised his servants the Believers, and that He strengthen for us our religion
which He has sanctioned for us, and that He make us safe after our fear.Peace,
God's blessings and mercy to you.
Your loving brother
Abu Muhammad Saturday, 02 Jumada al-Thani, 1426 - 09 July, 2005.
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