Human_Error
06-06-2005, 03:03 PM
A speech titled "The Return of Ibn Al-'Alqami's Grandchildren" was posted on Islamist message forums by the media division of Al-Qa'ida in Iraq on May 18, 2005. [1] (http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP91705#_edn1)The main point of the speech was to justify collateral killing of Muslims as well as non-combatant non-Muslims, according to Islamic religious norms. The following are excerpts:
Seeking Martyrdom is the Answer to the Discrepancy in Numbers and Arms between Mujahideen and Crusaders
"... Ever since the beginning of creation, there has been a conflict between truth and falsehood, [and this will continue] until Allah inherits the earth and everyone on it... Another chapter of this conflict is taking place now in Iraq, represented by the worshippers of the Cross [Christians], and they have openly declared it to be a Crusade... They violated women's honor and desecrated that which is holy and transgressed against the inviolable, and they are being helped in this by their Shi'ite brethren, who have always been the spearhead in every war against Islam. This is taking place while the rulers of this nation have committed apostasy and the 'ulama of evil [i.e., 'ulama who serve the government] have betrayed their duties... and faithful believers are not fully aware of the significance of this battle and its [true] dimensions...
"[In view of] the frightening discrepancy in numbers and in arms, the [i]Mujahideen found it necessary to find a way to overcome this discrepancy... So the brigades of martyrdom seekers rushed forth, competing with one another to reach Paradise, and they crushed the fortresses of heresy and destroyed the great armies of idolatry...
"[Those of our people who collaborate with the Crusaders] turned their tongues and pens to criticize the jihad fighters, accusing them of grave crimes under the pretext that these [martyrdom] operations sometimes involve the killing of those described as civilians or innocents... Since I know that the jihad fighters...fully observe the obligations of Islamic law in these operations – and how could it be otherwise – … I want here to clarify the position of the Shari'a regarding such incidents in which Muslims are killed incidentally... There is no doubt that Allah has ordered us to target the unbelievers, to kill them and to fight them, by any means that can achieve this goal, even if [those hurt] by these means include [not just] those infidels against whom war is being waged – who are the intended targets – but also those who are not intended as targets, such as women, children, and other such infidels whose intentional killing is not permitted. This is what the Muslim jurists conventionally define as 'collateral killing.'
MUCH MORE HERE http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP91705
Seeking Martyrdom is the Answer to the Discrepancy in Numbers and Arms between Mujahideen and Crusaders
"... Ever since the beginning of creation, there has been a conflict between truth and falsehood, [and this will continue] until Allah inherits the earth and everyone on it... Another chapter of this conflict is taking place now in Iraq, represented by the worshippers of the Cross [Christians], and they have openly declared it to be a Crusade... They violated women's honor and desecrated that which is holy and transgressed against the inviolable, and they are being helped in this by their Shi'ite brethren, who have always been the spearhead in every war against Islam. This is taking place while the rulers of this nation have committed apostasy and the 'ulama of evil [i.e., 'ulama who serve the government] have betrayed their duties... and faithful believers are not fully aware of the significance of this battle and its [true] dimensions...
"[In view of] the frightening discrepancy in numbers and in arms, the [i]Mujahideen found it necessary to find a way to overcome this discrepancy... So the brigades of martyrdom seekers rushed forth, competing with one another to reach Paradise, and they crushed the fortresses of heresy and destroyed the great armies of idolatry...
"[Those of our people who collaborate with the Crusaders] turned their tongues and pens to criticize the jihad fighters, accusing them of grave crimes under the pretext that these [martyrdom] operations sometimes involve the killing of those described as civilians or innocents... Since I know that the jihad fighters...fully observe the obligations of Islamic law in these operations – and how could it be otherwise – … I want here to clarify the position of the Shari'a regarding such incidents in which Muslims are killed incidentally... There is no doubt that Allah has ordered us to target the unbelievers, to kill them and to fight them, by any means that can achieve this goal, even if [those hurt] by these means include [not just] those infidels against whom war is being waged – who are the intended targets – but also those who are not intended as targets, such as women, children, and other such infidels whose intentional killing is not permitted. This is what the Muslim jurists conventionally define as 'collateral killing.'
MUCH MORE HERE http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP91705