Via Middle East Media Reseach Institute (MEMRI) -
Throughout his life, Sayyed Imam has shied away from the media, and this is the first time that he has spoken openly to the press about these topics.
"Bin Laden and His Followers Lied to… [Mullah] Muhammad Omar and Betrayed Him"
Q: "What is your evaluation of the events of September [11], 2001?"
A: "The events of September [11], 2001, were betrayal of a friend and perfidy toward the enemy on the part of Al-Qaeda, and they were a catastrophe for the Muslims. All of these are traits of hypocrisy, and cardinal sins whose perpetrators are considered iniquitous - and whoever approves of their action shares their sin.
"This was betrayal of a friend, because bin Laden took the oath of allegiance to Mullah Muhammad Omar, leader of the Taliban, [and recognized him] as Commander of the Faithful in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. [Bin Laden] lived under his protection, and [Mullah] Muhammad Omar refused to hand over bin Laden to anyone.
"More than once [Mullah] Muhammad Omar ordered [bin Laden] not to clash with America, saying that he didn't have the capabilities for this, especially since Afghanistan and its people were the ones who paid the price for bin Laden's bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998.
"Bin Laden and his followers lied to their Emir [Mullah] Muhammad Omar, betrayed him, violated [their] oath of allegiance to him, and carried out the events of 9/11 behind his back after having plotted them for more than two years in his country, Afghanistan, after Khalid Sheikh [Muhammad] suggested the idea to bin Laden. The Prophet said, 'Whoever defies [a ruler] has no excuse when he meets Allah'…"
"This was perfidy towards the enemy, because they entered America with a visa, which is a contract of protection. There is no dispute about this among the scholars - even… [if someone] forges the signature of the residents of [the Abode of] War, and they believe it to be authentic, and then he enters their land, he is forbidden to betray them in anything - their lives, their honor, their property, without any distinction between combatants (military) and non-combatants (civilians) among the residents of [the Abode of] War, as long as he remains in their country…
"The followers of bin Laden entered America with his knowledge and by his order, and they acted perfidiously towards its people, and killed and destroyed… Then they called their treachery and their perfidy a 'raid' in order to compare their actions to the Prophet's raids. To tie their perfidy and treachery to the Prophet is to diminish him and to mock him, and the punishment for diminishing the worth of the Prophet is well-known to Muslims; Qadi 'Iyyad mentioned it in Al-Shifa, and Ibn Taymiyya in Al-Sarim Al-Maslul."
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The Jamestown Foundation has a very interesting report on Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif's new work.
So you can't conduct jihad after entering a country using a legal visa, you must use legal money to fund the operation, can't do it alone, can't harm Muslims or their property and must get parental consent for those jihadists which are minors.
Well, I glad he clarified all the jihad rules...
I don't agree with your analysis at all; you're suggesting that he was implying there were alternative methods. He was saying nothing of the sort and was merely trying to explain how these actions should not be considered a reflection of the islam.
ReplyDeleteYou comments are the equivalent of pouring petrol on a fire that you, apparently, want out.
It is possible that I did not fully understand his words. Clearly, he believe that many people have misunderstood his words as well, hence the clarification.
ReplyDeleteI will agree with you that he is presenting an outline that seems to counter many points used by Al-Qaeda for jihad.
Perhaps I was reading too much into the Jamestown analysis, but luckily you and I live in countries where we can disagree.
I have clarified my "off the cuff" comment, but after reading the Jamestown analysis I fail to see where he is saying that 9/11 was bad. Just the way it was conducted was against the traditional ideas of Islam.
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