Glad Tidings By the Two Sheikhs Abu al-zubayr and Ayman al-zawahiri May Allah Protect Both of Them بسم االله الرحمن الرحيم ا ن الل ه ي ح ب ال ذ ين ي ق ات ل ون ف ي س ب يل ه ص ف ا ك ا ن ه م ب ني ان م ر ص وص Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure. (As-Saff: 4) The Speech of the Sheikh / Mukhtar Abu Al-Zubayr (May Allah Protect Him) The Amir of the Shabaab al-mujahideen Movement In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful All praise be to Allah who said: ا ن ا ل ن نص ر ر س ل ن ا و ال ذ ين ا م ن وا ف ي ال ح ي اة الد ن ي ا و ي و م ي ق وم ال ا ش ه اد We will, without doubt, help our apostles and those who believe, both in this world's life and on the Day when the Witnesses will stand forth. (Ghafir: 51) May prayers and peace be upon the cheerful, fighting Prophet of mercy, and the Prophet of the heroic epic, who said: ب ع ثت بين يدي الساعة بالسيف حتى ي عبد االله وحده لا شريك له وج ع ل رزقي تحت ظل رمحي وج ع لت الذل ة والصغار على من خالف ا مري ومن تشب ه بقوم فهو منهم I have been sent, close to the Last Hour, with the sword to fight for the truth, until
Allah is worshipped alone without partners. My sustenance has been allocated under the shade of my spear. Humility and defeat have been allocated to whoever strays from my command. And whoever imitates a people is one of them. Thereafter: To my dear Amir and my noble Sheikh, Ayman al-zawahiri, may Allah preserve him and protect him: From the solider Mukhtar Abu al-zubayr: Our outstanding Amir, I know that the burden on you is heavy, and the responsibility is great; therefore, I urge you to use patience with afflictions to prepare yourself, and give thanks for the blessing of your existence. Our Amir, I bring glad tidings, for in Somalia you have soldiers whose provisions are piety before Allah, and whose equipment is supporting His religion - we consider them thus, and Allah is their Reckoner - and they have charged me with a trusteeship and a message whose content is: Our precious Amir, take from us pure friendship and a loyal promise. Our hearts are full of sincere love, with bleeding hearts growing with love for Allah. We will go with you as loyal soldiers until doom and injustice disappears from Islam, there is no conflict, and all the religion is for Allah. [Poetry] كا ن الا فق محفوف بنار * * * وتحت النار ا ساد تزير As if the horizon is lined with fire *** and under the fire are lions roaring Our beloved Amir, on behalf of my brothers in the Shabaab al-mujahideen Movement, leaders and soldiers, I say: We pledge allegiance to you on the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet, to hear and obey immediately in good times and bad times, and not to argue matters with people unless I see clear infidelity, and I have proof of this from Allah inasmuch as I am able to. Take us on the path of Jihad and martyrdom that was drawn by our martyr Imam Usama. I am full of trust and hope in Allah to make victory accompany you and that the unity of the word will not to abandon you, for He is the good Master and good Supporter, and He has the power to bring them together. Our esteemed Amir, as you look out for our news and situation, we live amongst the grace of Allah. Our Creator still rewards us, as is His practice, and gives us His best happiness. He has done nicely for us, and His grace upon us is great, and He has given us many blessings whose news has traveled far and wide. So, all praise be to Allah, who is full of grace, rules with justice, and gives goodness. The domain and praise belong to Him, and
He gives life and death, and He has the power to do everything. We also congratulate you for defeating the Crusaders in Afghanistan and Iraq, after hardship and torture befell them. So, they were defeated and scared and withdrew futilely, and the armies of the allies came up short. Now, they are begging for salvation - and there is no salvation - and they hope to survive - and there is no escape - as if I see them blaming each other for this death that they have brought upon themselves. And they do not know may Allah shame them - that Allah led them by their noses to their death. Yes, wherever they go, death awaits them. The Almighty said: ا ف ل م ي س ير وا ف ي ال ا ر ض ف ي نظ ر وا ك ي ف ك ان ع اق ب ة ال ذ ين م ن ق ب ل ه م د م ر الل ه ع ل ي ه م و ل ل ك اف ر ين ا م ث ال ه ا * ذ ل ك ب ا ن الل ه م و ل ى ال ذ ين ا م ن وا و ا ن ال ك اف ر ين ل ا م و ل ى ل ه م Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of those before them who did evil? Allah brought utter destruction on them, and similar fates await those who reject Allah. That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, but those who reject Allah have no protector. (Muhammad: 10-11) However, you, our Mujahideen brothers on all the fronts, you shout of great strength and onrush of glory, you who were patient, you who paid the price with your blood and the blood of your leaders, you who were chosen by Allah to be the fuel of the battle of the Ummah of Islam, receive glad tidings, for Allah will not waste the fruit of your jihad, and will not let your enemies defeat you. Our Ummah has seen the signs of victory on the horizon, and the banners of Jihad are victorious in the fields, with the defeatism that used to be in their hearts removed, and the spirit of dignity and auspiciousness renewed in it such that it rebelled in the face of tyranny. And again receive glad tidings that the breeze of Jihad is full of hope, and the time of the departure of the enemy is nigh, and their sun by the grace of Allah - is on the wane. All they have left is to leave. And they will leave with Allah's permission - from our lands by force, inevitably departing, humiliated, with shame that will not be removed, and a pain whose branding will not go away. And the whole world bears witness by the grace of Allah - that America's time has come to an end, and it is falling apart. As for its lackeys in the lands of Islam, their day has worsened now that their obscenity has become exposed and their thrones by the grace of Allah - have fallen, and a new dawn has come for the Ummah of Islam, the dawn of Islam and the rule of Shari'ah, the dawn of unity and the return of the righteous Caliphate. Our rebellious Ummah, this is your day, for Islam will not yield before you, and know that what was taken by force can only be taken back by force. So, it is incumbent upon you to wage armed Jihad, and you will see how the thrones of the tyrants will fall. Allah the Almighty says: ي ا ا يه ا ال ذ ين ا م ن وا اس ت ج يب وا ل ل ه و ل لر س ول ا ذ ا د ع اك م ل م ا ي ح ي يك م و اع ل م وا ا ن الل ه ي ح ول ب ي ن ال م ر ء و ق ل ب ه و ا ن ه
ا ل ي ه ت ح ش ر ون O ye who believe! give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you to that which will give you life; and know that Allah cometh in between a man and his heart, and that it is He to Whom ye shall all be gathered. (Al-Anfal: 24) [Poetry] غد ا سيا تي ا مير المو منين وقد * * * توط دت بانتشار العدل ا ركان وللمهابة هالات تحيط به * * * وبالوقار وحسن السمت يزدان جند تحيط به في الروع ليس لهم * * *في ساحة الموت ا نداد وا قران ويحكمون بشرع اهلل ليس لهم * * * ا لا الا مانة مقياس وميزان وثمـ ة القدس للا سلام عاصمة * * * من فوق هاما ا سيف وقرا ن Tomorrow the Amir of the faithful will come *** His foundation is strengthened by spreading justice And halos of dignity surround him *** adorned with honor and good traits he has Soldiers surround him in time of hardship who have no *** equals and matches in the death fields And they rule by the Shari'ah of Allah using only *** trustworthiness as the standard and the scale With al-quds as the capital of Islam *** and a sword and a Qur'an over its head O Allah, grant this Ummah a guiding command, by which those who obey You are strengthened, and those who disobey You are degraded, and in which good is commanded and evil is forbidden. Surely, You have the power to do everything. And our final prayers are all praise be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists. And As-Salaamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhu.
The Speech of the Sheikh / Ayman al-zawahiri (May Allah Protect Him) The Amir of the Qaedat al-jihad Group In the name of Allah, and all praise be to Allah, and may prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, his companions, and those who followed him. O Muslim brothers everywhere, As-Salaamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhu. Thereafter: The grace and blessings of Allah, Glorious and Exalted be He, have been coming these days to the Muslim Ummah in general and especially to the Mujahideen, for the arrogant Crusader enemy was defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the revolutions of the Arab peoples exploded and so removed the great criminals in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, and are shaking their thrones in Yemen and Syria. And as for America, the Arab region is almost free of its grasp, and the Jihadi movement by the grace of Allah - is becoming firmer and stronger by the events and hardships. [Poetry] وا ن ي لم ن قوم كرام يزيدهم * * * شماس ا وصبر ا شدة الحدثان I am of a people whose patience *** and power increase with hardship And the Jihadi movement is growing - by the grace of Allah - and expanding in the midst of its Muslim Ummah, despite the fact that it faced the harshest Crusader campaign ever waged by the West against the Muslims. Today, I give glad tidings to the Muslim Ummah that will please the believers and frustrate the Crusaders, which is the joining of the Shabaab al-mujahideen Movement in Somalia to the Qaedat al-jihad Group, to support the Jihadi alliance in the face of the Zion-
ist-crusader campaign and its lackeys among the betraying rulers who allowed the invading Crusader forces into their countries. They entered the palaces of power on top of their tanks, such as in Kabul, Baghdad, Mogadishu, and Grozny. I ask the Master, Glorious be He, with all of His good names and exemplary traits, to accept this effort that is purely for His generous face, and to make it a support for Islam and the Muslims, and a defeat, damage, and weakness against the allies of the Crusaders and Zionists and their hypocritical agents. Our brothers in the Shabaab al-mujahideen Movement were and remain - by the grace of Allah - the steadfast rock and the obstacle upon which the conspiracies of the Crusaders and their hypocritical allies were broken, and which repulsed the American, Ethiopian, and Kenyan Crusader attacks against Islam and the Muslims in Somalia. And I recommend for them and myself piety before Allah, Glorious be He, in secret and in public, and to adhere to His Shari'ah and be gentle and humble with their Somali brothers, and to do as much as they can to meet their needs and solve their problems and help them in achieving their interests, especially for those in need like widows, orphans, the sick, the elderly, and poor people, through whom victory is laid down. The Messenger of Allah, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, said: ابغوني الضعفاء فا ن ما ت رزقون وت نصرون بضعفاي كم Seek among your weak ones, for you are given provision and help only because of the weak amongst you. And I recommend for my brothers to spread justice and consultation among all the groups of the Muslim Ummah so that it will be for them a habit and custom, and to realize the grace and honor of this patient, steadfast, Mujahid Somali people, and to treat it with the generosity it deserves. I ask Allah to open up this united, defiant, liberated, and dear people so that Somalia will be with Allah's assistance and granting of success - the castle of Islam and Jihad in East Africa. I call upon the dear, proud Somalia people, who refuse humiliation and submission, to be good supporters for their Mujahideen sons, and to help them in all that they may require so that the perfumed land of Somalia is purified from the stain of the Crusaders. I call upon our people in Somalia not to follow the bad Ulama and defeatist leaders who brought the rotten Crusaders to the pure lands of Islam so that they can remain on their thrones and fill their pockets with unlawful money. Instead, they should be guided by the people of knowledge, Jihad, and steadfastness, who speak the truth, such as Sheikh Abdullah Azzam and Sheikh Hamoud Al-Aqla, may Allah have mercy upon the two of them, and Sheikh Umar Abdul Rahman, may Allah release him, and to be inspired by the biography of the Mujahid Imam Sheikh Usama bin Laden, may Allah have mercy upon him, for whom the world came surrendering and submissive. So, he turned away from it, cast it behind his back, and went to the dust of battles and bombs and the life of austerity and the
worry of travel. He sought what Allah has instead of what His creations have and chose the eternal afterlife over the mortal life. I also call upon my brothers to feel their great responsibility, for they are in a great gap among the gaps of Islam, and not let Muslims be undermined by them. I ask Allah, Glorious be He, to grant them success, guide them, support them, and support through them His religion, Book, and believing worshippers, and to use them in obeying Him to support every Muslim and repulse every oppressor, and support every oppressed person in this world. I remind them that we are one Ummah that is waging one battle against the arrogant Crusaders and their unjust, corrupting followers. So let them carry their Muslim Ummah everywhere and support their Muslim brothers with what they can, even if it is just prayer, for it is an assured part of victory. So let them not forget their brothers and sisters who are imprisoned in the prisons of the Crusaders and the corrupting oppressors, and to stalk the Crusaders and Zionists wherever they can get them, in order to release the imprisoned Muslim men and women through them, and to invoke the greatness of the Master, Glorious and Exalted be He, just as He defeated the Americans and Crusaders in Afghanistan and Iraq. He - Glorious be He - has the power to defeat them in Somalia, Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula, and Bait al-quds. I ask Allah, Glorious be He, to facilitate a righteous path for this Ummah, in which the people who obey Him are dignified and those who disobey Him are humiliated, and in which good is commanded and evil is forbidden. And our final prayers are all praise be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists. And may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions. And As-Salaamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhu. As-Sahab Foundation for Media Production Rabi al-awwal 1433 February 2012 Source: Al-Fajr Media Center Translated by:
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