Praying to Kill Wounded Americans

Posted July 30th, 2007 on Muntada al-Ekhlaas and Muntada al-Firdaws.

Ansar al-Sunnah / 7 Crusaders Killed and Wounded in a Well-Executed Assault - Killed by Hand Grenades

In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful,

Praise be to God, helper of his servants, the Faithful, and vanquisher of the enemies of the Faith, and blessings upon his representative of the sword, dear to the servants of God, the monotheists, and upon all his companions. As for the rest:

Said the highest: "If you help God, He will help you, and strengthen your hearts."

In a completed operation, God wrote for it success and good fortune. Despite difficult and severe circumstances that our Muslim and Mujahid brothers have lived in the town of Hit, where there has been harsh tightening and warring of the monotheists against the bastards and dregs of the Apostate Tribe, whose masters are the Slaves of the Cross. Your heroic brothers, Aswad al-Ansar, last Friday, 7/27, were able to assault a number of armored vehicles belonging to the Crusader forces, through use of hand grenades. This was on Iskilaat Street, Hit, in western Iraq. By the pleasure of God the One and Highest, the Crusader divisions suffered injuries and losses - 4 killed and 3 wounded (we ask God to destroy what remains of them). This is the conflagration hastened by the occupying American forces.

God is greatest. To God and his Prophet and his Faithful be the glory.

There was also a post of this video, supposedly of a gunfight between DII and Shi'a forces.

"Show No Mercy"

A response to questions posed about summary executions, posted July 25th, 2007.

And peace upon you, my generous brother.

Those killed were members of the police and the Interior Department, and they didn't think twice of claiming to be part of the Islamic State, God strengthen it.

They hid from no one their sponsorship by The Treachery (Badr) Brigade and The Liar (Mahdi).

The majority of these groups (the police and the Interior Department) are Shi'a. If they were Sunni, they would be subject to an apostasy trial for their cooperation with the infidels.

And do not look, generous brother, with forbearance or mercy upon them. Do not forget what they do to our brothers in their prisons. They do not fool anyone.

The Badr Brigade is a paramilitary organization sponsored by SCIRI, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a major party in the government with strong ties to Iranian Shi'ism. "Treachery Brigade" is an Arabic pun (ghidr/badr) that doesn't work as well in English.

A Fool's Death

A "martyrdom operation".

The Crusaders

Posted July 24th, 2007 on Muntada al-Ekhlaas.

In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful.
Praise be to God, Lord of the Two Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our prophet Muhammad and upon his companions. As for the rest...

Now and then, the Crusader army of occupation sprinkles new lies upon us about the the arrest or killing of a number of leaders of the mujahidin or their soldiers - God protect them all - in a desperate attempt to make up for the cowardice of their attack upon the Houses of Islam.

They are facing the increasing pressure that reveals the Bush Administration as idiots in front of its soldiers and in front of its people and in front of the whole world. And it is waiting for an imaginary report that the leader of the Crusader forces will present on the results of the failed Bush strategies.

Turn to the sender of the Book, the master of the clouds, vanquisher of the factions. Destroy the malicious Ruwafad and the Zionist-puppet Crusaders and those who ally with them.

July Campaign

Posted July 21, 2007 on Muntada al-Ekhlaas.

The Islamic State of Iraq

In the name of God, Lord of the servants,

Praise be to God, Lord of the Two Worlds, and blessings and peace upon the first of his messengers.

Arabic Map - Large JPG
English Map - Large JPG

It is often difficult to tell how much is truth and how much is bravado. It is not uncommon for DII to claim that they have destroyed 37 American tanks in the last month. At the same time, it is not beyond reason to believe that they indeed run a parallel government in many of the red-shaded provinces.

This video of an attack on police checkpoints in Diyala was recently posted on Youtube, from Furqan Media.

Iraq Intentions

My apologies for not updating this weekend; I wasn't in my usual workspace, and I tend to get sidetracked when I'm outside of my element. I haven't finished any fresh translations for you, but I see no reason why I shouldn't post the discussion that launched this whole concept. These are snippets taken from a real discussion on the al-Ekhlaas forum throughout April and May 2007.

********[myself]: Peace be upon you, noble fighters of DII. I am sorry for my poor use of Arabic. I am a Muslim living in America, so my practice of Arabic is not good. I am writing an article for the Middle East Studies Association on the Iraqi resistance in pursuit of my Master’s degree, so I wish to interview members of DII to uncover the reasons for Jihad to the American public. It is not necessary to answer every question. Who is your greatest enemy: the Americans or the Shi’a? What are your thoughts on these groups: Badr Brigade, Da’wa, Mahdi Army, SCIRI? What are your thoughts on the Americans’ intentions to kill Muqtada al-Sadr? What do you think the Americans want? What are your thoughts on Iranian-American relations? What do you think of General Petraeus? Thank you very much, and Peace and Blessings of God be upon you.

ABU DHUR AL-KUWAITI: And Peace and Blessings and Mercy of God be upon you. With regard to your first question, I believe that Doctor Ibrahim al-Shamri, the spokesman for DII, in his lecture on channel al-Jazira, said there is an Iranian occupation in Iraq and that it is more dangerous than the American occupation.

ASLAAMAAHU: We will slaughter the dirty American army and the filthy Ruwafad. Send this to the Americans. And tell them that they have reaped a slaughter.

AL-KANANI AL-UTHRI: The Mujahidin have one goal and one alone. It is the establishment of an Islamic state whose government is the Shari’a of God. And the Shari’a of God alone. Understand that they will not stop in the destruction of all who stand in their way. [ed: the following is original English] if its difficult to write in Arabic, you can use English but are you really a Muslim?

TERRORIST: The slaves of the cross do not concern us in any way. If you wish to write an article, I advise you to consult the words of the Shaykh of the Mujahidin, the Renewer of Destiny, Vanquisher of the Americans, Osama bin Laden, God protect him.

AL-KANANI AL-UTHRI: [ed: the following is original English] tell the Americans that (if Allah wills) we can launch Jihad allover the world.. until the word of Allah (subhanahu wa taala) becames the highest.. and it is..

********: Peace be upon you, my brother. You discovered my secret. I am not a Muslim. I am a Christian, but I despise the crimes of the United States in Iraq and throughout the world. I can help you in removing the illegal occupation from Iraq.

TERRORIST: You would be wiser to save yourself and your family from the hands of God and the Mujahidin. You will not taste security until we taste it in the Muslim countries and after you arrogant fools pay the jizya and learn your place. And I believe this is no place for a Crusader. Curse of God upon the infidels.

********: I am of the People of the Book. I will welcome the jizya when it comes. I am not an idolater, and I am not a crusader. The great commanders in the history of Islam employed spies from the Romans, the Jews, and the Crusaders. Khalid ibn al-Walid and Sayf al-Daula and Salah al-Din used Christians against Heraklios, John Kurkuas, and Richard the Lionheart. Were they not servants of God? The power of God is in all things.

AL-KANANI AL-UTHRI: I do not wish you Peace! You are not my brother until you testify: La ila illa Allah wa an Muhammad rusul Allah.

ABU DHUR AL-KUWAITI: [ed: in response to a statement by ******** that America and Iran are antagonistic towards each other] No, the truth is different from that. The truth is that Iran is one of America’s puppets in the region. Yes, do not find it strange, for without Iran, America could not fight in Afghanistan nor occupy Iraq. Sistani, and he is the highest Shi’a authority in Iraq, even the world, did not call for jihad against the crusader armies in Iraq!!!

ABU HAJIR AL-MANDUNI: What is this attack, my brother Kanani? Welcome and at ease, ********. Hear that the Mujahidin or terrorists (we do not argue over the name) wish for you to depart from the Muslim countries. Why these armies? Why do you assist Israel against defenseless women and children? Depart, because your presence makes all Muslims desire, even dream, of joining black al-Qaeda. Depart, your departure is preferable for you and for us. If not, you will have nothing but death. You have enough problems with drugs. Why do you support Israel with millions of dollars when the blacks received delays and negligence in aid when they were exposed to disaster?

JAMAH AL-SHARQ: Welcome, American. Throughout this topic, you have asked to speak with a Mujahid, and one has come to answer your questions. But I will reciprocate your waiting with my own endless patience, for I can not resist the joy of slaughtering your brothers.

NASIR AL-HAQ: [ed: the following is original English] Another point: Al shia'a.. Firstly we (Al Suna') believe that the Al shia'a are not Muslim peoples.. ! if you want to ask me why ..? I will say you they changes some instructions in Islam like you in Christian religion…!!! And we need to keep the Islam without these (bugs) in another words (clean) .. And you should to know that the Al shia'a and the foreigns (America , British .. etc ) Have the same level,, but we prefer to discard the Al shia'a firstly..!! So ,, anyone here in this web site will agree with America to attack Iran. And you know that Iran is the mother of Al shia'a…!! Simply we (Al Suna' and Americans) have same target now in Iran..! Finally we are expecting to make war against Iran and may we support U.S.A in this war, if U.S.A soldier's goes back to America…!!!

KHALEDSIAM: [ed: in response to a statement by ******** that the Shi’a constitute a majority in Iraq] Who told you that the Shi’a are more numerous than the Sunna in Iraq? They lied to you.

‘ADHAB AL-QUBR: [ed: the following is original English] Please read this book: Rogue State by William Blum.

********: Every study on the people of Iraq says that the Shi’a are a majority. Where have you heard otherwise?

BAGHI AL-SHAHADA: This study is the [ed: ra’s - head?] of the infidels of America.

********: I did not say that I wish a Shi’a tyranny in Iraq! I wish for the Sunna to have a greater part in the government because I do not trust Da’wa or SCIRI. But we can not deny that the Shi’a are more numerous, if not greater, than the Sunna in Iraq. The book “Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq” by Ahmad Hashim says that the Sunna make up 20% of Iraq.

GHABAR KHAIL ALLAH: It would not matter if the Sunna made up 1% of Iraq.

********: I want to know what you intend for the future of Iraq. We, the Americans, want an Iraq under a non-confessional government. We want the Shi’a and Sunna to live in the same state. The Sunna will obey the Shari’a of God and the Shi’a will listen to their Mullahs. You can show them true religion with words, as you are doing here, and without the sword! Is this future acceptable? Can you live with the Shi’a? Or must you murder them all?

AL-MAHRUM MIN AL-JIHAD: We wish for the Shari’a of Mercy, the Shari’a of Peace, to govern, and for all to submit to this Shari’a. The Ruwafad are idolaters, and, besides this, they assisted the American occupier in the occupation of Iraq! And we Muslims, American, see only the present. The future is God’s and God’s alone.

ABD AL-HADI UMAR: You say that you wish for the Shi’a and Sunna to live together, so I say to you: The Shi’a are not Muslims. They are, in fact, idolaters. I hold that God is the creator of all that is, and the creator of man, and he made all things in this creation serviceable to man, and he did all of this so we might serve Him. He is alone, we associate nothing with Him. And God sent His prophets, among them: Ibrahim and Ismail and Dawud and Sulayman and Musa and Isa and the last of them was Muhammad. And our Lord said in the Generous Qur’an: “And they who desire anything other than Islam, do not go near them, for they are the last of the losers.” As for the Shi’a, they to this day continue to kill the Sunna in Iraq. Because of this, it is necessary for us to kill them.

The jizya is the poll tax traditionally paid by non-Muslim monotheists, dhimmis, as a penalty for disbelief in the time of Islamic Empire.

The handle "TERRORIST" was in English and has not been translated or modified in any way. It is worthy to note that the members of these forums do not shy from the term "arhaabi", "terrorist". It is a common synonym for "mujahid", "struggler".

Call to Holy War

Posted July 10th, 2007 on Muntada al-Ekhlaas.

KILL THEM

http://www.awda-dawa.com/pages.php?ID=1226



Listen - very moving!
Then break free like the Lion defending the faith, the Mount of Olives, Iraq, and Palestine!
Very very very moving!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guUJQTbz_I0

Look... And listen... What are you waiting for... Break free like the Lion defending Chechnya and Afghanistan and Sudan and Somalia and Iraq and Kashmir and the faith and the Mount of Olives and the land and the dignity and al-Aqsa and the family and and and...

Listen to the true words of this man.

The calling emanates from his heart and arrives in the heart of all.

He comes out with the truth, and he is in the state of the infidels. You are in the Muslim countries - what are you waiting for?

http://www.yabdoo.com/users/26/gallery/697_p30791.wmv

The moving poem, "With These Two Pictures".

http://www.awda-dawa.com/pages.php?ID=1226

Break free, Mujahidin, in service of God!

The anthem: "O Ummah of Islam, it is the time for us, behold!"

http://www.awda-dawa.com/pages.php?ID=969%20-%2044k

Free yourself, lion of God... Slaughter the enemies of God.

So despise them, by the command of God.

Our banner:



With my blood I write my story and my Jihad.

The proof of my sincerity is my readiness.



And death to the occupier.

Iraq and Palestine will be the greatest graveyard of the infidel soldiers.



It is close, by the command of God, Lord of the Two Worlds.

What do you deem so great?

The Arabs and the Muslims are the leader. You have already struck fear in the Ruwafad, the Jews, and the Crusaders. And you have humiliated accursed Bush. God is your victory, Lord of the Two Worlds.

The black flag in the middle of the post reads: "La ilaha illa Allah - Muhammad Rusuul Allah", "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the prophet of God."

The second link, to the audio .wmv on Yabdoo.com, is worth a listen for English-speakers. The strength of their fanatical conviction does not wholly come across without hearing it with your own ears. "Let their women become widows, let their children become orphans."

Summary Executions

No translation required. Not for the faint of heart.

Laughing at Pain

Posted on Muntadiyat al-Firdaws, July 19th, 2007.

God is greatest.

Today did not resemble yesterday.
There were glorious raids, returned to repeat themselves, to celebrate the memories of the vanquishing of the infidels and the effacement of their works.
And they are reminded of the wrath of God by the hands of men.
Pictures are truly accurate.
Pictures of the eruption of Manhattan yesterday.





Pictures of women have been removed.

These are your lives now and until God judges between us.









Pictures of women have been removed.



Disgrace for them in this physical world and exquisite pain for them in the other.



O Wrath of God upon America!
O Wrath of God upon those who support her!

Poems like this one are not uncommon on Jihadist sites and forums. Muntada al-Ekhlaas even has a "Poetry of Jihad" subforum.

The pictures were linked from a mainstream news site, which may lead some to believe that I've made this up. I will not normally link to the sources, but I will indulge those with doubts as to the authenticity of this hate.

Mosul Police Station Raid

Posted July 11th, 2007 on Muntada al-Ekhlaas.

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Praise be to God, helper of his faithful worshippers, vanquisher of the enemies of the religion. Blessings and peace be upon his representative by the sword, dear to the monotheist worshippers of God, and upon all his companions.

Said the exalted: "If you help God, he will help you and steel your resolve." [Muhammad: 7]

By guidance from God, the lofty, the omnipotent, it was possible for your heroic brothers, Aswad al-Ansar, on Sunday 7/8 at 7:30, to storm the apostate police station with machine guns in a successful flanking maneuver. This was in the Hadba' quarter, a short distance south from the city of Mosul. This raid resulted, by the pleasure of God, in casualties KIA and wounded. The number is yet unknown.

God is greatest. To God be the glory, and to the Prophet, and to the faithful.

The quotation in the middle of the post is quite irregular. The Qur'an is normally referenced in sura/aya numbers, and hadith are typically referenced by the editor of the collection, i.e. Bukhari, Muslim, etc.

A Little Introduction

I am an American college student, studying Arabic and History, particularly Islamic History. In doing research for a presentation on Iraq in early 2007, I discovered that there exists a whole other Internet inhabited by potential mujahidin, extremists, and terrorists. When I read translations of some of what I had found to the class, they were absolutely shocked. I've found that most people, though aware of the threat of militant Islamic fundamentalism, have no idea that the Internet is saturated with hate speech and militant Islamist rhetoric. Many of the web sites crawled for this blog have several thousand users viewing and posting at a given moment.

An important note: This is not a political blog. Commentary will be kept to a minimum, used only to identify persons or organizations in the translations. Of my own character, I will say only that I am not an Islamophobe. I've learned too much of the beauty of the Islamic religion and the glories of Islamic civilization to embrace such a narrow view. However, I do not blind myself to the reality of extremism.