Message of Felicitation Talaban's Mullah Mohammad Omar
Mujahid On the Occasion of Eid-ul-Adha
20 November 2010
By Al-Ikhwah Al-Mujahidun
Praise be to Allah. We praise Him
and seek His help, forgiveness and guidance.
We seek His refuge from the whims of our inner-self
and from our transgressions. Whoever Allah guides, no
one can deviate( him/her); who ever goes astray, can
find no one as a friend and guide (except Allah to
guide him). We testify that there is no god but Allah.
Alone is He and no partner He has. We also testify
that Mohammad (peace be upon him) is His servant and
messenger. Having said that, I would like to further
say:
To the suffering Mujahid people of Afghanistan; to all
believing ethnicities in all parts of the world; to
all nearly and remotely- situated Muslims and to the
Muslim Ummah: Peace, Mercy and Blessing of Allah be
upon you all. My heart-felt felicitation to you on
this great day of joy, selflessness and sacrifice. May
Allah (swt) accept in His Sight the worship and
offerings of all Muslims. Similarly, may Allah (swt)
accept the pilgrimage of the pilgrims who are now
visiting the Kabba Sharifa and the struggles and toils
of the Mujahideen of the way of truth and of their
supporters. May Allah (swt) bestow blessing, salvation
and victory on the Ummah as a result of the endeavors
of the Mujahideen. Ameen
Meanwhile, I would like to share with you some
viewpoints concerning the current situation of the
country and the world.
Regarding the Internal Developments
of the Country:
The moments of defeat of the invaders have approached
now due to the special victory and the sincere
sacrifices of the Mujahideen. The enemy has been
defeated at the battle field. Now they rely on media
hypes and portray themselves as if making advancement
but the ground realities are what you and we are
witnessing. The enemy is retreating and facing siege
in all parts of the country day in and day out. Their
life casualties are spiraling up. It is because of
this pressure that the enemy has resorted to spreading
the misleading rumors of peace talks.
Thus, they want to reduce the
military pressure which is being exerted on them. But
it was the enemy in the first place, who invaded our
country, imposing the war on us, so the sole way for
our salvation is the armed jihad in the way of Allah (swt).
Our Mujahid people will never feel exhausted in the
sacred path of Jihad, because it is a divine
obligation and a great worship. Fatigue can have no
way into it. It is a matter of pride that the
Mujahideen and the people, like brothers, lay down
their lives in the defense of their religion, honor
and independence of their country. They do not give
chance to the enemy to create split among them through
propaganda and other covert machinations. The enemy
wants to protect itself from the attacks of Mujahideen
by creating local militia units and utilize them as a
shield; we have paid special attention to this task
and obtained spectacular achievements. Similarly, some
internal and external enemies are now speaking of
disintegration of the beloved country. They should
know that the patriotic countrymen and the Islamic
Emirate will never allow any one to put into practice
their wicked plan.
Regarding the Puppet Kabul Regime:
The situation of the Afghan people and the beloved
country is going from bad to worse during this reign
of the surrogate Karzai regime. Hardships,
starvations, poverty, homelessness, civilian
casualties, various diseases, aberrations of the youth
and cultural and social deviation in the name of
democracy are touching its climax. A few hoarders in
the high government slots have control over all items
including the daily consumption items. This is being
carried out under the title of the open market system.
They are determiner of the prices.
We witness this hard fact, that
many miserable families of the country have been
forced to resort to beggary. Corruption is at its
epic. This is not what we say but the founders and
masters of this regime admit that their puppet regime
ranks 2nd at the index of the most corrupt regimes of
the world. This is because the rulers of the regime
have been installed by others and they are not
interested in the future and prosperity of the
country. They are only hankering after filling their
pockets with money and fleecing the masses. Many of
them have foreign nationality and do not consider
Afghanistan as their own country.
The Americans are intending to keep in the country, a
regime installed under the leadership of some
westernized elements- a regime which is extremely
bereft of any resolve and determination; a surrogate
only relying on foreign aid. Thus the invaders want to
prolong their presence in the region and extend their
occupation. Every Afghan in this corrupt regime has
obligation to desist from supporting the invaders
because of the current ordeals and tribulations that
the Afghan Muslim people are passing through. They
should not help their enemies of faith to destroy
their home.
There is no moral and religious
justification to work in a regime, being puppet and
traitor to its people. If they are not able to join
the ranks of Jihad, at least, they can desist from
cooperating with them. Thus they would perform their
patriotic and ideological obligation. They should take
care, less they may not stand shameful before their
people and history and Allah (swt) on the Day of
Resurrection.
The number of those who have left the ranks of the
enemy has increased following our previous call to do
so. This is a commendable phenomenon. We have
instructed all Mujahideen to favor them with special
incentives and acclamations.
Regarding the Rumors of Peace Talks
by the Americans:
The Islamic Emirate still holds its previous stand
regarding the current issue of the country. Islamic
Emirate believes that the solution of the issue lies
in withdrawal of the foreign invading troops and
establishment of a true Islamic and independent system
in the country. The cunning enemy which has occupied
our country, is trying, on the one hand, to expand its
military operations on the basis of its double
standard policy and, on the other hand, wants to throw
dust into the eyes of the people by spreading the
rumors of negotiation. Claims about negotiation,
flexibility in the stance of the Islamic Emirate, are
mere baseless propaganda. The enemy wants to cover up
its failure in Afghanistan by wrongfully raising
hollow hopes in the hearts of their respective people.
The believing people of
Afghanistan and the public of the world should not
trust any news report or rumor about the stance of the
Islamic Emirate disseminated by any one rather than
the leadership of the Islamic Emirate or the
designated spokesmen, because such new reports are
spread by the intelligence agencies of the hostile
countries. Then the media outlets affiliated with
these espionage entities, irresponsibly publish them
with great fanfare. The aim is to play down the defeat
( of the enemy) at the military field through media
warfare. But these conspiracies will never prove
effective against our brave people and Mujahideen as
these experiences have already been tested.
The former Jihadi leaders and influential based in
Kabul should know that, as the invading Americans
already used you against the Mujahideen in the
framework of peace council, they will again use you
for their illegitimate objectives besides the puppet
regime of Kabul. We can't figure out why you are
unilaterally coopering with the invaders? Can the
present regime reflect your objectives of former
jihad? Was the aim behind your 14-years long Jihad to
let the place of the Russians to be occupied by the
Americans?
If you want to extricate yourself of this dilemma and
lead a life like a proud Muslim Afghan, the only way
of honor and dignity is the way of the sacred Jihad
and independence of the country. Come and compensate
for your mistakes of the previous years by honestly
embarking on the path of struggle against the
invaders. This does not mean that every one has to
join the stronghold but every one should utilize his
capability in support of the current resistance. The
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has comprehensive
policy for the efficiency of the future government of
Afghanistan; about true security, Islamic justice,
education, economic progress, national unity and a
foreign policy based on norms to protect itself from
the harms of others and convince the world that the
future Afghanistan will not harm them.
Regarding the Military Situation of
the Country:
Our coming military programs will forge ahead on the
basis of the climate of the country and the
geographical locations as per the plans now at the
disposal of the Mujahideen. The aim is to entangle the
enemy in an exhausting war of attrition and wear it
away like the former Soviet Union. This will force it
face disintegration after dealing a crushing and
decisive blow at it that it would not be able to hold
itself thereafter.
To achieve this, we have hammered
out short term and long term plans. We are optimistic
about the results of these plans. Our strategy is to
increase our operations step by step and spread them
to all parts of the country to compel the enemy to
come out from their hideouts and then crush them
through tactical raids. This experiment was effective
in Marja, Kandahar and some other areas. Therefore,
the Mujahideen should focus on their jihadic efforts
more than ever and expand their jihadic operations on
the basis of the given plans. They should try their
best to compel the moribund enemy to flee from our
soil.
They should constantly and
unremittingly remember Allah during the performance of
their tasks and be sure that Allah is the ultimate
creator and conductor of all affairs; and must have
the conviction that their achievements are the result
of the exclusive blessings and victory from Allah;
should increase their worship and recite the prayers
during jihad which the holy prophet (peace be upon
him) usually recited. This will bestow on them solace
and consolation and will strengthen in them the
essence of trust, sincerity, humbleness and the desire
to seek the pleasure of Allah (swt). These
characteristics of a believer are an asset which even
in worse conditions lead to a blessing and victory
from the Almighty Allah. Similarly, do not forget the
Islamic moral conduct, even for a while, during your
journey on the path of the sacred Jihad.
You should study the Jihad
related affairs in the books of the Sayings of the
Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and in the laws of
religious jurisprudence. Pay attention to the life and
property of the civilians so that, may Allah (swt)
forbid, your Jihadic activities will not become a
cause for destruction of property and loss of life of
people. Any thing that is not permissible in Islam,
has no place in our military policy. Spread fraternity
among yourselves and help each other during the time
of distress and ordeal. Maintain close contact with
the people, seek the advice of local influential and
hear their constructive advice and consultation and
put them into practice.
To the Young Educated Generation and
Men of Letters of the Country and the Students of
Universities:
As a young educated generation and men of letters
(writers) of our Islamic country, you are the leaders
of tomorrow of the country. Our enemy is turning every
stone to spread their cultural and ideological
influence over the young generation of this Muslim
country and thus jeopardize our history, religious
values and our future. Our religious and historical
enemy has cunningly launched a propaganda drive,
spending huge amount of money in order to gradually
strip our young generation of their Afghan and Islamic
identity. As a young generation of this Islamic
country, you have an Islamic and Afghani
responsibility to confront these hostile anti-Islamic
and anti-Afghan endeavors of the enemy with all your
capability of tongue and pen and indefatigable
struggle. Do not let your historical, religious and
cultural enemy succeed.
You should know that the cunning
enemy financially and extensively fund some sold-out
Afghan circles in a surreptitious manner to flare up a
domestic war on the basis of language and geographical
locations. Thus they want to harm the identity and
integrity of the country and take avenge on the
Afghans. You, the young educated generation, should
not become part of these negative movements. Instead,
solely focus on serving the cause of dissemination of
Islamic culture, independence of the country and
unity. The honor of a Muslim lies in Islam and Islamic
unity. It is you that are able to protect the pillars
of Islamic culture and Afghani identity from crumbling
down. The Islamic Emirate is your flank of battle and
a stronghold.
The Islamic Emirate is proud of your support; your
Jihad of words and pen and holds you in high esteem
and praise. This resistance will increasingly boost
through your scholarly cultural efforts.
To Peoples and Governments of the
Islamic World:
On this occasion of Eid-ul-odha and on behalf of the
Islamic Emirate and as a member of the world Islamic
family, I would like to remind the governments and
people of the Islamic world to forget the issue of the
occupied Afghanistan and the miserable condition of
the people of this country. You should remember that
the Afghan people have played prideful role for the
defense of Islam and Islamic world, offering numerous
sacrifices in this way throughout different stages of
the history. This nation stood as a wall of iron in
front of the invasions of Genghis, Britons and the
communist colonialists, saving the Islamic world.
Today, this nation is entangled
in a complicated trial and an imposed war on the
charges of their professing (Islamic) ideology. Every
day, men and women of this nation, fall prey to the
bombardment of the invaders and their children become
orphans; miserable people are displaced internally due
to the operations and fear of bombardment of the
enemy. The people are grappling with hardship and
poverty. But the Afghans have embraced all these
sufferings out of commitment to the great cause of
establishment of rules of the Holy Quran and the
defense of the Islamic faith. So the Muslims of the
world should share and feel (their pain) and have
conduct with them on equal terms as pious Muslim.
Perform your obligation of fraternity( towards them)
in your material wealth. The countries of the Islamic
world should not feel as being a lien to the issues of
Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine and should not spare
any effort in this regard in the framework of their
foreign policies. They should consider the pains and
hardship of these suffering people as their own pain
and problem and play positive role in the solution of
their problems.
To American and European Peoples and
to Members of Parliaments:
Afghanistan is an independent Islamic country. It has
a prideful history and freedom-loving people at the
level of the region and world. This nation has not
harmed the independence of other countries and,
throughout the history, has not permitted any one else
to take their independence. Now when your forces have
invaded this territory for the achievement of some
colonialist objectives and goals, so it is the
religious and humane obligation of the Afghans to
stand up to your forces. Think, if your country is
invaded by some one else, would you remain indifferent
in such circumstances? What do you think, should our
people allow the invasion and aggression in their
country and remain insouciant vis-avis the invaders?
And should not they show any reaction in front of the
aggression against their honor religious values,
national dignity and independence.?
If you are an impartial judge, you would yourself give
us the right to keep up the path of resistance against
the invaders and even shore it up more than ever.
Availing the limited resources at their disposal and
because of their firm determinations and conviction in
their being in the right, the Afghans showed to your
military chiefs and political leaders in the past nine
years, that you, invaders, are not able to force this
nation to accept your occupation. The troops surge
made no change in the status quo and never will they
be able to turn the tide, if God willing. Body counts
of your troop's causalities have spiraled up but still
your political leaders and military chiefs stubbornly
persist in their failed politics.
First of all, you should find for yourselves the
ground realities and then study them. Ponder over them
impartially. How long the governments and people of
the world will tolerate your tyrannical policy and
your demeanor of taking hostage the people. To relieve
yourselves and the Afghan people from the weariness of
this unjustified war, you have to put an end to the
war as soon as possible. The more the war prolongs,
the more casualties of your troops increase and the
more its economic burden become heavier. Nothing more
than this, you will achieve.
This is the country of the Afghans. The Afghan will
not relinquish of it. The resistance will continue as
long as the invaders are stationed there. You should
review the historical facts to learn some essential
points from them. It is more rationale to stop adding
fuel to the flames of war by leaving this region. The
presence of foreign forces on our soil, paves the way
for intensification and aggravation of the
war--consequent upon which you will have to face
colossal financial and life losses.
To the Neighboring and Regional
Countries of Afghanistan:
As an independent country, Afghanistan has been forced
to wage a sanguinary war for the attainment of its
identity. The colonialist countries led by America,
want to turn our historical and independent country
into a military base under various pretexts. It has
persuaded some other countries to align with them and
even have compelled the World Body of the United
Nations to issue resolutions palatable to the USA. It
has turned the World Body, defacto, into personal
entity of America.
I urge you to find for yourselves the ground realities
instead of listening to the futile propaganda of the
colonialists. Do not forget your responsibilities in
the way of independence of our oppressed country.
On the basis of its hypocritical policy, America wants
to project our legitimate mission to defend our
country and the current resistance as a threat to the
world whereas they have no convincing proof and
evidence on hand in this regard.
Request:
To end, I urge all Muslims to remember the families of
Mujahideen, the prisoners, martyrs and IDPs in these
day of sacrifices and selflessness; they have
sacrificed themselves in the defense of this venerable
religion (Islam) and the country. Remember their
orphans and heirs and behave with them like you behave
with your children, particularly, favor them with a
share in the joy of the Eid.
Once again congratulations on the occasion of Eid and
may Allah protect you from grief and anguish.
Peace be on you all
The servant of Islam
Amir-ul-Momineen
Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid