23.07.2007
Here is an
excellent section from the book, “Fundamental Concepts Regarding al-Jihad,” by
the Shaykh, ‘Abdul Qaadir ibn ‘Abdul ‘Azeez (fakkAllahu Asra) regarding the
various types of confrontation that the enemies of Allah used against the
Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam) in the past, and how the Kuffaar of today
use those same exact tactics. The only difference, which is the most obvious
difference, is the technology of the Kuffaar today versus the technology of the
Kuffaar yesterday. These points should be shared throughout the Muslim
community, even in the forms of Khutbah’s, so that the believers are well-aware
of the plots of al-Kuffaar and al-Munaafiqeen. Most of these types of
confrontations are related to Ideological Warfare; therefore, it is imperative
that the Muslims be cautious of what the government feeds them through the
media.
In addition to the excerpts from the book, the writer has added his own
commentary to show the relevance of the plots being used today.
This is taken from page 25 and onwards.
And from the types of the enmity towards the believers:
• The inner disbelief (Tak’thīb). He, the Most High, said:
Verily, (many) Messengers were denied before you, but
they were patient… (Sūrat Al-An’ām, 34)
• The mocking (Istihzā’) and the making fun (Sukhriyah). He, the Most High,
said:
Verily! (During the worldly life) those who committed
crimes used to laugh at those who believed. (Sūrat Al-Mutaffifīn, 29)
And He, the Most High, said:
Alas for mankind! There never came a Messenger to them but they used to mock at
him. (Sūrat Ya Sīn, 30)
Note: It is very common for the Kuffaar today to attack Allah and His Messenger
just to enrage the believers, and then point at their anger and say, “Look at
their intolerance!” The Danish Government practiced it with their cartoons and
the British Government practiced it with its knighting of the accursed Salman
Rushdie (Qatalahummullaah).
• Accusing the believers with madness (Junūn). He, the Most High, said:
And they say: “O you to whom the Thikr (the Qur’ān) has
been sent down! Verily, you are a mad man.” (Sūrat Al-Hijr, 6)
• Accusing the believers of seeking the dominion (Riyāsah) and the ruling (Hukm).
He, the Most High, said:
They said: “Have you come to us to turn us away from
that (Faith) we found our fathers following, - and that you two may have
greatness in the land?” (Sūrat Yūnus, 78)
• Accusing the believers of making mischief (Fasād) in the Earth and changing
the religion. He, the Most High, said:
Fir’awn (Pharaoh) said: “Leave me to kill Mūsa (Moses),
and let him call his Lord (to stop me from killing him)! I fear that he may
change your religion, or that he may cause mischief to appear in the land!” (Sūrat
Ghāfir, 26)
Note: Regarding the last one, the Kaafir enemy of Allah, Bush, has said that the
real enemies of Islam are the Radicals; and the radicals are those who stick to
their Religion the best. The Kuffaar use this plan to try to make it seem that
they are on the side of the believers, when in reality, they are on the side of
Shaytaan. They use words against the true believers such as, “Those Terrorists!”
Or “Those Radical Islamists!” And they use these words in the most negative of
ways to make the Muslims hate the Mujahideen.
• Reviling the believers due to their weakness and their poverty. He, the Most
High, said:
They said: “Shall we believe in you, when the poorest
(of the people) follow you?” (Sūrat Ash-Shu’arā’, 111)
And that is so they can disperse the people away from them. And He, the Most
High, said:
Those who disbelieve say to those who believe: “Which
of the two groups (i.e. believers and disbelievers) is best in (point of)
position and as regards status?” (Sūrat Maryam, 73)
• The claiming of evil omens against the believers and that their values bring
evil and division and poverty and the likes of that. He, the Most High, said:
They (people) said: “For us, we see an evil omen from
you, if you cease not, we will surely stone you…” (Sūrat Ya Sīn, 18)
Note: Many Kuffaar use this argument saying, “How can anyone support these
Terrorists? They are poor and all of their terrorists activities is done through
the back-door like a movement of crooks and criminals!”
• Arguing with the falsehood in order to reject the truth and misguide the
people. He, the Most High, said:
But those who disbelieve, dispute with false argument,
in order to refute the truth thereby. And they treat My Āyāt, and that with
which they are warned, as jest and mockery! (Sūrat Al-Kah’f, 56)
And included in this are their doubts, which are (used) to block the way to the
Path of Allāh.
Note: We see the Kuffaar doing this quite a lot, especially those who know some
Arabic. They use their misguided understanding to twist the book of Allah in
order to misguide people from it. Unfortunately, many of the Muslims who
challenge these people only make themselves look like fools because of their
lack of knowledge and al-Walaa’ wal Baraa’ah. For instance, when the verses of
fighting are quoted to them, they reply by saying Islam is a religion of peace.
Some have even gone as far as saying Jihad has been abrogated (such as Hisham
Kabbani).
• Inciting the general masses against the believers. He, the Most High, said:
The chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people
said (to their people): “If you follow Shu’ayb, be sure then you will be the
losers!” (Sūrat Al-A’rāf, 90)
And He, the Most High, said:
“I fear that he may change your religion, or that he
may cause mischief to appear in the land!” (Sūrat Ghāfir, 26)
Note: This doesn’t pertain to all the Muslims today since many of them have sold
their Religion for a better life. Rather, this can be applied to those believers
that stick to the fundamentals of Islam strictly, even if it angers the
disbelievers. So for example, the disbelievers of the world incite hatred and
warfare against a single believer: Usaamah bin Laadin. They hate him and want to
kill him because of his firmness upon the Deen. The Kuffaar use the Munaafiqeen
to misguide many other Muslims in the community to spread the idea that Usaamah
is not following the religion properly and he’s a deviated case of an extremist
with a “political agenda.” So now nearly the whole world is gathered against him
because of his revival of Jihad; an aspect of the Deen which Islam stands upon.
• Accusing the believers as being the minority who wish to impose their views
upon the majority. He, the Most High, said:
Then Fir’awn (Pharaoh) sent callers to (all) the cities
(saying): “Verily! These indeed are but a small band. And verily, they have done
what has enraged us. But we are a host all assembled, amply fore-warned.” (Sūrat
Ash-Shu’arah, 53-56)
Note: Now we see the Munaafiqeen do this more than the Kuffaar. The Munaafiqeen
say, “These terrorists and radicals don’t support the majority of Muslims that
are peaceful!” They speak as if Islam is a democracy where whatever the majority
is doing, then it is correct; they are completely absent-minded of the concept
regarding al-Ghurabaa’.
• Their declaration that what they are upon in disbelief (Kufr) is better than
the True Religion. He, the Most High, said:
Fir’awn (Pharaoh) said: “I show you only that which I
see (correct), and I guide you only to the path of right policy!” (Sūrat Ghāfir,
29)
And He, the Most High, said:
They said: “Verily! These are two magicians. Their
object is to drive you out from your land with magic, and do away with your best
path.” (Sūrat Ta Ha, 63)
And He, the Most High, said:
Then when their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were glad (and
proud) with that which they had of the knowledge. (Sūrat Ghāfir, 83)
Note: Yesterday they said their Shirk was better than Islam. Today they say
their Democracy is better than Islam since Islam’s Caliphate is not as “free” as
Democracy. To them, it’s as if sinning is better than righteousness; and the
more easier it is for you to sin, then the more “free” you are.
• Deceiving the general masses in order to divert them from following the
believers, using numerous methods of plotting. He, the Most High, said:
Those who were deemed weak will say to those who were
arrogant: “Nay, but it was your plotting by night and day, when you ordered us
to disbelieve in Allāh and set up rivals to Him!” And each of them (parties)
will conceal their own regrets (for disobeying Allāh during this worldly life),
when they behold the torment. And We shall put iron collars round the necks of
those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught except what they used to do? (Sūrat
Saba’, 33)
Note: America followed the advice of the RAND report in how to turn the Muslims
away from the Islamists; which in reality is turning them away from their Deen.
Also, the Kaafir Bush has said many times, “You are either with us or the
terrorists,” in order to persuade the Muslims to support America in its Crusader
war against Islam.
• Starving the believers in order to dissuade them from their religion. He, the
Most High, said:
They are the ones who say: “Spend not on those who are
with Allāh’s Messenger, until they desert him.” And to Allāh belong the
treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites comprehend not. (Sūrat
Al-Munāfiqūn, 7)
Note: This is practiced quite often by the Kuffaar today. We have seen them put
economic sanctions upon the Muslims of Filistine, ‘Iraq, and Afghanistan.
• Trying to cause turmoil (Fitnah) for the believers to dissuade them from their
religion. He, the Most High, said:
They wish that you should compromise (in religion out
of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would compromise with you. (Sūrat Al-Qalam,
9)
And He, the Most High, said:
…but beware of them lest they turn you far away from
some of that which Allāh has sent down to you. (Sūrat Al-Mā’idah, 49)
And the disbelievers do not request that the believers step down from some of
the truth, except (it is suggested) as a temporary stage, because they are
(truly) never pleased with the believers until they fully step down from the
truth. He, the Most High, said:
Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with
you till you follow their religion. (Sūrat Al-Baqarah, 120)
Note: The Kuffaar of today love for the Muslims to come to their terms; they
want us to give up waging Jihad, loving and hating for the sake of Allah Ta’aala,
and harshness against them. They will untie the knots one by one. So they will
first start with Loving and hating for Allah’s sake. They will try, through
their ideological warfare, to make you classically conditioned to the Kufr and
Shirk to the extent that you don’t show your hatred for it nor does your heart
feel strong and ill feelings against it. In fact, they can weaken your al-Walaa’
wal Baraa’ah by not even trying themselves! They have a culture full of Kufr and
Shirk and this culture strengthens Baatil in the face of the believers. So the
knots will keep untying until you show open allegiance (al-Walaa’) to them and
open disavowal (al-Baraa’ah) to the Mujahideen.
• Threatening the believers with imprisonment and execution if they do not turn
back from their religion and to comply with the disbelievers in some of what
they are upon. He, the Most High, said:
And those who disbelieved, said to their Messengers:
“Surely, we shall drive you out of our land, or you shall return to our
religion.” (Sūrat Ibrāhīm, 13)
And He, the Most High, said:
“For if they come to know of you, they will stone you
(to death or abuse and harm you) or turn you back to their religion, and in that
case you will never be successful.” (Sūrat Al-Kah’f, 20)
• The torturing and the killing and the fighting. He, the Most High, said:
They said: “Burn him and help your Ālihah (gods)…” (Sūrat
Al-Anbiyā’, 68)
He, the Most High, said:
And (remember) when the disbelievers plotted against
you to imprison you, or to kill you, or to get you out (from your home, i.e.
Makkah)… (Sūrat Al-Anfāl, 30)
And He, the Most High, said:
And they will never cease fighting you until they turn
you back from your religion if they can. (Sūrat Al-Baqarah, 217)
And from what has passed, you see, O my Muslim brother, that the methods of the
disbelievers in waging war against the believers are set and they do not change.
He, the Most High, said:
Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this
saying to these (Quraysh pagans)? (Sūrat Ath-Thāriyāt, 53)
And from that which must be comprehended, is that they wage war against the
believer, due to his faith (Īmān). As He, the Most High, said:
And they witnessed what they were doing against the
believers. They had nothing against them, except that they believed in Allāh,
the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise! (Sūrat Al-Burūj, 8-9)
And He, the Most High, said:
They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected
(Faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another). (Sūrat An-Nisā’,
89)
So the disbeliever (Kāfir) takes the believer as an enemy due to his belief. And
the more the faith (Īmān) of the slave increases, then the more his share of the
enmity of the disbelievers will increase. And due to this, the Messenger of
Allāh (sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam) said, “The most severely tested people are
the Prophets, then nearest (in level) and then the nearest (in level). The man
will be tested according to his religion.” – the Hadīth (Narrated by At-Tirmithī,
who authenticated it [Trans. Note: Shaykh Al-Albānī, may Allāh be merciful to
him, classified it Hasan Sahīh in “Sahīh Sunan At-Tirmithī ”, #1,956 and Sahīh
with a different phrasing in “Sahīh At-Targhīb ”, #3,402 as well as “Sahīh Al-Jāmi’
”, #992 & #993. And in “Silsilat Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah”, he said, “Its chain is
good.” #143]). And this is understood by the slave himself as the more his faith
(Īmān) increases, his hatred for the disbelievers and the disobedient ones, also
increases. So he then proceeds to command them with the good and forbid them
from the evil, so they take him as their enemy. And the more his faith (Īmān)
decreases, then the more their enmity towards him decreases.
And despite that, the enmity of the disbelievers towards the believers will
never be completely cut off as long as the believers remain upon their faith (Īmān),
even though it may have its shortcomings. He, the Most High, said:
Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with
you till you follow their religion. (Sūrat Al-Baqarah, 120)
And He, the Most High, said:
And they will never cease fighting you until they turn
you back from your religion if they can. (Sūrat Al-Baqarah, 217)