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"I am one of the
servants of Allah. We do our duty of fighting for the sake of
the religion of Allah. It is also our duty to send a call to
all the people of the world to enjoy this great light and to embrace
Islam and experience the happiness in Islam. Our primary
mission is nothing but the furthering of this religion."
Osama bin Laden, May 1998
Aside from pursuing mass murder
plots against innocent populations in every corner of the planet,
Islamic terrorists have one other thing in common:
They credit their motivation and success to religion.
This distinguishes Islamic
terrorism from mere criminal activity, and it is part of what makes Islam so
very, very different from other religions.
Many people would prefer to bury
their heads in the sand or look for ways to recast Islamic terror to
fit their own political agenda, but the fact is that violent Muslims
are quite explicit about the religious certainty that compels and
justifies their actions.
The teachings and history of Islam
that explain the violence are discussed elsewhere on this site. Here we just want to
show that, as far as Islamic terrorists are concerned, their acts
are done specifically in the name of Allah and for the cause of Islam
and Islamic rule... across the globe.
Afghanistan
"In the name of
Allah the Avenger, I swear on the holy book to perform my sacred
duty as a soldier of Islam in this Jihad to restore to this world
the light of divine justice... Allah demands no less. For to
die in the cause is to be sent immediately to paradise."
A Taliban official,
explaining why the group is violent.
Algeria
“But the coming
Islamic caliphate country will not rise except at the hands of the
fighting sect who raises the flag of Allah and Jihad.”
Statement from the
Salafi terrorist group, one of several fundamentalist cells
responsible for the slaughter of 150,000 men women and children in
the 1990’s.
"Our Jihad consists of killing and
dispersing all those who fight against Allah and his Prophet."
"Throat-slitting and murder until
the power is Allah's!"
Both quotes
from leaders of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The first
spoken by Sid Ahmed Mourad, the second from Abdelkader Hattab.
Chechnya
“True resistance is
helped by Allah the Supreme and the battles are for His just cause”
Abu Hafs, Mujahideen
and one of the region’s most prolific killer
Egypt
"Allah is our
objective, the Quran is our Constitution, the Prophet is our leader,
Jihad is our way, and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of
our aspirations."
Credo of the Muslim
Brotherhood, which has spawned attacks and numerous subsidiary
terrorist organizations
India
“Democracy is among
the menaces we inherited from an alien government. It is part of
the system we are fighting against… It is not possible to work
within a democracy and establish an Islamic system… If Allah gives
us a chance, we will try to bring in the pure concept of an Islamic
Caliphate.''
"The notion of the
sovereignty of the people is anti-Islamic. Only Allah is
sovereign.''
Hafiz Mohammad
Saeed, the leader of the Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist organization.
Yes! We -
the terrorists of India – THE INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN, - the militia of
Islam whose each and every Mujahid belongs to this very soil of
India - have returned, to execute the compulsion of Allah:
"Fight them (the disbelievers), Allah will punish them by your hands
and bring them to disgrace, and give you victory over them and He
will heal the hearts of those who believe." (Qur'an 9:14).
Here we begin ... raising the illustrious banner of Jihad against
the Hindus and all those who fight and resist us...
All Praise and Glory be to Allah, Who Alone Helps His slaves, Who
Alone Fulfils His Promise, and Who Alone Defeats the enemy....
While hoping for the Help and Victory from Allah we declare that
such and more severe attacks shall continue irrespective of what the
blamers blame us for.
The hosts (of the Kafir) will all be routed and will turn and
flee. [Qur’an 54: 45]. We ask Allah to forgive us and Have Mercy on us and Aid us to
conquer the unbelievers and Guide us to raise His Word and
degrade His enemies with His Will Alone.
And peace be upon His Messenger, and all those who follow the
Guidance.
The Indian
Mujahideen, claiming credit for a brutal series of bombings that
left dozens of civilians dead and hundreds more in agony.
Iran
“Those who know nothing
of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those
who say this are witless. Islam says: 'Kill all the unbelievers just
as they would kill you all! Kill them, put them to the sword and
scatter their armies.'”
The
Ayatollah Khomeini
Indonesia
“Keep on fighting
for the application of Islamic law. If this state and nation wants
to become great, safe, and at peace then it has to return to Islam
one hundred percent without bargaining. If not, then it will be
destroyed.”
Abu Bakar Bashir,
spiritual leader of the Indonesian Mujahideen
Iraq (Sunni)
“There is no doubt
that Allah commanded us to strike the Kuffar (unbelievers), kill
them, and fight them by all means necessary to achieve the goal. The
servants of Allah who perform Jihad to elevate the word (laws) of
Allah, are permitted to use any and all means necessary to strike
the active unbeliever combatants for the purpose of killing them,
snatch their souls from their body, cleanse the earth from their
abomination, and lift their trial and persecution of the servants of
Allah. The goal must be pursued even if the means to accomplish it
affect both the intended active fighters and unintended passive ones
such as women, children and any other passive category specified by
our jurisprudence.”
Abu Musab
al-Zarqawi, Sunni terrorist known for cutting captives’ throats
Iraq (Shia)
“My motivation is a
sense of duty toward my religious faith to fight against any hostile
enemy of Islam.”
Abu Deraa, Shitte
terrorist known for drilling into captive’s heads
Iraq (al-Qaeda)
"We are defending
Islam and its sanctity”
Woman training to be
a suicide bomber
Israel
“The Islamic
Resistance Movement: Islam is its way. It is from Islam that it
derives its ideas, concepts, and perceptions concerning the
universe, life, and man, and it refers to Islam's judgment in all
its actions. It is from Islam that it seeks direction so as to
guide its
steps. “
The covenant of the
bloody Hamas terrorist organization (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Jordan
“Terrorism is a
badge of honour on our chests until Judgement Day. In the name
of Allah, we’re pursuing the path of jihad until we uproot you,
exterminate your state until the rule of the king vanishes. We
follow the steps of the Prophet (Muhammad)... Allah is our Lord; you
have none."
Hassan al-Smeik,
leader of the cell that plotted a chemical weapons attack intended
to kill 80,000 Jordanians
Lebanon
“We are… linked to
the Muslims of the whole world by the solid doctrinal and religious
connection of Islam, whose message God wanted to be fulfilled by the
Seal of the Prophets, i.e., Muhammad”
From the charter of
the Hezbollah terrorist group, which has kidnapped, tortured and
killed numerous non-Muslims.
The Netherlands
"What moved me
to do what I did was purely my faith. I was motivated by the
law that commands me to cut off the head of anyone who insults Allah
and his Prophet."
Mohammed Bouyeri,
explaining in court why he stabbed Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh to
death. (Bouyeri was holding a Qur'an at the time).
Pakistan
"I will go back to
wage jihad. I pray Allah fulfils my desire of embracing martyrdom
next time,"
Hizbul Mujahideen
cadre, when asked why he kills the Indian people
"With regard
to Osama and Al-Zawahiri, I never met them, but I have the utmost
love and respect for them, because of their enmity towards the Jews
and the Christians. The Muslims must be harsh towards the infidels
and compassionate among themselves. These two men reflect this
Koranic verse... We place our trust in Allah. Soon, we will witness
the miracles of Jihad."
By'atullah Mahsoud, the Emir of the Pakistani Taliban
"Our whole
struggle is for the enforcement of Sharia law"
Muslim Khan, Spokesperson for the Pakistani Taliban, responsible for
hundreds of bombings, shootings and abductions.
The Philippines
“We may be small in
number, but we have plenty fighting with us--the angels and the hand
of Allah. We dream of an entire Islamic world, and we will
achieve it. Allah is with us."
Abu Sayyaf terrorist
group leader, Khadaffy Janjalani, responsible for church bombings
and beheadings.
Saudi Arabia
"One of the greatest
virtues in Islam is jihad for the sake of God. Ramadan is the month
of jihad and battles, and most Muslim battles took place during the
blessed month. This is your season, o people of jihad. Jihad during
the fasting month of Ramadan has a great taste -- for what better
way to break your fast than to kill infidels and relish the sound of
the weeping of the despicable tyrants and infidels."
Saudi-based
terrorist magazine, al-Jihad
Somalia
"And your brothers
of the Mujahideen Movement are on their way, going forth in Jihad
against the occupiers and disbelievers so that the word of Allah is
the highest and there is no more fitnah on earth and the
religion is solely for Allah."
Deadly Somali
terrorist group calling itself, Youth Islamic Movement
"Know that I am
doing this martyrdom operation only for the sake of Allah and for
his religion."
A 21-year-old member
of al-Shabaab and former British college student who murdered 20
Africans.
Spain
"Allah, may he be
praised, said… ‘Kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out
from where they have driven you out; for internal strife [Fitna] is
worse than killing.’"
The Qur’anic verse
quoted by the Abu Hafs Al-Masri Brigades in explaining the murder of
202 Madrid train commuters
Sudan
"To Fight and
Conquer. Death in the name of Allah."
The unit logo of the
Janjaweed militia, responsible for “cleansing” Darfur of African
people along with the rape of thousands of women.
"Long live the
Mujahideen"
Sudanese President,
Omar al-Bahir, at a meeting of Janjaweed fighters.
“Jihad is a duty.”
The constitution of
the Islamic Republic of Sudan
Syria
“Our hero [the
suicide bomber] believed in Allah and died while fighting for Allah”
Islamic Jihad
leader, Abu Ayman
Thailand
“….Martyrs, how
glorious we will be if we fall as warriors of our land. When Martyrs
are killed, they are not dead but alive next to Allah. They will
watch and listen to every piece of news to see if their children
will follow in their footsteps….”
Berjihad di Pattani,
“calls for a holy war to liberate Pattani from ‘colonists’. It is
liberal in employing metaphoric references and verses from the
Quran. ...a significant and clear articulation of the radical
religious dimension of the conflict in south Thailand used within
the context of Malay-Muslim resentment of the central government. It
engages in Takdir (the labeling of fellow Muslims as infidels) and
makes direct calls for Martyrs to attack fellow Muslims perceived to
be collaborating with the “occupation”, or the Jahili (people of the
ignorance). It views the practice of religious obligations of these
“hypocrite” Muslims as a disguise hiding hearts filled with fury and
hatred against Islam…”
Turkey
“The Koran says:
‘Fight them until evil disappears and all religion becomes Allah's
[religion].' The suicide activists who blow themselves up are
carrying out the Koran's commandment.’"
Ali Osman Zor,
Great
East Islamic Raiders Front terrorist organization
United Kingdom
“Our religion is
Islam - obedience to the one true God, Allah, and following the
footsteps of the final prophet and messenger Muhammad... This is how
our ethical stances are dictated. “
Mohammad Sidique
Khan, London subway bomber, explaining his motives on a pre-recorded
video tape.
"Know that,
I did what I did for the pleasure of Allah alone."
From the
will of Bilal Abdulla, a Glasgow suicide bomber.
"We are
doing this in order to gain the pleasure of our Lord and Allah loves
us to die and kill in his path. Anyone who tries to deny this,
then read the Koran and you will not be able to deny this because
this is the words in the Koran and the words of our the messenger of
Allah, prayers and peace upon him."
"We love to
die in the path of Allah... On top of this is to punish and to
humiliate the Kuffar [non-believer]"
"Thank God
Allah accepted my duas [prayers] yeah, and provided me a means to do
this."
From the
farewell videos of those convicted in the plot to kill thousands of
airline passengers over the Atlantic in 2006.
United States
"I did not act out
of hatred for Americans, but love for Allah instead. I live
only to serve Allah by obeying all of Allah’s commandments, of which
I am aware by reading and learning the contents of the Koran.”
Mohammed Reza
Taheri-Azar, explaining (in his words) “reasons for premeditating
and attempting to murder citizens and residents of the United States
of America.” He also quoted 141 verses from the Qur'an.
"We, Muslims, are
content with God's book, the Quran, to fight you with. God has
granted us to fight... In God's book, He ordered us to fight you
everywhere we find you... We ask to be near to God, we fight you and
destroy you and terrorize you. The Jihad in God's cause is a great
duty in our religion.”
The "9/11 Shura
Council" - 9/11 planners held at Guantanamo Bay - in a March 2009
letter.
"I wasn't insane or post traumatic nor was I forced to do this
Act... [it was] justified according to Islamic Laws and the Islamic
Religion. Jihad to fight those who wage war on Islam and
Muslims."
Abdulhakim Muhammad,
explaining why he gunned down an unarmed soldier outside a
recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Uzbekistan
"We have declared a
jihad to create a religious government in Uzbekistan”
Islamic Movement of
Uzbekistan leader, Tahir Yuldeshev
Yemen
"In the name
of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful... Praise is to
Allah, the glory granter to Islam with His victory and the disgracer
of the unbelief with his Might... and I bear witness that Muhammad
is His slave and messenger who said:
'I have been
inspired between the hands of the hour until Allah alone is
worshiped and my sustenance has been made under the shade of my
spear, and disgrace and humiliation has been prescribed for the one
who disobeys my command.'"
al-Qaeda al-Jihad in
Yemen taking credit for a brutal suicide attack and quoting the
words of Muhammad to explain why.
September 11th
Attacks
"We killed them
outside their land, praise be to Allah. Today, we kill them in the
midst of their own home.
O Allah, revive an entire nation by our deaths. O Allah, I sacrifice
myself for your sake, accept me as a martyr. O Allah, I sacrifice
myself for your sake, accept me as a martyr. O Allah, I sacrifice
myself for your sake, accept me as a martyr.
To the Garden of Eden, our first house. We shall meet in the eternal
Paradise with the prophets, honest people, martyrs and righteous
people. They are the best of companions. Praise be to Allah. Allah's
peace, mercy and blessings be upon you. "
Ahmad al-Haznawi,
Flight 93 Hijacker
"Those 19 brothers who left us made
efforts and offered their lives for the cause of Allah. Allah has
favored them with this conquest, which we are enjoying now"
Ayman
al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's Number Two, explaining the motives for the
plot.
"Be cheerful, for
you have only moments between you and your eternity, after which a
happy and satisfying life begins...
"Remember: it is a
raid for the sake of Allah. Recite the prayer. As you take the
seat, recite the prayer. Mention Allah a lot. When the
hijacking begins, "Shout Allah is great because this shout strikes
terrors in the hearts of the infidels
"And the moment of
death should be accompanied by the basic statement of belief recited
by all Muslims at the call to prayer. Seconds before the
target, your last words should be, 'there is no god but Allah.
Mohammed is his messenger!."
Written
instructions to the hijackers.
"Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!"
Last words from
the cockpit of Flight 93.
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