Assalamu Alaa Manittabaalhuda !
Complete Text Of Sheikh Osama Bin Laden�s Latest Message To Ummah
May 12, 2004
Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the universe, and peace and mercy be upon our prophet
Mohammed, his family and all his companions.
This is a message to the Ummah in general and to our Muslim brothers in Iraq in
particular. May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you. I salute our
steadfast brothers in Iraq, the land of the heroes, and I salute the Mujahideen for
the sake of Allah and I say to them: "You are the eminent men among the Arabs and the
defenders of Islam, and the Muslims cannot thank you and praise enough. A whole year
has elapsed since the invasion took place and the invaders have not been able to
implement their plans as they had designed them. This is with the grace of Allah and
thanks to your Jihad and the Jihad of those who supported you. May Allah reward you in
the best manner.
The enemies have been stunned by the ferocity of the resistance and they did not enjoy
a easy sailing. The results achieved from this blessed Jihad, domestically and abroad,
with the grace of Allah, were tremendous and positive on several levels, including the
human losses among the enemies ranks and the depletion in their financial budgets and
they are still incurring losses after losses. Praise and gratitude be to Allah.
I wish to address several points:
First, a horrific and very serious event which revealed the facts as they are to
everyone occurred when the occupier Bremer declared that he would not accept Islam to
be the source of all legislation; in other words he does not accept for Islam to be
the religion of Iraq and consequently the announced constitution was issued according
to his wishes. This indicates clearly that the Iraqi Governing Council is a mere dummy
in the enemies� hands and a tool to implement their schemes on the masses. On the
other side of the coin, it reveals what they harbor in term of hatred for this
religion, and that this struggle is a religious and a doctrinal one and that the clash
is in fact a clash of civilizations. This is because they are eager to dissolve the
Islamic identity throughout the whole of the Islamic world. This is their true stance
towards us.
As for their stance vis-�-vis the other nations, they could coexist with all the other
systems of the world in the East or in the West, because these systems can be changed
and deceived in a manner that would enable them to suck up the riches of the nations,
enslave them and Americanize them according to their desires. However, the real
challenge for them is in the Islamic world, where the main confrontation is in the
first instance a religious and doctrinal one, not an economic or military one. Their
intention is to eradicate Islam before anything else, because they are totally
convinced that their plans in our countries, with their various policies, especially
the economic, intellectual, military and security policies, could not be implemented
if Islam is existent and ruling over the region. This is because the true Muslims
posses the doctrine, the willpower and the faculty to resist their plans and ward off
their oppression and to bring retaliation on them tit for tat.
Once it has become absolutely clear to everyone that the American campaign had no
relation whatsoever to removing the weapons of mass destruction or to alleviate the
suffering of the Iraqi people, but it was rather a flagrant occupation in the proper
sense of the word. Hence, Jihad has become obligatory upon all the Muslims in Iraq, in
the North, the Centre and the South. Those who had been using as a pretext their
religious chieftainships and who are participating in the Interim Governing Council
have run out of excuses now that the Council has endorsed the constitution of Bremer
the infidel.
It is well known that the including of any other source of legislation with Islam is
deemed as a major act of polytheism that takes one out of the fold of Islam. In other
words, by approving the constitution, the members of the Iraqi Governing Council have
magnified their infidelity even further. Otherwise, what is the difference between the
political chieftainships such as Fahad, Hosni, Jaber, Saddam and the rest of the
rulers, and the religious chieftainships in the interim council of polytheism? Our
major reason for declaring the rulers as infidels is because they do not judge by the
Shari'ah of Allah, the Almighty, in all our affairs and because they are allies of
America and they use the pressures it places on them as their excuse. This is the same
flaw in which the interim council of polytheism has fallen and consequently, the same
rule applies to them.
What we said in the 17th communiqu�, pertaining to the evidences on the rulers�
apostasy and their non adherence to the exigencies of "There is no god but Allah",
does also apply to the religious chieftainship of the interim ruling Council and to
any other chieftainship in the Islamic world that perpetrates what they have
perpetrated. One of the main denotations of the phrase "There is no god but Allah" is
that there is no ruler and no legislator but Allah. Legislation is one of the main
characteristics of godliness. Hence, he who wittingly endorses this Council and this
Constitution will then reject Allah the Almighty. The believer is commanded to obey
Allah and to obey his Messenger (peace and mercy be upon him). Allah the Almighty says
"Say if you love Allah then follow me and Allah will love you."[3-31]. The Almighty
also says "We sent not an apostle, but to be obeyed, in accordance with the will of
Allah." [4-64]. Therefore, he who obeys the Messenger is the believer; and he who
obeys the ruler or the scholar, irrespective of his type, making lawful what Allah
has forbidden or forbidding what Allah has made lawful becomes a polytheist. Allah the
Almighty says"What! Have they partners (in godhead), who have established for them
some religion without the permission of Allah"(42-21).
Therefore, it is imperative upon the sincere ones to bypass these apostatizing
chieftainships and it is imperative to have a rightly guided leadership and a
straightforward system to undertake reform and liberation, as the (Islamic) system is
infallible with the grace of Allah. Considering the leaderships are as we mentioned
earlier, the onus therefore falls on those who come after them from among the masses,
starting with the most suited and so on. Therefore if some of the prominent
individuals apostatized or slackened, let the ones who come after them assume the
responsibility even if they were young; because the truth is bigger than everyone. In
this case, it is imperative upon the truthful ones within the Ummah in general and
within Iraq in particular to disavow all the apostatizing leaderships, political and
religious alike and to forsake and dismiss the leaderships that neglect Jihad or the
leaderships that leans towards the transgressors, and seize the initiative from them,
expound openly the truth and hoist the banner of Jihad against the crusaders and the
apostates.
In the light of the aforementioned, everyone who assists the infidels against the
Muslims, such as assisting the occupying forces or their surrogates in the interim or
permanent government, he will have committed an act that nullifies his Islam, and that
makes his blood and property volatile and his spouse would be divorced from him. Also,
for the people of Iraq, Jihad is not only obligatory against the crusaders, but also
against the apostate government and those who support it. It is also obligatory upon
the Muslims throughout the Islamic world and outside it, who can support and back this
Jihad with their souls and their wealth to do so until sufficiency is established,
according to the guidance of the trustworthy scholars, who are well versed with the
conditions of the land and the people.
Secondly, the so-called transfer of power to the Iraqis is a flagrant deception aimed
at sedating the masses and aborting the armed resistance. The sincere and Mujahideen
people of Iraq were not deceived by this ruse, for there will be no sovereignty for
Iraq as long as a crusader soldier remains over its lands and as long as Iraq does not
refer in all its affairs to Islam.
Thirdly, the Musaylama (false prophet) of the present time, George Bush, says that
Iraq is the foreground for war against terrorism, which means in a clear _expression
that the foreground for the war against Islam today is in Iraq. This makes it
incumbent upon all the Muslims to intensify their efforts in order to resist this
onslaught. I urge the youth and the sincere traders, to seize this opportunity and
undertake this sublime task of defending this religion and salvage this Ummah, by
supporting this Jihad with their properties and by exhorting and fighting against our
enemies, especially in Palestine and Iraq.
If your winds were to blow, exploit them �. For every palpitation will eventually
subside. (Poetry)
It is also said : "If you are opinionated then be decisive � For the opinion is
corrupted when you hesitate."
This is a rare opportunity in every sense of the word and a priceless one in its
essence, to sharpen the faculties of the Ummah and to break its shackles, in order to
storm forward towards the battlefields of Jihad in Iraq, to bury the head of
international infidelity. However, let the youths beware of the Bedouins who seek
excuses, those who delude themselves and their brethren into thinking that they are
standing before a major fortified borderline, while in fact they slackened in making
the borderline impregnable and they allowed the country to become an easy prey for the
crusaders and the apostates, and the Muslims were defeated from their side. Therefore,
it is high time the sincere Muslims from among their brothers broke free in order to
redress their current state of affairs.
It is also imperative to break free and beware of the sorcery of the media and not to
become spectators of the calamities and the events; our mission is rather to fight the
enemy and make the events. This is a decisive war with major implications, for either
we attain exaltation and might or reap decline and humiliation. We are at a crossroads
and this is a mighty task for the whole Ummah. It is clear that the great deception
that America is propagating today, under the theme of imposing reform on the greater
Islamic world, is but a carbon copy of the project of Bremer in Iraq, in terms of
estranging the religion, plundering the riches, killing the men, terrorizing and
transgressing against the sanctities, and even against the women in their beds in the
middle of the night. There is no power and no might but through Allah.
Do you not see? Do you have no sense of honor for your religion and your brothers?
There is not much left between yourselves and a repeat of what has befallen your
brothers in Iraq. So contemplate and do not be like those who at every point fail to
comprehend. Let it be known that the first lines of defense for the other parts of the
Muslims lands and especially the Two Holy Shrines, starts in the land of the two
rivers (Iraq). So wake up to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and perceive the magnitude
of the threat and the swiftness of the events, and set forth towards the battlefields
of Jihad. The Sheikh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on his soul) has reported the
general consensus stipulating that the highest duty after belief is to repel the
assailing enemy.
Let it be known that Allah knows if I were a pupil amongst you, I would leave my
studies and head for the battle as Allah has ordered. "Go ye forth, (whether equipped)
lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the
cause of Allah. That is best for you, if ye (but) knew." [9-41]
And if I were a trader, I would leave my business and join the battalions of the
Mujahideen, in response to the saying of Allah "O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to
a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty? That ye believe in Allah and His
Messenger, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property
and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew!" [61-10,11].
And were it easy for me to address you, I would talk to you a great deal about the top
issue, namely "There is no God but Allah"; about its denotations and the acting upon
its exigencies, and about Jihad, the pinnacle of Islam�s hump. So fight for the sake
of Allah, because the current crisis is not one of knowledge or books; knowledge is
widespread with the grace of Allah.
The crisis lies in our slackness in working according to what we know, due to the
weakness of our trust, sincerity and certitude. Our religion cannot be revived with
the mere crumbs of our properties and our time, but rather by standing under the
shades of the swords. So blessed are those who have perceived the issue and emulated
the Prophet of mercy and the Prophet of war (mercy and peace be upon him), so they
fought and were killed for the sake of Allah, and we pray to Allah to admit them with
the martyrs.
The people of Iraq have quenched the burning desire in the hearts of the Muslims
during the month of Badr (Ramadhan) and beyond in Al-Nasiryyah, by killing and
injuring tens of soldiers from among the occupation forces, and in Baghdad,
Al-Fallujah, Al-Ramadi, Mosul and Tikrit, and by inflicting material and moral losses
upon the enemy, by downing their warplanes, making them taste what the Muslims are
tasting in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.
To the people of Samarra, Ba�aqubah and other cities, who have hoisted the banner of
Jihad, we salute them and hold them in high esteem, and we say to them "persevere and
be steadfast. An hour of perseverance more than that of Bush and his mercenaries will
bring you what is loved most with the leave of Allah, for victory is but the
perseverance of one hour.
My soul and my possessions I sacrifice � for the knights in whom I had faith
Knights who do not tire of death � even when the fierce war erupts
Their bravery never wanes though � they get burnt with war, time after time
And when the battle intensifies they care little � And remedy madness with madness.
(Poetry)
Before I conclude, I remind you of an event reported by narrators, when the Muslims
were about to conquer North Africa, the commander of the polytheists offered an reward
for he who kills the commander of the Muslims, so Abdullah Ibnul Zubayr suggested to
the commander of the Muslims to offer the same reward to he who kills the commander of
the polytheists. So a man from among the Muslims killed him and he was given the
reward in full.
You are aware of the fact that America has offered major rewards to those who kill the
Mujahideen for the sake of Allah. And we in the Al-Qaida organization pledge with the
leave of Allah to offer a reward equaling 10,000 grams of gold to he who kills the
occupier Bremer or his deputy or the commander of the American forces in Iraq or his
deputy.
As for the United Nations, it is but a crusader-Zionist tool, even if it were to hide
behind some relief work. Who is it that handed Palestine to the Jews but the United
Nations? Who was it that separated East Timor but the United Nations? And who was it
that justified the embargo on Iraq and caused the death of more than one million
children but the United Nations? The United Nations today is pursuing its evil role
against the Ummah. Therefore, he who kills Kofi Annan or the head of his mission to
Iraq or his representatives such as Lakhdar Ibrahmi, he will receive the same 10,000
grams of gold as reward. Also, a reward of 10,000 grams of gold will be paid for
killing a military or a civilian from among the masters of the veto, such as the
Americans and the British, and 500 grams of gold will go to those who kill a military
or a civilian from the slaves of the General Assembly in Iraq , such as Japan and
Italy. Due to the security situation, the payments of the rewards will be at
the earliest opportunity with the leave of Allah.
As for he who dies after killing one of the occupation soldiers, the greatest reward
for us and for him would be when Allah bestows martyrdom for his sake; as for his
lesser reward, it would go to his inheritors with the leave of Allah.
Finally, I appeal to the youths of Islam and say to them: come forth to fight the
crusaders and the Jews and celebrate the praises of Allah a great deal, for by Allah,
it is either victory or martyrdom and only those whose life span has come to an end
will be killed, so his family will miss him, only for his soul to be, as our Messenger
(peace and mercy be upon him) said, to be in the bellies of green birds that roam
freely in heaven as they please, then head towards lanterns suspended with the throne
of the Most Compassionate. There is no comparison between the two vicinities, the
vicinity of his family and the vicinity of his lord.
So dear youth of Islam everywhere, especially those of the neighborhood, where the
duty upon you is conclusive, dear Muslim youths in the Arabic peninsula, and in Egypt
and greater Syria, dear youths of Rabia�a and Mudhr, dear grandsons of Salahuddine,
dear knights of Mohammed the Conqueror, dear Fedayeen of Umm Al-Fida and Aleppo, and
the lions of Muan and Al-Zarqa, and the brave of Azad, the heroes of Assir, Hashed,
Madhaj and Bakil, let your supplies be continuous so that you may rescue the land of
the two rivers, because the war there has erupted and its fire is ablaze; the knights
of the cross have attacked and killed thousands and imprisoned thousands, and now want
to annihilate and destroy the land. They are with the grace of Allah fighting
steadfastly the treacherous Romans, sacrificing everything they hold dear in order to
defend their religion, so may Allah bless them and bless those who support them.
They passionately defended their cause � sacrificing their lives and their properties;
Their determination is fearless before death � and they forsake their paternal and
maternal uncle
They left behind their beloved � and followed in the footsteps of Khaled and Bilal.
(Poetry)
O Allah our Lord, accept from us our martyrs and heal our injured and liberate our
prisoners. Establish firmly our heroes and help them with a victory of yours, for
there is no helper for them and for us except you.
O Allah, the inspirer of the book and the conductor of the clouds, and the conqueror
of the confederates, vanquish them and grant us victory against them. "Our Lord! Give
us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the
Fire."
O Allah, subscribe to this Ummah a righteous matter, whereby the people who obey you
will be mighty and the people who disobey you will be humiliated, and whereby goodness
will be commanded and evil will be forbidden.
O Allah grant the Mujahideen victory over the infidels in Palestine, Iraq,
Afghanistan, the Philippines, Kashmir, Chechnya, Pakistan and everywhere; you are the
Listener and the Responder.
And the last of our prayers is Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Universe.
Sheikh Osama bin Laden
Thursday May 6, 2003
16 Rabi Al-Awal 1425
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"And what is wrong with you that you fight not in the Cause of Allah, and for those
weak, ill-treated and oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our
Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from You
one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help." (The Quran 4:75)
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