Constants on the Path of Jihad
The fact that there are so many people in the West who remain ignorant of the goals of the Jihadists is amazing. The literature is available for anyone to read, or in some cases listen to, in English. One of the titles on the internet is Constants on the Path of Jihad by Sheikh Yusuf Al-‘Uyayree, a Jihadist veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya. You can download a copy as a fourteen-page, single-spaced, Word document or, if you prefer, you can listen to a reading of this call to global jihad in both Arabic and English at Google Video.
The author discusses the “constants” surrounding jihad. “The entire world is standing against one ritual in Islam, one ‘Ibadah in Islam, and that is Jihad,” Sheikh Yusuf Al-‘Uyayree writes. “They are mobilizing their religious strength, political strength, economical strength, media strength, cultural strength and popular strength to fight Jihad….”
To the Sheikh, Jihad is an endless struggle, one that “will continue until the Day of Judgment.” And if it is not temporally limited, neither is it geographical constricted to the Islamic world. His “third principle” is that “jihad is not tied to a land.” He writes:
And be assured that the author is not talking about an internal, personal jihad, although that is certainly an element of his equation. This veteran of several jihadist campaigns is discussing physical conflict—war. He asserts: “Eventually the destiny of this ummah, is victory in the battlefield. There are some hadith, which can only be interpreted to victory in the battlefield.” As an example, he cites: “And Islam will enter into every house….”
Constants on the Path to Jihad is fairly widley available online. I found one link posted by the "Moderator" of a forum on the website of the "Young Muslims of North America." Ckeck it out. You'll find some interesting discussions.
The author discusses the “constants” surrounding jihad. “The entire world is standing against one ritual in Islam, one ‘Ibadah in Islam, and that is Jihad,” Sheikh Yusuf Al-‘Uyayree writes. “They are mobilizing their religious strength, political strength, economical strength, media strength, cultural strength and popular strength to fight Jihad….”
To the Sheikh, Jihad is an endless struggle, one that “will continue until the Day of Judgment.” And if it is not temporally limited, neither is it geographical constricted to the Islamic world. His “third principle” is that “jihad is not tied to a land.” He writes:
After we brought forth the evidence to prove that the ‘Ibadah of Jihad is appropriate, for every time and age. We will now bring evidence to prove that Jihad is not dependent on a piece of Land. One of the false beliefs is that Jihad is attached to particular lands; this will lead to the discontinuity of Jihad, if Jihad stops in those places. So we have to establish an important principle, and that is Jihad is global. Border or barriers do not stop it; they do not stand in the way of Jihad. Jihad does not recognise borders that were drawn by a ruler on a map they are superficial borders. Muslims are in need of Jihad if he wants to convey the message of Allah.
And be assured that the author is not talking about an internal, personal jihad, although that is certainly an element of his equation. This veteran of several jihadist campaigns is discussing physical conflict—war. He asserts: “Eventually the destiny of this ummah, is victory in the battlefield. There are some hadith, which can only be interpreted to victory in the battlefield.” As an example, he cites: “And Islam will enter into every house….”
Constants on the Path to Jihad is fairly widley available online. I found one link posted by the "Moderator" of a forum on the website of the "Young Muslims of North America." Ckeck it out. You'll find some interesting discussions.
