Understanding Jihad
(Islamic Holy War)

By Mufti Khubaib Sahib

(These Article were published in an Islamic News paper of Pakistan)

Table of Contents:

Ø      Propagating, Publicising and informing on Jihaad

Ø      Imaan-e-Kaamil

Ø      Perturbation of the USA

Ø      The Danger of the Jihaad Organisations

Ø      The Nature of the Mujahideen's Relationship with the State

Ø      The psycological preparation of the probable consequences of the Jihaad

Ø      Advantageous Structure for the Jihad Organisations

Ø      Anti-Islamic policies of India

Ø      Financing the Jihaad

Ø      Kind to each other

Ø      Schemes in Ruins

Ø      Mujahideen & Training

Ø      Aquiring Military Training

Ø      The Distinction Between The Jihaad And Acts of Violence

Propagating, Publicising and informing on Jihaad

Mufti Khubaib Sahib

During the training and education of the members, the emphasis should not only be on their spiritual enhancement but it should also be on the enhancement of their mental agility and brightness.

There are certain groups in the Ummah, who put all the emphasis on the spiritual enhancement, they rigorously pursue the sittings of the ZikrulLah and the Muraaqebah, but sadly their minds become void of the longing for the greatness of Islam and the concern for the protection of Muslims. They consider it as a sin even to talk about the problems facing the Muslims and they regard the practical establishment of Islam as a waste of time.

To them slaughtering of the inner devil is vital, but they regard the slaughtering of the enemies of Allah Ta`ala, disdainful. This limited and narrow approach to the Religious teachings and practices, turn them away from other essential and important Teachings of Islam.

As a result of such perceptions and practices, they cut themselves off from other Islamic collective responsibilities and they loose the heat of the passion and the enthusiasm for the ascendancy of the Islamic struggle. They become disinterested with the world events around them and they neither strive to remove the oppressive rulers, or to snatch the freedom from the hands of the Kuffaar. Eventually they become totally cut off from the real world and become so distant from the actual commandments of Allah Ta`ala and his Rasool SallalLahu-alayhi Wasallam that 'NaoozhubilLah' they declare it to be a sin, to engage in the virtuous religious activities and deeds of the Jihaad and the establishment of Allah’s supremacy upon the earth.

On the other end, there exist a section of the Ummah, who do posses high ideals and involvement in the problems they are facing, but for whom the enhancement of spirituality is an anathema, 'NaoozhubilLah' the people of this section are vocal in addressing the Muslim’s problems, well versed in their observance of the political tides and are fully rehearsed in the Islamic revolutionary slogans. But with all these ideals and philosophies, with all their rhetoric and political awareness, their souls have never tasted the sweetness of Islam. Nor they ever in their whole lives consider for even a second, the Islamic beliefs and practices.

All their lip service, the beating of the drums loudly in public for Islam, is nothing but a ruse to achieve their own goals, positions and power. They could devote lengthy periods to prepare their speeches against the government, but could not move a muscle to attend the five times Salaah.

They visit the Masjid to rally support, but like a thief they disappear from the scene as soon as the robbery is committed. For them spiritualism, ethical and moral practices of Islam are an alien concept. They have beliefs in their prowess and abilities, but they have forgotten their Creator, for whose obedience only, they were created.

This assessment is not based on exaggeration, but as a matter of fact the presence of these two distinct groups can be observed in the present Islamic societies of the world.

In order to avoid the defects and shortcomings of these two groups and their perceptions and practices, the Jihaad organisations ought to prepare their training and educational structure in such a way, that it would include not only the spiritual awakening and practices, but also the individual political and organisational acumen and abilities and it would be able to produce passionate hearts and intelligent minds both at the same time. It would be able to enhance the mental capabilities, as well humility and humbleness before Allah Ta`ala.

It would be able to provide the affective methods of solving the international problems and it would also prepare the participants for the greatest sacrifice in the cause of Islam. This type of structure would bring forth, such a calibre of people whose words would sink in immediately to the hearts of the listeners yet it would be totally free from any vile and disgusting self-interest and craving for power.

During the process of devising such a training and educational system, one should bear in mind that proper and beneficial intellect depends totally upon the virtuous heart and soul and the virtuous heart and soul depends upon the wise manifestation of the Islamic beliefs and thoughts.

This balanced approach, this best of both worlds’ system, will produce a crop of the Mujahideen, that would be as brave as tigers during the day and would be as humble as doves during the night, their humility and devotion to Allah Ta`ala is at its peak during the nights. They would meet the challenge of the enemies in every field and would counter any logistic manoeuvre of the enemy. Yet they will be equipped to beseech and beg for Allah’s Help and the victory which Allah Ta`ala has promised them. They would be prepared to chop off the hands of oppression against Muslims anywhere in the world and they would perform their task diligently and to the best of their abilities, yet they will never forget to raise their hands for prayers to their Creator.

Refraining from criticism:

It is natural to be passionate, while dealing with the matters relating to the Jihaad. But sometimes it boils over and leads to unfair and unjustified criticism of colleagues and other departments, such behaviour is counter productive and harmful to the Jihaad.

It is true that in the past much unfairness was directed toward the people engaged in the propagation, information and publication of the Jihaad. The work of this department was not as appreciated as it deserves. But such an unsuccessful approach is the thing of the past now. Now by the grace of Allah Ta`ala, all those concerted attempts to suppress the Jihaad have vaporised into thin air and a large number of people have come to the fore who understand the Jihaad in its entire complexity and are well capable of presenting the Jihaad sincerely, intelligently, passionately and effectively, so that the Muslim Ummah could have a better and well deserved understanding of the Jihaad.

The virtues of the Jihaad are in such abundance that the need for any competition between the departments is nonexistent.

The speakers and authors on the topic of the Jihaad, should bear in mind that the Jihaad is the protector of not only the entire aspect of the Deen, but also the protector of the Islamic etiquette’s. The Jihaad not only safeguards the fundamental acts of worship, such as the Daily Salaah or the Hajj, but it also safeguards the Aadab. The Jihaad is the means of establishing the supremacy of Allah’s Deen in every corner of Allah’s earth. Therefore the Jihaad ought not to be presented in such a manner which would belittle the effort of any participant or insult any section of the Jihaad.

AlhamdulilLah, up until now the Mujahideen have successfully observed these etiquettes, but as the Movements expand and new personnel will be taken on board, the danger of some encroachment in this area could not be overlooked. To portray the importance of one section against the other in such a manner that might create ill-feelings and tensions between the various sections which caused untold harm to many a large organisation in the past and caused divisions among their leaders, therefore I request to you all, by all means, present the Jihaad to the world as much as possible, at as many places as possible and present it as boldly as you can, deliver it so effectively that the darkness of ignorance disappears and deliver the case for the Jihaad with such irrefutable arguments and evidences that it will shatter the flimsy clouds of doubts and misrepresentation. Express the importance of the Jihaad in clear, simple and precise tone and in such a language that could be understood by everyone. Present the Jihaad with such passion and commitment that it will send waves of shudder in the spines of Anti-Jihaad lobbyists. But these speeches, lectures, briefings and articles ought to be totally free from any insult to any sections of the Deen. The importance of the centres of Islamic learning, religious shrines and places of sanctity and the work of Tableegh ought not to be affected. The value of the Revered Sunnah and the Nawafil are not reduced and the active participants in any branch of the Deen ought not to be devalued.

Here I feel it necessary to explain, that by entering into the arena of defamation and accusation of any religious establishment or organisation, rebounds and inflicts damage and harm to those who have instigated such policies. Such evidence abounds in the pages of history. On the other hand our Salaf ul Saliheen who have raised the anthem of the Jihaad at the far flung corners of the world, because they refrained from criticism and abuse, so Allah Ta`ala had accepted their efforts and bestowed upon them the success. Their opponents of were left agape and could not find any excuse to point an accusing finger towards them. Therefore it is extremely important for the Mujahideen and the Deen to understand that the various sections of the religion are similar to the various organs of the human body, and any damage inflicted upon one organ of the body will inevitably affect the whole body. Similarly any damage inflicted upon one section will harm the whole body of the religion.

We pray to Allah Ta`ala that all the various sections of Islam (may it be the centres of learning, or the Masajid, or the shrines and the places of sanctity or the Tableeghi Jama’at) will accept and adopt the above mentioned practice. If there is full co-operation among these four sections, then with the blessings of Allah Ta`ala, Allah’s commandments will be established upon the earth and the dawn of such a Khilafah might appear on the horizon, the glad tidings of which Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-alayhi Wasallam has given to us.

Authenticity of the Source Materials and References.

Care should be taken in the speeches and writings concerning the Jihaad and only the virtues based on the Holy Quraan and the Revered Sunnah are to be stated. All the references ought to be watertight and authentic.

The Jihaad is an obligation whose virtues are abundantly stated in the Holy Quraan and the Revered Sunnah. Yet a thorough and painstaking research must be carried out before any narration, quotation and event, in order to refute any false accusations of the non-Muslim, vehement opponent of the Jihaad and to eliminate any attack upon the Jihaad through this door.

AlhamdulilLah as the Jihaad is expanding speedily and countless people are joining the Jihaad daily, a considerable number of these new participants are not qualified ‘Ulema, in such a case it is important to keep a watchful eye that their propagation do not contain any weak of forged Ahadeeth, or any myth, or untrue story, in their statements. In order to eliminate any such false proclamation by the unlearned that “the Jihaad is practised since the days of Hadhrat Aadam Alayhis-Salaam”. To prevent any such terrible incidents ever happening, every effort should be made that the meaning and elucidation of the verses of the Holy Quraan are quoted from the most reliable books of Tafseer and the source references of the Revered Sunnah ought to be blameless. To use any fabricated and untrustworthy references and quotations is an act of straying from the right path of the Deen, which is forbidden. It runs totally against the aim and objective of the Jihaad which is the protection of the religion.

AlhamdulilLah, in our experience the Mujahideen until now have been immune to such a heinous crime, but they ought to prepare a preventative plan for any such incidents ever being committed.

In this direction I would suggest that those who are unqualified in the Learning of the Deen, but do sincerely want to propagate the Jihaad, ought to be given the opportunity to learn by heart

In addition to the points mentioned in part 1, the Department of Propagation & Information should take note of the following points as well:

1. Their speeches, statements and writing should not be in the aggressive style and format.

2. They should not interfere in the minor differences of the Ummah.

3. They should provide a comprehensive introduction of all the Islamic Movements in the world.

4. They should practice moderation in their praise and in their condemnation of personalities.

5. They should avoid such styles and formats, that might turn a section of the Ummah against the Mujahideen.

6. They should refrain from any criticism and downgrading of the holy pious ancestors.

7. The introduction of their organisation should be presented minimally and carefully, while their aims and objectives should be presented openly and widely. 8. They should propagate piety along with the propagation of the Jihaad. Without piety, the Jihaad would be an empty shell.

9. Their speeches and writing should be constructed in a simple and clear format, so every lay member of the Muslim community could understand them.

10. The deliberations and findings of our honoured predecessors should be strictly observed and they should not engage in any new research of their own. As the need for the deed is more important for the Ummah and new deliberations and findings are very rarely required. Any effort in new deliberations and findings would cause arguments and dissensions, which the organisation could not afford.

The Training Principles.

One of the important tasks for the Department of Propagation & Information is to prepare the material for the training of their members specially and for all the Muslims generally, with the aim of strengthening their beliefs and adherence to the principals and objectives of the Jihaad Movements.

In this regard a compulsory course should be devised for the members of the organisation and no one should be exempted. This course should be taught and instructed with full vigour so that it becomes a part and parcel of the participants’ personality. This course could have many facets according to the different circumstances and times.

The following is a draft of this course as a guide for those who will be responsible for devising it:

1. Tafseer of the Surah Al Anfaal and the Surah Al Braa’t.

2. Compilation of the forty Ahadeeth with their meanings and explanations.

3. Concise but complete Islamic history.

4. Compilation of the true events and the deeds of the Jihaad of the honoured Sahabah RadhialLahu-`anhu and the pious predecessors.

5. Islamic theology.

6. Compilation of the Revered Sunnah of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-alayhi Wasallam in every sphere of the Muslim’s life. And the compilation of the prayers of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-alayhi Wasallam.

7. Islamic morality and ethics.

8. Atlas of the present day world, the details of all the Islamic and the non-Islamic countries, their boundaries, geography, population and religions and any further necessary information.

9. A brief introduction of the present day Jihaad Movements.

10. Introduction of the great Muslim personalities of the near past and the present.

For such a course, existing books could be selected or new books could be compiled. This course includes all the subjects which are essential for every rank and file member of the Jihaad Movements.

Apart from this general course, there should be a special course compiled by the Department of Propagation & Information, for the training centres for the Mujahideen, for the various Departments, for the launching camps and for the battle front. In addition to the compilation of these courses there should be provision made for the enforcement of these courses.

These special courses should include from the learning of the Holy Quraan by heart, to the military strategy. The Daily Five Prayers in congregation, the special night prayers of Tahajjud, the early morning recital of the Holy Quraan, the collective performance of the Zikr, and the physical training, ought to be enforced in every office and camp.

Imaan-e-Kaamil

Mufti Khubaib Sahib

In the Holy Quraan the commandments of the Jihaad are given to those who possess the Imaan, because the foundation of the Jihaad depends solely on Imaan and such a great deed can only be accomplished properly by the true believers only. The Jihaad itself is a significant mean of enhancement and completion of one’s Imaan and it is an incontrovertible proof of the firm beliefs of the Mu’min. The Imaan means that solid & strong faith which is embedded in the deepest recess of the believer’s heart. This rock solid faith manifests fully in every deed of its beholder, may it be the ‘Ibadaat, the Mu’aamilaat, or the Mu’aashirat, not the weak and feeble Imaan, that appears intermittently and partially in one’s heart. Not the Imaan, that intermingles with doubts. Not the Imaan that does not reform its beholder’s moral, ethical, social and religious behaviour.

Imaan is a precious gift, that manifests itself through every word, every deed and every act of its possessor. Mu’min's thoughts, perceptions, feelings, behaviour, aims and objectives, acts and deeds springs from the fountain of the Imaan.

The Mu’min does not proclaim the Oneness of Allah Ta`ala, by his words alone, but this belief becomes an inseparable part of his whole being. Thus he does not bow and subjugate to any other physical or psychological entity except his Creator, Allah Ta`ala. This Imaan instils in him the abhorrence of all the practices of the Mushrikeen. His heart and soul becomes the centre of love, devotion, surrender and the glorification for Allah Ta`ala alone. The faithful grasp the truth of the insignificance of this temporary world. With this true faith, his life, his death and his every act and deed becomes subservient to Allah’s commandments only. He believes that only Allah Ta`ala has the power to remove the difficulties and the obstacles in his path.

Belief in the life Hereafter removes all the diseases from the hearts of the Mu’min. It cleans the soul, of greed, selfishness, and other undesirable animalistic diseases. It transforms his life and every moment becomes precious, as the Mu’min realises, that his short span of life in this temporary abode is an opportunity for the preparation of the life Hereafter. If he misses this opportunity then eternal regrets awaits him. Therefore the Mu’min does not engage in the pursuit of the acts of self-gratification such as engaging in pleasures or acquiring worldly possessions.

The Imaan in the Risaalat transfer all his love, affection, and reverence to the holy persona of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam only. And the persona of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam act as the centre of gravity for all his existence. Every word and deed of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam contains within it the guarantee of success and well being of his temporal and eternal life.

.Allah’s Last and Final Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam has granted us, a practical guidance of conduct for our each and every deed and conduct. Thus for the Mu’min, there isn’t any need to look elsewhere for the conduct of his life. The holy person of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam provides the Mu’min, with practical guidance in every sphere of his life, from family matters to the affairs of the state and the government.

The past provides us the evidence and history is the witness, that the followers of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam obtained success and greatness by following the Revered Sunnah of RasoolulLah SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam and as a result of these pious deeds, their lives were adorned with great achievements both in this world and the Hereafter.

From the pages of history we also learn how those nomads, whose live’s epicentre was herding the camels only, had conquered the then so called civilised and cultured world, by following the holy persona of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam and made the then great civilisations to admit the hollowness of their artificial culture and the impoverished state of the fabrics of their society.

The Imaan of the honoured Sahabahs RadhialLahu-`anhum of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam is a blueprint and an example for us. The Mujahideen ought to make every conceivable effort, to emulate the Imaan of the honoured Sahabahs RadhialLahu-`anhum and when the roots and the influences of their Imaan, resemble the Imaan of the honoured Sahabahs RadhialLahu-`anhum, then their success and achievement would be as great as the honoured Sahabahs RadhialLahu-`anhum and within a brief period, the specific and the general affects of the Jihaad would be felt every where in the world.

We submit to the Mujahideen in the following paragraphs the sketch of the honoured Sahabahs RadhialLahu-`anhum complete Imaan as drawn in the most appealing and heart warming words by the great thinker of Islam, Hazrat Maulana Al Sayyad Abul Hasan Ali Al Nadwi RahimahulLahu-Ta`ala.

Please read again and again each and every word and try to absorb the flow of Imaan from these words into your heart and soul.

“Here under the guidance of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam , the honoured Sahabahs RadhialLahu-`anhum spiritual and Imaan enhancing training continued. The Holy Quraan was continuously warming and strengthening their hearts and by the Companionship of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam, they were gaining strength in Imaan. The power of curbing their animalistic desires was getting stronger. The genuine eagerness for their Creator’s blessings, the will to sacrifice themselves in the path of Allah Ta`ala, the undying Love of the Jannat, the eagerness for learning and the understanding of the Deen, and the control and accountability of themselves was reaching its peak.

They obeyed Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam in alertness and in fatigue. In whatever situation they were, they stood up in the Path of Allah.

In ten years they participated in twenty seven Jihad’s with Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam. On the commandments of Allah’s Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam they went to the battlefields more than one hundred times. Abandonment of worldly considerations became easy for them. They became well versed in enduring family problems.

The Verses of the Holy Quraan, brought to them countless new commandments of which they were previously unfamiliar with. Many commandments were revealed concerning themselves, their possessions and their families and their offspring. Abiding to these commandments was not an easy matter. But obedience to every Word of Allah Ta`ala and His Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam became part of their nature. Once the riddle of paganism and idolatry is solved, then all the riddles became solvable with ease. Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam endeavoured once only for their Imaan, since then any need for further continuous effort for Al Amr wa al Nahyi and with every new commandment any need for further effort became unnecessary. Once in the first battle between Islam and the Jahiliyyah was won, then the need for all other battles evaporated. They entered into the fold of Islam with their limbs, their bodies and their souls. Once the truth dawned upon them, there was no place for any further struggle with Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam. There was no mental or spiritual perplexity ever raised in their minds against Allah’s Last Rasool’s SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam judgements and decisions. They were the people who admitted in front of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam, their hidden short comings and they offered their bodies without the slightest hesitation for the appropriate punishment, if any inadvertent sinful act was committed by them.

When the commandments of the prohibition of Alcohol and toxicant drinks was relayed to them, while their hands were holding the alcohol-filled glasses. What happened then? Those hands became paralysed and could not move those glasses towards their mouths, the yearning of the mouth dried up, the utensils of the intoxicating beverages were smashed and the sewage of Madinat ul Munawwarah were flowing with alcohol.

Once the satanic influences or rather their own self-made influences were wiped out, then the demon of self importance was buried for ever. They would treat themselves exactly as they would treat others. They were the inhabitants of this world, yet at the same time they were the people of the Hereafter. Their preference was directed towards eternal achievements rather than any temporal considerations. They were not troubled by any calamity, nor were they showing off any Graciousness Allah Ta`ala had bestowed upon them. Nothing could divert them from their beliefs. In poverty they persevered. In richness they were content and grateful for their RUBB’s blessings. Business and commerce would not make them negligent. The transformation from temporal values to spiritual and eternal values was permanent. Whatever the world could throw at them, may it be the temptation of wealth or may it be the yearning for power, their devotion to their Creator and the teachings of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam remained rock solid. They were the bearers of Justice. They were not afraid of any one except Allah Ta`ala. Thus Allah Ta`ala had given the reign of his Earth to them, the whole world was laid before them subjugated. Allah Ta`ala had entrusted them the responsibility and the honour of protecting the world from evil and injustice and the preaching of the Deen, to the rest of the world. Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam made them his deputies and the torch bearers of Islam. And with peace and harmony and with total satisfaction and containment with the completion of the Risaalat passed away to meet the Creator.”

(The Effects of the Muslim’s Rise and Fall upon the World, pp. 99-100).

There are more than 70 branches of Imaan in the Revered Ahaadeeth of Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam. They were collected and compiled by Imam Baihaqi (RahimahulLahu) in his book of the Revered Ahadeeth Sh’ubul Imaan in detail.

We present to the Mujahideen a list of these Seventy Branches of Imaan in brief. So they could start acting upon each of them, which will enhance and strengthen their Imaan. Some of the 70 branches are those without which one cannot become a Muslim, while other branches relate to the completion of Imaan and the enhancement of Imaan.

One should read each of them separately and deliberate upon each of them individually, to ascertain which of the branches of faith is blossoming within himself and which of the branches has not taken root within himself.

1. Proclamation, and attestation of Laa Ilaha Il-lul-Lah “There is None to be Worshipped but Allah”.

2. Affirmation and attestation of all the Nabees and the Rasools.

3. Belief in all Angels.

4. Belief in all the Holy Scriptures revealed by Allah Ta`ala to His Nabees and Rasools.

5. Belief in the Taqdeer whether beneficial or harmful, is by the decree of Allah Ta`ala alone.

6. Belief in the Day of Judgement.

7. Belief in the life after death.

8. The Daily Five Salaat (prayers) are compulsory and obligatory.

9. Zakaat is compulsory and obligatory.

10. Fasting of the month of Ramadhan is compulsory and obligatory.

11. The Hajj is compulsory and obligatory.

12. The Jihaad in the path of Allah Ta`ala.

13. Rising from the grave Alive and accounting for one’s deeds in front of Allah Ta`ala (resurrection and the Judgement).

14. The Jannat is designated for the Mu’mineen and the Jahannam is designated for the Kafirs.

15. Love of Allah Ta`ala is Wajib .

16. Fear and apprehension of Allah Ta`ala is obligatory.

17. Always to be hopeful of Allah’s blessings.

18. Keeping trust and dependency upon Allah Ta`ala.

19. Love and affection for Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam is WAJIB.

20. Deference and total respect for Allah’s Last Rasool SallalLahu-`alayhi Wasallam is Wajib.

21. To value the Deen above everything else.

22. Learning the Deen (acquiring the teachings of Islam).

23. Propagation and preaching of the Teachings of Islam and spreading it among the populace.

24. Deference and Respect of the Holy Quraan.

25. Cleanliness and purification as stated in the teaching of Islam is necessary .

26. I’etikaf.

27. Protection and keeping guard of the frontiers of Islamic domains.

28. To stand fast during the battle against the enemy and not to abscond.

29. To hand over the 1/5 of the spoil of war to Muslim Authority.

30. To free slave.

31. To fulfil atonements.

32. To fulfil promises and agreements.

33. To be grateful to Allah Ta`ala.

34. To refrain from useless and demeaning conversations.

35. To hand back all the things deposited on trust.

36. Killing people without any right is forbidden.

37. To protect the private parts.

38. To avoid obtaining materials belonging to someone else by wrongful and improper means.

39. To consume Halaal food and drink only.

40. Silken clothes for men and utensils made of gold and silver are forbidden.

41. Games and amusements are contrary to the Revered Sharee’ah, they are Haraam.

42. Balance expenditure (avoiding wastefulness and miserliness).

43. To avoid Jealousy and hatred.

44. To protect the honour, dignity and chastity of others.

45. To perform all the deed exclusively for Allah Ta`ala alone and to refrain from Hypocrisy and pretences.

46. To be joyful upon virtuous deeds and to be sorrowful upon sinful acts.

47. To repent, to renounce, to adjure from sinful acts and deeds.

48. To offer Qurbani (Sacrifices) on the occasions of the ‘Eid ul Adha, the ‘Aqeeqah and the Sadaqaat.

49. To obey the commands of Ulil Amr.

50. To be part and parcel of the Ummah and to avoid being remaining aloof from the Ummah.

51. Justice and fairness to be practised in adjudication.

52. Amr Bil M’aroof wa Al nahyi ‘Anil Munkar.

53. To assist in the virtuous and pious deeds.

54. To be bashful and to refrain from being impudent and shameless.

55. To treat the parents properly, with respect, affection, and compliance.

56. To maintain links with the relatives, and not to abandon them.

57. To possess and maintain good manners and affability.

58. The owner/proprietor should treat their slaves/servants with due consideration.

59. The slaves/servants should treat their master/proprietor properly and with due consideration.

60. To fulfil responsibilities towards offspring.

61. To feel compassion, tenderness, and close link towards other Muslim brothers.

62. To return the Salaam.

63. To pay a visit to those who are unwell and ill.

64. To attend the Salaat ul Janazah of the Muslims.

65. To reply the prayer of those who sneeze.

66. To keep away from non-believers and evil doers.

67. To respect the neighbours.

68. To honour the guests.

69. To show discretion upon someone’s personal act of sin.

70. To persevere the hardship and difficulties

71. To practise Zuhud.

72. Ghairat.

73. To refrain from any useless and timewasting acts.

74. To be generous.

75. To be kind to the young and to be respectful to the elders.

76. To mediate between Muslims in dispute.

77. To choose for your Muslim brother the same thing which you would choose for yourself.

May Allah Ta`ala help us, in our firm belief in them and in fulfilling the above articles of Imaan. Aameen thumma Aameen.

Perturbation of the USA

Mufti Khubaib Sahib

Guess for yourself, the Soviet Union possessed 30,000 atomic weapons, most of them were directed at the United States, in order to eliminate this dangerous situation the US government has established an intelligence organisation called the CIA with a budget of billions of dollars, they are provided with every conceivable material and training facilities for espionage and subversive activities. Now after the disintegration of the USSR, there is still no reduction in its budget nor in its staff, because now the US proclaims, that though the threat from the Soviet Union has disappeared, the danger of Islamic fundamentalism is increasing, therefore the CIA is needed more than ever. As a result of this policy, the arrest and false prosecution of some prominent Islamic leaders in Europe and America in the past couple of years, is the handy work of this secret intelligence organisation.

There is no doubt in what the US has perceived, the Islamic Movements are gaining strength and popularity very speedily. They are increasingly posing a threat to every enemy of Islam and as the leader of the world's Anti-Islam powers is currently enjoyed by the US, therefore the US government conceives itself to be the opponent of the Islamic Movements. Whereas the United States is not a specific target of these Movements, their targets are only the Anti-Islam powers. If the US government abandons their Anti-Islam attitude and policies, then the US would not be a target of the Islamic Movements.

As for all those acts which the US had instigated in the past, pertaining to the suppression of Islamic Forces and Movements, which she is still actively pursuing, do not cause any damage to the Forces of Islam or the Movements. On the contrary their strength and popularity is increasing. Perhaps the US realises that her action to suppress the Islamic Movement has backfired, but she is in a state of confusion and does not know what to do.

The pretender of winning the cold war against the Soviet Union and currently proclaiming to be the only superpower in the world, is in a state of confusion on the issue of Islamic Movements. This perturbation is echoed in the speech of pro-Jews President Bill Clinton, which he delivered on the ceremony of Jordan-Israel peace accord.

Muslim extremists, you will never succeed, you will never be allowed to succeed. You are the past, not the present and the future.

Apparently, these words are an unsuccessful attempt to portray a false sense of self-confidence behind which lie the expression of her manifest confusion. Through these words President Clinton had vomited in public his Anti-Islam feelings which had been choking his pro-Jewish heart.

"Hatred has just appeared from their mouth, and what their hearts conceal is far worse." (Al-Quraan, 3 : 118)

Recently, perturbed by the growing power of the Islamic Movements, a member of the United States Congress made an explosive revelation that, if the smuggling of the atomic material is not curtailed, then soon the atomic weapons will be in the possession of Muslim extremists, and these weapons will be directed towards the United States.

The Danger of the Jihaad Organisations

Mufti Khubaib Sahib

The gravest danger facing the Mujahideen are those governments, who are occupying the seats of power as a consequence of the manipulation of Anti-Islam forces, or due to the discord and disunity of the Islamic political parties, or by the inertia and the disinterest of the Muslim population. These ideological slaves of western ideology and totally devoid of any passion for Islam, will go to any length to preserve their power and their throne. These opportunists will not hesitate to use the good name of Islam for their inferior motives. They will adorn their heads with the white Islamic cap or wear Dopattah they will visit Masajid and shrines, to disguise their true colours, but as soon as they received the signal from their Kafir masters, they change their spots and blatantly disassociate themselves even from the fundamentals of Islam and do not miss any opportunity to assure their Kafir masters of their undying loyalty and gratitude. They will issue the commandments of sending the bulldozers, to demolish Masajid, they will destroy Madaaris, they will openly tear up any constitution to pieces. Based upon the fundamentals of Islam. They will turn their back from the basic principles of Islam, by declaring Values of Islam as Mullaism and retrogressive. These alive and kicking hypocrites, pose the greatest threat to Islam and Muslims.

These rulers of the Muslims, by name only, are in reality the slaves of the Kafirs. They are the ones, who are not averse to intoxicating drinks, and whose wealth and properties are multiplying in Switzerland and Europe, who spend their leisure time and holidays in an environment, where Satanic rituals are at their peak. These balloons of promiscuity are filled with the air of self-gratification, they thrive upon the company of only those underlings, who could inflate these balloons with thin hot air of undeserved and unworthy praise and in return of these obnoxious services they receive favour, patronage and prestigious appointments (thus spreading the disease of corruption at the highest level). These prisoners of their own inflated egos, these effigies of ignorance, neither speak with their own tongues nor use their brain, their chests are empty of the vibrant feeling hearts, their words are deprived of the truth. They are the remote controlled robots, who’s moves and words are controlled by their Kafir masters, thus the majority of these rulers of Islamic countries are regarded by their masters as a very usable commodity, but are totally untrustworthy.

The Mujahideen may in certain unavoidable circumstances, make use of them for their virtuous objectives from a considerable distance, but if the Mujahideen ever make the error of trusting them, even for a microscopic second, then they will pay a harrowing price for such a folly. Whether the Mujahideen have a cordial relationship or enmity with these rulers, under no circumstances, the Islamic Movements should consider themselves immune to these rulers’ evils and wickedness. To swallow alive their own friends and companions is a common practice of these rulers. Thus every small and large organisation must make preparatory arrangements, by which they can protect themselves from any eventual wickedness that might descend upon them.

If these heads of states, on the instigation of their masters, make any attempt to ban these Movements, or to restrict their activities, then these Movements must possess, some ready-made strategy and arrangements, so that their activities do to not halt to a grind even for a moment.

What are these steps? And what are these arrangements? We leave this matter to those upon whose shoulders the responsibility of these Movements lie. They should deliberate collectively and with urgency, giving it the priority over other matters, as the possibility of some thing popping up without prior notice could not be ignored. As each organisation and each area, works under different circumstances, it would also not be proper to write about such matters. Therefore it is not possible to commit these matters to paper, but it might be useful to hint at some important issues.

Firstly, those branches which are laden with fruits ought not to be trimmed. Therefore the Jihaad organisations ought to limit their military operations to the theatre of war, and should not engage in such military operations in the Islamic countries which might result, in an open conflict with the governments, because such a situation will be beneficial to the enemies of Islam. This stance ought to be maintained, while the religious political parties and religious leaders are trying hard for the establishment of the supremacy of Islam. During such a period the military organisations should divert all their attention to the tasks of training, increasing manpower, the propagation of the Jihaad and the theatre of war and ought to avoid any military operations in their own country, but when the religious political parties, religious leaders and eminent and distinguished respected ‘Ulama, by consensus abandon any hope of a peaceful Islamic revolution and abandoning the process of peaceful endeavour they issue the declaration of the Jihaad, then the situation would be some what different.

As at present in our country Pakistan, struggle for a peaceful Islamic revolution is in progress by various means, and the respected ‘Ulama, have not issued the declaration and the Fatwa, therefore the Jihaad organisations should concentrate wholeheartedly on the building up of the manpower, resources, training, the war zones and should not pursue the open conflict policy with the government.

Presently the closest and most deserving battle front is the Kashmir front, where the battle between the forces of the truth and the falsehood is reaching its climax. Both sides are exhausted. Now only those will be victorious, who will make the final push, and will not show the signs of weariness, fatigue and weakness.

The Nature of the Mujahideen's

Relationship with the State

Mufti Khubaib Sahib