We praise God, seek His help, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge inGod from the evils of our souls and our bad deeds.
A person who is guided by God will never be misguided by anyone and a personwho is misguided by God can never be guided by anyone.
I bear witness that there is no God but Allah alone, who has no partner.
Polarisation
Amid the huge developments and in the wake of the great strikes that hit theUnited States in its most important locations in New York and Washington, a hugemedia clamour has been raised.
This clamour is unprecedented. It conveyed the opinions of people on theseevents. People were divided into two parts. The first part supported thesestrikes against US tyranny, while the second denounced them.
Afterward, when the United States launched the unjust campaign against theIslamic Emirate in Afghanistan, people also split into two parties. The firstsupported these campaigns, while the second denounced and rejected them.
These tremendous incidents, which have split people into two parties, are ofgreat interest to the Muslims, since many of the rulings pertain to them. Theserulings are closely related to Islam and the acts that corrupt a person's Islam.
The Divided Camps
Therefore, the Muslims must understand the nature and truth of this conflictso that it will be easy for them to determine where they stand.
While talking about the truth of the conflict, opinion polls in the worldhave shown that a little more than 80 per cent of Westerners, of Christians inthe United States and elsewhere, have been saddened by the strikes that hit theUnited States.
The polls showed that the vast majority of the sons of the Islamic world werehappy about these strikes because they believe that the strikes were in reactionto the huge criminality practiced by Israel and the United States in Palestineand other Muslim countries.
After the strikes on Afghanistan began, these groups changed positions. Thosewho were happy about striking the United States felt sad when Afghanistan washit, and those who felt sad when the United States was hit were happy whenAfghanistan was hit. These groups comprise millions of people.
The entire West, with the exception of a few countries, supports this unfair,barbaric campaign, although there is no evidence of the involvement of thepeople of Afghanistan in what happened in America.
The people of Afghanistan had nothing to do with this matter. The campaign,however, continues to unjustly annihilate the villagers and civilians, children,women, and innocent people.
The positions of the two sides are very clear. Mass demonstrations havespread from the farthest point in the eastern part of the Islamic world to thefarthest point in the western part of the Islamic world, and from Indonesia,Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan to the Arab world and Nigeria andMauritania.
Muslims Versus West
This clearly indicates the nature of this war. This war is fundamentallyreligious. The people of the East are Muslims. They sympathized with Muslimsagainst the people of the West, who are the crusaders.
Those who try to cover this crystal clear fact, which the entire world hasadmitted, are deceiving the Islamic nation. They are trying to deflect theattention of the Islamic nation from the truth of this conflict.
This fact is proven in the book of God Almighty and in the teachings of ourmessenger, may God's peace and blessings be upon him. Under no circumstancesshould we forget this enmity between us and the infidels. For, the enmity isbased on creed.
We must be loyal to the believers and those who believe that there is no Godbut Allah. We should also renounce the atheists and infidels. It suffices me toseek God's help against them.
God says: "Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with theeunless thou follow their form of religion."
It is a question of faith, not a war against terrorism, as Bush and Blair tryto depict it. Many thieves belonging to this nation were captured in the past.But, nobody moved.
The masses which moved in the East and West have not done so for the sake ofOsama. Rather, they moved for the sake of their religion. This is because theyknow that they are right and that they resist the most ferocious, serious, andviolent Crusade campaign against Islam ever since the message was revealed toMuhammad, may God's peace and blessings be upon.
After this has become clear, the Muslim must know and learn where he isstanding vis-a-vis this war.
A "Crusader War"
After the US politicians spoke and after the US newspapers and televisionchannels became full of clear crusading hatred in this campaign that aims atmobilizing the West against Islam and Muslims, Bush left no room for doubts orthe opinions of journalists, but he openly and clearly said that this war is acrusader war. He said this before the whole world to emphasize this fact.
What can those who allege that this is a war against terrorism say? Whatterrorism are they speaking about at a time when the Islamic nation has beenslaughtered for tens of years without hearing their voices and without seeingany action by them?
But when the victim starts to take revenge for those innocent children inPalestine, Iraq, southern Sudan, Somalia, Kashmir and the Philippines, therulers' ulema (Islamic leaders) and the hypocrites come to defend the clearblasphemy. It suffices me to seek God's help against them.
The common people have understood the issue, but there are those who continueto flatter those who colluded with the unbelievers to anesthetized the Islamicnation to prevent it from carrying out the duty of jihad so that the word of Godwill be above all words.
The unequivocal truth is that Bush has carried the cross and raised itsbanner high and stood at the front of the queue.
Anyone who lines up behind Bush in this campaign has committed one of the tenactions that sully one's Islam. Muslim scholars are unanimous that allegiance tothe infidels and support for them against the believers is one of the major actsthat sully Islam.
Long Series Of Crusader Wars
There is no power but in God. Let us investigate whether this war againstAfghanistan that broke out a few days ago is a single and unique one or if it isa link to a long series of crusader wars against the Islamic world.
Following World War I, which ended more than eighty three years ago, thewhole Islamic world fell under the crusader banner - under the British, French,and Italian governments.
They divided the whole world, and Palestine was occupied by the British.
Since then, and for more than eighty three years, our brothers, sons, andsisters in Palestine have been badly tortured. Hundreds of thousands of themhave been killed, and hundreds of thousands of them have been imprisoned ormaimed.
Chechens
Let us examine the recent developments. Take for example the Chechens. Theyare a Muslim people who have been attacked by the Russian bear which embracesthe Christian Orthodox faith. Russians have annihilated the Chechen people intheir entirety and forced them to flee to the mountains where they wereassaulted by snow and poverty and diseases.
Nonetheless, nobody moved to support them. There is no strength but in God.
Bosnia
This was followed by a war of genocide in Bosnia in sight and hearing of theentire world in the heart of Europe.
For several years our brothers have been killed, our women have been raped,and our children have been massacred in the safe havens of the United Nationsand with its knowledge and cooperation.
Those who refer our tragedies today to the United Nations so that they can beresolved are hypocrites who deceive God, His Prophet and the believers.
UN -- A Tool Of Crime
Are not our tragedies but caused by the United Nations? Who issued thePartition Resolution on Palestine in 1947 and surrendered the land of Muslims tothe Jews? It was the United Nations in its resolution in 1947.
Those who claim that they are the leaders of the Arabs and continue to appealto the United Nations have disavowed what was revealed to Prophet Muhammad,God's peace and blessings be upon him.
Those who refer things to the international legitimacy have disavowed thelegitimacy of the Holy Book and the tradition of Prophet Muhammad, God's peaceand blessings be upon him.
This is the United Nations from which we have suffered greatly. Under nocircumstances should any Muslim or sane person resort to the United Nations. TheUnited Nations is nothing but a tool of crime.
We are being massacred everyday, while the United Nations continues to sitidly by.
Kashmir
Our brothers in Kashmir have been subjected to the worst forms of torturefor over 50 years. They have been massacred, killed, and raped. Their blood hasbeen shed and their houses have been trespassed upon.
Still, the United Nations continues to sit idly by.
Today, and without any evidence, the United Nations passes resolutionssupporting unjust and tyrannical America, which oppresses these helpless peoplewho have emerged from a merciless war at the hands of the Soviet Union.
Chechnya
Let us look at the second war in Chechnya, which is still underway. Theentire Chechen people are being embattled once again by this Russian bear. Thehumanitarian agencies, even the US ones, demanded that President Clinton shouldstop supporting Russia. However, Clinton said that stopping support for Russiadid not serve US interests.
A year ago, Putin demanded that the cross and the Jews should stand by him.He told them: You must support us and thank us because we are waging a waragainst Muslim fundamentalism.
The enemies are speaking very clearly. While this is taking place, theleaders of the region hide and are ashamed to support their brothers.
Indonesia
Let us examine the stand of the West and the United Nations in thedevelopments in Indonesia when they moved to divide the largest country in theIslamic world in terms of population.
This criminal, Kofi Annan, was speaking publicly and putting pressure on theIndonesian government, telling it: You have 24 hours to divide and separate EastTimor from Indonesia. Otherwise, we will be forced to send in military forces toseparate it by force.
The crusader Australian forces were on Indonesian shores, and in fact theylanded to separate East Timor, which is part of the Islamic world.
Therefore, we should view events not as separate links, but as links in along series of conspiracies, a war of annihilation in the true sense of theword.
Palestine and Iraq
In Somalia, on the excuse of restoring hope, 13,000 of our brothers werekilled. In southern Sudan, hundreds of thousands were killed.
But when we move to Palestine and Iraq, there can be no bounds to what can besaid. Over one million children were killed in Iraq. The killing is continuing.As for what is taking place in Palestine these days, I can only say we have noone but God to complain to.
What is taking place cannot be tolerated by any nation. I do not say from thenations of the human race, but from other creatures, from the animals. Theywould not tolerate what is taking place.
A confidant of mine told me that he saw a butcher slaughtering a camel infront of another camel. The other camels got agitated while seeing the bloodcoming out of the other camel. Thus, it burst out with rage and bit the hand ofthe man and broke it.
How can the weak mothers in Palestine endure the killing of their children infront of their eyes by the unjust Jewish executioners with US support and withUS aircraft and tanks?
Stand Under One Banner
Those who distinguish between America and Israel are the real enemies of thenation. They are traitors who betrayed God and His prophet, and who betrayedtheir nation and the trust placed in them. They anesthetize the nation.
These battles cannot be viewed in any case whatsoever as isolated battles,but rather, as part of a chain of the long, fierce, and ugly crusader war.
Every Muslim must stand under the banner of There is no God but Allah andMuhammad is God's Prophet.
I remind you of what our Prophet, may God's peace and blessings upon him,told Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him.
He told him: Boy, I am going to teach you a few words. Obey God, He willprotect you. Obey Him, you will find Him on your side. If you ask for something,ask God. If you seek help, seek the help of God.
You should know that if all people come together to help you, they will onlyhelp you with something that God has already preordained for you.
And if they assemble to harm you, they will only harm you with something thatGod has already preordained for you. God wrote man's fate and it will neverchange.
I Tell the Muslims who did their utmost during these weeks: You must continuealong the same march.Your support for us will make us stronger and will furthersupport your brothers in Afghanistan. Exert more efforts in combating thisunprecedented war crime.
Fear God, O Muslims and rise to support your religion. Islam is calling onyou: O Muslims, O Muslims, O Muslims.
God bear witness that I have conveyed the message. God bear witness that Ihave conveyed the message. God bear witness that I have conveyed the message.
God's peace and blessings be upon you.
