Will Muslim spokesmen in the West who have derided warnings about the Islamic supremacist aspiration to reestablish the caliphate now explain on Islamic grounds why Muslims worldwide do not need to pledge allegiance to the new caliph? Will they explain why this declaration, which is full of Qur’an citations, is a misunderstanding of Islam? Or will it just yet again be assumed by all quarters that they have already done so, without their having to do any actual work?
Here is part of the declaration of a new caliphate that I posted about here. From The Islamic State’s “This Is the Promise of Allah” — full text here (thanks to Axel):
The time has come for those generations that were drowning in oceans of disgrace, being nursed on the milk of humiliation, and being ruled by the vilest of all people, after their long slumber in the darkness of neglect – the time has come for them to rise. The time has come for the ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) to wake up from its sleep, remove the garments of dishonor, and shake off the dust of humiliation and disgrace, for the era of lamenting and moaning has gone, and the dawn of honor has emerged anew. The sun of jihad has risen. The glad tidings of good are shining. Triumph looms on the horizon. The signs of victory have appeared.
Here the flag of the Islamic State, the flag of tawhīd (monotheism), rises and flutters. Its shade covers land from Aleppo to Diyala. Beneath it, the walls of the tawāghīt (rulers claiming the rights of Allah) have been demolished, their flags have fallen, and their borders have been destroyed. Their soldiers are either killed, imprisoned, or defeated. The Muslims are honored. The kuffār (infidels) are disgraced. Ahlus- Sunnah (the Sunnis) are masters and are esteemed. The people of bid’ah (heresy) are humiliated. The hudūd (Sharia penalties) are implemented – the hudūd of Allah – all of them. The frontlines are defended. Crosses and graves are demolished. Prisoners are released by the edge of the sword. The people in the lands of the State move about for their livelihood and journeys, feeling safe regarding their lives and wealth. Wulāt (plural of wālī or “governors”) and judges have been appointed. Jizyah (a tax imposed on kuffār) has been enforced. Fay’ (money taken from the kuffār without battle) and zakat (obligatory alms) have been collected. Courts have been established to resolve disputes and complaints. Evil has been removed. Lessons and classes have been held in the masājid (plural of masjid) and, by the grace of Allah, the religion has become completely for Allah. There only remained one matter, a wājib kifā’ī (collective obligation) that the ummah sins by abandoning. It is a forgotten obligation. The ummah has not tasted honor since they lost it. It is a dream that lives in the depths of every Muslim believer. It is a hope that flutters in the heart of every mujāhid muwahhid (monotheist). It is the khilāfah (caliphate). It is the khilāfah – the abandoned obligation of the era.
Allah (the Exalted) said, {And mention when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I will make upon the earth a khalīfah”} [Al-Baqarah: 30 <em>Qur’an 2:30 – RS</em>].
Imam al-Qurtubī said in his tafsīr (Quranic exegesis), “This verse is a fundamental basis for the appointment of a leader and khalīfah (caliph) who is listened to and obeyed so that the ummah is united by him and his orders are carried out. There is no dispute over this matter between the ummah nor between the scholars, except for what has been reported from al-Asamm [the meaning of his name is “the deaf man”], for his deafness prevented him from hearing the Sharia.” That ends his words, may Allah have mercy upon him.
Therefore, the shūrā (consultation) council of the Islamic State studied this matter after the Islamic State – by Allah’s grace – gained the essentials necessary for khilāfah, which the Muslims are sinful for if they do not try to establish. In light of the fact that the Islamic State has no shar’ī (legal) constraint or excuse that can justify delaying or neglecting the establishment of the khilāfah such that it would not be sinful, the Islamic State – represented by ahlul-halli-wal-‘aqd (its people of authority), consisting of its senior figures, leaders, and the shūrā council – resolved to announce the establishment of the Islamic khilāfah, the appointment of a khalīfah for the Muslims, and the pledge of allegiance to the shaykh (sheikh), the mujāhid, the scholar who practices what he preaches, the worshipper, the leader, the warrior, the reviver, descendent from the family of the Prophet, the slave of Allah, Ibrāhīm Ibn ‘Awwād Ibn Ibrāhīm Ibn ‘Alī Ibn Muhammad al-Badrī al-Hāshimī al-Husaynī al-Qurashī by lineage, as-Sāmurrā’ī by birth and upbringing, al-Baghdādī by residence and scholarship. And he has accepted the bay’ah (pledge of allegiance). Thus, he is the imam and khalīfah for the Muslims everywhere. Accordingly, the “Iraq and Shām” in the name of the Islamic State is henceforth removed from all official deliberations and communications, and the official name is the Islamic State from the date of this declaration.
We clarify to the Muslims that with this declaration of khilāfah, it is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge allegiance to the khalīfah Ibrāhīm and support him (may Allah preserve him). The legality of all emirates, groups, states, and organizations, becomes null by the expansion of the khilāfah’s authority and arrival of its troops to their areas. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy upon him) said, as reported by ‘Abdūs Ibn Mālik al-‘Attār, “It is not permissible for anyone who believes in Allah to sleep without considering as his leader whoever conquers them by the sword until he becomes khalīfah and is called Amīrul-Mu’minīn (the leader of the believers), whether this leader is righteous or sinful.”
The khalīfah Ibrāhīm (may Allah preserve him) has fulfilled all the conditions for khilāfah mentioned by the scholars. He was given bay’ah in Iraq by the people of authority in the Islamic State as the successor to Abū ‘Umar al-Baghdādī (may Allah have mercy upon him). His authority has expanded over wide areas in Iraq and Shām. The land now submits to his order and authority from Aleppo to Diyala. So fear Allah, O slaves of Allah. Listen to your khalīfah and obey him. Support your state, which grows everyday – by Allah’s grace – with honor and loftiness, while its enemy increases in retreat and defeat.
So rush O Muslims and gather around your khalīfah, so that you may return as you once were for ages, kings of the earth and knights of war. Come so that you may be honored and esteemed, living as masters with dignity. Know that we fight over a religion that Allah promised to support. We fight for an ummah to which Allah has given honor, esteem, and leadership, promising it with empowerment and strength on the earth. Come O Muslims to your honor, to your victory. By Allah, if you disbelieve in democracy, secularism, nationalism, as well as all the other garbage and ideas from the west, and rush to your religion and creed, then by Allah, you will own the earth, and the east and west will submit to you. This is the promise of Allah to you. This is the promise of Allah to you.
Always On Watch says
All Muslims, huh?
Get ready for Muslim-perpetrated mayhem in the West. It is coming — and probably soon.
Angemon says
“Ahlus- Sunnah (the Sunnis) are masters and are esteemed”
Yeah, keep telling yourself that…
Jack Diamond says
Sounds legal, lol. Does this mean the new Caliph will show himself, remove his mask, say a few words? Anyone give odds there’s a Mahdi-title in his future too?
IS spokesman Al-Adnani does some long-winded preaching on You Tube
and says this about the disposition of fighters in Iraq “determined to establish the Law of Allah. Their bodies in Iraq, their souls in the imprisoned city of Makkah, their hearts ibn Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) and their eyes upon Rome. ” Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, Zarqawi’s successor in what becomes IS says “We will not rest from our Jihad until we are under the olive trees of Rome. After we destroy the filthiest house named the White House.” In case you had any doubts about Caliph “I will see you in New York” Abu Bakr Jr’s future aspirations.
John C. Barile says
Oh, you’ve got that one right, brother.
John C. Barile says
How so very different from the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God announced by Jesus Christ Our Lord. Here, unlike the coming of the Gospel, the free are made captive, the seeing are made blind, the walking are made lame, and the living are made to die.
Jan Fourowls says
Yes, excellent points, John. Thank you. Everything the horrific Islamists do and say in their ways of violence just make me love Jesus even more.
To have taught as Jesus Christ did almost 2,000 years ago (when His followers are just now in the 21st century starting to get a deep glimmer of how to love in His way and also tell truth) could not have been anything but divine.
John C. Barile says
And thank you!
John C. Barile says
Antichrist.
Michael Copeland says
“you will own the earth, and the east and west will submit to you.”
This sounds very like the offer turned down by Jesus when tempted in the wilderness.
“ submits … authority … obey …honor and loftiness ..expansion …conquers …masters … empowerment and strength” –
yes, there is a recurrent theme.
harbidoll says
the same offer made to mohamad by the “spirit” in the cave.
Jan Fourowls says
Yes, Michael! Let’s keep telling this truth. And praying to the God who sent His Son, Jesus, to overcome the works of the devil in an ultimate spiritual victory.
TruthWFree says
No doubt that t he allah god of the Quran is Satan. Hard to come to any other conclusion. The Quran denial that Jesus is the Son of God and that Jesus did not die on the cross and that allah has no sons and the violence and hate of the teachings of the allah god verses the love and forgiveness of Jesus. The allah god of the Quran or Muhammad (same?) had to downgrade Jesus to a prophet to push his claim to be the final prophet. Muhammad could not admit to following the Son of God and claim to be the final prophet…one upping the Son of God. Only Satan would pull that claim.
tpellow says
Way behind ‘Jihadwatch’, now ‘The Guardian’ has-
“Isis announces caliphate in ‘declaration of war.’
British academic says new statement suggests Isis is now challenging al-Qaida for global leadership of the jihad movement.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/29/isis-iraq-caliphate-delcaration-war?
John C. Barile says
I guess this means that Mohamed Elibiari will have to tweet Khalifah Ibn Awwad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Hashimi al-Husayni al-Qurashi as Samurra’i al-Baghdadi a congratulatory note and pledge his allegiance to his caliph and captain of believers.
John C. Barile says
Gee, how did I do that? Get this dude’s name wrong?–(May Allah send down a Hellfire missile upon him:) Khalifah Ibrahim Ibn Awwad Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad al- Badri al-Hashimi al-Husayni al-Qurashi as Samurra’i al-Baghdadi !!
Jan Fourowls says
Too funny, John! We need to keep laughing as tonic for our souls in the face of the deep sadness of Islamic horror. (Sadness, really, because Islam is horrible, even though writing and commenting here is cathartic.) Weep, then laugh, as Jesus directed. Luke 6:21.
John C. Barile says
I think so, too. Too funny, even if it’s true.
John C. Barile says
For a mass-murdering lunatic, he’s a laugh riot.
dlbrand says
Basic true Islam: Qur’an, ahadith, sira, tafsir, and consensus thus of the learned in Islam, based on and thus in full agreement with the former cited authoritative Islamic sources.
medina says
The ugly mug looks like the bad muslim son in “Tyrant,” which btw is causing a stir over at HuffPo for stereotyping muslims as violent and misogynistic. But the Tea Party are awful anyway.
Watcher87 says
Calip-HATE!
Jan Fourowls says
Funny and worth remembering. Thanks, Watcher 87.
JamesonRocks says
Poor rat-bastard. His inbreeding is showing…
pumbar says
I bet Gerge Galloway had to change his bed sheets after reading that.
AfricanChristian says
The west has been laughing at Christianity in the name of civilization for centuries. Now see what’s happening. The ruler of this world is here, doing everything against Jesus’s teachings. I’m not saying this guys, the so called al bagdadi or something is the ruler of the world, but the ruler of the world (satan) is behind all this.
CHRIST SAYS:
“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:25-28
John 18:36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.” NIV
2 Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. KJV
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the Earth, and his angels were cast out with him. KJV
Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. KJV
antichrist says:
Allah (the Exalted) said, {And mention when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I will make upon the earth a khalīfah”} [Al-Baqarah: 30 Qur’an 2:30 – RS].
The Muslims are honored. The kuffār (infidels) are disgraced. Ahlus- Sunnah (the Sunnis) are masters and are esteemed. The people of bid’ah (heresy) are humiliated. The hudūd (Sharia penalties) are implemented – the hudūd of Allah – all of them. The frontlines are defended. Crosses and graves are demolished.
tpellow says
“Homeland Security’s Mohammed Elibiary: Caliphate Inevitable”
http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/54705
Walter Sieruk says
An important question: is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax? The jihadists of ISIL and other Islamic groups use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. There, the question is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Quran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Quran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.
Angemon says
Now just you all wait a god damn minute. Where is the barely literate Brian Hoff, or whatever he was called? He consistently defended the return of the caliphate so why isn’t he here providing us insight into what’s going on or, as he’d put it, “pro vine inside on wheat go on”? Is he butthurt that the caliphate is not ruled from Turkey like in the days of the ottoman empire?
Mirren10 says
”He consistently defended the return of the caliphate so why isn’t he here providing us insight into what’s going on or, as he’d put it, “pro vine inside on wheat go on”? ”
🙂 🙂
I see you are fluent in defenderofislam, **and** you are ‘islamoprobic” !! 🙂
Nice one, Angemon.
Angemon says
Yeah, being “islamoprobic” is about as pro-islam as i’ll ever be 😀