This will become the foundation for more mainstream media stories about how the Islamic State is “too extreme” even for al Qaeda, as if it were evidence for the Obama/Kerry/Everyone claim that the Islamic State is misusing and misrepresenting Islam. In reality, it is nothing of the kind. Al Qaeda and the Islamic State do not differ one iota on Islamic State. This is pure party spirit, a competitor slamming the competition, the way an Umayyad spokesman would have slammed the Abassids in 750AD, when the latter supplanted the former.
“Al Qaeda Urges Jihadists to ‘Rescue Jihad’ from ISIS,” by Tova Dvorin, Arutz Sheva, September 27, 2014:
A senior Al Qaeda official has urged jihadists to “rescue the ship of jihad” from Islamic State (IS or ISIS) Saturday, according to an audio message released Friday and translated by the SITE Intelligence Group.
Muhammad al Bahtiyti, also known as Abu Dujana al Basha, does not mention IS by name in the speech, but it is clearly aimed at the terror organization and former Al Qaeda affiliate.
“We call to restore the rightly-guided Caliphate on the prophetic method, and not on the method of deviation, lying, breaking promises, and abrogating allegiances – a caliphate that stands with justice, consultation, and coming together, and not with oppression, infidel-branding the Muslims, killing the monotheists, and dispersing the rank of the mujahideen [jihadists – ed.],” al Basha stated.
“Abrogating allegiances” likely refers to the split between IS and Al Qaeda earlier this year. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri disowned the group – claiming it was too extreme – after ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi repeatedly ignored calls to end infighting between ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria.
“I address my speech and my advice to my brothers on the frontlines in Sham [Syria] among those who have been deceived by slogans and titles, to use your heads and have insight, and to weigh the matters fairly,” al Basha continued. “Rescue the ship of jihad, and reach it before it deviates from its course and settles on the path of the people of desires. Strive to turn off the sedition and restore cohesion among the mujahideen.”
ISIS is part of a group of jihadist rebels that declared swathes of Syria and Iraq to be an independent Islamist state, leading to a second civil war between moderate rebels and jihadist rebels in Syria and genocide in Iraq.
ISIS has executed dozens of rival Islamists as the group recaptured most territory it had lost in the northeastern Syrian province of Raqqa.
More importantly, it has introduced an extra element of chaos into the Middle East, as Arab leaders remain up in arms over what to do about the group and its frequent skirmishes along – and forays into – Lebanese, Jordanian, and Turkish borders.
GP says
Al Qaeda urges jihadis to “rescue the ship of jihad” from the Islamic State
“We call to restore the rightly-guided Caliphate on the prophetic method, and not on the method of deviation, lying, breaking promises, and abrogating allegiances – a caliphate that stands with justice, consultation, and coming together, and not with oppression, infidel-branding the Muslims, killing the monotheists, and dispersing the rank of the mujahideen [jihadists – ed.],” al Basha stated.
What…huh? IS Iran reaching out to these folks now?
Islamisdeath says
Imam obama’s new peace partners?
A sign of what is to come muslims fighting everyone even each other and global chaos and constant war. Armageddon?
somehistory says
I believe so.
Beagle says
This is not much different from the Ridda Wars fought over money (zakat) and loyalty when the first Abu Bakr took power after Muhammad. Caliph just means successor to Muhammad. Muslims always fight over who gets to be caliph. The Shia-Sunni split is based in who gets to be caliph.
“[D]eviation”, as al-Qaeda terms it above, in Islam is not based in complex theological disputes like the Filioque which led to the early Eleventh Century Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox in Christianity. In Islam it’s more like a gang dispute over legitimacy, money, jihad recruiting, and turf.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridda_wars
Beagle says
Oops, not “early” Eleventh Century, 1050s. Early compared to now anyway.
Beagle says
“…infidel-branding the Muslims, killing the monotheists…”
The IS Abu Bakr, acting like the original Abu Bakr, the first “Rightly-Guided Caliph” is punishing other Sunni Muslims for apostasy (backing other jihadis in reality) and they don’t like it much. Meanwhile, the very same Muslims being punished are appealing to the “Rightly-Guided Caliphs” for inspiration.
“…We call to restore the rightly-guided Caliphate on the prophetic method…”
It would be funny if we did not have to share the same planet with them.
Don McKellar says
This is al Qaeda looking for a piece of that Obama jihad funding. Obama has put his public support behind the Muslim Brotherhood, he has tried to make friends with the Taliban, he sincerely believes that Hamas has a noble mission. And he and the retards in the Senate okay’d funding Syria’s anti-ISIS jihadis — so why not fund Al Qaeda? It is the next, illogical insane step to take. Yes it is.
R Cole says
Sandal warriors!!
Funny story.
On CNN a reporter Becky Anderson – over there in Qatar — was interviewing a Muslim commentator about ISIS – who told her that the problem many in the region had with ISIS was that they were killing Muslim-friendlies. But when she tried to clarify the point and bring it to its conclusion – in reporter fashion – she finds herself parroting the sentiment that ISIS would be viewed more favorably in the region – if they were killing others – instead!
I think she realizes what she is actually about to say and tapers her voice off in the end.
Her next conclusion would have been – Hey, I’m the other!!
One of those TV moments that lets reporters know where they are in the world.
Jay Boo says
Even NPR described the Al-Nusra Front as affiliated with Al Qaeda this week.
Obama, Kerry, McCain are just playing their move the shell game.
mortimer says
The caliphate is SUPER CLEAN JIHADISM, the ultimate in Islam.
You can’t get more Islamic than this. ISIS is ultra-Islamic.
dumbledoresarmy says
It’s the good ole “I’m more Islamic than you are” game.