Islamic State Leader Urges Muslims to Relocate to His Murderous Caliphate, or Wage Holy Freakin’ Jihad Where They Are

Posted: May 14, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Global, Japan, Religion, War Room | Tags: Abu Dua, Allah, Caliphate, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Islam, Islamic state, Islamism, Muhammad, Muslim, Sound recording and reproduction |2 Comments

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BAGHDAD – The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, on Thursday urged Muslims to emigrate to his self-proclaimed caliphate, in the jihadi supremo’s first audio recording in six months.

“And we call upon every Muslim in every place to perform hijrah (emigration) to the Islamic State or fight in his land wherever that may be,” he said.

“O Muslims, Islam was never for a day the religion of peace. Islam is the religion of war.”

The voice reading the half-hour speech appeared to match previous audio recordings of Baghdadi, the latest of which was released in mid-November.

As did his previous speech, the audio tape recording released on Thursday comes a few days after media reports that he might have been seriously wounded in a strike by the U.S.-led coalition bombing Idslamic State in Iraq and Syria.

“So return to your lands, and remain in your homes, and seek shelter — after first seeking shelter with Allah — with your people in the Islamic State, for you will find therein, by Allah’s permission, a warm embrace and a safe refuge.”

There was no way for AFP to immediately authenticate the latest recording nor date it but Baghdadi speaks of developments in Yemen, where Saudi-led forces launched an air campaign against Shiite rebels in late March, that suggest it is recent.

Echoing his previous exhortations, Baghdadi said moving to the caliphate he declared over parts of Iraq and Syria in June 2014 or waging jihad at home was an obligation for Muslims.

“Their war is nothing but an attempt to prove themselves once again to their masters from amongst the Jews and Crusaders….It is nothing but a desperate attempt to turn the Muslims away from the Islamic State.”

“Has the time not come for you to know that there is no might nor honor nor safety nor rights for you except in the shade of the Caliphate?” he said in the speech, transcripts of which were released in five languages.

“O Muslims, Islam was never for a day the religion of peace. Islam is the religion of war,” he said, calling for mass mobilization on the battlefield.

He criticised Sunni civilians fleeing fighting in the western province of Anbar to seek shelter in Baghdad and other government-controlled areas.

“So return to your lands, and remain in your homes, and seek shelter — after first seeking shelter with Allah — with your people in the Islamic State, for you will find therein, by Allah’s permission, a warm embrace and a safe refuge,” he said.

Baghdadi lashed out at Saudi Arabia’s rulers, accusing them of launching their air campaign against the Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen only to please the West.

“Their war is nothing but an attempt to prove themselves once again to their masters from amongst the Jews and Crusaders,” he said.

“It is nothing but a desperate attempt to turn the Muslims away from the Islamic State.”

He also warned that Islamic State would carry out more prison breaks, which have become one of the group’s trademarks.

“I will not forget to mention the captives in the prisons of the apostate tyrants everywhere,” he said.

“We will not hold back any strength or spare any effort or miss any opportunity, until we free the last one of you, with Allah’s permission,” he said….(read more)

The Japan Times