The Lightning Fatwa in Support of the Mujahideen in Saudi Arabia and
Calling for Immediate Jihad

By SITE Institute
   
October 18, 2005

A fatwa recently issued by Jaber bin Abdul Qayoum al-Saerdi al-Shami
AKA Abu Qatiba al-Shami, equates those Muslims who report the
mujahideen in Saudi Arabia to Saudi security officials to be
"infidels," predicating such thought on the Islamic scholarly opinion
that one who assists an enemy is also an enemy, "because the supporter
knows about this infidel and he is pleased with him". Abu Qatiba al-
Shami castigates the Saudi royal family for providing support to
American forces to attack Iraq, and having allegedly "declared war
against the Tawhid people and the trusted scholars," and additionally,
advocates that Muslims ignore the fatwas of scholars "who consider the
Saud family their bosses," which authorize fighting against the
mujahideen.

The fatwa also emphasizes the necessity for jihad, arguing that it is
a must "like prayer and fasting," and prefaces additional opinion of
jihad on Sheikh Abdullah Azzam, Usama bin LadenAEs former mentor,
stating: "the punishment for those who fight Allah and His messenger
and spoil the land to be killed or crucified, or cutting their hand
and less or to be expelled from the land," and adds, "This is
applicable also for the Muslims who frighten the massive Muslim
population."

A translation of selected excerpts from the fatwa is provided to our
Intel Service members. 

Source: "SITE Institute" - Search for International Terrorist Entities
http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications107905
&Category=publications&Subcategory=0

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Good thing that Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance and compassion.

We wouldn't want anyone to believe that "jihad" is anything but some
type of personal internal spiritual struggle, and that the punishments
of being killed or crucified or cutting the hand are for real.

Cheers, Steve..

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