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Islamic State and the Others Tilburg University \u2013 June 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

By : Jan Jaap de Ruiter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Islamic State publishes regularly a glossy called Dabiq,1 (until now, June 2015, 9 issues) which contains articles expressing the ideology of the Khalifate. Tilburg University has undertaken a research project focusing on the question of how Islamic State considers the Other.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part of this research is the analysis of the contents of the nine issues of Dabiq.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below the first \u2013raw- draft of this analysis is presented. Each of the nine issues of Dabiq was screened on quotes relating to \u2018the Other\u2019 and how Islamic States considers the various \u2018Others\u2019. Inevitably this lead to inserting in the analysis as well Islamic State\u2019s view on itself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The analysis of each of the nine issues of Dabiq below is followed by a first draft evaluation. Hyperlinks are put under each of the nine titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Later in 2015, or not later than the beginning of 2016, the report of the project will be published.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fore more information contact the coordinator of the project Jan Jaap de Ruiter: jj.deruiter@uvt.nl or www.janjaapderuiter.eu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 1 – The return of Khilafa – Ramadan 14352<\/strong>
\n What is striking in all nine issues of Dabiq appearing until now is that they all start with this<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe spark has been lit here in Iraq, and its heat will continue to intensify \u2013by Allah\u2019s permission- until it burns the crusader armies in Dabiq\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The quote is from Abu Mus\u2019ab az-Zarqawi (1966-2006), founder of the al-Tawhid wa al- Jihadgroup, forerunner of Al Qaeda in Iraq. He was killed in an American attack. He is regarded as an important jihadi leader and ideologue and his being a martyr raised his status considerably.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, pp.3-4, Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

The magazine Dabiq is called Dabiq, as this is the place, in northwestern Syria, where at the end of times \u2018one of the greatest battles between the Muslims and the crusaders will take place\u2019. Another term related to this end battle is \u2018mahalim\u2019 (massacres), interestingly Dabiq refers to the, as Dabiq states itself, related Biblical term Armageddon (Dabiq 1, p4.). Interesting as well is the role that is assigned to Jesus in Dabiq, who would descend on earth and lead the Muslims eventually to fight Satan. Mind thus the reference to the most important figure in Christianity. Furthermore the text makes clear that after this massacre in Dabiq, the cities of Constantinople (not Istanbul, the Dutch Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders calls this city as well Constantinople, refusing to accept the \u2018new\u2019 Islamic name) and Rome will be conquered by the Muslims.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, p6, Khilafa declared<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article Dabiq pays attention to the establishment of the Khilafa, the Islamic State on the first of Ramadan 1435 (= 30 June 2013). It presents parts of the speech of the new caliph Amirul-Mu\u2019minin (= the commander of the faithful) Abu Bakr al-Husayni al-Qurashi al- Baghdadi :<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cO Muslims everywhere, glad tidings to you and expect good. Raise your head high, for today \u2013 by Allah\u2019s grace \u2013 you have a state and Khilafah, which will return your dignity, might, rights, and leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a state where the Arab and non-Arab, the white man and black man, the easterner and westerner are all brothers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018It is a Khilafah that gathered the Caucasian, Indian, Chinese, Shami, Iraqi, Yemeni, Egyptian, Maghribi (North African), American, French, German, and Australian. Allah brought their hearts together, and thus, they became brothers by His grace, loving each other for the sake of Allah, standing in a single trench, defending and guarding each other, and sacrificing themselves for one another. Their blood mixed and became one, under a single flag and goal, in one pavilion, enjoying this blessing, the blessing of faithful brotherhood. If kings<\/strong><\/p>\n

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were to taste this blessing, they would abandon their kingdoms and fight over this grace. So all praise and thanks are due to Allah.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is clear that the public the caliph aims at the Muslims (first sentence), wherever they come from and from any ethnicity or continent. He goes even further by stating that \u2018their blood mixed and became one\u2019, implying that origin, color, ethnicity do not matter (any more). Only the fact of being Muslim counts. Interestingly enough the Amir does not direct himself to \u2018sisters\u2019. He speaks of \u2018men\u2019 and of \u2018brothers\u2019. Still, referring to nationalities such as \u2018Indian\u2019 and \u2018Australian\u2019 and the fact that he speaks of the mixing of blood lead to the conclusion that women may as well be meant, but they are not directly mentioned. This is a first indication as how IS looks at gender relations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, p8, A new era has arrived of might and dignity for the Muslims<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article quotes the new caliph where he says the following:<\/strong>
\n \u2018Soon, by Allah\u2019s permission, a day will come when the Muslim will walk everywhere as a<\/strong><\/p>\n

master, having honor, being revered, with his head raised high and his dignity preserved\u2019. The message of the amir al mu\u2019minin is very much directed to non-Muslims here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Anyone who dares to offend him will be disciplined, and any hand that reaches out to harm him will be cut off. So let the world know that we are living today in a new era.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a story of a generation of Muslims that after long periods of humiliation finally takes revenge and lets the world know that they will be her future masters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, p10, The world has divided into two camps<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IS mindset on the world becomes even more clear in this article where the Amir al- Mu\u2019minin says:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018O Ummah of Islam, indeed the world today has been divided into two camps and two trenches, with no third camp present. The camp of Islam and faith, and the camp of kufr (disbelief) and hypocrisy \u2013 the camp of the Muslims and the mujahidin everywhere, and the camp of the jews, the crusaders, their allies, and with them the rest of the nations and religions of kufr, all being led by America and Russia, and being mobilized by the jews.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apparently it is Islam and faith against disbelief and hypocrisy. It is Muslims and mujahidin (mind the distinction between the two of them) against jews (in the first place), the crusaders, their allies etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The other camp seems thus to be primarily composed of what we might call the Western world, including Russia. \u2018The state is a state for all Muslims\u2019 and therefore the Amir calls all Muslims to join it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018We make a special call to the scholars, fuqaha\u2019 (experts in Islamic jurisprudence), and callers, especially the judges, as well as people with military, administrative, and service expertise, and medical doctors and engineers of all different specializations and fields\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems logical that military, administrative and medical specialists are called to come, as they are needed to build the state. But what is more interesting is that scholars and fuquha\u2019 are called. Because who can give the guarantee that these possess the right (IS) interpretation of Koran and sunna? Dabiq leaves this option open. Apparently IS supposes that only scholars will join IS who hold favorable views towards them. Still, the invitation gives the impression that \u2018general\u2019 scholars and the like are also welcome. IS is apparently quite sure that she can convince \u2013slightly- \u2018deviating \u2018scholars.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, pp12-14, Halab, Tribal Assemblies (Halab = Aleppo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article describes how IS seeks the support of the tribes around the city of Halab (Aleppo). It was \u2018the Head of the Tribal Affairs\u2019 that invited the tribe elders to pay bay\u2019a (swear loyalty) to the Amir al-Mu\u2019minin. The Head mentioned, and that interests us here, \u2018the demolition of the Sykes-Picot borders thus opening the way between Iraq and Sham\u2019. While mentioning Sykes-Picot the Head refers to the \u2018eponymous treaty\u2019 of 1916 between Britain and France to create the states of Iraq and Syria (= Sham). This is again a reference to the West. Interesting as well is that the so-called Head of Tribal Affairs mentioned different advantages of working with IS, among which the following: \u2018Pumping millions of dollars into services that are important to Muslims.\u2019 The word dollars is in no way commented on as the filthy money of the crusaders or the like.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tribes are further asked to supply their young men to join the IS forces, no mention is made of the possible role of women for IS. What is interesting as well is that IS does not (or claims not to) force young people to join them. This is confirmed by the invitation the Head of Tribal Affairs extends to the tribes \u2018to encourage the youth to join its ranks.\u2019 The only time that women are mentioned in this article is the call of IS to the tribes to collect zakat (tax) and \u2018preparing lists with the names of orphans, widows and the needy so that zakat and saddaqah (pm, kind of alms) can be distributed among them.\u2019 Furthermore IS stated an issue that \u2018those bearing arms against IS \u2013are urged- to repent before they are captured\u2019 implying that these people can live and will not be killed (see also below, on Murtaddin, in Dabiq 1).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, pp20-29, The concept of Imamah<\/strong><\/p>\n

These 10 pages contain different articles on the concept of Imamah. Basically these articles are intended for the incrowd. It is about defending what Imamah is and that IS is the only one entitled to exercise imamah.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, pp. 30-3, Wisdom (permanent rubric)<\/strong>
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\u2018There is no Islam except with Jama\u2019ah (community, JJdR) and no Jama\u2019a without Imarah (leadership), and no Imarah except with Ta\u2019ah (obedience).\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is clear from this quote from the hadith (sunna) that the IS interpretation of Islam is very much top down structured.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, p. p32-34, The Islamic State in the words of the Enemy<\/strong><\/p>\n

This rubric is as well a permanent part of all issues of Dabiq. It quotes articles from \u2018enemy voices\u2019, thus presenting the views of the enemy in their own glossy. This is quite a smart undertaking as, in this case, Dabiq, obviously, takes those quotes that can be interpreted in a positive way:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018ISIS has created a multi-ethnic army, almost a foreign legion to secure its territory.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The word multi-ethnic fits very well with the words of the Amir al-Mu\u2019minin who declared that Muslims of all races and ethnicities were welcome in the Islamic State (see Dabiq 1, Khilafa declared).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018ISIS is now a real, if nascent and unrecognized state actor \u2013 more akin in organization and power to the Taliban of the late 1990s than al Qaeda (bold of Dabiq).\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The image the authors of the article, Douglas A. Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the US National Security Council, and Brian Fishman former Director of Research for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point \u2013 \u2018two American crusaders\u2019 in the words of Dabiq\u2019 \u2013 present of IS is clearly interpreted as a compliment by the Dabiq editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The group does not have safe haven within a state. It is a de facto state that is a safe haven.\u2019 How many compliments do you want?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 1, pp. 48-49, Murtaddin repent in the thousands<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is interesting as it reports on the repentance of thousands of so-called (Iraqi) murtaddin (apostates). The article refers to former Iraqi civil servants, military and police personnel in particular who, once IS came to power in \u2013parts of the \u2013 different Iraqi provinces (or Wilayat in Arabic) repented. The article also mentions the repentance of people who had earlier joined the sahwa, the Iraqi sunni militias that were trained and financed partially by the Americans. The article is illustrated by a verse from the Koran (at- Tawba, repentance, 15):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Allah turns into forgiveness to whom He wills; and Allah is knowing and wise.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here we observe the \u2018soft\u2019 side of IS. If you repent, you are forgiven. Mind, the text gives the impression that those who repent are all sunni Muslims.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 2 – The Flood – Ramadan 1435<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subtitle: \u2018It \u2018s either the Islamic State or the flood\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, p. 3-4, Foreword<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article treats the following question:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Many readers are probably asking about their obligations towards the Khila\u0304fah right now\u2019. Therefore the Da\u0304biq team wants to convey the position of the Islamic State leadership on this important matter\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interestingly the text speaks of the Dabiq team, suggesting that it is produced as all glossies and journals in the world are, and secondly that it is the mouthpiece of the IS leadership (see also below Back cover Dabiq 2 on Al Hayat Media Centre). The article is primarily directed at the \u2018non-Other\u2019: the sunni Muslims all over the world. It states that all Muslims are obliged to perform hijra, i.e. to come and live in the Khalifate. If \u2018for whatever extraordinary reason\u2019 a Muslim cannot make this, he should try \u2018to organize bay\u2019at in your location\u2019, i.e. swearing locally loyalty to the Khalifah Ibrahim and make these pledges known on the Internet:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Your publicized bay\u2019ah has two benefits. First it is a manifestation of the Muslims\u2019 loyalty to each other and to their body\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n \u2018Second, it is a way to fill the hearts of the kuffa\u0304r with painful agony\u2019.<\/strong>
\n If all this is not possible for any individual Muslim in the world, it suffices that he shows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018…the intention and belief that the Islamic State is the Khila\u0304fah for all Muslims will be sufficient to save you from the warning mentioned in the hadi\u0304th. Whoever dies without having bound himself by a bay\u2019ah, dies a death of ja\u0304hiliyyah\u201d [Sahi\u0304h Muslim]\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These statements make clear that IS focuses on all Muslims in the world. No one can escape the call of the Khalifate. This puts a serious burden to those Muslims who feel related to IS or who are sensitive to its arguments.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are in our work more concerned with IS\u2019 position towards others but it is good to learn about how IS looks at itself and its own group.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2,pp. 5-11, It \u2018s either the Islamic State or the flood<\/strong><\/p>\n

This editorial article contains a basic tenet of IS. It opposes the ideology of free choice, as if people could choose between truth and falsehood. That is not the case. People are not free. They are only free to make a choice for Islam. In a sense there is something contradictory in this article. It describes the story of Noah, who built his ark because God \u2013Allah- was angry with mankind for worshipping other Gods. Noah was not the kind of people who said to his fellow men that there was a choice between \u2018absolute truth and complete falsehood\u2019 (mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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the text speaks especially of his choice and much less of choices between good and evil). Or, in the words of the author of this article, Abu\u0304 \u2018Amr Al-Kina\u0304ni\u0304:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Nor did he (Noah or Nuh in IS terms) say anything to the effect of: \u201cIf you follow me you will be saved, and if you oppose me and follow your leaders then your reckoning is with Allah, and I have done what is required of me and you are free to choose.\u201d Rather, he told them with full clarity: \u201cIt\u2019s either me or the flood.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Still, it is as choice, I would say. The article presents a strong disempowerment of the ideology of free choice and of pacifism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, pp. 12-13, The fight against PKK<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article the supporters of the PKK are referred to as communists, secular murtaddin (= apostates).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, pp. 14-17, A photo report. The destruction of shirk in Wilayat Niniwa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report shows pictures of the destruction of shi\u2019i shrines and tombs and the like because they represent shirk, blasphemy, the worshipping of other(s) (gods) than Allah.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, pp. 20-30, The flood of Mubaahalah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mubaahalah is cursing the other party with whom you had a discussion on the truth of Islam. When the other party just cannot be convinced of the (your) truth of Islam it is regarded just to curse the other with its dramatic consequences. This article is in particular directed at the internal \u2018enemies\u2019 or adversaries of the supporters of \u2018true Islam\u2019. Hamas is mentioned in this context in the following way \u2018in the shirki\u0304 religion of democracy by voting for Hamas!\u2019 Even Hamas is thus related to democracy, considered a form of blasphemy. It shows that Mubaahalah is quite quickly applied because the IS approach is not one of trying to reach a compromise with the other. The only option is that the other accepts IS\u2019 interpretation of the truth and if it is not accepted, there is Mubaahalah. Mind that this term is in particular reserved in this article for sunni Muslims.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, pp. 34-36, Ramadan, a blessed month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article relates of IS taking care to provide the needy (not specified) with meat for the Ramadan and \u2018the ministry (Di\u0304wa\u0304n) in the city of Ar-Raqqah began distributing the zaka\u0304h to eligible families (not specified) in the area\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, p. 36, Hadd of stoning<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first time a woman features in the glossy. It concerns though a case of a woman being stoned to death for committing adultery. Pictures are atrocious (hadd = corporal punishment)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 2, p. 38, Caring for the orphans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some pictures with this comment: \u2018The Islamic State distributes the share of ghani\u0304mah (= loot) designated for orphans.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 2, Back cover<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Dabiq and IS media policy: \u2018The mission of AlHayat Media Centre3 is to convey the message of the Islamic State in different languages with the aim of unifying the Muslims under one flag. AlHayat produces visual, audio, and written material, in numerous languages, focusing on tawhid, hijra, bay\u2019a and jihad\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dabiq 3 – A call to Hijra – Shawwal 1435<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 3, pp. 3-4, Foreword<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is a reaction on the US and its allies, who started at the time to attack IS by bombardments and the like. It defends the killing (beheading) of James Foley as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Therefore, if a muja\u0304hid kills a single man with a knife, it is the barbaric killing of the \u201cinnocent.\u201d However, if Americans kill thousands of Muslim families all over the world by pressing missile fire buttons, it is merely \u201ccollateral damage\u201d…\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

It justifies IS killing its hostages contrasting them with the \u2018collateral damage\u2019 of the American actions in Iraq.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 3, pp 5-11, The Islamic State before the Malhamah (= massacre) (The immigrants to the land of Malahim (= massacres)<\/strong>
\n The article describes the makeup of the people living in Islamic State, referring to the fact that they come from all nations over the world. It makes a comparison with the first generation Muslims (salaf) after the Prophet of whom most of them were member of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. Interesting is this remark worded in a note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018This contrast between the Islamic State today and the state of Madi\u0304nah in the time of the Prophet (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) and his Companions is not to suggest that the khalaf (later Muslims) are better than the Salaf (early Muslims), for these are historically related differences, not indicators of religious preference.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Point is obviously that the fighters of IS cannot be considered as having a higher status than the first generation Muslims, while the article treating this subject, gives a bit this impression. It is clearly a sensitive issue. Moreover the case is that there is thus an important difference between the salaf then and the khalaf now: the first generation was much more homogeneous and the present one much more diverse. In one way or another this must be justified.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article continues by stressing the uniqueness of the Khalifate of IS and the fact that its very existence must be seen as a precursor of the Malhamah, the final battle, in Dabiq. Or:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018For a man is upon the religion of his close friends, and he does not love a people except that he will be gathered with them on the Day of Resurrection, whether he likes it or not\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article, where the anonymous author identifies himself with \u2018I\u2019 (in one instance only) suggests that adherents of Islam in the beginning left their tribes, which was seen as something very \u2018strange\u2019. Or in the words of Dabiq:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Thus, the strangers are those who left their families and their lands, emigrating for the sake of Allah and for the sake of establishing His religion. In the era of ghutha\u0304\u2019 as-sayl (the feeble scum), they are the most wondrous of the creation in terms of faith, and the strangest of them all\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The article intends to say that a tribe\u2019s member\u2019s loyalty is first if not only to the Oumma and not to his tribe. Finally the article underscores the fact that Sham (Syria) is the chosen land of the Khilafa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 3, pp. 12-14, The punishing of Shu\u2019aytat for treachery<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is not for nothing that this issue of Dabiq pays attention to the role tribes play, as in this article it reports on the punishing of the tribe of Shu\u2019aytat for its treachery. Or in the words of \u2018Abu\u0304 Mus\u2019ab az-Zarqa\u0304wi\u0304:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018So we warn the tribes, that any tribe or party or assembly whose involvement and collaboration with the crusaders and their apostate agents are confirmed, then by He who sent Muhammad with the truth, we will target them just as we target the crusaders, and we will eradicate and distinguish them, for there are only two camps: the camp of truth and its followers, and the camp of falsehood and its factions. So choose to be from one of the two camps.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shu\u2019aytat are a tribe in the Deir al-Zoor area in Syria. This is what happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018After this discussion, it should become clear why the Islamic State dealt with the clans of Shu\u2019ayta\u0304t as a murtadd party resisting the Shari\u0304\u2019ah with arms. These clans were left armed after they agreed to submit to the rule of the Shari\u0304\u2019ah with the condition they hand over all heavy weaponry. They then betrayed their covenant by rebelling against the Islamic State. They ambushed Islamic State soldiers, and then tortured, amputated, and executed prisoners taken from the ambushes. All these crimes were carried out in opposition to the enforcement of the Shari\u0304\u2019ah\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Illustrative for the sins the members of this tribe committed is the following quote (exclamation mark Dabiq\u2019s; italics mine):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Upon entering the Shu\u2019ayta\u0304t villages, the soldiers of the Islamic State found men hateful of the Shari\u0304\u2019ah, drowning in fa\u0304hishah, alcoholism, and drugs, some of them married to more than four wives!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 3, pp. 16-17, Report: Da\u2019wah (= mission) and hisbah (= command right and forbid wrong) in the Islamic State<\/strong>
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\u2018Rather, Islam is a holistic religion that is to be approached from all sides, and defended from all sides. If any aspect of it is abandoned or ignored, the Shayta\u0304n and his soldiers will quickly fill the vacuum\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dabiq 3, p. 23, Wisdom (permanent rubric)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this issue of \u2018wisdom\u2019 Hijrah and forgiveness stand central. The prophet would have said to Amr ibn al As, one of the first converts to Islam and later a feared Muslim commander of armies, the following: \u2018THE PROPHET RESPONDED, \u2018ARE YOU NOT AWARE THAT ISLAM WIPES OUT ALL PREVIOUS SINS? AND THAT HIJRAH WIPES OUT ALL PREVIOUS SINS? AND THAT HAJJ WIPES OUT ALL PREVIOUS SINS?\u2019 (capitals Dabiq)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The text gives the impression that Islam is not all about violence and punishing of adversaries. It is also about forgiveness. But it does not make clear whose\u2019 sins are forgiven.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 3, p. 33, Advice for those embarking upon Hijrah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interestingly in this article, that presents some advices for those who intend to travel to the Kahlifate, is the following remark:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Keep in mind that the Khila\u0304fah is a state whose inhabitants and soldiers are human beings. They are not infallible angels. You may see things that need improvement and that are being improved\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018You may find mistakes that need fixing. You may find some of your brothers with traits that need mending. But remember that the Khila\u0304fah is at war with numerous ka\u0304fir states and their allies, and this is something that requires the allotment of many resources. So be patient\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is one of those rare relativizing statements of IS: the fighters of IS are also human beings after all. Mind as well that when hijra is mentioned, it means hijra to the Khalifate, while hijra in the classical Islamic interpretation is meant the travel of the Prophet from Mecca to Medina, with the intention of ever returning to Mecca. One could conclude that travelling to Sham (Syria, the ideal place for the Khalifate, see above) means that on a certain day the Muslims will \u2018return\u2019 to Mecca and Medina.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 3, Back Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interestingly the Dabiq team reaches out to its readers with the following text. It gives once more insight in how IS and Dabiq function:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The Da\u0304biq team would like to hear back from its readers, and for this reason, we are providing email addresses to submit your opinions, suggestions, and questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Insha\u0304\u2019alla\u0304h, in an upcoming issue we will also be presenting readers\u2019 questions to a member of the Islamic State Shu\u0304ra\u0304 Council. If you have questions for the latter, please indicate it in your letter by directing them to the Shu\u0304ra\u0304 Council member, otherwise we will assume that the questions are for the Da\u0304biq team. We advise that your opinions, suggestions, and questions in general be brief, because your brothers are busy with many responsibilities and<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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therefore will not have the time to read long messages. Finally, anything submitted \u2013 if it ends up being published in the magazine \u2013 may be modified by the Da\u0304biq team including the name attached to the submission. Jaza\u0304kumulla\u0304hu khayra\u2019\u0304.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw no new rubric in the issues following this one with \u2018readers\u2019 comments or questions\u2019, nor articles that refer to certain feedback from readers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This issue of Dabiq consists of quite a number of articles analyzing world politics and the present state of the art of the Khalifate. It is a repetition of stating the aversion of IS\u2019s numerous enemies and why they are all wrong. For us the most important article of this Dabiq is on pages 14-17 under the title: \u2018The Revival of Slavery before the Hour\u2019. Basically this article claims that with the return of slavery, the final hour has drawn nearer than ever. It stipulates that where the Koran mentions slavery, and in its wake Muslim scholars, it must be interpreted literally and the article seriously regrets the \u2013later and modern- metaphorical interpretations of slavery. Remarkable is that it concerns women only and children (female slaves should as well never be separated from their children) and that men are not mentioned as possible slaves. It is clear from the text that the female slaves serve for the sexual needs of the Muslims only. But the article also stresses the fact that when slaves get pregnant from their masters, that their children, off spring of Muslims, are free persons and no longer slaves. It is as if the article wants to suggest that slavery is therefore not that bad. For us the question that this article raises is important, namely on the status of the Yazidis, who have been living since times immemorial in the north of Iraq, in the Sinjar region. The question was formulated as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Prior to the taking of Sinjar, Shari\u0304\u2019ah students in the Islamic State were tasked to research the Yazidis to determine if they should be treated as an originally mushrik group or one that originated as Muslims and then apostatized …\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u2018Shari\u2019ah students\u2019 came then with the following interpretation of the Yazidis\u2019 status:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Because of the Arabic terminologies used by this group either to describe themselves or their beliefs, some contemporary Muslim scholars have classified them as possibly an apostate sect, not an originally mushrik religion, but upon further research, it was determined that this group is one that existed since the pre-Islamic ja\u0304hiliyyah, but became \u201cIslamized\u201d by the surrounding Muslim population, language, and culture, although they never accepted Islam nor claimed to have adopted it. The apparent origin of the religion is found in the Magianism of ancient Persia, but reinterpreted with elements of Sabianism, Judaism, and Christianity, and ultimately expressed in the heretical vocabulary of extreme Sufism\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So Yazidis are mushriks, polytheists, and therefore:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Unlike the Jews and Christians, there was no room for jizyah payment (special tax for other monotheists such as Jews and Christians). Also, their women could be enslaved unlike female apostates who the majority of the fuqaha\u0304\u2019 say cannot be enslaved and can only be given an ultimatum to repent or face the sword\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jews and Christians have a special status in Islam and also in IS as \u2018owners of the Book\u2019 (Thora and Gospel) and can therefore not be enslaved. But Yazidis are no monotheists. Interestingly the article mentions the case of Christian women being enslaved in Nigeria and the Philippines, seemingly ignoring the discrepancy with what was claimed earlier in the article, namely that Christian women cannot be enslaved. But then in a note to this remark it<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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is stipulated that Islamic scholars do as yet not fully agree on this point, thus leaving open the option that Christian women can be enslaved. This, however, seems not to be the Khalifate\u2019s policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The women and children\u2019s fate is then described in the following words:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The enslaved Yazidi families are now sold by the Islamic State soldiers as the mushriki\u0304n were sold them. Many well-known rulings are observed, including the prohibition of separating a mother from her young children. Many of the mushrik women and children have willingly accepted Islam and now race to practice it with evident sincerity after their exit from the darkness of shirk\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally the return of slavery is interpreted as a good sign. Because it brings, according to a hadith, the final massacre (malhamah) closer and thus the Muslims\u2019 victory over the crusaders at Dabiq. Or in Dabiq\u2019s words:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018This interpretation is like the one before it, indicating that one of the signs of the Hour is the increased conquests and bringing in of slaves from the lands of kufr. […]\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 5, Foreword, p.3 The foreword goes into the expansion of Islamic State in North Africa and other areas. It states once more who are to be considered enemies (in my italics). Important to note here is that the text states that Jews, Christians and (Muslim) apostates are all set under the label of enemies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018On the 20th of Muharram 1436, the Islamic State officially announced its expansion into the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, Sinai Peninsula, Libya, and Algeria, and the establishment of wila\u0304ya\u0304t therein. The Khali\u0304fah Ibra\u0304hi\u0304m (hafidhahulla\u0304h) also accepted the bay\u2019a\u0304t from all groups and individuals who pledged allegiance from other lands. Thus, while the eyes of the world were all blinded and spellbound by the sorcerous media \u201ccovering\u201d the battle for \u2018Ayn al-Isla\u0304m, the eyes of the Islamic State were scanning East and West, preparing for the expansion that \u2013 by Allah\u2019s permission \u2013 would put an end to the Jewish State, A\u0304l Salu\u0304l (= Saudi Arabia, JJdR), and the rest of the apostate tawa\u0304ghi\u0304t, the allies of the cross.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yahya, pp 4-9, lessons from a shahid,<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article goes in particular into the \u2018fact\u2019 that the Jews have always been killers of prophets or in the words of the article:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The Children of Isra\u0304\u2019i\u0304l had developed a track record of mocking, rebelling against, belying, and even killing their Prophets.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moreover the article stresses once more that Jesus will come back in Islam\u2019s Armageddon, but not so much to bring peace as well as battle:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Thus, the return of I\u0304sa\u0304 (\u2018alayhis-sala\u0304m) would immediately be followed, not by peace, but by a confrontation with the enemies of Allah\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article explicitly labels Jesus here as a Jewish prophet that was rejected by the Jews. It is important to note that Jesus gets quite some attention in Dabiq issues. Undoubtedly in order to appropriate him from Christians and (in this case) Jews.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 5, pp. 12-14, Unifying the ranks<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article the new wilayat, provinces, of IS are mentioned and the bay\u2019a its leaders pledged to the caliph. It mentions in particular the Kurds, who IS does not consider enemies. As long as Kurds are Muslims, they are welcome in IS. Important to note is that IS regards their fight, in this case with the Kurds, as \u2018religious\u2019 and not as \u2018nationalistic\u2019. It would be good to dwell a bit more on this contrast. Why using the word \u2018nationalistic\u2019? Important to note as well is that the fight against the Kurds is more so a fight \u2018against disbelievers amongst them, the allies of the crusaders and Jews\u2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Kurdish Muslims have continued for a long time now to flow into the ranks of the Islamic State, waging jiha\u0304d with their lives and their wealth against the disbelievers, including those from amongst their own people. As Shaykh Abu\u0304 Muhammad al-\u2018Adna\u0304ni\u0304 highlighted in a<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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recent statement, \u201cOur war with Kurds is a religious war. It is not a nationalistic war \u2013 we seek the refuge of Allah. We do not fight Kurds because they are Kurds. Rather we fight the disbelievers amongst them, the allies of the crusaders and Jews in their war against the Muslims. As for the Muslim Kurds, then they are our people and brothers wherever they may be. We spill our blood to save their blood. The Muslim Kurds in the ranks of the Islamic State are many. They are the toughest of fighters against the disbelievers amongst their people\u201d [Indeed Your Lord Is Ever Watchful].\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The agenda of IS remains the same. Bringing together all Muslims under the banner of the Khalifate. The term Muslim is however not defined, which is important to note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018They see that the Khila\u0304fah has not only returned, but is remaining and expanding, bringing Muslims of all colors under one banner and one leader to rid their lands of the tawa\u0304ghi\u0304t and raise their swords in unity against the Jews and crusaders.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 5, pp. 22-33, Remaining and Expending<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article treats the new territories that pledged allegiance to IS. Remarkable that it distinguishes between countries, which basically should not exist according to IS ideology, such as Yemen, Libya and Algeria. Important here is the observation that according to IS ideology the Arabian Peninsula has place for one religion only. Again all enemies are put under one label:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Rasu\u0304lulla\u0304h (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) said, \u201cTwo religions must not remain together in the Arabian Peninsula\u201d [Reported by al-Bukha\u0304ri\u0304 and Muslim on the authority of \u2018A\u0304\u2019ishah].\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018He (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) also said shortly, prior to passing away, \u201cExpel the mushriki\u0304n from the Arabian Peninsula\u201d [Reported by al-Bukha\u0304ri\u0304 and Muslim on the authority of Ibn \u2018Abba\u0304s].\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018There is no place for the mushriki\u0304n in the peninsula of Muhammad (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam). Draw your swords. Deal with the Ra\u0304fidah first (= Shiites, JJdR), wherever you find them, then A\u0304l Salu\u0304l and their soldiers before the crusaders and their bases.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 6, pp. 3-5, Foreword<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article treats the terrorist acts committed in Sydney (by Man Haron Monis) and other places in the world. The perpetrators are praised because they spread terror in kafir lands. The following quote of IS spokesman Shaykh Abu\u0304 Muhammad al-\u2018Adna\u0304ni\u0304 is telling:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018If you can kill a disbelieving American or Europe- an \u2013 especially the spiteful and filthy French \u2013 or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be. Do not ask for anyone\u2019s advice and do not seek anyone\u2019s verdict\u2019 [Indeed Your Lord Is Ever Watchful].<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is interesting here is that Man Haron Monis used to be a rafidi, or Shiite, but no more as he stated himself:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI used to be a Ra\u0304fidi\u0304, but not anymore. Now I am a Muslim, alhamdulilla\u0304h.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This means that according to IS rafidin can convert to true Islam, something that is very rarely mentioned in IS texts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 6, pp. 6-15, ADVICE FOR THE SOLDIERS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE By Abu\u0304 Hamzah al- Muha\u0304jir (Rahimahulla\u0304h)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advice 3 particularly states that Allah always comes in the first place even above loved ones who might be people, relatives or loved ones, not walking the right track. Remarkable that the text refers to the Koran that says that Muslims should not take Allah\u2019s enemies as allies. I would say that this interpretation is very wide because are loved ones and relatives by definition enemies? It says something about the strictness of the social rules of IS.:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018[3] Beware of letting the affection you have towards a relative or loved one turn you away from aiding Allah\u2019s religion. Indeed, we know that this can tear you apart, but remember the statement of Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304), {O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth} [Al-Mumtahanah: 1]. For Allah\u2019s right is more obligatory, and supporting His religion is more essential.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Important as well is the limited application of takfir, i.e. the designation of people as apostates and the like:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018[4] By Allah, I love you, and I love that which will save you. So listen to my advice concerning an important issue, the issue of takfi\u0304r. The Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) said, \u201cWhoever says concerning a believer that which is not true, Allah will cause him to reside in the mud of corruption [composed of the pus from the people of Hellfire] until he takes back what he said.\u201d Therefore, know my dear brother that the label and ruling of kufr is a right that belongs to Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304) and which you are not allowed to apply to anyone except those<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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who deserve it ac-cording to the Shari\u0304\u2019ah. And know that takfi\u0304r has both conditions and preventative factors, so we don\u2019t declare takfi\u0304r of someone unless the conditions are fulfilled and the preventative factors are eliminated. A person might make a statement or action of kufr and yet would not be guilty of kufr due to the presence of one of the preventative factors. Therefore, one whose Is- lam is established with certainty is not expelled from Islam except with certainty. So beware of suspicion, and ensure that you\u2019re well-in- formed regarding the issues that the practicing scholars have differed over.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

This quote is therefore so special because other texts of IS give the impression that labeling others as apostates, murtaddin, kuffar etc. goes easily. Here the procedure is stipulated. It goes well with the foregoing example of the Australian Shiite who converted to Islam and who was accepted by IS as follower.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is by the way interesting to note that advice 4 starts with a sentence containing the verb \u2018love\u2019 which is very rarely the case in IS writings: \u2018By Allah, I love you, and I love that which will save you\u2019. Advice 14 contains the verb \u2018love\u2019 and the adjective \u2018loveable\u2019 as well. It is a call to IS fighters to \u2018impose\u2019 their Islam gently on the people:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In summary, let the people love the religion of Islam, its rulings, and the Islamic State, for \u201cthe best of Allah\u2019s slaves are those who make Allah\u2019s slaves loveable to Allah, make Allah loveable to His slaves, and walk the earth as sincere advisors.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advice 5 stipulates that all Muslims are equal and that it is them against the others:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Allah\u2019s Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) said, \u201cThe blood of every Muslim is equal. The lowest amongst them will have his guarantee of protection fulfilled by them. The most distant of them will also have his guarantee of protection honored. They are one hand against all others.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

I find it surprising that Muslims are advised (number 17) to be patient with their brothers (never: sisters) in case something wrong happened. Patience that obviously is not reserved for the enemy. Among each other Muslims are advised to be humane:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[17] Be patient with your leader even if he has wronged you, for this is a religious obligation. Allah\u2019s Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) said, \u201cWhoever sees from his leader something he dislikes, then let him be patient with him.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 6, pp 16-25, THE QA\u2019IDAH OF ADH-DHAWAHIRI, AL-HARARI, AND AN-NADHARI, AND THE ABSENT YEMENI WISDOM By Abu\u0304 Maysarah ash-Sha\u0304mi\u0304,<\/strong>
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\u201cMy position concerning the laymen of the Shi\u0304\u2019ah is the position of the scholars of Ahlus- Sunnah , and that is that they are excused due to their ignorance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018Likewise, adh-Dhawa\u0304hiri\u0304 does not make takfi\u0304r of the supporters of the tawa\u0304ghi\u0304t, except for those officers who torture Muslims and belong to some specific departments of National Security.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018And it is permissible to kill Nation- al Security officers and all members of the police \u2013 regardless of whether you make takfi\u0304r of them on an individual level or you make takfi\u0304r of them on a general scale \u2013 if that occurs during the course of a campaign of fighting in which sniping them becomes a means for you to cause damage to them for the benefit of the jiha\u0304d. This is because a resistant apostate faction is fought as one.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basically Zawahiri said that Shii laymen must get a chance while those in governmental security services are to be killed. What is important here is once again that Shiites are not automatically subject to being killed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 6, pp. 34-37, The capture of a crusader pilot<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is a dramatic interview with the Jordanian pilot Mu\u2019a\u0304dh Sa\u0304fi\u0304 Yu\u0304suf al-Kasa\u0304sibah that crashed above IS territory. In the interview he is constantly referred to as \u2018murtadd\u2019 (one who has renounced his religion):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018…he was a murderous murtadd due to his military service for the Jordanian ta\u0304ghu\u0304t and his participation in the crusade that killed many Muslims.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no mercy for him:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018DA\u0304BIQ: We will make sure the jailers provide you with the opportunity to see \u201cAlthough the Disbelievers Dislike It.\u201d Do you know what the Islamic State will do with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MURTADD: Yes… They will kill me…\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 6, pp 58-62, Meltdown, by John Cantlie<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article Cantlie discusses again the advantage of a \u2018real money\u2019 based economy, using golden, silver and copper coins. The article is not of much relevance to our subject but he mentions at a certain point the Netherlands. Point is that several countries in the world have stalled their gold supplies in the United States and that they are claiming them back seeing the importance of \u2018real money\u2019 for their economies. Or in the words of Cantlie:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez could see it coming and started a campaign in 1998 to get Venezuela\u2019s 211 tons of gold back from the US. It took a huge amount of wrangling before their gold came home; countries don\u2019t like letting go of gold once it\u2019s in their vaults. But he started the ball rolling and now everyone wants their bullion. Switzerland, Ecuador, Hol- land, and Austria are all shouting for their gold back. Germany asked the Fed for their gold in 2012 and was simply told it wasn\u2019t there.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 7, pp 3-4, Foreword<\/strong><\/p>\n

The foreword is on Japan and raised the question why this country entered the coalition of the crusaders against IS. For us the following qualification of the Japanese \u2018other\u2019 is important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Japan joined the crusade despite its non-Christian paganism, its \u201cpacifist\u201d constitution, and its great distance from Afghanistan\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp. 5-8 The burning of the murtadd pilot<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article reports on the burning of the Jordanian pilot with gruesome pictures. It mentions though a woman as well, who was jailed in Jordan for terrorist jihadi activities. Dabiq calls this woman \u2018the muja\u0304hidah, Sa\u0304jidah ar-Ri\u0304sha\u0304wi\u0304\u2019 and that is the first time that it calls a woman a mujahidah, giving her an equal status as male mujahidun. It states as well the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The Islamic State had done everything it could to secure the release of both Sa\u0304jidah and Ziya\u0304d (another \u2013male- prisoner in Jordan, JJdR).\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article argues that the burning of the pilot is done based on this Koran verse: \u2018AND IF YOU PUNISH [AN ENEMY], PUNISH WITH AN EQUIVALENT OF THAT WITH<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHICH YOU WERE HARMED} [An-Nahl: 126].<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is also the reason the article shows pictures of the heads of burnt casualties of Western bombardments as well as pictures of the burnt pilot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp 9-16, ADVICE FOR THE LEADERS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author: Your brother, Abu\u0304 Hamzah al-Muha\u0304jir 1 Ramada\u0304n 1428<\/strong><\/p>\n

This articles presents 30 advices to the leaders of Islamic State and it seems as if they are copied directly from a handbook \u2018How to become a successful manager\u2019. i.e.:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[4] Beware of only consulting a person who always agrees with your opinion, and beware of bad company.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[8] Beware of standing out from others by way of the vehicle that you ride or the clothes that you wear,<\/strong><\/p>\n

[15] The leader must let his subjects and soldiers hear things that will strengthen them and cause them to feel that they will triumph over their enemy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[21] Beware of blood. Beware of blood. Beware of shedding blood unjustly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[25] Reign over your brothers and over the people with kindness and you\u2019ll win their hearts, for long-lasting love is due to kindness, and its disappearance is due to tyranny (mark the reference to love here, JJdR).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once more it is remarkable to observe that IS understands its fighters weaknesses and know that making errors is all part of the game:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[30] You must be serious, hardworking, and very ambitious. Beware of incompetence, for by Allah there\u2019s no ride more humiliating. No matter how many times you stumble, keep trying, for we\u2019ve seen through experience that there\u2019s no work in which Allah granted success, except that there were many stumbles along the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp. 20-24, Islam is the religion of the sword<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article contests the statement that Islam would be a religion of peace or of pacifism. Pacifism is a Western invention to neutralize Islam and in particular Jihad. The article states that Islam is by definition a religion of aggressive jihad and not of defense. All this based on the sayings that there are basically four types of enemies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Ali\u0304 Ibn Abi\u0304 Ta\u0304lib (radiyalla\u0304hu \u2018anhu) said, \u201cAllah\u2019s Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) was sent with four swords: a sword for the mushriki\u0304n, {And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the mushriki\u0304n wherever you find them} [At-Tawbah: 5], a sword for Ahlul- Kita\u0304b, {Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Book \u2013 [fight them] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled} [At-Tawbah: 29], a sword for the muna\u0304fiqi\u0304n, {O Prophet, fight against the kuffa\u0304r and the muna\u0304fiqi\u0304n} [At-Tawbah: 73], and a sword for the bugha\u0304t (rebellious aggressors), {Then fight against the group that commits baghy (aggression) until it returns to the ordinance of Allah} [Al-Hujura\u0304t: 9]\u201d [Tafsi\u0304r Ibn Kathi\u0304r]\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mushriki\u0304n are the polytheists; Ahlul-Kita\u0304b are the Jews and Christians; the muna\u0304fiqi\u0304n are the Muslims that do not practice Islam as it should.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conclusion of the article is the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018It is clear then that sala\u0304m (peace) is not the basis of the word Islam, although it shares the same consonant root (s-l-m) and is one of the outcomes of the religion\u2019s sword, as the sword will continue to be drawn, raised, and swung until \u2018I\u0304sa\u0304 (Jesus \u2013 \u2018alayhis-sala\u0304m) kills the Dajja\u0304l<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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(the Antichrist) and abolishes the jizyah. Thereafter, kufr and its tyranny will be destroyed; Islam and its justice will prevail on the entire Earth.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp 30-32, Revenge for the persecuted Muslimat by the Coptic crusaders of Egypt<\/strong><\/p>\n

The killing of the 21 Coptic Christians on the Mediterranean beach is explained as a revenge on the Coptic Christian Church \u2018in revenge for Kamilia Shehata, Wafa Constantine, and other sisters who were tortured and murdered by the Coptic Church of Egypt\u2019. Important to note here is that the operation of the killing was done on behalf of muslima\u2019s, women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp. 38-39, DOZENS OF \u201cNUSRAH\u201d AND \u201cAHRA\u0304R\u201d FIGHTERS REPENT AND JOIN THE ISLAMIC STATE<\/strong>
\n This article reports on other \u2018Islamic\u2019 group fighters joining IS. They did so following this logics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe used to say that Ami\u0304rul-Mu\u2019mini\u0304n is a person whose identity was unknown, but now his lineage and identity have been made public, and everyone \u2013 near and far \u2013 knows who he is. So what are we waiting for? We used to say that we don\u2019t know the methodology of the Islamic State and that its methodology is hidden. The Islamic State, however, has declared Islam as its law, religion, and methodology. It has implemented the hudu\u0304d, waged jiha\u0304d for the cause of Allah, and raised the banner of truth. It does not differentiate between an ami\u0304r and a faqi\u0304r (a poor person); the Shari\u0304\u2019ah is obligatory upon everyone.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This statement seems like the mission statement of IS. It is the simple logics of IS that did not wait but just started and establishment the long awaited khalifate. It is important to note that Dabiq does not refer to these fighters as murtaddin or kuffar but just as \/fighters from \u201cAhra\u0304r ash-Sha\u0304m\u201d and \u201cJabhat an-Nusrah\u201d came and joined the Islamic State after repenting from their past affiliation with these groups\u2019. As for \u2018these groups\u2019 they are labeled as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018For these so-called \u201cIslamic\u201d groups have chosen to stand in the same trench as the secularists against the Islamic State for the sake of \u201cmaslahah,\u201d whereas Allah is far greater than to be in need of courting or \u201creconciling\u201d with His enemies at the expense of His pure religion. \u2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, p. 42-48, Clamping down on sexual deviance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Typically a text where the Western morale concerning open marriage and homosexual relations are scorned. Basically the point of IS is the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018In the midst of this widespread affront to the fitrah (natural human disposition), the Islamic State continues its efforts against these deeds of misguidance \u2013 which Western \u201cCivilization\u201d regards as a part of their \u201cvalues\u201d \u2013 by implementing the rulings of Allah on those who practice any form of sexual deviancy or transgression\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018This was demonstrated recently in Wila\u0304yat Ar- Raqqah, where the Islamic State carried out the hadd on a man found guilty of engaging in sodomy. He was taken to the top of a building and thrown off, as was one of the traditions of the noble companion Abu\u0304 Bakr as-Siddi\u0304q (radiyalla\u0304hu \u2018anh) with those who committed this filthy deed. Also in Wila\u0304yat Ar-Raqqah, a woman was stoned after being found guilty of zina\u0304. In Wila\u0304yat al- Khayr, meanwhile, a man was recently flogged as a ta\u2019zi\u0304r (disciplinary punishment) after he was found to be in possession of pornographic material.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, p 49-51, A brief interview with Umm Basir al Muhajirah<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is quite a unique text. An interview with the wife of Ahmed Koulibali, the Paris Jewish Supermarket hostage taker and killer. Interesting are the first lines, where it shows that his wife was the object of one of his actions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Because of his loyalty to the Khila\u0304fah, the muja\u0304hid Abu\u0304 Basi\u0304r al-Ifri\u0304qi\u0304 (Amedy Coulibaly \u2013 rahimahulla\u0304h) arranged to send his wife Umm Basi\u0304r al-Muha\u0304jirah to its lands prior to his shaha\u0304dah in the blessed operations of Paris\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She had no say obviously in being sent to the Khilafah. This is a general statement\/view on women in IS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018May Allah protect all the wives of the shuhada\u0304\u2019 and muja\u0304hidi\u0304n and keep them firm upon the truth until they meet their Lord (\u2018azza wa jall)\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq then has the following question to ask her:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Do you have a message to the Muslims in general and Muslim sisters in particular?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her answer is multifaceted:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018My brothers and sisters, I call on you to be concerned about the condition of the Ummah in the world, to act in accordance to such while following the Qur\u2019a\u0304n and Sunnah\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mind that the quote mentions the Ummah in the world and not specifically the Khalifate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304) gave you minds to think with and intelligence to reason with.\u2019 Implying that the sisters should study Koran and Sunna on their own.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So do this, this is the goal of life:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Study the Si\u0304rah of the Prophet (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) and the stories of the Companions. Observe what the goal of their lives was. Their goal was to worship Allah as He wants to be worshipped not as our desires dictate.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018My sisters, be bases of support and safety for your husbands, brothers, fathers, and sons. Be advisors to them. They should find comfort and peace with you. Do not make things difficult for them. Facilitate all matters for them. Be strong and brave\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And referring to the past:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Know that the Companions (radiyalla\u0304hu \u2018anhum) did not spread Islam in these vast lands except with their righteous wives behind them.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again the word love is mentioned, in a way Jesus mentioned it as well:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018It is essential for you to love Allah and His Messenger more than your own selves, your husbands, your children, and your parents\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the woman refers to two Islamic female role models:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Follow the example of A\u0304siyah \u2013 the wife of Pharaoh \u2013 who left the Dunya\u0304 for Allah and the Hereafter although she was a queen and had the wealth of the Dunya\u0304. She was tortured and killed because of this choice, but Allah kept her firm and raised her above many women. And all praise is due to Allah, the Forgiving and Generous. Follow the example of Maryam (\u2018alayhas- sala\u0304m) in her chastity, modesty, obedience of Allah, and truthfulness, which was one of her greatest traits, and so Allah chose her and raised her above many women\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And in general:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018There were many righteous women in history, so follow their example\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What triggers my interest here that there are, I said it before, two types of women in IS, the \u2018strong ones\u2019 following the examples of the past and the numerous nearly anonymous ones whom we know from the video footage and images (or absence of…). This is a point to discuss further, analyzing the booklet \u2018Women of the Islamic State. A manifesto of women by the Al-Khansaa Brigade\u2019 that I have at my disposal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is by the way interesting that Dabiq did not publish a picture of Umm Basir but in stead of that a picture of Amedy Coulibaly or Abu\u0304 Basi\u0304r al-Ifri\u0304qi\u0304 (Amedy Coulibaly \u2013 rahimahulla\u0304h).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Later in Dabiq 7 (pp 68-71)there is an article on Coulibaly (The good example of Abu Basir al Ifriqi) and there it the following is said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018He ordered his wife to wear hija\u0304b and ordered her to sell the house that he had purchased with a usurious loan so as to get out of hara\u0304m.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp 52-53, In the words of the enemy<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this article Patrick Cockburn is quoted, for us important is that he is called \u2018a ka\u0304fir journalist and citizen of Britain\u2019. Also quoted is \u2018crusader Eric Shawn of Fox News.\u2019 The first is called a kafir and the second a crusader.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 7, pp. 54-67, The extinction of the grey zone<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article explains once more the essential vision of IS on how the world should be looked at, a camp of Islam versus a camp of kufr:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The grayzone is critically endangered, rather on the brink of extinction. Its endangerment began with the blessed operations of September 11th, as these operations manifested two camps before the world for mankind to choose between, a camp of Islam \u2013 without the body of Khila\u0304fah to represent it at the time \u2013 and a camp of kufr \u2013 the crusader coalition. Or as Shaykh Usa\u0304mah Ibn La\u0304din (rahimahulla\u0304h) said, \u201cThe world today is divided into two camps. Bush spoke the truth when he said, \u2018Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.\u2019 Meaning, either you are with the crusade or you are with Islam\u201d [Interview \u2013 4 Sha\u2019ba\u0304n 1422H]\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

This destruction of the grey zone is more or less what happened when the prophet came to the world:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The destruction of the grayzone is comparable to the division resulting from the Islamic message when it was first conveyed by the Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam)\u2019. \u2018The mushriki\u0304n would warn the Arabs against the Prophet.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018He divides between a man and his father, a man and his brother, a man and his wife.\u2019 That is how the polytheists warn against the prophet. This text looks very much like what Jesus said to his followers, in Matthew 10:34:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here again is a description of this camp division, but then in other words:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Rasu\u0304lulla\u0304h (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) came with al-Furqa\u0304n (the Qur\u2019a\u0304n, the divider between truth and falsehood) by which he divided his people into two opposing parties \u2013 the Muslims versus the mushriki\u0304n \u2013.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018The world was now divided further between the Khila\u0304fah on one side and the crusaders with their apostate agents on the other.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article justifies \u2013among other things- the attacks in Europe which are a logical consequence of this division of the world into two camps. It refers to the killing of Theo van Gogh as well:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Europe was struck by attacks that killed multitudes more of kuffa\u0304r than those killed in the recent Paris attacks. The 2004 Madrid operation and the 2005 London operation together killed more than 200 crusaders and injured more than 2000. Europe also witnessed an attack<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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against \u201cfree speech\u201d when a muja\u0304hid assassinated Theo Van Gogh for mocking Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304), His verses, His religion, and His Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam).\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the \u2018obligation of killing those who mock the messenger\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now when do you become a kafir? The arguments are expressed in the following quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304) said, {And it has come down to you in the Book that if you hear the verses of Allah denied [by the ka\u0304firi\u0304n] and ridiculed, do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together} [An-Nisa\u0304\u2019: 140]. Shaykh Sulayma\u0304n A\u0304l ash-Shaykh (rahimahulla\u0304h) said, \u201cThe meaning of the a\u0304yah is apparent. It means that if a man hears the verses of Allah being denied and mocked and sits with the ka\u0304fir mockers without being coerced, without forbidding them, and without getting up and leaving until they change the subject, then he is a ka\u0304fir like them even if he does not do the same as them, because his remaining with them entails approval of kufr. And approval of kufr is kufr\u201d [Ad-Durar as- Saniyyah]\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just by sitting with kuffar you make yourself guilty of kufr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another observation of who is who stands in the following quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The apostatizing hypocritical factions are those who moved from the grayzone to the camp of kufr by aiding the blatant murtaddi\u0304n \u2013 the secularist and democratic factions \u2013 against the muja\u0304hidi\u0304n\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hypocrites are \u2018believers\u2019 that are described as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The difference between the battle fought by the believer and that fought by the hypocrite is that the hypocrite fights only for fame, war booty, zeal, nationalism, conspiracy, and pride while claiming to fight fi\u0304 sabi\u0304lilla\u0304h.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a matter of niyya, intention. I find it very difficult to distinguish between hypocrites and none as hypocrites are nearly similar to true believers. It is a matter of what is going on in your heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This finally is the final scene after Dabiq, there will only be place on earth for the true believers. No more dhimmis, no more jizya:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Then, when \u2018I\u0304sa\u0304 (\u2018alayhis-sala\u0304m) descends, breaks the cross, and abolishes the jizyah, there will not be any place left for the camp of kufr to exist on the Earth, not even as humbled dhimmi\u0304 subjects living amongst the Muslims in the camp of truth… Thereafter, the Beast14 will appear and mark the hypocrites who remained as individuals hidden in the camp of truth, thereby bringing an end to hypocrisy on the individual level after the Mala\u0304him had finished hypocrisy on the level of calls and movements…\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this article three Mujahidin from Belgium are interviewed. The land they lived in is described as a land of \u2018crusaders\u2019 and the media are \u2018kuffar\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 7, pp 76-81, The anger factory, by John Cantlie<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are in the diverse Dabiqs articles from John Cantlie. I do not insert those ones in the analyses because I do not trust his intention and because I cannot take his words seriously even if they are monitored by the Dabiq team. But one remark in this article of his comes from the editors and it concerns why democracy is evil:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Editor\u2019s Note: The major evil found in voting within the democratic system is not due to the false promises of the two-faced politicians, rather due to what it entails of ascribing the rights and attributes of Allah \u2013 including the right of legislation \u2013 to men. Accordingly, it is a form of major shirk. {Or do they have deities who have legislated for them a religion which Allah has not permitted? But if not for the decisive word, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed, the wrongdoers will have a painful punishment} [Ash-Shu\u0304ra\u0304: 21]\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 8 – Shari\u2019ah alone will rule Africa – Jumada al Akhira 1436 Dabiq 8, Foreword, pp 3-5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here a warning for the Muslims not to do the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Allah\u2019s Messenger (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) said, \u201cWhoever is killed under a blind banner, calling to \u2018asabiyyah (tribalism or factionalism) or supporting \u2018asabiyyah, then his death is a death of Ja\u0304hiliyyah\u201d [Reported by Muslim on the authority of Jundub Ibn \u2018Abdilla\u0304h]\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the ideal Khilafa, without tribalism or factionalism:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018It is a khila\u0304fah that gathered the Caucasian, Indian, Chinese, Sha\u0304mi\u0304, Iraqi, Yemeni, Egyptian, Maghribi\u0304 (North African), American, French, German, and Australian. Allah brought their hearts together, and thus, they became brothers by His grace, loving each other for the sake of Allah, standing in a single trench, defending and guarding each other, and sacrificing themselves for one another\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once more we observe the following \u2018mission statement\u2019 of IS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018We perform jiha\u0304d so that Allah\u2019s word becomes supreme and that the religion becomes completely for Allah. {And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah} [Al-Anfa\u0304l: 39]. Everyone who opposes this goal or stands in the path of this goal is an enemy for us and a target for our swords, whatever his name may be and whatever his lineage may be.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

This means that Muslims can be labeled as enemies as well. Mind that inequality between Muslims and kuffar is the rule:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018And the kuffa\u0304r can never be the equals of the Muslims even if both were to come from the same land.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018Therefore, pure tawhi\u0304d and nationalism can never coexist.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remarkable that the adjective \u2018pure\u2019 is added to tawhid. As if there is also impure tawhid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Finally, nationalism must be disbelieved in so that victory can be achieved for Islam and the Ummah\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nationalism is thus a kind of tribalism and must be resisted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 8, The Allies of Al-Qa\u2019ida in Sham, pp. 7-11<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe idea of nationalism and patriotism contradicts the religion in a number of its fundamentals. First, preferring people to others is in accordance with their piety not their blood. Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304) said, {O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you} [Al-Hujura\u0304t: 13]. Second, it contradicts the creed of wala\u0304\u2019 and bara\u0304\u2019 \u2013 a great fundamental of the religion \u2013 and uproots it. The Arab Iraqi Christian is their brother who has all rights whereas the Indian or Turkish Muslim has no rights. The Shari\u0304\u2019ah of these people necessitates preferring \u2018Uqbah Ibn Abi\u0304 Mu\u2019ayt and Abu\u0304 Jahl to Bila\u0304l the Ethiopian and Salma\u0304n the Persian. Third, it opposes the bond between the believers. Rasu\u0304lulla\u0304h (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alahyi wa sallam) said, \u2018The believer to the believer is like a building, each part holding up the other\u2019 [Reported by al-Bukha\u0304ri\u0304 and Muslim on the authority of Abu\u0304 Mu\u0304sa\u0304 al-Ash\u2019ari\u0304]. He (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) also said, \u2018The example of the believers with regards to their love, mercy, and sympathy is like that of a single body, if a limb feels pain, the rest of the body responds to it with sleeplessness and fever\u2019 [Reported by al-Bukha\u0304ri\u0304 and Muslim on the authority of an-Nu\u2019ma\u0304n Ibn Bashi\u0304r]\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dabiq 8, The bay\u2019a from West Africa, pp 14-16<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is on the developments in Chad, Nigeria and CAF. Important to note again who is fighting who:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018For years, the muja\u0304hidi\u0304n of West Africa stood firm against the apostate and crusader forces who were attempting to wipe out any traces of Islam in the region. They stood firm in the face of slander and opposition by the evil scholars and other hypocrites\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So it is the Mujahidin against apostates, crusaders, evil scholar and other hypocrites.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was further surprised by IS condoning the abduction of Christian girls, as I thought that Christians should not be enslaved, more so Yazidi women and girls (see above):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018They did not fear the blame of any critics when they captured and enslaved hundreds of Christian girls, even as the crusader media machine put the brunt of its strength into focusing the world\u2019s attention on the issue.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 8, Soldiers of terror, pp. 17-21<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following quote seems noteworthy as it gives once more a(nother) division of both camps, the enemy camp called \u2018the camp of kufr and riddah\u2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018This month, the soldiers of the Khila\u0304fah sent a forceful message to the camp of kufr and riddah, striking and terrorizing them in multiple lands, and with no visas, borders, and passports to stand in the way. Strikes were carried out in Yemen and Tunisia by men whose allegiance lies, not with a false citizenship, but with Allah, His Messenger, and the believers. They readily sacrificed themselves for the cause of Allah in their own lands, bringing massacre to the disbelievers and murtaddi\u0304n, not differentiating between them on grounds of nationalism\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 8, Erasing the legacy of a ruined nation, pp. 22-24<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is on the devastation of the cultural heritage of the Assyrians and the like in Iraq. The argumentation to do so is by referring to Ibrahim (Abraham) and the Prophet of course who, in their times, also destroyed the idols and another argument is that these remains are not a symbol of an Islamic past as the Iraqi government would maintain. The often heard argument in the west that it is senseless to destroy these statues and the like because the worshippers do not exist any more is not mentioned here. Again IS copies the supposed behavior of Prophets. The argument of the West is \u2013correctly- wrong. It did not understand IS\u2019s rationale.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq, The Libyan arena, pp. 25-26<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is on the events in Libya since the fall of Ghadaffi. For us important are the following connotations: \u2018the kufri\u0304 banner of democracy\u2019 and \u2018a new kufri\u0304 constitution\u2019 and \u2018shirki\u0304 democratic election\u2019. I wonder what the difference here is between kufri (adjective related to kufr, unbelief) and shirki, adjective related to shirk, polytheism. As the actors here are the Libyan \u2018Muslims\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This then was the reaction of the true believers against what happened in Libya:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Having unified their strength and rallied behind the banner of the Khila\u0304fah, the muja\u0304hidi\u0304n of Libya intensified their campaign against both factions of riddah, after these factions had betrayed the religion and its people. The muja\u0304hidi\u0304n had no need to distinguish between those who betrayed Islam by adopting the kufr of secularism, and those who betrayed Islam by adopting the kufr of democracy, for both factions had entered the camp of kufr\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is an important remark as to come to a closer understanding of what kufr is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 8, Hikma (Wisdom), Abandon the lands of Shirk and come to the land of Islam, p. 28.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark plural of lands versus singular land in the title. The Khalifate is one while the enemies\u2019 lands are many.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A call to Muslims in the lands of the shirk, polytheists (not exemplified who these are, picture of person carrying a trolley bag on an airport. The person is not dressed as a (IS) Muslim. It is as it were another mission statement of the individual Muslim:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever gathers and lives with the mushrik, then he is like him\u201d \u201cThey should not be able to see each other\u2019s fires\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever resides amongst the mushriki\u0304n in their lands, then the [Muslims\u2019] responsibility towards him is lifted\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAllah (\u2018azza wa jall) does not accept any deed from a mushrik after he accepts Islam until he departs from the mushriki\u0304n and goes to the Muslims\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 8, The Twin Halves of the Muhajirin, by Umm Sumayyah al Muhajirah, pp 32-37<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is unique as it is the first one that is written by a Muslima, or at least that we know it. The background picture on the first page of the article, 32, is soft, it shows a beige background with water drops and a autumn like (red) delicate leaf of a tree. The article stresses the importance of hijra, emigration:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Hijrah for Allah\u2019s cause has many purposes, amongst them being to escape tribulations, fearing that one may fall into them and that his religion may be affected by them. Also, getting used to seeing kufr and shirk without changing it could lead to death of the heart, to the point that the person does not recognize Islam and its people. Also, from amongst the purposes of hijrah is to join the sides of the Muslims, support them, strengthen their forces, and wage jiha\u0304d against the enemies of Allah and their enemies\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is remarkable is that this obligation for hijra goes equally for men and for women, implying that they are, from this perspective equals, although the comparison is slightly more positive for the men as \u2018women are the twin halves of men\u2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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excluding those incapable of performing hijrah, He excluded the incapable women just as He excluded the incapable men. Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304) said, {Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way \u2013 for those it is expected that Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving} [An-Nisa\u0304\u2019: 98-99]. The Prophet (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) has also said, \u201cWomen are the twin halves of men\u201d [Reported by Abu\u0304 Da\u0304wu\u0304d, at-Tirmidhi\u0304, and Ibn Ma\u0304jah].\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the following is what the female author of this article reported to her great joy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw sisters who divorced the Dunya\u0304 and came to their Lord, striving. I saw sisters who abstained from a life of luxury and abundant wealth. I saw sisters who abandoned a beautiful home and luxurious car, and ran for the cause of their Lord, as if they were saying, {\u201cMy Lord, build for me near You a house in Jannah\u201d} [At-Tahri\u0304m: 11]. I consider them as such, and Allah is their judge.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author calls women up to come to the khalifate and remarkably makes an exception to the principle of mahram (that Muslima\u2019s must always be accompanied by a male member of the family, her husband or son):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Here I want to say with the loudest voice to the sick-hearted who have slandered the honor of the chaste sisters, a woman\u2019s hijrah from da\u0304rul-kufr is obligatory whether or not she has a mahram, if she is able to find a relatively safe way and fears Allah regarding herself. She should not wait for anyone but should escape with her religion and reach the land where Islam and its people are honored.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Furthermore it goes without saying that the women rejoice in the martyr\u2019s death of their children and husbands etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 8, Irja\u2019 the most dangerous bid\u2019a (and its effects on the jihad in Sham), pp. 38-56<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article treats the principle of \u201cIrja\u2019\u201d, which implies that there are Muslims who do not see the necessity to obey to the principles of faith and executing them but to postpone them to the afterlife or believing that the judgment is not here and now but later. Or in the words of Dabiq:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The Murji\u2019ah invented a religion whose followers expect to enter Jannah while completely abandoning the essential deeds of I\u0304ma\u0304n (the four pillars of Islam after the testimony of faith) and claiming to affirm its words! Accordingly, they are similar to the deluded Jews who {believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part} [Al-Baqarah: 85] and say, {\u201cWe hear and disobey\u201d} [Al-Baqarah: 93], yet they declare, {\u201cNever will the Fire touch us except for a few days\u201d} [Al-Baqarah: 80] and {\u201cWe will be forgiven\u201d} [Al-A\u2019ra\u0304f: 169]. The Salaf also compared Irja\u0304\u2019 to Christianity, as some of them were reported to have said, \u201cBe wary of Irja\u0304\u2019 for it is an aspect of Christianity\u201d [Al-La\u0304lika\u0304\u2019i\u0304]. This is because the Christians, like the Jews, claim salvation is attainable by mere words with absolutely no deeds to back those words.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abu Muqatil al Tunusi is \u2018\u2019the muja\u0304hid who killed the murtadd Mohammed Brahmi (head of the secularist People\u2019s Movement and member of the ta\u0304ghu\u0304t Constituent Assembly) in Tunis\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is incredible to read that this interview is with a person who is proudly announced as a killer. Anyway, what interests us here is the description of the other(s) such the killed person, a \u2018murtadd\u2019 and the Ennahda party of Tunisia:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018As for my message to the tawa\u0304ghi\u0304t of Tunisia \u2013 those who are considered \u201cIslamists\u201d \u2013 then I say, has not the time come for you to repent to Allah (\u2018azza wa jall) and realize that the ideas you hold and the paths you tread, including that of the elections, have not brought you any results except for kufr?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interesting is this quote from Abu Muqatil on France, related to Michel Houellebecq\u2019s recent novel \u201cSubmission\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018I say to them, soon by Allah\u2019s permission you will see the banner of la\u0304 ila\u0304ha illa\u0304lla\u0304h fluttering over the Elyse\u0301e Palace. The Islamic State is close now. Between us and you is the sea. By Allah\u2019s permission, the march is advancing towards you. And insha\u0304\u2019alla\u0304h, your women and children will be sold by us in the markets of the Islamic State\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dabiq 9 – They plot and Allah plots – 1436 Sha\u2019ban<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 9 Foreword, pp 2-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this foreword the mockers of the prophet are condemned such as Geert Wilders (the leader of the populist Dutch Party for Freedom with a very anti-Islam program), not mentioned in the text but his picture is there. Under the picture stands \u2018Geert Wilders, a crusader who mocked the Prophet\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This breed of crusader aims to do nothing more than to anger the Muslims by mocking and ridiculing the best of creation, the Prophet Muhammad Ibn \u2018Abdilla\u0304h (sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam), under the pretext of defending the idol of \u201cfreedom of speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tone of the article is more bitter in Dabiq than ever:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The hypocrites will sit back, the true men will step forward, and the kuffa\u0304r will have no peace and no security.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 9, From the pages of history. The flags of the Jahiliyya, pp. 20-23<\/strong>
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\u2018Black was chosen to represent the \u2018Abba\u0304si\u0304 state, white to represent the Umawi\u0304 state, green to represent the \u2018Ubaydi\u0304 (\u201cFa\u0304timi\u0304\u201d) state, and red to represent the late \u201cShari\u0304f \u201dleadership of Hija\u0304z. In this symbolism, he mixed between Islamic khulafa\u0304\u2019, apostate Isma\u0304\u2019i\u0304liyyah, and apostate agents. He needed to give his Arab followers something symbolic, historical, material, and uniquely \u201cArabian\u201d for them to rally around. This ja\u0304hili\u0304 banner became the flag of the so-called \u201cArab Revolt\u201d he engineered. The flag was initially manufactured in Egypt by the British Military to be raised by their allies.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Still, I do not see the connection to Jahiliyya as that term relates to the period before Islam came into existence. The flags were inspired by parts of Islamic history. The article warns for this crusader influence on Islam, which has been the cause of so many Muslims corrupting their faith:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The crusaders do not have a problem with flattering their allies by propagating \u201cIslamic\u201d symbolism or allowing their allies to do so, as long as it is tainted with some nationalism.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the lesson the article draws:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018After this brief history, every Muslim should reject any group raising these ja\u0304hili\u0304 banners and every party cooperating with those who raise them against the Islamic State.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dabiq 9, Among the believers are men: Hudhayfa al-Battawi, pp. 40-42<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a series that started in earlier Dabiqs (which ones?) and what strikes here is that the title refers to men and not women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Author: Umm Sumayya al-Muhajira (appeared earlier as well).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obviously an article on women but the title is ominous. It is written by a female author who wrote earlier in Dabiq as well (see above). Remarkable as well is that the article as a subtitle \u201cFrom our Sisters\u201d. Above it was \u2018To our sisters\u2019 (I believe, check). It is incredible that this female writer defends the principle of \u2018saby\u2019 (taking slaves through war):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Saby (taking slaves through war) is a great prophetic Sunnah containing many divine wisdoms and religious benefits, regardless of whether or not the people are aware of this\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An argument in favor of saby are formulated as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allah (ta\u2019a\u0304la\u0304) said, {And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]} [An-Nisa\u0304\u2019: 3].<\/strong><\/p>\n

So it is to prevent extra-marital sex (quote 1); i.e. to stay within the limits of the law. In our view it is of course a kind of legalized prostitution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the following quote it shows that better marry Muslims with female slaves and not female polytheists (mushrika) who might be free (how can that be?):<\/strong><\/p>\n

He (subha\u0304nah) said, inciting His believing servants to marry female slaves (if they cannot afford to marry freewomen) and preferring them to a free mushrikah of noble lineage, {And a believing slave-girl is better than a mushrikah, even though she might please you} [Al- Baqarah:221].<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author gives a personal flavor to her text, being proud on the principle of slavery:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018I write this while the letters drip of pride. Yes, O religions of kufr altogether, we have indeed raided and captured the ka\u0304firah women, and drove them like sheep by the edge of the sword. And glory belongs to Allah, to His Messenger, and the believers, but the hypocrites do not know!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

She even thanks God for the day the first slave girl entered her house:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, I further increase the spiteful ones in anger by saying that I and those with me at home prostrated to Allah in gratitude on the day the first slave-girl entered our home. Yes, we thanked our Lord for having let us live to the day we saw kufr humiliated and its banner destroyed. Here we are today, and after centuries, reviving a prophetic Sunnah, which both the Arab and non-Arab enemies of Allah had buried. By Allah, we brought it back by the edge of the sword, and we did not do so through pacifism, negotiations, democracy, or elections. We established it according to the prophetic way, with blood-red swords, not with fingers for voting or tweeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She sharply critics the Islamic State\u2019s critics stressing the fact that those women who \u2018started\u2019 as slaves converted to Islam: it is a win-win situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Today they say no to saby, while some slave-girls in our State are now pregnant and some of them have even been set free for Allah\u2019s sake and got married in the courts of the Islamic State after becoming Muslims and practicing Islam well.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indeed, from the slave-girls are those that after saby turned into hard-working, diligent seekers of knowledge after she found in Islam what she couldn\u2019t find in kufr, despite the slogans of \u201cfreedom\u201d and \u201cequality.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saby is not for pleasure; saby is for Islam to expend:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018So whoever thinks that the ultimate aim of saby is pleasure, then he is a mistaken ignoramus. Otherwise, why did the Shari\u0304\u2019ah urge kindness towards slaves as well as good treatment of them even if they are kuffa\u0304r whom Allah humiliated by making them into slaves owned by the people of Islam.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the slave girls? They are treated very well:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Yes, this is our \u2013 as they allege \u2013 \u201csavage\u201d Islam, ordering us with kindness even towards slaves. This is demanded even if they were to remain upon their kufr. And I swear by Allah, I haven\u2019t heard of nor seen anyone in the Islamic State who coerced his slave-girl to accept Islam. On the contrary, I saw all of those who accepted Islam had done so voluntarily, not against their will.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the end of the article the author expresses herself to her ideological opponents in a style that is even for Dabiq very sharp:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Are slave-girls whom we took by Allah\u2019s command better, or prostitutes \u2013 an evil you do not denounce \u2013 who are grabbed by quasi men in the lands of kufr where you live? A prostitute in your lands comes and goes, openly committing sin. She lives by selling her honor, within the sight and hearing of the deviant scholars from whom we don\u2019t hear even a faint sound. As for the slave-girl that was taken by the swords of men following the cheerful warrior Dabiq 49 (Muhammad \u2013 sallalla\u0304hu \u2018alayhi wa sallam), then her enslavement is in opposition to human rights and copulation with her is rape?! What is wrong with you? How do you make such a judgment? What is your religion? What is your law? Rather, tell me who is your lord? Never did the Khila\u0304fah\u2019s soldiers revive a Sunnah or extinguish a bid\u2019ah except that you shouted with lewdness and heresy! Leave us alone with your burping and wait for a Khila\u0304fah that Obama comes to you with or whose landmarks Abu\u0304 Kurdu\u0304s (Ibli\u0304s) draws up for you! I swear by Allah, O you who feign to be knowledgeable and shout with falsehood in every gathering, surely the slave markets will be established against the will of the politically \u201ccorrect\u201d!<\/strong><\/p>\n

For me then, the author shows her real face after the \u2018salacious\u2019 story of how beautiful the principle of saby is with the following remark, because, after all, why would Michelle Obama not be treated with respect as other mushrika slaves would be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And who knows, maybe Michelle Obama\u2019s price won\u2019t even exceed a third of a di\u0304na\u0304r, and a third of a di\u0304na\u0304r is too much for her!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Evaluation \u2013 First draft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Islamic States view on the Other: it is us against them<\/strong><\/p>\n

IS ideology gives the impression that there are only two parties in the world: us and them. We (us) are \u2018the good ones\u2019 and \u2018they\u2019 (them) the bad ones. We are the believers and they the non-believers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who are we?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is tempting to claim that a description of \u2018we\u2019 is easy. But the texts of Dabiq are not as homogenous as the strict we-they distinction that is suggested. The point is that there is a grey zone between we and they as Dabiq suggests from time to time that a cross over to \u2018we\u2019 can be made by persons belonging to \u2018them\u2019. Even \u2013some- Shiites can make this cross over. Then again in other cases Dabiq makes clear that the non-believers, whomever they are, face death just because they are non-believers. So what is the criterion for being accepted?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Describing who \u2018they\u2019 are seems easy as well. Basically \u2018they\u2019 consist of two types: sunni Muslims and \u2018the others\u2019, i.e. non-sunni Muslims. The sunni Muslims can be murtaddin, munafiqin, apostates and the non-sunni Muslim others are the kuffar, unbelievers, crusaders etc. Mushrikin are problematic. Formally they are polytheists but the use of the term needs further investigation. Also the term apostate has as it seems a double meaning, there are also \u2018secular apostates\u2019. And sometimes apostates are also non sunni-Muslims. These issues need to be looked at.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christian women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two categories seem particularly complicated. The first one is the category of Christian women and the question is if they may be taken into slavery or not. In a note it is mentioned that this is a debate in Islam, and elsewhere Dabiq states that Christian women should not be taken into slavery but at the same time Dabiq condones it when other groups such as Boko Haram do it. Dabiq does not reject their behavior.<\/strong><\/p>\n

IS-women<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second category concerns IS-women. There are the \u2018ordinary\u2019 women whom are advised to stay at home as much as possible etc., but there are also mujahidat, feminine plural of mujahida as opposed to the masculine mujahid(un), female fighters (mentioned as well in IS fatwa\u2019s which are still to be analyzed4 where it is said that these women may wear Kalashnikovs under their clothes as long as they do not show outwardly. Furthermore muslima\u2019s who want to join the Khalifate are permitted to make the trip without mahram. Maybe understandable but no justification is given for this exception to the rule. We read<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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anyhow no ideological justification whatsoever for these intra-group distinctions between IS- women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Islamic State\u2019s ideology part of Islamic tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n

The texts are thus to a certain extent ambiguous and that reinforces the statement that IS is just a part of Islamic tradition that \u2018suffers\u2019 from a lack of central authority. Even IS does not present a completely homogenous thought system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Final report<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final report of the project is expected the end of 2015 or the beginning of 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Islamic State and the Others Tilburg University – June 2015 By : Jan Jaap de Ruiter Islamic State publishes regularly a glossy called Dabiq,1 (until now, June 2015, 9 issues)<\/p>\n

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