Shaaban 17, 1432 A.H, Wednesday, July 20, 2011

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An Inspirational Essay

Penned by Mujahid brother

Abu Yaser al-Maqdishy

(May Allah Protect Him)

Entitled:

“THE PATH OF DEPARTURES”
[Reminiscing the Martyrs’ of Somalia]

In the Name of Allah, and Praise be to Allah, and Glorification is for Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.

The flow of bullets was nonstop in that eventful Monday morning when my phone rang briskly as it might have news that will alleviate some of the unease that I was feeling. The caller informed me that a revered brother among our battalion was killed in the front-lines of the battle on that day. Hours later, I would hear that some more of our beloved commanders and scholars left us as martyrs to Allah, from the Land of the Two Migrations (Somalia).

After a while, I heard the most devastating news of all, the claim of Obama that our Sheikh Usama bin Laden was martyred in Pakistan. Fearing that I might be even more weakened by these heartbreaking calls, I silenced my mobile, and turned to the enemy we were fighting with full attention. But the repetition of the Mujahideen's departures continued reverberating in my mind, until I reminded myself that the nature of this path was departures one after the other, from this life to the eternal life, and that the Jihadi arenas are the platforms for quick departures directly to the highest levels of Firdaus al-A’la – by the leave of Allah.

The departures of our beloved Mujahideen and the yearning of those behind them for the same fate is a clear testimony of how strong their love to meet Allah, the Almighty is. Their haste of receiving Martyrdom is a manifest of their sincerity for the Deen of Allah. Whenever one of the Mujahideen dies few tears mixed with joy for their plight and sorrow for their departure are shed for them, while the journey of their struggle against the crusaders and the zionists continues without even a pause. That day when we lost few of our dear brothers, we went on with our duties as if nothing serious occurred. We buried our Shuhada’ with full submission to what Allah has ordained. Everyone was filled with sorrow that eventually turned to even more hatred for the enemies of Allah. We were fighting against the apostates who a while ago took down the black banner of Tawhid and stepped on it, without any regards to the sanctity of the statement written on it. Our comrades’ blood was shed to raise that banner once again in that region, and if they were given another life they would have done just the same.

This is made possible by a creed deeply rooted in the heart of every believer and fighter for the sake of Allah. Some of the members in our battalion migrated from as far as Australia, while others left the comfort lives of London and Minneapolis. Some were as old as sixty years, others barely reached eighteen. But they were all driven by a common denominator; an amazingly attractive creed that knows no boundaries of language, culture or region, and it demands nothing less than the ultimate sacrifice. It is a creed that convinces its carriers’ that since death is imminent and sooner or later everyone shall taste it, then why not die with the honor of martyrdom while serving the Religion of the Most High?!

Every Mujahid carries in his heart the creed that Allah is the Creator, the Owner, and the Sustainer of this earth, therefore only his commandments must be obeyed and His Word must be uphold. It’s not a mere creed that has no place in the daily lives of its believers, but it’s a living compass for its carriers. A compass that works as a guide for every single one of them, whether they are black or white, rich or poor, young or old; in every field of life, from the east to the west of this earth, and through centuries and millenniums. This creed or as it’s called “Tawhid”, never allows its believers to sit lethargically, when they hear the encouragements of Allah Almighty to get up and strive hard and fight while sacrificing their souls and everything they own for the sake of establishing the Oneness of their Lord on earth.

It is that strong ‘Aqeedah which drove the uncountable numbers of believers throughout history to march forth to every valley and climb up every hill on the face of the planet while facing all kinds of tribulations and tragedies for the cause of raising the banner of Tawhid. Millions of expeditions on the path of Jihad were sent since the era of Moses and thereafter. Battles were fought, so many wars were won and some others were lost, many vast lands that scatter through continents were captured, and many nations were made to enter the fold of Islam. The two most powerful and feared empires were forced to kneel down to these ever advancing battalions of Tawhid, one after the other.

Many pioneers of Tawhid departed while upholding the Deen of Allah from the platforms of Jihad with a one-way ticket to the promised Paradise. Greatness of many kinds was all over their faces and actions. One of them was a teenage brother who left the opportunity of enjoying his youth in the pleasures of the United Kingdom. He decided to seek the pleasure of Allah, and His Majesty's appreciation for his struggle, thus he migrated to the Somali-Jihadi arena, got trained, fought and then got killed in the service of his Most Beloved; Allah, the Glorified and the Exalted. He was the leader of our unit, but not an ordinary leader. Another pioneer on that day was a father of three kids in his forties who was a member in my battalion. He left his comfortable life in America only to start another life in the Everlasting One. A well respected Recitor of Qur’an left his studies in Cairo to uphold the Qur’an in the daily lives of people. Never will I forget the Fajr prayer when he led the Salah, reciting the last verses of Surah al- Ibrahim with a deep soothing but powerful voice. All of those and many more before and after them, paved a way for the generations behind them, a Jihadi way of life, full of martyrdoms, of which I refer to in this essay as “The Path of Departures”.

Many of them departed in large groups at once, the likes of the 70 Shuhada’ in Uhud, the martyrs’ of the well of Ma'oonah, the hundreds of scholars among the Sahabah on the day of Yamama, the gallant ones on the day of Jabiyah, the believers who shed their blood in Belad Ash-Shuhada’ in al-Andalus, and many other uncountable voyages that left their houses never to come back again. Just recently about two decades ago in Afghanistan, the Muslim Ummah in general, and the Jihadi front-lines in particular, gave their last farewell to some of the last martyrs among a million and more who departed to Allah from Afghanistan. Nowadays almost weekly we have caravans departing from our journey of Jihad, reminding us again and again that our path is a path of martyrdoms.

With an unshakable believe that the path of martyrdoms is the route that leads to the ultimate victory in both of the worlds, the commanders of all Jihadi arenas along with their armies of Monotheism, with the support of the true legitimate scholars, are all departing from this life to attain their life-long dream. Some of them only spent one day on the platforms of this path, fighting only one battle and then attaining Shahadah. As matter of fact some of my commanders on that day, did only spent few minutes fighting in the first lines of fire, but then were immediately selected by the Most Merciful to be his honorable guests on that evening. On the other hand some Mujahideen, like Sheik Usama, do spend decades searching for the day of their departure.

Allah, the Almighty and Glorified says: “If a wound (and killing) has touched you, be sure a similar wound has touched the others. And so are the days (good and bad), we give to men by turns, and that Allah may test, those who believe, and that he may take martyrs among you. And Allah likes not the transgressors.”

It is the will of Allah who may depart at what time and at what place. What concerns us, the servants of Allah, is what we do prepare for that day. As we have lost some of our revered brothers, leaders and scholars in the last decade due to the barbaric new wave of crusaders, and while many of their positions are covered, their replacements are greatly needed. We firmly believe and we are convinced by history again and again that despite these losses of great men, even greater leaders are made in the battlefields for the coming future. You my dear believer might be that very person whom we are searching for. Due to the difficult state that our Ummah is facing, any contribution for Jihad and Mujahideen to stop the attacks of our enemies is vital. Never sit idle! Read and write, and spread everything that relates to our Jihad. Learn, train and attain all that can be of assistance to our honorable cause of raising the banner of “La ilaha illa Allah”.

As our beloved Commander Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stated: “Let the entire world know that our methodology of (Tawhid and Jihad) will never submit to subordination... and the wombs who carried Khalid bin Waleed and his likes do still give birth to men like them, despite the arrogance of falsehood”. The Battalions of Faith will forever continue marching ahead while destroying anyone who stands against them. For that matter, the apostates of our Muslim lands and their masters, the zionists and the crusaders will all vanish under the strikes of the Believers, sooner or later - without a doubt - by the will of Allah.

And may peace and blessings be upon the Trustworthy Guide, the Prophet (peace be upon him) and on his family and pure and virtuous companions, and Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

Penned by Mujahid brother
Abu Yaser al-Maqdishy

9th of Sha'aban 1432/10th of July 2011
Mogadishu, Somalia