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Fursan Al-Balagh Media [JUMADA AL-AWWAL 1434 A.H|| APRIL 2013]
flag from among its flags, the commander, Shaykh Abū ʿUthmān Doku Umarov, and we
ask Allah to accept him from among the martyrs, and that he settles him in Firdaws Al-Aʿlā
(the highest Paradise) for indeed he never preferred this world over his Religion, may
Allah have Mercy upon him. Noble, protective, brave, courageous, he did not weaken in
fighting the tyrants nor did he soften, despite the severity of his illness he did not hide.
We knew not of him except that he was unpretentious and of the most careful of people
in supporting the Religion of Allah, as well as in his commitment to the jamāʿah (Muslim
nation) and in unifying the ranks of the Muslims and in defiance to the enemies. So may
Allah have Mercy upon him in abundance, and raise him with the Prophets, the truthful
ones and the martyrs. We commend our brothers in the Caucasus who brought us joy in
their unanimous choice of Al-Amīr Abū Muḥammad may Allah protect him, and benefit
(the people) from his knowledge and make him a cause for the victory of the Allah's
Religion and the defeat of the Russians. We urge them to continue upon the righteous
path and to complete the journey of their Amirs. Indeed we are with them inshā'Allāh, we
shall not relent in supporting them and assisting them, progressing upon the path of
Khaṭṭab, Abū Walīd, Shāmil and Umarov. We ask Allah the Blessed and Exalted to keep us
firm upon their path and join us with them without disgrace nor suffering from
tribulation.
We seek to fight, so we may sacrifice a soul
no sacrifice made after it, so that we may be forgiven
Our cheeks refuse that they should be slapped
and upon soil after the stabbing they stumble
No master from among us has died on his bed
or has been late to the sounds of the battlefields
And when a leader among us falls in battle, there rises
In his footsteps an audacious, generous hunter
And fighting for the noble ones is not a disgraceful act
the Prophet's wish was to fight if he could repeat it
And fighting for Allah is not but an honour
for martyrdom is for the sins is an expiation
Fighting is better than living a life of humiliation
it forbids the depraved by its authority and its command
O God, keep strengthened our attire
until you see our dead bodies sacrificed for You scattered
8 {He will surely establish for them their religion which He has preferred for them}