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Hizb Tawheed Wal-QitaalHIDINGThis topic could involve hiding wanted/known brothers from thesecurity services. It could either involve moving someone orsomething secretly from one place to another. Another form relatesto the skills of concealing something so as to move it from one placeto another such as a letter, a kidnapped government officer, a jerrycan of Sulfuric Acid, the Amir (especially when there is a man-huntfor him), and other such scenarios. So the brothers must be veryserious, extremely careful and should plan accordingly. If anymember of your underground cell is arrested, you mustimmediately act on the assumption that they will be forced to giveinformation. This means taking precautions, such as going intohiding if necessary.Factors to consider before storage/hiding:1) First establish the confidentiality and importance of that which willbe hidden. For instance is it a wanted mujāhid, a couple of AK-47s,ammunition, explosives‘ material like chemicals, detonators, money,etc. All the following factors - considerations are dependent ordetermined by this first element. All illegal documents, literature,reports and weapons (when not in use) must be carefully hidden.2) Is the hiding location/site stationary i.e. fixed (in one place) e.g.underground, in the safe house e.t.c; or is it mobile i.e. the item orindividual is hidden in different locations and transferred to otherlocations depending on the situation and needs?3) What is the format (state) of that which has to hidden .i.e. is it inliquid form, gas or solid form? And this also relates to things likeclothing, storage media like CDs, DVDs, Memory and Flash disks,Hard Disks (externals), etc.4) What is the lifetime (duration/expiry) of the material/item to behidden?5) What is the size or capacity?6) What is the weight – mass of the item?7) Accurately studying the area/site wāqie;a) Accessibility – the routes (road/entrances) to and fro theselected location.The Compilation Of Security And Intelligence Principles Page 104