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Hizb Tawheed Wal-Qitaal4) Secure and confidential.5) Confirmed.6) Relevant.7) Comprehensive and detailed.Quote:General Mahmoud Sheet Khattāb 103 said, ―The nation that wants toachieve victory over its enemy must know that enemy very well. It alsomust know the site of the battle in detail. Those who fight an enemy thatthey do not know do not win because a successful-military plan must bebuilt on clear and trustworthy information. The commander who fights anenemy and does not know his strength (number and materiel) is blind anddestined to fail and fall.‖Information Sources:Any organization that desires to raise the flag of Islām high andproud, must gather as much information as possible about theenemy. Information has two sources:1) Public Sources: Using this public source openly and withoutresorting to illegal means, it is possible to gather at least 80% ofinformation about the enemy. The percentage varies depending onthe government‘s policy on freedom of the press and publication. Itis possible to gather information through newspapers, magazines,books, periodicals, official publications, and enemy broadcasts.Attention should also be given to the opinion, comments, and thejokes of common people. The one gathering public informationshould be a regular person (trained college graduate) who examinesprimary Sources of information published by the enemy(newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, etc.). He should search forinformation directly related to the topic in question. The onegathering information with this public method is not exposed to anydanger whatsoever. Any brother can gather information from those103 And he is the author of numerous important books (in Arabic) on military and securitysubjects like The Leader Prophet[Its importance lies in the way he studied the character of theProphet (saw) and the application of military principles on the plans and wars of the Prophet(peace and prayers be upon him) The book is very useful, so may Allāh reward it‘s writer asbest can be.]; Leaders of the Prophet (saw) ; The Leaders of the Conquering of Iraq and ArabianPeninsulaThe Compilation Of Security And Intelligence Principles Page 138