Remember, Abu Omar al-Saif is the money man for the Chechen Killer Korps, with Abu Hafs al-Urduni filling the role last vacated by Abu Walid al-Ghamdi. His denunciation of democracy is also quite telling as far as what he plans on setting up should the Chechens get full independence.
A 20:13 minute audio speech allegedly voiced by Muhammad Abu Omar al-Seif, a Saudi scholar who has been affiliated with al-Qaeda leadership in Chechnya, was issued yesterday, September 26, 2005 to password-protected al-Qaeda affiliated forums. Seif focuses his oration upon the mujahideen in Iraq, and speaks at length about the imminent danger of democracy in Iraq vis-Ã -vis Islamic shariâa, and the belief that it is incumbent upon the mujahideen in Iraq to amalgamate into a unified body and appoint an Imam, parallel to the âcrusaders and the renegade sects - have united their ranks and agreed to establish an infidel democratic government in Iraq.â
Seif argues seven points as to why democracy is incompatible with Islam, including: sovereignty is reserved for Allah alone, replacing shariâa with democratic elections is considered âan appeal to the devil and destruction of Allahâs rule,â democracy considers all people equal, âknowledgeable and the ignorant and Muslim and âinfidelâ alike, which is deemed anathema. Further, according to the speech, jihad is the solution, justified in its course because it means to defend Islam, âwhich the enemies are aiming to remove from the hearts of the Muslims and from their lives.â |