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Interview With: The Wālī of Khurāsān
DABIQ 13
This month, Dābiq interviewed the Wālī of Khurāsān Shaykh Hāfidh Sa’īd Khān (hafidhahullāh) and asked him several questions regarding the Wilāyah and the situation on the ground there. We present the interview below.
Dābiq:
How is the situation in Wilāyat Khurāsān? Does the Islamic State have territory there with tamkīn (consolidation)? Are the visible aspects of tamkīn there similar to what is manifest in Shām and Iraq?
The Wālī:
Alhamdulillāh, the situation in Khurāsān brings good tidings, by Allah’s permission. We have achieved tamkīn in the Wilāyah, but not on the same level as Iraq and Shām in terms of the magnitude of territory on the ground. The lands of Khurāsān are very vast and include “Afghanistan,” western “Pakistan,” and other lands that the murtaddīn had taken over. We have conquered and gained consolidation in five “administrative regions” here, walhamdulillāh, and in terms of the visible aspects of tamkīn, we – by Allah’s grace – establish Allah’s law therein and implement the hudūd. We have established judicial courts in these regions, offices for hisbah, offices for zakāh, and others for education, da’wah and masājid, and public services. We set up a specific division for every shar’ī and administrative duty therein and appointed qualified and specialized officials based on the personnel available from amongst the muhājirīn and ansār in the Wilāyah.
Dābiq:
What is the importance of Wilāyat Khurāsān to Islam and the Muslims? What are the difficulties the Wilāyah faces?
The Wālī:
Wilāyat Khurāsān has great importance to Islam and the Muslims. It had once been under the authority of the Muslims, along with the regions surrounding it. Afterwards, the secularist and Rāfidī murtaddīn conquered some of these regions, and the cow-worshipping Hindus and atheist Chinese conquered other nearby regions, as is the case in parts of Kashmir and Turkistan. So the Wilāyah, by Allah’s permission, is a gate to re-conquering all these regions until they are ruled once more by Allah’s law, and so the territory of the blessed Khilāfah is expanded. Also, the people of Khurāsān in general love Islam and warfare, and because of this, the region has a dormant force for supporting tawhīd and jihād. Thus, as the reality of the Khilāfah becomes more clear to the people of Khurāsān, they will join the Wilāyah at a greater rate and strengthen its jihād against the enemies of Islam and the Muslims, including the kuffār, the murtaddīn, and those who ally with them inside and outside the region. As such, they will be a strong building block for the Khilāfah in this part of the world. And the coming generations will be raised upon the Book and the Sunnah from a young age. This is a tremendous grace that has reached this region by way of this khilāfah, which is upon the prophetic methodology, and by way of our imām and khalīfah, Abū Bakr al-Baghdādī al-Qurashī. As for the difficulties, then they are nothing but the tāghūt enemies of Allah – including “Pakistan” on one side, and “Afghanistan” on the other – standing with their armies
and intelligence agencies against Islam, its khilāfah, and the wilāyah that represents it and implements its methodology in the region. These two governments attempt to create many problems in order to obstruct the jihād of the Wilāyah and thereby hinder the establishment of Islam and its methodology in the region. They attempt to stop the expansion of the Khilāfah. Such is also the condition of those organizations that these two governments produce, support, or take advantage of, and to whom they extend aid, and for whom they pave the way. This leads these organizations, such as the nationalist Taliban movement, to instigate various problems in order to wage war against the Khilāfah. But how impossible it is for all these organizations and others to extinguish the light of Allah! For this is a khilāfah that rose upon the prophetic methodology and upon the foundation of tawhīd, thus all these tawāghīt together will not be able to stand before its lions – the lions of tawhīd and ‘aqīdah. The tawāghīt succeeded against the “Islamic” organizations and movements that held flimsy creeds and deficient methodologies, whether they were “da’wah”-oriented or “jihād”-oriented. As for the Khilāfah, it is a thorn – rather, an axe! – in the necks of the kuffār and murtaddīn in this region, by Allah’s power and strength.
Dābiq:
Does the nationalist Taliban movement have areas of consolidation in Khurāsān? And do they rule them by Allah’s law?
The Wālī:
The nationalist Taliban movement only has control of some regions of “Afghanistan,” nowhere else. As for ruling them by Allah’s law, then it does not do that. Rather, they rule by tribal customs and judge affairs in accordance with the desires and traditions of the people, traditions opposing the Islamic Sharī’ah. Wallāhul-musta’ān.
Dābiq:
What is Akhtar Mansour’s relationship with the Pakistani intelligence?
The Wālī:
Akhtar Mansour and his associates have strong and deep ties with Pakistani intelligence, and they live in the most important cities of “Pakistan,” such as Islamabad, Peshawar, and Quetta. Rather, even Akhtar Mansour’s advisory council contains members from the Pakistani intelligence! On top of that, Pakistani intelligence aids him in everything he does. His ties to the Pakistani intelligence agency “ISI” became clear when its former head, the murtadd retired general Hamid Gul passed away several months ago – that general who Pakistani intelligence hired to man age the “Islamic” organizations so that they would be submissive to the interests of the local and global tawāghīt. When this general died, Akhtar Mansour gave the greatest condolences over his death out of loyalty to Pakistani intelligence and in recognition of everything they’ve done for him and for his Taliban movement. He stated in his condolences over Gul’s death, “With the death of Mullā‘Umar one of our arms was severed, but with the death of General Hamid Gul we feel that the other arm has been severed.
The death of General Hamid Gul is no less in any way than the adversity we suffered with the parting of Mullā‘Umar.” He also added, “Following the death of Mullā‘Umar, he [General Hamid Gul] played an important role in unifying the Taliban.” And on the orders of these intelligence agencies, this enemy of Allah fights and kills the soldiers of the Wilāyah, because the Wilāyah is at war with the tāghūt of “Pakistan.” Add to this that he has ties with Iranian intelligence, and with its support, he is active in obstructing the people from Islam and hindering the expansion of the Khilāfah. And through all that, he defends the tawāghīt of “Pakistan” and “Afghanistan” as well as the Rāfidah.
Dābiq:
What is the war situation between the Islamic State and the Taliban, and between the Islamic State and the governments and armies of the murtaddīn in “Pakistan” and “Afghanistan” that are allied with the crusaders?
The Wālī:
The war between us and the Taliban carries on. The nationalist Taliban movement initiated the combat by attacking the muwahhidīn. But the Wilāyah repelled their aggression and the Taliban then fled many of their strategic areas. Thus victory – by Allah’s grace – was for the Wilāyah.As for the condition of the war against the governments and armies of apostasy in Khurāsān that are allied with the crusaders, then the jihād against the Pakistani and Afghan armies of apostasy is continuing and is proceeding with force, by Allah’s grace, power, and strength. The mujāhidīn bravely carry on in fighting the armies of both apostate governments and their forces who have betrayed Allah, His Messenger, and the Muslims.
Dābiq:
Do the muhājirīn continue to make hijrah to Khurāsān?
The Wālī:
Yes, the Muslims are making hijrah to the land of Khurāsān in multitudes, walhamdulillāh. We ask Allah to accept their hijrah from them and to support the Khilāfah, raise high the word of truth, and vanquish the word of falsehood through them. We, on our part, receive – with great welcome – every Muslim who makes hijrah to the Wilāyah, and we help him to the best of our ability with everything with which Allah has provided us by His grace. It is upon every Muslim who wants to support the Sharī’ah to hasten in making hijrah to this wilāyah or to one of the other wilāyāt of the Khilāfah, for it is their land, the land of Islam. It is upon them to make hijrah in order to escape from the humiliation of the Dunyā and the punishment of the Hereafter, and to leave the camp of falsehood and enter the camp of truth wherein there is no falsehood. We welcome them all and do not differentiate between a muhājir and others, for the believers are brothers between whom there is no difference except through taqwā. The muhājir is more beloved to us than our own selves, and Allah’s law is established here, walhamdulillāh, so the muhājir will thereby protect his religion, himself, his honor, his wealth, and his mind, and support the religion of Allah with what he has of knowledge and experience. I repeat that it is not appropriate for a Muslim man or woman to delay from making hijrah. They should not delay in manifesting their loyalty to the Muslims and the Khilāfah.
Dābiq:
What is the situation of the Uzbeki mujāhid brothers following their bay’ah to the Khalīfah? Is there fighting now between them and the nationalist Taliban movement?
The Wālī:
The Uzbek mujāhid brothers gave bay’ah to the Khalīfah with sincerity, and they are mujāhidīn who are truthful in their jihād, walhamdulillāh. We consider them as such, and Allah is their judge. However, the treacherous, deviant, nationalist Taliban movement began fighting them on the 25th of Muharram, and this cruel movement didn’t care that the Uzbek brothers had made hijrah for the cause of Allah. So a number of the Uzbek brothers were martyred and wounded because of the Taliban’s criminal assault against them, and the Taliban movement increased in its tyranny and criminality by purposely killing their defenseless women and children, with the movement’s fighters executing them, sparing no one they could find. And there is no power or strength except with Allah.
They killed them for no sin, but only because they declared their support for the Sharī’ah and their war against the tawāghīt.
Dābiq:
Does the nationalist Taliban movement continue to allow farmers to sell opium? How is the Wilāyah dealing with this serious phenomenon?
The Wālī:
There’s no doubt that the nationalist Taliban movement has permitted farmers and merchants to grow and sell opium. Rather, the matter has reached the point that the movement itself harvests opium, and even worse than that is that the Taliban themselves transport opium and heroin in their personal vehicles, charging a fee to the sellers and the addicts! They also take a 10% cut as well as taxes from them. Akhtar Mansour himself is considered as being from the major dealers of these narcotics. As for the Wilāyah – walhamdulillāh – then it has not only banned the growth and sale of opium, but has also banned in its territory everything that Allah’s law has prohibited, such as cigarettes and similar substances. So anywhere the men of hisbah find these prohibited items and narcotics in the lands the mujāhidīn have liberated, they gather them and burn them. And more important than that is upholding tawhīd, and doing so is the greatest priority of the men of hisbah. Thus, they destroy all shrines and make the graves level with the ground, walhamdulillāh.
Dābiq:
Did you suspect that Mullā‘Umar was dead? What is the reason that you doubted he was still alive? What is the reason behind Akhtar Mansour and his associates concealing the matter of his death?
The Wālī:
We believed for a long time that Mullā‘Umar wasn’t alive, and that was because eight years ago we began noticing changes and deviations in the disposition of the Taliban as well as in their deeds and official statements. They began to leave off implementation of the Sharī’ah in the regions they controlled. We also noticed the Taliban’s inclination towards negotiating with the apostate government, and in this respect, the movement opened an office for itself in Qatar, declared its recognition of the nationalist borders drawn out by the crusaders, built strong ties with Pakistani intelligence, and began moving freely in the Pakistani regions. All of these matters indicated that Mullā ‘Umar was no longer alive. We also noticed that no one was able to meet him during this period, and no one had seen a video of him or heard any recording of his voice giving orders and otherwise on matters of war or anything concerning the land.
We also noticed that Taliban began lifting the ban on substances prohibited by the pure Sharī’ah, making these substances permissible for themselves and the people. They began taking taxes and 10% cuts on these prohibited substances. All of this indicated the passing away of Mullā ‘Umar. We then began investigating the matter, whereby important and senior figures attempted to meet with Mullā‘Umar but to no avail. After many attempts to reach him by some of the truthful mujāhidīn from amongst our companions, they managed to meet with some members of his close and immediate family, who told them with all bluntness and clarity that Mullā‘Umar was no longer alive!
As for the reason for Akhtar Mansour’s concealment of the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death, his goal was to sideline some people and promote his friends and likes to rule “Afghanistan” and anage the war in accordance with what he himself desires and in accordance with what is desired by Pakistani intelligence, which stands behind him, working in the shadows. So he thereby attempted to distance the truthful people away from leadership and away from administering the affairs of the Muslims in the region specifically and that of the Muslim Ummah in general. Rather, he wouldn’t have any problem killing the truthful mujāhidīn, and he would attribute all the matters and official statements during that period to Mullā‘Umar so that the people would submit to them. And throughout all that, he would present himself as Mullā‘Umar’s deputy. So he would mislead the people in this evil manner and carry out anything he wished! Thus – through his cunning and evil – he was able to utilize the concealment of Mullā‘Umar’s death to do what his shaytān dictated to him, such as declaring his recognition of the nationalist, crusader borders, opening an office in an apostate tāghūt state as he did in Qatar, resorting to scandalous negotiations, developing strong ties with Pakistani intelligence, and finally, starting a war against the Khilāfah. And all this he would do in the name of Mullā‘Umar.
Dābiq:
What was the reaction of the soldiers and leaders of the Taliban, and the tribes allied to them, towards the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death being concealed?
The Wālī:
In reality, and by Allah’s grace, following the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death, a large number of the Taliban split off from Akhtar Mansour and most of them joined the Khilāfah in Wilāyat Khurāsān. Many others also split off and created their own groups, as was done by the one referred to as “Muhammad Rasūl.” Other large groups also split off from the movement and remained without fighting or activity. All this occurred because the Taliban movement deviated significantly from what it was upon in its past. The Taliban movement has now become a hostage and a plaything in the hands of others who steer it as they wish, as Akhtar Mansour concealed the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death, took advantage of the concealment, and used the name of Mullā‘Umar to steer the movement towards his despicable goals and in accordance with the orders and instructions of the Pakistani intelligence.
Dābiq:
What is the difference between Taliban “Afghanistan” and Taliban “Pakistan,” whether in methodology or in terms of their relationships with the tawāghīt and intelligence agencies? Are there Taliban factions allied to the Afghan government and others allied to the Pakistani government? What is their role on the ground in regards to treachery? And are Taliban “Pakistan” a part of Taliban “Afghanistan”?
The Wālī:
There used to be a difference between the two Talibans, but now there’s no longer any difference other than in their names and in other superficial issues. Both of the Talibans now don’t implement the Sharī’ah. Rather, they both follow the desires of the people and both fight while taking and obeying orders from others. There were many sincere individuals in the Taliban “Pakistan” movement waging jihād in order to raise high the word of Allah, in order to implement His pure Sharī’ah. But after the establishment of the Khilāfah, all the truthful mujāhidīn in the movement joined the Khilāfah and gave bay’ah to the Khalīfah, and therefore there is no one left in Taliban “Pakistan” except for corrupters. Because of that, the two Talibans aren’t different from each other except that Taliban “Afghanistan” fights against Wilāyat Khurāsān while taking orders directly from Pakistani intelligence. Furthermore, there are now various factions in Taliban “Pakistan.” For example, the Taliban “Pakistan” branch that follows Fadlullāh has given bay’ah to Akhtar Mansour. In other words, they’ve given bay’ah to the Pakistani intelligence!
Dābiq:
Does al-Qā’idah have any presence in Khurāsān following the deaths of most of its leadership? What is the organization’s role in the war against the Khilāfah inside and
outside Wilāyat Khurāsān?
The Wālī:
Al-Qā’idah no longer has a real presence in Khurāsān apart from the presence of only a few of its members. They are individuals who have no ability to fight the Wilāyah, but spare no effort in spreading misconceptions against the Khilāfah and against its Wilāyah in Khurāsān and inciting the people against giving bay’ah and supporting the Khilāfah. Al-Qā’idah has collapsed in a very big way here in its center and former stronghold. There no longer remains any difference between it and the Pakistani intelligence-affiliated Taliban “Afghanistan,” as the organization’s leader Ayman adh-Dhawāhirī has given bay’ah to Akhtar Mansour recently. As such, Akhtar Mansour became a leader issuing orders and Ayman adh-Dhawāhirī became a follower receiving orders. There is no difference between the two groups. Both ultimately fall under the authority of the Pakistani intelligence, and both are against the Khilāfah and its Wilāyah in Khurāsān, and in reality, against Islam.
Dābiq:
As you know, there is a presence of Rāfidah in Khurāsān. How did they come to Khurāsān? Does Wilāyat Khurāsān conduct military and security operations against them?
The Wālī:
There have been Rāfidah in Khurāsān – sadly – for a long time, and they are far from our areas of control. We have fought them and we regularly conduct operations against them, such as the operation conducted in the beginning of Muharram in the city of Kabul. We likewise conducted a major operation in Karachi against the Ismā’īlī sect in which 48 of the evil Rāfidah were killed.
Dābiq:
Is the Islamic State capable of expanding to Kashmir to fight the cow-worshipping Hindus and the murtaddīn from the apostate factions allied to the tawāghīt of Pakistan, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba for example?
The Wālī:
In reality, we’ve seen before how the tawāghīt of Pakistan, and specifically their army and intelligence, would exploit the various “Islamic” organizations on the issue of Kashmir for their despicable personal interests. They also exploited the zeal of the people of Kashmir for the sake of their own interests, not out of any concern for the affairs of the Muslims, nor for the sake of establishing Allah’s law in the land. And how would they establish Allah’s law over here when they don’t even establish it in their own lands! So when the “maslahah” (preservation of their interests) required that they ceasefire, withdraw, and retreat, the intelligence agencies left the people of Kashmir in the middle of the road and in the worst of situations. The degree of Pakistani “interests” always fluctuates back and forth, doing so especially in the last years, until the people of Kashmir hit a roadblock and there was no one to save them from the quagmire into which they were thrown. Because of this, many of the people of Kashmir and the soldiers of the factions left and made hijrah to Wilāyat Khurāsān, walhamdulillāh. Thus, there’s a big opportunity, with Allah’s permission, to establish the religion of Allah there and for the Islamic State to expand to it. There are specific arrangements in those regions and the Muslims will soon hear pleasant news about the Khilāfah’s expansion to those lands, inshā’allāh. The apostate factions and agents of the tawāghīt of “Pakistan,” such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, do not have control over any territory in the regions of Kashmir, because they proceed in accordance with the orders of the Pakistani intelligence, as they are the ones who direct their work, pushing them forward when they wish and pulling them back when they wish. They also conceal their work when they wish, depending on the local and global atmosphere and based on personal material interests, without any consideration for the interests of the Muslims in Kashmir.
Dābiq:
Do you have any advice for the Muslims in general, and the Muslims in the Khilāfah in specific?
The Wālī:
Yes, I say to them: O Muslims, O my brothers for the sake of Allah, fear Allah concerning yourselves and have mercy on yourselves. Look around, all the sects of kufr and atheism as well as the sects of apostasy have gathered. They have gathered against the Muslims. They do not leave the Muslims to practice the religion in its entirety and thus become completely for Allah. Rather, they leave them to practice some of its acts of worship such as the prayer, the Hajj, and the zakāh. They don’t want the Muslims to rule all aspects of their lives based on the commands and prohibitions of Allah. Therefore, I advise you that just as the kuffār and murtaddīn have gathered against you to prevent you from establishing your religion, to move Islam out of their way, and end it... I advise you for the sake of Allah to unite and gather against the world of kufr, apostasy, and atheism. Allah has prohibited division in His clear-cut revelation and has commanded adherence to the Jamā’ah and to hold firmly to His strong rope. {And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided} [Āl ‘Imrān: 103].
Therefore, unite and gather by the order of Allah who ordered us not to become divided. Unite so that you don’t lose your strength and thus fail. Just as Allah prohibited shirk, fornication, consuming what is harām, and so on with His words, Allah has also strongly prohibited division. And it is not allowed for a Muslim to believe in parts of the Book and disbelieve in other parts.
The Khilāfah is an extremely significant matter in Allah’s law. It builds unity between the Muslims and prevents division. It also steers their affairs. Likewise, the solutions to all the issues of the Ummah lie in the establishment of the Khilāfah. Allah has now bestowed it upon us out of His tremendous favor and grace. So be thankful for Allah’s blessing and He will increase it for you, and the first aspect of showing thankfulness is to recognize His blessing and head to the land of the Khilāfah. Therefore, I call on all the Muslims on the face of the earth and say to them: Come forth to strengthen and unify the ranks of the Muslims. Come forth to support Allah’s religion revealed from above the seven heavens. Come forth to aid the Khilāfah upon the prophetic methodology. Come forth to give bay’ah to your khalīfah and imām who looks after your affairs. Come forth, and let every one of you give what he has to offer. Come forth to fight the kuffār, mushrikīn, and murtaddīn, and to drive out their falsehood, which has committed haughty and gross tyranny in the land. And do not listen to any barking that misleads you away and distances you from the right Allah has blessed you with. You see and hear how they disparage the Khilāfah and its soldiers and make accusations against them, as is the habit of every stubborn kāfir, deviant heretic, and murtadd. They accuse its soldiers sometimes of being Takfīriyyīn and other times of being Khawārij. You see and hear how the murtadd Pakistani media, which serves as an agent of the Jews and Christians, accuses the mujāhidīn of Wilāyat Khurāsān – without the least bit of shame and without any evidence – of being agents of the Indian intelligence. All these barkers do so out of their enmity towards Allah’s religion, for the sake of Shaytān, and to distort the reputation of the Khilāfah and its mujāhidīn in order to mislead the common Muslims so that they don’t head for their blessed state gifted to them by Allah. The misleading deviant “scholars” even left their corrupt fatāwā that had been directed against fighting the kuffār and murtaddīn who wage war against the religion and its noble methodology and instead directed the attention of their disgraceful fatāwā towards those who are establishing Islam and elevating the tower of the Khilāfah. So do not concern yourself with these various barkers barking from their dumps. Go, with the blessing of Allah, to your Khilāfah, and do not fear the blame of the critics concerning Allah. As for my advice to the Muslims in the Khilāfah specifically, I say to them: Congratulations on this blessing from Allah, the blessing of the Khilāfah which your Lord and God has bestowed upon you, for indeed Allah has granted you a great gift, so do not forget this mercy and this tremendous favor. Indeed, we were waiting for it impatiently and anxiously throughout our entire past jihād. So don’t deny this precious blessing. Fulfill its right and always be thankful for it. Adorn yourselves with a virtuous and noble character and with good deeds, firstly so that Allah will be pleased with us for doing so, and secondly so that it can be a means of calling all people to Allah’s religion, and so that those astray and misguided can follow you and find what they’re seeking through your character, your deeds, and your upright behavior. They would thus see the reality of the Khilāfah and its importance to them and to all Muslims, and would then take revenge for it and support Allah’s religion through it. This effort would also be a means of calling to the reality of the manhaj of the Khilāfah, where the Muslim shades himself and wherein he finds all manner of good, safety, and security. And so it can be a means of calling the kuffār to accept Islam and rest under the shade of the Khilāfah. I also advise my Muslims brothers in the Khilāfah to exert everything they possess in terms of effort and jihād, and to sacrifice everything precious and dear to them, and to not spare any effort, even if it’s small, and to do all that for the sake of strengthening their Khilāfah, and to not disobey Allah openly or in secret – for blessings are reduced and taken away due to sins – and to work hard to direct all aspects of their lives in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah, and to not violate any of the Khalīfah’s orders so that Allah does not become angry with them. {O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you} [An-Nisā’: 59]
DABIQ 13
This month, Dābiq interviewed the Wālī of Khurāsān Shaykh Hāfidh Sa’īd Khān (hafidhahullāh) and asked him several questions regarding the Wilāyah and the situation on the ground there. We present the interview below.
Dābiq:
How is the situation in Wilāyat Khurāsān? Does the Islamic State have territory there with tamkīn (consolidation)? Are the visible aspects of tamkīn there similar to what is manifest in Shām and Iraq?
The Wālī:
Alhamdulillāh, the situation in Khurāsān brings good tidings, by Allah’s permission. We have achieved tamkīn in the Wilāyah, but not on the same level as Iraq and Shām in terms of the magnitude of territory on the ground. The lands of Khurāsān are very vast and include “Afghanistan,” western “Pakistan,” and other lands that the murtaddīn had taken over. We have conquered and gained consolidation in five “administrative regions” here, walhamdulillāh, and in terms of the visible aspects of tamkīn, we – by Allah’s grace – establish Allah’s law therein and implement the hudūd. We have established judicial courts in these regions, offices for hisbah, offices for zakāh, and others for education, da’wah and masājid, and public services. We set up a specific division for every shar’ī and administrative duty therein and appointed qualified and specialized officials based on the personnel available from amongst the muhājirīn and ansār in the Wilāyah.
Dābiq:
What is the importance of Wilāyat Khurāsān to Islam and the Muslims? What are the difficulties the Wilāyah faces?
The Wālī:
Wilāyat Khurāsān has great importance to Islam and the Muslims. It had once been under the authority of the Muslims, along with the regions surrounding it. Afterwards, the secularist and Rāfidī murtaddīn conquered some of these regions, and the cow-worshipping Hindus and atheist Chinese conquered other nearby regions, as is the case in parts of Kashmir and Turkistan. So the Wilāyah, by Allah’s permission, is a gate to re-conquering all these regions until they are ruled once more by Allah’s law, and so the territory of the blessed Khilāfah is expanded. Also, the people of Khurāsān in general love Islam and warfare, and because of this, the region has a dormant force for supporting tawhīd and jihād. Thus, as the reality of the Khilāfah becomes more clear to the people of Khurāsān, they will join the Wilāyah at a greater rate and strengthen its jihād against the enemies of Islam and the Muslims, including the kuffār, the murtaddīn, and those who ally with them inside and outside the region. As such, they will be a strong building block for the Khilāfah in this part of the world. And the coming generations will be raised upon the Book and the Sunnah from a young age. This is a tremendous grace that has reached this region by way of this khilāfah, which is upon the prophetic methodology, and by way of our imām and khalīfah, Abū Bakr al-Baghdādī al-Qurashī. As for the difficulties, then they are nothing but the tāghūt enemies of Allah – including “Pakistan” on one side, and “Afghanistan” on the other – standing with their armies
and intelligence agencies against Islam, its khilāfah, and the wilāyah that represents it and implements its methodology in the region. These two governments attempt to create many problems in order to obstruct the jihād of the Wilāyah and thereby hinder the establishment of Islam and its methodology in the region. They attempt to stop the expansion of the Khilāfah. Such is also the condition of those organizations that these two governments produce, support, or take advantage of, and to whom they extend aid, and for whom they pave the way. This leads these organizations, such as the nationalist Taliban movement, to instigate various problems in order to wage war against the Khilāfah. But how impossible it is for all these organizations and others to extinguish the light of Allah! For this is a khilāfah that rose upon the prophetic methodology and upon the foundation of tawhīd, thus all these tawāghīt together will not be able to stand before its lions – the lions of tawhīd and ‘aqīdah. The tawāghīt succeeded against the “Islamic” organizations and movements that held flimsy creeds and deficient methodologies, whether they were “da’wah”-oriented or “jihād”-oriented. As for the Khilāfah, it is a thorn – rather, an axe! – in the necks of the kuffār and murtaddīn in this region, by Allah’s power and strength.
Dābiq:
Does the nationalist Taliban movement have areas of consolidation in Khurāsān? And do they rule them by Allah’s law?
The Wālī:
The nationalist Taliban movement only has control of some regions of “Afghanistan,” nowhere else. As for ruling them by Allah’s law, then it does not do that. Rather, they rule by tribal customs and judge affairs in accordance with the desires and traditions of the people, traditions opposing the Islamic Sharī’ah. Wallāhul-musta’ān.
Dābiq:
What is Akhtar Mansour’s relationship with the Pakistani intelligence?
The Wālī:
Akhtar Mansour and his associates have strong and deep ties with Pakistani intelligence, and they live in the most important cities of “Pakistan,” such as Islamabad, Peshawar, and Quetta. Rather, even Akhtar Mansour’s advisory council contains members from the Pakistani intelligence! On top of that, Pakistani intelligence aids him in everything he does. His ties to the Pakistani intelligence agency “ISI” became clear when its former head, the murtadd retired general Hamid Gul passed away several months ago – that general who Pakistani intelligence hired to man age the “Islamic” organizations so that they would be submissive to the interests of the local and global tawāghīt. When this general died, Akhtar Mansour gave the greatest condolences over his death out of loyalty to Pakistani intelligence and in recognition of everything they’ve done for him and for his Taliban movement. He stated in his condolences over Gul’s death, “With the death of Mullā‘Umar one of our arms was severed, but with the death of General Hamid Gul we feel that the other arm has been severed.
The death of General Hamid Gul is no less in any way than the adversity we suffered with the parting of Mullā‘Umar.” He also added, “Following the death of Mullā‘Umar, he [General Hamid Gul] played an important role in unifying the Taliban.” And on the orders of these intelligence agencies, this enemy of Allah fights and kills the soldiers of the Wilāyah, because the Wilāyah is at war with the tāghūt of “Pakistan.” Add to this that he has ties with Iranian intelligence, and with its support, he is active in obstructing the people from Islam and hindering the expansion of the Khilāfah. And through all that, he defends the tawāghīt of “Pakistan” and “Afghanistan” as well as the Rāfidah.
Dābiq:
What is the war situation between the Islamic State and the Taliban, and between the Islamic State and the governments and armies of the murtaddīn in “Pakistan” and “Afghanistan” that are allied with the crusaders?
The Wālī:
The war between us and the Taliban carries on. The nationalist Taliban movement initiated the combat by attacking the muwahhidīn. But the Wilāyah repelled their aggression and the Taliban then fled many of their strategic areas. Thus victory – by Allah’s grace – was for the Wilāyah.As for the condition of the war against the governments and armies of apostasy in Khurāsān that are allied with the crusaders, then the jihād against the Pakistani and Afghan armies of apostasy is continuing and is proceeding with force, by Allah’s grace, power, and strength. The mujāhidīn bravely carry on in fighting the armies of both apostate governments and their forces who have betrayed Allah, His Messenger, and the Muslims.
Dābiq:
Do the muhājirīn continue to make hijrah to Khurāsān?
The Wālī:
Yes, the Muslims are making hijrah to the land of Khurāsān in multitudes, walhamdulillāh. We ask Allah to accept their hijrah from them and to support the Khilāfah, raise high the word of truth, and vanquish the word of falsehood through them. We, on our part, receive – with great welcome – every Muslim who makes hijrah to the Wilāyah, and we help him to the best of our ability with everything with which Allah has provided us by His grace. It is upon every Muslim who wants to support the Sharī’ah to hasten in making hijrah to this wilāyah or to one of the other wilāyāt of the Khilāfah, for it is their land, the land of Islam. It is upon them to make hijrah in order to escape from the humiliation of the Dunyā and the punishment of the Hereafter, and to leave the camp of falsehood and enter the camp of truth wherein there is no falsehood. We welcome them all and do not differentiate between a muhājir and others, for the believers are brothers between whom there is no difference except through taqwā. The muhājir is more beloved to us than our own selves, and Allah’s law is established here, walhamdulillāh, so the muhājir will thereby protect his religion, himself, his honor, his wealth, and his mind, and support the religion of Allah with what he has of knowledge and experience. I repeat that it is not appropriate for a Muslim man or woman to delay from making hijrah. They should not delay in manifesting their loyalty to the Muslims and the Khilāfah.
Dābiq:
What is the situation of the Uzbeki mujāhid brothers following their bay’ah to the Khalīfah? Is there fighting now between them and the nationalist Taliban movement?
The Wālī:
The Uzbek mujāhid brothers gave bay’ah to the Khalīfah with sincerity, and they are mujāhidīn who are truthful in their jihād, walhamdulillāh. We consider them as such, and Allah is their judge. However, the treacherous, deviant, nationalist Taliban movement began fighting them on the 25th of Muharram, and this cruel movement didn’t care that the Uzbek brothers had made hijrah for the cause of Allah. So a number of the Uzbek brothers were martyred and wounded because of the Taliban’s criminal assault against them, and the Taliban movement increased in its tyranny and criminality by purposely killing their defenseless women and children, with the movement’s fighters executing them, sparing no one they could find. And there is no power or strength except with Allah.
They killed them for no sin, but only because they declared their support for the Sharī’ah and their war against the tawāghīt.
Dābiq:
Does the nationalist Taliban movement continue to allow farmers to sell opium? How is the Wilāyah dealing with this serious phenomenon?
The Wālī:
There’s no doubt that the nationalist Taliban movement has permitted farmers and merchants to grow and sell opium. Rather, the matter has reached the point that the movement itself harvests opium, and even worse than that is that the Taliban themselves transport opium and heroin in their personal vehicles, charging a fee to the sellers and the addicts! They also take a 10% cut as well as taxes from them. Akhtar Mansour himself is considered as being from the major dealers of these narcotics. As for the Wilāyah – walhamdulillāh – then it has not only banned the growth and sale of opium, but has also banned in its territory everything that Allah’s law has prohibited, such as cigarettes and similar substances. So anywhere the men of hisbah find these prohibited items and narcotics in the lands the mujāhidīn have liberated, they gather them and burn them. And more important than that is upholding tawhīd, and doing so is the greatest priority of the men of hisbah. Thus, they destroy all shrines and make the graves level with the ground, walhamdulillāh.
Dābiq:
Did you suspect that Mullā‘Umar was dead? What is the reason that you doubted he was still alive? What is the reason behind Akhtar Mansour and his associates concealing the matter of his death?
The Wālī:
We believed for a long time that Mullā‘Umar wasn’t alive, and that was because eight years ago we began noticing changes and deviations in the disposition of the Taliban as well as in their deeds and official statements. They began to leave off implementation of the Sharī’ah in the regions they controlled. We also noticed the Taliban’s inclination towards negotiating with the apostate government, and in this respect, the movement opened an office for itself in Qatar, declared its recognition of the nationalist borders drawn out by the crusaders, built strong ties with Pakistani intelligence, and began moving freely in the Pakistani regions. All of these matters indicated that Mullā ‘Umar was no longer alive. We also noticed that no one was able to meet him during this period, and no one had seen a video of him or heard any recording of his voice giving orders and otherwise on matters of war or anything concerning the land.
We also noticed that Taliban began lifting the ban on substances prohibited by the pure Sharī’ah, making these substances permissible for themselves and the people. They began taking taxes and 10% cuts on these prohibited substances. All of this indicated the passing away of Mullā ‘Umar. We then began investigating the matter, whereby important and senior figures attempted to meet with Mullā‘Umar but to no avail. After many attempts to reach him by some of the truthful mujāhidīn from amongst our companions, they managed to meet with some members of his close and immediate family, who told them with all bluntness and clarity that Mullā‘Umar was no longer alive!
As for the reason for Akhtar Mansour’s concealment of the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death, his goal was to sideline some people and promote his friends and likes to rule “Afghanistan” and anage the war in accordance with what he himself desires and in accordance with what is desired by Pakistani intelligence, which stands behind him, working in the shadows. So he thereby attempted to distance the truthful people away from leadership and away from administering the affairs of the Muslims in the region specifically and that of the Muslim Ummah in general. Rather, he wouldn’t have any problem killing the truthful mujāhidīn, and he would attribute all the matters and official statements during that period to Mullā‘Umar so that the people would submit to them. And throughout all that, he would present himself as Mullā‘Umar’s deputy. So he would mislead the people in this evil manner and carry out anything he wished! Thus – through his cunning and evil – he was able to utilize the concealment of Mullā‘Umar’s death to do what his shaytān dictated to him, such as declaring his recognition of the nationalist, crusader borders, opening an office in an apostate tāghūt state as he did in Qatar, resorting to scandalous negotiations, developing strong ties with Pakistani intelligence, and finally, starting a war against the Khilāfah. And all this he would do in the name of Mullā‘Umar.
Dābiq:
What was the reaction of the soldiers and leaders of the Taliban, and the tribes allied to them, towards the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death being concealed?
The Wālī:
In reality, and by Allah’s grace, following the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death, a large number of the Taliban split off from Akhtar Mansour and most of them joined the Khilāfah in Wilāyat Khurāsān. Many others also split off and created their own groups, as was done by the one referred to as “Muhammad Rasūl.” Other large groups also split off from the movement and remained without fighting or activity. All this occurred because the Taliban movement deviated significantly from what it was upon in its past. The Taliban movement has now become a hostage and a plaything in the hands of others who steer it as they wish, as Akhtar Mansour concealed the news of Mullā‘Umar’s death, took advantage of the concealment, and used the name of Mullā‘Umar to steer the movement towards his despicable goals and in accordance with the orders and instructions of the Pakistani intelligence.
Dābiq:
What is the difference between Taliban “Afghanistan” and Taliban “Pakistan,” whether in methodology or in terms of their relationships with the tawāghīt and intelligence agencies? Are there Taliban factions allied to the Afghan government and others allied to the Pakistani government? What is their role on the ground in regards to treachery? And are Taliban “Pakistan” a part of Taliban “Afghanistan”?
The Wālī:
There used to be a difference between the two Talibans, but now there’s no longer any difference other than in their names and in other superficial issues. Both of the Talibans now don’t implement the Sharī’ah. Rather, they both follow the desires of the people and both fight while taking and obeying orders from others. There were many sincere individuals in the Taliban “Pakistan” movement waging jihād in order to raise high the word of Allah, in order to implement His pure Sharī’ah. But after the establishment of the Khilāfah, all the truthful mujāhidīn in the movement joined the Khilāfah and gave bay’ah to the Khalīfah, and therefore there is no one left in Taliban “Pakistan” except for corrupters. Because of that, the two Talibans aren’t different from each other except that Taliban “Afghanistan” fights against Wilāyat Khurāsān while taking orders directly from Pakistani intelligence. Furthermore, there are now various factions in Taliban “Pakistan.” For example, the Taliban “Pakistan” branch that follows Fadlullāh has given bay’ah to Akhtar Mansour. In other words, they’ve given bay’ah to the Pakistani intelligence!
Dābiq:
Does al-Qā’idah have any presence in Khurāsān following the deaths of most of its leadership? What is the organization’s role in the war against the Khilāfah inside and
outside Wilāyat Khurāsān?
The Wālī:
Al-Qā’idah no longer has a real presence in Khurāsān apart from the presence of only a few of its members. They are individuals who have no ability to fight the Wilāyah, but spare no effort in spreading misconceptions against the Khilāfah and against its Wilāyah in Khurāsān and inciting the people against giving bay’ah and supporting the Khilāfah. Al-Qā’idah has collapsed in a very big way here in its center and former stronghold. There no longer remains any difference between it and the Pakistani intelligence-affiliated Taliban “Afghanistan,” as the organization’s leader Ayman adh-Dhawāhirī has given bay’ah to Akhtar Mansour recently. As such, Akhtar Mansour became a leader issuing orders and Ayman adh-Dhawāhirī became a follower receiving orders. There is no difference between the two groups. Both ultimately fall under the authority of the Pakistani intelligence, and both are against the Khilāfah and its Wilāyah in Khurāsān, and in reality, against Islam.
Dābiq:
As you know, there is a presence of Rāfidah in Khurāsān. How did they come to Khurāsān? Does Wilāyat Khurāsān conduct military and security operations against them?
The Wālī:
There have been Rāfidah in Khurāsān – sadly – for a long time, and they are far from our areas of control. We have fought them and we regularly conduct operations against them, such as the operation conducted in the beginning of Muharram in the city of Kabul. We likewise conducted a major operation in Karachi against the Ismā’īlī sect in which 48 of the evil Rāfidah were killed.
Dābiq:
Is the Islamic State capable of expanding to Kashmir to fight the cow-worshipping Hindus and the murtaddīn from the apostate factions allied to the tawāghīt of Pakistan, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba for example?
The Wālī:
In reality, we’ve seen before how the tawāghīt of Pakistan, and specifically their army and intelligence, would exploit the various “Islamic” organizations on the issue of Kashmir for their despicable personal interests. They also exploited the zeal of the people of Kashmir for the sake of their own interests, not out of any concern for the affairs of the Muslims, nor for the sake of establishing Allah’s law in the land. And how would they establish Allah’s law over here when they don’t even establish it in their own lands! So when the “maslahah” (preservation of their interests) required that they ceasefire, withdraw, and retreat, the intelligence agencies left the people of Kashmir in the middle of the road and in the worst of situations. The degree of Pakistani “interests” always fluctuates back and forth, doing so especially in the last years, until the people of Kashmir hit a roadblock and there was no one to save them from the quagmire into which they were thrown. Because of this, many of the people of Kashmir and the soldiers of the factions left and made hijrah to Wilāyat Khurāsān, walhamdulillāh. Thus, there’s a big opportunity, with Allah’s permission, to establish the religion of Allah there and for the Islamic State to expand to it. There are specific arrangements in those regions and the Muslims will soon hear pleasant news about the Khilāfah’s expansion to those lands, inshā’allāh. The apostate factions and agents of the tawāghīt of “Pakistan,” such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, do not have control over any territory in the regions of Kashmir, because they proceed in accordance with the orders of the Pakistani intelligence, as they are the ones who direct their work, pushing them forward when they wish and pulling them back when they wish. They also conceal their work when they wish, depending on the local and global atmosphere and based on personal material interests, without any consideration for the interests of the Muslims in Kashmir.
Dābiq:
Do you have any advice for the Muslims in general, and the Muslims in the Khilāfah in specific?
The Wālī:
Yes, I say to them: O Muslims, O my brothers for the sake of Allah, fear Allah concerning yourselves and have mercy on yourselves. Look around, all the sects of kufr and atheism as well as the sects of apostasy have gathered. They have gathered against the Muslims. They do not leave the Muslims to practice the religion in its entirety and thus become completely for Allah. Rather, they leave them to practice some of its acts of worship such as the prayer, the Hajj, and the zakāh. They don’t want the Muslims to rule all aspects of their lives based on the commands and prohibitions of Allah. Therefore, I advise you that just as the kuffār and murtaddīn have gathered against you to prevent you from establishing your religion, to move Islam out of their way, and end it... I advise you for the sake of Allah to unite and gather against the world of kufr, apostasy, and atheism. Allah has prohibited division in His clear-cut revelation and has commanded adherence to the Jamā’ah and to hold firmly to His strong rope. {And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided} [Āl ‘Imrān: 103].
Therefore, unite and gather by the order of Allah who ordered us not to become divided. Unite so that you don’t lose your strength and thus fail. Just as Allah prohibited shirk, fornication, consuming what is harām, and so on with His words, Allah has also strongly prohibited division. And it is not allowed for a Muslim to believe in parts of the Book and disbelieve in other parts.
The Khilāfah is an extremely significant matter in Allah’s law. It builds unity between the Muslims and prevents division. It also steers their affairs. Likewise, the solutions to all the issues of the Ummah lie in the establishment of the Khilāfah. Allah has now bestowed it upon us out of His tremendous favor and grace. So be thankful for Allah’s blessing and He will increase it for you, and the first aspect of showing thankfulness is to recognize His blessing and head to the land of the Khilāfah. Therefore, I call on all the Muslims on the face of the earth and say to them: Come forth to strengthen and unify the ranks of the Muslims. Come forth to support Allah’s religion revealed from above the seven heavens. Come forth to aid the Khilāfah upon the prophetic methodology. Come forth to give bay’ah to your khalīfah and imām who looks after your affairs. Come forth, and let every one of you give what he has to offer. Come forth to fight the kuffār, mushrikīn, and murtaddīn, and to drive out their falsehood, which has committed haughty and gross tyranny in the land. And do not listen to any barking that misleads you away and distances you from the right Allah has blessed you with. You see and hear how they disparage the Khilāfah and its soldiers and make accusations against them, as is the habit of every stubborn kāfir, deviant heretic, and murtadd. They accuse its soldiers sometimes of being Takfīriyyīn and other times of being Khawārij. You see and hear how the murtadd Pakistani media, which serves as an agent of the Jews and Christians, accuses the mujāhidīn of Wilāyat Khurāsān – without the least bit of shame and without any evidence – of being agents of the Indian intelligence. All these barkers do so out of their enmity towards Allah’s religion, for the sake of Shaytān, and to distort the reputation of the Khilāfah and its mujāhidīn in order to mislead the common Muslims so that they don’t head for their blessed state gifted to them by Allah. The misleading deviant “scholars” even left their corrupt fatāwā that had been directed against fighting the kuffār and murtaddīn who wage war against the religion and its noble methodology and instead directed the attention of their disgraceful fatāwā towards those who are establishing Islam and elevating the tower of the Khilāfah. So do not concern yourself with these various barkers barking from their dumps. Go, with the blessing of Allah, to your Khilāfah, and do not fear the blame of the critics concerning Allah. As for my advice to the Muslims in the Khilāfah specifically, I say to them: Congratulations on this blessing from Allah, the blessing of the Khilāfah which your Lord and God has bestowed upon you, for indeed Allah has granted you a great gift, so do not forget this mercy and this tremendous favor. Indeed, we were waiting for it impatiently and anxiously throughout our entire past jihād. So don’t deny this precious blessing. Fulfill its right and always be thankful for it. Adorn yourselves with a virtuous and noble character and with good deeds, firstly so that Allah will be pleased with us for doing so, and secondly so that it can be a means of calling all people to Allah’s religion, and so that those astray and misguided can follow you and find what they’re seeking through your character, your deeds, and your upright behavior. They would thus see the reality of the Khilāfah and its importance to them and to all Muslims, and would then take revenge for it and support Allah’s religion through it. This effort would also be a means of calling to the reality of the manhaj of the Khilāfah, where the Muslim shades himself and wherein he finds all manner of good, safety, and security. And so it can be a means of calling the kuffār to accept Islam and rest under the shade of the Khilāfah. I also advise my Muslims brothers in the Khilāfah to exert everything they possess in terms of effort and jihād, and to sacrifice everything precious and dear to them, and to not spare any effort, even if it’s small, and to do all that for the sake of strengthening their Khilāfah, and to not disobey Allah openly or in secret – for blessings are reduced and taken away due to sins – and to work hard to direct all aspects of their lives in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah, and to not violate any of the Khalīfah’s orders so that Allah does not become angry with them. {O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you} [An-Nisā’: 59]
