Publication time: 30 August 2011, 03:45
The editor of the Kavkaz Center received a message from Emir Dokku Abu Usman, dedicated to the 4th anniversary of the proclamation of the Caucasus Emirate in Ramadan 1428 (October 7, 2007). This date is an important milestone in modern history of the peoples of the Caucasus.
Ramadan 25, 1428 was also the day of distinction, which revealed sincere Muslims, dedicated to the spread Allah’s word, and hypocrites, who for many years concealed their duplicity under verbiage about freedom and independence.
In his message, Emir Dokku Abu Usman reveals some little known details about the preparation of the proclamation of the Caucasus Emirate, which has been declared not spontaneously, as opponents of Sharia tried to claim, but as a result of several years of intensive debate.
The decisive factor for the cardinal change in a path towards the restoration of historically conditioned single Islamic state of the Muslims in the Caucasus was the fact that the Islamic Jihad attracted young people who sacrificed their lives not for the sake of ephemeral slogans and goals, but in order establish the laws for the sake of Allah and the conquest of Paradise.
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Shamil asked me: “When you become Emir, are you going to proclaim the Emirate?
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful!
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, Who created us, Muslims, and favored us with Jihad, giving us a chance to win the Paradise.
Peace and blessings be upon the Leader of all Mujahideen, Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow him until the Day of Judgment. And then…
For those who become martyrs in the jihad, for the Mujahideen, for the Muslims who experience difficulties, we make Dawat, or appeal, Insha’Allah, or God’s willing. We endeavor and spare no effort and we will persevere to alleviate the burden they experience.
I praise Allah for the developments that are taking place in the Islamic world today. Muslims are waking up, people are going out against dictators and tyrants. Many of them suffer as victims. Since they have come for the establishment of the Sharia of Allah, they will be rewarded. Those who fell in this fight will go to paradise, Insha’Allah!
But if, following the deposition of one dirty slave of infidels, another one comes to power, be it an Amr Moussa or a Mohamed ElBaradei, the dead can only regret, may God forgive them. And those who led these people and made them go under fire, they will not escape the punishment on Judgment Day, Insha’Allah.
We make appeal for the death of those who fell for the sake of Allah, that Sharia be established in their countries and that Muslims realize the truth and follow it.
Not once has the Islamic Ummah, or Community, experienced difficulties in their history. And it always occurred when the Muslims were divided. At the time of the Mongols, the first one to fall was Khorezm Shah. Neither the Abbasid Caliphate nor Egypt has offered him assistance.
The Mongols destroyed the caliphate. The Caliph himself was killed. Muslims went into panic. Mullahs and corrupt scholars of the time, like today, carried out their bastard work. They argued that the Mongols were Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog). No way to fight against them, we should wait for the coming of Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) in prayer that God would respond and destroy both Gog and Magog. Having heard such opinions, many Muslim armies just fled in order not to engage in battle with the Mongols.
The Mongolian army numbered 100,000 men, and their maximal number reached 150,000. However, they killed about 10 million Muslims.
At that difficult time, the Egyptian Muslims, who remained in such small numbers that if they died, the religion of Islam could disappear, showed Iman, or faith, on the will of God, resilience and courage. They fought against the Mongols, defeated them and saved the religion of Allah.
The enemies are trying to distort this fact (I recall it specifically to our brothers in Egypt that they would not forget their true heroic history) and to spread the worship of filthy Egyptian pharaohs among the Muslims.
Fitnah, or split, existed in the past, also exists today. However, we are continuing the Jihad, God’s willing, because it has been entrusted to us by Allah.
And those Muslims who are not following the jihad (may Allah save us from that), or do not intend to pursue it will die as hypocrites.
Today, we are waging the jihad as far as we can and may. If we had more forces, we would do more. In our jihad, the enemies are infidels and apostates. When we strike another blow on disbelievers, hypocrites and apostates respond stronger against us than infidels themselves.
We hit them with a blow in Moscow. By Allah’s will, polytheists accurately established the identity of our brother who had committed the Istishhad, or self-sacrifice (at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport). We learned about it even before the video record was sent for distribution. Only after the invaders had established the identity of our brother, we distributed our video.
The Russians intensely discussed why we had not distributed the record earlier, in an effort to ascribe to it some importance. We know the methods of Russian infidels and therefore tried to keep relatives and friends of our brother away from their tyranny. But the enemy will still interpret events its own twisted way.
This year has started well for us, Alhamdulillah, or Praise to God. With patience, we have overcome fitnah also this year. So please, make Dawat for us. Sure, we are also experiencing difficulties. No matter how much we try to anticipate all the details, not everything works.
The enemy does not sleep and also plots against us, trying to respond to our actions. Some of our plans have been thwarted, but God’s willing, everything that we can do, we will do, and the result is up to Allah.
Now I would like to refer to the proclamation of the Caucasus Emirate. Many things have reached my ears recently. So, I think it will be useful to highlight some points that were not particularly well known.
Allah in His mercy has given us an understanding of what is happening in this world. As we know from the Hadith, all Muslims are like one body in their mutual love, support and brotherhood. And if one part of the body hurts, then the whole body hurts. This hadith tells us to be bound by our unity and to support each other.
The Jihad goes all over the world, and the time came for us to correct its details. And if you do not correct them, the question about your Aqida, or creed, arises. And then, when this question arose, we proclaimed the Emirate.
We are to pay attention to the contacts of the hypocrites who spread lies about the Emirate. Let me quote a hadith which says that on the Judgment Day, each of us will be raised with those whom he loves in this world.
The Humpty-Dumpty Kadyrov said: “I respect Mr. Putin, I like Mr. Putin”. Hence, on the Day of Judgment he will be resurrected along with Putin, Insha’Allah.
Another one is spending time with Berezovsky. We must remember that neither Berezovsky nor anyone else in Moscow could earn money, if he hadn’t been under the umbrella of the KGB, could not and can spend his earnings without permission given by “the office”. We also know that the KGB, the FSB and the related people never retire. They can only change the scope of their activities up to the need of their organization. Berezovsky’s money is a KGB fund, which is replenished at the expense of his business in Russia.
Zakayev, who also draws money from the fund to live, teach his children and provide for his family, will also join on the Day of Judgment those whom he loved in this world, God’s willing.
Therefore, anything these people say, said or will say about the Emirate – is a lie. There is not even a gram of truth in their words.
I joined the jihad to raise the Allah’s word, God’s willing, to perform the fard, or duty, because I love God, love His religion, love the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Just like my brothers in Islam come with me, Insha’Allah.
Aslan Maskhadov, subject to global geopolitical configuration, for political reasons, in an effort to give people a break and a rest to gather strengths, played by their rules, to confront those who firmly insisted on moving to the position of Islam.
Keeping this position and policy, he nurtured hope that the West would indeed accomplish its declarations in expectation of some sort of justice from them.
I dealt with him a lot. Aslan knew in his heart the price of all those western leaders. I can testify it that he was a genuine Muslim brother and he loved Islam.
So in 2002, Aslan chose Abdul-Khalim as his naib, or deputy. And in case of Abdul-Khalim’s death, the post would go to Abu-Usman (Dokku Umarov).
Why did Aslan choose me, why did he establish that chain? Because my views have not been firmly set yet, although I knew the price of the infidels. Aslan knew my relationship with Zakayev and therefore he hoped that, via those channels, options would remain open to gain a sort of Western intermediation in order to ease the situation of the people. For that reason I was chosen naib to Abdul-Khalim.
In fact, misunderstanding prevailed among the people. In 2002, Arsanov, Khamzat Gelayev, and Abdul-Malik Mezhidov refused to swear the Bayat, or an oath of obedience, to Aslan Maskhadov.
We met them. We asked them to state the motivation to refuse Bayat, and their first argument was that they were supposedly called FSB agents, they were insulted, and so on …
The meeting was attended by Shamil and a number of other commanders. We asked them, whether Maskhadov told them to retreat from religion? The answer was: “No”. We then asked, whether he said not to wage the jihad? Again the answer was negative.
Shamil told them that he was the person who most disliked Maskhadov among the people present. However, he was not going to settle his relations with Aslan at the time of the open jihad, because it would be a crime.
“When the jihad is over, if needed, I will refer the case to the Sharia Court and the court will deal with it,” Shamil said.
Shamil insisted that they should swear the Bayat to Aslan. With that the “negotiation process” came to an end.
On the second day, they put forward new arguments. They claimed that this was not a jihad because the war was waged under a wrong doctrine or dogma (Aqida).
The main speaker was Khamzat Gelayev, who said that we were fighting for the republic, for Ichkeria, not for the Sharia, and not for an Islamic state.
At that time, I specifically did not explore such issues, did not examine them. So I listened to them as the Emir of the South-Western Front, a member of the Majlis. It was very important for me.
Shamil also managed to persuade them. He said that it was the jihad, but it was difficult to change everything overnight, and that it required some effort. He said that Aslan was already asked to take the decisive step in 2002 in Duba-Yurt.
But the decision on the issue was postponed, for fear that many fighters would abandon the war and leave to join the ranks of hypocrites. Therefore it was proposed to undertake the transformation of the country to the Islamic position gradually.
From the today’s perspective, this approach was obviously erroneous. If we decided at that time to proclaim an Islamic state, it would reveal more fitnah, today we might be purified, and the situation would look different now.
After a lengthy discussion, they announced they would swear allegiance to Dokku. But why to Dokku? Dokku was only an Emir at a front. The oath should be taken before Maskhadov. And before Shamil as the military Emir.
After that, they swore to Shamil and we dismissed them.
An operation in South Ossetia was scheduled at the time but it did not happen. We will not delve into explaining the reasons why it did not materialize. Leave it to Allah’s decision. The operation failed. After that, Khamzat said that he was leaving. I went after him and caught him up near the Gekhi River.
I asked Khamzat, where he was going. He replied that he was going to Iraq.
I asked:
– Why are you going to Iraq, who authorized you to go to Iraq?
He replied that he did not need permission. Khamzat said there was no Islamic basis in our war.
– You’re fighting for Ichkeria, under the flag of Ichkeria. A true jihad is developing in Iraq, the emirate was proclaimed there.
At that time, I was very surprised by that. I asked him about his opinion, why he thought we were not fighting for Allah’s sake, we were merely mercenaries and he was the only true mujahid?
We had a strong discussion with Khamzat. Many of those present at the discussion are still alive today: some Gelayev’s men and an Algerian Abu Amr without leg.
We got together and sat down. With me was Seif-Islam, Khamzat was accompanied by many Ulama, or Muslim scholars, and many Arabs.
During the discussion, Mansur, who was later killed, took my side and said:
– Abu Usman is right, we have the jihad here all the same, even though we use different words for it. In any case, if Maskhadov undertook and promised that one day he would proclaim the Emirate, we cannot leave today, assuming that we manifest ruse in it.
Mansur was on my side. Khamzat said:
– In that case, I’ll stay with you.
What happened after that, we know well. And let us also leave it to Allah, we are not talking about that.
So I came to the issue of the Emirate. After that, I began to think a lot. I had no time to discuss it with Aslan and ask him about everything. Aslan was killed, may Allah will reward him with the Shahada, or martyrdom.
Then we met with Shamil. I informed him that Abdul-Khalim appointed me as his naib and he immediately told me he needed to leave forthwith, even though he had arrived only the day before. I tried to dissuade him, but he insisted.
Two days later, Shamil unexpectedly returned. He approached me and gave salam, asked me for forgiveness, and congratulated for taking this post.
I asked Shamil, what was happening?
Shamil told me that he had agreed with Abdul-Khalim that he would declare the Emirate, and would appoint him as his naib. And after that, Shamil organized the work so that everybody in the Caucasus swore the Bayat to Abdul-Khalim.
Shamil described the situation and sentiment prevailing among Mujahideen in other regions of the Caucasus, who do not want to swear the oath even to Abdul-Khalim.
I told Shamil that in that case I am not the emir anymore, and I reject my post of a deputy and would be a simple Mujahid under his command.
Shamil said: – No, what was done was done already.
He told me that he had met with Abdul-Khalim and agreed on everything with him.
Abdul-Khalim told Shamil that he fulfilled the will of Maskhadov that he could not leave unfulfilled.
Abdul-Khalim promised to proclaim the Emirate and accomplish the transformation of the state.
After that, there was the operation in Kabardino-Balkaria (Nalchik). Shamil came back from that place. We met with him and while we were sitting, discussing the situation, Shamil explained that with great difficulty he managed to persuade Seyfullah, the Emir of Kabardino-Balkaria, and his Mujahideen to swear the oath to Abdul-Khalim.
It also happened the same way with Dagestan. Emir Maksharip and his Mujahideen told Shamil that the situation could not be tolerated any longer and that we needed a change.
I asked Shamil about the changes he meant.
Shamil said:
– The Emirate. Under Maskhadov, Abu Umar, Abu Walid and all of us agreed to proclaim the Emirate, fully remove all falsehood (tagut), reject all secular laws and declare Sharia in full. There was such an agreement. But the agreement was not fulfilled, and the Mujahideen are worried about this situation.
I said I do not fully understand him, but I declared I knew one thing, I confided and trusted Abdul-Khalim, and he would the things that were necessary for Islam better than both of us, and in that I had no doubt.
I even told Shamil that if he spoilt relations with Abdul-Khalim, my relations with him would be broken.
I was very upset about it, and I sent a tape cassette to Abdul Khalim along with a question. He answered me in a response cassette.
At that time, we were together with Shamil.
Abdul Khalim said on the cassette, addressing me:
– Abu Usman, they are right and our brother Abu-Idris (Shamil) is also right, but today we have no power and we need at least a little respite. We would then restock weapons and all other necessities, we would make the Dawat for the people, we would rise their spirits. Now I am in a course of a negotiation process with Khalimov and Zakayev (I remember very well that he mentioned those both names). Until the outcome of the talks is clear, ask Abu-Idris to wait. If this fails, then we will make corrections, transform the state and proclaim the Emirate.
Shamil and I both listened to the Abdul-Khalim’s tape, and I have witnesses to this. When it came to discussing the topic of the negotiation process, Shamil jumped up, although he was not wearing a prosthesis, and snapped:
– Ahhh, this one is also prepared to die, to be killed, there is no doubt.
Shamil then turned to me and asked:
– When you become Emir, are you going to proclaim the Emirate?
I replied:
– It is you who will be Emir, and you will take my oath.
Shamil answered:
– That is out of the question, it makes absolutely no difference who of us becomes the Emir, you or I, we must work together.
I said:
– There is no doubt if you will be standing by my side, and this is a right thing, if this path pleases God, then we will proclaim it that way.
Shamil said:
– I will send to you a man, our brother, who is now in Nalchik, he will help with the preparation.
Abdul-Khalim was killed a short time after that discussion. I became the Emir, and then almost immediately came also the death of Shamil (may Allah reward our brothers with the Shahada).
We must recall our position in the wake of all those developments, what the situation was in Chechnya, how many weapons was left to us, how many people stayed with us and how the things were going on.
I may solemnly affirm and may repeat it under an oath that there weren’t even a hundred Mujahideen on the South-Western front.
And when I received the papers and documents left by Shamil, there were all the official seals of the Caucasus Emirate, the Supreme Emir of the Caucasus and the Military Emir of the Caucasus among them. All of them were prepared by Shamil himself.
The papers were all filled in, completed and ready. We edited them, supplemented with the hadiths, and I proclaimed the Emirate.
Why have I done that? At the time, Emir Seyfullah sent a cassette from Nalchik. He said to me on it:
– Brother, we agreed with our brother Abu-Idris (Shamil) to proclaim the Emirate this year, when it comes. Abu-Idris agreed with our brother Abdul-Khalim, and today you do not fulfill this agreement, and the question pertains already to the accuracy of your religious doctrine. If you do not proclaim the Emirate, I will be compelled to proclaim it myself, and to urge the brothers fighting in the Caucasus to swear their oath of allegiance to me.
If it all to happen, it would constitute a regular split. In any case, I know that Dagestanis and Ingushs would pledge allegiance to Seyfullah, and we would stay alone.
Already it was clear that the people would not follow us, our numbers would not be replenished under the flag of Ichkeria, because the country has slid into a kind of a private farm to feed and support Zakayev and others who are residing abroad. The others who serve under the fancy-schmantzy puppet Kadyrov may marry him one day.
We can see those who sponge on the country, both the parasites who live at home and those who settled abroad. In such situation, the youth, who never heard of Ichkeria, was not going to gather under its national flag and to wage the jihad. I have seen it myself.
The situation has changed. Those who came to avenge their killed fathers, brothers, sisters, daydreamers, intending to show off their boldness, were not needed by us. We need only those who act with the pure intention for the sake of Allah, His religion and with a zealous ardor for the right Aqida, in order to make the order of Allah come true, who love His Messenger (pbuh), those who love the Paradise. Only these young people, only those men we can call for Jihad, Allahu Akbar!
Therefore the time itself and a new generation of Islamic youth forced us to proclaim the Emirate.
Alhamdulillah, not only do I not regret it, but I’m proud of that decision.
Alhamdulillah, today we are witnessing how God distributes barakah, or blessing, from this decision. We see the Jihad and the religion of Allah expand and gain strength, Insha’Allah, and yet there will be more consequences to it, there is no doubt.
Today, none of us knows where and when he will part with his life. Alhamdulillah, I am ready to die any moment, calm and not worried about it. I am ready to die anywhere, even behind the wheel of a “Kamaz” truck, loaded with explosives.
Next to me are outstandingly noble Mujahideen, with good Iman. They work honestly, sincerely, I think that we are purified.
4 years have passed since we proclaimed the Emirate – on Ramadan 25, 1428. Allah willing, we proclaimed it during Ramadan. So for us it’s a double holiday.
I wish to congratulate all the Muslims on the occasion of Ramadan, let me extend sincere congratulations on Eid ul-Fitr and remind all Muslims that the Mujahideen, who sacrifice their lives for the sake of Allah, deserve your support. And you have a duty to Allah to help the Mujahideen and you will be asked about that on Judgment Day, and we will testify for you or against you.
I remind the Muslims of the piety and responsibility, that they realize the importance of reviewing and settling their issues at heart before the day comes of the true judgment and settlement.
And so may Allah help all His sincere slaves on His straight path.
Allahu Akbar!
Emir of Caucasus Emirate
Dokku Abu Usman
Kavkaz Center
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