Declaration to the Egyptian Nation in Particular and to the Arab and Muslim Nations in General

By Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Shākir Al-Misrī

Now that the issue has become clear – the issue between us and our enemies – the British and their allies. And it has become clear to the enemies’ children amongst us – those who have suckled the enemies’ breast milk, and to the slaves of the enemies amongst us – those who have handed over their minds and souls to the enemies. Now that the issue has become clear, we whom were raised upon the correct, Islāmic Fitrah are in no doubt about what will happen and the worse that shall occur.

Now that the issue has become clear; Now that the Egyptian nation in its totality has declared its position and desire; Now that al-Azhar has declared its correct position regarding relations with the enemies and supporting them; Thus it is an obligation that the Muslims know the proper, Islāmic regulations on combat and what is relevant. They must have clear awareness, so almost everyone is able to differentiate between the enemy and the ally, and between what is permissible in war and what is impermissible, and between what is obligatory and what is prohibited. So the action of the Muslim in Jihād becomes a correct and pure action – sincerely for Allāh’s pleasure alone. If he is victorious, he is victorious as a Muslim – having the reward of a Mujāhid in this life and the Afterlife. And if he is killed, he is a martyr.

The British have declared against the Muslims of Egypt a destructive and treacherous war – a war of aggression and colonization. They declared it in Sudan – a masked and disguised war, disguised by so-called benefit and opportunities for Sudan and its people. They made it appear delicious by the deception of self-rule, which the Egyptians were fooled by before.

We saw what the British did in the areas of the Suez Canal and what is nearby the Suez. They killed innocent civilians, committed treacheries against the women and children, and aggressed against the police officers and judges – to the point that no one was free of their aggression, whether they were small or great.

So they declared by this their enmity – clearly and apparently – with no shadiness, civility, or evasion in their declaration. So by that, their blood and property is Halāl for the Muslims. It is obligatory upon each Muslim – anywhere in the world – to wage war against them and to kill them, wherever they are – whether they are civilians or military – for they are all enemies, and all of them are warriors and fighters. They have continued their non-stop treachery and aggression to the point that their women and children fire piercingly violent bullets in Ismailia, Suez, and Bur Said, at the Muslim pedestrians, without shame or embarrassment. They are a cowardly nation. They retreat wherever they see the strong fighter, and advance wherever they see luxury and weakness. So it is impermissible for the Muslim to be weak in front of them or show them softness and forgiving:

وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ

And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you.[1]

[1] Al-Baqarah, 191

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