Hiiraan Online

by Abu Abdullah Al-Haaj
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

We are also familiar with the resistance against the Ethiopian occupation that is going on in Somalia specially the south and central Somalia. All Somalis worthy of their name and their nation wants a Somali free of occupation, strong and serving its people. We know most of the resistance against the Ethiopian occupation is run by people that the western and non western media alike calls them Al-Shabab. However, the term Al-Shabab applies to all the groups fighting against the Ethiopian occupation.

For the short-term this united front against Ethiopian military occupation of Somalia is helpful but for the long term (when Ethiopia with draws from Somalia) this alliance of convenience will not stand for reasons I would enumerate here.

First, there is a significant group with in Al-Shabab that has ideologies that are foreign to Somalia and in fact to Islam as a whole. This group and their new recruits are formerly known as TAKFIR WAL-HIJRA. They do not pray the congregational prayers if their members are not leading; they do not eat the meat if their members do not slaughter it. They do not let their daughters be married to non members. They are tightly knit group that sees it self they are the only true Muslims and the rest of Somalis are Kufaar (disbelievers) or semi-disbelievers.

According to their creed, killing those who they see them against their ideologies are allowed. They believe the rulers of all the Islamic countries are disbelievers and thus are fare game to assassinate or otherwise harm them. Anyone they believe is associated with the current rulers or makes peace with them or even have a meeting with them is fair game to be shot without asking what was his motive. If they see an emerging leader that could threaten their scheme they would preemptively kill him before he even gets a chance.  Those include Islamic preachers or Imaams, former military and intelligence officials familiar with their activities, people involved charities and non for profit organizations that have good reputation within the population and tribal chiefs who are seen uniting figures.

This group is extreme in all aspects of their life, they are extreme in their worship of Allah, they are extreme on their daily activities in that they only deal with their members in terms of business or otherwise. They make lawful what is unlawful and make lawful what is forbidden. For example, according to their creed it is permissible to lie, steal, embezzle and kill if they see as not belonging to their closely guarded group.   

They actively recruit young enfranchised youth, they marry them to one of their members, they give financial help and some kind of career and the previously disenfranchised one feel close affinity and sense of belonging and worth with them. When this love is established with the new recruit, their ideologies are unleashed upon the unsuspecting victim and most of those who fall victim to this ruthless group rarely can escape their grip for several reasons. The number one reason is, they are brain washed and hardly question their actions. Secondly, if they leave the group, their wife, children and all their belongings are taken by the group. Thirdly, if they remain within the reach of the group while they are excommunicated, they would certainly be assassinated by a newly recruited member.

Currently, this group has grown in strength since the Islamic courts have been ousted by the Ethiopians. This particular group TAKFIR WAL-HIJRA has in the past appeared in different times from the time of Ali, the third Islamic Caliphate to this day and has been a cancer to society. With them a society cannot simply function without their total elimination or at least wiping them out significantly that they are not threat to the general population. The time of Ali, it has been reported that he burned them that only few who run away survived them who made their home the modern day Oman which they are called IBAADI’s and they are the ruling elite over there even though they have significantly changed their character.

In Somalia, if we are not careful and be watchful of this group, we face more danger than the civil war we have been tested with. I believe many Somalis are oblivious to their hidden agenda and are beating the drums for them. But a rude awaking are in store for Somalis if we really do not see the distinction between freedom fighters and the deadly cult of TAKFIR WAL-HIJRA.

It is worth noting, that this group does not call themselves this name TAKFIR WAL-HIJRA as it gives them away and most Somalis whether they are Akhwaan Muslimiin, Suufiis, Itixaad, Wahaabi or otherwise would immediately leave their company. Rather they are more sophisticated than that, they in fact hide within anyone of these groups as long as it serves their interest. If they see, their interest is more served with alliance of the people of Tawhiid as in this current case they would use it, but if they see their interest is served hiding among the Sufis they would also do it.

Somalis all agree that Ethiopian invasion needs to be fought and our land be liberated but we must also be careful this group that is bent on destroying the peace and tranquility that the true Islamists have built over the years.

The trade mark of this group is calling anyone who disagrees with them a Kaafir. They secretly kill those they see are obstacle to their grand agenda. They would even kill mostly while they are emerging from the Mosques. They call for global Jihad that does not have borders; they would agitate and try to start wars that are not necessary as they can only work in total anarchy.  They would create events between tribes that have some suspicions between them to make sure they kill each other and while the population is busy in that situation they further their agenda.

They are connected to their global group and sometimes take direct orders from overseas leaders who may not even be Somali nationals. They create sense of insecurity by creating events that would attract the attention of the world media such as destroying Christian graves, Churches or sometimes beating up people playing soccer. They would even declare a Jihad against a neighboring country even though they might not have an inch of land. Any one who opposes their method and madness is Kaafir that can be killed.

I am calling all Somalis to make the distinction between Islamists who want a country that is free; at peace with it self and its neighbors that can function as modern nation from the TAKFIRI group who want to perpetuate wars, death, destruction and export insecurity around the world. The later would not realize a Somali nation and would keep our nation in a perpetual limbo while the former would bring about a civilized nation that is among equals with its peers.

Note. Many people would assume that I am talking the Islamic Courts when I am talking about this group. I want to clearly state the Islamic courts were true representative of the people and majority is far from the ideologies of this group. However, since the Ethiopian invasion this group has gained the upper hand through intimidation, killing and many former Islamic Court leaders are afraid to confront for fear for their families or themselves.