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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Editors
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Part One Nigerian Preachers (2006–2008)
- 1 Debate on the Status of Western Education and Working for the Nigerian Government Between Mallam Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and Mallam Muhammad Yusuf Maiduguri
- 2 Translation of Selections From Muhammad Yusuf
- 3 Clearing the Doubts of the Scholars
- 4 Exegesis Concerning <i>Sūrat Hūd</i> (Qur’Ān 11:84–90)
- 5 Who is the Prophet Muhammad?
- 6 Exegesis of <i>Sūrat Al-Tawba</i> (Qur’Ān 9:9–16)
- 7 Explanation of the Meaning of Islamic Monotheism
- 8 Exegesis of <i>Sūrat Al ‘Imrān</i> (Qur’Ān 3:165–175)
- 9 BBC Hausa Service Interview with Muhammad Yusuf
- 10 Film
- Part Two Reaching a Verdict (2008–2009)
- 11 History of the Muslims
- 12 Admonition
- 13 Exegesis of <i>Sūrat Al-Baqara</i> (Qur’Ān 2:284–286)
- 14 Western Civilization is Atheism and Anti-Islam
- 15(A) Grouping of Sermons of the Imam Abu Yusuf Muhammad Bin Yusuf Jamā’At Ahl Al-Sunna Li-L-Da’Wa Wa-L-Jihād
- 16 Hādhihi ‘Aqīdatunā (This is Our Creed)
- 17 Provision of the Muslim Fighters
- 18 Returning to the Qur’ān and Sunna:
- 15(B) Grouping of Sermons
- 15(C) Grouping of Sermons
- 19 Open Letter To The Nigerian Government or <i>Declaration of War</i>
- 20 Interrogation of Muhammad Yusuf
- Part Three Making Nigeria Ungovernable
- 21 Statement of Sani Umaru
- 22(A) Documents From Advice and Shari‘I Instruction
- 23 Declaration of War Against Christians and Western Education
- 24 Message of Condolence to the <i>Mujāhidin</i>
- 25 Leaflet From the Bauchi Prison Break<sup>1</sup>
- 26 Hausa <i>Nashid</i> “We are Not Boko Haram, We are the People of Sunna”
- 27 A Letter to Osama Bin Laden’S Deputy
- 22(B) Letter From Disaffected Members of Boko Haram to Aqim Critiquing Shekau
- 28 Message From Shekau
- 29 Message to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan
- 30 We are Coming to Get You, Jonathan!
- 31 Reasons for Attacking <i>Thisday</i> Newspaper by Jamā’At Ahl Al-Sunna Li-L-Da‘Wa Wa-L-Jihād
- 32 Formation of Jamā’at Anṣār Al-Muslimin Fi Bilād Al-Sūdān
- 33 Message to the World
- 34 Clarification of the False Report on Negotiations With the Nigerian Government<sup>1</sup>
- 35 Glad Tidings, O Soldiers of Allah
- 36 Disassociation of the Jamā‘At Anṣār Al-Muslimin from Targeting Muslim Innocents
- 37 Sermon for ‘Id Al-Aḍḥā 1434/2013
- Part Four Boko Haram State (2013–2015)
- 38 Raid on Maiduguri
- 39 Hausa <i>Nashid</i> in the Video “The Raid on Maiduguri”<sup>1</sup>
- 40 Message to the <i>Umma</i>
- 41 Message About the Chibok Girls
- 42 Beheading of Nigerian Air Force Officers
- 43 Declaration of an Islamic Caliphate
- 44 Interview With a <i>Mujāhid</i> Abu Sumayya<sup>1</sup>
- 45 Beheading Video by Chadian Faction of Boko Haram<sup>1</sup>
- 46 Shekau Says He is Alive and Well
- 47 Shekau Speaks on Cease-Fire and the Chibok Girls
- 48 Boko Haram Communiques With African Media
- 49 Message to the Emir of Kano
- 50 Message to President Paul Biya of Cameroon
- 51 Charlie Hebdo
- 52 Message to the World on Baga
- 53 Interview With Official Spokesman Abu Mus‘Ab Al-Barnawi
- 54 Message From a <i>Mujāhid</i>
- 55 Allah is Our Master
- 56 A Message to the African Leaders, Specifically, Idriss Déby
- 57 Application of the Rulings of Islam in the Islamic State in Africa
- 58 Investigation of the Nigerian Army
- 59 Proclamation Concerning the Aggression Being Led by Chad Against Jamā‘at Ahl Al-Sunna Li-L-Da‘Wa Wa-L-Jihād
- 60 A Message to the Unbelievers’ Leaders
- Part Five West African Islamic State (2015–16)
- 61 Jumbled Words and Authentication for the Important Period Prior to Shaykh Al-Shekawi’s Allegiance Which Made the <i>Umma</i> Happy
- 62 <i>Bay‘a</i> (Oath of Allegiance) to the Caliph of the Muslims
- 63 Arrival of the Caliphate’s Soldiers in West Africa
- 64 ‘Id [Al-Fitri] Prayer and Sermon From Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
- 65 Message to the Nigerian Unbelievers
- 66 <i>‘Id Al-Aḍḥā</i> Atmosphere in Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
- 67 Messages From the Caliphate’s Soldiers in Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
- 68 Message from the <i>Mujāhidin</i> in West Africa to the <i>Mujāhidin</i> in Somalia
- 69 Message from Shekau
- 70 “Investigate”
- 71 Message to the World
- 72 Exposé: An Open Letter to Abubakar Shekau
- 73 Message from the Soldiers
- 74 Shekau Responds to his Critics<sup>1</sup>
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Translation of Selections From Muhammad Yusuf
Translation of Selections From Muhammad Yusuf
Hādhihī ‘Aqidatunā Wa-Minhāj Da‘Watinā (This is our Creed and Method of Proclamation)1
- Chapter:
- (p.27) 2 Translation of Selections From Muhammad Yusuf
- Source:
- The Boko Haram Reader
- Author(s):
- Abdulbasit Kassim, Michael Nwankpa
David Cook Professor
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190908300.003.0003
(c. 2006/2007)
[Trans.: David Cook]
This text is 168 pages, written in Arabic, and was most likely composed in late 2006 or 2007, as it mentions the work of Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqawi (killed 2006). It was probably composed because of Yusuf’s poor showing in the debate against Pantami (text 1), to justify his views. Much of the text is methodological in nature, and is heavily dependent upon the Saudi Salafis previously noted. The important sections concern democracy—identified as “the idol of this age”—education, the national symbols of the police and army, the Shī‘a, the Sufi orders, and the full implementation of...
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Editors
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Part One Nigerian Preachers (2006–2008)
- 1 Debate on the Status of Western Education and Working for the Nigerian Government Between Mallam Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and Mallam Muhammad Yusuf Maiduguri
- 2 Translation of Selections From Muhammad Yusuf
- 3 Clearing the Doubts of the Scholars
- 4 Exegesis Concerning <i>Sūrat Hūd</i> (Qur’Ān 11:84–90)
- 5 Who is the Prophet Muhammad?
- 6 Exegesis of <i>Sūrat Al-Tawba</i> (Qur’Ān 9:9–16)
- 7 Explanation of the Meaning of Islamic Monotheism
- 8 Exegesis of <i>Sūrat Al ‘Imrān</i> (Qur’Ān 3:165–175)
- 9 BBC Hausa Service Interview with Muhammad Yusuf
- 10 Film
- Part Two Reaching a Verdict (2008–2009)
- 11 History of the Muslims
- 12 Admonition
- 13 Exegesis of <i>Sūrat Al-Baqara</i> (Qur’Ān 2:284–286)
- 14 Western Civilization is Atheism and Anti-Islam
- 15(A) Grouping of Sermons of the Imam Abu Yusuf Muhammad Bin Yusuf Jamā’At Ahl Al-Sunna Li-L-Da’Wa Wa-L-Jihād
- 16 Hādhihi ‘Aqīdatunā (This is Our Creed)
- 17 Provision of the Muslim Fighters
- 18 Returning to the Qur’ān and Sunna:
- 15(B) Grouping of Sermons
- 15(C) Grouping of Sermons
- 19 Open Letter To The Nigerian Government or <i>Declaration of War</i>
- 20 Interrogation of Muhammad Yusuf
- Part Three Making Nigeria Ungovernable
- 21 Statement of Sani Umaru
- 22(A) Documents From Advice and Shari‘I Instruction
- 23 Declaration of War Against Christians and Western Education
- 24 Message of Condolence to the <i>Mujāhidin</i>
- 25 Leaflet From the Bauchi Prison Break<sup>1</sup>
- 26 Hausa <i>Nashid</i> “We are Not Boko Haram, We are the People of Sunna”
- 27 A Letter to Osama Bin Laden’S Deputy
- 22(B) Letter From Disaffected Members of Boko Haram to Aqim Critiquing Shekau
- 28 Message From Shekau
- 29 Message to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan
- 30 We are Coming to Get You, Jonathan!
- 31 Reasons for Attacking <i>Thisday</i> Newspaper by Jamā’At Ahl Al-Sunna Li-L-Da‘Wa Wa-L-Jihād
- 32 Formation of Jamā’at Anṣār Al-Muslimin Fi Bilād Al-Sūdān
- 33 Message to the World
- 34 Clarification of the False Report on Negotiations With the Nigerian Government<sup>1</sup>
- 35 Glad Tidings, O Soldiers of Allah
- 36 Disassociation of the Jamā‘At Anṣār Al-Muslimin from Targeting Muslim Innocents
- 37 Sermon for ‘Id Al-Aḍḥā 1434/2013
- Part Four Boko Haram State (2013–2015)
- 38 Raid on Maiduguri
- 39 Hausa <i>Nashid</i> in the Video “The Raid on Maiduguri”<sup>1</sup>
- 40 Message to the <i>Umma</i>
- 41 Message About the Chibok Girls
- 42 Beheading of Nigerian Air Force Officers
- 43 Declaration of an Islamic Caliphate
- 44 Interview With a <i>Mujāhid</i> Abu Sumayya<sup>1</sup>
- 45 Beheading Video by Chadian Faction of Boko Haram<sup>1</sup>
- 46 Shekau Says He is Alive and Well
- 47 Shekau Speaks on Cease-Fire and the Chibok Girls
- 48 Boko Haram Communiques With African Media
- 49 Message to the Emir of Kano
- 50 Message to President Paul Biya of Cameroon
- 51 Charlie Hebdo
- 52 Message to the World on Baga
- 53 Interview With Official Spokesman Abu Mus‘Ab Al-Barnawi
- 54 Message From a <i>Mujāhid</i>
- 55 Allah is Our Master
- 56 A Message to the African Leaders, Specifically, Idriss Déby
- 57 Application of the Rulings of Islam in the Islamic State in Africa
- 58 Investigation of the Nigerian Army
- 59 Proclamation Concerning the Aggression Being Led by Chad Against Jamā‘at Ahl Al-Sunna Li-L-Da‘Wa Wa-L-Jihād
- 60 A Message to the Unbelievers’ Leaders
- Part Five West African Islamic State (2015–16)
- 61 Jumbled Words and Authentication for the Important Period Prior to Shaykh Al-Shekawi’s Allegiance Which Made the <i>Umma</i> Happy
- 62 <i>Bay‘a</i> (Oath of Allegiance) to the Caliph of the Muslims
- 63 Arrival of the Caliphate’s Soldiers in West Africa
- 64 ‘Id [Al-Fitri] Prayer and Sermon From Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
- 65 Message to the Nigerian Unbelievers
- 66 <i>‘Id Al-Aḍḥā</i> Atmosphere in Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
- 67 Messages From the Caliphate’s Soldiers in Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
- 68 Message from the <i>Mujāhidin</i> in West Africa to the <i>Mujāhidin</i> in Somalia
- 69 Message from Shekau
- 70 “Investigate”
- 71 Message to the World
- 72 Exposé: An Open Letter to Abubakar Shekau
- 73 Message from the Soldiers
- 74 Shekau Responds to his Critics<sup>1</sup>
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
