MEMRI: Friday Sermon on PA TV: "We Must Educate our Children on the Love of
Jihad"

Special Dispatch - PA
July 11, 2001
No. 240

During the Friday sermon broadcasted live on June 6, 2001
on PA TV, from the Sheik 'Ijlin Mosque in Gaza, PA
employee, Sheik Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Madhi, called for Jihad
education and for turning Jews and Christians into
Ahl-Dhimma [protected second rate citizens] under Muslim
rule. Following are excerpts from the sermon:(1)

"...Oh, you who love Allah, in the Koran we read our Lord's
words, that we must fight all the polytheists just as they
fight all of you... Oh, you who love Allah... This [Muslim]
nation has left the leadership of the human race to a
handful of contemptible Jews and their assistants and was
satisfied [with its position at] the tail of the convoy..."

"The Palestinian people has decided that this blessed
Intifada would continue. We sacrifice as many prisoners,
martyrs, and wounded as we can; we will continue the
Intifada until the land of Palestine is liberated. We will
not be satisfied with the mere establishment of a
Palestinian state; the Muslim people of Palestine want to
meet Allah and we are the soldiers of the Caliphate, that
was announced by the Prophet [Muhammad]... Therefore, the
Caliphate will be in accordance with the prophecy, in
Al-Aqsa, in Jerusalem, and in its surroundings..."

"Oh, you who love Allah, the signs of the victory are
many... Oh, you who love Allah, do not believe the joke of
peace. By Allah, do not believe the joke of peace. Even if
the Palestinian people here and in the Diaspora will stand
in line and sign [on an agreement] with all ten fingers,
and even with the toes of their feet, and we will say: 'We
all want peace with you' - by Allah, they [i.e. the Jews]
do not want peace..."

"Even if they slaughter all of the Palestinian people and
the only survivors will be one single Palestinian baby girl
and one single Palestinian baby boy, the baby boy will
marry the baby girl and they will give birth to the one who
will liberate Jerusalem from the defilement of the Jews."

"Victory is drawing near, but believe me, there is a secret
resolution, decided upon by, unfortunately, many of the
Arab and Muslim nations. While they [the Palestinians]
sacrifice the last Palestinian child and the last
Palestinian fetus, they [the Arab nations] will satisfy
themselves with victories on the soccer courts, with music
festivals, and with Arab and Muslim summits. Where are the
summits, where are their decisions?... It was rightly
claimed that a thousand verbal shells cannot compare to one
shell made of iron. It was rightly claimed that what was
taken by force will be regained only by the use of force."

"We must prepare ourselves in accordance with the religion
of Allah and the Law of Allah. We must educate our children
on the love of Jihad for the sake of Allah and the love of
fighting for the sake of Allah."

"We welcome, as we did in the past, any Jew who wants to
live in this land as a Dhimmi, just as the Jews have lived
in our countries, as Dhimmis, and have earned appreciation,
and some of them have even reached the positions of
counselor or minister here and there. We welcome the Jews
to live as Dhimmis, but the rule in this land and in all
the Muslim countries must be the rule of Allah... Those
from amongst the Jews and from amongst those who are not
Jews who came to this land as plunderers, must return
humiliated and disrespected to their countries."

"On the other hand, those Jews who are local and who have
lived with the Palestinian people and with the locals from
amongst the Christians - there is nothing bad with their
living [amongst us] in harmony and peace. This is the kind
of peace we understand. The Arabs and Muslims must speak,
because our choice is the Jihad for the sake of Allah..."

"Oh, you who love Allah, there is no alternative to the
true return to Allah. Victory will not come from the
Kremlin, neither will it come from the White House
decisions, or from Arab and Islamic summits. Victory is
from Allah..."

Later in the sermon, Sheik Al-Madhi focused on the need to
refrain from taking credit for terrorist attacks, while
using Muslim history as an example to follow:

"...Oh, you who love Allah, it is our duty to strive so
that all our deeds will be [only] for the sake of Allah.
Listen to the following precious story:"

"In one African country, a Muslim army was fighting against
the Byzantine army. The number of the Byzantines was more
than ten times the number of the Muslims... The Byzantine
commander was Gregorius and his daughter was by his side.
Gregorius' daughter said: 'My father, who are these, they
are merely a handful, their number is small, no more than
15,000, who are they?' He answered her: 'These are the Arab
horsemen.' She said: 'My father, give them to me as
spoils.' And he had given her [their property's worth] as
spoils, before the battle even took place. However, Allah
wanted Gregorius killed in the battle and his daughter to
be one of the captives."

"The commander of the Muslim army wanted to know who killed
Gregorius, but nobody answered."

"This is how we should also act: Do, do, and do, but
without talking."

"Who killed Gregorius? Gregorius' daughter said to the
commander of the Muslims: 'I know who killed my father.'
And when Abdallh Ibn Al-Zubeir passed next to her she said:
'Oh, commander of the Muslims, this is the man who killed
my father.' [The Muslim commander asked him:] 'Oh, Abdallah
Ibn Al-Zubeir, why did you conceal this from us?' What did
Abdallah Ibn Al-Zubeir say in response? His words still
echo in the ear of history. He said: 'Allah knows I killed
him.'''

"Allah knows what we do and there is no necessity for
humans to know this as well. With such noble values, the
[Muslim] nation shall win..."

Endnote:

(1) PA Television, July 6, 2001.

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