Terrorist™s Instructions
Following is the full text from a document used by the terrorists
responsible for the hijackings of four airplanes on Sept. 11. The
document was released by the F.B.I. on September 29, 2001, and
translated for The New York Times by Capital Communications
Group, a Washington-based international consulting firm and by
Imad Musa, a translator for the firm.
The Last Night
1) Make an oath to die and renew your intentions. Shave excess
hair from the body and wear cologne. Shower.
2) Make sure you know all aspects of the plan well, and expect
the response, or a reaction, from the enemy.
3) Read al-Tawba and Anfal [traditional war chapters from the
Quran] and reflect on their meanings and remember all of the
things that God has promised for the martyrs.
4) Remind your soul to listen and obey [all divine orders] and
remember that you will face decisive situations that might prevent
you from 100 percent obedience, so tame your soul, purify it,
convince it, make it understand, and incite it. God said: "Obey
God and His Messenger, and do not fight amongst yourselves or
else you will fail. And be patient, for God is with the patient."
5) Pray during the night and be persistent in asking God to give
you victory, control and conquest, and that He may make your
task easier and not expose us.
6) Remember God frequently, and the best way to do it is to read
the Holy Quran, according to all scholars, as far as I know. It is
enough for us that it [the Quran] are the words of the Creator of
the Earth and the plants, the One that you will meet [on the Day of
Judgment].
7) Purify your soul from all unclean things. Completely forget
something called "this world" [or "this life"]. The time for play is
over and the serious time is upon us. How much time have we
wasted in our lives? Shouldn't we take advantage of these last
hours to offer good deeds and obedience?
8) You should feel complete tranquility, because the time between
you and your marriage [in heaven] is very short. Afterwards
begins the happy life, where God is satisfied with you, and eternal
bliss "in the company of the prophets, the companions, the
martyrs and the good people, who are all good company." Ask
God for his mercy and be optimistic, because [the Prophet], peace
be upon him, (used to prefer optimism in all his affairs).
9) Keep in mind that, if you fall into hardship, how will you act
and how will you remain steadfast and remember that you will
return to God and remember that anything that happens to you
could never be avoided, and what did not happen to you could
never have happened to you. This test from Almighty God is to
raise your level [levels of heaven] and erase your sins. And be
sure that it is a matter of moments, which will then pass, God
willing, so blessed are those who win the great reward of God.
Almighty God said: "Did you think you could go to heaven before
God knows who amongst you have fought for Him and are
patient?"
10) Remember the words of Almighty God: "You were looking to
the battle before you engaged in it, and now you see it with your
own two eyes." Remember: "How many small groups beat big
groups by the will of God." And His words: "If God gives you
victory, no one can beat you. And if He betrays you, who can give
you victory without Him? So the faithful put their trust in God."
11) Remind yourself of the supplications and of your brethren and
ponder their meanings. (The morning and evening supplications,
and the supplications of [entering] a town, and the [unclear]
supplications, and the supplications said before meeting the
enemy.
12) Bless your body with some verses of the Quran [done by
reading verses into one's hands and then rubbing the hands over
things over whatever is to be blessed], the luggage, clothes, the
knife, your personal effects, your ID, your passport, and all of
your papers.
13) Check your weapon before you leave and long before you
leave. (You must make your knife sharp and you must not
discomfort your animal during the slaughter).
14) Tighten your clothes [a reference to one making sure his
clothes will cover his private parts at all times], since this is the
way of the pious generations after the Prophet. They would
tighten their clothes before battle. Tighten your shoes well, wear
socks so that your feet will be solidly in your shoes. All of these
are worldly things [that humans can do to control their fate,
although God decrees what will work and what will won't] and the
rest is left to God, the best One to depend on.
15) Pray the morning prayer in a group and ponder the great
rewards of that prayer. Make supplications afterwards, and do not
leave your apartment unless you have performed ablution before
leaving, because (The angels will ask for your forgiveness as long
as you are in a state of ablution, and will pray for you). This
saying of the Prophet was mentioned by An-Nawawi in his book,
The Best of Supplications. Read the words of God: "Did you think
that We created you for no reason..." from the Al-Mu'minun
Chapter.
The Second Step:
When the taxi takes you to (M) [this initial could stand for matar,
airport in Arabic] remember God constantly while in the car.
(Remember the supplication for entering a car, for entering a
town, the supplication of place and other supplications).
When you have reached (M) and have left the taxi, say a
supplication of place ["Oh Lord, I ask you for the best of this
place, and ask you to protect me from its evils"], and everywhere
you go say that prayer and smile and be calm, for God is with the
believers. And the angels protect you without you feeling
anything. Say this supplication: "God is more dear than all of His
creation." And say: "Oh Lord, protect me from them as You wish."
And say: "Oh Lord, take your anger out on them [the enemy] and
we ask You to protect us from their evils." And say: "Oh Lord,
block their vision from in front of them, so that they may not see."
And say: "God is all we need, He is the best to rely upon."
Remember God's words: "Those to whom the people said, 'The
people have gathered to get you, so fear them,' but that only
increased their faith and they said, God is all we need, He is the
best to rely upon." After you say that, you will find [unclear] as
God promised this to his servants who say this supplication:
1) They will come back [from battle] with God's blessings
2) They were not harmed
3) And God was satisfied with them.
God says: "They came back with God's blessings, they were not
harmed, and God was satisfied with them, and God is ever-
blessing."
All of their equipment and gates and technology will not prevent,
nor harm, except by God's will. The believers do not fear such
things. The only ones that fear it are the allies of Satan, who are
the brothers of the devil. They have become their allies, God save
us, for fear is a great form of worship, and the only one worthy of
it is God. He is the only one who deserves it. He said in the verses:
"This is only the Devil scaring his allies" who are fascinated with
Western civilization, and have drank the love [of the West] like
they drink water [unclear] and have become afraid of their weak
equipment "so fear them not, and fear Me, if you are believers."
Fear is a great worship. The allies of God do not offer such
worship except for the one God, who controls everything.
[Unclear] with total certainty that God will weaken the schemes
of the non-believers. God said: "God will weaken the schemes of
the non-believers."
You must remember your brothers with all respect [?]. No one
should notice that you are making the supplication, "There is no
God but God," because if you say it 1,000 times no one will be
able to tell whether you are quiet or remember God. And among
its miracles is what the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
("Whoever says, 'There is no God but God,' with all his heart, goes
to heaven." The prophet, peace be upon him, said: ("If you put all
the worlds and universes on one side of the balance, and ˜No God
but God™ on the other, ˜No God but God™ will weigh more
heavily." You can repeat these words confidently, and this is just
one of the strengths of these words. Whoever thinks deeply about
these words will find that they have no dots [in the Arabic letter]
and this is just one of its greatnesses, for words that have dots in
them carry less weight than those that do not. And it is enough
that these are the words of monotheism, which will make you
steadfast in battle [unclear] as the prophet, peace be upon him,
and his companions, and those who came after them, God willing,
until the Day of Judgment.
Also, do not seem confused or show signs of nervous tension. Be
happy, optimistic calm because you are heading for a deed that
God loves and will accept [as a good deed]. It will be the day, God
willing, you spend with the women of paradise.
[poetry]
Smile in the face of hardship young man/For you are heading
toward eternal paradise
You must remember to make supplications wherever you go, and
anytime you do anything, and God is with his faithful servants, He
will protect them and make their tasks easier, and give them
success and control, and victory, and everything...
The Third Phase:
When you ride the (T) [probably for tayyara, airplane in Arabic],
before your foot steps in it, and before you enter it, you make a
prayer and supplications. Remember that this is a battle for the
sake of God. As the prophet, peace be upon him, said: (An action
for the sake of God is better than all of what is in this world), or as
he said. When you step inside the (T), and sit in your seat, begin
with the known supplications that we have mentioned before. Be
busy with the constant remembrance of God. God said: "Oh ye
faithful, when you find the enemy be steadfast, and remember
God constantly so that you may be successful." When the (T)
moves, even slightly, toward (Q) [unknown reference], say the
supplication of travel. Because you are traveling to Almighty God,
so be attentive on this trip.
Then [unclear] and then it takes off. This is the moment that both
groups come together. So remember God, as He said in His book:
"Oh Lord, pour your patience upon us and make our feet steadfast
and give us victory over the infidels." And His words: "And the
only thing they said Lord, forgive our sins and excesses and make
our feet steadfast and give us victory over the infidels." And His
prophet said: "Oh Lord, You have revealed the book, You move
the clouds, You gave us victory over the enemy, conquer them and
give us victory over them." Give us victory and make the ground
shake under their feet. Pray for yourself and all of your brothers
that they may be victorious and hit their targets and [unclear] and
ask God to grant you martyrdom facing the enemy, not running
away from it, and for Him to grant you patience and the feeling
that anything that happens to you is for Him.
Then every one of you should prepare to carry out his role in a
way that would satisfy God. You should clench your teeth, as the
pious early generations did.
When the confrontation begins, strike like champions who do not
want to go back to this world. Shout, "Allahu Akbar," because this
strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers. God said: "Strike
above the neck, and strike at all of their extremities." Know that
the gardens of paradise are waiting for you in all their beauty, and
the women of paradise are waiting, calling out, "Come hither,
friend of God." They have dressed in their most beautiful clothing.
If God decrees that any of you are to slaughter, you should
dedicate the slaughter to your fathers and [unclear], because you
have obligations toward them. Do not disagree, and obey. If you
slaughter, do not cause the discomfort of those you are killing,
because this is one of the practices of the prophet, peace be upon
him. On one condition: that you do not become distracted by
[unclear] and neglect what is greater, paying attention to the
enemy. That would be treason, and would do more damage than
good. If this happens, the deed at hand is more important than
doing that, because the deed is an obligation, and [the other thing]
is optional. And an obligation has priority over an option.
Do not seek revenge for yourself. Strike for God's sake. One time
Ali bin Abi Talib [a companion and close relative of the prophet
Muhammad], may God bless him, fought with a non-believer. The
non-believer spit on Ali, may God bless him. Ali [unclear] his
sword, but did not strike him. When the battle was over, the
companions of the prophet asked him why he had not smitten the
non-believer. He said, "After he spit at me, I was afraid that I
would be striking at him in revenge for myself, so I lifted my
sword." After he renewed his intentions, he went back and killed
the man. This means that before you do anything, make sure that
your soul is prepared to do everything for God only.
Then implement the way of the prophet in taking prisoners. Take
prisoners and kill them. As Almighty God said: "No prophet
should have prisoners until he has soaked the land with blood.
You want the bounties of this world [in exchange for prisoners]
and God wants the other world [for you], and God is all-powerful,
all-wise."
If everything goes well, every one of you should pat the other on
the shoulder in confidence that (M) and (T) number (K). Remind
your brothers that this act is for Almighty God. Do not confuse
your brothers or distract them. He should give them glad tidings
and make them calm, and remind them [of God] and encourage
them. How beautiful it is for one to read God's words, such as:
"And those who prefer the afterlife over this world should fight
for the sake of God." And His words: "Do not suppose that those
who are killed for the sake of God are dead; they are alive..." And
others. Or they should sing songs to boost their morale, as the
pious first generations did in the throes of battle, to bring calm,
tranquility and joy to the hearts of his brothers.
Do not forget to take a bounty, even if it is a glass of water to
quench your thirst or that of your brothers, if possible. When the
hour of reality approaches, the zero hour, [unclear] and
wholeheartedly welcome death for the sake of God. Always be
remembering God. Either end your life while praying, seconds
before the target, or make your last words: "There is no God but
God, Muhammad is His messenger".
Afterwards, we will all meet in the highest heaven, God willing.
* If you see the enemy as strong, remember the groups [that had
formed a coalition to fight the prophet Muhammad]. They were
10,000. Remember how God gave victory to his faithful servants.
God said: "When the faithful saw the groups, they said, this is
what God and the prophet promised, they said the truth. It only
increased their faith."
And may the peace of the God be upon the prophet
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