On 16 September, a jihadist website posted a statement issued by Jaysh al-Mujahidin [Al-Mujahidin Army] in reaction to the recent statements of Pope Benedict XVI on Islam.
The following is a translation of the statement.
Statement by the Shari'ah Commission of Jaysh al-Mujahidin on the Statements on the Pope of the Vatican
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou follow their form of religion. Say: "The Guidance of Allah,-that is the (only) Guidance." Wert thou to follow their desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither Protector nor helper against Allah. [Koranic verses]
We, and many others, have not been surprised by the statements of the Pope and his attempt to attack and cast doubt on the religion of God, which God accepted for his slaves. God says:
If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good). [Koranic verses]
The developments that have taken place since the collapse of the Islamic state in Andalusia at the hands of the Crusaders, including the Inquisition, the Crusader wars, the events in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, have all shown that Zionized Christianity and rancorous Crusaders, who believe in the Trinity and adhere to the myth of the Son of God (High is Allah above what they associate with Him!), are a poisonous dagger and a treacherous sword. Those people, along with their agents and stooges, and world Judaism and all the anti-Islam forces of darkness behind them, have been slaughtering the sons of the creed of monotheism and the bearers of the banner of "there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah." Those people have always been hostile to us and allied with our enemies.
By supporting the Jews in Palestine, this clique managed to settle in the place to which the prophet, God's mercy and blessings be upon him, traveled on his night journey, and its environs. By turning a blind eye to the crimes of the Communists, and in fact helping them, the Muslim people in the land of the Balkan were slaughtered, their honor was violated, and their mosques were destroyed. The calamity that has hit Afghanistan and Iraq these days is the treacherous knife of the cross. So, this is their truth and this is their habit. They antagonize our religion and they respect neither ties of kinship nor covenant. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, through their Pope. What their hearts conceal is far worse. No wonder if they utter a word or express a position. Had they not been concerned about their interests, the Pope and his priests would have bared their teeth.
Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce His Will). [Koranic verses]
They fear the giant of Islam and his might, which they have experienced throughout history.
Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do. [Koranic verses]
The fabricated clamor by the statements of the Pope may be intended to serve many objectives, including leveling accusations at this religion and drawing the attention of laymen to certain suspicions that they raise because they saw how Islam is spreading fast in their countries and many of them are embracing it. We tell the rancorous Pope and others like him:
Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with thei r mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). [Koranic verses]
We remind him of the tradition of Prophet Muhammad, God's peace and prayer be upon him, when he said: "This matter (Islam) will keep spreading as far as the night and day reach, until Allah will not leave a house made of mud or hair, but will make this religion enter it, while bringing might to a mighty person (a Muslim) and humiliation to a disgraced person (who rejects Islam); might with which Allah elevates Islam (and its people), and disgrace with which Allah humiliates disbelief (and its people)."
In conclusion, we say:
By the Lord of the universe their cross
In the heart of Rome shall be crushed
The soldiers of Muhammad will conquer Rome
By the God of Muhammad this promise will be fulfilled
They shall witness a lethal attack on their Vatican
That will make the Pope and patriarchs cry
God is great. Honor belongs to Allah, His messenger, and the believers.
[Signed] The Shari'ah Commission of Jaysh al-Mujahidin
[Dated] 21 Sha'ban 1427 hegira [corresponding to 14 September]