Interesting Thoughts On The Latest Osama Tape

Here is the quote to focus on:

Volume 4, Book 52, Number 54:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, “By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sariya’ (army-unit) setting out in Allah’s Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Al1ah’s Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred.

Many have speculated that hidden codes were in Zawahir’s latest message as well as Osama’s, despite it being unreleased footage from 2001. Blogger Eteraz thinks he may have broken the coded message:

This is obviously speculation, but given the fact that I’ve done Muslim sermons, I know that it is sometimes the case that the khatib will use a verse of the Quran, or a hadith narration, instead of using his own words. The reason for this is that by appealing to the religious texts, you are able to make a higher, more authoritative appeal. It is possible, therefore, that whoever edits the Al-Qaeda videos — presumably under Zawahiri’s direction — might be putting the idea of Osama Bin Laden’s love for martyrdom out in the mainstream in order to prepare the troops for the imminent(?) announcement of his death as a “martyr.” They may have been saving this clip just for that reason. This way they might be able to say: “ah, brother bin Laden was always seeking his own martyrdom, just a few months ago we saw him appeal to that martyrdom hadith, and now look how prophetic were his words!”

Read the entire article. It is very interesting and though provoking.

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