Jihadi literature distributed after Eid prayer
A group of men with their faces covered reportedly handed out a two-page letter to prayer-goers urging Maldivians to wage jihad. According to the letter, its contents were sourced from Bilad Al Sham, a jihadi media group operated by Maldivians fighting in Syria with the al-Nusra Front.
14 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
A two-page letter urging Maldivians to wage jihad was distributed after the mass Eid prayer at the Maafanu stadium in Malé.
A group of men with their faces covered reportedly handed out the letter to prayer-goers on Monday morning. The letter states that its content was taken from the website of Bilad Al Sham, a media group operated by Maldivians fighting in Syria with the al-Nusra Front, now called Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.
“What we have to remember is that obedience to parents is a fard al-ayn [obligatory for all Muslims] while jihad is a fard al-kifaya [not obligatory for all but when fulfilled by some, exempts other Muslims],” reads the letter.
“Nevertheless, in some circumstances, jihad becomes a fard al-ayn.”
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