Found this very interesting article under the section of Jihad on Al Muhajiroun's website. It will help to explain questions such as "If they are
Muslims living in America, why are they not committing acts of terror?" and will also show that real terrorists will sneak into a country, and use
illegal documentation in order to commit an attack. Can these "Covenants" give us further information as to whom we should expect attacks from?
According to this, Muslims living in Western countries must abide by the convenant and therefore are not justified in carrying out attacks against the
country they reside in.
www.muhajiroun.com...
According to the Koran, there are "Covenants of Security" or "AL 'AHDU WAL AMAAN" which gives Muslims a guideline on making and upholding
covenants.
There are different forms of Covenant:
1- AMAAN UL ZIMMAH Covenant of security related to non-Muslim living in Dar ul Islam
2- AMAAN UL JIWAAR Covenant of security related to the neighbouring countries to Dar ul Islam
3- AMAAN UL SULH Covenant of security related to cease fire agreements of Dar ul Islam with non-Muslim
countries
4- AMAAN UL RUSUL Covenant of security for ambassadors and
representatives of other countries who have a treaty
with Dar ul Islam
However, in today's reality it is essential to study the covenant where non-Muslims have power:
5- AMAAN UL MUSLIM Covenant of security for a Muslim from non-Muslims
Covenant of security has two realities. It is either:
1- A CLEAR FORM OF CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR APPLICATION
Or
2- A CUSTOMARY FORM, UNDERSTOOD TO BE A COVENANT OF SECURITY (OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY)
1- A FORM OF CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR APPLICATION
When you enter into a country, you do not enter declaring jihad on them, rather you ask for security and protection. People that are entering into a
country - speak politely and carefully asking to be permitted by them to enter into the country. They apply for 'Asylum' or a 'visa' etc in order
to be permitted by them to enter into their country without being arrested etc.
This is a covenant where they (the kuffar) give you clear verbal or written permission to enter and stay in their country. This is the clearest form
of covenant,
2- A CUSTOMARY FORM UNDERSTOOD TO BE A COVENANT OF SECURITY (OR PEACE AND TRANQUILITY ETC)
This is where it becomes known by custom, that if you enter into the country that they will give you security. When you enter, you state to them
clearly on demand what the purpose of your entrance into the country is; whether you say "to study", "to work", "for security" or for other
reasons, nobody however says, "to fight" or to "wage jihad" etc.
Another reality is that, if you have entered to study/work etc, and you have stayed there, lived there and have had children, you can have a covenant
even by simply getting a driving licence, or taking benefits etc.This is because by obtaining a driving licence you are getting their assurance that
you can live and drive freely with the security that you will not be arrested by them and they have agreed. - This is a form of customary covenant
When a Muslim enters a non-Muslim country with a covenant of security, he/she has agreed not to violate the sanctity of the other party (i.e. the
government or ruler), and that they will not violate yours. The government however represents all of the other people and so the covenant is
applicable to all the people, and so you cannot kill or steal from anybody in that country, while you are under covenant.
THE CONTEMPORARY COVENANT
There are four main realities of people living in the west:
1- COVENANT BY OBTAINING A LEGITIMATE PASSPORT
Anybody who has obtained a legitimate passport is under covenant, this reality is of the one who enters or has a passport:
i. In their own real name
ii. And it says that they are a Muslim
iii. If they do so, they are obliged to abide by the covenant
2- COVENANT BY OWNING AN ILLEGITIMATE PASSPORT
Anyone who has a fake or illegitimate passport:
i. With a false (even a kafir) name
ii. But it says that he is a Muslim
iii. In this case, the covenant is still binding on him
3- COVENANT WITH NO DOCUMENTS
i.e. He smuggles himself in without any documents:
i. However he says that he is Muslim -
ii. Then in this case, the covenant is binding on him.
4- NO COVENANT
the only way to be living in the west without covenant:
i. It is ONLY the one who enters with a kafir name
ii. And claims that he is kafir
iii. And does not inform them or show them at all of his reality
iv. But rather says that he is one of them
Then It is allowed, but only on the condition that he is sent by Amir ul Mu'mineen to act as a Mujahid for the benefit of the Muslims, in this case
there is NO sanctity for the life or wealth of the kuffar at all.
"We should note that ALL of the magnificent 19 MARTYRS (inshaa Allah) on 11 September entered America like this, they did not betray any covenant,
however for anyone living in the west, it would not be permissible for them to do the same act because they DO have a covenant of security." quoted
from Al-Muhajiroun.
[Edited on 4-19-2004 by worldwatcher]