Abu Anwar A Canadi with a video message to Canada

Islamic State (IS) have today released a new video of Abu Anwar Al-Canadi, (also known as John Maguire) a young Canadian from Ottowa who went to fight in Syria. He addresses his audience in English. It will no doubt send a shudder down the spines of politicians and civilians alike as they listen to a message from someone who was “one of their own” and turned his back on his old life to join Muslim brothers in jihad.

The contents are no surprise to those of us that follow and write on the “War on Terror” and have interviewed “jihadists” in the past. Once again we see a educated Muslim, angry and seemingly radicalized by the foreign policy of the Canadian government and other western countries….(and he happens to be white) which will likely send more shock waves through the majority of the population.

The video is positioned as giving citizens a choice and the message is clear “what you give out, you will receive.” So here is the video which I have also transcribed as censorship will very likely kick in and it may be blocked on the internet….

Video Link

 Poster on twitter under “Canada is not safe”

Video transcribed

All peace belongs to Allah and and may peace and blessings be upon his messenger Muhammed, his family and his companions. Peace be upon those who follow the guidance.

Oh people of Canada, you are said.to be an educated people so what is preventing you from being able to put two and two together and understanding operations such as that of bother Achmed (Martin Couture-Rouleau) of Montreal and the storming of Parliament Hill in Ottawa are carried out in direct response to your participation in the Coalition of Nations waging war against the Muslim people.

Your leaders those men and women whom you have elected to represent yourselves in the running of your country’s affairs have gone far out of their way to involve themselves in the global war against the Islamic State. Your representatives, your leaders have voluntarily chosen to join the coalition of countries waging war against the Muslims.

So it should not surprise you when operations by the Muslims are executed where it hurts you most on your very own soil in retaliation to your unprovoked acts of aggression towards our people. You have absolutely no right to live in a state of safety and security when your country is carrying out atrocities on our people.

The more bombs you drop on our people the more Muslims will realize and understand that today waging jihad against the west and its allies around the world is beyond a shadow of a doubt a religious obligation binding upon every Muslim. And the more Muslims living among you whom you oppress by imprisoning them and spying on them and preventing them from migrating to the Islamic State the more they will be inspired to punish your citizens with the likes of that which you are afflicting upon our citizens.

Your people will be indiscriminately targeted as you indiscriminately target our people. I warn you of punishment in this worldly life at the hands of the mujahideen and I would also like to warn you of a greater punishment and that is the eternal punishment of hellfire promised to those who die not having submitted as Muslims  to the one true God of all that exists.

I was one of you, a typical Canadian. I grew up on the hockey rink and spent my teenage years on stage playing guitar. I had no criminal record, I was a bright student and maintained a strong GPA in university. So how could one of your people end up in my place and why is it that your own people are turning against you at home? The answer is that we have accepted the true call from the prophets and the messengers of God.

A call to worship no deity but the one true God alone, who created us to worship Him, who has no partners and no son and to whom we will all return on the day of judgement and then it is either eternal paradise for the believers or eternal hellfire for those who deny and disbelieve. And after submitting to God and accepting the religion of truth we have answered the call to jihad striving with our wealth and ourselves for the sake of God in obedience to Him to establish His laws on the earth because the right to legislate laws for the creation belongs only to the Creator.

I warn you and I warn you clearly that the promise of our Lord is true, the day of judgement will come and I sincerely advise you to read the Qur’an and search for the truth yourself.

Message of the Mujahideen

To the Muslims still residing in Canada, how van you remain living amongst the disbelievers under their unjust man -made laws which are slowly but surely eliminating the rights of the Muslims especially now that the Caliphate has been established and furthermore how can you stand to live amongst them peacefully when their leaders who represent the masses are waging a crusade against your Muslim brothers and sisters at this very moment.

According to Islamic principles you are living in a land of war, a land that is relentlessly oppressing and constantly in support of the oppression of Muslims all around the world. A Muslim has absolutely no place living in a land such as Canada or America or Europe today except to carry out his duty of fighting in Allah’s cause.

Do not be deceived by western leaders telling you that they have nothing against Islam and Muslims and that they are only fighting terrorism. The results of their carpet bomb airstrikes speak for themselves. They are attacking the Muslim people as a whole.

Have you forgotten how Allah tells us the disbelievers will behave towards the believers. Allah says that the disbelievers will never cease fighting you. They will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able to do so.

So the mujahideen continue to call you to one of two options hijrah or jihad, you can either pack your bags or prepare your explosive devices. You either purchase your airline tickets or you sharpen your knife. You either come to the Islamic state to live under the laws of Allah or you follow the example of brother of brother Achmed Rouleau and do not fear the blame of the blamers.

I ask Allah to guide us to the straight path and peace be upon his messenger Muhammed, his family and his companions. Peace be upon those who follow the Guidance.

A clear message to Canada

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Links

“Who is Martin Couture-Rouleau” (CBC Canada)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/who-is-martin-couture-rouleau-1.2807285

“Ottawa shooting suspect Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: What do we know?”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/23/ottawa-shooting-suspect-michael-zehaf-bibeau-canada-parliament

“Interview with British jihadis and what you won’t read in the tackling extremism in the UK report”

https://activist1.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/special-report-interview-with-british-jihadis-and-what-you-wont-read-in-the-tackling-extremism-in-the-uk-report/

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.