10/28/2005

The Jihad Tourist

"May God Accept Him"

He fought in Tajikistan, Chechnya and Bosnia, sat in Saudi Arabia in prison and died in Kurdistan: Suhail al-Sahili was one of the veterans of the international jihad.

This is the story of the leader of the mujahedeen in Kurdistan, Suhail al-Sahli from the land of the two holy cities (editor's note: Saudia Arabia), one of the pure and committed members of the community of faithful. (...)

He was raised by parents of integrity, in the spirit of integrity and faith towards God. God enjoyed showing him the way to jihad. The first jihad battlefield on which he set foot was in Tajikistan. On the way there, he had to overcome many obstacles. He was still young in years when he arrived, (...) but his good heart and faith made him stand out. There was nothing bad about him. He joined the community of Ja’qub al-Bahr, may God accept him! He was injured, losing some of his ability to see. (...) God later had mercy on him, and corrected his sight.

He returned from Tajikistan to Saudi Arabia to visit his sick mother. He spent a bit of time there, but then headed to Bosnia. He met us there, and I will never forget my joy at his arrival. (...) Already then, he had a great desire for martyrdom on the path to God. He stayed a while as a fighter and missionary in Bosnia, but returned to Saudi Arabia after the battle ended.

There, he was immediately locked up by the security authorities. While he was in prison, his mother passed away. Soon after he was released he made his way to Chechnya. (...) He traveled through Dagestan, where the mujahedeen arranged for a guide to bring him to Chechnya.

Everyone there liked him: Khattab (editor's note: the Arabic leader of the Mujahideen in Chechnya), Ja’qub Abu Walid, Hakim and all the others. Those that want to see a picture of Suhail can find it at the beginning of the film "The lovers of Martyrdom." (...) He is the one in blue military clothing.

(...) Afterwards he traveled back to Saudi Arabia. He was again arrested by the security authorities and sentenced to five years in prison. (...) During this time he was also tortured. (...) When I met him again, it was as if he had just come back from a battlefield, and not prison. His morale remained unbroken (...) and he hadn’t given up asking God for martyrdom.

As things began moving ahead in Iraq, (...) he flew to Kurdistan. The mujahedeen there were overjoyed at his arrival (...) because of his wealth of experience in jihad. (...) They unanimously chose him to lead the local Arab troops. During a battle with the Peshmerga fighters (editor's note: Kurdish troops) and the hypocrites, he stood like a lion (...) and fell as a martyr on the path to God. The scent of musk spread and everyone could smell it and so ended one page in the pages (in a book) of the mujahedeen. (...)

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