Michigan Islamic scholar Ahmad Musa Jibril discussed the true meaning of Jihad in a November 25, 2023 video posted on Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril on X (formerly known as Twitter). He said that Jihad is the term for "holy war" in Islam. He said that American-Zionists are spreading a version of Islam "that suits the enemies" and that "the one who has been spreading that there is no holy war in Islam, has been defecating heresy out of his mouth for the past 20 years."
According to another video posted on Ilm Cafe, a Telegram channel associated with Jibril, this was referring to American moderate Islamic scholar Hamza Yusuf. Jibril said that Muslims in the West and especially in America must start to normalize talking about Jihad. He added that it is time for mothers to nurse their infants with the love of Jihad and the ambition of becoming a mujahid or a martyr. Jibril said that U.S. President Biden is a "terrorist" and a "senile Pharaoh." He continued to say that the "infidel West" and the U.S. are the vicious enemies of the Muslims. Ahmad Musa Jibril served six and a half years in prison for conspiracy, fraud, money laundering, and possession of firearms and ammunition. He is considered to be the inspiration for several Jihad attacks and initiatives in the West.
Ahmad Musa Jibril: "Yes, there is holy war in Islam, it is Jihad. This may be a surprise to many who grew up in the West, especially those who were born or grew up post 9/11, because of the growing number of hypocrites, who are spreading the American-Zionist Islam, and it has nothing to do with Islam, that version of Islam is and Islam that suits the enemies.
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"The one who has been spreading that there is no holy war in Islam, has been defecating heresy out of his mouth for the past 20 years, downplaying the legislation of Allah and the Islamic punishments.
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"The Muslims in the West, especially the youth in the West, especially the youth in America, need to wake up. The current events are a wake-up call for Muslims to start normalizing mentioning Jihad's proper meaning, and putting it back into their vocabulary. Jihad must be a common, normal term on your tongues, on your social media, and in the mosques and elsewhere.
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"It's time the mothers nurse their infants with the love of Jihad and the ambition to become a mujahid and a martyr.
"It is about time that the youth bragged about the teachings of Jihad that are in the Quran, in the Sunna, and in the biography of the Prophet.
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"Biden is a terrorist.
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"You have seen that senile Pharaoh of our time, he has lost his mind of everything, except his loyalty and support for Jewish occupiers.
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"The U.S. is more to blame for the genocide in Palestine than the occupying Jews.
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"Netanyahu is no more than a dog for Biden, just like the Arab leaders are dogs for Netanyahu.
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"(Arab) leaders who brought the filthy entertainment and concerts into the Land of the Two Holy Mosques, while the people of Gaza were being massacred. They replaced the shari'a of Allah and became loyal to the enemies of Allah. Allah gave permission for those transgressed on to defend themselves, they don't need the permission of any filthy ruler in the UAE or the Land of the Two Holy Mosques.
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"It is about time that the Muslims – especially the youth, – in the West, it is time for them to understand what should already be known, that the infidel West, particularly the U.S., are the enemies of Muslims.
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"America is a vicious enemy of Muslims.
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"I strongly advocated and showed proof for the boycotts (of Israel) and I still do, and I ask Allah to reward those who call for it, but they are not the solution.
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"If you can't raise your child telling him you want him to be mujahid and martyr, then you are the root of the problem.
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"Rafidites don't ever bring victory to Muslims. If there is a treacherous traitor worse than the Jews, it would be the Rafidites.
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"There is no Palestine with the state borders of 1967. That is the tone of the defeatists and surrenderists. Every millimeter of Palestine must be governed by the shari'a of Allah."