On the same theme, in addition to what I said above, note that the TTP spokesman wasn't some rabble rouser off the street coming up with a half baked interpretation of Islam that wilted under the barest scrutiny.
No, this TTP spokesman is obviously a man who has studied the Qur'an and the life of the Prophet in depth, who knows his hadith literature, gave his views with the precision of a logician, the knowledge of a scholar and certainty of a man who knows that he is dead right.
In fact I'd be proud to have him on my debating team any day. Heck, he can be the captain.
He also mostly kept an even tone, while the Pak fauji officer was reduced to a spluttering mess.
Other comments by Maulana TTP:
- Our religion is not based on logic or compassion, it is based on copying references in the Qur'an and hadith. Allah's command to us is to be harsh on the kaffir (EMQ 48:29) and so we are.
- Anyone who serves in PA is a kaffir.
- Pakistan banks are maal-e-ghanimat or war booty and emptying them is considered jihad. At the time of the battle of the Badr, the Prophet actually seized the trade convoy of Abu Sufyan.
- However TTP tries only to rob government banks, however mistakes can be made, and TTP repents its mistakes. After all TTP consists of human beings and human beings make mistakes.
- Kidnapping for ransom is also part of jihad. It is allowed in the Shariah.
- Actual quote- "Sometimes we (TTP) seize a gentlemen such as yourself (pak fauji) and extract money from him"
- Pakfauj's presence in tribal areas is gunda gardi (Bullying/ thuggery)
- Today, because of kaffir Pak fauj, peace in Pakistan is like the peace in a grave yard, where nothing is secure- honour, property or religion. We pray that this anarchy continues, because we intend to use it to establish shariah in Pakistam.
-Pak fauj takes American money, American weapons and American know how to kill Muslims. And it claims to be doing jihad?!!
- To kill a Pak fauji is the same as killing an American soldier. Whether we kill in Afghanistan or Pakistan, it's the same thing- we don't recognize these boundaries
- Pak fauj has rented Maulvis on its payroll. TTP will kill all such Maulvis. We are allowed to do this by Shariah.
-The Prophet migrated from Mecca to Medina, and gained strength there. When he gained strength in Medina he attacked Mecca. We are the same. It is therefore only right that our Uzbek and Turkmen brothers come here to gain strength to fight the kaffir in their own countries.
- Right now we are too busy fighting Pak Fauj (who falsely call themselves Muslim) to help our brothers elsewhere.
- Mullah Omar is our leader. His commands come to us through trusted couriers, in secret- you think they should be published on the internet!??
- Question by an increasingly frustrated Pak fauji near the end "Do you take money from India?". TTP mans answer, "Why, are you ill? Your leaders go to India, hobnob with Bollywood stars.....you accepted defeat in Kargil, gave Kashmir to India. 90000 of your soldiers laid down their weapons in front of Indians"
- We will establish Shariah or embrace shahadat (martyrdom)
- Interesting back and forth
Pakfauji- "We made a mistake when we trusted you to liberate Kashmir. You said you would liberate Kashmir but did not"
TTP spokesman - "We will fight India - this is Ghazwa tul Hind. But the fighting in Kashmir, Lashkar e Taiba, Jaish e Muhammad, etc are working under you and your orders. You can feed them and make them fat, but they have nothing to do with us"
- Once Pak fauj's 'Uncle America' goes home, Pak Fauj will scream
