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Harmony and Disharmony: Doc ID: AFGP-2002-901188 Synopsis: A letter to the scholars of Deyubende in Peshawar, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden asks for a fatwa from them, noting that some Arab peninsula scholars have already done so. He also encourages them to recruit youth as soldiers for the jihad and the wealthy for donations to the cause. Finally, he asks for allegiance to himself and Mullah Mohammed Omar. Key Themes: Bin Laden details the problem of the Islamic holy places continuing to be under the control of the Jews and the “Crusaders.” The Islamic governments have done nothing to stop this and are useless. The people need a clear fatwa from the scholars to end this sacrilege. The duty of the scholars is to explain the cause to the assembled masses who come to them for guidance. They must teach that the jihad is necessary for the sake of Allah. They must also teach that this jihad will occur under a group which obeys the will of Allah. Bin Laden specifically refers to Afghanistan under the leadership of Mullah Omar as being the embodiment of Allah’s will. He asks the scholars at their conference to encourage youth to join the jihad, persuade the rich to contribute funds, and to put out the fatwa he requests. He reminds them that some scholar in the Arabian peninsula have already issued this fatwa. Finally, he asks for allegiance to himself then to Mullah Mohammed Omar.
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