Sheikh: "Who will wield this sword" for Al-Aqsa Mosque?
“Hizb Ut-Tahrir (an international Salafist political organization) supporters participated in a parade held by the organization this evening in Hebron, under the title, ‘The Al-Aqsa Mosque Calls for the Help of the Nation and its Armies in Establishing the Caliphates and in Liberating the Blessed Land.’… The participants waved black and white flags – the flags of the Prophet, peace be upon Him – and chanted ‘Allah is Greater’ and ‘There is no God but Allah.’ They demanded that the nation and its armies mobilize their millions to liberate Jerusalem, the prisoners and all the inhabitants of Palestine.
After the march, the Sheikh of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Issam Amira, delivered a speech in which he spoke of the dangers threatening the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and referred to the occupations of Jerusalem over the course of the modern era. He called on the nation to come to him and assist him, and quoted, as evidence, Hadiths (sayings and practices attributed to Islam's Prophet Muhammad) calling for Jihad in order to help the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Sheikh Amira held a sword in his hand and said: ‘This sword is like the one Umar [ibn Al-Khattab (an influential 7th century caliph)], Allah’s will be upon Him, drew to liberate Jerusalem the first time, and [like the one] Saladin, Allah’s mercy be upon him, drew to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque the second time. No one has drawn it against the thieves for a hundred years! Today, we draw it from its sheath and call on the Muslims: who will wield this sword for it [the Al-Aqsa Mosque]?”
After the march, the Sheikh of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Issam Amira, delivered a speech in which he spoke of the dangers threatening the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and referred to the occupations of Jerusalem over the course of the modern era. He called on the nation to come to him and assist him, and quoted, as evidence, Hadiths (sayings and practices attributed to Islam's Prophet Muhammad) calling for Jihad in order to help the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Sheikh Amira held a sword in his hand and said: ‘This sword is like the one Umar [ibn Al-Khattab (an influential 7th century caliph)], Allah’s will be upon Him, drew to liberate Jerusalem the first time, and [like the one] Saladin, Allah’s mercy be upon him, drew to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque the second time. No one has drawn it against the thieves for a hundred years! Today, we draw it from its sheath and call on the Muslims: who will wield this sword for it [the Al-Aqsa Mosque]?”