Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi quotes

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was an Iraqi militant and the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under his leadership, ISIL declared a caliphate and gained global notoriety for its acts of violence and extremism. He was killed in 2019 during a U.S. military operation in Syria. Here are 11 of his quotes:

Islam was never a religion of peace. Islam is the religion of fighting. (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi)
...Soon, by Allah's permission, a day will come when the Muslim will walk everywhere as master, having honor, being revered, with his head held high, and his dignity preserved. Anyone who dares to offend him will be disciplined, and any hand that reaches out to harm him will be cut off. So let the world know that we are living today in a new era. Whoever was heedless must now be alert. Whoever was sleeping must now awaken... View quote
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
...Do not think the war that we are waging is the Islamic State's war alone. Rather, it is the Muslims' war altogether. It is the war of every Muslim in every place, and the Islamic State is merely the spearhead in this war. It is but the war of the people of faith against the people of disbelief... View quote
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God's enemies from the Jews, Christians, atheists, Shiites, apostates and all of the world's infidels have dedicated their media, money, army and munitions to fight Muslims and jihadists in the State of Nineveh after they witnessed it become one of the bases of Islam and one of its minarets under the Caliphate. View quote
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...Jews, soon you shall hear from us in Palestine, which will become your grave... View quote
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...By Allah, we will take revenge! By Allah, we will take revenge! Even if it takes a while, we will take revenge, and every amount of harm against the Ummah will be responded to with multitudes more against the perpetrator... View quote
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...If you see that I am wrong, advise me and put me on the right track, and obey me as long as I obey God in you... God gave your mujahedeen brothers victory after long years of jihad and patience... so they declared the caliphate and placed the caliph in charge. This is a duty on Muslims that has been lost for centuries... View quote
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...[Be] certain that our hearts are broken on account of your leaving of your homes and your lands, and your seeking of shelter in the territory of the Rāfidah [those who reject Islamic authority] and the Kurdish atheists, and your being forced to wander the lands... So return to your lands, and remain in your homes, and seek shelter – after first seeking shelter with Allah – with your people in the Islamic State, for you will find therein, by Allah's permission, a warm embrace and a safe refuge. For you are our people. We defend you, your honor, and your wealth. We want you to be mighty and noble, we want you to be safe and secure... View quote
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...Crusaders and Jews don't dare come on the ground because they were defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan... View quote
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
You have no alternative, and if you wish to live in honor, then this can be accomplished only by returning to your religion to religion and to jihad against your enemies. View quote
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
America, which presents itself as the only superpower, is losing its status as the world's top leader and is becoming an exhausted country with huge debts. This is preparing the ground for its collapse and the fall of other countries into the abyss. (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi)