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In his 19-minute address, al-Baghdadi said the Islamic state was a land for all Muslims regardless of nationality, telling them it "will return your dignity, might, rights and leadership."
"It is a state where the Arab and non-Arab, the white man and black man, the easterner and westerner are all brothers," he said, trying to broaden his base beyond the Middle East. "Muslims, rush to your state. Yes, it is your state. Rush, because Syria is not for the Syrians, and Iraq is not for the Iraqis. The Earth is Allah's."
To help build that state, he appealed to those with practical skills — scholars, judges, doctors, engineers, former soldiers and people with administrative expertise — to "answer the dire need of the Muslims for them."
He also urged militants to escalate fighting in the holy month of Ramadan, which began Sunday.
"In this virtuous month or in any other month, there is no deed better than jihad in the path of Allah, so take advantage of this opportunity and walk the path of your righteous predecessors," he said. "So, to arms, to arms, soldiers of the Islamic state, fight, fight."
In an appeal to Muslims worldwide, he said: "The time has come for you to free yourself from the shackles of weakness, and stand in the face of tyranny."
"It is a state where the Arab and non-Arab, the white man and black man, the easterner and westerner are all brothers," he said, trying to broaden his base beyond the Middle East. "Muslims, rush to your state. Yes, it is your state. Rush, because Syria is not for the Syrians, and Iraq is not for the Iraqis. The Earth is Allah's."
To help build that state, he appealed to those with practical skills — scholars, judges, doctors, engineers, former soldiers and people with administrative expertise — to "answer the dire need of the Muslims for them."
He also urged militants to escalate fighting in the holy month of Ramadan, which began Sunday.
"In this virtuous month or in any other month, there is no deed better than jihad in the path of Allah, so take advantage of this opportunity and walk the path of your righteous predecessors," he said. "So, to arms, to arms, soldiers of the Islamic state, fight, fight."
In an appeal to Muslims worldwide, he said: "The time has come for you to free yourself from the shackles of weakness, and stand in the face of tyranny."
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