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On March 1, 2025, Al-Qaeda's Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) released a four-page statement in Arabic and English versions, titled "Congratulations to All Muslims on the Occasion of the Advent of the Blessed Month of Ramadan."[1] The Islamic holy month began, according to most Sunnis, on March 1, while many Shi'ites began observing it on the following day.
Extending congratulations to "all Muslims in the East and West" on the advent of Ramadan, GIMF asks Allah to make it "a month of goodness and blessings" and for the coming year to bring "prosperity and faith." Praying for Allah to accept Muslims' good deeds and "support the mujahideen wherever they are and make them steadfast and facilitate their support for us," the media group wishes: "May you be well every year."
GIMF praises Allah for allowing the believers to reach the "month of mercy, forgiveness, and salvation from the Hellfire," and celebrates the month as an "opportunity to renew our faith, purify our hearts, and strengthen our connection with Him." Noting that the Quran was revealed during Ramadan, when "Allah's mercies become manifest and the lights of guidance pour forth," GIMF references a hadith that quotes the Prophet Muhammad as declaring that those who fast during Ramadan have their sins forgiven, describing the hadith as "glad tidings that fill hearts with hope and motivate souls to hasten to do good deeds." It also describes Ramadan as "the month of patience," which is "the pillar of faith and the foundation of steadfastness."
Furthermore, Ramadan is "the month of jihad," which means not only "fighting enemies, but … also striving against the self that commands evil, and correcting it to obey Allah." The "great victories" which Muslims have experienced during Ramadan, such as the Battle of Badr and conquest of Mecca, show that "Ramadan is not a month of idleness and laziness, but a month of work and diligence, a month of determination and victory, and a symbol of the beginning of the success of Islam and the completion of its triumph."
The victory of Muhammad's outnumbered army in the Battle of Badr, fought on the 17th of Ramadan in the second year from the Hijrah, served, in GIMF's view, as "confirmation that true victory comes from Allah and that true faith is the most powerful weapon a person can possess," establishing to Muslims the importance of trusting in Allah "in the darkest of circumstances." Forming "the beginning of the launch of Islam and the strengthening of the power of the Muslims," the battle "was a decisive turning point in the path of the Islamic da'wa [preaching]," demonstrating to Muslims and others "the strength and magnificence of Islam" and "opening new horizons for spreading the Islamic religion."
The conquest of Mecca, on the 20th of the holy month in the eighth year of the Hijrah, was "one of the most prominent testimonies to the greatness of this religion," offering – according to GIMF – "an eternal lesson in mercy and forgiveness," when Muhammad granted amnesty to the city's people, who had previously been his enemies. The Al-Qaeda media group claims that this forgiveness was "an embodiment of the forbearance of Islam" and marked a "turning point," after which the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula "enter[ed] the religion of Allah in crowds." GIMF declares: "People saw with their own eyes the strength and justice of Islam, and how a religion of such forbearance and forgiveness was worthy of adherence … The power of the Islamic message was revealed. The Conquest of Makkah became an affirmation of the victory of truth and the defeat of falsehood."
Addressing Muslim "brothers," GIMF urges: "Let us welcome this holy month with hearts full of faith and souls eager to seek goodness. Let us make it an opportunity for repentance and forgiveness, to strengthen our connection with Allah the Almighty, and to achieve the highest levels of patience and jihad. Let us make this month an opportunity to renew our faith, strengthen our resolve, and cling even more to our religion. Let us draw lessons from these victories in steadfastness on the truth, trust in Allah, and patience in the face of adversity, so that we may be among the victors in this world and the hereafter." The Al-Qaeda media group asks Allah to facilitate Muslims' fasting and prayer this Ramadan, and to accept their good deeds.
In a February 19 statement, Al-Qaeda's Central Command urges Muslims to carry out attacks during this year's Ramadan, the "month of conquests and victories.
Extending congratulations to "all Muslims in the East and West" on the advent of Ramadan, GIMF asks Allah to make it "a month of goodness and blessings" and for the coming year to bring "prosperity and faith." Praying for Allah to accept Muslims' good deeds and "support the mujahideen wherever they are and make them steadfast and facilitate their support for us," the media group wishes: "May you be well every year."
GIMF praises Allah for allowing the believers to reach the "month of mercy, forgiveness, and salvation from the Hellfire," and celebrates the month as an "opportunity to renew our faith, purify our hearts, and strengthen our connection with Him." Noting that the Quran was revealed during Ramadan, when "Allah's mercies become manifest and the lights of guidance pour forth," GIMF references a hadith that quotes the Prophet Muhammad as declaring that those who fast during Ramadan have their sins forgiven, describing the hadith as "glad tidings that fill hearts with hope and motivate souls to hasten to do good deeds." It also describes Ramadan as "the month of patience," which is "the pillar of faith and the foundation of steadfastness."
Furthermore, Ramadan is "the month of jihad," which means not only "fighting enemies, but … also striving against the self that commands evil, and correcting it to obey Allah." The "great victories" which Muslims have experienced during Ramadan, such as the Battle of Badr and conquest of Mecca, show that "Ramadan is not a month of idleness and laziness, but a month of work and diligence, a month of determination and victory, and a symbol of the beginning of the success of Islam and the completion of its triumph."
The victory of Muhammad's outnumbered army in the Battle of Badr, fought on the 17th of Ramadan in the second year from the Hijrah, served, in GIMF's view, as "confirmation that true victory comes from Allah and that true faith is the most powerful weapon a person can possess," establishing to Muslims the importance of trusting in Allah "in the darkest of circumstances." Forming "the beginning of the launch of Islam and the strengthening of the power of the Muslims," the battle "was a decisive turning point in the path of the Islamic da'wa [preaching]," demonstrating to Muslims and others "the strength and magnificence of Islam" and "opening new horizons for spreading the Islamic religion."
The conquest of Mecca, on the 20th of the holy month in the eighth year of the Hijrah, was "one of the most prominent testimonies to the greatness of this religion," offering – according to GIMF – "an eternal lesson in mercy and forgiveness," when Muhammad granted amnesty to the city's people, who had previously been his enemies. The Al-Qaeda media group claims that this forgiveness was "an embodiment of the forbearance of Islam" and marked a "turning point," after which the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula "enter[ed] the religion of Allah in crowds." GIMF declares: "People saw with their own eyes the strength and justice of Islam, and how a religion of such forbearance and forgiveness was worthy of adherence … The power of the Islamic message was revealed. The Conquest of Makkah became an affirmation of the victory of truth and the defeat of falsehood."
Addressing Muslim "brothers," GIMF urges: "Let us welcome this holy month with hearts full of faith and souls eager to seek goodness. Let us make it an opportunity for repentance and forgiveness, to strengthen our connection with Allah the Almighty, and to achieve the highest levels of patience and jihad. Let us make this month an opportunity to renew our faith, strengthen our resolve, and cling even more to our religion. Let us draw lessons from these victories in steadfastness on the truth, trust in Allah, and patience in the face of adversity, so that we may be among the victors in this world and the hereafter." The Al-Qaeda media group asks Allah to facilitate Muslims' fasting and prayer this Ramadan, and to accept their good deeds.
In a February 19 statement, Al-Qaeda's Central Command urges Muslims to carry out attacks during this year's Ramadan, the "month of conquests and victories.
