which is fighting to bring the Muslim lands into one Islamic nation and essentially has claimed/declared war the enemies of Islam. Also the leader has [claimed to be from the progeny of Fatima (A.S)][2] which they claim is a requirement for a future leader. Also they clearly are not fighting for a nation or piece of land but [to establish a caliphate][3], Is such a caliphate valid according to Quran and Sunnah?"The Shura (council) of the Islamic State met and discussed this issue (of the caliphate)... The Islamic State decided to establish an Islamic caliphate and to designate a caliph for the state of the Muslims," said ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani.
Note: The group also [has some twitter accounts][4] which explain their views.
They have released an [official press release][5] on public twitter account changing their name to "Islamic State" from ISIL with following declaration:
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Note this question asks for the fiqh ruling about this event, like is this fard kifaya or this event can be safely ignored?Therefore, the shūrā (consultation) council of the Islamic State studied this matter after the Islamic State
– by Allah’s grace – gained the essentials necessary for khilāfah, which the Muslims are sinful for if they
do not try to establish. In light of the fact that the Islamic State has no shar’ī (legal) constraint or excuse
that can justify delaying or neglecting the establishment of the khilāfah such that it would not be sinful,
the Islamic State – represented by ahlul-halli-wal-‘aqd (its people of authority), consisting of its senior
figures, leaders, and the shūrā council – resolved to announce the establishment of the Islamic khilāfah,
the appointment of a khalīfah for the Muslims, and the pledge of allegiance to the shaykh (sheikh), the
mujāhid, the scholar who practices what he preaches, the worshipper, the leader, the warrior, the reviver,
descendent from the family of the Prophet, the slave of Allah, Ibrāhīm Ibn ‘Awwād Ibn Ibrāhīm Ibn ‘Alī
Ibn Muhammad al-Badrī al-Hāshimī al-Husaynī al-Qurashī by lineage, as-Sāmurrā’ī by birth and
upbringing, al-Baghdādī by residence and scholarship. And he has accepted the bay’ah (pledge of
allegiance). Thus, he is the imam and khalīfah for the Muslims everywhere. Accordingly, the “Iraq and
Shām” in the name of the Islamic State is henceforth removed from all official deliberations and
communications, and the official name is the Islamic State from the date of this declaration.
We clarify to the Muslims that with this declaration of khilāfah, it is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge
allegiance to the khalīfah Ibrāhīm and support him (may Allah preserve him). The legality of all emirates,
groups, states, and organizations, becomes null by the expansion of the khilāfah’s authority and arrival of
its troops to their areas. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy upon him) said, as reported by ‘Abdūs Ibn
Mālik al-‘Attār, “It is not permissible for anyone who believes in Allah to sleep without considering as
his leader whoever conquers them by the sword until he becomes khalīfah and is called Amīrul-Mu’minīn
(the leader of the believers), whether this leader is righteous or sinful.”
[1]: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/worl ... 478707.cms
[2]: http://myreader.toile-libre.org/uploads ... 00cb03.pdf
[3]: https://twitter.com/ISIS_Conquests
[4]: http://justpaste.it/isis8
[5]: http://myreader.toile-libre.org/uploads ... 00cb03.pdf
[6]: ISIS News: https://twitter.com/isisnews3