Hemedti’s Address: Enlightenment or Darkness?

Mahjoub Fadl Badri
It is said that a hen, whenever she roamed the yard with her chicks, would have one snatched away by a hawk each time—until only a single chick remained.
The hen’s owner resolved to put an end to this humiliation. He set out to catch the hawk—and succeeded. Once he had trapped it, he cut off its beak and claws, then released it into the air in anger, saying:
“Go on—next time they’ll feed you porridge to drink!”
I was reminded of this severe form of revenge as I listened to the “dambari,” Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, addressing a group he calls “officers”—a rather ironic description, as they are far removed from discipline, training, or the military knowledge that defines a true officer. An officer is not simply someone who wears a uniform or places stars upon his shoulders.
The so-called “briefing” by this “dambari” was, for those who listened, an opportunity to see how he would justify the series of defeats suffered by his mercenaries on the battlefield, and the retreat of his militia in the face of the army’s advance. Yet he did not disappoint expectations—he merely poured out a stream of insults and abuse, indulging, as is his habit, in vulgar language to describe our army, its leadership, and even the victims of his drone attacks, who were not spared the foulness of his tongue.
Some indications—including this very address—suggest that the “dambari” is still alive. This, paradoxically, brings a certain grim satisfaction to the victims of his crimes among civilians, for their anguish will not be extinguished, nor their anger eased, except by seeing this criminal tyrant meet his end in disgrace and deprivation—much like the hawk that preyed upon the chicks—forced to drink from the cup of humiliation before meeting the fate he deserves.
And if you listen and wonder, then marvel at his astonishing claim: that he wishes to “meet God with a sound heart.” Indeed, he did not say “a diseased heart,” but “a sound one!”
He who has been steeped in the blood of innocents, who has committed every major crime, for there is nothing greater than the unjust taking of a single life. As the saying goes, a believer remains within the bounds of faith so long as he does not shed unlawful blood.
Yet with all the blood he has spilt, the lives he has taken, the wealth he has looted, the crimes he has committed, and the honour he has violated—he still claims he will meet God with a pure heart!
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.” (Reported by Muhammad in Sahih al-Bukhari)
No faith for one has no sense of shame. This man has neither shame, nor intellect, nor knowledge—and, God willing, he will have no victory. And those who have wronged will come to know what fate awaits them.

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