Abu Muhammad Madani, a Tajik citizen who claims to have studied in Madina, is of unknown origin, but due to his audacious imposition of takfir and apostasy on Muslims, he has acquired the status of a sheikh among the Dari-speaking Khawarij of Khorasan. Telegram channels were created in his name, and his speeches were propagated day and night.
However, Madani became known as the “Londoni” when he labeled the recent ISIS attack on a music concert hall in Moscow as a conspiracy and organized plot against Tajiks. In his audio speech, he attributed the attack in Moscow to the killing of non-combatants: women, children, and elderly individuals who opposed the principles of the true Islamic faith.
In his speeches, Abu Muhammad Madani emphasized that Tajiks are not united, and that anyone can exploit them as they wish. He has repeatedly stated that due to the lack of unity and a weak government, the Tajik people have become tools in the hands of great powers.
Shortly after the release of this audio speech, most of the Khawarij Daesh members declared takfir against Abu Muhammad Madani, labeling him a supporter of Russia. Some believe that Madani may have made these statements under duress and could retract them later (as some other Daesh preachers have done).
Just two days after Madani’s speeches, Al-Azaim, the official Khawarij media outlet in Khorasan, published a 41-page booklet in Dari titled “Die in your rage: Refuting the Ignorant Statements of Abu Muhammad Londoni” and released an audio speech. In this document, the Khawarij attempted to justify the killing of non-combatant women, children, and elderly individuals, portraying Abu Muhammad Madani as a slave of Russia, ignorant, an interpreter of atheist statements, a spy, and labeled with other derogatory labels. The author of the booklet emphasizes at one point that killing non-combatant women is permissible, but later admits that there is no evidence of women being killed by the Moscow attackers.
This is not the first instance where disagreements have arisen among the supporters and fighters of the Khawarij of Khorasan, leading to disputes around the issue of takfir (declaring someone an apostate). Some time ago, the Al-Azaim group published a booklet titled “Our Beliefs and Methodology,” in which some of the Khawarij openly declared Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) as an apostate.
Additionally, in June 2023, some members of Daesh (ISIS) stated that several of their associates were imprisoned and subsequently killed due to religious disagreements by the order of the Khawarij judiciary in Khorasan.
