بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

This is the first highly organized revolutionary struggle to be built around, and fighting for, the equality of all life and it’s survival; compared to the many battles fought, (some lost, some won), by various groups throughout time who have been driven to the point of revolution by their oppressors, having to pick up a gun or a stone to do what words had failed to achieve.  That was: the liberation of their people, (be that based on ethnicity, class, religion, or national lines), from the grasp of another people who saw fit to exploit them.
 
The Taliy'ah al-Mahdi (Vanguard of the Mahdi) is not a loose coalition of individuals who share similar beliefs or goals.  It is not a banner under which those who embrace only certain aspects of Islam may march.  Nor is the ideology of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi open to debate or change from those within its ranks. The Taliy'ah al-Mahdi is what it is and that is the way it is.  One either believes in our `aqida (ideology) as a whole or they do not.  Those who do not are not members of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi.

Adherents to the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi will abide by these principals in daily life. They shall live at one with the laws of Nature, and not forsake them for the desire of pleasure - from deviant sexual acts and/or abortion, to drug use of any kind, (and all other cases where ones harms all life around them under the pretext that they are just harming themselves). Along with this purity of everyday life, the true Muslim must strive to liberate the rest of the world from it's chains - saving life in some cases, and in others, dealing out justice to those guilty of destroying it.
 
Abstinence from vices and support for Revolutionary Struggle (Jihad) does not in itself, make one a member of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi.  The `aqida or belief system of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi is much more complex and involved than merely having a healthy diet and sobriety.  The `aqida of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi is a philosophy which addresses all aspects of human existence and its relation to the world around it - from political and social, to ethical and spiritual.
               
The Taliy'ah al-Mahdi views all life as equal participants in a grandeur Order of things and demands that All be permitted to live out their natural lives fulfilling their destiny as part of that whole.  Therefore, we fight against all doctrine and action, based on false human perception, which, for its own imagined gain, seeks to subjugate and dominate other life, and/or remove itself from the natural course it was meant to take.
 
In order to prevent any variance of interpretation of this statement and of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi, we will put it into specifics. Our `aqida is nothing less than this - but it is definitely more. The Taliy'ah al-Mahdi's `aqida is an overall approach, not merely a list of segmented rules.  There will be issues not mentioned here.  This does not indicate our lack of position on them.  The key is to understand the underlying theme of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi and apply it to all situations.
 
The Taliy'ah al-Mahdi condemns both capitalism and communism, which both see Nature to be nothing more than a mass of resources for human consumption and exploitation.  We denounce this modern society which was built on genocide, slavery and eco-terrorism and perpetuates racism, sexism and speciesism.  We do not believe that any political ideology which has its roots in, and has risen from, the dominant western-culture, be it left or right, offers any solution to this world’s problems.
 
We support the Black Liberation and Indigenous people’s resistance movements and fight along side them in their struggle to reclaim their dignity as a people, restore their rights and lay claim to what they’ve been denied.
 
As a movement made up of both men and women, we are unified in a struggle for equality between the sexes - working to end the reign of those who exploit existing differences to an unfair advantage, so as to gain domination over another.
 
All at one time living within the womb of our mother, we have an affinity with and obligation to those yet unborn, to not only ensure their right to be born as we were, (so that they may continue their lives as we have), but also to make the world a safe and stable place for them to live.  Therefore, we actively oppose those who fill our children’s minds with falsehoods in attempt to perpetuate continued deviations.
 
For the liberation of ALL life, we shall use any means necessary. 
 
All of these beliefs, and our whole world view, come from an understanding that there is a better way to live.  That beyond human subjectivity exists an objective truth that is the path on which man was meant to follow.
 
Through this personal healing we gather the strength to fight those who refuse to see - the infidels who force their wicked discord on we, the righteous followers of the true path.
 
This is our solution.  Not only for ourselves, but for the world.  Only those who live life to fulfill their destiny will have the strength to fight against wickedness and iniquity.  And only will a world that accepts this reality and lives accordingly, ever have peace and harmony.

Living one’s life according to a rigid code of behavior, with no room for error, is not an easy thing to do - especially when that code is not enforced by society, culture, and tradition, and instead, opposes the mainstream morality; relying on personal conviction to ensure adherence to self proclaimed guidelines.  In this case there is no penalty for perjury.  No punishment for non-obedience.  When the mind weakens enough to break the law it laid forth, all it has to do is justify the crime.
 
To have the choice of right and wrong rest solely on an individual’s shoulders, to be the only gatekeeper of their own morality, is a heavy responsibility. When such belief in and dedication to such a rigid value system brings nothing but hatred and rejection from former friends, family members and society at large; when living by an ideology of action poses the risk of imprisonment, even the safety of that individual’s life; when society is constantly tempting that individual with promises of acceptance, comfort and stability - it is easy to see, how easy it would be for some to give up on their beliefs, give in and submit - choosing happiness, (false though it may be), over a life of struggle.
 
But no one ever said walking the Sirat'ul-Mustaqim (Straight Path) would be easy.  No one should have thought it would be. The life that the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi calls to is a hard way of life.  It has to be.  These times necessitate it.  Never before has brutality reached such a level, on such a mass scale - and never before has the fate of ALL life been in such peril.
 
Living in middle class America, it may be easy for some to forget about or lose touch with the reality that faces those whom they’re fighting for.  But that reality does never the less exist.  And it is that reality which keeps those of us who feel it - or continue to empathize with it - holding firm to our beliefs, abiding by our rigid code of behavior and actively partaking in the struggle.
 
Revolution must come.  If it does not then ALL is lost.  Those of us who care about the fate of the Earth, and all life upon it, must not ever underplay that reality.  Though it may sometimes seem almost too hard to bare and the easy life may seem more and more attractive - we must never forget that our troubles, our personal struggles and our pain, can never compare to those with no choice and no rights.
 
The right thing is rarely the easy thing.  True Islam will not change and could not even if we all wanted it to.  Islam has existed since the dawn of time.  It is the true way and path that springs forth from the root of creation.  Either one walks that path and is part of the Taliy'ah al-Mahdi or they do not and are not.
 
There is one hope for this planet.  It does not lie in veganism. Nor in environmentalism.  Neither does it lie in any political or social movement.  Our future depends on our past.  We must re-establish the rule of the natural Order, regain our instinctual knowledge and once again live in SUBMISSION (Islam) to the Force that gives this planet life.