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Suicide Note
Translation of the Hijackers' Note (Originally Written in Arabic)
Sept. 28 — The following are the last two pages of a handwritten letter in Arabic found in a suitcase that belonged to Mohamed Atta, one of the hijackers involved in the deadly Sept. 11 suicide attacks.
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Beginning of Page Three:
Also do not appear to be nervous, be happy with a happy heart, be confidant because you are doing a job that religion accepts and loves. And then there will be a day that you will spend with beautiful angels [hur 'een] in paradise.
Oh young Man keep a smiling face
You are on your way to everlasting paradise
Any place you go to, or any thing you do, you have to recite the invocations, pray to God, God is with His faithful servants. He will make them victorious and allow them to accomplish their goals and every thing.
The third Phase:
When you get on (t) [the aircraft] -- when you put your foot in it, and before you enter it -- you have to begin reciting the invocations -- and think of it [your mission] as a battle for the sake of [God] ? as the prophet had said ( the battle [illegible] for the sake of God).
When you put your foot in (t) [the aircraft] and when you sit on your seat recite the invocations known [to you] that we have mentioned before. Then keep busy, by mentioning what God had said " You believers if you meet a few [of the enemy] steadfast and mention God, so you might succeed."
And then when (t) aircraft moves towards (K) recite the invocations of travel, you are traveling to God, praise be to Him (enjoy these trip).
Then you will find it [the aircraft] stop and then take off, this is the hour where peace and tranquility meet, pray that God, as mentioned in his book, "God grant us patience and solidify our feet, and grant us victory over the infidels", (they say God forgive us, forgive our sins and solidify our feet and grant us victory over the infidels."
Pray for yourself and your brothers that God grants victory, ask Him to grant you martyrdom [illegible].
Then each one of you should be ready to perform his duty in a way that would pleases God. You should press on your teeth, just like our good ancestors did in their battles.
When engage the enemy hit them like the heroes who do not want to return back to life, and say [God is the greatest] this saying would scare the infidels. God said "Hit them above the neck and [illegible]."
You know that paradise is already beautified [for you] and the beautiful angles are calling you after they put on their most beautiful dresses.
If God grant you [the honor of] slaughtering [the enemy] wish its reward [the actual slaughter] to be granted to your father and your mother, they have rights over you. Do not disagree, obey. If you slaughter, you should [illegible] this is a tradition of the Prophet, peace be upon him, but according to the rules, [illegible].
End Of Page Three.
Beginning Of Page Four:
You have to put the interest of the work of the group ahead of [illegible] because this work is permitted and [the work] is a part of the tradition. Do not take revenge for yourself, but dedicate your blow and everything else to God, praise be to Him. Ali Abu Taleb (the Prophet's nephew and the Imam of the Shii't faith), may God bless his soul, had a fight with one of the infidels. The infidel spit on Ali, may God bless him, but Ali did not wave his sword towards the infidel. When the battle was over, the companions [of the Prophet] asked Ali why he did not fight this infidel[?]. Ali answered, " I was afraid to fight him for the sake of revenge, but as the battle went on and I fought him latter, I did that for the sake of God."
Then you should apply the concept of taking prisoners [of war]. You are allowed to take prisoners and to kill them. God said "the prophet is [illegible] prisoners [illegible] they want that life and God want the afterlife, God is Wise."
If every thing went well, each one of you should touch the shoulder of his brother at (m) and (t) and (k). You should remind him that this work is for the sake of God, praise be to Him. You should encourage your brothers, assure them, and remind them of the beautiful Qur'anic verses like, "those who fight for the sake of God, those who buy the hereafter using their lives," and God's words "do not think that those who were killed for the sake of God are dead?"
And many others - You should raise their level of activism --- just like our good ancestors did during their battles to assure their brothers and calm their hearts.
Do not forget [illegible] water to drink, you and your brothers if possible, the true promise is near and the zero hour [D day] had arrived.
Trust your [illegible] and open your heart and welcome death for the sake of God. Always, remember to pray if possible before reaching the target or say something like "there is no god but God and Mohamed is His Prophet."
After that, God willing, we will meet in Paradise.
If you see groups of the infidels, remember the parties [of the infidels], they were 10,000 [infidel] fighters, and remember how God granted victory to his faithful servants.
God said "when the faithful saw the parties they said that what God had promised us, that increased their faith and their submission [to God]."
Pray for our Prophet Mohamed.
End Of Page Four.
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