On December 26, 2015, news emerged that the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, sent out an audio message to his followers, in an attempt to turn all the Muslims against the USA.
Delivered through ISIS-aligned social media accounts, the 24-minute audio address served as a rallying cry to Muslims around the world to join the cause and taunted the group’s growing number of adversaries heading into 2016.
BREAKING: ISIS media channels post new audio message from ISIS leader Abubakr Al Baghdadi: https://t.co/aEsUMqfWBE
— Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) December 26, 2015
ISIS leader: Western countries do not dare send their troops against us, that’s why they send apostates to fight us.
— Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) December 26, 2015
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
— Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) December 26, 2015
Muslims all over the world united to tell ISIS that it wasn’t that easy to brainwash a whole religion into terrorism. ISIS got trolled by Muslims on Twitter so badly that something that was put up as a warning, turned into something absolutely hilarious and the whole world had a good laugh.
Here are some of the tweets we loved!
@iyad_elbaghdadi too busy being part of a civilised and functioning society.
— potato head (@ozzypotato) December 27, 2015
Would do, but there’s engineering work on the trains around London Bridge. Soz https://t.co/Rx2ucColWo
— Radio Shak (@radio_shak) December 26, 2015
Sorry bruh it’s leg day tomorrow and I’ll be sore. https://t.co/lRl8hRMYB4
— Idris (@IdrisMhiri) December 26, 2015
Ok but no hitting the face https://t.co/9NEijVUNLA
— asad (@AsNr80) December 26, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi Oh, dude, can I join? I’m actually an infidel, but I’ve nearly finished Fallout 4 so I’m going to have loads of time free
— Joel (@ThePunnyTeacher) December 28, 2015
The trolling quickly expanded, and soon everyone was giving ISIS their reasons for being unable to join the fight. From some tweets with a simple yet creative NO to others who disclosed their plans for the year; the tweets were filled with ROFL worthy responses.
@iyad_elbaghdadi sorry, I’m washing my hair
— falafelandchips (@falafelandchips) December 26, 2015
I’ve got Star Wars on Sunday. Maybe later. https://t.co/UQ71PkUi4j
— Saadat Ali Zia (@my69cents) December 26, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi gotta do the dishes bruv
— RasheedAB (@RasheedAB) December 26, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi I wanna wait until April and find out what happened to Jon Snow
— Hind (@hsulaiti) December 27, 2015
Cant. Too busy fangirling one direction https://t.co/lzfSEkHOCi
— Golden Girl (@ShireenShaib) December 27, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi My dad said I have to be home by 8pm. Will we be done by then?
— Safiyya-Maryam Ahmed (@safiyyamaryam) December 27, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi Are you mad bro? Match of the day’s on, utd lost city won. Maybe next week..
— Unredacted Blue (@quagmireisablue) December 26, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi I am coming. Reply this tweet with where you are and don’t start till I get there. Ok.
— AlmajiriProject.com (@EveryNigerian) December 28, 2015
@iyad_elbaghdadi I have to masturbate before. Could take a while. My whole life
— Placebo Domingo (@thomasmatzka) December 27, 2015
This is not just hilarious, but also a moment of absolute pride for the entire world! We don’t take a moment before branding the entire Muslim community. These tweets are proof to how incorrect and judgmental we are. Muslims were as much against the ISIS as anyone else. It is high time we join hands putting aside caste, race, and religion and fight terrorism.