Fifth Point: Who defected from whom?!

Adnani claimed that ISIS is not bound by a pledge of allegiance (Bay'ah) to Al Qaida, and that it is only a relationship of respect, and that Al Qaida intervened in the dispute between Baghdadi and Joulani and supported the one who defected from his leader! And Adnani talked about it separately in the statement entitled "Apology, oh Ameer of Al Qaida" in his response to the statement of Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri entitled "A testimony to preserve the blood of the Mujahideen in Shaam" in which he (Adnani) denied the subordination of Islamic State to Al Qaida, and that the relationship is only one of respect for the sake of unity of the ranks of Jihad around the world. So was the relationship like that?!

Sheikh Ayman Al Zawahiri has mentioned in his speech "A testimony to preserve the blood of the Mujahideen in Shaam" the text of the messages of the Islamic State of Iraq to Al Qaida which said the following:

"The Sheikh, may Allah protect him, would like to ensure you that the situation here is improving and developing with cohesion, all praise be to Allah. And he is asking what is more appropriate in your view regarding announcing the new leader for the organization - Should the state renew the Bay'ah in public or in secret like how it is known and done before?"

So ponder on the words "the state renew the Bay'ah", that is, there is a Bay'ah that binds ISIS to Al Qaida, and it is not just a relationship of respect as stated by Adnani.

Then Adnani said in his statement "Apology, oh Ameer of Al Qaida" the following: "Indeed everything that you have mentioned in your testimony is true". So that is an acknowledgment of the truth of the testimony of Dr. Ayman in which he mentioned the letter of ISIS to Al Qaida and their request to renew the Bay'ah!!

Then Sheikh Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri mentioned in his letter "Reply to the noble scholars" the wording of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi's Bay'ah to Al Qaida, and that is:

"Our blessed Sheikh, we would like to make it clear to you and declare to your Excellency that we are a part of you, and we are from you and belong to you. And we declare to Allah that you are the leader of our affairs, and you have the right to be listened to and obeyed as long as we live, and for is the right to have your advice and your reminders to us. And your orders are binding upon us, but sometimes the matters may require some clarification due to us living amidst the realities around us in our region. So we hope your heart becomes open for listening to our viewpoint, and then you may give your command after that, and we are only arrows in your quiver".

What type of relationship of respect is it that makes it binding to listen and obey until death?! And what relationship of respect makes the statement of one of the parties binding on the other party?! This is contrary to the statement of Adnani who said about the orders of Al Qaida that "they were not applicable inside ISIS and are not binding on them"!