Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi supposedly released a message on Boxing Day, claiming how well the so-called caliphate is doing despite the international coalition against it.

The 24-minute recording, his first since May, threatened the people of Israel, taunted the US for not putting troops on the ground and called on Muslims around the world to join his band of terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

However, in a reminder that the overwhelming majority of people follow Islam peacefully and detest the message that Isis spreads, hundreds of Muslims have mocked Baghdadi's message on social media:



 

When Emirati activist Iyad el-Baghdadi (no relation) translated the message, dozens of people sent back jokey replies:

Salman Anees Soz�?@SalmanSoz


Sorry #ISIS. This Muslim is just waking up. Needs coffee. Also, it's Christmas weekend family time. Run along now. https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



7:30 PM - 26 Dec 2015



Many took the chance to turn the Isis leader's words against himself:


Anjum Rauf Meer�@anjum_meer


I urgently call upon every Muslim to join in ridiculing Baghdadi and his group of idiots. https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



7:57 PM - 26 Dec 2015




Others just had better things to do than join a murderous cult in the Middle East:




Mohamed Djingo�@TheDjingo


Sorry, I am busy watching Netflix. https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



8:24 PM - 26 Dec 2015





Travel restrictions were also proving something of a problem:

radio_shak�@radio_shak


Would do, but there's engineering work on the trains around London Bridge. Soz https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



8:49 PM - 26 Dec 2015



Others had exams:


Aly Ashraf�@Aly_Ashraf


Sorry, dude. It's finals week https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



8:33 PM - 26 Dec 2015



And important games of Football Manager that just cannot be interrupted:


Ismail�@IML91


Sorry lads, got a decent Football Manager save going atm https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



9:21 PM - 26 Dec 2015





Sorry, Abu Bakr, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen:




Anjum Rauf Meer�@anjum_meer


Are you telling me I should join you rather than witness Leicester City win the league?? Noooo wayyyy! https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440��



9:29 PM - 26 Dec 2015



Awkward:





HA Hellyer ?. ???�@hahellyer


Describing jihad as 'fard al'ayn' means Baghdadi is declaring that every individual Muslim is obliged to fight; similar to prayer & charity.








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HA Hellyer ?. ???�@hahellyer


How annoyed Baghdadi must be, when it is clear that so few Muslims regard his call for any kind of jihad, personal or communal, to be valid.



7:49 PM - 26 Dec 2015





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