In his speeches to Muslims in Sydney, the “spiritual leader” of the Jemaah Islamiah terror gang called for global jihad to establish a worldwide Islamic state—beginning with Australia.

In an audio-recording believed to feature his voice, and obtained by the Herald, the hardline cleric gives his broad support to jihad - the term for struggle - to bring Islamic law to the world, particularly Indonesia.

He backs conflict and war in defence of the faith and says it is an “abasement” for Muslims to live in a “non-believing nation”.

But the speaker does not directly refer to the violent overthrow of the then Soeharto government or make any reference to terrorist actions.

“The Islamic faithful in Australia must endeavour to bring about an Islamic state in Australia, even if it is 100 years from now,” he told the gathering.

(Hat tips to John Boxell and Lewis Grimm.)