Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen

[Dagless]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15121879

Can anyone post a link where he has said anything which could be considered to incite violence? I've never really heard him say anything anyone would consider radical.

He was also a US citizen... so I guess now it's ok to assassinate your own people for inciting hatred (which nobody seems to have published any evidence of) :S

 

[sabr*]

American-born Anwar al-Awlaki reported dead by US Drone attack

As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):

Multiple U.S. sources have confirmed that American-born jihadist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is dead,
killed in a drone strike in Yemen that comes just months after the death of Osama bin Laden.


Awlaki was near the top of the U.S. terror hit list, said CBS News Homeland Security correspondent Bob Orr,
and his death is another major setback for al Qaeda. As a charismatic speaker fluent in English, Awlaki was a
leading propagandist and recruiter. His fiery sermons resonated with radicals in the U.S. and Britain, and his
group, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), is actively recruiting Westerners with an online magazine
called Inspire, with the latest edition coming out this week.Awlaki was born April 22, 1971 in New Mexico to
Yemeni parents. As a child his family moved back to Yemen, where he father served as a professor at
Sanaa University and as the agriculture minister.


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[FONT=Verdana,Arial]Al-Baqara (The Cow)

الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُواْ إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ (2:156)



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2:156 (Y. Ali) Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":- [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial]Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)[/FONT]

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ (21:34



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21:34 (Y. Ali) We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die,
would they live permanently?
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Narrated 'Aisha:
Abu Bakr came from his house at As-Sunh on a horse. He dismounted and entered the Mosque, but did not speak to the people till he entered upon 'Aisha and went straight to Allah's Apostle who was covered with Hibra cloth (i.e. a kind of Yemenite cloth). He then uncovered the Prophet's face and bowed over him and kissed him and wept, saying, "Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you. By Allah, Allah will never cause you to die twice. As for the death which was written for you, has come upon you."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Abu Bakr went out while Umar bin Al-Khattab was talking to the people. Abu Bakr said, "Sit down, O 'Umar!" But 'Umar refused to sit down. So the people came to Abu Bakr and left Umar. Abu Bakr said, "To proceed, if anyone amongst you used to worship Muhammad , then Muhammad is dead, but if (anyone of) you used to worship Allah, then Allah is Alive and shall never die. Allah said:--"Muhammad is no more than an Apostle, and indeed (many) apostles have passed away before him..(till the end of the Verse )......Allah will reward to those who are thankful." (3.144) By Allah, it was as if the people never knew that Allah had revealed this Verse before till Abu Bakr recited it and all the people received it from him, and I heard everybody reciting it (then).

Narrated Az-Zuhri: Said bin Al-Musaiyab told me that 'Umar said, "By Allah, when I heard Abu Bakr reciting it, my legs could not support me and I fell down at the very moment of hearing him reciting it, declaring that the Prophet had died."[/FONT]

 

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As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):

http://abcnews.go.com/International/anwar-al-awlaki-killed-officials-yemen-confirm-al/story?id=14638303
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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ (21:34)
Wama jaAAalna libasharin min qablika alkhulda afain mitta fahumu alkhalidoona

21:34 (Y. Ali) We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die,
would they live permanently?
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Al-Baqara (The Cow)

الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُواْ إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ (2:156)
Allatheena itha asabathum museebatun qaloo inna lillahi wainna ilayhi rajiAAoona


2:156 (Y. Ali) Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":-

 

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As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):

How the West veiws Anwar al-Awlaki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEns2NOV7XM

 

[Who Am I?]

I saw something on TV about it this morning. Supposedly he was a member of "Al-Quaeda" and supposedly was responsible for the almost-Christmas almost-plane bombing and supposedly influenced the dude who shot those people at Ft. Hood.

A lot of supposition and not much to support it is what I got out of that news story.

 

[Insecured soul]

I was shocked and i checked muslim sources for the confirmation, its not yet confirmed. I hope he is still alive he benifited this muslim ummah a great deal. What a wonderful shiekh by allahs permission.

 

[Perseveranze]

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And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision, Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those [to be martyred] after them who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. They receive good tidings of favor from Allah and bounty and [of the fact] that Allah does not allow the reward of believers to be lost - (Ale 'Imraan 168-171)
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[Curious_muslim]

Wait didn't this preacher support suicide bombings? Which majority of Muslims believe is haram. So really preaching something haram? which is a sin.... Right?

 

[Curious_muslim]

Can anyone post a link where he has said anything which could be considered to incite violence? I've never really heard him say anything anyone would consider radical.

He was also a US citizen... so I guess now it's ok to assassinate your own people for inciting hatred (which nobody seems to have published any evidence of) :S

Not trying to defend anyone. But just to play devils advocate Anwar Al Awlaki did commit treason at a time of war by siding with the supposed "enemy". Anwar did support suicide bombing and called Muslims to join fight against America... Is calling for his death by USA Government acceptable not sure what the ruling is for treason pretty sure capital punishment...

 

[Dagless]

Not trying to defend anyone. But just to play devils advocate Anwar Al Awlaki did commit treason at a time of war by siding with the supposed "enemy". Anwar did support suicide bombing and called Muslims to join fight against America... Is calling for his death by USA Government acceptable not sure what the ruling is for treason pretty sure capital punishment...

I think that's the point. Other than the news story saying so there are no videos of him saying anything which could be regarded as treason. A lot of the things alleged appear to be supposition... unless you can show me a link where he actually says those things?
I don't know for sure he didn't say them, but he seems to have been found guilty, sentenced, and executed without evidence or any trial.

 

[sister herb]

Salam alaykum

one less person who spread alqaeda ideology.

They make islam looks bad.

May Allah gives him what he deserves!

 

[Banu_Hashim]

with the death of heroes the ummah will rise.. may the eyes of cowards never sleep

"وبموت الأبطال تحيا الأمة فلا نامت أعين الجبناء
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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon. Ukhti is that quote from Khalid Bin Waleed?

While Anwar Al-'Awlaqi had some jurisprudential views that were very controversial and I don't agree with, I have no doubt that he was sincere in his belief and a great contributor to the field of propagation of Islamic knowledge in the English speaking world. Raheemahullaah.

 

[Who Am I?]

Salam alaykum

one less person who spread alqaeda ideology.

They make islam looks bad.

May Allah gives him what he deserves!

That's assuming that Al-Quaeda is even real and not just some fictional Western invention to further their own agendas.

 

[Abz2000]

i'll verify it,
he did speak out against the terrorist u.s government and said that blowing up a plane load of americans isn't even a drop in the ocean compared to the number of muslims those terrorists in washington have killed,
they called him a terrorist for not even saying like for like.
although i disagree with his view (since it's not lawful in Islam to target innocents), it was still a thought provoking point and showed the extent of their terrorism.
on suicide bombing - the u.s government and media push it,
when bruce willis blows himself up in Armageddon, everyone calls him a hero for sacrificing himself to save his fellow men. watch the movie yourself.

he was one of the most outspoken scholars i have come across which is why i respect him.
we don't have to agree with everything he said, but it was more than these keyboard warriors hating on him here.
i'm sure hitler would have called him a terrorist and patriotic germans would have parroted it if it had been in those days.

yes he said "controversial" things - but they were nowhere near what bush blair obama or cameron or sarkozy have done, talk about getting the ravenous wolf to investigate the chicken coot!
when injustice becomes law - resistance becomes duty.

and by the way harb,
you're saying good riddance?
actually i immediately prayed two rakahs for him - just like i did when they arrested him in yemen a few years back (and didn't allow him to have any Islamic books).
and i believe he will be recorded in history as a founder of the messianic khilafah movement.
he hasn't lost anything - the world has just lost a righteous man.
do you know how many dead children there are in iraq and afghanistan alone - due to the terrorist occupier's bombing and shooting?


The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart:
and merciful men are taken away,
none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the wh0re.
4Against whom do ye sport yourselves?
against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue?
are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree,
slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
Isaiah 57

 

[إحسان]

SubhanAllah! I have one of his CD releases called: The Life of Muhammed (pbuh). It's absolutely wonderful.
We are in no position to judge him and his actions but what we can be sure of is his great contribution in spreading his knowledge (an example: the cd package I have)...

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon....

 

[Dagless]

he did speak out against the terrorist u.s government and said that blowing up a plane load of americans isn't even a drop in the ocean compared to the number of muslims those terrorists in washington have killed,

This statement isn't treason or even inciting hatred. It's just an opinion since he's not telling anyone to do anything. Btw please link to some of these statements.

 

[Banu_Hashim]

Inna lillah wa'ina ilyhi raji3oon!



yes it is!

Only the U.S seems to say so. I have read the majority of his books and listened to a bulk of lectures and didn't come across those 'controversial views'
does anyone like to verify for themselves anymore or all that needs be by way of truth is that the truthful peaceful U.S puts out a *****ng statement of assertion?

In one of his most recent interviews he said that he views the US public at large as combatants and basically holds them accountable just as much as the US leaders and army, because they are technically financing the war as a united country. So, targeting any civilians/American public is legitimate even if they are 'innocent' and and not a threat directly. I dunno, is that something supported by Qur'an and Sunnah? I just felt uneasy about that.

 

[Banu_Hashim]

SubhanAllah! I have one of his CD releases called: The Life of Muhammed (pbuh). It's absolutely wonderful.
We are in no position to judge him and his actions but what we can be sure of is his great contribution in spreading his knowledge (an example: the cd package I have)...

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon....

He was a great scholar with a wealth of knowledge. In fact his early lectures were what inspired me as a young teenager to start practicing Islam. May Allah grant him jannah.

 

[Dagless]

In one of his most recent interviews he said that he views the US public at large as combatants and basically holds them accountable just as much as the US leaders and army, because they are technically financing the war as a united country. So, targeting any civilians/American public is legitimate even if they are 'innocent' and and not a threat directly. I dunno, is that something supported by Qur'an and Sunnah? I just felt uneasy about that.

Where did you see that interview? and obviously most would agree that's not ok.

 

[Banu_Hashim]

I agree. The killing is completely unjustified. I will try and find this interview. It was conducted in Arabic.