Inna Lillaahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji’oon.
AllahuAkbar, AllahuAkbar, AllahuAkbar.
Our
great Mujaahid Commander of Lebanon, Abu ‘Umar al-Maqdisi (a.k.a., Shehada
Jawhar), has been martyred by the Apostate forces in ‘Ain el-Hilweh. The
Apostate forces ambushed him and others this Sunday morning and he died because
of the wounds sustained from the clash. May Allah’s wide mercy encompass him in
His forgiveness and accept him amongst the Shuhada’.Also, our brother - who was a close associate of Abu ‘Umar - Waleed Salloom, was martyred in the clash. May Allah accept him amongst the Shuhada’.
Who is Abu ‘Umar?
He was a steadfast Mujaahid, a pious worshiper, and a knowledgeable and useful asset for the Mujaahideen. He was loved by his people and hated greatly by his enemies. He was a weapons dealer in Lebanon and benefited our Mujaahideen brethren greatly from it. He later fled to ‘Iraaq after the call of the Shaykh ash-Shaheed (inshaa’Allaah), Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi - may Allah accept him amongst the Shuhada’ - for the purpose of making the word of Allah supreme and making the word of the disbelievers low and humiliated. He was an army of his own; a very agile and fit body, strong and commanding personality that had great military experience from beforehand; his knowledge of bomb making, weapons, guerrilla warfare strategies and weaknesses of the armies of the superpowers quickly made him the Ameer of military training and a respected Commander.
Abu ‘Umar said,
Victory is not required from us. What is required is to be ready for a jihad in the name of Allah, ready to reinstate Islam’s rule and Muslim caliphate. It is normal, if the army shoots at us, we will shoot back at them — normal.
When Abu ‘Umar was asked if he was a “terrorist”, he replied,
Yes, a terrorist. What’s the problem with that? If I want to terrorize the enemies of Allah, what’s the problem with that?
And when he was asked if he received death sentences, he replied,
I got several death sentences and was also sentenced to life imprisonment. There’s nothing to it. What’s the problem? They can pile on as many sentences as they like. This is a sign of honor for me.
Mashaa’Allaah, this was the strength of this man’s ‘Aqeedah, Yaqeen and Imaan in Allah Ta’aalaa. He was of those who feared none except his Lord - and we ask Allah for that to be so.
You can watch his translated interview with al-Arabiya on youtube here and here).
And you can watch his interview with the New York Times here and read their report about him here.
Please do not forget him in your sincere Du’aa.
Allah has blessed him with what he was searching for.