Mission Kashmir

[Umm]

Assalaamu Alaikum,
I was thinking of having this thread to post articles about
1) the oppression sufffered by our fellow Muslims in the Occupied Valley
2) The victories that Allah is granting the Mujaahideen of Lashkar etc there
3) Stories of Shuhadaa.

Please feel free to contribute.

Book recommendations:

"The Army of Madina in Kashmir" - by Esa al-Hindi. (Published by Maktabah)
"Kashmir, Happy Valley, Valley of Death" - by William W. Baker

[Umm]

Shaheed Abu Abdullah Al Britaani

"Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah, i.e. they have gone out for jihad and showed not their backs to the disbelievers) of them some have fulfilled their obligations (have been martyred) and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed in the least". Al-Ahzab 23

I would like to share some news with all my Muslim brothers and sisters. The news is of the martyrdom (shahaada) of our brother Abu Abdullah al-Britanee. Abu Abdullah was shaheed in the valleys of Kashmir on February 20th 2001, whilst fighting against the oppressive Indian army.

Abu Abdullah was born in 1976 in Britain to parents of Pakistani origin. At the age of 3 he went to Pakistan to live, with his family. There he studied and lived, in which time he became very custom to the Pakistani way. Some ten years later it was decided that he and his family would come and live in London again

He came to London and lived a life of ignorance towards the deen of Islam. Like much of the youth in Britain he was involved in fruitless activities. Until, when one day his mother announced her desire to go to hajj, and wanted Abdullah to accompany her on the trip. Out of his love for his mother (despite not practising) he agreed, he knew that this meant that he would now have to change his ways, to that of the true Muslim. After having been on hajj he came back a completely changed person. Many people today go to hajj and come back to get on with life just as it was before, but not Abdullah, he really changed. He came back and started learning the way of ahlul-sunnah, despite having family of an innovational background. He often had disputes with family members on their deviant interpretations of Islam but he was never known to have raised his voice in an argument. He would under extreme anger just smile in his beautiful manner and walk away. With his beautiful manners, innocent character, and correct understanding of Islam he gave dawa to all his immediate and non-immediate family. This resulted in the creation of a good Islamic environment inside his home and amongst his friends.

As time went on Abu Abdullah grew in his knowledge of the deen of Islam, eliminating all misconcepts about practising Muslims, setting a true example to everyone. Then in 1997 a brother introduced a cassette of the Shuhuda of Bosnia to Abu Abdullah, this changed his way of looking at life. He was introduced to a concept that was not readily talked about or taught in those days. It was JIHAD, giving up your life and wealth for the sake of Allah swt. It was then that Abu Abdullah made it his objective to leave his home and defend the Muslims. However Bosnia was over, Chechnya had obtained independence from the Russian's, and Palestine was a very difficult location to go and fight. All these factors all indicated only one destination, his mother homeland, Pakistan (Kashmir). Whilst in London he made all efforts to educate himself about the situation of Muslims in Kashmir by travelling to all parts of Britain, speaking to Kashmir's Mujahideen. The more he learnt the more determined to go he became. However he never forgot his duty to his family, during this time he was constantly educating his mother and cousins on the virtues of Jihad. He did this in the unique manner of leaving messages on mobile phones of a hadith a night, often in the late hours when he would be studying himself. He would give special attention to his mother by spending some time every night massaging her legs and praying Fajr and Maghrib with her. His mum once commented on how he would go into the position of sajood (prostration) and spend a long time there, however he would not stop as he believed in the messenger's PBUH hadith that a slave of Allah is closest to his Lord when in the humble position of sajood.

The time had finally come for Abu Abdullah to part from his family and wealth, and go and live the life of a Mujahid. He was to leave his loved ones and go and join a group of people he had only ever heard about. Although his travels, in the UK, had resulted in meetings with ex-kashmiri mujahideen, who would give him sincere advice, he really didn't know what to expect. Abu Abdullah left his home not knowing much, except he was to strive for Allah's pleasure at any cost. Abu Abdullah was so determined to leave that he would have an answer to every argument presented to him. On one occasion his mother had said to him, " don't go now, as it is extremely hot at this time of the year….", to which he replied "it is still going to be cooler then The fire of Hell, please mother don't stop me."

Abu Abdullah left his home that summer for Pakistan, equipped with insufficient kit. He had been advised to take basic military equipment, which was to prove inadequate for the rough and treacherous mountains of Kashmir. Despite the hardships suffered during the early days Abu Abdullah continued to train hard. Due to his good understanding of the Pakistani culture and language he had never disclosed to the other mujahideen training with him that he was not one of them - that he was a foreigner, thus he was never given special treatment. He remained in the training camp until he completed the basic course successfully. After which he was transferred to the special guerrilla warfare course, lasting for three months. By the decree of Allah swt Abu Abdullah started the course but soon sustained an injury, which would not allow him to continue. The injury resulted in a premature end to Abu Abdullah's Jihad, leaving him no option but to return home. However this was not the end of his efforts for Allah's sake.

When arriving in the UK he brought his love and experiences of Jihad back with him. He would make every effort to increase awareness of the atrocities committed by the tyrant Indian soldiers on the Muslims. He would do this by talking to people and distributing material. At the same time, Abu Abdullah would be working to support himself and his family. Initially he started working in a sports shop in London, however by his own admission, his emaan was suffering from being in such an environment. As a result he left the job, and started working for a scholar dealing with the affairs of Muslims. There was a price to be paid to secure his emaan, he took a cut in wage and bore the pressures of his family, for not having a "proper job". When the scholar was asked weather he had any complaints about Abu Abdullah's work, he replied, "I have no complaints with Abdullah except when he goes for salat he takes to long…".

In the mean time Abdullah's brother had decided he wanted to go to Kashmir to fulfil his fard, this was something that Abdullah did not like. It would mean that he would have to stay at home with the family while his brother went in the path of Allah.

Standing before their Mujahida mother her two grown sons converse:
"To go to the land of Jihad is Fard upon me first, because I was the first one in this household to turn his interest in this direction and I acquired training as well", Abdullah said, proving his commitment. "You are much younger than me. It is my right and duty as the elder, to go first so I will go", replied the elder brother.

Abu Abdullah: "Brother! Look! Is it not true that none of you even knew about the mujahideen in Pakistan? No one in the house was aware of Jihad. I was the one who began talking about it and all of you used to ridicule me and could not understand what had happened to me. You used to say, "What has gotten into him?" Everyone was strict on me. Father told me off. Mother, you also told me to stop all this talk. So now, if we are to go for Jihad, then I shall go first". These tensions between the brothers lasted for many days, until their maternal uncle reconciled between them.

One day Abu Abdullah reached a conclusion and said, "Ok, brother. Mother is in your favour and I have also done Istikhaara. Go to the land of Jihad". Abdullah's brother went to the land of Kashmir and trained, he also got involved in military action against the Indian army. During the operation he was wounded and no longer able to continue on the front line. Eventually returning home to his family.

No sooner had his brother returned Abdullah was preparing to leave once again for the land of Jihad. Very few people knew his intentions, as this time he was not going to be hindered in anyway. On his brothers return Abdullah felt grieved at the severity of the wounds inflicted by the Indian army, and later he made it known how he felt he had to avenge his brother's wounds.

After having finally obtained permission from his parents, Abdullah once again left for the land of Jihad in February 2000. He arrived in Pakistan and spent time with his sister and her young children. He would often pray his salat in the local mosques, where he would meet lots of other brothers. One brother recalls meeting Abu Abdullah;
"I used to meet him in Kasr Mosque. He was a very handsome and fit young man, I thought to myself that such a fit youth should be with the Mujahideen. I introduced myself to him and after a few days I invited him to join the Jihad. He smiled and said, "I have already completed the first leg of my training and am waiting to do the second leg. I always saw him longing to be martyred. He used to ask each of his companions to make Du'a for him."

After spending a while in his hometown, he left to be reunited with the mujahideen in the high mountainous valleys of Kashmir. There, he was instructed to have patience and do dawa work until the special training course started in June. Abdullah stayed with the mujahideen, had patience and did as he was ordered by his ameer. During this time he would travel to all parts of Pakistan inviting people to Islam and introducing the concept of Jihad. He had not left his home for any other reason but to fight, and die shaheed in the path of Allah, but he was being asked otherwise by his ameer. Abdullah understood the importance of complying with the ameer's order, as he had learnt the lessons from the battle of Uhud well.

Eventually the time to part from dawa duties had come, and the training course was to begin. He was taken to a secret camp (undisclosed to even the other mujahideen), where he was to spend three months. These were to be very hard and testing times for Abdullah. The training was physically tough and extremely harsh, with no exceptions made for Abdullah. The other mujahideen were the selected few who had just completed their guerrilla course, so were in extremely fit condition. Whereas Abdullah had spent the last few months on dawa duties and light exercise. The difference was clearly evident. Abdullah narrated to a brother later, how he was sad at how his physical condition was inferior to the other mujahideen and they made him aware of it. Abdullah suffered the taunts of some of the other brothers, but remained firm. By the grace of Allah swt he finally completed the course and returned to his home in Pakistan, waiting for his turn to enter Occupied Kashmir. One brother relates on what Abdullah was like after his training;
"His emotions were at their peak. I used to observe a conquering sparkle in his eyes…"

By the end of the summer, and at the end of Abdullah's training, two very close cousins of his were getting married in London. They invited him to attend the weddings and then return to what he was doing. In the kindest possible manner Abdullah explained on how important it was for him to stay and not to return to the land of Kuffar, he said his emaan would weaken and he would have to start over again. With his sister also leaving Pakistan, Abdullah was alone. Abdullah spent this time bettering himself and others around him. He would often visit relatives in distant places giving them dawa and explaining the importance of Jihad. His actions along with his good character made him extremely loved amongst all the people he met.

Nearing the end of 2000 one of Abdullah's training partners had been taken shaheed in Kashmir. This was to increase Abdullah's determination to enter and fight in the land of Kashmir. He visited the mother of his friend in a far village, to congratulate her. As he was leaving the house, with full conviction he said to the mother "I am going to meet your son, have you got a message that I can deliver to him for you?" He returned to the camp and applied extreme pressure on the commander of the mujahideen to allow him to enter Kashmir. Finally he was granted permission in February 2001.

After hearing that her son had been granted permission, Umm Abdullah departed for Pakistan to spend a few precious days with her son. On arrival of his mother he said there was no need for her to come, it would only weaken his emaan. By this he meant that his love for his mother was so great he might be deterred from going. As time was drawing closer Abdullah's cousin in London had a dream of how he would be shaheed. She saw that there was a mountainous area with a large green field and in the middle laid Abdullah and his brother. Abdullah's brother lay there with a serious wound to his foot (as he had suffered the year before) and Abdullah lay there shaheed. She was concerned that her dream might be true and wanted to just see her cousin for one last time before he entered into enemy territory. She left from London and got there the night before Abdullah was due to leave for the front line. They spent the night talking and sharing thoughts, for the last time. The following morning Abdullah left his hometown with his mother to a town closer to the border. Where he bade farewell to the most beloved person to him, his mother. A few days later he phoned his mother and said the jeep is ready and I am going now inshallah, his mum recalls he had extreme amount of joy in his voice. He said he was leaving with the foreign brothers that he had met earlier in the camps.

Inside Occupied Kashmir:
On the 19th of February 2001 at 12pm when the group of 14 Mujahideen were trekking through a thick mountainous jungle, aiming to meet the ameer of the area who would allocate them their tasks.
As the group advanced up the mountain they felt the presence of Indian army. The ameer consulted with the brothers and decided to take an alternative route, only to find the Indian forces were manning this route as well. The brothers realised that they were surrounded and that the enemy was encroaching from all sides. Army Patrols were searching viciously to remove any mujahideen presence from the area.
On the ameer's orders the Brothers then started retreating to the place they had camped the night before. During this tactical retreat they were spotted by an Indian patrol party, who then started a savage pursuit of the brothers.
With complete confidence, the ameer decided that all the brothers would take up positions and fight, rather then run further down the mountain and weaken their chance of defending themselves.
"Give yourselves up! We know you have been brain washed and we will not harm you", shouted out an officer from the ranks of the Indian army. The brothers refused. On sight of the Indian officer, the ameer Abu Billal shot the officer dead. This was an indication for the rest of the brothers to start their engagement with the enemy of Allah.
Both sides were exchanging heavy fire; the brothers were greatly out numbered, and surrounded from all sides.
The Indian forces, too fearful of losing their own lives, were content with firing indiscriminately from a distance; they also resorted to the use of long distance grenades (mortars). The Mujahideen were using their ammunition sensibly and effectively as they had been trained to do so. Firing only at sight and at short distance targets.

One of the brothers Abu Omer was firing the PK (heavy machine gun), he was positioned a few meters behind Abu Abdullah. He recounted the last moments of Abu Abdullah saying, " I saw Abu Abdullah seize in activity in the mist of the Engagement, approach me and then asked me for forgiveness". Abu Omer completely astonished, said "brother u have not done any wrong to me there is no need for forgiveness, just carry on firing". On the persistence of Abu Abdullah Abu Omar said, "I forgive you Abu Abdullah". Abu Omer said then I asked for forgiveness from him. Upon this momentary exchange of forgiveness requests Abu Abdullah was content and then changed his position and took cover behind a tree besides a slope. Abu Abbas Yemeni who was positioned adjacent to Abu Omer was shot in the head, reciting the shahada he fell into Abu Omer's lap. Abu Abdullah on seeing this got up to help. As soon as he got up an Indian soldier, who was positioned at the rear with a heavy machine gun, sprayed him with bullets on his back and shoulder. As soon as he got shot Abu Abdullah shouted La illah illal ah hu… he then stumbled to the ground and down the slope reciting "Muhammad ur rasool al-allah", in an ever fainting voice. Then all was quite, Abu Abdullah had reached the last stages of his journey to Jannah, ready to meet his lord.

And so ended a chapter of a short but dedicated life to freeing the Muslims from oppression and raising the word of Allah to be the highest, and defending it's people and it's lands.

"And say not of those who are killed in the way of Allah "They are dead". Nay they are living but you perceive (it) not" (al-Baqarah 154)

[Umm]

ABU AADAM AL AMREEKI

All praise is for Allah the lord of all the worlds. And may the peace and prayers be upon the messenger of Allah and all those who follow his way until the last day. Amma ba’d:

I decided to write this as some sort of reminder for myself and my brothers and sisters. If we see the present day examples of people following the way of our salaf in word and action it will only strengthen us to continue striving and causes us to see the high stations of Allah’s beloved as not being unattainable and out of reach.

“All I want is shahadah in Kashmir. I dont want to be famous and well known.”

Those were the words of Abu Adam Jibreel al Amrikeeas we walked around the center in muridke Pakistan. As we strolled around the giant masjid and school and looked at the horses at the horse stable we talked of the difficulties in training and jihad in general. Abu Adam was only nineteen years of age when he went to the killing fields of occupied Kashmir.

Born into a considerably wealthy family in Atlanta Georgia, Abu Adam had always excelled in most of his activities as a child. He used to go with his family to Ebenezer Baptist church, the church of Dr. Martin Luther King jr. He was known even before he accepted Islam to be a kind and caring person. He would always try to excel at everything he did. Allah in his infinite mercy saw something good in Abu Adam , so he had placed in his heart a desire to seek the truth as he was not completely satisfied with Christianity as a religion. He used to gather and read books on Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and other religions around the world. It was after his search for the truth that Allah the most high expanded his heart and guided him to Islam wal hamdulillah.

Abu Adam was known to frequent the west end masjid in Atlanta, the masjid of the now incarcerated Imaam Jamil al-Amin, may Allah free him. He was known to keep to himself and read a lot. At this time he was still keeping dreadlocks as he was new to Islam and didn’t know about its phrohibition. After graduating high school he left Atlanta to go college in Durham north Carolina about four hours away. It would be in Durham that he would gain a more detailed understanding of Islam and the reality of the situations faced in many of the Muslim lands.

Indeed Allah the most high had blessed Abu Adam with good companionship in Durham that he benefited from very much. It was with them that he learned the aqeedah of the Muslims in detail and it was with them that learned the sunnah. It was in this enviroment that Abu Adam began to read about the affairs of the Muslims in places such as Bosnia, Burma, Kashmir, and Chechyna. He became very concerned about the oppression of his brothers and sisters and wanted to do something about it. It was at this crucial juncture of Abu Adam’s development that he left college and began to prepare for the journey that most never think about- much less prepare for- jihad.

The burning desire to wage jihad against the enemies of Allah soon overtook Abu Adam and thus he began a program of training to prepare himself for the extremely difficult battle conditions. Perhaps we may pay heed and take benefit from his program.

The Preparation :

Abu Adam began to spend more and more time in the masjid. He would increase in his voluntary prayers and fasting. He began to read the Qur'an daily and memorize supplications of the prophet (saw) for every occasion. He also began to lengthen his salah and try to build up his khushuu’ (submissiveness and humilty). Abu Adam even cut back on food and drink and his amount of sleep so as to get himself ready for the hardships of jihad. He realised that jihad is directly connected to the tarbiyah (spiritual cultivation) of the person.

The preparation of Abu Adam for jihad was not relegated to the spiritual side alone. He also undertook physical preparation in the form of running, exercise and military tactics. He went one day to an army surplus store and bought a pair of danners. For those of you who do not know, danners are very heavy and very tough military and hunting boots that feel like a ton when worn. Abu Adam would run only in these boots, and he would refuse to wear running shoes. It was reported that he used to tie a long rope around his waist with a cinder block tied to the end – running in this manner for conditioning.

Allah had also blessed Abu Adam with brothers in his area with prior military experience. He benifited greatly from one who was a former U.S. army ranger, the rangers being a group of elite forces in the U.S. army. After months of spiritual and physical training he was ready. In November of 1997, he went to Kashmir.

Commando Training :

Abu Adam began his training in Ramadan of 1997 with the mujahideen of lashkar taiba. Lashkar taiba are the mujahideen of ahl us sunnah in Kashmir and are the most feared warriors in the occupied valley. He chose to train at the hardest time of the year – mid winter.

I firmly believe that the more difficulties you go through in training, the more barakah your training will have. The mujaahid will go through things in the course of training that purify him as the gold is purified by the fire. He will sometimes go through things that cause him to say,

“Ya Allah ! you know that this is for you alone and I only go through this extreme difficulty for your sake. If you do not help me I will not be able to continue!”

In order for you to grasp the intense hardships and trials that those like Abu Adam must go through you must understand the following facts:

1. Kashmir is situated in the hindu kush mountain range, the tallest mountains in the world.

2. the training camp is in a 12,000 foot mountain. The city that it overlooks is 14,000 feet above sea level. That would place the brothers at 26,000 feet above sea level. So can imagine how difficult it is to do basic exercise there, much less marching throughout the mountains.

3. Kashmir has some of the coldest winters around with snow in the mountains reaching twenty feet deep or more.

4. training consists mostly of marching In the night and day with a 35 pound backpack. This is for preparing the mujaahid for occupied Kashmir. Infiltration takes about seven nights of climbing as well as crossing through heavily guarded points with trip wires and booby traps.

5. the occupied valley is by far more difficult and intense than the ‘small mountains’ of azad- or free Kashmir. In occupied Kashmir, the average mountain is between twelve-to seventeen thousand feet high.

Abu Adam opted for the intense training in winter while at the same time fasting. Abu Adam was known to carry extra weight and march on no matter what. He trained and remembered the promise of Allah,

“if you help Allah , Allah will help you and make your feet firm”:

He would always try harder and make frequent dua’a to Allah for firmness on the path of jihad. He would fast in the day while running miles in the cold kashmiri mountain paths. He would train in military tactics while having numbed limbs from the intense cold of winter. He would continue to shout ‘Allahu akbar’ even while his throat was dry and parched for lack of water due to his fast. He would climb through the beautiful snow covered kashmiri mountains even while his body lacked nutrients because of his fasting. He would break his fast on dirty brown colored water taken from a running stream and he would eat the lentils that always gave him digestive and stomach problems. And it was he that would march out in the dark cold night with his mujahideen brothers from 8:00 pm until the time of fajr salah.

Surely in training- a day is made to feel like a complete year. So after what seemed like 124 years or more aptly four months, Abu Adam successfully completed the lashkar taiba commando-training course. Abu Adam did not leave the training camp unscathed however. He had received frostbite on the extremities of his feet due to the intense cold. Even after springtime, the tips of his toes were still numb. He had also contracted a serious stomach illness that caused him to lose a lot of strength. When I asked him about that he replied,

“I’m going in regardless in sha allah. I didn’t go this far to stop now.”

I always admired his determination. After a few weeks of recovery and rest, Abu Adam received the news that he was long waiting for. The amir told him, “pack your bags. Your going to jammuu to launch!” Abu Adam was shining from happiness and delight,

“I’m finally getting a chance to go and do jihad fee sabeelillah !”

After two and a half weeks I met back up with Abu Adam at the launching sector to prepare to infiltrate with him into the occupied valley. We were only waiting for our slot to carefully infiltrate the occupied valley of Kashmir to strike down and destroy the enemies of Allah, the vile hindus and Sikhs from the Indian army. This sometimes long waiting period is perhaps the most frustrating part of jihad, it is sometimes referred to as ribaat. It is at this point that a person must guard his thoughts and occupy his time before he goes to battle.

His Character and Manners:

Abu Adam was quiet even if he was talking loud. He had a very simple and soft way about him. He never acted rude or argued licentiously with anyone. In the early mornings after the fajr salah, he would run for about a mile and a half with his backpack filled with 50 pounds worth of bricks and stones. He would climb up and down a tall water tower with the same backpack on. After his workout, he would return to the base and take a shower, eat breakfast with the brothers and them proceed to the small masjid we had and memorize the Qur'an and selected dua’as from the book ‘hisn ulMuslim ’.

Our brother was in my view, a true zaahid (one who abstains from the glitter of this worldly life) he was always giving sadaqah to those in need from his brothers. He was always to be seen wearing a black and white checkered ghutrah (scarf) wrapped around his head. I saw a picture of him in America after he became Muslim and he had the same scarf around his head. I remember him as being the one that always reminded us of Allah and the last day. One day there were some brothers sitting and talking vain talk, may Allah forgive them. When they began their vain talk Abu Adam stood up immediately and said to all of the brothers,

“You guys are killing my imaan with this talk. Fear Allah!”

Abu Adam was always keen on praying in the last third of the night. May Allah have mercy upon him, I don’t recall him ever missing the tahajjud, - not even once. One of the interesting occourences that show us the virtue of Abu Adam (nahsabuhu kadhaalika wa la nuzzakee ala allahi ahadan) was when we departed to test our weapons. We went to a far off area to test our weapons before the infiltration. Due to this we all sensed that our time was close. We were test firing the mounted grenade launcher on our kalashnikovs (ak-47 assualt rifle). We were firing old grenades that had been in storage for quite a long time. One brother shot the grenade and it simply shot out and landed about 3 feet in front of us (we were in one big crowd). After we had all dashed to take cover from the expected explosion that was only 3 feet away from us, Abu Adam looked up at me and said,

“We ran and didn’t even remember Allah! What’s up with us?”

I was totally amazed at his perception of things. When being around him one always wanted to do jihad and dhikr of Allah (at least myself) may Allah join us all together with the shushed’. ameen.

I recall that when all of us were sleeping after dhuhur salah, I woke up and proceded to go outside for some fresh air. I walked outside only to see Abu Adam practicing his firing stances and maneuvers with his ak-47 in the hot sun. I said to myself, “subhaanallah ! when does he stop ?” may Allah the most high grant us determination like Abu Adam , ameen.

And I will never forget when he was still suffering from his stomach illness, we all decided together to practice the sunnah of our beloved prophet (saw) by performing cupping or in Arabic ‘hijaamah’. One of our brothers there, abu yahya, an arab who was a 48 year old veteran of Afghanistan, performed the hijaamah on Abu Adam s two shoulder blades. After the hijaamah, Abu Adam recovered from his illness one hundred percent wal hamdulillah !

The Launching:

It was around July 5th that our group of ten brothers received what it was waiting for : the news of its launching into the occupied valley. After two days of preperation, the weapons were test fired, cleaned, and sighted. The equipment and gear were distributed. The magazines were loaded and the imaan was as high as ever awaiting the chance to please allah. It was time to wage jihad and secure some expensive real estate in the jannah. And as always, Abu Adam demanded that he carry more gear and ammo than anyone else in the group. Allahu akbar !!!

Unfourtunately, some of us were separated from Abu Adam and his group due to external factors, so at this launching point would be the last time I would see my brother Abu Adam, may allah have mercy upon him. Indeed, he was crying from happiness and at the same time, realizing that this is the last time we will see him for a long while.

Abu yahya said about him,

“When we were infiltrating in the pitch black darkness of the cloudy kashmiri border area he (Abu Adam ) was always at the front of the group – never lagging at all. When we stoped for ten minutes of rest he sat next to me and looked to the heavens and sighed, “al hamdu lillah”. i then asked him , “What is it that makes you say that right now ?” to which he replied,

“All of my life I wanted a piece (a gun) and some grenades and a blade (knife) and now I have my piece (a makarov 9mm pistol) and my rifle (ak-47 ) and I have my grenades and my blade. And its all fee sabeelillah.”

After five days of night movement and infiltration, Abu Adam with the rest of the brother’s successfully entered into the occupied valley of Kashmir. It was there that Abu Adam would take an active part in laying ambushes and carrying out raid against the Indian oppressors. After two and a half months of guerilla jihad, Abu Adam finally achieved that which he strove for in sha allah : ash-shahadah fee sabeelillah.

Abu Adam and his team of brothers launched a bloody raid on an army post in the Doda sector in the jammuu region. Reports indicate that out of the thirty four Indian soldiers killed in the action, Abu Adam was responsible for killing seventeen. Allahu akbar !

It was at the exact time of his shahadah (in sha allah) that I had a dream in which I saw Abu Adam at the launching sector base. He had returned from fighting. His hair had grown out and there was fresh blood on his clothes. He was shining in happiness to see me. I then asked him, “How was it ?” to which he replied,

“It was hard but worth it.”

After this dream, I received news that my good friend, Abu Adam – had beaten me to our respective goal – ash-shahadah fee sabeelillah. (in sha allah)

I remember him saying to me once, “I want to get shot in the chest so that my soul doesn’t leave immediately and I can prostrate to Allah on the battlefield before my soul leaves my body.”

I cant help but wonder if he got his last wish or not. Abu Adam Jibreel al Amrikee never did drugs before Islam and when he left this dunya he was still a virgin, something that is very rare for an American youth. His news eventually reached his non-Muslim family in Atlanta. And it was after hearing this news that his older sister, Lisa took shahadah and entered into the fold of Islam. May Allah make her like her brother. Ameen

“ And do not think those killed in the way of Allah as being dead. Nay they are alive with their lord being provided for” (aal-imraan)
ABU ABDULLAH ~ (ABDUR RAHMAN)

[Umm]

Bollywood or Bust

India's War On Islam (Documentary)

I was watching this documentary the other day, and was shocked at how openly Islaam and the Muslims are mocked in Hindi films. Having hardly ever watched one, I expected a few subtle jibes about Pakistan at the most. Instead, a clip showed a "Muslim" woman apparently having had a child with a najjis Hundu man. The mother is vowing that her child will be a Hindu like his father....not humiliated, and that she wanted it hidden that he has a Muslim mother. There were many other clips too, portaying Mujaahideen as having girlfriends aouthu billah from a flim called "Mission Kashmir", hence the title of this thread.

[Umm]

Kashmir: A Glimpse at the Atrocities

[Ibn_Anas]

Salam sister Umm,

I cant help but feel that you have started up an issue that has long been forgotten in the minds of Muslims. Maybe this is because it doesn't hold the glamour of other struggles, such as the Afghan, Palestinian, Iraqi and to an extent Chechen. Muslims now only know and remember struggles that are displayed to them on their TV/monitor screens. We don’t feel the need to make it our business to find out how and why Muslims are struggling. An example would be, how many Muslims know the problems of Sudan, and Indonesia? I respect fully the opinion that Muslim countries do NOT assist us in our aid efforts, however we often see the kuffar sneaking into trouble zones.......Allah knows why they do it, but they do!

If we truly were one body, we would look for cures for all parts of the wounded body.

That was just my initial thought on this thread, inshallah i will assist and contribute as much as possible.

May Allah swt reward you sister for reminding this dead hearted Ummah of an on going ONSLAUGHT by the mushrikoon. ameen

[Umm]

Jazakullah khairan for those thoughts Ibn_Anas. Kashmir is hardly in the conscious mind of this ummah, despite her struggle being far older.

[Umm]

Shaheed Abu Anas: Teacher of the Mujaahideen

Ibn_Anas, do you or anyone else have a biography of shaheed Abu Fadhullah, an instructor at the markaz? He was killed in 2002, maybe Feb or March?

[Ibn_Anas]

Abu Fahad Ullah - Sohal Abid Ilaahi

Date of Shahaadat : 17th May 2002
Report: Muhammad Saajid Iqbal

This handsome young man used to roam idly through the alleyways and marketplaces in his village and also through the dusty streets of neighbouring cities, without a care in the world. He had bid farewell to his studies and showed no interest in the masjids or madrassahs. He remained ignorant of the suffering of the weak and oppressed muslims around the globe.
The powerless parents of this youth used to supplicate to Allah “Oh Allah, guide our son to the straight path. If nothing else then let him learn the Qur’an” Sometimes they would ask Moulana Siddiq Sahib to supplicate for their son, that his heart become attached to the Masjid, in the hope that the supplication of a pious person would be answered.
Finally, these sincere dua’s were answered and that very same young man, who had been oblivious to any aspect of Islam, decided that he wanted to memorize Allah’s Holy Book. This, now, became his only desire and he pursued it enthusiastically.
In his aspiration to learn the Qur’an, he travelled a great distance, leaving his family behind, and ended up in a madrassah in my village. His name was Abid Maqbool. On arrival, a revolution occurred in his life and Abid Maqbool became a true ‘Abid’ (Slave of Allah). This brother was already memorizing the Qur’an, but alongside this he was desperately striving to learn the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah. Sometimes he would study from books and at other times he would approach the people of knowledge. He was restless to put into practise every single Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW). Besides these good qualities, he also mastered the art of giving speeches and whilst continuing to memorize the Qur’an, he would do the Jumu’ah Khutbahs in nearby villages.
Brother Abid used to do many Sunnah and Nawafil acts of worship. He would pray Tahajjud, Ishraq and Nawafil raka’ats and also keep many Nawafil fasts. He was desirous to act upon everything he learnt from the Qur’an.
Brother Abid learnt about Jihad and commenced training for it. The radiant life of this brother, shone even more brilliantly once he had completed his 21 days of training. He now stuck even more steadfastly to his Da’wah of calling unto Tawheed, following in the footsteps of the pious predecessors, facing hardships and torture for speaking the truth. On one occasion, brother Abid went to a nearby village and gathered some of the youngsters, inviting them to Tawheed and also warning them to abandon Shirk. On hearing his words, the people set upon him and started beating him. He said, “I am helpless that I cannot say anything to you, but a day will come when you will regret your actions”. And that day did arrive when these same people heard of the martyrdom of Brother Abid and were screaming and wailing with shame and remorse at their wrongdoing.
His mission of Da’wah continuing to go forward, this brother completed his Hifz of the Qur’an. He now desired to free the suffering and oppressed muslims, and wished to sacrifice his life in the Path of Allah. Many of his friends from the Madrassah had already gone to the frontline. I said to him “Brother, Allah Ta’ala has given you the gift of understanding. You should continue to study at the Madrassah and call the people towards the Deen of Islam as Allah Ta’ala has blessed you with a beautiful manner of speaking and giving Da’wah” He made me silent by replying, “The weak muslims are calling upon us to help them and so it is impossible that we should reject the Jihad and continue to only pray and worship in our homes.”

You sold your sword and bought a prayer mat
Daughters continued to be dishonoured and you remained only supplicating

Brother Abu Fahad Ullah’s companions from the Madrassah had already entered the battlefields in search of martyrdom before him. Abu Usman Hafiz Kareem Ullah had been fighting bravely in the peaks of Kashmir for three years. The student of knowledge, Abu Abdur-Rehman Muaaz-ur-Rehman had already eaten the fruit of Shahaadah. After him, Abu Saaria Abdur-Rehman Abid also sacrificed his life.
Abu Dajaanah Rehmatullah, Hafiz Abu Talha Abdul Sattar and Abu Hamza Muhammad Shafiq have all reached the battlefield in order to exact their revenge on the enemy. How was it then possible that Abu Fahad Ullah would stay behind?
He often used to recite the following couplet;

The disbeliever puts his faith in his sword and its might
The believer is a warrior who fights even without a dagger

Then, that great time arrived when Abu Fahad Ullah Abid Ilaahi entered the arena of Qitaal. For almost a year, he fought bravely, with immense honour and finally, the moment of completion which he had so desired, arrived.
On the 17th of May at 5 AM, the Mujahideen encountered a group of the enemy in the area of Montaasa. In the skirmish that ensued, Abu Fahad Ullah Abid Ilaahi son of Maqbool Ahmad, along with one other brother, became an inheritor of the Heavens of Allah (SWT), Insha’Allah.

Father’s expressions:
This son of mine was always restless to obtain martyrdom. Death comes to us all whenever it is decreed, and by fulfilling this wish of his, Allah has bestowed a great favour upon us. May Allah accept our son’s martyrdom. Ameen.

[Ibn_Anas]

Not Ustadh Abu Fahadullah, but another product of the Ustadh.....

wassalam