What? No "hate" here! This Mohammed Rasheed (Nicky Reilly) character, he had trouble pronouncing his T's, and so he must have been mentally ill, and so he must have been led into "extremism" that way.
UK Nail Bombing Update. "Islamic Friend Of Reilly 'Stunned' At Bomb Plot," from thisisplymouth.co.uk, May 24 (thanks to Twostellas):
An Islamic friend of terror suspect Nick Reilly says he is stunned at his suspected bomb plot.Reilly, aged 22, converted to Islam about six years ago and worshipped with him at Plymouth University and the Islamic Centre at Greenbank Avenue.
He became friends with Omar Siddiqui, aged 22, who is president of the Islamic Society at the university.
Omar knew him by his adopted name of Mohammed Rasheed and says he is amazed at what he is alleged to have attempted.
He says the 3,500 strong Muslim community in Plymouth are moderate and he knows of no groups which would have preached hate.
Of course not! Never mind that the Channel 4 documentary uncovering jihadist preaching in British mosques has been vindicated. Nope, no jihadists here!
Fellow worshippers at the mosque at a former Labour Party office in Plymouth said they were shocked at the arrest.
Shocked!
Reilly stood out among the congregation because he is 14 stone, 6 ft 3 inches and white.He had grown a long beard in the past but in recent months has been clean shaven.
Neighbours say Reilly had become increasingly extreme in his religion and had images of the Twin Towers attack as the screensaver on his computer.Devon and Cornwall deputy chief constable Tony Melville named Reilly as the suspected bomber and said:"He has a history of mental illness and had adopted the Islamic faith.
"We believe that despite his vulnerable state he has been preyed upon, radicalized and taken advantage of."
Omar, who plays cricket for Plymouth University where he is the racial equality officer at the student union, says he cannot believe Reilly was radicalized in the city.
Omar said: "The Islamic community in Plymouth is very peaceful and we have never had any problems her at the mosque or the university.
"We get a lot of racial abuse in Plymouth, especially females, but we have always encouraged everyone to integrate with the local community.
"I absolutely hate terrorism. Islam does not condone it. It says if you kill someone you are destroying a creation of God which is a major sin.
"Terrorism is not an entry to paradise, it is to be punished and is an entry to hell.
"We do not go out to convert anyone to Islam or force our views on anyone but if someone wants to learn we can teach them."I cannot imagine anyone being radicalised in Plymouth and if anyone has taken advantage of this guy it is quite sick.
"I don't know of anyone who would do such things and our community works well with the police's diversity unit.
"If it is the same guy I knew him as Mohammed Rasheed and he prayed at the University sometimes or here at the Islamic Centre.
"He had converted himself a couple of years before I first met him which was when I came to Plymouth four years ago.
"He always struck me as being not quite well in the head but he seemed a nice guy. He was always polite and greeted me nicely.
"I just cannot understand why someone like him would carry weapons. He did seem to be extremely religious after his conversion.
"I don't know where the sort of thing he has been accused of comes from. I don't think there are any other groups in Plymouth he could have been involved in.
"He seemed to be a student but was not at the university so I thought he was at college.
"I asked him why he converted and he said the whole beauty of Islam attracted him to the religion and when he converted he felt a lot more at one with God.
"We never discussed how he practiced his religion because I felt that was a personal matter. He studied Islam very hard for many years.
"I have no idea if he was acting alone. I believe the Islamic community will be stunned by what he is alleged to have done because he always seemed so calm and nice.
"The people who knew him from prayers will be quite broken by the news.
"I guessed he had some mental problems because he spoke very slowly and had a problem pronouncing his Ts.
"I hope he gets help and learns from this and nothing bad happens to him and he never does anything like this again."...
Islam has it's own "Darwinism": Only the thugs shall survive. Show a sign of weakness, a stutter, compassion, thoughtfulness, etc, and you are either recruited for suicide bombing, or labeled an apostate and murdered.
Having too many males just makes more competition for the thugs (imams, sheiks, mullahs, ayatollahs) to get females, since the pool is low due to the Alpha males marrying multiple women. That is, unless a Muslim resorts to raping "kaffir," which many do with enthusiasm. Best to have the excess males kill themselves or be killed. Tell them its for "jihad."
In Islam, the thugs inherit the Earth and the meek inherit 72 white-skinned whores in heaven (or 72 white raisins, depending on your translation).
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Terrorism is not an entry to paradise, it is to be punished and is an entry to hell.
It depends on your definition of "terrorism".
Terrorism is not an entry to paradise but JIHAD is. What is jihad? Killing for Allah.
Jihad on 21st century Earth (21st century? - That's a Christian designation! do the Muslims know that?) uses terrorism as its instrument.
Jihad, terrorism - six of one, a half dozen of the other.
he sez "I absolutely hate terrorism. Islam does not condone it. It says if you kill someone you are destroying a creation of God which is a major sin."
can he explain these?
Bukhari:V4B52N220 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have been made victorious with terror.’”
Qur’an:8:12 “I shall terrorize the infidels. So wound their bodies and incapacitate them because they oppose Allah and His Apostle.”
Qur’an:8:57 “If you gain mastery over them in battle, inflict such a defeat as would terrorize them, so that they would learn a lesson and be warned.” Ishaq:326 “If you come upon them, deal so forcibly as to terrify those who would follow, that they may be warned. Make a severe example of them by terrorizing Allah’s enemies.”
Qur’an:8:67 “It is not fitting for any prophet to have prisoners until he has made a great slaughtered in the land.”
Ishaq:588 “When the Apostle descends on your land none of your people will be left when he leaves.”
Tabari IX:42 “We have been dealt a situation from which there is no escape. You have seen what Muhammad has done. Arabs have submitted to him and we do not have the strength to fight. You know that no herd is safe from him. And no one even dares go outside for fear of being terrorized.”
Ishaq:326 “Allah said, ‘No Prophet before Muhammad took booty from his enemy nor prisoners for ransom.’ Muhammad said, ‘I was made victorious with terror. The earth was made a place for me to clean. I was given the most powerful words. Booty was made lawful for me. I was given the power to intercede. These five privileges were awarded to no prophet before me.’”
Ishaq:327 “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’” Qur’an:7:3 “Little do you remember My warning. How many towns have We destroyed as a raid by night? Our punishment took them suddenly while they slept for their afternoon rest. Our terror came to them; Our punishment overtook them.”
"trouble pronouncing his T's"?
Thank Allah, slave, that "Terrorism" can also be spelled "Islam". No "T" necessary, you poor widdle lisping Muslim victim.
The "whole beauty of Islam".
In one bomb pack.
Once more illustrating that Islam is a mental disorder and that people with mental disorders are magnetically attracted to Islam
"We never discussed how he practiced his religion because I felt that was a personal matter. He studied Islam very hard for many years."
Could there be some sort of clue in this statement?
They might actually want to read the entire book....
I'm shocked! The British say 'aged 22' instead of 'age 22'!
The rest of it is not so shocking.
Straight out of the standard script. Deny, deny, deny. Right down to the 'such a lovely fellow' testimonial - I quote - "he always seemed so calm and nice".
Frankly, after reading Mr Siddiqui's screed, my only response is: "This fellow doth protest too much".
Same thing we hear, in every single news story, from all the Muslim friends, family, mosque, etc and so forth, every time some jihadi or wannabe jihadi, whether a born-and-bred-Muslim or a convert, is caught practising, or attempting to practise, mayhem.
If I were the counter-jihad police the first place I would be looking would be the Islamic Society at Plymouth University and the Islamic Centre at Greenbank Avenue; their premises, and the homes of the imam, and other honchos, would be getting searched from basement to attic, with sniffer dogs no less, and paying attention to such possibilities as false floors and false ceilings. Forensic cybernerds would be going through every item of computing equipment. Forensic accountants would be going through their books.
And Mr Omar Siddiqui, president of the Islamic Society at Plymouth University, would be getting the Third Degree.
If he is only "alleged" to have committed the "alleged" acts, how did he get the "alleged" injuries and burns to his face?