New Mexico-born Imam: Muslims should leave U.S., for "the punishment of Allah is hovering over America"

Anwar al Awlaki, an American-born imam of Yemeni descent who now lives in Yemen, sees Allah's avenging hand in the economic crisis, and advises Muslims to leave America. Few Muslims, of course, will heed his words, given the fact that an America in economic collapse is still likely to be a more pleasant place to live than his own Yemen or most countries in the Islamic world. And then there is always the Muslim Brotherhood's grand jihad to eliminate and destroy Western civilization "from within" -- can't do it from Yemen.

"Is the Franklin morphing into the Washington?!," by Anwar al Awlaki, October 6:

[...] Brothers and Sisters this leads to the belief that the punishment of Allah is hovering over America. When? And how? Allah knows best.

So if you are one of those unfortunate folks who turned out to be living in the wrong place at the wrong time then it is advisable for you to leave. That is obviously if you take heed. Many don’t and are still living the utopia of the American dream. I am not talking about Mo and Mike who are still shaking to the tunes of MTV with their coke and big mac and are only Muslim by name, but I am talking about the practicing Muslims who sadly enough still think that the America of George W is the Abyssinia of the Negus.

Early in the history of Islam, when tensions were high between the Muslims and the pagan Quraysh tribe of Mecca, Muhammad sent some of the Muslims to Abyssinia, where they were welcomed and found refuge.

Hijra [flight, emigration] for the sake of Allah will continue until the day of Judgment. If you leave with the intention of forsaking the people of sin and protecting your family from evil you would be rewarded abundantly. But not everyone has the capacity to make hijra just like there were some Muslims who could not make hijra from Makkah [Mecca] at the time of Rasulullah [Prophet of Allah, i.e., Muhammad]. So for those who cannot they should pray to Allah to make a way out for them and protect them from the people of transgression.

If you are a person whom Allah has bestowed wealth upon then you should avoid owning property in the US and you should diversify out of the dollar into gold and silver. Gold and silver have retained there value over history and there is no reason to think that they would not do the same in the future. In addition to this being the prudent thing to do from a financial point of view, it is also the recommended thing to do Islamicly. Muslims should not be supporting the economy of a nation that is fighting them.

Finally, for those who are contemplating purchasing a home in the US based on mortgage which is a clear form of Riba [usury] they should fear Allah. In addition to it being one of the most evil sins in Islam it is putting money in the wrong place. Allah says that He will destroy Riba. It is a promise from Allah. There is no blessing in anything based on it. What is happening in the US nowadays is a testimony to that....

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Works for me. Let's hope every muslim in America hears this message and takes it very seriously.

Yes, but the collapse in the oil price is hurting the Muslims much more. Why, just yesterday I ran into a ragged one sitting on some old crates under a bridge, and as I passed he held out his hand and said: "Hey buddy, can you spare a dhimmi?"

From article: Muslims should not be supporting the economy of a nation that is fighting them.

Which nations are fighting Islam?

This guy is very paranoid.

And he makes promises he can't possibly keep:

"If you leave with the intention of forsaking the people of sin and protecting your family from evil you would be rewarded abundantly.

He can guarantee abundant reward can he?

Would listening Mohammadans believe him?

He does not say how they will be rewarded. I am certain that interested Mohammadans would like to know what rewards he is talking about.

But he is not going to say, because he is selling snake oil and bum used cars...

That is the best news ever. Certainly do please leave the United States. Allah's hand is punishing Umrikee.

god if only muslims would listen to this guy...

"Hijra [flight, emigration] for the sake of Allah"

It's highly ironic, but "Hejira" is my favorite Joni Mitchell album. The word refers specifically to the "flight" of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina.

I don't think Joni knew anything about Islam or Mohammed back in our halcyon pre-9/11 days.

From the comments to the linked article:

Brother Anwar, This is something I have thought for a LONG time! I feel like I am one of those brothers who is unable to get out of the west. I have a wife who is christian, 3 kids, 4 brothers and a mother who all live here. I was born here and have never experienced living anywhere else. I pray to Allah subhana tallah for several things 5 times a day. 1. Bring me to a muslim land 2. Surround me with muslim friends 3. Give me a muslim wife I ask all of the muslims who visit this blog to ask Allah to grant me those things. -Ibraheim

Is Ibraheim's current wife aware of this? Hmmmmm.


and

This plus your Hijra lecture strongly convince me to want to leave the United States as soon as possible. -Muhammad MQ on October 7th, 2008 at 12:34 am

Door meet backside . . .MuMQ -don't tarry now . . .shu shu shu

And then there is Aabid

". ..my brothers and sisters whom is out there if you think you think you are close to Allah make dua for me and my family to get out of this coutry and save us from his punishmen"

ok, I believe, now gimme gimme gimme and getmetheheckouttahere!

followed by these enlightening little tidbits

by abu al-huda :

where do american muslims (those who have american citizenship) go to? nearly all arab lands will never grant citizenship to any foreigners. in addition, most of these tyrant regimes actively seek out foreign muslims who are practising and expel them - i know of many students of knowledge who have been thrown out of muslim countries for no reason.

several comments follow this line:
by stupid:

". . .i have two questions: first, there does not seem to be anywhere on earth that is any better. are there any places you would suggest? many places dont really have opportunities to work. this is something i have thought about for years, but it does not seem feasible."

Imagine that! There is no existing Islamic paradise to which to run and hide!

Muslims should not be supporting the economy of a nation that is fighting them.

Excellent advice...for non-Muslims. None of us should support economies whose people fight us. Let's get off the oil. (Impractical, I know.)
At the very least, get off Muslim oil.

"Gold and silver have retained there value over history and there is no reason to think that they would not do the same in the future."

How is it that this American-born Muslim never learned the difference between "there" and "their"? Didn't he learn English? No one taught him homonyms?

there value (WRONG!)

"Finally, for those who are contemplating purchasing a home in the US based on mortgage which is a clear form of Riba [usury] they should fear Allah. In addition to it being one of the most evil sins in Islam it is putting money in the wrong place. Allah says that He will destroy Riba. It is a promise from Allah. There is no blessing in anything based on it. What is happening in the US nowadays is a testimony to that...."

Interesting. About six miles from where I live there is a mosque and a neighborhood that was built during the real estate boom right across the street. Many of the homes in that neighborhood have been foreclosed on. A quick look at the tax records will show that the majority of people losing their homes in the neighborhood have Muslim names. These folks are losing their homes because they took advantage of low interest rates and subprime loans and got in over their heads.

What I'm wondering is, where was the Imam of the mosque when these folks were moving in and laying claim to the neighborhood? Did he know they were taking out loans to buy these properties? Does this Imam know that the majority of homes bought in the United States are acquired by the buyer taking out a mortgage and not paying with cash? Does he understand how long it would take for the average buyer to save up enough money to buy with cash and that most people would never be able to buy a home in their lifetime if they had to do that?

Or is it that Muslims do what their good book says to, except for when they don't? If Riba is a sin, there are A LOT of sinful Muslims living in the U.S.

"Gold and silver have retained there value over history and there is no reason to think that they would not do the same in the future."

Bad spelling aside, many financial advisers would be proud of this man. Does this guy know he's following the financial advice of infidels? When did Allah ever recommend retaining gold and silver as an investment?

Isabella, who will evict them?

The way I read it, they will stay put and not pay a penny, ever, to reduce their mortgages. Am I wrong?

If I remember correctly, didn't the word go out right before 9/11 for Muslims to get out of Dodge? (New York.) Perhaps there really is something to the rumors of an "October Surprise". And if something does happen, can we go after this guy for premeditated murder?

And if something does happen, can we go after this guy for premeditated murder?-Isabellathecrusader

Is he still here or is he following his own advice?

Funny, but nobody is telling the Muslims in Israel to leave because Iran is going is going to incinerate the place.
They will all be declared instant shaheeds!

Sheik, I hate to tell you you're wrong because you are always right in my book, but while they may stay and not pay for a while, they eventually get the boot. Many of these homes have gone on the market as short sales, which means they try to sell them for what they are currently worth on the market which is less than what they paid for them and ask for the bank to allow them to sell for less and forgive the difference. If the bank agrees to this, they stay in the house almost until the settlement date. If the house goes to foreclosure, the bank kicks them out.

Just the other day a neighbor of mine told me someone showed up and put a special lock on his door. Luckily he was home at the time and was able to explain that he was the tenant. The realtor who put the lock on told him that the owner had not paid the mortgage in eight months and they were foreclosing. Because my friend is the tenant they made an arrangement with him to allow him time to move out, but what a hassle for this poor guy.

When I first found out about what was going on in that neighborhood I thought, well, one down, who knows how many to go? But it was a way to lessen the effect of the mosque. Less members, less "let's kill and hate everybody". That is the loneliest looking mosque. There never seems to be anyone there but it still ticks me off every time I see it.

On another positive note, oil is down to $86 a barrel and falling fast. No money for oil, the less these folks have to spend on da' jihad. Today, love my life, love my job. : )

While I do not believe that Anwar al Awlaki has any knowledge of any immediate attacks upon the U.S., I do believe that he understands Islam better than many here do.

The U.S. and the 'West' will not initiate a war against Islam. Islam has already started a war against us and he knows this.

The winners in warfare escalate until the other side either cannot or will not match. The obivious next step is WMD, probably nuclear weapons. This can only be a matter of time.

OT, Obama's truth squads have been busy.
Some of the videos at Youtube have been taken down.
Thanos has them here:
http://noblesseoblige.org/wordpress/?p=3392

On the subject of the hijacked ship captured by "pirates"...
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/10/hijacked-iranian-ship-dirty-bomb-meant.html
Given the large number of deaths from the questing Somali pirates, it should be obvious that when the contents of the ship’s locked cargo containers finally descended onto the land, the death toll would be enormous. This ship was nothing more nor less than the long-anticipated Iranian attack on Israel.

Great advice.

Here's your hat, what's your hurray ?

Leave what you refer to as Sodom and Gemmorrah.

Bye bye.

Funny, but for being under Allah's wrath, life is still a million times better in the old Great Satan than in Yemen or any number of places with which Allah should be fairly happy, or at least less annoyed.

Seems like the punishment is a lot better than the reward. To borrow from one particular Internet meme: "Divine retribution: Ur doin it wrong."

Great news! Get the hell out of the USA now before allah's hand smacks you muslims down along with all us infidels! Maybe allah's hand will wisk
all of the muslims straight away out of the the the U.S. However they leave is of benefit to all of us here, even those who are too stupid to realize the threat from islam, stealth jihad and sharia law. Where were the imam's to tell these muslim's they were being foolsih and making bad investments? Perhaps the local mosque members are buying up the homes their fellow muslim's are not paying on? Oil is dropping like a rock in price and that does hurt the islamic states. Still can fall alot farther, for all of us. You muslim's are NOT welcome here and you have never been, in my book. Legal immigration is fine BUT we have no need for islamofacists who pretend to U.S citizens
in this country, and try to take it over and ruin it from within.

I agree about gold and silver...So if
Anwar al Awlaki, or anyone, has any spare gold laying around, he can send it to me for safekeeping...

Great news! Get the hell out of the USA now before allah's hand smacks you muslims down along with all us infidels! Maybe allah's hand will wisk
all of the muslims straight away out of the the the U.S. However they leave is of benefit to all of us here, even those who are too stupid to realize the threat from islam, stealth jihad and sharia law. Where were the imam's to tell these muslim's they were being foolsih and making bad investments? Perhaps the local mosque members are buying up the homes their fellow muslim's are not paying on? Oil is dropping like a rock in price and that does hurt the islamic states. Still can fall alot farther, for all of us. You muslim's are NOT welcome here and you have never been, in my book. Legal immigration is fine BUT we have no need for islamofacists who pretend to U.S citizens
in this country, and try to take it over and ruin it from within.

I better buy a lottery ticket tonight. The odds of my last post landing between a double post are astronomical. That may be an omen...

I like the way this guy thinks, even though he's illiterate.

A Muslim-free America. What a beautiful thought.

I better buy a lottery ticket tonight. The odds of my last post landing between a double post are astronomical. That may be an omen...

Posted by: duh_swami

GOOD LUCK! I hope you win!!!!!

Not only is there no fun in Islam, there is no dancing. Think of it my Muslim brothers and sisters! In America, the infidels have a television program called "Dancing with the Stars'! Imagine! The kufir are so arrogant that they think they can force the very stars (whom Allah himself placed in the heavens) to dance!

Haram! Haram!

If now is not the time to leave America, when is?

Newsflash Mohammedans - You must leave the Great Satan!

"allah" has shown this by the economic crisis! YOU MUST GET OUT NOW! HURRY! PACK YOUR BAGS! THE LANDS OF ALLAH AWAIT YOU!

!!!!HURRY!!!!

GOOD LUCK! I hope you win!!!!!
Posted by: PMK

Thanks, but I need more than luck. Knowing how to cheat would be better, but that's risky business. The lottery commission frowns on cheaters.

I find that holding the ticket to my forehead helps some. I won two dollars that way once...You never know, if Allah is willing I might win two dollars again...

"the punishment of Allah is hovering over America"

Oh yes, it must be so. Now is the time for the "chosen people" to get out of America. And while they are at it, could they get out of Britain as well, for I can see the punishment of Allah is hovering over Britain.

But are they going to leave? Heck they are.

Somalia, a state that is non-existent, even refused landing to a plane full of Somalis deported from Saudi Arabia. So fellow Muslim Saudis, and astonishingly, even Somalis, do not want Somalis - and yet we in Britain are bringing in tens of thousands of them.

Damn. I wish they would leave. It would save us the trouble of having to accomodate these backwards animals...

Let me guess. They won't be leaving because they can't sell their house.

As for Oil as a weapon. It should be no surprise considering they used it several times in the past. Neither does a 5% drop in demand add up to a 40% drop in price. Oil was falling even as Ike was making a mess in the Gulf of Mexico. The drop in price also diminishes the pressure for Energy development here at home.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going and payback is always a bitch.

Jewdog, you cracked me up!

Don't let the door hit you in the ass.