He learned the Qur’an by heart and his father is a pillar of the mosque. Yet somehow he succumbed to what Theresa May and so many other Western leaders have repeatedly characterized as an outrageous misunderstanding and hijacking of the true teachings of Islam. Why wasn’t the peaceful, benign Islam that Abedi supposedly imbibed at home and at his mosque, and from the Qur’an itself, not strong enough to withstand the appeal of this twisted version? Authorities never answer, or even seem to consider, such questions.
“Salman Ramadan Abedi named by police as Manchester Arena attacker,” by Ian Cobain, Frances Perraudin, Steven Morris, and Nazia Parveen, Guardian, May 23, 2017 (thanks to the Geller Report):
The man who murdered 22 people and injured 59 others has been named as Salman Ramadan Abedi, a Mancunian of Libyan descent.
Police confirmed the 22-year-old’s identity after officials in the United States passed it to news reporters, apparently against the wishes of the British police and security services.
Abedi was known to the security services but was not part of any active investigation or regarded as a high risk. He was viewed as a peripheral figure in much the same way as the Westminister attacker, Khalid Masood.
The police and security services are trying to establish whether he worked alone or was part of a wider network that helped him with the bomb. Although Islamic State has claimed responsibility, the police have found no evidence to support this.
Even before Abedi was named, several members of south Manchester’s Libyan community wondered whether the suicide bomber was one of their own: perhaps one of the young men who had fought in Libya during the 2011 revolution, some of whom came home traumatised and angry.
But none appear to have suspected that British-born Abedi – a slightly withdrawn, devout young man, always respectful to his elders – would become a mass murderer.
“Salman? I’m astonished by this,” one member of Manchester’s Libyan community told the Guardian. “He was such a quiet boy, always very respectful towards me. His brother Ismail is outgoing, but Salman was very quiet. He is such an unlikely person to have done this.”
Salman and his brother Ismail worshipped at Didsbury mosque, where their father, who is known as Abu Ismail within the community, is a well-known figure. “He used to do the five and call the adhan. He has an absolutely beautiful voice. And his boys learned the Qur’an by heart.
“Abu Ismail will be terribly distraught. He was always very confrontational with jihadi ideology, and this Isis thing isn’t even jihad, it’s criminality. The family will be devastated.”
Abu Ismail Abedi, who worked as an odd-job man in Manchester, is thought to be in Tripoli. His wife, Samia, is thought to be in Manchester. The couple are believed to have another son, Hashem, and a daughter, Jomana.
“Abu Ismail comes and goes between here and there,” the family friend said. “I can’t believe [Salman Abedi] would have been radicalised in Tripoli. All those types have been driven out of the city. It must have happened here.
“But what was he doing, murdering all those people. There must have been somebody influencing him. It’s terrible. He was off his head.”
But others had a different recollection. Mohammed Saeed, a senior figure of Didsbury Mosque and Islamic Centre, said Salman Abedi had looked at him “with hate” after he gave a sermon criticising Isis and Ansar al-Sharia in Libya.
Saeed said he gave a strong sermon against terrorism and about the sanctity of life in 2015. He said 2,000 members of the mosque were with him; a small number were not; and a few signed a petition criticising him.
“Salman showed me a face of hate after that sermon,” he said. “He was showing me hatred.”
Saeed said a friend was so worried that he got his adult children to sit beside Salman Abedi in case he was attacked by him….
Did he notify the police?
Krazy Kafir says
It’s obvious now that leftists like May will not see the truth, no matter how ridiculous it becomes. We are doomed.
Custos Custodum says
Comrade May sees and understands the truth alright.
She just finds it more congenial to let Islam destroy her country than to risk standing up to it.
Theresa May like Angela Merkel in Germany, Macaroni in France and many other progressive politicians has no children. Why should she care if the deluge hits after she is gone?
Anne Smith says
I think it is a little more subtle than that.
May was brought up as the daughter of a Church of England vicar and as such has learned from her earliest days that religion is a sacred concept and that all religions should be accorded respect. This is still the attitude of the C of E – just look at the inane ramblings of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
May appears totally unwilling (or unable) to learn anything about what the Quran actually says or instructs its followers to do. Hence she hasn’t the foggiest idea what all the fight is about or why.
Lawrence says
Exactly. Muslims can set off nukes in London and Toronto and New York, and the mainstream media will worry about an Islamophobic backlash. Imagine if during WW2, at the time of the Blitz, the BBC expressed concern about Naziphobia. And Churchill saying he would tolerate no anti-Nazi sentiment. That’s what is basically going on today. This farce is unsurpassed in human history.
no_one says
No surprise here. Another radicalized young man. And no one reported him to the police.
Greyhound Fancier says
81 casualties from this individual — make your folks proud!
Greyhound Fancier says
It is likely that dozens of people at the mosque and in the family knew of this young man’s horrible plot. They need to shut down the mosque; oh, you don’t like that — please go back to the mideast so you can attend mosque there.
Spencer Warren says
Had the person mentioned here or the neighbor who heard the killer shouting Muslim prayers in the street and observed him growing a Muslim beard reported him to the police, they would have been ignored or accused of being “racist.” Once again as with most of these slaughters the killers were known to the police. But they didn’t take pre-emptive action because of PC liberalism. It is that, as practiced by the cowardly politicians like Sharia May and Merkel, which is responsible for the horrible deaths. What a sickness this is. Remember that on 9/11 the Portland, Maine ticket clerk was suspicious of all Arab males with no luggage paying cash for transcontinental tickets, but he kept silent lest he be accused of “racism.” And almost sixteen years, after all the carnage,the same liberal mental sickness rules unchecked. The police raids come only after the deaths. Too late. When ISIS obtains weapons of mass destruction it will spell the Death of the West.
Don Foss says
Abedi frequented a mosque. Raid it with all prejudice during Friday prayers and interrogate every single Muslim rounded up. Of course this won’t happen…only wishing the authorities were sensible and not seeped in PC thinking.
Jaladhi says
And yet, his murderous attack is not Islamic terrorism – all of the morons of the West will say that! And Muslims concur!
gravenimage says
Only the Muslims practicing Taqiyya will say that.
overman says
““Abu Ismail comes and goes between here and there,” the family friend said. “I can’t believe [Salman Abedi] would have been radicalised in Tripoli. All those types have been driven out of the city. It must have happened here.
“But what was he doing, murdering all those people. There must have been somebody influencing him. It’s terrible. He was off his head.”
Yeah, he’s probably right about that – ‘All those types’ are now living in Europe, UK, Sweden etc..
And yes, he was off his head – through lslamic lndoctrination.
“Saeed said he gave a strong sermon against terrorism and about the sanctity of life in 2015. He said 2,000 members of the mosque were with him; a small number were not; and a few signed a petition criticising him”
Yeah, that sounds true – give me a break LOL
Greyhound Fancier says
Can we contribute to a fund for a one-way ticket to any mohammedan area for Saeed?
overman says
Someone tried to burn down a manchester mosque [just burnt the door]. This is the headline in the Daily Mirror [what hope is there when they still think lslam is a race].
‘Race hate attack fears after arsonists torch mosque hours after Manchester Arena terror attack which killed 22’
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mosque-set-fire-wake-manchester-10483994
berserker says
The bomber is a loser. The real culprits are the Imams and the networks of mosques funded by Saudi/ Qatari money.
In any case, terrorism is only one manifestation of the cancer. The real threat is demography. No one wants to address the issue.
Ex Muslim Against Islam says
His Quran, mosque, his community…THEY bred his attitude towards Britain and the West. For them to feign surprise at his actions is willful blindness.
Please wake up Western World! Don’t give Muslims the rope to hang yourselves with (to paraphrase Lenin).
gravenimage says
Exactly.
Baucent says
Other reports Abedi is believed to have secretly visited Syria on more than one occasion while apparently on a trip to Libya to visit relatives. Abedi is said by neighbours to have recently grown a long beard and was seen praying in the street.
Would appear the warning signs were all there. He could well have been recruited by ISIS and given a mission to attack his home city.
Santa Voorhees says
“Did he notify the police?”
Even if he did, he would have been ignored.
Greyhound Fancier says
Sometimes mohammedans are the worst islamophobes.
gravenimage says
UK: Manchester jihad mass murderer “devout” Muslim who learned Qur’an by heart
……………………
This should not surprise anyone who knows anything about Jihad.
Joe says
A peaceful muslim practicing blowing up infidels to pieces. Exactly what his death cult demands and commands.
By now everybody who has not buried his head in the sand or was living under a rock for the last 16 years should know that European so called leaders are serving their citizens on a golden plate to the jihadis.
2 things need to be done:
1. Bring your traitorous leaders to justice.
2. Restore civilian order by defending the enemies of Islam and call it what it is: A death cult out of control.
If you don’t do that you deserve full enslavement, a miserable future and death.
Jack Holan says
Think about this. A “moderate” follower of Islam who has memorized the Quran. Is Often at Mosque where his father also can be found. Does Ms May MI5 or the New Scotland Yard occasionally monitor the sentiments voices religious vies expressed by the Imam or members? No, this would somehow violate their sensibilities even if almost all acts of terror are emanating from their community. It’s we who are putting in their mouths that Islam is a Relion of Peace towards the Infidel that by and large most are moderate and Tiqyya doesn’t exist.
We need to ask are Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Theresa May, Macon using LSD? Or Mentally lacking?
Michael Ray says
Such a nice, quiet boy who had memorized every last koranic verse about slaughtering infidels.
So strange that such a thing should happen…
sidney penny says
Robert, your intro to this article is spot on.
This same is asked when the defence is entrapment.There is a point when you have to say I am not going to commit this terrorism offence or commit violence.
sidney penny says
Authorities never answer, or even seem to consider, such questions.
better still
Authorities and non-muslim leaders never answer, or even seem to consider, such questions.
Clara says
Sharia May will keep appeasing and lighting candles…
goran wrambeck says
Well, It was just about WHEN this would happen. These crazy leaders like Merkel, Marcon and this Theresa May that bans folks like Geller, Spencer and Wilders from visiting Britain – they all have blood in their hands. Soon we will se other ISIS killings in their countries. We in Sweden with PM Lofven with open borders have had several hundreds cars and buildings set on fire. We have a world reckord about in Islamic Rape Game.”Taharrush Gamea” that is OK in their book they call Quran and this Lofven calls it a Swedish problem done by Swedes…. And this lunatic Abu Ismail was just one in a row off ISIS murdures… These idiotic leaders will not even wake up when its to late. This lunatic Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London – says we in bigger cities will have to live with these Mslim atrocities – inside of him he was very happy and proud about Manchester slaughter… Just dont get it why Londoner would chose a muslim leader… We will not accept these atrocities where ever they occur. Islam is not a religion, the quran is an indoctrination book telling folks what to do and not to do from Birth to Grave… Something has happened in recent years as more and more muslims follows the Medina (former Yatrib) evil part of Quran to kill all non believers and even other muslim tribes…ISIS is of the Sunni Tribe that wants to reign the worlds new kalifat by heirah as Mohammad did 622 when he conquered Yatrib…
traci94 says
I really have nothing new to contribute to the conversation. I just want to express my frustration. I just want to say to people like Teresa May, “this isn’t rocket science folks!”. It doesn’t take a genius to see the connection here. The news said this guy didn’t go to a “radical” mosque. Well…maybe this is normal teaching at a “peaceful” mosque. How hard is it for our leaders to pick up a Koran or take a quick course on Islam? How hard is it for people to learn history? How in the world did the world get the idea that Islam is a peaceful religion? Why is this religion the only one that we hear about that has been “hijacked” and misunderstood? And so many people misunderstand it in the same way?
dumbledoresarmy says
From the article – “The man who murdered 22 people and injured 59 others has been named as Salman Ramadan Abedi, a Mancunian of Libyan descent.
Police confirmed the 22-year-old’s identity after officials in the United States passed it to news reporters, apparently against the wishes of the British police and security services…”.
Hm.
“Officials in the United States passed it to news reporters”.
Once his name is known, ALL the ordinary punters know that a MUSLIM was responsible for the carnage.
Now, there could be an argument that revealing the name of the perp too early in the piece, after an attack like this, might warn any associates to do a bunk, enabling them to escape ahead of pursuing Law Enforcement and Intelligence.
But there’s another argument that revealing the name of the perp early on enables the *public* to do some ‘dot connecting’ and may prompt a bunch more to ‘wake up’ and realize there is a Jihad going on.
patriotliz says
When will leading Muslim leaders call Islamic terrorists “heretics?”—–NEVER!
Norger says
The San Bernandino shooter, Syed Rizwan Farook, also memorized the Koran. The “underwear bomber,” Abdulmutallab, considered himself a very pious Muslim and was president of the Islamic Society at his school, University College London.
How is it that such unquestionably serious and pious Muslims all came to “misunderstand” their religion in the same way?