He was “self-radicalized,” but where did he get these ideas? Why did he find them compelling? Why was the peaceful Islam presumably taught at his local mosque not able to withstand the challenge of the material that led him to believe he had a religious duty to murder non-Muslims? No authorities ever ask these questions, much less answer them.
“Teen detained under ISA planned to declare caliphate on Coney Island, bomb army camp, stab people,” by Jean Iau, Straits Times, February 1, 2023:
SINGAPORE – A self-radicalised 18-year-old student was detained in December 2022, after he made plans to take part in armed violence in Singapore and abroad in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Muhammad Irfan Danyal Mohamad Nor had plans to stab and kill non-believers in dark alleys here, carry out a mass-casualty attack at Amoy Quee Camp by recruiting a suicide car bomber, and construct a C4 explosive device to bomb the Keramat Habib Noh grave site at Haji Muhammad Salleh Mosque in Tanjong Pagar.
The teenager also intended to declare Coney Island an ISIS wilayat (province) in the hope that it would be recognised by ISIS as its official affiliate.
He was arrested by the Internal Security Department (ISD) a few days before he planned to take the bai’ah (pledge of allegiance) to then ISIS leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi at the weekend of Nov 12, 2022, wearing his National Cadet Corps (NCC) uniform and a self-made ISIS flag and headband.
ISD said on Wednesday that Irfan is believed to have acted alone and had not radicalised others. His family members were not aware of his attack plans or intention to take part in armed violence overseas.
He began getting radicalised in 2020 after coming across YouTube videos by foreign extremist preacher Zakir Naik. After watching many of the preacher’s videos, Irfan watched videos of other foreign extremist preachers such as Ahmed Deedat.
He also joined online discussions and was exposed to ISIS propaganda, developing an interest in ISIS and admiring the mujahideen (fighters) featured in videos.
By late 2021, he started taking photos of himself in a ski mask, with his index finger raised to represent the concept of tawhid, mimicking the ISIS fighters he had seen online. The tawhid hand sign, symbolising the Islamic theological concept of the oneness of God, has been appropriated by terrorist groups like ISIS.
Muhammad Irfan Danyal Mohamad Nor started taking photos of himself in a ski mask, with his index finger raised to represent the concept of tawhid, mimicking the ISIS fighters he had seen online, by late 2021. PHOTO: INTERNAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT
From late 2021, Irfan wanted to live in an Islamic caliphate governed by syariah (Islamic law) and establish an Islamic caliphate in Singapore. He also wanted to recruit Muslims to join the caliphate.On Aug 9, 2022, he planted a flag he had designed – based on the flag of the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist organisation in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – on Coney Island. He claimed this symbolised the start of his own caliphate, which he named the “Islamic State of Singhafura”, on Singapore’s National Day, and uploaded pictures of the flag on his social media to encourage others to join, said ISD.
By October 2022, he wanted to travel to Nigeria to participate in armed violence with the Islamic State in West Africa Province. Irfan said he was prepared to die fighting on the battlefield, believing that he would achieve martyrdom that way.
He also saw Iraq, Syria, or Marawi in the southern Philippines as alternative destinations for armed violence and made online searches for flights from Singapore to these locations. He planned to travel to them after he had saved enough money.
In the meantime, he planned to demonstrate his support for ISIS by filming a video of himself taking the ba’iah on Coney Island. He understood the bai’ah to mean that he would have to comply with instructions from ISIS, including conducting attacks in Singapore, even if it meant being killed in the process.
“Irfan believed that it was his religious obligation to spread ISIS’ radical ideology. He planned to upload his video to various social media platforms to galvanise support for ISIS, and to recruit an ISIS army of between 100 and 500 fighters to assist him in conducting attacks in Singapore,” said ISD….
Walter Sieruk says
That teenage Muslim who scheme to murder many people in the jihad for Islam was , as seen in this above picture holding his right hand up in the air with is index finger pointing in the Islamic gesture of the symbol of “There is only one God and he is Allah .”
That god of Islam, Allah , is a very deadly violence inciting god.
There has to be something wrong with a religion that, in modern times, requires that its followers use savage murderous violence of brutal force against people who are of another faith, In case Christians.
The violent and deadly might is used to oppose Christian’s does reveal that the religion of Islam doesn’t have an rational any sound Bible based reasons to uphold it. Likewise, such cruel malicious violence engaged in by jihad-minded Muslims further shows that a firm belief in Islam isn’t based on reason or logic but instead malice-filled emotions and murderous feelings of hate.
The bloody violent and deadly essence of Islam against Christians, and people of other religions as Judaism. Is seen in the instructions found in the Qu ran. For example in Surah 9:123 it reads “O you who believe ! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you and let them find harshness in you…”
Likewise in Surah 47; 4 instructs “When you encounter the disbelieves strike off their heads until you make a great slaughter among them…”
In addition. it’s a good idea not to take at face value the claim that the word Islam means “peace.” For example, the ENCARTA WORLD ENGLISH DICTIONARY copyright 1999 defines Islam as “submission” based on the word “aslama” meaning “he surrendered.” Given that long time definition, it’s very odd to so very fast after 9/11 the meaning of the word Islam was changed from “submission” to “peace.”
It’s very well known that if the police are questioning someone and he changes his story something is wrong. Nevertheless, when it comes to Islam no one gets suspicious of the change. The jihadists brag that they will win the war against the West by using the Western ignorance and naive gullible mindset on the subject of Islam against us. It seems that they do have some basis in that claim since so many Westerners are beguiled by the Muslim disinformation campaign.
Walter Sieruk says
What is assumed by many people view “Radical Islamic Terrorism” to be a “warped” or “hijacked” form of Islam. Yet the terrible harsh reality is that the actual religion of Islam is the entire foundation of Islamic terrorism or otherwise accurately, but seldom called what is really is, which is “Muslim terrorism.”
For Islam’s “holy book” the Qur ‘an [the Koran] instructs on the use of violence and killing for the advancement of Islam.
As found in ,for example 2:191. 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. Furthermore, it may be illustrated that if Islam is represented as a tree then the fruits then the fruits of that tree are the many brutal, violent and deadly jihad terror entities. Such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, al Shabaab , Hamas, Hezbollah, P.I.J. etc.
With this statement, the Wisdom of the teachings of Jesus may, very much, apply to this subject. For Jesus taught “Ye do know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” After saying this Jesus told them what He told them when He said “By their fruit ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:16, 17, 18,.20. [K.J.V.]
In conclusion, Islam is a corrupt tree and also a false religion, Proverbs 14:12. John 14:6. First John 2:22,23. 4:14,15. 5:12,13,20.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Singapore has a major blind spot about its neighbors, particularly Malaysia. While they are busy pretending that mainstream muslims are nothing like jihadists and happy to peacefully live alongside their Mandarin and Hindu neighbors, Malaysia is busy making itself the islamic capital of East Asia. At some point, Singapore will have to recognize that
OLD GUY says
What is so attractive about Islam that so many people around the world are flocking to it? Is it the power and violence given men over women? Maybe the promise of 72 virgins when they get too heaven, I don’t think they have thought that one through. Is it the really strict rules of lifestyle, where you barley have to think, everything is controlled? Is the modern world too difficult for them to live in, and they want a life back in the dark ages?
Can’t figure it out.
Devasur says
It’s simply the brainwashing done by the media. Just like how Escobar was projected as Jesus by the media.