|troid.org| Anwar al-Awlaki Issue (timeline of recent events)
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The following is a timeline of the Anwar al-Awlaki issue as presented on troid.org 1)[Pre-Ramadaan 1430]: The name ‘Anwar al-Awlaki’ kept being brought up in question over the last few years, not much was known about him by many and it seemed that his lecture series ‘Biographies of the Sahabah’ was well popularised. These mainstream topics on issues such as seerah wetted the apatite of the listener and provided a precursor to affection and trust in al-Awlaki, touching on `soft topics’. Furthermore, upon gaining this trust, the listener may later have been introduced to more controversial topics on Jihaad, uprising, civil unrest and attacking the Muslim rulership. His name began to pop up in media circles also, as a potentially influential person amongst those inclined to extremism. 2) [After Ramadaan 1430]: We sought to present the topic to some of the ‘Ulamaa to gain a word of clarity on Al-Awlaki. 3) [Nov. 2nd]: Eventually, at the beginning of November, we posted a note listing some of the latest statements of al-Awlaki from his website. A few examples were listed showing his infatuation for uprising within the Muslim lands against the Muslim rulership and his sharp and open criticism of the Muslim rulers and the Scholars of Islaam. It was then mentioned that a refutation of these statements would follow. 4) [Nov. 5th]: The events of Fort Hood transpire (mass shooting). al-Awlaki is quick to praise the event on his website with a blog heading ‘Nidal Hasan did the Right Thing’ We have included screenshots of this below, lest it be claimed that Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jaabiree was misled, misunderstood etc. when he commented on al-Awlaki. 5) [Nov. 7th]: Media reports quoting government sources claim that there was a ‘connection between the accused, Nidal Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki’ 6) [Nov. 9th]: Anwar al-Awlaki’s wordpress blog website suddenly and mysteriously drops offline and is replaced with a generic wordpress template devoid of any content; it remains this way as of Nov. 25th |
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