Two Muslims from a mosque in West London have been killed fighting alongside Islamic fundamentalists in Yemen, it can be disclosed.
The two Muslims, one a former accountancy student, had travelled to a religious school to study Islam but took up arms in Yemen’s increasingly bloody civil war, their friends and relatives told the Daily Telegraph.
They were killed fighting rival shia Muslims in the mountains around the small town of Dammaj in Northern Yemen, according to one report.
It comes as Jonathan Evans, the director general of MI5, warned that Yemen has become a destination for a small number of British “would-be jihadis” seeking to use the Arab Spring for training and militant activity.
The father of one of the men said he considered his son to be “shaheed” [a martyr] and his whole family had been inspired to adopt fundamentalist Islam.
Both men attended a small mosque in Cranford, West London, under the flight path into Heathrow, which was also occasionally attended by Asif Hanif, Britain’s first suicide bomber. Hanif killed himself in an attack on a waterfront bar called Mike’s Place in Tel Aviv in 2003.
An imam at the mosque said they did not agree with suicide bombing or terrorism but they would not discourage members of the congregation from traveling to Dammaj, which is considered a seat of learning for fundamentalist “salafi” Islam.
Adil Malik, 24, from Hounslow, and his friend, Hisham, had been living in Dammaj for several years, studying with Sheikh Yahya al- Hajooree, who runs a madrassa called Dar ul-Haadith.
The seminary is said to have several thousand students from all over the world, including dozens from Britain but has come under regular attack from shia Houthi tribesmen.
The sheikh made a call to arms in a video posted online two months before Mailk died, declaring: “Whoever is killed defending his faith has died a martyr.”
In a posting on a salafi website, a man calling himself Ibn Salaf wrote of an attack by “our noble mujahideen” [holy fighters] on the Houthis in the mountains around the town which led to an artillery response which killed 22 fighters from Dammaj.
“From these brothers was our honourable brother Aadil al-Pakistani, one who was always known for having lofty manners and zeal to seek knowledge of the religion and likewise our brother Hishaam who had been studying at Dammaj for five years and benefited a great deal.”
He added: “For those of you who did not know them, they were both brothers from Cranford Masjid [mosque] and very well known amongst the salafi brothers for their goodness.”
Malik’s father, who moved to Britain from Pakistan 40 years ago, said Dammaj had been under siege by the Houthis for a month at the time his son died in December last year.
“He didn’t go there to fight but if someone comes and attacks you, you have to defend yourself,” he said.
Malik’s father said his son was “shaheed” and added: “His time was written, it is going to come for you, it is written for everyone.”
He reserved his wrath for the Houthi fighters, adding: “The Lord will punish them, they will pay, they will burn in hell, that ismy prayer . They have taken innocent people’s lives.”
Ghaffar Hussain, an expert on radicalisation, said: “This case illustrates that young Muslims in Britain are still being misled by extremist forces and that Yemen has replaced Afghanistan as the centre of gravity for jihadist activity.”
The Foreign Office has warned against all travel to Yemen since March 2011 as clashes continue in the capital and the north and al-Qaeda-linked groups struggle for control of the south.
Hisham was originally from Saudi Arabia but has lived in India and in London, according to Malik’s father.
Malik was born in Britain and attended Northolt High School and turned to religion while studying accountancy at Brunel University in West London. The school did not respond to requests for comment.
He was the eldest of four girls and three boys and his father said he had inspired the rest of the family to take their religion more seriously.
“I wasn’t very religious, I don’t want to lie, but now we have taken music out of the house and other evil things,” he said. “My children have changed and the girls obey the rule to cover themselves.”
Malik began to visit the seminary on holiday and had then moved out there four years ago because of the basic lifestyle, which lacks running water and electricity.
He had been at the seminary for four years and had married a girl from Pakistan out there and had a nine month old daughter.
The father said he had been to visit his son on four occasions and added: “It is a place to learn holy knowledge, you can see that with your own eyes.”
Mohammed Nurudeen Hamani, an imam at Cranford Mosque originally from Ghana, said a number of young men from the mosque had travelled to Dammaj, including one who had recently returned.
“In this country people are occupied with family life and work but if you are not married you can travel to study and nothing else, sacrifice your life to study and get knowledge.
“We believe that one day or another, you will die and your next life will be different and you have to be willing to accept that.”
This Mosque in London wants burning to the ground. Every Mosque in Great Britain are used to teach terrorism and this Mosque in London are very happy to send Muslims off to fight and train
to be ready for more killings of the British people. This Mosque needs shutting down and fast.
I think a major protest out side this Mosque with a few hundred people would be a good idea, because the government know what's going on, and they are doing sod all about it and Labour want even more Muslims to come to Britain and so does the Lib/Dems.
You got to ask yourself, why would any government turn their backs on their own country. Two world wars were fought for our freedom, only now to be given over to Muslims. Our soldiers fought and died for nothing, and i would rather be under Hitler than any Muslim, at least he loved his country and the white race, where as our government hate the white race and love the Muslims.
Our children and our grandchildren are are going to grow up under the flag of Islam unless something is done to stop this madness. Mosques are being built all over the country, they are turning empty pubs into Mosques and anything they can get hold of. It has to stop before it's to late.
An imam at the mosque said they did not agree with suicide bombing or terrorism but they would not discourage members of the congregation from traveling to Dammaj, which is considered a seat of learning for fundamentalist “salafi” Islam.
Adil Malik, 24, from Hounslow, and his friend, Hisham, had been living in Dammaj for several years, studying with Sheikh Yahya al- Hajooree, who runs a madrassa called Dar ul-Haadith.
The seminary is said to have several thousand students from all over the world, including dozens from Britain but has come under regular attack from shia Houthi tribesmen.
The sheikh made a call to arms in a video posted online two months before Mailk died, declaring: “Whoever is killed defending his faith has died a martyr.”
In a posting on a salafi website, a man calling himself Ibn Salaf wrote of an attack by “our noble mujahideen” [holy fighters] on the Houthis in the mountains around the town which led to an artillery response which killed 22 fighters from Dammaj.
“From these brothers was our honourable brother Aadil al-Pakistani, one who was always known for having lofty manners and zeal to seek knowledge of the religion and likewise our brother Hishaam who had been studying at Dammaj for five years and benefited a great deal.”
He added: “For those of you who did not know them, they were both brothers from Cranford Masjid [mosque] and very well known amongst the salafi brothers for their goodness.”
Malik’s father, who moved to Britain from Pakistan 40 years ago, said Dammaj had been under siege by the Houthis for a month at the time his son died in December last year.
“He didn’t go there to fight but if someone comes and attacks you, you have to defend yourself,” he said.
Malik’s father said his son was “shaheed” and added: “His time was written, it is going to come for you, it is written for everyone.”
He reserved his wrath for the Houthi fighters, adding: “The Lord will punish them, they will pay, they will burn in hell, that is
Ghaffar Hussain, an expert on radicalisation, said: “This case illustrates that young Muslims in Britain are still being misled by extremist forces and that Yemen has replaced Afghanistan as the centre of gravity for jihadist activity.”
The Foreign Office has warned against all travel to Yemen since March 2011 as clashes continue in the capital and the north and al-Qaeda-linked groups struggle for control of the south.
Hisham was originally from Saudi Arabia but has lived in India and in London, according to Malik’s father.
Malik was born in Britain and attended Northolt High School and turned to religion while studying accountancy at Brunel University in West London. The school did not respond to requests for comment.
He was the eldest of four girls and three boys and his father said he had inspired the rest of the family to take their religion more seriously.
“I wasn’t very religious, I don’t want to lie, but now we have taken music out of the house and other evil things,” he said. “My children have changed and the girls obey the rule to cover themselves.”
Malik began to visit the seminary on holiday and had then moved out there four years ago because of the basic lifestyle, which lacks running water and electricity.
He had been at the seminary for four years and had married a girl from Pakistan out there and had a nine month old daughter.
The father said he had been to visit his son on four occasions and added: “It is a place to learn holy knowledge, you can see that with your own eyes.”
Mohammed Nurudeen Hamani, an imam at Cranford Mosque originally from Ghana, said a number of young men from the mosque had travelled to Dammaj, including one who had recently returned.
“In this country people are occupied with family life and work but if you are not married you can travel to study and nothing else, sacrifice your life to study and get knowledge.
“We believe that one day or another, you will die and your next life will be different and you have to be willing to accept that.”
This Mosque in London wants burning to the ground. Every Mosque in Great Britain are used to teach terrorism and this Mosque in London are very happy to send Muslims off to fight and train
to be ready for more killings of the British people. This Mosque needs shutting down and fast.
I think a major protest out side this Mosque with a few hundred people would be a good idea, because the government know what's going on, and they are doing sod all about it and Labour want even more Muslims to come to Britain and so does the Lib/Dems.
You got to ask yourself, why would any government turn their backs on their own country. Two world wars were fought for our freedom, only now to be given over to Muslims. Our soldiers fought and died for nothing, and i would rather be under Hitler than any Muslim, at least he loved his country and the white race, where as our government hate the white race and love the Muslims.
Our children and our grandchildren are are going to grow up under the flag of Islam unless something is done to stop this madness. Mosques are being built all over the country, they are turning empty pubs into Mosques and anything they can get hold of. It has to stop before it's to late.
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