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March 17th, 2008 by Abdullah | Filed under Those to remember....I never met you but I love you for the sake of Allah.
Dry the tears of yours face, they can hurt you no longer. You are now in flowing rivers and palaces in the forgiveness of your Lord. It was only 5 days of pain, but now you are the winner.
To your family, I give you glad tidings, that it was only 5 days he suffered, but now he is in true happiness. Don’t be sad, but be happy, Allah chose to take his soul and he will be of those without any reckoning, insha-Allah.
Dilawar was an innocent taxi driver who was handed over to the Americans on suspicion of terrorism but never received a trial but instead died while being interrogated by American Troops. He left behind a father, brother, wife, and one daughter. I learned about him from this Oscar winning documentary that I watched called “Taxi to the Dark Side (full video)” (1 hour 20 minutes long). This video shows how from the very highest levels of U.S. government they allowed the torture to take place. The frontline troops are merely pawns in the big game of power and control that the American elite are playing. The troops are very much replaceable, and they are the very ones who were punished for what happened. However, the ones who signed the orders for the torture, they were not held to account for their war crimes.
Tim Golden writes about Dilawar here: In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghans Deaths, and he is interviewed in the movie as well.
Allah says in Surah Rahman,
41: The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
42: Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
43: This is Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) denied.
44: They will go between it (Hell) and the boiling hot water!
45: Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
46: But for him who [the true believer of Islamic Monotheism who performs all the duties ordained by Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW , and keeps away (abstain) from all kinds of sin and evil deeds prohibited in Islam and] fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
Salam alaykum ya shaheed
May Allah (swt) forgive him and reward him.
And countless Dilwars in every time and place Allah has chosen…May Allah bless all muslims and thanks Abdulla Abu Adam for such so kind brotherly rememberance. Hussein from Egypt
May Dilawar’s soul rest in peace and may he be elevated to the highest stste in Jannah.
May Allah end the tyrannies being inflicted on Muslims all over the world
Ameen
Assalaamu alaikkum,
Of all the videos and pictures we have seen relevant to GITMO et al, I have never come across such an innocent village man’s face as Dilawar’s. I cannot assume how someone did have the mind to turn his identity into that of a terrorist? and how could anyone possibly hurt him when the first glimpse at his face itself gives a clean chit? Allahu Akbar!
I have never seen a shocking video than that of ‘The Taxi to the Dark Side’….Allahu Musta’an. May Allah protect our brothers and sisters who are oppressed every single minute, and may Allah close the Guantanamo and release all its inhabitants soon. May Allah make the end of such oppressors, a witness to this Ummah. Aameen.
Jazakallah Khair for sharing.
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Subhan’allah. This post made chills go down my spine. May Allah subhanna wa ta’ala give his family sabr and free rest of our brothers and sisters in islam from oppression. Ameen.
My deepest sympathy goes to dilawar, his family and friends. i just finished watching the movie “taxi to the dark side” and i am so horrified by what was done to that innocent man. i will never forget him and his story. dilawar and his family will always be in my thoughts and prayers.