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He is the head imam of the Ottawa Muslim Association. And his son is a VERY good friend of mine. I just recently discovered this because this whole time he was going by the name Sheikh Rashad..

The whole family are great people. Sh Ahmed Dahir Aweys gave a friday sermon in Europe exposing the fraudulent nature of Al Shabab and their ideology.

he used to live in saudi arabia right?
i guess all his kids where born in here before they move to the west.

who cares

Ow oke

Twisted_Logic wrote:The whole family are great people. Sh Ahmed Dahir Aweys gave a friday sermon in Europe exposing the fraudulent nature of Al Shabab and their ideology.

Every sheikh who lives in the West has to toe the line and demonize Al-Shabaab. That's the policy. Those who don't toe the line get arrested, threatened, deported, tortured, etc. One the other hand, if Western authorities are in favor of Al-Shabaab, every sheikh has to toe the line and praise Al-Shabaab. Those sheikhs in the West aren't independent and cannot practice true Islam.

Mashalla, what a great familiy

Arabman, thats stupid and you know it.

You are a shock poster who doesn't base any of this on facts.

^Lol.

Sh. Ahmed Daahir Aweys used to be Salafi Jadiid years ago, but he's seen the light since then.

I listened to a recording of his from last year where he said most of today's Somali "Sheikhs" and religious groups are all paid by either the Saudi government or the U.S. He said even he at one point used to get paid by a Saudi prince for advocating Salafi Jadiidi theology in Somalia. With the money he said he was able to open enough madrasahs and even influence some well-respected imaams. He since then repented. Allahu aclam.

FAH1223 wrote:Arabman, thats stupid and you know it.

You are a shock poster who doesn't base any of this on facts.

No. It's the truth. Abukar Arman is an ordinary man, not a sheikh, yet, because he wrote a few articles in favor of Al-Shabaab, Neocons shook his life upside down. If not for the intervention of close friends at higher places, he could have been arrested, stripped of his citizenship, deported or worse sent to a Gitmo-type prison. Now, he writes incoherent anti-Shabaab articles. Like I said, every sheikh will has to toe the line.

Militant wrote:^Lol.

Sh. Ahmed Daahir Aweys used to be Salafi Jadiid years ago, but he's seen the light since then.

I listened to a recording of his from last year where he said most of today's Somali "Sheikhs" and religious groups are all paid by either the Saudi government or the U.S. He said even he at one point used to get paid by a Saudi prince for advocating Salafi Jadiidi theology in Somalia. With the money he said he was able to open enough madrasahs and even influence some well-respected imaams. He since then repented. Allahu aclam.

Militant,

Hmmm.... How could I miss the growth industry of wadaadism This guy I know was dissing another guy who became a ICU leader cursing him not for being ICU but for not letting the others in on the game early.

AW,

It all comes to money. I remember coming of age in '88-'90 and how much the "Akhwaan" thing spread. I didn't know at the time, but it had major financial backing behind it. Thanks to the Saudis who put money in pockets of any Somali wadaad who went to Saudi Arabia. Old Suufis had no chance. Walahi the whole country was swept right under from their feet and there was nothing they could do. It wasn't all bad. All that money opened the way for some of the brightest minds to rise up including Sh. Boqolsoon (aun).

Militant,

Ina Abti, let a brother hold some next time.

AbdiWahab252 wrote:Militant,

Ina Abti, let a brother hold some next time.

Militant,

Don't laugh but my own cousin was into the ICU before he got Xamar. When he gets there, he sees hclubbing mates & the resident drunks of his European city, all wearing flowing robes & cimamaad, and speaking in broken Arabic: Akhiing everything.

So let a brother hold some next time.