Who is rashid rauf

Why are you saying Jesus and Jesus Christ? God is not your God—it is Allah. There were some very influential radical elements there. He had grown a long beard and seemed a lot quieter and more focused. A couple of months prior to the murder, Gulzar and Rauf were reportedly spotted at an internet cafe in Portsmouth where they researched a U.

Gulzar was ultimately acquitted of all charges against him. Soon after arriving, he married the daughter of Ghulam Mustafa, the founder of the Darul Uloom Madina, a famous local Deobandi madrasa.

Other Britons al-Libi is believed to have been in contact with include Mohammed al-Ghabra, a Syrian still living in East London who has been identified in British court documents as having stayed with al-Libi for a week in By , Rauf was still a relatively low-level player within the organization, as he does not appear much in secondary reporting.

Operationalizing According to a post-operation report that European and U. While Umar failed to carry out his attack, Rauf reported that he did pass on the contacts for Mohammed Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer, two men Umar knew and whom he trusted.

Rauf waited a couple of weeks before making contact with the two men and assessed whether they seemed dedicated enough to the cause. Leaving them with the leader for a couple of days, by the time he returned Haji had persuaded them to carry out attacks in the United Kingdom. At a certain point, he reported planning to travel back with the two to help them with their operation, but that he was unable to get a clean passport in time.

In December , Rauf reported receiving information that a new group of three Britons had arrived in the tribal areas—Muktar Said Ibrahim, Rizwan Majid and Shakeel Ismail though they were all using cover names. He then dispatched them to meet with Haji who took them to be trained in explosives. Read more. On DawnNews. Latest Stories. Most Popular Must Read.

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