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Message of a Shaheed - How a Muslim schoolboy from Luton became a 'martyr' for Jihad in Pakistan in 1999

September 12, 2005

MIM:The story below about a UK born Pakistani Muslim schoolboy who went to Pakistan and killed himself fighting what he calls Jihad is one of many which have been taking place in the UK since the early 1990's. The case below also includes the 'farewell' letter which Tamgha E.Basalat wrote to his sister where he carried out a sucide attack. The pattern of UK born Muslim youth going abroad to fight the West should have raised alarm bells in the UK and the spectre of an attack on UK soil. The laxity with which the UK government viewed the Jihad training of it's Muslims citizens is symptomatic of the official attitude which turned Britain into a terrorist haven.

For more on UK Muslim youth going for Jihad abroad

http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=351589

On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 16:38:50 GMT, mo2...@yahoo.com (Mo) wrote:
> Mirpuris speak Punjabi and have nothing to do with Kashmir and should
>stop wasting lives in Jihad while Afghans settle AK..

>Diary of a Shaheed
>Anwaar Ayub Raja
>Captain Javed Iqbal Shaheed, Tamgha E. Basalat was born in a Kashmiri
>Family living in the city of Luton (England). He studied in Chonly
>Boys High School and in a local Islamic Centre of Luton. Young Javed
>was emotionally attached with his elder sister, the only member of
>that family living in Pakistan. His love and affection for his sister
>ultimately converted into love for Pakistan where his sister was
>settled. After passing his higher Secondary School Examination, Javed
>left his family and started living with his sister in Pakistan.
>During his stay, he was looking for an opportunity to join Afghan
>Jehad. Seeing his motives and emotional attitude, his sister motivated
>him to join Pakistan Army.
>Javed joining Pakistan Army is a rare example of love, courage,
>bravery, self-sacrifice and selflessness. A young boy born and
>educated in most modern society of Europe, voluntarily left all that
>which is a dream of every young Pakistani. He was neither a job seeker
>nor comfort loving, he was a born soldier, committed to a cause, a
>messenger of love, tourist on the way of Shahadat, whose journey began
>from football ground of Chonly Boys High School, passed through
>Mangla, Kakul, Lahore, Quetta, Nowshera, Gawadar, Karachi, Khuzdar and
>finally ended up at Rabani post of Kargil in the Batalak sector on 5th
>of the August 1999 at 1330 hours, an hour before when he was to come
>down after the completion of his task on that post.
>Before embarking on this fateful journey, Javed stayed with his loving
>sister and nephews - Sheharyar and Ammar. On 8th July 1999 when Javed
>was leaving his loved ones, Sheharyar gave him a small computerised
>diary (organiser) requesting him "Mamun Jee" please write your
>experience of battle field for Anwar, he will publish it in his
>magazine. Sheharyar also requested him to listen the radio at night
>because he would send him a message through Islamabad Radio
>broadcasting special programme for the soldiers fighting in Kargil.
>On 5th of August at 1500 hours, telephone bell rang and there was
>Sheharyar present at home. Young Sheharyar waiting for his uncle's
>voice was given a shocking news by an officer from Skardu that his
>dear uncle Javed had embraced Shahdat.
>When Sheharyar's mother asked him about the telephone, he replied with
>courage and patience that Mamun Jee is coming back after two days.
>Yes, he was coming back, but not in a taxi, wearing black jeans and
>blue shirt, not the way he used to come. Today he was coming back, but
>not asking his sister to stay at home. Today Sheharyar was only one
>waiting for his dear friend and sweet uncle.
>On 8th August 99 in a white rainy day he came home where his young
>wife, his sons, seven month old Hamza and two and half year old
>Junaid, his beloved sister and nephews were waiting for him.
>His old father and mother, his brothers and younger sister, all had
>come from England to receive him. He came in a military ambulance,
>with him was his gun position officer Lieutenant Ashfaq and his friend
>Captain Inam.
>At home, his stay was very brief. He waited for his commander who gave
>him a long lecture on Shahadat and life of a Shaheed before he was
>leaving for Kargil. He waited for his commanding officer, who was
>source of motivation for him. He also waited for officers and men of
>his regiment with whom he played football and lived for six youthful
>years. He was waiting for Major shahid, his room-mate and friend with
>whom he shared many secretes of life. When every one had come, Major
>Dilawar asked his sister to kiss him and allow him to leave the
>gathering. With Dilawar, shahid and other members of the heavens he
>left the home for a final ceremony where thousands of people were
>waiting to bid him farewell.
>Suddenly rain stopped, smartly dressed-up soldiers lined up before his
>coffin, buglers played the tune and another contingent of his regiment
>gave him final salute. Hands were raised to offer last prayers for a
>departing soldier and there was a quite spell.
>A dim voice was heard from far off distance. Crying and calling Javed,
>Javed.
>This was his beloved sister calling him back. He came to accompany her
>as she was living alone, but today he left all that was once dear to
>him, finally passed out of the sight of his men, sacrificed his life
>at the call of his nation, so that others might live in peace.
>A month later, his unit collected his stuff from the post and sent it
>to his wife. As promised with his nephew, he wrote diary, gave
>messages to his friends and loved ones. On 4th August 99, a day before
>his Shahadat he coded all that he had written in the diary and placed
>it in his bag. His coded diary was sent to England and after lot of
>efforts a message from an unknown soldier to his countrymen and few
>words to his brother and a friend Mr Abbas were discovered. Remaining
>notes in the diary are still coded and unknown.
>MESSAGE OF SHAHEED TO HIS COUNTRYMEN
>Do not stand at my grave and weep,
>I am not there, I do not sleep,
>I am a thousand wind that blow,
>I am the diamond glints on the snow,
>I am the sunlight on the ripped grain,
>I am the gentle autumn and the rain,
>When you awaken in the morning hush,
>I am the up lifting rush,
>Of quite birds in the circle flights,
>I am the soft star that shine at the nights,
>Do not stand at my grave and cry,
>I am not there, I did not die.
>"On 9th July 1999 I embarked on a journey that I expected would help
>me to overcome my greatest fears. The journey began with a helicopter
>ride from Rawalpindi to Gilgit. Considering that it was the first time
>I had sat in one of those roaring machines, I believed that I had
>tackled the situation quite honourably. The view was breathtaking that
>at times I felt that by just extending my hand forward I could touch
>the jagged peaks below. The stay in Gilgit from 9 July to 13 July ."
>"Dear Abbas I miss you a lot. In England these could be my last words
>take........"
>"Lala Mehmood I look in stars at night. I always miss you. Take care
>of my sister ....."
>"These are my last words .....4 August 1999....."

Farouq Kathwari Pres. of Danbury based Ethan Allan Corp. also did
something
equally stupid in filling his son's head usual Islamic nonsense. As a
result he too took leave from Harvard Medical School to go fight in
Kashmir. He did not know any Urdu or anything else about the conflict
except that it was a fight between good and evil. Good meaning of
course Islam and Hindu were no doubt the evil.
On an excursion in Kashmir his group saw an Indian military truck and
decided to engage it by opening fire. The Indian soldiers returned
fire and a shell fragment from a grenade severed an artery causing him
to bleed to death. His comrades left his body on the scene for the
Indian soldiers to find, where upon they found documents revealing his
identity. American Embassy was informed which arranged his body to be
send back to Connecticut.
At his funeral services a Jewish boy who was a childhood friend got up
and shouted at his parents that "my friend lies in that box today
because YOU filled his head with hatred" No other words were spoken
afterwards.
3. Momin
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian, soc.culture.pakistan, alt.religion.islam, soc.culture.punjab
From: Momin <M...@momin.com
Date: 2000/08/05
Subject: Re: Message of a shaheed .
nusrat rizvi wrote:
> Farouq Kathwari Pres. of Danbury based Ethan Allan Corp. also did
> something
> equally stupid in filling his son's head usual Islamic nonsense. As a
> result he too took leave from Harvard Medical School to go fight in
> Kashmir. He did not know any Urdu or anything else about the conflict
> except that it was a fight between good and evil. Good meaning of
> course Islam and Hindu were no doubt the evil.
> On an excursion in Kashmir his group saw an Indian military truck and
> decided to engage it by opening fire. The Indian soldiers returned
> fire and a shell fragment from a grenade severed an artery causing him
> to bleed to death. His comrades left his body on the scene for the
> Indian soldiers to find, where upon they found documents revealing his
> identity. American Embassy was informed which arranged his body to be
> send back to Connecticut.
> At his funeral services a Jewish boy who was a childhood friend got up
> and shouted at his parents that "my friend lies in that box today
> because YOU filled his head with hatred" No other words were spoken
> afterwards.

Things haven't changed any. This fucked up kathwari continues to pump
money for ongoing terrorist activities in Kashmir. The irony is that the
stupid Indian eunuchs at the helm are fully aware of it....
Somebody needs to sue Ethan Allan for sponsoring global terrorism...
4. nusrat rizvi Aug 5 2000, 3:00 am
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian, soc.culture.pakistan, alt.religion.islam, soc.culture.punjab
From: nusrat rizvi <rizvi...@pipeline.com
Date: 2000/08/05
Subject: Re: Message of a shaheed .
On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 11:46:28 GMT, Momin <M...@momin.com> wrote:
>nusrat rizvi wrote:

>> Farouq Kathwari Pres. of Danbury based Ethan Allan Corp. also did
>> something
>> equally stupid in filling his son's head usual Islamic nonsense. As a
>> result he too took leave from Harvard Medical School to go fight in
>> Kashmir. He did not know any Urdu or anything else about the conflict
>> except that it was a fight between good and evil. Good meaning of
>> course Islam and Hindu were no doubt the evil.
>> On an excursion in Kashmir his group saw an Indian military truck and
>> decided to engage it by opening fire. The Indian soldiers returned
>> fire and a shell fragment from a grenade severed an artery causing him
>> to bleed to death. His comrades left his body on the scene for the
>> Indian soldiers to find, where upon they found documents revealing his
>> identity. American Embassy was informed which arranged his body to be
>> send back to Connecticut.
>> At his funeral services a Jewish boy who was a childhood friend got up
>> and shouted at his parents that "my friend lies in that box today
>> because YOU filled his head with hatred" No other words were spoken
>> afterwards.

>Things haven't changed any. This fucked up kathwari continues to pump
>money for ongoing terrorist activities in Kashmir. The irony is that the
>stupid Indian eunuchs at the helm are fully aware of it....
>Somebody needs to sue Ethan Allan for sponsoring global terrorism...

I dont think he uses his corporate funds for his nefarious deeds,
after all its an American Corporation with their boards of directors
who will skin him alive if they found him doing something like that
with their money.

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