MIM: The Foundation for Islamic Education in Villanova PA has been at the center of a controversy involving residents who oppose their plans for expansion on the grounds that they violated their zoning agreements and endangered the welfare and safety of the residents in the surrounding area. At a hearing to appeal the zoning expansion. the officials at the Saudi funded enterprise lied when claiming that they had 'little recollection of the speakers who had appeared at their events'.

As the poster below shows, the FIE could not have failed to know that their premises was the location for a talk given less then a year before the hearing which featured the Riyadh ul Haq, a UK based cleric who was banned from the United States and openly supports Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Ul Haq also made headlines in the UK when he was arrested for involvement in the killing and attempted murder of two of his mosque congregants.

Besides his support for terrorism , ul Haq was implicated in two murders which took place at his Birmingham mosque in 2004 after the woman he took as a second wife was impregnated by the mosque secretary who was beaten and targetted for murder by other members of the mosque.

A long-running feud between rival factions at a Birmingham mosque is believed to be behind two murders, including the fatal shooting of a 35-year- old man at a gym last week.

The first, unsuccessful attempt to murder Mr Yaqub was blamed on a dispute between rival groups at the Birmingham Central Mosque, Europe's largest Islamic centre which can hold 5,000 worshippers. The row centred on an affair between the mosque secretary and a wife of the centre's imam, or preacher..

The court heard that Sheik Abu Yusuf Riyadhul-Haq, 34, an imam at the Birmingham Central Mosque, had secretly married a woman who became his second wife. But a scandal broke when Shockat Lal, a mosque secretary, had an affair with the woman and she became pregnant, the court was told. As a result Mr Lal was "demonised" by followers of the imam. He and those who supported him were either expelled from the mosque or ostracised. (see complete article below).

MIM: Ul Haq is one of the clerics featured at the Islamic Invitation Center, a UK enterprise aimed at spreading extremist Islam, as can be seen by the title of the first listed lecture "Signs of the last day and the Taliban".

A Q&A on the IIC website dealing with misconceptions in Islam reveals the group's Islamofacist agenda.

http://www.islamicinvitationcentre.com/FAQ/Misconceptions/FAQ_Misconceptions.html#Anchor-Q:-63493

Excerpts from "Does Islam Promote Terrorism"

*Q: Why are there muslim terrorists?

A: There aren't! The media twists the facts to present muslims as terrorists.

*Q.Are muslims terrorists?

A: No. Muslims are NOT terrorists. Who is a terrorist ? By today' definition, a Terrorist is one who is against Freedom and kills a mass number of people because of their location, beliefs, or association with the terrorist's target. Muslims have NEVER been terrorists. But, the Zionist Media, the inventor of the "Muslim terrorist" label, has succeeded in portraying a muslim as a terrorist, by the West.

*Q.Does Islam breed suicide bombers?

A: No, muslims are the victims, but portrayed as the aggressors , by the Zionist Media.

Far from being the terrorists of the world, the Islamic peoples have been its victims.

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http://www.islamicinvitationcentre.com/FAQ/non_muslim/FAQ_non_muslim.html#Anchor-Q:-63202

Why do Muslims hate Jews?

Q: Why do muslims hate Jews?A: We don't! A Muslim cannot be a Muslim without believing in Moses. Rather its the Jews that hate muslims.

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http://www.addameer.org/september2000/actions/actionshappened3.html

MIM: : In 2000 an article on an Islamist website reported about an anti Israel where Ul Haq spoke.

Speakers at the Leicester rally included Sheikh Riyadh ul Haq who told the enthralled audience of the need to defend Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque against Zionist aggression. "Religion cannot be taken out of the equation when discussing this issue," he said, "the rabbis of Israel have made their position clear for all the world to see: they regard the lives of Palestinians – Muslims and Christians alike – as less valuable than those of Jews, and thus expendable." This, added Sheikh Riyadh, is unacceptable and everyone, of whatever faith, should campaign against such racist attitudes.

http://www.islamicinvitationcentre.com/speakers/Riyadh_ul_Haq.html

Riyadh ul Haq

Nationality:

British

Convert :

no

To buy the other talks online, goto: islamicbookstore.com

Description:

Sheikh Aby Yusuf Riyadh ul-Haq is a graduate of Darul Uloom Al-Arabiya Al-Islamiya, a madrasa school located in Northern England. He completed his studies in Quran, Hadith, Arabic and general Islamic Studies. Upon graduation in 1991, Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq continued in teaching and spreading the message of Islam.

The sheikh is currently the Imam and Khatib at Birmingham Central Masjid and teacher of Hadith, Arabic and Islamic Studies at Madinat ul Uloom Al-Islamiya. Known for his inspirational speaking style, Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq has traveled extensively lecturing on Islamic subjects.

Available talks:

• Signs of the Last Day and the Taliban

Other talks given:

• The Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge
• The Virtues & Blessings of the Qur'an
• Ilm : A Forgotten Obligation
• Embracing Islam Completely
• Al Aqsa
• Virtues of Ramadan
• Sins of the Tongue
• Imitating the Disbelievers
• Islamic Education in the West
• Hadeeth of Jib'ril : Narration of Angel Gabriel
• Women of Taqwa
• Four Traits of Fitna
• The Seven Destructive Sins
• How to Achieve Steadfastness
• The Evils of Lying
• The Idol Within
• The Image of a Perfect Believer
• Patience and Taqwa
• The Legacy of Abdullah Ibn Masud
• Hope and Despair
• Compassion Despite Disagreement
• Equality, Honesty and Justice in Islam
• The Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge
• The Gift of Time
• Dreams and Ambitions
• The Shari'ah : A Blessing or a Burden
• The Prophet : A Mercy for the Worlds
• The Signs of Allah (Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes)
• Satanic Whispers
• Silence is Salvation
• The Lure of Shaytan and the Promise of Allah
• Four Traits of Hypocrisy
• Islam and the Realm of the Unseen
• Journey of the Soul after Death
• Provisions for Haj
• The True Servants of Rahman
• Journeying and the Sacrifice for Ilm
• Repentance and Forgiveness
• The Eclipse
• Love for the Prophet (pbuh)
• Holding on to a Cinder
• The Seven in the Shade of Allah
• How to Attain Taqwa
• Taraweeh : 8 or 20 Rak'ats
• Akhlaq : Muslim Manners
• The Globalized Suffering of Muslims
• The Miracle of Meraj
• Spread Salams Amongst You
• Keep the Law of Allah and Allah Will Keep You
• Value Your Life
• Me, Myself, and I
• Muslim's Obsession with Sports
• The Evil Within
• The Importance of Change
• Companion's Love of the Prophet (pbuh)
• Fear the Prayer of the Oppressed
• Anger : A Satanic Trait
• Pride and Arrogance
• Aqida Tahawiyah
• The First, the Last, the Men and the Jinn
• Audio Commentary of Sahih al Bukhari in English
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• http://canadiancoalition.com/forum/messages/17082.shtml

Ban radical Sheikh invited to address young Canadian Muslims

For Immediate Release

Ottawa, Canada, Thursday, 15 June, 2006 - The Canadian Coalition for Democracies (CCD) is calling on Immigration Minister, Monte Solberg, to refuse entry on security grounds to Sheikh Riyadh Ul-Haq of the United Kingdom. Ul-Haq is scheduled to visit Canada at the end of June to speak to various Muslim groups in Toronto and Montreal.

"Sheikh Ul-Haq has preached hatred of Hindus and Jews while glorifying martyrdom and jihad," said David Ouellette, director of CCD. "Canadians may have just narrowly escaped the kind of massacre that occurred in the London transit system last year, a massacre perpetrated by young British Muslims radicalized by such racist, violent rhetoric."

"If the Harper government is serious about ending the radicalization of young Muslims in Canada and protecting the lives of Canadians, banning Ul-Haq and like-minded preachers from entering our country is absolutely essential."

"Last week at a press conference on Parliament Hill, a spokesperson for one Muslim group said that Islamic extremism is 'impossible to see' here in Canada," Ouellette added. "It is impossible not to see the inflammatory extremism of this radical Sheikh, and we hope that Muslim groups will protect their youth and fellow Canadians by joining the call to ban Ul-Haq from entering Canada."

"Fighting radical Islam and its promoters is a key component of the war on terror," said David Harris, CCD's Senior Fellow for National Security. "Our government must take steps to confront Islamist incitement at every opportunity, otherwise Canadians may experience the same horrors as the residents of London, Madrid and New York."

Backgrounder

From the speeches of Sheikh Riyadh Ul-Haq...

On Jihad and Martydom: Audio

"Among the believers there are those who have proved their word and agreement with Allah and thus they have expired their lives, meaning they are martyred in the way of Allah. And the rest of the believers, they are waiting for martyrdom. They are waiting for shahada [martyrdom] . We should follow in the footsteps of the sahaba [companions of the prophet]. We may be under siege at the moment but have hope."

On the Taliban: Audio

"The Prime Minister [Tony Blair] tells Muslims in this country that whatever the Taliban says about casualties, etc., you should treat it with caution, you shouldn't believe what they say. Those servants of Allah are declared liars."

On Moderate Muslims: Audio

"The only Muslims who are considered moderates are those who for example, forgive me for polluting the masjid's [mosque's] atmosphere by saying this, but those Muslims who openly advocate lesbianism, those who are publicly declared homosexuals, Muslims who don't believe in segregation - the hijab - who feel no shame bowing down and kissing the Pope's hand, those Muslims who feel absolutely no shame, or they don't see any sense of irony in the fact that they openly declare that Israel should be recognized as a Jewish state, not only should Jerusalem be handed over completely to the Jews, but even the Masjid al-Aqsa."

On Hindus and Jews: Audio

"Of the peoples of the earth, the ones that hate Muslims the most, the ones who are bitterest in their enmity towards Muslims, the most unrelenting, unforgiving, are the Jews and the mushrikin [Hindus], idolaters in all their forms."

On Jews: Audio

"May Allah give all Muslims, individuals and leaders, especially, and our governments the understanding and the sense to see through their propaganda, their, and deceit and to view them as they really are and thus treat them accordingly."

For additional background, please visit http://judeoscope.ca/article.php3?id_article=0398