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Hamas Cleric Predicts 'Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam'
Monday, April 14, 2008
A sermon last Friday by a prominent Muslim cleric and Hamas member of the
Palestinian parliament openly declared that "the capital of the Catholics,
or the Crusader capital," would soon be conquered by Islam.
The fiery sermon, delivered by Yunis al-Astal and aired on Hamas' Al-Aqsa
TV, predicted that Rome would become "an advanced post for the Islamic
conquests, which will spread though Europe in its entirety, and then will
turn to the two Americas, even Eastern Europe."
"Allah has chosen you for Himself and for His religion," al-Astal preached,
"so that you will serve as the engine pulling this nation to the phase of
succession, security and consolidation of power, and even to conquests
through da'wa and military conquests of the capitals of the entire world.
"Very soon, Allah willing, Rome will be conquered, just like Constantinople
was, as was prophesized by our prophet Muhammad," he added.
Al-Astal last June preached how it was the duty of Palestinian women to
martyr themselves by becoming homicide bombers.
"The most exalted form of jihad is fighting for the sake of Allah, which
means sacrificing one's soul by fighting the enemies head-on, even if it
leads to martyrdom," he said in a June 23, 2007 interview.
"When jihad becomes an individual duty, it applies to women too, because
women do not differ from men when it comes to individual duties," he said,
calling Jews "the brothers of apes and pigs" who should "taste the
bitterness of death."
Friday's rant repeated that theme: "Today, Rome is the capital of the
Catholics, or the Crusader capital, which has declared its hostility to
Islam, and has planted the brothers of apes and pigs in Palestine in order
to prevent the reawakening of Islam.
"I believe that our children, or our grandchildren, will inherit our jihad
and our sacrifices, and, Allah willing, the commanders of the conquest will
come from among them.
"Today, we instill these good tidings in their souls - and by means of the
mosques and the Koran books, and the history of our Prophets, his
companions, and the great leaders, we prepare them for the mission of saving
humanity from the hellfire at whose brink they stand."
Click here to view al-Astal's sermon on MimriTV.org:
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1739.htm
Hamas Cleric Predicts 'Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam'
Monday, April 14, 2008
A sermon last Friday by a prominent Muslim cleric and Hamas member of the
Palestinian parliament openly declared that "the capital of the Catholics,
or the Crusader capital," would soon be conquered by Islam.
The fiery sermon, delivered by Yunis al-Astal and aired on Hamas' Al-Aqsa
TV, predicted that Rome would become "an advanced post for the Islamic
conquests, which will spread though Europe in its entirety, and then will
turn to the two Americas, even Eastern Europe."
"Allah has chosen you for Himself and for His religion," al-Astal preached,
"so that you will serve as the engine pulling this nation to the phase of
succession, security and consolidation of power, and even to conquests
through da'wa and military conquests of the capitals of the entire world.
"Very soon, Allah willing, Rome will be conquered, just like Constantinople
was, as was prophesized by our prophet Muhammad," he added.
Al-Astal last June preached how it was the duty of Palestinian women to
martyr themselves by becoming homicide bombers.
"The most exalted form of jihad is fighting for the sake of Allah, which
means sacrificing one's soul by fighting the enemies head-on, even if it
leads to martyrdom," he said in a June 23, 2007 interview.
"When jihad becomes an individual duty, it applies to women too, because
women do not differ from men when it comes to individual duties," he said,
calling Jews "the brothers of apes and pigs" who should "taste the
bitterness of death."
Friday's rant repeated that theme: "Today, Rome is the capital of the
Catholics, or the Crusader capital, which has declared its hostility to
Islam, and has planted the brothers of apes and pigs in Palestine in order
to prevent the reawakening of Islam.
"I believe that our children, or our grandchildren, will inherit our jihad
and our sacrifices, and, Allah willing, the commanders of the conquest will
come from among them.
"Today, we instill these good tidings in their souls - and by means of the
mosques and the Koran books, and the history of our Prophets, his
companions, and the great leaders, we prepare them for the mission of saving
humanity from the hellfire at whose brink they stand."
Click here to view al-Astal's sermon on MimriTV.org:
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1739.htm