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Mother rejoices in son's suicide bombing
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | October 22, 2002 | staff

Posted on 10/22/2002 12:51:02 PM PDT by Nachum

The mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber who killed two Israeli soldiers says she prayed her son would be "killed in action, so he could be rewarded with the [72] virgins in heaven."

"The fact that my son killed Jews makes me happy," said the mother of Mahmud Alabad in an interview on a Hamas website translated by Independent Media Review and Analysis.

Alabad, 23, was a member of Hamas' Izz-a Din Al-Qassam Brigades terrorist faction who blew up himself and two Israelis in a Gaza Strip attack June 15.

"When I gave birth to Mahmud, I was so happy when I saw him," his mother said, "and when I said goodbye to him when he was on his way to the next world, I was happy. May Allah be praised for the fate that granted this suicide attacker his life and his death."

Alabad's mother recalled the day when he was accepted by the Hamas brigade: "'From now on,' he said, 'I am to be counted among the warriors.'"

The mother said her son informed her that the Hamas brigade wanted her approval for him to be a suicide bomber. She said she passed on a letter to the head of the terrorist faction, Salah Shehade, who said her son's bombing operation "would be very successful, because his mother is pleased by his actions."

Shehade was killed in the Israeli Defense Forces air attack on Gaza-based terrorist leaders in July.

"I agreed that [my son] become a suicide bomber to encourage other mothers," Alabad's mother said.

She continued: "The truth is that, in the beginning, I was surprised that my son would leave me and that I would see him no more. I steeled myself, however, and realized that my son's martyrdom was an act of Allah, and it became for me as a source of pride."

She was asked to appear in a farewell video, but initially refused, "for fear of how it would appear."

Alabad's commanders convinced her, however, that the video "would be considered a powerful encouragement for [other] women and youth and would strengthen the heart of our nation. On that basis, I agreed to be filmed to show our loyalty to Allah."

She said that through the film she wanted to "convey the message that we are a people, that our land is occupied, that we have no choice but revolution against the conqueror, no choice but to kill the conqueror, to banish him from our land in any way possible by pressing the jihad, the suicide and the struggle – and by the fortitude of the mothers."

"I prayed that my son be killed in action, so he could be rewarded with the [72] virgins in heaven," she said.

Tomorrow we 'pay the dowry'

"Prior to the attack in which he was killed, Mahmud went on two other missions, before which I had to bid him farewell," his mother said.

She recalled:

"The first time he left immediately after we were filmed on video. He told me: 'The most important thing is to please you.' He hurried and left, and I waited anxiously to hear of his death. I wished him success and that Allah might speed him along in his attack against his enemies. The following evening, while I was kneeling on my prayer rug, Mahmud entered, and I asked him what happened. He answered: 'I went to the place and I saw the bride and her family; tomorrow we go there to pay the dowry.' [Bride is the Hamas code word for terror attack, based on the belief that a man who dies in the course of jihad ascends to heaven and marries 72 virgins.]
"I asked him what happened. He answered: 'I could not find any Jews.' Then a second time I said goodbye to him, and he said: 'I am going, and I will not return.' I cried and tears flowed down my cheeks, and when Mahmud saw me [like this] he did not answer but turned his head [and ran out]. I waited until midnight, and then he came back. I asked that from now we not say goodbye but that he go at his first opportunity. And that is what happened."

"From the first time that I said goodbye," the mother said, "I asked him not to be afraid [of fighting] against the Jews, as they are cowards, that he prepare his weapons well before embarking, that he kill [as many] as he can and leave none alive."

Alabad's mother said when her son "left for his operation, his face was radiant as if he were meeting the girls of heaven right then and there. I wished him luck and that he enter heaven and marry the girls as soon as possible."

"I was happy when they told me that my son had died," she said.

She recalled that in the middle of the night, two masked men knocked on her door.

"As soon as I opened the door they said: 'Allah has richly rewarded you,'" she said. "Instantly, I knew that Mahmud had been granted the death he wanted. I told my husband that Mahmud had been slain in the glorious attack. I also informed Mahmud's brother and felt happiness mixed with sorrow. I informed his sisters that I had known in advance of his attack and that I was even filmed in a video beforehand. They were astonished at first, but they quickly accepted my actions."

Hamas leader Shehade's decision to personally choose her son for the mission was "the single most influential thing in my son's life," she said. "The fact that my son killed Jews makes me happy."

"I was very happy when I heard that [Mahmud] killed Jews in the attack," she said. "When a warrior of jihad follows Allah's path to kill Jews, [it is the act of jihad] that gives him strength. Even if he does not kill any Jews, it is an honorable act, because he dies the death of a martyr."

"We Muslims have the strongest maternal instinct," she said. "We have a deep love for our sons. We always remember our deceased sons and feel their absence. However, this love weakens when compared to our conquered homeland. We want heaven and endeavor to please Allah. Allah has commanded us to fight the jihad in Allah's way – with our possessions and our souls. We answer Allah's call, and this gives us pride."


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Ahhhhhh, they blow up so fast!
1 posted on 10/22/2002 12:51:02 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
This nitwit's comments are the poster child for why Islam is totally incompatible with the rest of the world!

Time to send them all to Allah...or Satan...or whatever name it goes by!

2 posted on 10/22/2002 12:55:52 PM PDT by Redleg Duke
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To: Nachum
The mother said her son informed her that the Hamas brigade wanted her approval for him to be a suicide bomber. She said she passed on a letter to the head of the terrorist faction, Salah Shehade, who said her son's bombing operation "would be very successful, because his mother is pleased by his actions."

So, Hamas gets permission before using minors in suicide bombing. How thoughtful.

In my view, that makes the approving parent just as culpable as the bomber and she should be put to death.

Would she get 72 studs in Heaven?

3 posted on 10/22/2002 1:02:08 PM PDT by 07055
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A-men brother! Check this guy out. Bob Morey
4 posted on 10/22/2002 1:06:37 PM PDT by God is good
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To: Nachum
"The fact that my son killed Jews makes me happy," said the mother of Mahmud Alabad ....

Yet the liberal nincompoops in the US and Europe believe Jerry Falwell is the one who's full of hate.

5 posted on 10/22/2002 1:06:39 PM PDT by DallasMike
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To: Nachum
She probably was glad to have one of her biggest mistakes corrected......
7 posted on 10/22/2002 1:20:46 PM PDT by tracer
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Here's a virgin for ya....


8 posted on 10/22/2002 1:33:02 PM PDT by Dallas
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To: Nachum
I think she wants her $25,000 from Saddam

EARN $25K NOW
ASK SADDAM HOW
Call 1-800-KILL-CIVILIANS
ARE WE NEXT?

10 posted on 10/22/2002 2:01:55 PM PDT by DrewsDad
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To: Nachum
If you ever thought your mom did a bad job of raising you, re-read this article carefully. Then read the details of the Andrea Yates case and compare.

In Arabic, they translate the word "Islam" as "submission". After studying it for some time now, I think a more accurate translation would be "delusional psychosis".

11 posted on 10/22/2002 2:23:29 PM PDT by Imal
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To: Nachum
Homocide bombing
12 posted on 10/22/2002 2:24:24 PM PDT by ChadGore
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To: Nachum
So why do the Palestineans and the liberal media of the world, expect normal humans to grieve when these little bomblettes accidently get killed in attacks upon adult Pali-terrorists. Are they Hypocrites or opportunists?
13 posted on 10/22/2002 2:25:55 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell
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To: Nachum; dd5339; cavtrooper21
This article is evidence of a truly sick society...
14 posted on 10/22/2002 2:38:03 PM PDT by Vic3O3
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To: Nachum
So, what else is new in this sick and evil "society"?
15 posted on 10/22/2002 2:45:51 PM PDT by AlaskaErik
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To: Nachum
Another member of this religion of peace.
16 posted on 10/22/2002 2:46:53 PM PDT by The Southern Right Winger
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To: Vic3O3
Yep, and they have the mullah down at the corner to blame for most of it. How far have the children of Mohammed fallen.
17 posted on 10/22/2002 3:24:34 PM PDT by cavtrooper21
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To: Dallas
You got that right.
18 posted on 10/22/2002 3:34:08 PM PDT by Mark17
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To: Nachum
...and yet she is still alive....

until the good understand how to stop the evil, evil will continue. until the good understand how false virtue is used to tie their hands, they will die.
19 posted on 10/22/2002 4:18:31 PM PDT by galt-jw
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To: Nachum
I have a son just a year younger than Mahmud and I would willingly step in front of a bullet to save his life--I simply cannot understand a mother who rejoices in the gruesome death of her son--and her utter disregard for the lives of the innocents he takes with him--sick, sick, sick...

What was it that Golda Meir said ? something like... "We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us."

20 posted on 10/22/2002 4:18:38 PM PDT by twyn1
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