A Glimpse at the Life of the Mujaahid Ahmad an-Ni'mi al-Qurashi – may Allaah have Mercy on him
A Glimpse at the Life of the Mujaahid Ahmad an-Ni'mi al-Qurashi – may Allaah have Mercy on him
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
This is a short biography of the Mujaahid Ahmad an-Ni'mi – we ask Allaah to make him from the martyrs and to gather us with him in the highest part of the Firdaws in a truthful gathering amongst the Angels, and to bring out from this Ummah those who will give it aid and victory and wipe away its humiliation as he did.
His name and lineage:
He is Abu Haashim, Ahmad Ibn 'Abdillaah an-Ni'mi al-Haashimi al-Qahtaani.
He was born and raised in the district of al-Wardatayn in al-Ahyaa', which is well known and large in the region of Shamsaan and contains a palace of the Ottomans.
And he is from a religious family that is noble in lineage. One of his grandfathers was from the nobles, and was responsible for the region known as al-Harajah – and it is about 80 kilometers from Saraatat 'Ubaydah (The Mountain Peak of 'Ubaydah). And his grandfather was like the other nobles in that he would go into the towns as a teacher, a judge and a leader in the region that he was responsible for. His family there was well-known and famous.
Then, his father was relocated to Abhaa, where he worked at a government office.
Ahmad – may Allaah have Mercy on him – was a slightly dark-skinned young man who had some redness in his skin tone. He was very handsome and pleasant to be around, as everyone who knew him acknowledged.
Ahmad grew up with the same worries and paid attention to the same things as the other young men around him of his age, as his direction was not yet Salafi Jihaadi. Rather, he was from those young men who could fall under the words of 'Umar (ra): "The best of you in Jaahiliyyah are the best of you in Islaam," and all of the pictures that the newspaper al-Watan has published of him were taken before he was guided and became firm in his religious practice.
Then, Allaah guided Ahmad around the year 1420 H, so he became a shining light in his home, a shining light in the region, a shining light for all of the young men of Abhaa. The shabaab of Abhaa even used to come to him when he started practicing, happy and joyous from what they knew of his popularity with those who were not religious. They used to invite them to their outings in hopes of keeping him firm, and would be surprised to see that he was fasting while they were not fasting! They would be playing soccer and he would not play with them. Rather, he would reprimand them for this and say – from what I have heard: 'The religious shabaab are being scolded by the knowledge (that they are abandoning).'
He – may Allaah have Mercy on him - performed Hajj in 1420 H, then he went out to Afghaanistaan after his pilgrimage in the year 1421 H. And there, he was an example for the shabaab in his worship, prolonged silence, truthfulness and manners.
A brief example of his character:
He – may Allaah have Mercy on him – would wake up to pray from the middle of the night until the Fajr time. I was even told by one of the brothers who would often accompany him: 'By Allaah! I used to strive and stuggle against myself in order to catch up with Ahmad in his level of worship, but I was not able to do so.' So, I say: that is the Favor of Allaah that He gives to whom He Wills.
The last phone call:
Before he was martyred, he – may Allaah have Mercy on him – called one of the brothers and said to him: 'O fulaan! How much do you pray at night? Three hours?' So he replied: 'No.' So Ahmad said to him: 'Two hours?' So he replied: 'No.' So Ahmad said to him: 'O fulaan! Make yourself worthy of honor!'
A righteous vision:
I was informed by the brother 'Abdil-Malik al-Mahri – and he was with Ahmad in Qandahaar: 'I was with Ahmad one night in the Institute of Sharee'ah, so Ahmad prayed for almost four hours during the night, then he slept for a short while. He then got up and said: 'I just had a dream that I was approaching a large palace, and I saw the Prophet (saw) saying to me: "O Ahmad, receive the glad tidings of Paradise"''
In fact, he would see the Prophet (saw) in his dreams continuously, to the point that he would become sad if he stopped seeing him for a period of time.
He had a beautiful voice when reciting the Qur'aan, and the brother Dhabbaah al-Qandahaari informed me: 'He (Ahmad) led us in the 'Ishaa' prayer one night while we were on the frontlines facing the enemy, but he was still unable to prevent himself from weeping. And by Allaah, we would always look forward to the prayer that Ahmad would lead us in.'
And he – may Allaah have Mercy on him – would never leave off his weekly gathering that would last from after the 'Asr prayer till the Maghrib every Friday, and he would advise the brothers with it.
And when some of the brothers would shorten their prayers in Afghaanistaan, he would disapprove of that and say to them: 'You are emigrants (Muhaajireen) and this is your land (that you have emigrated to), and the Muhaajir is not to shorten his prayer.'
And he was not one who would run his mouth. Rather, he was known for his lack of speech, to the point that the brothers would be singing anaasheed and he would not participate in this with them. And I remember that one day, the brothers were on a very long journey, and were extremely exhausted because of it to the point that many of them collapsed underneath some trees out of exhaustion. So, they called out to Ahmad to sing some nasheed for them – and he had a very pleasant voice – so he sang a poem for them in his beautiful voice:
By Allaah! If they chained me like a camel*I would loosen my chains and free myself and continue upon the path of martyrdom
So, they were all energized by this and they continued on the journey and would tease him by saying: 'Ahmad was held back because he would not sing nasheed.'
And from the strangest of things to happen to him on his way to America:
One day, he was washing his clothes and was surprised to find that his passport had been ruined as it was among his washed clothes. This would mean that he would be held back from traveling. He insisted on finding a solution to this, and the brothers ironed the passport using a heated iron, but the passport still appeared very unnatural in appearance. Despite all of this, he arrived at his destination, and he was held back at every airport at which he landed. They would analyze his passport under a scanner while he would supplicate his Lord, and he eventually reached his destination (America). In fact, I know for a fact that he was held at four airports of various countries, but despite this, Allaah blinded them at each one.
He had a large share of visions and dreams indicating his importance and significance in this World and the next. We have seen his significance in this World, and we ask Allaah to show us his great significance and status in the Hereafter.
He – may Allaah have Mercy on him – would love to pray the Fajr behind the noble Shaykh Ahmad al-Hawaashi in front of the large Mosque in Khumayyis Masheet, and this Shaykh was well-known for his elongation of the prayer and his humbleness and concentration in it to the point that it would take him almost half an hour to pray the Fajr, and he was from those who considered Jihaad to be an individual obligation (Fardh 'Ayn). Ahmad's house was about 25 kilmometers from this Mosque, so he would leave his house half an hour before Fajr in order to make the prayer there.
A testing situation:
When Ahmad landed in Dubai – and he was, as mentioned earlier, extremely handsome and had trimmed his beard so that it was extremely light on his way to America – he checked into a hotel. So, he was bothered by some of their disgusting guests – the prostitutes, may Allaah enoble you – so he said to them: 'We have other than you in another apartment (meaning the Hoor al-'Ayn in the Paradise),' so they became very angry with him and tried to tempt him severly. So, when he was returning to his room one time from outside, he found the elevators had stopped working, so he was forced to take the stairs. On his way up, he came across one of the prostitutes, and she was not wearing anything except what covered her filthy private parts and her breasts – may Allaah make her shameful – so he ran away from her very quickly and entered his room, grabbed his belongings, and checked out of the hotel.
May Allaah have Mercy on him and we ask Allaah to give him pleasure with the Maidens of Paradise, as he was afraid of the meeting with his Lord in this World.
His guarding and protecting (hiraasah):
He was very eager to engage in guarding of territory (Ribaat) and protection of it, and he had a group of brothers with him that he affected deeply, including Waa'el and Waleed (ash-Shehri, the two brothers who also participated in the attacks), and others whose names we will not mention – we ask Allaah to blind the sight of the enemy from them until they reach their brothers.
So, this group would guard one of the gates of the airport in Qandahaar, and the youth of Jihaad would normally pass such time by singing. But Ahmad's group would pass the time by doing something else. I was informed by Dhabbaah al-Qandaahari as-Sagheer that they would take a book and take turns reading from it, to the point that the Mujaahideen brothers would call this group 'al-Mutaawa'ah' (the devoted and God-fearing) because of their seriousness and worship.
And I have a request from all who read this: that they spread it and post it on all the discussion boards and to show it to their brothers and teachers and the students of knowledge so that Allaah may bring about benefit by it.
And all Praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds.
[Narrated from the brother Katoom as-Salafi]
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
This is a short biography of the Mujaahid Ahmad an-Ni'mi – we ask Allaah to make him from the martyrs and to gather us with him in the highest part of the Firdaws in a truthful gathering amongst the Angels, and to bring out from this Ummah those who will give it aid and victory and wipe away its humiliation as he did.
His name and lineage:
He is Abu Haashim, Ahmad Ibn 'Abdillaah an-Ni'mi al-Haashimi al-Qahtaani.
He was born and raised in the district of al-Wardatayn in al-Ahyaa', which is well known and large in the region of Shamsaan and contains a palace of the Ottomans.
And he is from a religious family that is noble in lineage. One of his grandfathers was from the nobles, and was responsible for the region known as al-Harajah – and it is about 80 kilometers from Saraatat 'Ubaydah (The Mountain Peak of 'Ubaydah). And his grandfather was like the other nobles in that he would go into the towns as a teacher, a judge and a leader in the region that he was responsible for. His family there was well-known and famous.
Then, his father was relocated to Abhaa, where he worked at a government office.
Ahmad – may Allaah have Mercy on him – was a slightly dark-skinned young man who had some redness in his skin tone. He was very handsome and pleasant to be around, as everyone who knew him acknowledged.
Ahmad grew up with the same worries and paid attention to the same things as the other young men around him of his age, as his direction was not yet Salafi Jihaadi. Rather, he was from those young men who could fall under the words of 'Umar (ra): "The best of you in Jaahiliyyah are the best of you in Islaam," and all of the pictures that the newspaper al-Watan has published of him were taken before he was guided and became firm in his religious practice.
Then, Allaah guided Ahmad around the year 1420 H, so he became a shining light in his home, a shining light in the region, a shining light for all of the young men of Abhaa. The shabaab of Abhaa even used to come to him when he started practicing, happy and joyous from what they knew of his popularity with those who were not religious. They used to invite them to their outings in hopes of keeping him firm, and would be surprised to see that he was fasting while they were not fasting! They would be playing soccer and he would not play with them. Rather, he would reprimand them for this and say – from what I have heard: 'The religious shabaab are being scolded by the knowledge (that they are abandoning).'
He – may Allaah have Mercy on him - performed Hajj in 1420 H, then he went out to Afghaanistaan after his pilgrimage in the year 1421 H. And there, he was an example for the shabaab in his worship, prolonged silence, truthfulness and manners.
A brief example of his character:
He – may Allaah have Mercy on him – would wake up to pray from the middle of the night until the Fajr time. I was even told by one of the brothers who would often accompany him: 'By Allaah! I used to strive and stuggle against myself in order to catch up with Ahmad in his level of worship, but I was not able to do so.' So, I say: that is the Favor of Allaah that He gives to whom He Wills.
The last phone call:
Before he was martyred, he – may Allaah have Mercy on him – called one of the brothers and said to him: 'O fulaan! How much do you pray at night? Three hours?' So he replied: 'No.' So Ahmad said to him: 'Two hours?' So he replied: 'No.' So Ahmad said to him: 'O fulaan! Make yourself worthy of honor!'
A righteous vision:
I was informed by the brother 'Abdil-Malik al-Mahri – and he was with Ahmad in Qandahaar: 'I was with Ahmad one night in the Institute of Sharee'ah, so Ahmad prayed for almost four hours during the night, then he slept for a short while. He then got up and said: 'I just had a dream that I was approaching a large palace, and I saw the Prophet (saw) saying to me: "O Ahmad, receive the glad tidings of Paradise"''
In fact, he would see the Prophet (saw) in his dreams continuously, to the point that he would become sad if he stopped seeing him for a period of time.
He had a beautiful voice when reciting the Qur'aan, and the brother Dhabbaah al-Qandahaari informed me: 'He (Ahmad) led us in the 'Ishaa' prayer one night while we were on the frontlines facing the enemy, but he was still unable to prevent himself from weeping. And by Allaah, we would always look forward to the prayer that Ahmad would lead us in.'
And he – may Allaah have Mercy on him – would never leave off his weekly gathering that would last from after the 'Asr prayer till the Maghrib every Friday, and he would advise the brothers with it.
And when some of the brothers would shorten their prayers in Afghaanistaan, he would disapprove of that and say to them: 'You are emigrants (Muhaajireen) and this is your land (that you have emigrated to), and the Muhaajir is not to shorten his prayer.'
And he was not one who would run his mouth. Rather, he was known for his lack of speech, to the point that the brothers would be singing anaasheed and he would not participate in this with them. And I remember that one day, the brothers were on a very long journey, and were extremely exhausted because of it to the point that many of them collapsed underneath some trees out of exhaustion. So, they called out to Ahmad to sing some nasheed for them – and he had a very pleasant voice – so he sang a poem for them in his beautiful voice:
By Allaah! If they chained me like a camel*I would loosen my chains and free myself and continue upon the path of martyrdom
So, they were all energized by this and they continued on the journey and would tease him by saying: 'Ahmad was held back because he would not sing nasheed.'
And from the strangest of things to happen to him on his way to America:
One day, he was washing his clothes and was surprised to find that his passport had been ruined as it was among his washed clothes. This would mean that he would be held back from traveling. He insisted on finding a solution to this, and the brothers ironed the passport using a heated iron, but the passport still appeared very unnatural in appearance. Despite all of this, he arrived at his destination, and he was held back at every airport at which he landed. They would analyze his passport under a scanner while he would supplicate his Lord, and he eventually reached his destination (America). In fact, I know for a fact that he was held at four airports of various countries, but despite this, Allaah blinded them at each one.
He had a large share of visions and dreams indicating his importance and significance in this World and the next. We have seen his significance in this World, and we ask Allaah to show us his great significance and status in the Hereafter.
He – may Allaah have Mercy on him – would love to pray the Fajr behind the noble Shaykh Ahmad al-Hawaashi in front of the large Mosque in Khumayyis Masheet, and this Shaykh was well-known for his elongation of the prayer and his humbleness and concentration in it to the point that it would take him almost half an hour to pray the Fajr, and he was from those who considered Jihaad to be an individual obligation (Fardh 'Ayn). Ahmad's house was about 25 kilmometers from this Mosque, so he would leave his house half an hour before Fajr in order to make the prayer there.
A testing situation:
When Ahmad landed in Dubai – and he was, as mentioned earlier, extremely handsome and had trimmed his beard so that it was extremely light on his way to America – he checked into a hotel. So, he was bothered by some of their disgusting guests – the prostitutes, may Allaah enoble you – so he said to them: 'We have other than you in another apartment (meaning the Hoor al-'Ayn in the Paradise),' so they became very angry with him and tried to tempt him severly. So, when he was returning to his room one time from outside, he found the elevators had stopped working, so he was forced to take the stairs. On his way up, he came across one of the prostitutes, and she was not wearing anything except what covered her filthy private parts and her breasts – may Allaah make her shameful – so he ran away from her very quickly and entered his room, grabbed his belongings, and checked out of the hotel.
May Allaah have Mercy on him and we ask Allaah to give him pleasure with the Maidens of Paradise, as he was afraid of the meeting with his Lord in this World.
His guarding and protecting (hiraasah):
He was very eager to engage in guarding of territory (Ribaat) and protection of it, and he had a group of brothers with him that he affected deeply, including Waa'el and Waleed (ash-Shehri, the two brothers who also participated in the attacks), and others whose names we will not mention – we ask Allaah to blind the sight of the enemy from them until they reach their brothers.
So, this group would guard one of the gates of the airport in Qandahaar, and the youth of Jihaad would normally pass such time by singing. But Ahmad's group would pass the time by doing something else. I was informed by Dhabbaah al-Qandaahari as-Sagheer that they would take a book and take turns reading from it, to the point that the Mujaahideen brothers would call this group 'al-Mutaawa'ah' (the devoted and God-fearing) because of their seriousness and worship.
And I have a request from all who read this: that they spread it and post it on all the discussion boards and to show it to their brothers and teachers and the students of knowledge so that Allaah may bring about benefit by it.
And all Praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds.
[Narrated from the brother Katoom as-Salafi]
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