The Koranic Basis for the Murder of Lee Rigby

Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo were found guilty of murder yesterday at the Old Bailey for the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby last May in Woolwich. Bloodstained notes written by Michael Adebolajo were used as evidence in the trial. The references to the Koran at the bottom of the notes include numerous exhortations to be obedient, to fight in the way of Allah, to “Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you” (9:123), and to “fight the minions of the devil” (4:76). They also include a verse directed specifically against Christians (9:31).

Nick of The Frozen North has taken the trouble to dig out all the cited verses. He includes this note:

Adebolajo is reported to have given a passerby a handwritten note at the scene of the crime. You’ll notice the references at the end of the note to verses in the Koran.

The verses are reproduced them below in the order Adebolajo, a.k.a. Mujahid Abu Hamza, has them at the bottom of his “manifesto” (I have used Marmaduke Pickthall’s translation which is, I believe, in the public domain and is freely available on the internet).

The Koranic verses cited by Michael Adebolajo:

Group 1: 4:69-76, 4:84, 9:41.

69   Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The best of company are they!
70   That is bounty from Allah, and Allah sufficeth as Knower.
71   O ye who believe! Take your precautions, then advance the proven ones, or advance all together.
72   Lo! among you there is he who loitereth; and if disaster overtook you, he would say: Allah hath been gracious unto me since I was not present with them.
73   And if a bounty from Allah befell you, he would surely cry, as if there had been no love between you and him: Oh, would that I had been with them, then should I have achieved a great success!
74   Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward.
75   How should ye not fight for the cause of Allah and of the feeble among men and of the women and the children who are crying: Our Lord! Bring us forth from out this town of which the people are oppressors! Oh, give us from thy presence some protecting friend! Oh, give us from Thy presence some defender!
76   Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who disbelieve do battle for the cause of idols. So fight the minions of the devil. Lo! the devil’s strategy is ever weak. (4:69-76)
84   So fight (O Muhammad) in the way of Allah Thou art not taxed (with the responsibility for anyone) except thyself – and urge on the believers. Peradventure Allah will restrain the might of those who disbelieve. Allah is stronger in might and stronger in inflicting punishment. (4:84)
41   Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew. (9:41)
 

Group 2. 9:24, 9:39, 9:46, 9:87, 9:93

24   Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. (9:24)
39   If ye go not forth He will afflict you with a painful doom, and will choose instead of you a folk other than you. Ye cannot harm Him at all. Allah is Able to do all things. (9:39)
46   And if they had wished to go forth they would assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth and held them back and it was said (unto them): Sit ye with the sedentary! (9:46)
87   They are content that they should be with the useless and their hearts are sealed, so that they apprehend not. (9:87)
93   The road (of blame) is only against those who ask for leave of thee (to stay at home) when they are rich. They are content to be with the useless. Allah hath sealed their hearts so that they know not. (9:93)
 

Group 3. 9:67, 3:173, 47:20, 9:86, 9:31, 9:56-57, 8:5-6, 2:170

67   The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one from another. They enjoin the wrong, and they forbid the right, and they withhold their hands (from spending for the cause of Allah). They forget Allah, so He hath forgotten them. Lo! the hypocrites, they are the transgressors. (9:67)
173   Those unto whom men said: Lo! the people have gathered against you, therefor fear them. (The threat of danger) but increased the faith of them and they cried: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust! (3:173)
20   And those who believe say: If only a surah were revealed! But when a decisive surah is revealed and war is mentioned therein, thou seest those in whose hearts is a disease looking at thee with the look of men fainting unto death. Therefor woe unto them! (47:20)
86   And when a surah is revealed (which saith): Believe in Allah and strive along with His messenger, the men of wealth among them still ask leave of thee and say: Suffer us to be with those who sit (at home). (9:86)
31   They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One God. There is no God save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)! (9:31)
56   And they swear by Allah that they are in truth of you, when they are not of you, but they are folk who are afraid.
57   Had they but found a refuge, or caverns, or a place to enter, they surely had resorted thither swift as runaways. (9:56-57)
5   Even as thy Lord caused thee (Muhammad) to go forth from thy home with the Truth, and lo! a party of the believers were averse (to it).
6   Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible. (8:5-6)
170   And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance? (2:170)
 

Group 4. 3:160, 9:119, 9:123

160   If Allah is your helper none can overcome you, and if He withdraw His help from you, who is there who can help you after Him? In Allah let believers put their trust. (3:160)
119   O ye who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah, and be with the truthful. (9:119)
123   O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him). (9:123)
 

Group 5. 9:38, 2:216, 3:142

38   O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter. (9:38)
216   Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not. (2:216)
142   Or deemed ye that ye would enter paradise while yet Allah knoweth not those of you who really strive, nor knoweth those (of you) who are steadfast? (3:142)
 

17 thoughts on “The Koranic Basis for the Murder of Lee Rigby

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  3. My name is David Cameron and I can categorically state that this murder has nothing whatsoever to do with islam.
    There are 650ish MPs who usually never miss a opportunity to call each other liars and so far as I can remember not one challenged this total inversion of the truth. I have no idea how many journalists there are, and none of them seemed to want to challenge his assertion either.

    • they’re too afraid of causing violence by the Muslims which in itself is an act of terrorism terrorism is defined as using violent means or threats of violence to achieve a political goal therefore he is promoting terrorism and is a traitor to his country

  4. Remember the words of that all knowing Prime Minister, Mr Cameron:….”This has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam”.

  5. Farmer Giles did not move the boundary stone, as I live and breath!

    Liar! Resign! Liar! Resign!

    I didnt use my influence to secure a council house in Westminster for cousin Tarquin!

    Liar!Resign!

    The Woolwich killing has nowt to do with Islam

    *crickets chirping*

  6. A Prime Minister with a spine would have used the opportunity given by this gruesome crime to make a statement. These two should have been charged with treason as well as murder. They should be charged with treason now. And neither of them should ever see the light of day again. Not even from behind glass.

    Also, they should be put somewhere where it is impossible to tell in which direction Mecca lies.

  7. The police should have shot and killed these two when they arrived on the scene.

    The police were confronted by a murderer armed with a pistol and another murderer with a large knife, who ran straight at them. The mutilated body of their victim lying yards away: yet they shot to wound!

    There is then a trial, at which they plead not guilty. This despite one of them being filmed at great length explaining why they carried out the murder. This trial forced the family of Lee Rigby to be put through a terrible ordeal. Yet it also allowed one of the muslim terrorists to attempt to justify himself and propagandize islam.

    They were unsurprisingly found guilty and will now be held, at great expense, for the next 20-30 years. They will recruit more muslims in prison and in all likelihood will be extremely difficult prisoners to deal with, as one of them showed when he was being held on remand.

    The police could have prevented all this; if they’d done what 85% of the population of this country wish they had done.

    I wonder if these two would be alive today, if those armed police had arrived and they had been confronted by the body of a uniformed policeman who had been hacked to death in the middle of the street?

    • It was rather strange how they ran quickly to get the old first aid routine going, after they plugged him. I’d have let the [epithet] bleed out in the street, myself. What sort of guidelines were they following anyway? Surely if an armed assailant is not dead, you keep shooting until you are sure he is dead, and poses absolutely no threat whatsoever? Remember the SAS guys in Gib, they emptied their clips into those IRA toerags. No first aid there eh.

  8. In 2010, Adebolajo was arrested in Kenya with five others. He travelled using a British passport in the name Michael Olemendis Ndemolajo. He was released to British authorities in Kenya and deported. The British Foreign Office confirmed “a British national was arrested in Kenya in 2010” was given consular assistance. No charges were filed against Adebolajo.

  9. Why isn’t Paul Wilders jumping all over this & connecting the rather “ominous” reading material of Lee Rigby’s murderers to their eventual actions?

  10. Once people convert to Islam, we should never use their given birth names. Such as Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo – “Michael” means “who is like God”. These creatures certainly aren’t!!! And also “”Allahu Akbar” really means “Allah is greater” (than?) or some say it translates “Allah is the greatest”.

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