Mohammed Omar: Difference between revisions

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On 4 April 1996, supporters of Mullah Omar bestowed on him the title ''Amir al-Mu'minin'' (أمير المؤمنين, "Commander of the Faithful"), after he donned a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad that was locked in a series of chests, held inside the Shrine of the Cloak in the city of Kandahar. Legend decreed that whoever could retrieve the cloak from the chest would be the great Leader of the Muslims, or "Amir al-Mu'minin".

In September 1996, Kabul fell to Mullah Omar and his followers and they killed former president [[Mohammad Najibullah]]. The [[Civil War|civil war]] continued in the northeast corner of the country, near Tajikistan. The nation was named the '''Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan''' in October 1997 and was recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Described as a "reclusive, pious and frugal" leader, Omar very seldom left his residence in the city of Kandahar, and visited Kabul only twice between 1996 and 2001 during his tenure as ruler of Afghanistan. In November 2001, during a radio interview with the BBC, Omar stated: "All Taliban are moderate. There are two things: extremism ['ifraat', or doing something to excess] and conservatism ['tafreet', or doing something insufficiently]. So in that sense, we are all moderates – taking the middle path."

In September 1996, Kabul fell to Mullah Omar and his followers and they killed former president [[Mohammad Najibullah]] After Najibullah refusing to accept the sovereignty of a strip which was recognized only by the Taliban in exchange for being the new head of the Taliban regime. The [[Civil War|civil war]] continued in the northeast corner of the country, near Tajikistan. The nation was named the '''Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan''' in October 1997 and was recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Described as a "reclusive, pious and frugal" leader, Omar very seldom left his residence in the city of Kandahar, and visited Kabul only twice between 1996 and 2001 during his tenure as ruler of Afghanistan. In November 2001, during a radio interview with the BBC, Omar stated: "All Taliban are moderate. There are two things: extremism ['ifraat', or doing something to excess] and conservatism ['tafreet', or doing something insufficiently]. So in that sense, we are all moderates – taking the middle path."

According to Pakistani journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mullah Omar stated in the late 1990s, "We have told Osama [Bin Laden] not to use Afghan soil to carry out political activities as it creates unnecessary confusion about Taliban objectives."

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 On 4 April 1996, supporters of Mullah Omar bestowed on him the title ''Amir al-Mu'minin'' (أمير المؤمنين, "Commander of the Faithful"), after he donned a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad that was locked in a series of chests, held inside the Shrine of the Cloak in the city of Kandahar. Legend decreed that whoever could retrieve the cloak from the chest would be the great Leader of the Muslims, or "Amir al-Mu'minin".
-In September 1996, Kabul fell to Mullah Omar and his followers and they killed former president [[Mohammad Najibullah]]. The [[Civil War|civil war]] continued in the northeast corner of the country, near Tajikistan. The nation was named the '''Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan''' in October 1997 and was recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Described as a "reclusive, pious and frugal" leader, Omar very seldom left his residence in the city of Kandahar, and visited Kabul only twice between 1996 and 2001 during his tenure as ruler of Afghanistan. In November 2001, during a radio interview with the BBC, Omar stated: "All Taliban are moderate. There are two things: extremism ['ifraat', or doing something to excess] and conservatism ['tafreet', or doing something insufficiently]. So in that sense, we are all moderates – taking the middle path."
+In September 1996, Kabul fell to Mullah Omar and his followers and they killed former president [[Mohammad Najibullah]] After Najibullah refusing to accept the sovereignty of a strip which was recognized only by the Taliban in exchange for being the new head of the Taliban regime. The [[Civil War|civil war]] continued in the northeast corner of the country, near Tajikistan. The nation was named the '''Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan''' in October 1997 and was recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Described as a "reclusive, pious and frugal" leader, Omar very seldom left his residence in the city of Kandahar, and visited Kabul only twice between 1996 and 2001 during his tenure as ruler of Afghanistan. In November 2001, during a radio interview with the BBC, Omar stated: "All Taliban are moderate. There are two things: extremism ['ifraat', or doing something to excess] and conservatism ['tafreet', or doing something insufficiently]. So in that sense, we are all moderates – taking the middle path."
 According to Pakistani journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mullah Omar stated in the late 1990s, "We have told Osama [Bin Laden] not to use Afghan soil to carry out political activities as it creates unnecessary confusion about Taliban objectives."
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 [[Category:Male]]
 [[Category:Deceased]]
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 [[Category:Honorable Villains]]
 [[Category:Arrogant]]