Following are excerpts
from a speech delivered by Hamas PLC Speaker Ahmad Bahr, which aired
on Al-Aqsa TV on September 5, 2010.
Ahmad Bahr: It
is said that 'Omar [Ibn Al-Khattab] wished to become a martyr. It is
said that one day, 'Omar addressed the people: "In the Garden of
Eden, there is a palace – hear me well, brothers – with 500 gates.
At every gate, there are 5,000 black-eyed virgins." Brothers, 500
multiplied by 5,000 is 2.5 million.
[...]
He said that only prophets
may enter this palace. He looked at the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad,
and said: "Blessings, oh Messenger of Allah. Only the prophets
and the righteous may enter the palace." Then he turned to the
tomb of Abu Bakr, and said: "Blessings on your martyrdom for the
sake of Allah." Then 'Omar said: "Martyrs [enter the palace]
too." Then 'Omar said, as if to himself: "Blessed be your
martyrdom, oh 'Omar."
[...]
Ibn Hajar explicated
a hadith, saying: When a man is having sex with his wife, he
should be praying for a son who would wage Jihad for the sake of Allah.
If this is the culture of the nation today, who will be able to stop
it? Brothers, on the Night of Al-Qadr, bestowed upon us by Allah, I
say to you: As long as we continue on this path, nobody on Earth will
be able to confront the resistance, or to confront the mujahideen,
those who worship Allah and seek martyrdom.
I say to you, loud and
clear: the negotiations, conducted first in the US, then in Sharm Al-Sheikh,
and wherever, are aimed at uprooting Islam and the resistance here in
Palestine, in Gaza.
[...]
