Abu Bakar Bashir Quotes

But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy. This is all designed to contaminate our pure Islam.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Democracy, Trying

We should be proud that our Prophet came into the world with the message of Islam to change it for the better, and not for the worse, or to keep things as they are.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Change, Islam, Proud

Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Faith, Time, God

Muslims must believe that all power, success and victory comes from God alone.
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Religion, Success, God

Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit.
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Money, Worry, Making

So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!
Abu Bakar Bashir

Law, Why, State

There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Courage, Today, Islam

Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Hard, Tough

Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Family, Hand, Laws

The only model to follow is pure Islam.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Follow, Pure

This is why I have always said that it would be better if Muslims were poor.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Why, Said, Poor

What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?
Abu Bakar Bashir

Left, Nobody, Listening

The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their countries and they know this.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Bad, Advice, Leaders

You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not mind being radical, they have no fear to speak out and to protest and to jihad.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Fear, Mind, Speak

As long as Muslims were confident they could not be defeated, but now we are just puppets.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Long, Defeated, Confident

But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Respect, Talk, Accept

But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Good, Eyes, Leaders

If my children do not behave according to Islam, if they do not pray for instance, I will punish them.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Children, Pray

Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Muslims, Stable

Islam is perfect, there is nothing to be added or changed.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Nothing, Perfect

Islam's laws are fixed and that is why Islam is stable.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Why, Laws

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Weak, Wealth, Oil

The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Faith, Defeated, Weapons

The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Islam, Small, Number

Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Today, Keep, Media

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Nationality: Indonesian

Born: August 17, 1938

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