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- "If the West can place a bounty on Osama bin Laden and Zawahri we can also announce rewards for killing the man who has caused this sacrilege of the holy Prophet," Qureshi told Reuters, referring to the al-Qaeda leader and his deputy Ayman al Zawahri. - In addition to the rewards mentioned below that include money and a car, the Taliban have offered 50kg of gold with a value of over US$1.3 million. Total value of the deal: US$2.7 million. --- Rewards offered to kill cartoonists Agence France-Presse >From correspondents in Peshawar February 18, 2006 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18187655-1702,00.html A PAKISTANI Muslim cleric and his followers have offered rewards amounting to over $US1 million ($A1.35 million) for anyone who kills Danish cartoonists who drew caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that have enraged Muslims worldwide. Maulana Yousef Qureshi, a cleric in the north-western city of Peshawar, said during Friday prayers he has personally offered to pay a bounty of 500,000 rupees ($A11,377), and two of his congregation put up additional rewards of $US1 million ($A1.35 million) and one million rupees plus a car. Qureshi repeated the offer at rally later in the city to protest against the cartoons. "If the West can place a bounty on Osama bin Laden and Zawahri we can also announce rewards for killing the man who has caused this sacrilege of the holy Prophet," Qureshi told Reuters, referring to the al-Qaeda leader and his deputy Ayman al Zawahri. The cleric leads the congregation at the Mohabat mosque in the heart of Peshawar. The mosque is located on a street known for goldsmiths' shops. Earlier this month a Taliban commander was reported as offering a bounty of 100 kg of gold to anyone who killed a cartoonist who drew the pictures. The commander, Mullah Dadullah, also offered 5 kg of gold to anyone who killed a Danish, Norwegian or German soldier. Protests over the cartoons have turned violent in several Pakistani cities this week and at least five people have died. Some of the worst scenes were in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province and a stronghold of Pakistan's Islamist opposition parties. Bin Laden and Zawahri both carry $US25 million ($A33.86 million) rewards on their heads for their role in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that killed more than 3,000 people. They are believed to be hiding somewhere in the tribal lands on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18187655-1702,00.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
