'Oh God, Open All Doors for Me'

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37557-2001Sep27.html

The Washington Post
Friday, September 28, 2001; Page A18


Excerpts from a five-page handwritten document that the FBI found in
Mohamed Atta's luggage. Translated from Arabic:

. "In the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate. . . .
In the name of God, of myself and of my family . . . I pray to you God
to forgive me from all my sins, to allow me to glorify you in every
possible way."

. "Remember the battle of the prophet . . . against the infidels, as he
went on building the Islamic state."

. In upper right hand corner of Page 3: "The last night."

. "Remind yourself that in this night you will face many challenges. But
you have to face them and understand it 100 percent."

. "Obey God, his messenger, and don't fight among yourself where you
become weak, and stand fast, God will stand with those who stood fast."

. "You should engage in such things, you should pray, you should fast.
You should ask God for guidance, you should ask God for help. . . .
Continue to pray throughout this night. Continue to recite the Koran."

. "Purify your heart and clean it from all earthly matters. The time of
fun and waste has gone. The time of judgment has arrived. Hence we need
to utilize those few hours to ask God for forgiveness. You have to be
convinced that those few hours that are left you in your life are very
few. From there you will begin to live the happy life, the infinite
paradise. Be optimistic. The prophet was always optimistic."

. "Always remember the verses that you would wish for death before you
meet it if you only know what the reward after death will be."

. "Everybody hates death, fears death. But only those, the believers who
know the life after death and the reward after death, would be the ones
who will be seeking death."

. "Remember the verse that if God supports you, no one will be able to
defeat you."

. "Keep a very open mind, keep a very open heart of what you are to
face. You will be entering paradise. You will be entering the happiest
life, everlasting life. Keep in your mind that if you are plagued with a
problem and how to get out of it. A believer is always plagued with
problems. . . . You will never enter paradise if you have not had a
major problem. But only those who stood fast through it are the ones who
will overcome it."

. "Check all of your items - your bag, your clothes, knives, your will,
your IDs, your passport, all your papers. Check your safety before you
leave. . . . Make sure that nobody is following you. . . . Make sure
that you are clean, your clothes are clean, including your shoes."

. "In the morning, try to pray the morning prayer with an open heart.
Don't leave but when you have washed for the prayer. Continue to pray."

. "When you enter the plane:

"Oh God, open all doors for me. Oh God who answers prayers and answers
those who ask you, I am asking you for your help. I am asking you for
forgiveness. I am asking you to lighten my way. I am asking you to lift
the burden I feel."

. "God, I trust in you. God, I lay myself in your hands. I ask with the
light of your faith that has lit the whole world and lightened all
darkness on this earth, to guide me until you approve of me. And once
you do, that's my ultimate goal."

. "There is no God but God. There is no God who is the God of the
highest throne, there is no God but God, the God of all earth and skies.
There is no God but God, I being a sinner. We are of God, and to God we
return."


C 2001 The Washington Post Company

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