178. A Man of Honour,Omar Al Mukhtar.

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"A Man of Honour, Omar Al Mukhtar." 

Love this person,His struggle for his own peoples and his dignity.Salute you Omer Al Mukhtar.

Give you a Introduction of this "Man of God."


Omar Mukhtar ( عمر المختار Omar Al-Mukhtār) (20 August 1858 – September 16, 1931), of the Mnifa, was born in the small village of Janzour, near Tobruk in eastern Barqa (Cyrenaica) in Libya. Beginning in 1912, he organized and, for nearly twenty years, led native resistance to Italian colonization of Libya. Italian armed forces captured and hanged him in 1931.

Legacy :

Mukhtar's face appears on the Libyan ten-dinar bill.
His final years were depicted in the movie Lion of the Desert (1981), starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, and Irene Papas. It was based on the struggles of Mukhtar against Rodolfo Graziani's forces.
In 2009, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wore a photograph of Mukhtar in Italian captivity on his chest while on a state visit to Rome, and brought along Mukhtar's elderly son during the visit.
With the Libyan civil war beginning 17 February 2011, Omar Mukhtar again became a symbol for a united, free Libya and his picture is depicted on various flags and posters of the Free Libya movement. Rebel forces named one of their brigades the "Omar Mukhtar brigade" after him.
A street is named after Mukhtar in the Gaza Strip, known locally as The Street of Omar Al Mukhtar.
A street is named after Mukhtar in Cairo, Egypt, known locally as "The Street of Omar Al Mukhtar".

The dialogue Between Omar and Italian Officer is as following :

The Italian officer asked him: Do you fought the Italian state???

Omar: Yes

And encouraged your people to fight the Italians ???

Omar: Yes

Are you aware that death is your penalty for what you did ???

Omar: Yes

Do you admit and recognize what you say???

Omar: Yes

How many years you fought the Italian authorities???

Omar: 20 years ago

Do you regret on what you have done ???

Omar: No

Do you realize that you will be executed???

Omar: Yes

The Court Judge here turned to Omar and told him: I'm sad to see your end like this.

Omar replied: But this is the best way to end my life ...

The judge tries to tempt him to stop the punishment and forgive him, and in return that he (Omar) writes to the Mujahideen to stop fighting the Italians

Omar looked at him and said his famous quote:

"My Forefinger that admits in every prayer that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God cannot write a word of falsehood, we do not Surrender, we win or die"

God bless him and grant him the highest levels of Paradise, the Lion of the Desert and the great Imam and leader Omar Al Mukhtar.

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Furqan Ali Khan
 16.03.2013