A man in history: Omar al-Mukhtar

Assyahid Omar al-Mukhtar(1860-1931)


Assyahid Omar al-Mukhtar was the leader of the resistance movement against the Italian military occupation of Libya for more than twenty years. He has been recognized as a great strategist, and sucessfully led his people in attacks against Italian troops

Omar Mukhtar was wounded and captured by Italian army on 11 Sept 1931.

He was shackled with heavy chains from his waist and wrists because of the army’s fear that he just might escape.

When asked if he wished to say any last words, he replied with the Quran clause: "From Allah we have come, and to Allah we will return."

On 16 september 1931, Omar Mukhtar was hung in front of his followers in the concentration camp in Solluqon

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Lion of the Desert

"Cerita yang membawa kita kembara menghayati pahit getir pejuangan jihad Omar Mukhtar"

Pernah tengok filem ni tak? Aku tengok kali pertama semasa di SMSD. Arwah Ust. Him yang bawa kelas kami tengok cerita ni. Aku pernah jugak cari2 lagi VCD/DVD citer ni kat Malaysia, tapi tak jumpa dah. Nasib aku baik, aku jumpa DVD citer ni lagi kat Libya ni. 2-3 hari lepas, aku tengok lagi. Sedih sangat bila tengok perjuangan Omar Mukhtar melawan penjajah italy yg diketuai oleh Jen Graziani. Kalau jumpa, tengoklah sendiri citer ni. Walaupun dibuat pada tahun 1982, tapi citer ni memang akan terkesan dalam hati.

Omar Mukhtar akan terus "hidup" dalam jiwa umat Islam di Libya dan seluruh dunia.

***References (some cut&pasted dari sini):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Mukhtar

http://www.bookrags.com/biography/omar-al-mukhtar/