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injured and doctors had said he would not be able to survive, but he did
and became well. He was saddened by his recovery and often used to
cry, thinking that perhaps he was not good enough to be accepted by
Allah as a martyr. He was a very good husband and a very good man.
“Q. So what do you want your sons to be when they grow up?
“Umm Saburah: (Firmly) They will be Mujahideen insha’Allah.
That was their father’s wish and there is no choice about it.
“Q. How will you ensure that they do take that route?
“Umm Saburah: They do have other brothers (in Islam) who were
my husband’s friends and they have already instilled in them these
values. They look up to their father and what he did with admiration
and respect, and they look up to his friends now. My daughter feels
angry at the whole situation though and I am working on trying to give
as much love as I can to all my children. It’s hard, but Alhamdulillah.”
(Umm Saburah, 2001)
Assassination in Cairo
“Members of the Egyptian Revolution Organization decided to assassinate
a high-ranking Israeli living in Cairo.
. . . .
“2. Surveillance of the target was carried out for a period of time.
The exits and entrances to the theater of operations were studied. The
time was set to execute the operation at eight am 8/20/85, when the
Israeli target would leave for work at the Israeli embassy in Cairo.
“3. A car was purchased for use in the operation. Someone’s identification
was purchased indirectly, the photo was removed, and that of
one of the organization’s members was put [in its place].
“4. The organization members participating in the operation (there
were four of them) rode in a car belonging to one of them. They put
their weapons in the car (they had hidden their weapons in tennis
racket covers). Before arriving at the theater of operations, they left
that car and got into the operations vehicle, which was close to the site
of the operation.
“5. After riding in the car, it became apparent the car was not in
good running order and had leaked a lot of oil, so they decided to delay
the operation.
“6. While they were returning in the car in poor condition, they
saw a man from the Israeli Mosad, and the operation leader decided to
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