Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jam'ah Association of Australia explained

Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah Association (Australia)
Headquarters:Lakemba, New South Wales
Location:Has 11 centres across Australia[1]
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Affiliations:Adheres to the Salafi movement
Remarks:ASWJA logo[2]
Registration Id:95 226 006 996 (ABN)[3]

The Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah Association of Australia (ASWJA) was founded by Melbourne sheikh Mohammed Omran.[4] Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah is a generic term referring to Sunni Islam. Those who adopt it as organisational name do so as adherents of the Salafi movement in Australia, US, UK, and Canada.[5] [6]

Overview

ASWJA which is said to be both organised and influential, runs a number of programs for the community and for young people, with its followers striving to emulate Islam at time of Muhammad.[7]

The organisation is alleged to have established ties with Jemaah Islamiah and al-Qaeda.[8] [9] [10]

ASWJA is linked with the Islamic Information & Support Centre of Australia.[11]

The organisation supports Australian Muslim preacher Feiz Muhammad.[12] In 2007, Muhammad established the Dawah Central centre in Auburn, in a building, subsequently purchased in 2011 by the ASWJA, located behind the Bukhari House bookshop.[13] [14]

ASWJA is associated with the Hume Islamic Youth Centre (HIYC) in Melbourne,[15] the Global Islamic Youth Centre (GIYC) in Sydney[16] [17] and the Bukhari House bookshop in Sydney.[18] The Bukhari House bookshop has close links to Sydney's Street Dawah preaching group.[18] [19] Members of the Street Dawah preaching group have died fighting for ISIS.[20] [21] [22]

A young Melbourne man who attended HIYC, planned to launch a series of bombings across Melbourne,[23] then travelled to Iraq[15] where he carried out an Islamic State suicide bombing mission in which only he was killed.[24] Another terrorist, now deceased, was one of at least five fighters who grew up close to, or attended the HIYC.[25]

Harun Mehicevic the leader of Melbourne's Al-Furqan Islamic Information Centre was a student of Sheik Abu Ayman. ASWJA provided the funds to establish the centre and installed Mehicevic as leader. There has been a subsequent falling-out between the groups.[26] [27]

In May 2015, Mustafa Abu Yusuf, a spokesman for the ASWJA described terrorism as a, "fabricated issue".[28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: About ASWJ . 2015-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503172306/http://www.aswj.com.au/contact.do . 2009-05-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: ASWJA logo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414031249/http://www.aswjconference.com.au/assets/img/ASWJ-med.jpg . 2015-04-14 .
  3. Web site: Current details for ABN 95 226 006 996.
  4. Book: Guide to Islamist Movements. Rubin, B.M.. 2010. 2. Sharpe. 9780765641380. 119. 6 April 2015.
  5. News: Guide to Islamist Movements, Volume 2 . Rubvin, Barry. 2010. 6 April 2015. 119.
  6. Web site: Political Islam and the future of Australian multiculturalism . Jakubowicz, Andrew. 2007. University of Technology. 10. 6 April 2015.
  7. News: Disunity, not anger, is Muslim dilemma . Burke, Kelly. 22 September 2012. Sydney Morning Herald. 12 April 2015.
  8. News: Militant networks . Neighbour, Sally. 18 November 2006. The Australian. 6 April 2015.
  9. Book: Guide to Islamist Movements. Rubin, B.M.. 2010. 2. Sharpe. 9780765641380. 123. 6 April 2015.
  10. Web site: Speak no evil - National - theage.com.au. theage.com.au. 6 April 2015.
  11. Web site: Submission for the Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform Bill 2009. 28 August 2009. Australian Parliament House. 14 April 2015.
  12. News: Burke . Kelly . Man accused of sharia assault called bin Laden 'soldier of God' . Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail . 20 July 2011 . 23 April 2013.
  13. News: Sydney cleric Sheik Feiz Mohammed stirs the hatred . 18 September 2012. Herald Sun. 16 April 2015.
  14. News: Bashan . Yoni . Al-Qaeda video featured on Sheik's website . The Sunday Telegraph . 20 March 2011 . 22 April 2013.
  15. News: Islamic State recruit 'wasn't on radar of authorities' . Wroe, David. 10 March 2015. The Age. 6 April 2015.
  16. News: The many faces of Sheikh Feiz . Elliot, Tim. Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 2015.
  17. News: 'Banned' Sheik Feiz Mohammed back in Australia . Yoni . Bashan . Jesse . Phillips . 13 March 2011. The Sunday Telegraph. 7 April 2015.
  18. News: Members of Street Dawah preaching group feature heavily in Sydney's counter-terrorism raids . Olding, Rachel. 26 September 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 2015.
  19. News: Preachers banned from streets prominent in terrorism raids . Fairfax News. 16 April 2015.
  20. News: Another Aussie Dawah devotee killed: Abdul Salam Mahmoud dies in Syria . Auerbach, Taylor. 12 March 2015. The Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2015.
  21. News: Australian Islamic State kingpin Mohammad Ali Baryalei dead: reports . Olding, Rachel. 29 October 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. 16 April 2015.
  22. News: Melbourne model turned ISIS recruit Sharky Jama shot dead in Syria . The Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2015.
  23. News: Jihadi Jake Bilardi’s plot to bomb Melbourne . Maley, Paul. 13 March 2015. The Australian. 6 April 2015.
  24. News: Jihadi Jake Bilardi was ‘weak’ and ‘sold his soul cheaply’, says Islamic State online propaganda . Dowling, James. 17 March 2015. The Daily Telegraph. 6 April 2015.
  25. News: Widows: Kill all infidels as images of dead terrorist surface . Ferguson, John. 20 March 2015. The Australian. 6 April 2015.
  26. News: Revealed: The split that created Al-Furqan . Dowling, James. 16 May 2015. Herald Sun. 21 May 2015.
  27. News: Islamic State-linked group Al-Furqan still meeting at suburban sports centre after shutting book shop . Tom . Minear . James . Dowling . 3 May 2015. Herald Sun. 21 May 2015.
  28. News: Australia an estranged country to many Muslims including Sheik Omran . Le Grand, Chip. 23 May 2015. The Australian. 23 May 2015.

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