Abdul Rashid Ghazi

Mawlānā Abdul Rashid Ghazi (عبدالرشيد; ca. 1964 – 10 July 2007) was an Pakistani fundamentalist who served as the Deputy Khatib of Lal Masjid and the President of of Jamia Faridia.

Quotes

• "Islam is about selection, not election"

• "Islam is enough. It is a complete code for modern life"

• Ours is an Islamic system that takes action where the state fails to act.

• The system of government in Pakistan doesn't work. It's corrupt, and the people are tired of it.

• How much money has been spent on the War on Terror? If these billions had been spent on basic education, on food, then we would love the Americans. The Americans are not getting benefit from Iraq or Afghanistan. Hatred will not bring you any positive results — hatred from Afghanis, hatred from Iraqis, hatred from Pakistanis.

• We are told that we, religious people, are against women's education. But we have proved that we are not."

• "I don't like democracy. Islam is not about counting people. In democracy, the weight of one vote is the same for a man who is taking drugs and doesn't care about his country as it is for the man with a vision for the future. The majority of people are ignorant people. This doesn't bring us a good system."

About Abdul Rashid Ghazi

• We in al Qaeda organization call on God to witness that we will retaliate for the blood of … Abdul Rashid Ghazi and those with him against Musharraf and those who help him, and for all the pure and innocent blood.~ Osama bin Laden

• Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi’s belief is that Islamic fundamentalism qualifies as a universal pursuit for social justice and civic responsibility“ ~ Declen Walsh (Nine Lives Of Pakistan)

• Ghazi's political heroes included Che Guevara and Fidel Castro~ Declen Walsh (Nine Lives Of Pakistan)