"My wedding on earth is the day of my martyrdom."
Yesterday's martyrdom operation in "Tel Aviv" came on the eve of the anniversary of the martyrdom operation of Raed Misk, who, on this day in 2003, killed 23 zionists and wounded 135 others in a bus in occupied Al-Quds.
Raed's operation shook the zionist entity, coming as part of vengeance for the martyred leader Abdulallah Qawasmeh. At 9:00 PM on that Tuesday, he set forth to the western part of Al-Quds for the first time in his life, boarded an "israeli" bus disguised as a settler, and executed his decision.
Born in Al-Khalil, he was raised in the city's mosques, having memorized the Quran at 15 years old. At that age, he was abducted by the occupation and imprisoned, during which his mother passed away. He married, had three children, and worked as a teacher. One day, while he was still a student, a teacher he admired asked him about his aspirations. Raed humbly replied, "To become like you, teacher." Years later, he told Raed, "God has granted you your wish and more."
Despite his role in the Al-Qassam Brigades, his family didn't know anything at all of his resistance activity. His conversations were focused on family and Quran (often quoting it in coversation), not politics, according to his wife Umm Mu'min. Deeply committed to his family, he was also known for relieving the hardships of others, often staying up until a person's need was fulfilled. According to his family, "his hand was always on his forehead due to the number of people he greeted" while walking down the street.
The first person to tell Umm Mu'min of her husband's martyrdom was her son, Mu'min. Ater returning from her brother-in-law's house, Mu'min said he had seen his father's picture on television, holding a rifle in his left hand and the Quran in his right, emulating the saying "This is how Ayyash taught us; to hold a rifle with a Quran." Mu'min said, "Mom, Dad went to Nablus, and from there, he ascended to Heaven."
Umm Mu'min described their last moments together, explaining that Raed had insisted on taking her and the children to his sister's house for a meal. He insisted that they stay the night; Raed's sister noticed that he spent the entire night praying, reading the Quran, and checking the windows and doors. It seemed as though he didn't sleep for a moment.
He told his sister he was going to Nablus to work on his master's thesis. "I might not see you again; I might be arrested or martyred." The day before his martyrdom, he distributed Quranic tapes to his family and friends, which he encourages them to listen to in his will.
At the decisive moment at 9:00 PM, Raed disguised himself as a settler, boarding Bus #12 that had just come back from the Western Wall. A 5 kilogram bomb was detonated, killing over 20 zionists and wounding about 150. Raed ascended as a martyr.
All who knew Raed rejoiced, but were affected by the loss of a great man, consoling themselves with the believe that Raed was under Allah's provision.
Afterwards, the zionist security apparatus was stunned by their failure to identify Raed, or even respond to the operation. Dozens asssociated with Raed were abducted, his home was demolished, and three mosques in which Raed taught were shut down. The zionists didn't realize that resistance does not stop at the martyrdom of an individual.
Today, the return of operations like Raed's marks a new phase in the struggle, shaking zionist foundations once more.
Below, excerpts from Raed's will are published.
Glory to the martyrs.
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