ISIS mufti in the hands of Iraqi security
The Reference provides information here about Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, the ISIS religious leader responsible for issuing fatwas for
the terrorist organization.
A SWAT team arrested al-Nima recently in Mosul
and took him away on the back of a truck because of his vey heavy weight, 254
kilograms.
This man issued fatwas that led to the killing
by ISIS of hundreds of innocent people in Iraq, including scholars.
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Al-Nima's sermons were full of hate and
incitement for the killing of security officials. He issued a fatwa for
evicting Christians from their homes in Mosul.
Al-Nima took over the responsibility of issuing
fatwas for ISIS on November 3, 2014, soon after the death of Osama Abdel Wahab
al-Taie, who occupied this position before him.
Before joining ISIS, al-Nima was a member of the
Islamic Scholars Authority, an affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood in Iraq.
He was the head of the branch of the authority
in Mosul. He also headed a center for teaching the holy Quran in the same city.
He is famous in Mosul, having hailed from a
religious family, but one that is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. Most of
al-Nima's family members are members of the Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Iraq
in 1927.
He has two sons, including one, Abdullah, who
was also a member of ISIS. He groomed Abdullah to succeed him. Abdullah aided
his father and sometimes issued fatwas for him, despite his young age.
Al-Nima's other son worked for ISIS as well. His
son-in-law worked at the Republic Hospital in Mosul. His brother also worked
for police in Mosul. He used to incite ISIS terrorists against Iraqi security
men. This man was arrested on January 17, 2020.
Al-Nima graduated from the Islamic University in
Nineveh. He worked as an imam at Martyr Mazen Mosque in the city. He actively
propagated takfiri ideas and turned the mosque into an important meeting point
for ISIS terrorists.
When ISIS appeared, al-Nima commended the blishment
of what he described as "Islamic caliphate".esta
He also described ISIS terrorists as
"liberators". He spied on fellow men of religion and tipped ISIS
about those who opposed it.
