A biography for Abu Bakar Bashirhasn’t been written yet.
“There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.”
“What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?”
“But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.”
“We should be proud that our Prophet came into the world with the message of Islam to change it for the better, and not for the worse, or to keep things as they are.”
“The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.”
“Muslims must believe that all power, success and victory comes from God alone.”
“The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.”
“Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.”
“We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now?”
“Islam's laws are fixed and that is why Islam is stable.”
“If my children do not behave according to Islam, if they do not pray for instance, I will punish them.”