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May Allah Grant You Patience, Shukri: The Sanabel Abu Baker that I knew!!

By: Ahmad Musa Jibril

When I was transferred to the Communication Management Unit, also known as the Terrorist Unit or (Guantanamo North)–a special secret illegal prison within the US BOP prison system designed especially for a selected few Muslims.

After a short time there, I was asked by the brothers there to stand up as their Amir. At this time I started classes in Islamic Sciences and did not have time to take on such a responsibility, so I refused their request.

On an early morning after sunrise, as I was on a rusted manual treadmill that was provided for us in a small cage. Shukri asked to speak to me, and knowing that it was regarding the matter of being the Amir, I tried to brush off the conversation and continue my daily routine. “You need to accept being the Amir because everyone has by ijma (consensus) decided that they want you to be, and by you not accepting, it would make the problems we have out of control.”

My workout slowed down as he engaged me in the conversation. After several minutes, I reluctantly agreed.

Over the upcoming months, I learned more about him and our other brothers in the unit. They shared their past and opened their hearts. Among that which brother Shukri agonized over was his daughter, Sanabel. He, as the other brothers in the prison, loved his family deeply, but he faced a dilemma that not many others faced. His daughter, Sanabel, who was ill from childhood, continuously occupied his thoughts. The doctors predicted that she would not live very far past the age of seven but, by the will of Allah, she made it to her mid-twenties, Alhamdulillah.

One day, my dear brother Mukhtar Albakri (One of Lackawanna Six case) came to me and told me that Shukri is in the yard crying and that I should go check on him. This yard that he was in is basically nothing more than a small cage. When I went to look for him, he had gone back to his cell. I asked him what had happened and he told me that he just got off the phone, and that his Sanabel is in critical condition, with an unlikely recovery.     Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on May 15, 2013 in Biographies, Collateral Damage

 

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Sanabel Abu-Baker: “Baba, I’m Okay.”

Please send letters and messages of condolence and support to a grieving father and hero, Shukri Abu-Baker on the recent passing of his daughter, Sanabel Abu-Baker. Sanabel has passed away after 26 years of struggling with illness and the additional hardship of enduring the persecution of her father, who is serving a 65 year prison sentence for providing food, medicine and school supplies to impoverished Palestinian children.
( إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ )

Sanabel AbuBaker (Paint by Number)

I painted this picture, before you say anything its paint by number, anyways I sent it to my dad along with a card made from recycled paper, and they sent it back and said the card was padded and that they could not inspect it without damaging them…….how pathetic.. like seriously, u can see through the card and the painting is just a little thicker than cardstock paper… i got soo mad because i was sooo excited painting it while i was at the hospital that my dad would have a nice scene to look out… now this is something my dad can free hand draw but not me i can just paint in the lines… — Sanabel Abu-Baker, November 2012

May Allah accept her in alFirdaus and hasten the release of her father, Amin.

Shukri Abu-Baker #32589-177
USP Terre Haute
U.S. Penitentiary
PO Box 33
Terre Haute, IN 47808
USA
 
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Posted by on May 14, 2013 in Collateral Damage, Campaigns

 

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Shukri Abu Baker: The Faces of Prison

“It is another crazy creation that depicts my feelings for the past three years of prison life…”
-Shukri Abu Baker


“To me, this drawing says more than a thousand words. It is a novel in one page.”
-Nida Abu Baker, Daughter of Shukri Abu Baker

Shukri Abu-Baker #32589-177
FCI Terre Haute
Federal Correctional Institution
PO Box 33
Terre Haute, IN 47808
USA
 
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Posted by on May 21, 2012 in Sketches

 

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Shukri Abu-Baker: Oil Pastel Landscape from Prison

Shukri Abu-Baker #32589-177
 FCI Terre Haute
 Federal Correctional Institution
 PO Box 33
 Terre Haute, IN 47808
 USA
 
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Posted by on January 9, 2012 in Sketches

 

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Shukri Abu-Baker: December 7, 2011 (Nothing Can Threaten the Truth)

Assalamu Alaikum my loved ones.

Nancy and John spoke with me two hours ago and handed me the news. Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, wallaho Akbar.

I want you to know that not a single strand of hair did move in my body; not even a brief moment of hopelessness. We all know that nothing happens without the knowledge and permission and wisdom of Allah. Whatever befell us could not have been missed and whatever missed us could not have befallen us. I want you to know that I am one hundred percent confident that Allah will send me home; a free and proud man.

You all are going to see it happen. I have not left you anything to be ashamed of. Walk tall and proud. I have not caused anyone any harm and I have promoted peace and justice all my life. Stay the course. Feel not saddened. Feel not discouraged. Feel not angry, But feel contend with the way Allah has chosen to run our affairs. Be faithful. Be committed to justice and peace. Feel the presence of Allah in your lives. Get closes to one another. We still have a bridge to cross, so let us walk the extra mile hand in hand with a lion’s heart.

The fight for justice is not over yet. I want you to know that I am OK. Don’t worry about me. Don’t fret over my conditions. I know you love me and therefore you are going to stay strong, healthy and happy for me. Continue with your lives, but stronger and with more resolve. Press on with your good plans. Move forward and let not the little things that happen in our lives distract us from our bigger goal, our dreams and beautiful aspiration. It is going to be all right.. Nothing can threaten the truth… and the truth shall set me and you FREE inshaallah… Ya Allah, I believe in You, I trust You and I rely only on You…

Ya Allah, bless Wejdan, Zohaira and Mahran, Sanabel and Nida and Shurook and my parents and my siblings and my in-laws’ and everyone that wish us good. Ya Allah, protects us from all evil, bestow your favors on us, give us peace and serenity, put love in our hearts, purify our souls from all ills, and grant us Your Forgiveness and Compassion because nothing else really matters.

I love U..

Shukri/ Baba 12/07/11 5:05pm

 
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Posted by on December 7, 2011 in Letters from Shukri Abu-Baker, Risala

 

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