Our beloved brother and great scholar of Islam Imam Anwar al-Awlaki had been released from prison, where he was held for no reason without charges for one and half years, in Yemen. He was released on 12th December 2007.
He sent message to all brothers and sisters through email:
“The time I spent in detention was a great blessing from Allah. They were moments of contemplation and study which I was greatly in need of. Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed me during that time of solitude with tranquility and peace to the extent that at most of the time I was preferring detention over freedom. Now that I am free I ask Allah to enable me to thank Him for his blessings.
“I am greatly moved to know that many of my brothers and sisters have been asking about my situation and praying for my release. I thank them all. May Allah reward all of you with Paradise.”
There is an interview with him at muslimmatters too.
Inshallah, we can expect more great lectures from Imam Awlaki. You can find his previous lectures here.
