Maher Meshaal
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Maher Meshaal
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Born |
1989
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Died |
11 July 2015
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Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Occupation | Munshid |
Maher Meshaal (born 1989), known as Abu al-Zubair al-Jazrawi, was a Saudi Arabian munshid (a singer of anasheed or Arabic a cappella chants) and mujahid . [1]
History
Meshaal was born in al-Qassim Region , Saudi Arabia .
He was well known in his home country for appearing on a TV program for an anasheed competition before he emigrated to join the Islamic State (ISIL) in 2013. He also appeared on al-Bidayah TV Channel. [2] He became famous as the singer behind some of their most famous and popular anasheed which are regularly played as background music in combat and execution videos released by Islamic State . Meshaal spent five years working as an munshid and an imam at a mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before joining ISIL in April 2013, the Saudi Gazette claims. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Death
He was killed by a US airstrike around 11 July 2015 near the Syrian city of al-Hasakah . [8]
On 9 January 2016, ISIL released a ten-minute documentary-style video titled "Nay they are alive with their Lord", a reference to Qur'an verse Ali 'Imran 3:169, [9] celebrating Meshaal's life and exploits in his own words. [10]
References
- ↑ "Top 5 Jihadi Songs of 2014" . 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Did the singer for Daesh's execution videos die in a Syrian army strike?" . Al Bawaba . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ Kaplan, Michael (14 July 2015). "US Airstrike Kills Islamic State Songwriter: Saudi National Maher Meshaal Was Voice Of ISIS Propaganda Videos" . Ibtimes.com . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ "ISIS' chief singer and songwriter Maher Meshaal killed in Syria airstrikes, activists say" . CBS News. 13 July 2015 . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ "Maher Meshaal, Islamic State 'chief singer and songwriter,' dies in Syria airstrike" . Washington Times . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ "Isis singer/songwriter Maher Meshaa behind music for execution videos is killed in drone strike | Metro News" . Metro.co.uk . 15 July 2015 . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ "ISIS chief singer killed in U.S. strike north Syria" . ARA News. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018 . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ "The Islamic State's Head Songwriter Has Reportedly Been Killed in an Airstrike" . Archived from the original on 8 August 2015 . Retrieved 9 January 2016 .
- ↑ "Surah Ali 'Imran" . Quran.com . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
- ↑ Zelin, Aaron Y. (9 January 2016). "New video message from The Islamic State: "Rather, They Are Alive With Their Lord: Abū al-Zubayr al-Jazrāwī – Wilāyat al-Raqqah" " . Jihadology . Retrieved 8 September 2019 .