Dar al Arqam Islamic Center
Falls Church, VA

Ali Al-Timimi was the primary lecturer at Dar al Arqam Islamic Center from 2000-2001.[1] Timimi was convicted in April 2005 for inciting terrorist activity, attempting to contribute services to the Taliban, and on explosives and other firearms charges, and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.[2] Al-Timimi told a group of young men, later convicted for involvement with the Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar e Taiba (LeT), a militant group which aims to establish an Islamic state in South Asia, that "American troops soon to be deployed in Afghanistan would be legitimate targets of the violent jihad in which his listeners had a duty to engage."[3] He also told the men to "obtain jihad training from Lashkar e Taiba because its belief system was good and it focused on combat."[4]

See: US v. Ali Al Timimi

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[1] USA v. Ali al -Timimi, 04-CR385, "Indictment," (E.D. Va. September 23, 2004).

[2] USA v. Ali al-Timimi, 04-CR385, "Judgment," (E.D. Va. July 13, 2005).

[3] USA v. Ali al-Timimi, 04-CR385, "Indictment," (E.D. Va. September 23, 2004).

[4] USA v. Ali al-Timimi, 04-CR385, "Indictment," (E.D. Va. September 23, 2004).