Some details of this sinister plot have been verified such as that the British officers were sent by the British government via the British embassy and that they had rented an apartment above Sheikh Omar’s apartment for surveillance purposes. The Sheikh declined to comment on whether his source gave specific personal details of the British agents.

Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad is a prominent scholar in the Muslim world today for his uncompromising stance on the vital issues which affect the Muslim world. He is recognized as one of the leading figures struggling against the British crusade against Islam and Muslims. The attack against Sheikh Omar and those who struggle against manmade laws and struggle to liberate Muslim land, calling for the establishment of the Shari’ah is inherent in British government policy. This has manifested itself in the British government’s hand in the destruction of the Khilafah in 1924, the illegal occupation of Muslim land as in Afghanistan and Iraq, the giving away of Muslim land such as Palestine and Kashmir, the support of tyrant regimes in Muslim countries, the imprisonment of innocent Muslims and the introduction of many draconian laws targeted at Muslims.

Historically the British policy to target sincere scholars in India, Malta etc. has been well documented, today they are intentionally targeting activists like Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad who always called for Muslims to propagate Islam and to observe the covenant of security where the life and wealth of the non-muslims is secure in return for the life and wealth of Muslims being secure. This raises the important question as to whether the British government wishes to remain in a covenant of security with Muslims.

Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’an:

….They ….plot and plan and Allah is the best of planners [EMQ 8:30]