Mizanur Rahman (Islamic activist)
Introduction


**Mohammed Mizanur Rahman** (alias **Abu Baraa**, born 1983 in [London](/wiki/London "London"), [England](/wiki/England "England")) is a British [Islamist](/wiki/Islamism "Islamism") activist and former follower of [Omar Bakri Muhammad](/wiki/Omar_Bakri_Muhammad "Omar Bakri Muhammad"). He has been described as a lecturer in [Islamic jurisprudence](/wiki/Islamic_jurisprudence "Islamic jurisprudence"), and in 2012 has written a 244\-page book titled *Are Demonstrations Beneficial? – In Light of The [Qur'an](/wiki/Qur%27an "Qur'an") and [Sunnah](/wiki/Sunnah "Sunnah")*, where he opposes [demonstrations](/wiki/Demonstration_%28political%29 "Demonstration (political)").Tufail Ahmad (26 November 2012\), ["British Islamists Call Conference In Islamabad And Advocate Jihad Against Non\-Muslim Nations, UK\-Based Former Pakistan Army Doctor Records Video Supporting Taliban"](https://www.memri.org/reports/british-islamists-call-conference-islamabad-and-advocate-jihad-against-non-muslim-nations-uk), *[Memri](/wiki/Memri "Memri")*. Retrieved 29 May 2009\. He is of [Bangladeshi](/wiki/Bangladesh "Bangladesh") descent. He was convicted in 2007 of charges of solicitation to murder American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and sentenced to four years' imprisonment. He was released from prison in late 2010 and re\-arrested for terror\-related offences in September 2014\.

On 28 July 2016, Rahman was convicted alongside [Anjem Choudary](/wiki/Anjem_Choudary "Anjem Choudary") of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, [ISIS](/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant"). Reporting restrictions were imposed on the conviction, preventing its publication until 16 August 2016\. Rahman was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months' imprisonment. Rahman was released from prison in October 2018\.


What does the title of Rahman's book mean?