This article is about a character from Left Behind: The Kids. Not to be confused with Qasim Marid, a character from Kingdom Come: The Final Victory.
Kasim Ameer was a former Global Community guard who later became a believer and a tribulation martyr. He was the son of Jamal Ameer and Lina Ameer, and the older brother of Young Tribulation Force member Nada Ameer. At the time of his death, Kasim planned and attempted to assassinate his former idol, Nicolae Jetty Carpathia.
Biography[]
Before the Rapture[]
Kasim was born in Jerusalem. He was raised to believe in Judaism by his parents. His sister Nada was born three years later.
After the Rapture[]
While the rest of Kasim's family believed in Jesus, Kasim was devoted to Nicolae Carpathia and volunteered to become a Global Community guard. He listened to Tsion Ben-Judah's televised message but didn't believe him at the time. Kasim knew about Ben-Judah, stating that he was the Global Community's number-one public enemy. Kasim's family tried to get him to believe. Nada even confronted Kasim at a Global Community training camp, which greatly embarrassed him. But deep down, even though he was adamant about his beliefs in the Global Community, Kasim had suspicions that Carpathia wasn't as good as everyone thought he was and that his parents may have been right. Kasim wrote about these thoughts in an online diary, which was later read by Judd Thompson Jr. Kasim met a fellow Global Community employee named Daniel Nieters, who told him about his beliefs in God. Even though Kasim didn't believe Daniel, Kasim didn't report him either.
Appearances[]
- 21. Secrets of New Babylon (first appearance)
- 22. Escape from New Babylon
- 23. Horsemen of Terror
- 24. Uplink from the Underground
- 25. Death at the Gala
- 26. The Beast Arises (last appearance, death)
Mentions[]
- 18. Darkening Skies
- 19. Attack of Apollyon
- 20. A Dangerous Plan
- 28. The Mark of the Beast
- 36. Ominous Choices
- 39. The Road to War
- 40. Triumphant Return
Trivia[]
- Kasim's first appearance was in book 21.
- Kasim was the last member of his family to become a believer.
- Kasim's last appearance and death were in book 26.
- In the books, Kasim's last name is never revealed. In the audio drama presentation, his last name is Ameer.
- Kasim shares a similar first name to Qasim Marid, a character from Kingdom Come.
- Kasim faked his death in the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake. An ironic twist, because Kasim actually died in the earthquake that occurred after Eli and Moishe were brought up into heaven.
- Kasim is one of three relatives of a Young Tribulation Force member to have faked his death. The other two are Taylor Graham and Andre Dupree.
- In the dramatic audio presentation, Kasim appeared to have a more violent personality and a quick temper. This is evident because Kasim threatened to kill Judd and even punched him in the face for trying to talk him out of attempting to kill Carpathia.