[1] Al Diqqi has been described by United Arab Emirates officials as an extremist Islamist and has been linked to supporting terrorist activities and groups in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa through his party.
[2] Al Diqqi was found guilty of supporting terrorist activities in Syria and attempting to overthrow the United Arab Emirates government and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and AED 10 million fine (approx.
[3][4] He attempted to form the party in UAE in 2012, but was prohibited by the Emirati government due to his ties with jihadist organizations.
Al Diqqi was seen at the Mohammed al-Abduli training camp, a military training camp in Syria established by Al Ummah and named for the party's former UAE leader, in a video posted May 2013 alongside the Saudi chapter's leader, Mohammad Saad al-Mufrih, appealing for resources to assist the Syrian Rebels.
[11] He also uses the Ummah party's statement on his Twitter account, which aims to unite Islamists by saying that organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists, and al-Qaeda should collaborate with one another for the common Islamic nation.