Will some “moderate” Muslim spokesman in the West kindly explain how the Islamic State is misunderstanding and misapplying Islam in this case? After all, this treatment of non-Muslims is prescribed in the Qur’an. So how can they object? Yet they constantly insist that what the Islamic State is doing has nothing to do with Islam. Will someone explain this conundrum? Why, of course they won’t.
“Thousands of Iraq’s Yazidi minority killed as Islamic militants expand territory,” FoxNews.com, August 4, 2014:
Thousands of people from Iraq’s minority Yazidi community have been killed while others have fled their homes following the takeover of two northern towns by Sunni militants, a spokesman for the community says.
As Kurdish fighters are struggling to hold back the onslaught of the Islamic State militants, some 40,000 Yazidis fled the northern towns of Sinjar and Zumar, Jawhar Ali Begg told The Associated Press.
The militant group gave the Yazidis, who follow an ancient Iranian religion, an ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay a tax or face death, Begg added. The Islamic State is trying to expand the territory of their self-styled caliphate.
This ultimatum did not, of course, originate with the Islamic State. It is in the Qur’an: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued” (Qur’an 9:29).
“Thousands of Yazidi people have been killed,” he said.
Iraq is facing its worst crisis since the civil war in 2006, when the Islamic State group, an Al Qaeda breakaway faction with a strong presence in Syria, captured large swaths of land in the country’s west and north in a lightning offensive earlier this year.
The United Nations said last month that more than 500,000 people have been displaced by the violence since June, bringing the total this year to 1.4 million, including more than 230,000 Syrian refugees. The group drove ethnic and religious minorities out of Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, and attacked mosques and shrines, claiming they contradicted strict Islamic teachings.
Kurdish forces, known as the peshmerga, have been battling with the militants for control of several towns stretching between the province of Nineveh and the Kurdish Iraqi province of Dahuk. At least 25 Kurdish fighters were killed in clashes with the militants on Sunday, and another 120 were wounded, according to Muhssin Mohamed, a Dahuk-based doctor.
A statement Monday by the Islamic State said it had captured dozens of Kurdish prisoners during the clashes and seized “large number” of weapons.
The authenticity of the statement could not be verified, but it was posted on a website used by the group.
On Sunday, there were conflicting reports over whether or not the militants captured the Mosul Dam.
Capture of the dam could give the Islamic State the ability to flood major cities in Iraq or withhold water from regions, according to Reuters….
Michael Copeland says
Robert Spencer said that Islam “is a belief system that mandates warfare against unbelievers”. The UK Home Secretary quoted this as a view that “may foster hatred”. As a result his presence in UK “would not be conducive to the public good”, so he was not permitted entry.
The difficulty is that Islam “is a belief system that mandates warfare against unbelievers”.
Jaladhi says
Are there any moderate Muslims any where – east, west, north, south?? Nope – only in the minds of stupid Western governments who don’t want their citizens to know that and keep lying about existence of moderate Muslims in their countries. If they exist where are they? Why do they not speak out against all the atrocities Muslims are inflicting on non-Muslims all over the world. Are they blind, deaf and dumb that they don’t see it?? Or they are just just the silent terrorists and support their brethren who commit atrocities.
There are no moderate Muslims just like no moderate Islam!!
Beagle says
“Thousands of Yazidi people have been killed…”
MSM: “Yawn. And now back to our 25-8-366 coverage of Gaza.”
Myxlplik says
Careful there, noticing this and having the racist intent to mention anything about it, may upset Muslims and cause them to become “radical”.
Sarc off.
Yaakov Holansky says
Perhaps we should ask CAIR to comment on how this fits in with their explanation that Islam is a tolerant religion, very accepting just like Christianity
wiliam roveair says
If you want the UK to let you enter their country to speak the truth, simply preface your revealing informative quotes with “as the holy Koran states: _________ ”
That’s the phrase used repeatedly by President Barack Obama.
For U.S. and all western libocracys, a useful counter Answer will be the legal definition of Muslim Theocracy as a subversive movement, subject to close observation and control.
Gail Griffin says
So now Isis is said to be putting out the word to target Saudi intelligence people. Isis is going after the Kabaa stone. The big one. Should be interesting. Popcorn and drinks anyone?
Jerry says
Islam is, ostensibly, against idol worship, and to clearly
demonstrate this they prostrate themselves five times
a day in the direction of a stone in Mecca, that was once
a part of a pagan shrine.
bernie says
Groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda make idols out of violent jihad and uber-arrogant, narcissistic self-worship.
John says
1.Thousands of yazidis have been killed?
This is a wild guess by the western media.
when there is a war between two armed sides definitly some people will be killed and those killings happened on both sides . and of course some poeople must have fled as they were in the cross fire so it was better for them to fled.
2.Pay Jaziya
Jaziya is a tax which every western country person pays .
The only difference is Zajiya is a very small amount of tax compared
to Tax which wetern people pay to there govts.paying jaziya will entail
you to get security from the govt you pay jaziya.
and you can live with whatever faith you have cristian ,jew or whatever.
3.In case you dont want to pay jaziya ,you can leave the country. and move to where ever you want. if you still dont want to pay jaziya and dont want to fled you can then convert to islam.
4.if you dont want to pay jaziya ,dont want to convert ,and still want to stay there then you are rebelling against that govt and it is then the govt will declare war on you and in that case you will be killed or you kill depends on your strength.
Trend prophet says
Why can’t they just put you in jail like in civilized countries for non payment of tax
Victor Mc. says
That’s excellent, as they are continually telling us they look forward to death…keep up the good work lads.
satchaquat says
Since Satan himself gave Mohammad scriptures in the Qu’ran, why should we believe such a low life prophet that was killed by poison by a Jewess. He was a very poor example of a moral person, but was a murderer, thief, child molester, woman hater, and a liar and endorsing lies in the largest order and it was 50 years after his death was all the pages of his book were brought together from memory of those who tried to remember ?? That’s why there is so much controversy in the Quran. Making up a deity called Allah to back up Mohammad’s wild ideas! Allah never existed before Mo’ and Muslims followed after Abraham until Hagar bore Ishmael, and jealousy began until today! Islam holds No accountabiliy for sin and will be judged by Jesus in the day of the Lord!
duh_swami says
‘Pay up or else’, was the mantra of Al Capone…Of course he was a gangster, not a Mahoundian, but sometimes Mahoundians and gangsters act exactly the same way.
The only gangster difference between Mahoundians and AL-Capone, is he did not use the Quran as his guide….Or maybe he did…
duh_swami says
‘Pay up or else’, was the mantra of Al Capone…Of course he was a gangster, not a Mahoundian, but sometimes Mahoundians and gangsters act exactly the same way.
The only gangster difference between Mahoundians and AL-Capone, is he did not use the Quran as his guide….Or maybe he did…
duh_swami says
I don’t know how I managed a double post. Must be magic, or jinn or something.
Virginia says
Thanks, Robert, for covering this. While all eyes are on Gaza, ISIS is committing genocide in north Iraq. As of today, many are dead, 200,000 are fleeing, and 100,000 are hiding in the mountains, with ISIS troops hot in pursuit. All are without food, water and medications. The Yazidi and other minorities in the area, including Christians, are being forced to convert to Islam or die. kidnappings and rapes are in the hundreds. No one is helping.
For more information and where to contribute go to http://www.ezidak.de or check Wikipedia. We just set up a Wikilink today for the ezidische akademie (in Hannover, Germany).
If the rest of the world does not take action to help, the yazidi cultural homeland, not to mention the folk, will be destroyed by the end of the week. The Ezidi are a peaceful people who have always stood side by side with their Christian and Jewish neighbors in the face of islamic persecution. Now it’s time to help them!