He must have been accused of more than just theft, the penalty for which in Sharia is amputation of the hand (Qur’an 5:38). Or perhaps the scale of his thefts and embezzlement made it eligible to be considered as spreading corruption in the land — and one of the Qur’anic penalties for that is crucifixion.
“Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment” (Qur’an 5:33)
“Islamic State militants behead senior member for theft: Monitor,” AFP, November 15, 2014 (thanks to Twostellas):
BEIRUT (AFP) – The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has executed a senior member who was accused of embezzling funds and theft, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Friday.
“The Islamic State executed a senior leader in the group of Syrian nationality, beheading him and hanging his body on a cross” in eastern Deir Ezzor province, it said.
The man was accused of “taking money from Muslims… and embezzling Islamic State funds”, the Britain-based monitor added.
Jay Boo says
jizya tax proceeds
How ironic for Muslims to get upset about theft.
For 1400 years the slave-trade religion of Islam has been extorting money through the jizya tax.
But of course, the jizya tax is not just about money; it is also about subjugating non-Muslims as if to imply that Islam is a superior religion (another irony) even though religion is supposed to have morals.
mortimer says
Your halal meat purchases support ISIS terrorism.
Jay Boo says
Mortimer,
Since I am familiar with your fine analysis of Islam, I will assume you meant:
“One’s halal meat purchases support ISIS terrorism.”
Some new commenters might misinterpret and overthink that use of the word “Your” colloquially and assume you were speaking personally.
Another jizya tax for sure, In addition I am especially careful when buying clothes.
It seems as if Muslims and coexist liberals have infiltrated the positions in purchasing at major clothing stores and are cramming shelves from Islamic countries.
duh_swami says
Not me…I’m a vegan…except I cheat for ice cream.
Paul says
It’s not necessarily true that the “Islamic State funds” were from jizyah proceeds, alone. And are any Christians or Jews paying jizyah to that Islamic state? Probably not, even if it is true that the Islamic State is robbing them blind, for jizyah is a dhimmitude tax.
However, some of the funds could be from zakat, about which the CIOCG has many helpful things to say. For example,…
It’s by the way that…
Paul says
Correction: CIOGC
The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
TH says
One wonders on what basis they can condemn theft when the “perfect model of human conduct” dedicated himself to banditry and in general stealing from the caravans of others. Its the double morality they have. Islam and basic human reason and logic are totally at odds.
ConnectingDots says
Wait, there was somebody corrupt in the Islamic State?!
Say it isn’t so!
Islam_Macht_Frei says
Live by the sword….die by the sword.
Andrew GB says
Hmmm, not all bad then! Wonder if that would shake our MPs up a bit?
Salah says
“Islamic State militants behead senior member for theft”
What if the thief were not a senior member? what if he were…the founder of Islam?
‘He (Muhammad) summoned the Muslims and said, “This is the Quraysh caravan containing their property. Go out to attack it, perhaps God will give it as a prey.”‘
Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah p. 289 jpg – The Life of Muhammad (translated by Guillaume – 21st impression 2007)
Muhammad, the “greatest moral example in history” chose robbery as his chief source of income.
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/12/perfect-man-of-islam.html
Terry says
Re-learn what the meaning and brutality of crucifixion really is/was. The picture only depicts a guy tied – not nailed – to a wood plank; after he was dead, probably.
Richie says
but don’t forget, Islam is ‘the religion of peace’.
Muslims will kill anyone who says otherwise
abad says
Let them all kill each other it saves everyone else from doing it
cynical1 says
Obviously there is no appeal after sentencing…
Rebecca says
Robert- can you please take this picture down?
I find it very offensive. I don’t generally like to expose myself to such graphic images
Wtf? says
They’ve had a fire sake on beheadings this week. It figures they will now go after their own as they’ve killed most of the foreign hostages, except the woman. I really think they are reaching a crisis and are trying everything to survive. Can anyone tell me the last town they have taken?
pumbar says
Equivalency 101:
They have beheaded bodies and crucifixions, we have garden gnomes.
It’s a cultural thing. Nothing to do with islam.
No Fear says
Out of the door. Line on the left. One cross each.
DiMu says
Suspicion is causing them to devour each other and saving us the trouble.