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Islamic State fatwa points to Muhammad to justify burning pilot

Feb 6, 2015 9:56 am By Raymond Ibrahim

islamic-state11[Via RaymondIbrahim.com]

Once again, the Islamic State (IS) performs an atrocity that boggles the Western mind, and once again the Islamic State points to its namesake—Islam—to justify its depravity.

IS has just released a video showing captive Jordanian pilot Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh in a cage being burned alive (image above).  It also posted a fatwa on various jihadi websites that permits the immolation of human beings.

The brief fatwa argues that “the Hanafis and Shafi‘is [two of Sunni Islam’s four orthodox schools of jurisprudence] permit burning” people.  It also cites the tafsir, or exegesis, of Muhalab ibn Safra (d. 702) concerning a statement attributed to the prophet of Islam:  “Only Allah torments with fire.” According to the tafsir, Muhammad’s assertion is not meant to ban jihadis from using fire to torment people but is rather a reflection of “humility”—pointing out that Allah alone can truly torment.

Next the fatwa quotes the eminent Hafiz ibn al-Hajar (d. 1449) who comments that “the deeds of the companions [of Muhammad] evince the permissibility of burning, and the prophet put out the eyes of the men of Urayna with heated iron [he also cut their hands and feet off], and Khalid bin al-Walid burned some of the people who apostatized.”

As for Khalid—the revered “Sword of Allah”—I wrote about him here, including how he once beheaded an “apostate,” raped his beautiful wife, and then set the man’s severed head on fire before cooking his dinner on it.

None of this is surprising.  As discussed in “The Islamic State and Islam,” every atrocity IS has committed—whether beheading, crucifying, raping, enslaving, or now immolating humans—has precedents in Islam, whether in the deeds of Muhammad, that most “perfect” and “moral” man (Koran 33:21, 68:4) or his revered companions.

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Filed Under: Islamic State (aka ISIS, ISIL, Daesh), Sharia Tagged With: Khalid bin al-Walid, muhammad


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  1. Peter Buckley says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 10:05 am

    Please send the original article (with links)to anyone in the mainstream media who still insists that the actions of IS have nothing to do with Islam:

    http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/fatwa-islamic-state-justifies-burning-pilot-alive/

    This is largely a matter of educating both non-muslims and muslims about the true nature of Muhammad and Islam. Eventually the penny will drop with sufficient numbers…..

    • Jay Boo says

      Feb 6, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Might want to forward that to John McCain as well to let him know what his “Freedom Fighters” have been up to lately.

    • jhad3tracker says

      Feb 6, 2015 at 10:35 am

      Hello Peter —

      Yes, I emphatically agree about telling the mainstream media, who are still resistant to the truth.

      But here is the problem, at least as far as my experience goes : THE BIG MEDIA PERSONS ARE VERY HARD TO ACTUALLY CONTACT.

      They hide email addresses — and a Twitter account, if they have one — is too often flooded with tiny inconsequential tweets. So email is DEFINITELY THE WAY TO PROCEED.

      I have a suggestion for EVERY Jihadwatch reader here — even if you are not a commenter. Don’t wast precious time searching for paths to the “mega stars” of mainstream media. Contact your LOCAL NETWORK ( CBS / ABC / NBC / FOX ) AFFILIATE station — the ones who give you traffic & weather, crime.

      THOSE SMALLER ENTITIES should be able to pass along the relevant links — to executive assistants at the network headquarters.

      And include a mention of Jihadwatch, giving the email path to Mr. Spencer [ director@jihadwatch.org ] AND THE FACT THAT HE IS AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA APPEARANCES.

      Now is the perfect time to finally get some facts injected into the concrete skulls of clueless broadcasters . . . get going !

      • jihad3tracker says

        Feb 6, 2015 at 11:31 am

        HERE IS A SUPERB LINK TO SEND TO YOUR LOCAL TV STATION’S MANAGER :

        http://www.raymondibrahim.com/islam/the-islamic-state-and-islam/

        That is a long, abundantly cited article — with the Qur’an, the Hadith, and Islam’s most important authorities.

        IT ANSWERS THIS QUESTION : IS THE ISLAMIC STATE REALLY FOLLOWING ISLAM ?

  2. Don McKellar says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Somebody alert the new King of Saudi Arabia! He’s got his Islam wrong! Maybe he should hire Robert Spencer for an advisor, because that guy seems to have some kind of superpowers when it comes to understanding, explaining, and even predicting the actions of ISIS — and Boko Haram, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qeda, the Taliban, CAIR, and every other Islamic terror group around the world — in the context of the Islamic texts from which they take all their inspiration and instruction. The pattern is always the same! They commit some inhuman attrocity, quote the Islamic texts, and the world “leaders” are baffled! This has nothing to do with Islam, they say. Then Robert Spencer makes note of the evil horrors done in the name of Islam, makes note of the justification given by the Islamic terror group, then confirms that that is indeed what is in the Islamic texts, providing the exact book and passages, and confirms what they are doing is justified under Islam, just like they said it was. It’s a superpower!

    • Sheri says

      Feb 6, 2015 at 10:34 am

      It’s a dirty job but someone has got to do it.

      Example: On November 21, 2011Pamela Geller did a article titled:
      Christians in Imminent Danger Across the World Are Refused Refugee Status While Muslim Refugee Immigration Goes Unimpeded – See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2011/11/afghan-christians-in-danger-at-home-and-abroad-are-refused-refugee-status-while-muslim-refugee-emig.html/#sthash.Gq6OR2mE.dpuf

      As of 2/5/2015 not one person had made a comment about this publication. The world was asleep!
      On this morning of 2/6/2015 I made the first comment on her article titled: Blockbuster Report from the UN: ISIS is Selling, Crucifying and Burying Children Alive in Iraq By Onan Coca / 6 February 2015

      Read more at http://eaglerising.com/14830/blockbuster-report-un-isis-selling-crucifying-burying-children-alive-iraq/#j0v7rPOKEXdKp7gP.99

      If you feel you can do a better job then by all means you have the “Freedom” to go and start your own internet site and start writing your Pulitzer winning articles. You never know, you might even get a Peace Prize like Obama!

      • jihad3tracker says

        Feb 6, 2015 at 11:14 am

        Thanks for those links, Sheri . . .

  3. Jaladhi says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Muslims regard every atrocious act done by Mohammad as holy and worth repeating. That is why they go on killing sprees all over the world to please that dead Mo who is also their allah!! In addition Muslims don’t regard other criminal acts such as incest, pedophilia, looting, stealing, invading, lying, cheating, deceiving, raping very young girls to old women, chopping hands, chopping heads, burning people alive, etc, etc.
    Is there any criminal act that Muslims don’t like and won’t do – no, since Mo/allah has done them all and mandatory on Muslims to follow!!

  4. Jay Boo says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 10:23 am

    Then — the pilot said, “But, Islam is a peaceful religion”
    ISIS replied, “Sorry, already heard that sordid joke before.”

  5. Martin Vink says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    We need to be more focused as well. Our enemy is the Koran and our obstacle is Obama.

    Our enemy is not those who sincerely try to do their best, however misguided they are. So let us focus on those who have a doubtful agenda, starting with Obama, who is a traitor to the USA and who lies as though it is is moral duty to do so.

    Obama should be impeached or removed from the presidency through any legal means at our disposal. At the very least we need to try.

    Through Referendums we can emasculate sharia and the culture of Islam in the USA.

    Through Election Campaigns we should point out that those who support Islam should never again obtain a single position of authority.

    To do this, let us view anybody in the Republican Party as our ally because they will have to vote with us. Let us focus on Obama.

    If we do this, then we will be more united in any armed conflict that will follow. How can we avoid it??

    • TheBuffster says

      Feb 8, 2015 at 11:05 am

      Martin, once we impeach Obama, what do we do with Biden?

  6. Angemon says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    Once again, the Islamic State (IS) performs an atrocity that boggles the Western mind, and once again the Islamic State points to its namesake—Islam—to justify its depravity.

    And once again the average Joe can’t hear that over the sound of the MSM, taqqyia artists and elected leaders assuring us that islam is a religion of peace.

  7. Champ says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    Slightly off-topic …

    Here are two current headlines regarding Jordan and IS:

    1) Jordan unleashes wrath on ISIS: ‘This is just the beginning’
    By Greg Botelho and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN
    Updated 6:45 AM ET, Fri February 6, 2015

    http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/world/isis-jordan/

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    2) Jordan vows to ‘eradicate’ Islamic State
    FM Nasser Judeh says government is ‘upping the ante’; thousands take to streets in Amman to decry burning murder of pilot
    BY MUSSA HATTAR February 6, 2015, 1:59 pm

    http://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-vows-to-eradicate-is-as-thousands-march-for-slain-pilot/

    • gp says

      Feb 6, 2015 at 7:32 pm

      God bless Jordan and their warrior king!

      Obama could learn something from him, perhaps even come up with a strategy to defeat ISIS. However, Obama is far to busy planning his next diatribe against Christianity and continuing his fight against the tea party and conservative groups.

      Someday Obama will also learn that the American Bible Belt will always be Israel’s safety belt. After all, ISIS is the Obama legacy-he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in Iraq and squandered untold American Blood and Treasure.

      • Champ says

        Feb 7, 2015 at 12:48 am

        Indeed!

  8. gp says

    Feb 6, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    These ISIS scum bags are only filled with hatred and a murderous wickedness they are pure evil. Soon they will all meet their master-the father of lies-Satan whom they delight to serve.

    Nothing good has or will ever come from this vile scum. ISIS members must be killed, their families and supporters must be deported from all Western countries. Throw all of that filth off of the welfare rolls in America and the West and drop them into the hot dry unforgiving desert to wither and perish. Give them no quarter. The fruit of their actions is only death, rape, murder, destruction, and every wickedness and evil in the eyes of God.

  9. Raj says

    Feb 7, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    Well this violence is certainly fuelling the underground sale of prophetic media. I acquired my copy of the cartoon “Mohamet: a star is born” from EBay for over £50. In the future this cartoon that got the editors executed could be worth more. A star is born, peace be upon him is now the most lampooned character in history like Hitler ..,

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