They are acting in complete accord with Islamic law. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law:
When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in exchange for money or for a Muslim captive held by the enemy. (Umdat al-Salik o9.14)
A revered Islamic jurist, Al-Mawardi, agrees with ‘Umdat al-Salik:
As for the captives, the amir has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first, to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale or manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners; and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them. (Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah (The Laws of Islamic Governance), 4.5)
“ISIS demands $30 million in exchange for Assyrian hostages,” by Ariel Cohen, Jerusalem Post, April 12, 2015 (thanks to Blazing Car Fur):
The Islamic State group has set a demand of a $30 million ransom for the release of hundreds of Christian hostages in their captivity in Syria.
The terrorist organization is demanding up to $100,000 per individual, according to a report over the weekend from Fox News. The group captured between 250-300 Christians on February 23 in the Northern Hasaka province of Syria, an area native to the country’s Christian population.
The demands came during ongoing talks between the Assyrian leadership and ISIS fighters. Third-party Syrian Sunni Muslims are reportedly brokering the talks between the two sides. A total of 23 hostages have been released to date. Reports further indicate that ISIS is using these Christians as human shields in military confrontations.
“They know we cannot come up with this kind of money, so they are hoping other groups and countries will come up with the money,” FOX quoted an Assyrian official as saying….
somehistory says
So they demand it…but do they really believe they will get it? Of course, they do believe in islam, so maybe they believe they will be given millions for these people whose situation barely makes a blip on the news.
Such is the mindset of those who worship the wild beast of satan.
abad says
Do not give them any money
Jay Airahs says
Why not threaten to give that $500 million that Obama asked for the so called ‘freedom fighters’ to Assad in weaponry if they don’t release their hostages immediately.
we0905@yahoo.com says
You know Jay……that’s not a bad idea! Give what ever amount they demand (each and every time) – to the ones they hate the most.
Joseph says
If no money is given and these SLIME kill the Christians you can be rest-assured that the leftist media won’t blame Islam for the deaths. They(media) will put such a spin on it so as to blame other Christians for the deaths because they did not pay the ransom.
We shall see.
Gene says
If we want this to stop, we have to refuse to pay the ransom. And when they kill the hostages, we have to go back in and kill every last member of ISIS, then we have to create a homeland for the Christians, if any are left. Obama and the Democrats (and isolationist Republicans will never do this. The Europeans can’t, so a lot more people are going to die, and it will go on and on, until someone says enough.
Fr. Basil` says
I’ve made it plain to my friends that should I be abducted by mahometan jihadistas, there is to be NO ransom and there are to be NO negotiations for my release.
They will either send me safe and sound back to my home, or send me to Jesus.
Peggy says
100% positive it will be Jesus.
George Romero says
These people MUST be saved.NO I cant’ thinks of anything more horrific than them to be
killed by these bastsrds .i know Assyrian Christians in my Country that openly weep and despair for their people in Syria.As much as i think ‘don’t pay ransom’ we must all pay for their release and then avenge.US-UK-Canada-Aust-NZ.Robert can help
Steveo says
Y’think? The Islamo-apologists are too entrenched in the UK to dare to assist in such an endeavour…..I pray for the day that the Marxist filth that infest the west are held to account for their treachery, but until that happens no proper steps will be taken to eradicate the cockroaches of ISIS, and many more people are going to die…
Maria says
The western government sickens me they don’t care about Assyrian Christians or even there own hostages that where beheaded by ISIS if somebody did raise funds the government would stop it and make up the usual crap how they will not fund terrorist like they did the other time they refused to let the mother of one of the hostages pay ranson that where executed by ISIS making crap up that the ranson money would only help ISIS to buy weapons anyway why would they waste the money on Assyrian middle eastern inferior Christians to be saved when western money could go as AID to Pakistan or Turkey
Peggy says
There are so few Assyrians left in the world today and they must be protected. They and Coptics are the closest to Jesus’ teachings. The rest of us have all altered the way we practice somewhat but they remain true to his word. Even their language is ancient.
We have to do all we can to save these people now. Don’t our leaders know any of this? Or maybe they do and exterminating them is ok with them.
Manuel Paleologus says
Please stop right here-our president zero said: ‘Islam is a religion of peace’.
All these tragic events are not happening based on Musobama’s agenda. Our pro-Muslim president never raises his voice in the defense of our brothers and sisters in Christianity. He want protection for the Muslims who are ‘persecuted’ for their extraordinary religion of peace and love.
I cannot believe the Americans could be so stupid and dummies to accept all the idiotic statements of this person and of his Democratic establishment.
Beware the devil is coming-Hillary is even worse than this amateur. She is a master of deception.
God save America.
Daniel Triplett says
The Pope’s prayers for peace are not enough. Within two days on social media he could reach all 2.2 Billion Christians in the World to Crusade against Islam and destroy it forever.
He needs to learn from previous Popes and launch the Mother of all Crusades. I realize he doesn’t have his own army, as the medieval popes had, but he does have something that they did not have.
Pope Francis has tremendous influence on social media. He has an airplane he can fly anywhere in the World to meet with other World leaders to levy his influence on them to wage war on Islam.
Francis doesn’t need to “lighten up.” He needs to toughen up.
Maria says
who cares about Assyrian Christians getting wiped out we in the West white catholic Protestant Christians are far more superior lets just keep funding the FSA aka ISIS to do our dirty work