We have heard this song and dance before. Khalilov pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, and screamed “Allahu akbar” while he was murdering. The Islamic holy book directs Muslims to “kill them wherever you find them” three times (2:191, 4:89, 9:5). Stating that the massacre has nothing to do with Islam is easy; showing exactly how it violates Islamic teachings is hard. If it does violate Islamic teachings, why do so many young Muslims come to misunderstand Islam in exactly the same way, and what are Dagestani Muslim leaders doing to stop this from happening?
“Church Shooting ‘Nothing To Do With Islam,’ Say Daghestani Muslim Leaders,” RFE/RL, February 19, 2018:
The mainstream Muslim leadership in Russia’s Daghestan region has condemned an attack that killed five people outside a Russian Orthodox church, saying that the suspect had “nothing to do with the true Islam.”
In a February 19 statement, the office of the region’s chief mufti also extended condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims of the attack the previous day in the Daghestani town of Kizlyar.
Authorities said a gunman opened fire with a hunting rifle on people attending a Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) celebration near a local church, killing five women and wounding four people before being shot dead by security forces.
The extremist group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack, though it provided no evidence to support the claim, and Russian media outlet RBC quoted a priest as saying the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is great).
Predominantly Muslim Daghestan is plagued by an Islamic insurgency stemming from the post-Soviet separatist wars in neighboring Chechnya, but violence has subsided in recent years and most insurgent attacks have targeted state authorities.
Suspect Identified
The Kizlyar mayor’s office on February 19 identified the suspect as Khalil Khalilov, a 22-year-old man from the Tarum district of Daghestan.
In a statement later the same day, the federal Investigative Committee said the authorities were examining all possible motives including the possbility that it was a “terrorist act.” It did not name the suspect.
State-run news agency TASS quoted an unnamed law enforcement source as saying on February 18 that the alleged assailant was suspected of having ties to “extremist” organizations.
In its statement, the chief mufti’s office described the attacker as a “wahhabist” — a word frequently used by Russian authorities to describe militant Islamic extremists.
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman was more cautious, saying that the investigation was ongoing and that “the attacker is being checked for connections with extremist organizations.”…
“We had finished the mass and were beginning to leave the church,” the priest, known as Father Pavel, was quoted as saying. “A bearded man ran toward the church shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ and killed the people.”…
gravenimage says
Russia: Muslim leaders say Muslim who killed 5 at church while screaming “Allahu akbar” has “nothing to do with Islam”
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So much for the idea that Muslims only pull this crap in the West.
Allan Mandrowski says
They pull it everywhere, the difference is the response. I think Russians are a little less tolerant of such shenanigans than we are in the West.
Billy Chickens says
We should never be tolerant of evil. Islam is evil.
gungadin says
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, what this world needs is another CRUSADE !! And it should continue until this plague of a “religion” is vanquished from every corner of the earth.
Save Europe says
Lol. Correct, G, they do it in every nation in which they reside. They are the most pathetic liars.
Jayell says
They do it so often now that it is getting really predictable and boring; and also less and less convincing as their nasty, manipulative motivation becomes ever clearer. Either they must have serious awareness problems not to realise the extent to which tolerance in the West towards them is wearing thin, or they’re so bigotted and arrogant that they’re convinced that it doesn’t matter. Or both. Or maybe their just stupid.
J D S says
These three 2:191….4:89….9:5…..Should be enough for all countries to see a red flag …….and at least a good start to kick Islam out as a “religion”Religion gives certain groups “certain” freedoms
Our forefathers, here in the U.S., established “freedom of religion”as a right for its citizenry……..At that time the religions in America were
“God Based” and were not trying to overthrow the established government. Fast forward in time, and a so called religion moves in to our country and using our religious freedoms against us, actually calls for the overthrow of any government that don’t follow their edict
A religion that combines religion and government into one……a thing that our constitution forbids…That should be more than enough to at least squash Islam’s efforts the U.S….I can’t speak for other countries but here in the U.S….we need to live by the rules of the constitution.
Why won’t our elected official take action? Well because of one of the things that has held Islam in place as long as it has…FEAR…
Fear has kept Islam’s peoples…and Fear is keeping our officials from taking action…Fear that they will be labeled “racist” or worse….
ISLAM IS NOT A RACE…it is a so called religion…but everything about Islam indicated it is not!!! WAKE UP ELECTED OFFICIALS!
DG says
Graven – TRUE ISLAM was the reference. Translated – since he didn’t kill 20 or more, it is not a TRUE Islam event. Also, only 36 virgins for the Martyr. He needs rifle practice in hell.
Mayhem
Voytek Gagalka says
Such statement is issued to cover up their complicity in that. They know exactly that this is a lie but they know also that it will be perpetuated ad nauseam, particularly by naive and ignorant Kafirs.
mummymovie says
“The Daghestani muslim leadership has condemned the attack.”
Sheesh!!!
Who’s kidding who? They are LOVNG it!!!
Everywhere muslims are, there is misery. And everywhere they go, misery is not far behind.
This is a fact.
Georges says
The first step in fixing a problem is to recognize it.
The problem we have here has to do with the fundamentals of Islam. It won’t disappear by itself, yet muslim leaders choose to deny it.
It really looks like they’re not interested to fix it.
Lu says
Of course they are not! They feel they have a very good stab at the West – so why “fix” anything if the victory is 50-80 years away?
Las Andalus will be theirs again; Jerusalem will fall again; again and again – it’s time for their Reconquista.
Michael Copeland says
“…muslim leaders choose to deny it.” Islam authorises deception.
“.. they’re not interested to fix it.” Islam does not permit it.
Benedict says
“Muslim who killed 5 at church while screaming “Allahu akbar” has “nothing to do with Islam” –
That’s reassuring. But the problem is that Islam has everything to do with him.
R Russell says
Some people enjoy living in denial.
In fact it has reached the next stage – delusion
Peter Buckley says
Unfortunately for these “muslim leaders” the largest Sunni school of Islamic theology, Al Azhar University in Cairo, disagrees with them. Al Azhar has publicly admitted that nothing ISIS have been doing can be called “unIslamic” and has refused to denounce the terrorist organization:
http://raymondibrahim.com/2015/12/03/al-azhar-cannot-denounce-isis-of-being-un-islamic-even-if-isis-commits-every-atrocity/
Some time ago, I had an online discussion with a muslim I know. I sent him the article. He wanted to “see the Arabic”, so he could decide for himself whether the article was correct. So I sent him this link:
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/852355
He left Islam immediately out of shame, and has taken many other muslims with him……………….
sog says
We need to thank the Imams that they themselves aren’t going to commit atrocities. We have to worry about them however, because they’re striking out and admitting that ever so many verses of the Koran and Haditiths are false and evil commandments from Satan in the guise of Gabriel. Surely many whom hold such verses in high esteem will take offense and see these Imams as apostates.
Gjallarhornet says
Not sure if the Russians will even pretend to believe that bullshit, unlike us.
Gjallarhornet says
And I’ve never understood the ‘nothing to do with islam’-argument. What’s the logic here? This is like sayin’ ‘Hitler had nothing to do with nazim’, or ‘Djengis Khan had nothing to do with the mongol hordes’. What point, exactly, are the apologists trying to make with that absurdity?
Gjallarhornet says
If jihadi killings have nothing to do with islam – what DO they have to to with? Gardening? Buddhism? Motorcycle maintenance? Sheep shagging?. Killings in the name of islam, for the advance of islam, done by followers of islam … surley there must be SOME remote connection to islam, right? I’m a at loss to find a more credible explanation for mohammedanean killings … than – you’ve guessed it – mohammed and his fans.
Indiana Tom says
If jihadi killings have nothing to do with islam – what DO they have to to with?
Sheep shagging most definitely.
Killings in the name of islam, for the advance of islam, done by followers of islam … surley there must be SOME remote connection to islam, right?
According to the Dummycraps, they need a Jobs Program. Buy more sheep to shag?
Obummer, the Caliphate in Chief, said it was just workplace violence.
gungadin says
Indiana Tom — Obummer was a BLIGHT on the Office of the Presidency he did MORE to further the cause of the RUGRATS and sheepshaggers than all the other Presidents combined. He should rot in hell. MAGA
Save Europe says
The apologists are so obsessed with virtue-signalling and, like lemmings fail to see the problem. I’ve had one non Muslim guy say to me – ‘but the guys at the Bangladeshi restaurant I go to are really nice guys.’ My response was – ‘yes, sure, they’re in the service industry, and you’re giving them money. They could well be nice, as you say, but do you actually know them????!’
mccode says
“…..the suspect had “nothing to do with the true Islam.”
Quite correct, if one wishes to split hairs.
‘True’ Islam used a sword to slay the unbelievers back in the day, prior to the use of rifles.
But you can bet your ass that this ‘false’ Islam is doing exactly as the Cult of Mohammed commands.
Indiana Tom says
Looked like a shotgun in the photo.
Benedict says
An infidel is a person who doesn’t believe a Muslim when he kills and terrorizes for Allah while shouting “Allahu Akbar”! — It’s just unbelievable.
Benedict says
An infidel is a person who doesn’t believe a Muslim when he kills and terrorizes for Allah while shouting “Allahu Akbar”! It’s just unbelievable.
Gjallarhornet says
The dead jihadi on the photo … He dosen’t look much like he is enjoying himself now, does he? If pictures reveals anything … it looks more like he is pitched with a fire fork up his rear end by a guy with horns a hoof.
How about showing the photo to wannabe jihadists? Plaster the photo up with text: You’ve been duped! This is guy is obviously not in heaven. They lied to you all along.
Indiana Tom says
Put him into pig poo.
Gjallarhornet says
Yup. This is one marked for ‘Bacon Cemetery’ if I ever saw one.
Tjhawk says
It’s been said many times here at JW that a lot of muslims have a dead look to their eyes. Yep!
brane pilot says
Nazi storm troopers shouting Sieg Heil had nothing to do with German National Socialism. It was all a tragic misunderstanding.
Terry Gain says
Muhammad was a mass murderer ( as well a a slave-taker, sexual slave-taker, rapist, pedophile, misogynist and self-admitted terrorist). Fortunately, Muhammad had nothing to do with Islam.
Lydia Church says
The denial is staggering!!!
It had everything to do with islam!
Save Europe says
It’s amazing taqiyya!
6woods says
Mohammed has nothing to do with Islam. Neither does allah.
Gene says
It has “nothing to do with the true Islam” because a true Muslim would have driven a truck through the crowd of blown himself up so he could kill more people.
LeftisruiningCanada says
There is no ‘true’ islam, just like there is no ‘true’ communism which brings only sunshine and happy happy.
There is only ‘real’ islam, and this had everything to do with that.
utis says
I can only hope that an old KGB baby like Putin is smiling and nodding and stamping a ticket to Siberia for the imam of Khalilov.
Cheer Bear Girl says
How can anybody buy that nonsense about Islam being a peaceful religion? How many more people have to die before western leaders and western people get a freaking clue?
It should be obvious to even the simplest of individuals that Islam is the problem.
gungadin says
Many years ago as a young GI I was fortunate to have spent time in the Midlands of England and even spent a time in Paris and beyond…..Now as a senior citizen, pushing 80 I had thought seriously of returning with my grandkids…..These friggen rugrats and donkey humpers sure put a damper on that idea.
Quite sad indeed.
CRUSADER says
“Allahu Akbar” = God is greatER ….as in Allah is greater than any of what you worship.
Thus the sociopathic one-up need of Muslims to lord it over others, while they themselves are to be seen as the perfect ones. Typical sociopathic behavior.
THE SOCIOPATH NEXT DOOR by Martha Stout
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/martha-stout/the-sociopath-next-door/
From the author of The Myth of Sanity (2001), a remarkable philosophical examination of the phenomenon of sociopathy and its everyday manifestations.
CRUSADER says
Hmmm… 4% of a population….that sounds akin to levels that Muslims have in the West, so far….
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Stout says that as many as 4% of the population are conscienceless sociopaths who have no empathy or affectionate feelings for humans or animals. As Stout (The Myth of Sanity) explains, a sociopath is defined as someone who displays at least three of seven distinguishing characteristics, such as deceitfulness, impulsivity and a lack of remorse. Such people often have a superficial charm, which they exercise ruthlessly in order to get what they want.
“A fascinating, important book about what makes good people good and bad people bad, and how good people can protect themselves from those others.”
—Harold S. Kushner, author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People”
Mark Berlinger says
The Muslim war-cry Allahu Akbar is mistranslated by MainstreamMedia as “God is great.” The real meaning is “Allah is Greater, Greater Than Your God or Government.” Make a point to refute the ignorant and willfully ignorant media outlets that hastily promulgate the misleading “god is great” falsehood to mitigate the responsibility of Islam and Muslims for these repetitious attacks.
Allahu Akbar is the aggressive declaration that Allah and Islam are dominant over every other form of government, religion, law or ethic, which is why Islamic jihadists in the midst of killing infidels so often shout it.
Relic says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw
Mark Berlinger says
I’d rather be Rick rolled than trolled with JT’s disposable pop.
A Celebration Of Life
An Everyday Phrase, Tarnished By Attacks
David Wood explains the origin and meaning of Allahu Akbar. https://youtu.be/AhdNG4tjOUs
MFritz says
Dagestan is at 83% muslim. The officials are most likely muslim too. Or they have to deny the relation or else there will be riots and more acts of terrorism.
Ad says
Another islamic murderer of christians, and muslim leaders lying about it. Both killing and lying must be part of their treacherous barbaric fascist Commandments. The way of the prophet, peace was never upon him.
Charles T Lawson says
If they can translate the name of YAHUSHUA into a false name of Jesvs ,then is also ALLUH AKBAR translated into other languages , Maybe that why the russians did not understand what he said ?
terry says
If islamic scripture is not true islam, what is?
Their interpretation is twisted to suit which ever way the wind is blowing.
The most destructive ideology in the history of mankind, and we bend over to accommodate it.
Baucent says
Putin doesn’t want to admit he still has a muslim problem.