For those still clinging to the pipedream that Islam is a religion of peace, consider this:
The Islamic Republic of Iran just last night launched six ballistic missiles against a target in southwest Syria which, they say, contains rebels they have implicated in a deadly attack within Iran ten days ago during a military parade in the city of Ahvaz.
That’s not so surprising, perhaps. What is alarming, however, is that the missiles were “decorated” with the slogans, “Death to America!”, “Death to Israel!”, and “Death to al-Saud!” (i.e., the Saudi royal family, whom the Iranian regime considers mortal enemies).
Even more revealing is the fact that the missiles also bore a passage in Arabic taken from Chapter 4, verse 76 in the Qur’an: فَقَاتِلُواْ أَوْلِيَاء الشَّيْطَانِ, which translates as “Kill the friends of Satan.” There is no question the mullahs of Iran believe their belligerence against the world is inspired by Allah, and that they will be rewarded for eliminating all the “friends of Satan” that they can reach. By the way, “friends of Satan” includes all who disbelieve the message of Muhammad.
Crossposted from The Personal Blog of Mateen Elass.
“Iran launches ballistic missile bearing ‘Death to America’ message,” EuroNews, October 1, 2018:
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Monday that it launched ballistic missiles into eastern Syria, targeting militants the force blames for a recent attack on a military parade in Iran.The launch was the Islamic republic’s second such missile attack on Syria in over a year.Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency said the missiles “killed and wounded” militants in Syria, without elaborating. Syrian state media did not immediately acknowledge the strike.
The TV aired footage of one of its reporters standing by as one of the missiles was launched, identifying the area as being in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah. A state TV-aired graphic suggested the missiles flew over central Iraq near the city of Tikrit before landing near the city of Abu Kamal, in the far southeast of Syria.Abu Kamal is held by forces loyal to Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad. However, the city has been targeted even now by militants from the extremist Islamic State group, who have lost almost all the territory they once held in Syria and Iraq.One missile shown on state television bore the slogans “Death to America, Death to Israel, Death to Al Saud,” referring to Saudi Arabia’s ruling family. The missile also bore in Arabic the phrase “kill the friends of Satan,” referring to a verse in the Quran on fighting infidels….