It appears likely, unless the Taliban spokesman is lying, that this is the work of the Islamic State, which targeted the Ulema Council for not accepting its authority as the caliphate, thus rendering itself apostate, and thus lawfully killed.
“Toll In Afghan Attack Climbs To 55, Taliban Denies Responsibility, RFE/RL, November 21, 2018:
Afghan authorities are working to identify those responsible for a suicide bombing that killed at least 55 people and wounded scores more who were attending a religious gathering in Kabul.
The victims included religious scholars from all over Afghanistan, invited by the Ulema Council to celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad on November 20.
“As of now we don’t know which militant organization could be behind the attack. Investigations are at a preliminary stage,” a senior investigator who was at the site said on November 21.
The Ulema Council, the country’s largest religious organization, brought together scholars from the Sunni sect.
Though Sunni themselves, Taliban and Islamic State fighters have targeted religious scholars aligned with the Afghan government in the past.
But the Taliban quickly denied any involvement, and spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said late on November 20 that his group condemned any attack on civilians or religious clerics….
mortimer says
Sharia law approves of killing those who have left Islam and prescribes no punishment for the murderer.
All they need to do is to declare the NON-SALAFI MUSLIMS to be heretics who have left orthodox Salafism. Then they may be murdered with a clear conscience.
Mohammed commands the killing of apostates, and promises eternal rewards for doing so:
When I relate to you the words of Mohammed, by Allah, I would rather die than bear false witness to his teachings. However, if I should say something unrelated to the prophet, then it might very well be a lie so that I might deceive my enemy. Without question, I heard Mohammed say, “In the final days before Redemption there will emerge groups of foolish youths who will say all the right things but their faith will go no further than their mouths and will flee from their religion like an arrow. So, kill the apostates wherever you find them, because whoever does so will be rewarded on Judgment Day.” -Sahih Bukhari 9,84,64
JAT 349 says
The five pillars of islam…
KILL …KILL…KILL…KILL…KILL……..
abad says
+1
Al says
From my limited understanding, the Islamic State would appear to be an example of the apostates who say all the right words but do not appear to understand the spirit behind those words.
Angemon says
Birthdays are haram:
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1027/celebrating-birthdays-is-not-allowed
Prabh says
Not being able to celebrate a birthday really takes a lot of fun out of life.
“There is no fun in Islam” – some ayatollah – this is reason in itself to reject Islam entirely.
Prabh
PissedOffVeteran says
Islam declares life is to be suffered so as to make it to the promised land.
Since lying is approved by Islam why would you want to believe that.
And why is heaven all about sex and only sex for men?
Filthy religion!
Angemon says
That was ayatollah Khomeini.
Anjuli Pandavar says
So if one ulema offends another ulema, does that make the offending ulema insensitive to the feelings of Muslims, indeed, “Islamophobic”? For Muslims to murder 55 ulema, the hurt caused to them must have been very, very deep. Clearly, infidel cartoonists have nothing on Muslims when it comes to hurting Muslims’ feelings. It rather puts Imran Khan’s whine to the UN into perspective.
Guy Forester says
Another reason for DJT to bring our troops home and get them out of the crossfire. You cannot make people moral, open minded, or benevolent. This must come from within each person. Only the Afghans can remedy this.
Walter Sieruk says
The Taliban are so very violent that despicable that they even label the title of “hypocrites” other Muslims who disagree them on some issues and then use that title they label them as an excuse to murder them. As one of the jihadist chant is “Death to infidels and hypocrites ”
Other jihad chants of of slam also involve and use the word “death.” The following is yet another example of the Islamic “death chant
Many times the jihadist members of different Islamic terror entities, as those of the Taliban , have gathered together and chanted the words “We love death, they love life.” Likewise those jihadist/Muslims don’t stop with those awful words; they carry through with jihad suicide/homicide attacks. Any sane person would ask “Why do those jihad –minded Muslims have such a mindset of murderous madness?” The answer is that they obtain the way of thinking and believing from the “holy book” of Islam, the Koran. As some people call it the Qu ‘ran. For example the Koran in Sura 9:111 instructs “The believers fight in Allah’s Cause, they slay and are slain, they kill and are killed.” Therefore it may be conclude that Islam is actually a death cult. In great and wonderful contrast to the death cult which is Islam there is Christianity which is centered on Jesus and His teachings. For Jesus did not teach killing and death but taught and gave life, a good peaceful well lived life and more. For example Jesus declared “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10. [K.J.V.]
No Fear says
A bunch of religious supremacists are killed … by a bunch of religious supremacists.
Nigel Leak says
Excellent – what could be better.
FYI says
The irony is… delicious..
The members of the religion of Peace spend all their time exterminating their fellow members of the religion of Peace
And these islamic scholars were “the wrong kind”?Sweet and sour,Salt and Vinegar,sugar and spice…?
David Grisez says
This is another of the problems that Islam has. In Islam there are many times that one group of Muslims will attack and kill other Muslims due to differences in beliefs. There have been fights between the two major sects of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shias. The fact that Islam has a death penalty for apostasy contributes to this. Even though Islam wants to take over the world, this fighting between different Muslim groups is one of the reasons that Islam will never take over the world. This works to the advantage of non muslims. Islam is so violent that Muslims have difficulties uniting to attack non muslims.
Wellington says
Islam is the worst and most destructive ideology—whether secular or religious, to both believers and non-believers alike, and over the longest period of time—in mankind’s history.
This article merely serves as another example among countless examples of this unfortunate reality.
No more excuses, please. Islam sucks. Nothing has ever sucked more.
Indiana Tom says
It appears that this is the work of the Islamic State, which targeted the Ulema Council for not accepting its authority as the caliphate, thus rendering itself apostate, and thus lawfully killed.
This is the end result of Muslim dominance.
Endless jihad amongst Muslims.
gravenimage says
Muslims slaughtering other Muslims is mainstream Islam.