Now that Shekau has called Irabor to convert to Islam, he can lawfully kill him if he does not do so. This is because a hadith depicts Muhammad saying:
“Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them…. If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah’s help and fight them. (Sahih Muslim 4294)
Also, now that Shekau has declared Attahiru to be an apostate, he can lawfully kill him also, according to Islamic law. If he had not declared him an apostate, he could not kill him, as the Qur’an (4:92) forbids Muslims to kill other Muslims.
“Boko Haram: ‘Repent and Covert to Islam’ – Shekau tells new CDS, Irabor,” by Maina Maina, Daily Post, January 28, 2021:
The factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Sheikh Abubakar Ibn Al-shakawi popularly called Shekau, has said in a new audio message that, the new set of service chiefs will not do more than what their predecessor did in the fight against terrorism in the northeast Nigeria.
The Boko Haram spiritual leader, calls on the chief of defence staff, Lt General Lucky Irabor to have sympathy on himself, repent and convert to Islam.
Shekau, who spoke in about ten minutes, also called on the Chief of Army staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru that his conducts [sic] are un-islamic as such he is no longer regarded as a Muslim.
According to Shekau, there is going to be more terror attacks in the country, promising that, the high expectation placed on the new service chiefs will not amount to positive yields and soon Nigerians will know that the appointment of the new service chiefs amounts to nothing as to effect any changes in the operations of the insurgents in the northeast region….
Wellington says
Every adult Muslim is a confused human being. Black adult Muslims are extra confused considering: 1) Mohammed spoke derogatorily about blacks—“raisinheads” and “pug-nosed creatures”; 2) the Islamic world began trafficking in black slavery from the 7th century onward, as opposed to the Western, Judeo-Christian world which began this iniquitous “activity” in the 15th century; 3) black males enslaved by Muslims were regularly castrated—the West, by comparison, did not castrate black male slaves; 4) the Islamic world enslaved well over 100,000,000 million blacks, more like 120,000,000, as opposed to those black slaves brought to what is now the USA constituting some 13,000,000 million—a gigantic difference although nonetheless execrable across the board—though sometimes quantity really does matter; 5) Western Civilization was the first civilization in history to realize that slavery was wrong, has profusely apologized for it, and took many measures to eradicate this heinous institution—when has the Islamic world on its own initiative formally acknowledged that slavery is wrong and when has the Islamic world apologized for its role in this wicked institution, most particularly in the matter of black slavery?; 6) Muslims aplenty through the centuries enslaved whites, including black Muslims from the eastern African area enslaving white women, especially from the Balkan region of Europe—why is there no apology or at least acknowledgement of this?
Enough to prove: 1) willing adult black Muslims are fools extra so; and 2) the world at large is still a giant hypocrite.
As for Boko Haram members, they’re not only idiots, they are heinous idiots.
Michael Copeland says
“….he bought him for two black slaves”.
This is one of Mohammed’s achievements. It is listed in Islam’s sources under the heading “Selling animals for animals….”
https://sunnah.com/nasai/44/173.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
Excellent post, my compliments.
Interestingly, Cassius Clay was initially raised as a Baptist before converting to islam and changing his name to Mohammed Ali.
But you knew that already…
john smith says
seconded
CogitoErgoSum says
This is a bit off on a tangent but not completely. The other day I ran across a free movie on YouTube made by Cecil B. DeMille called “Unconquered” starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard. The story is set in the 1760’s and concerns a British woman convicted of murder and given the choice of either hanging or being sold into slavery in America. She chooses slavery. It shows that some white people were also slaves in the early days of American history. The most surprising part to me was that the movie was made in 1947. It’s still free on YouTube and overall I thought it was a pretty good movie.
somehistory says
I saw that movie a few months ago. It is better than a lot of movies made then, and better than most made today.
Michael Copeland says
“My family was targeted by Boko Haram because we are Christians. My dad was a pastor. …. My dad refused to deny his faith and rebuilt his church. That is why they killed him — because he is a Christian.” (www.ibtimes.com/boko-haram-survivor-deborah-peter-describes-militants-attack-her-home-they-told-me-be-1588204)
That woeful tale speaks for hundreds and hundreds of similar jihad murders in Nigeria since. As Mr. Spencer says, the world yawns. Though the victims and the perpetrators clearly express the Islamic motivation the media, such as the BBC, fail to articulate it, by speaking of :”separatist insurgents”.
The now imprisoned underwear bomber is Nigerian. He made his motivation clear:
“Mujahideen are proud to kill in the name of God. And that is exactly what God told us to do in the Koran…
Allahu akbar … Allahu akbar
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, underwear bomber 2012
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/underwear-bomber-umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-begins-life-term-7018630.html
somehistory says
Interesting….he says to the new guy, “to have sympathy on himself, repent and convert to Islam.”
It brings to mind something the Apostle Peter said to Christ upon hearing the Son of God speak about His upcoming sacrifice unto death. In a moment when he should have just been quite Matthew 16:22 “Rebuking Him, he said, .”Be kind to yourself, Lord. You won’t have this destiny at all.”
Jesus Christ replied, ““Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to Me, for you do not mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
This “moslim leader” is also speaking words from satan the devil. He has no thoughts from God, and has some of the worst possible ‘thoughts’ of human creatures.
He is a murderer for satan and there will be no future reward. He is “having his reward in full.”
Jeremie says
Realy true my brother
Palladini says
It is time Canada and the USA through NATO have troops visit Nigeria and wipe these morons and their DNA off of the Planet. If you can iradicate the ISIS, you can eradicated these ass-holes also
Vladimir says
It is also of interest to me that the leader of Boko Haram made these statements, because not only is he going about war in the accepted Islamic manner, Muslims in Nigeria and elsewhere will actually see this action in a positive light. Thus, while it makes little sense to Westerners, it makes perfect sense with many other people, even as we disagree with it entirely.
newsupplements says
It is plain to see that we need legislation in as much measure as that provided to protect religious persons for the protection of normal thinking persons from such people. This man should be arrested immediately and all like him. Who shall arrest ? – The army with a threat to fire on provocation of resistance to such arrest.
OLD GUY says
Islam all about POWER over others, using violence to gain control always the same M.O.