Zakat is Islamic almsgiving. Because the Islamic State (ISIS) proclaims itself to be the new caliphate, it believes it has a right to demand and collect zakat payments, and use the money for its own purposes. Those who resist are heretics or apostates for refusing the authority of the caliphate, and thus can be put to death in accord with Islamic law.
“For refusing to pay zakat | ‘ISIS’ cells renew their threats to civilians in Deir Ezzor,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, April 2, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Deir Ezzor province: Areas in northern and eastern Syria are witnessing an increase in the rate of ISIS targets and attacks against civilians and combatants, especially in Deir Ezzor. The matter was not limited to attacks only, but also direct threats by “ISIS” cells to intimidate them and obtain Zakat.
In this context, members of an “ISIS” cell attacked a house in Abreha town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the owner of which works in the field of car repair, due to his refusal to pay zakat money to “ISIS” several times.
The members of the cell clashed with the owner of the house, without causing any casualties.According to SOHR activists, before the withdrawal of the cell members to an unknown destination, they chanted “Allah Akbar”, while a military patrol of SDF intervened to search for the attackers without being able to arrest them.
On March 7, SOHR reported that A gunman of ISIS threw a flare grenade at the house of a civilian in Abo Hardoub Town in eastern Deir Ezzor countryside, and the civilian was not harmed.According to reliable SOHR sources, this attack was a warning by ISIS cells towards the civilian after he “refused to pay 50,000 USDs as zakat for them”, before the gunmen fled the area using a motorbike….
Gurek says
Isn’t zakat collected only from non-Muslims who are people of the book, such as Jews and Christians?
abu taleb says
Zakat is collected from muslims, but jizyah is collected from the Jews and Christians in a humilating way to them. Nothing collected from other non muslims, because they are death, killed by muslims as commanded in Quran..
Gurek says
Thanks for the information. I confused zakat with jizyah. And yes you are right. While Jews and Christians are humiliated by Muslims with jizyah, others such as polytheists, Hindus, Zoroastrians, Buddhists, atheists are only offered death. Also, even Muslims are being humiliated by other Muslims by forcefully collecting zakat from them which goes to jihad funding. This must be bad for Muslims who don’t support violent jihad.
JOHN LLOYD SCHARF says
Muhammadanism has a doctrine, dogma, policy, practice, and history of justifying and engaging in robbery, rape, torture, murder, and genocide of innocent men, women, and children who are Jewish, Christian, Pagan, and Atheist.
IF you declare Iran and enemy of the State, the Democratic Squad and their co-conspirators become guilty of treason for any further support. Time to put the cheerleading squad of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi on notice!
Palladini says
In short, screw them, I would never pay them a dime for this zakat payment, and they would lose many folks if they came to kill me, and the police would not charge me with anything when I take my Machette and cut off their heads
Bull Herman says
Almsgiving, that’s what they call it?
So what’s the money callwd a pimp strips from a hooker?
Islam must be run by democrats as there’s taxes upon taxes.
abu taleb says
What ISIS does is very Islamic, as the first guided khalifah, Abu Bakar forced muslims to pay zakat by war.
OLD GUY says
And you thought the IRS collection practices were unfair. Wait to Islam sends you your tax bill pay or die, you won’t need a tax lawyer or tax relief firm.