The destruction of such places is for the Islamic State (ISIS) an act of devotion to Allah, not just because they consider luxury resort hotels to be centers of sin and debauchery, but because the Qur’an says that the ruins of non-Muslim civilizations are a sign of Allah’s punishment of those who rejected his truth: “Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth.” (Qur’an 3:137)
“Hell in Paradise: ISIS take over stunning islands where Daniel Craig and Bono holiday burning down luxury hotels and imposing Sharia Law,” by Claudia Aoraha, The Sun, September 17, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
ISIS militants have taken over paradise islands in the Indian Ocean, burning down hotels and imposing Sharia Law.
Luxury islands off the coast of Mozambique, where A-list celebrities spend their holidays, have been overrun by insurgents linked to Islamic State.
Luxury hotels, wildlife, and homes have been torched and “reduced to ashes” in the militant attacks.
The ISIS insurgents have ordered residents to abandon the islands of Vamizi and Mecungo – where celebrities like Daniel Craig, Bono and Prince Albert of Monaco have holidayed in luxury.
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and political leader Nelson Mandela have also been known to have enjoyed holidays on the picturesque island.
Burnt-out beach huts and torched safari cars were pictured on Vamizi Island….
The ISIS-linked militants also captured and occupied the port town of Mocimboa de Praia on the Mozambican mainland – telling locals that it would become their new capital, run under Islamic law.
The Cabo Delgado provence has also been ransacked and raided by the jihadists.
One man who had fled to Mecungo Island from Mocimboa da Praia said: “They arrived at night in small fishing boats. They removed people from the houses and then torched them.
“They didn’t hurt anyone, they just gave orders to leave the islands.”…
In the past year, the militants have taken credit for the brutal insurgency, naming themselves the Islamic State Central Africa Province….