The third one just today: “Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Erdogan: Suicide Bomber in Turkish Wedding Attack Was 12-14 Years Old,” by Dasha Afanasieva, Reuters, August 21, […]
Cameroon: Muslim murders three, injures several in jihad-martyrdom bombing
And again: “Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Suicide Bombing in North Cameroon Kills 3, Injures Several,” Associated Press, August 21, 2016: A local official says a suicide […]
Somalia: Muslims murder 23 in jihad-martyrdom car bombings
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Somali bombings leave 23 dead; Al-Shabaab claims responsibility,” CNN, August 21, 2016: MOGADISHU, Somalia — A pair of suicide car bombings struck […]
Germany: At least 1 dead, 11 injured in suicide bombing at wine bar
A suicide bombing? I’m the only one who will tell you this, but that’s jihad: “Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) You can come back and tell me […]
Afghanistan: Islamic State murders 80 with jihad bombings in Kabul
John Kerry will take this as another sign that the Islamic State is losing. By that reasoning, maybe they need to win for awhile, so that the world can have some peace. “Deadly Blasts Kill 80 Protesters In Kabul,” Sky News, July 23, 2016: At least 80 people have been killed in two suicide bombings […]
“Allahu akbar, Tom Cruise”: LAPD probing jihad threat to Church of Scientology
“Cops say the man called the Church back in April asking, ‘Are there any bombings I can do?’ The man, who ID’d himself as a Muslim, said he ‘liked to do suicide bombings.’” Actually, that’s not really something you can make a career out of. “Suicide Bombing Threat to Scientology ‘Allah Akbar, Tom,’” TMZ, July […]
Nigeria: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber murders at least nine people at mosque
Why would Boko Haram (aka the Islamic State in West Africa) murder people in a mosque? This shows that they must not be Muslims, right? Wrong. All it shows is that they don’t consider the people in the mosque to be Muslims, or the right kind of Muslims. “Suicide bomber kills at least nine at […]
Indonesia: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber blows himself up at police station
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Indonesia Probes Islamic State Links in Police-Station Bombing,” by Ben Otto, Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2016: JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities were investigating […]
Jihad-martyrdom bombers hit 3 Saudi cities, including Muhammad’s mosque in Medina
“The attacks all seem to have been timed to coincide with the approach of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that celebrates the end of the [Ramadan] fast.” The targets seem to have been Saudi security forces and Shi’ites: “In the only one of the three attacks that appeared to have caused many casualties, a suicide bomber […]
Ramadan in Baghdad: Muslim murders 12 in jihad attack on mosque
“The mosque was located in a predominantly Sunni area.” And so it may be that the perpetrator was Shia. Or it may be that he was Sunni, but considered the Muslims in the mosque to be, for whatever reason, insufficiently Muslim. For that, as for so many other things in Islamic law, the penalty is […]