Raymond Ibrahim tells it like it is. I wonder how the ISIS supporter on this forum is happy that Muslims are fighting other Muslims.
New Islamic Caliphate Declares Jihad on Muslims
by Raymond Ibrahim
July 18, 2014
Seventh-century jihad against "apostates and hypocrites"
The new "caliphate" of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadithe Islamic State, formerly "ISIS"recently made clear that it means to follow in the footsteps of the original caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Sadiq (632-634), specifically by directing its jihad against fellow Muslims, in Islamic parlance, the "hypocrites" and "apostates," or in Western terminology, "moderates."
This came out in the context of the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, with some Muslims asking the newly formed "caliphate" when it would launch a jihad on the Jewish state.
The Islamic State's response? "Allah in the noble Koran does not command us to fight Israel or the Jews until we fight the apostates and hypocrites."
On one of the Islamic State's question-and-answer websites, some asked why it was "not fighting Israel but instead shedding the blood of the sons of Iraq and Syria." The new caliphate responded:
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New Islamic Caliphate Declares Jihad on Muslims
by Raymond Ibrahim
July 18, 2014
Seventh-century jihad against "apostates and hypocrites"
The new "caliphate" of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadithe Islamic State, formerly "ISIS"recently made clear that it means to follow in the footsteps of the original caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Sadiq (632-634), specifically by directing its jihad against fellow Muslims, in Islamic parlance, the "hypocrites" and "apostates," or in Western terminology, "moderates."
This came out in the context of the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, with some Muslims asking the newly formed "caliphate" when it would launch a jihad on the Jewish state.
The Islamic State's response? "Allah in the noble Koran does not command us to fight Israel or the Jews until we fight the apostates and hypocrites."
On one of the Islamic State's question-and-answer websites, some asked why it was "not fighting Israel but instead shedding the blood of the sons of Iraq and Syria." The new caliphate responded:
Continue reading at:
New Islamic Caliphate Declares Jihad on ? Muslims :: Middle East Forum