3 Things we Learned from Jordanian Pilots Burning

[Luffy 500]

3 Things we Learned from Jordanian Pilots Burning | Bilal Abdul Kareem Journalist

In a video released yesterday, Jordanian pilot Moaz al Kasasbeh who was captured by ISIS in December has been executed by burning. He was locked inside a steel cage wearing clothes that had been doused with some type of flammable liquid and burned alive.

The Jordanian pilot riled the anger of many Muslims around the world when his country of Jordan decided to participate in a coalition to bomb ISIS positions while totally abandoning the army of Bashar Assad who has killed more than 300,000 innocent men, women, and children.

ISIS demanded the release of attempted suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi who was convicted in connection to a 2005 in exchange for Japanese… Jordanian authorities offered to release Rishawi in exchange for Kasesbah. However negotiations broke down. In retaliation, Jordanian authorities executed Rishawi a few hours ago.



Now that we’ve refreshed our minds with that which has taken place let us see what we have learned from these recent events.

1. The members of ISIS are Grossly Ignorant of the Sunnah

Abu Dawud entitled a chapter in his Sunan “The Detestable Nature of Burning the Opposing Forces with Fire”. Below are a few relevant hadeeth.

-2673. It was reported from Muhammad bin Hamzah Al-Aslami from his father, that the Messenger of Allah appointed him as a commander over a military expedition. He said: “So I went along with them, and he (the Prophet) said: ‘If you find so-and-so, then burn him with fire.’ Then I turned to depart. He called me to come back,so I came back to him. He said: ‘If you find so-and-so, then kill him, and do not burn him, for nobody punishes with fire except the Lord of the Fire.”

-2675. It was reported from ‘Abdur-Rahmãn bin ‘Abdullah, from his father who said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah in a journey. He went to relieve himself. We saw a Humrah with two chicks of hers, and we took one of her chicks The Humrah came and started shaking her spread out wings. The Prophet came and said: ‘Who distressed her because of her chicks, give her chick back to her. And he also saw an ant colony which we had burnt, so he said:’Who burnt this down?’ We said: ‘We did.’ He said: ‘It is not allowed to punish with fire, except for the Lord of the Fire.”


Both of the above mentioned hadeeth were classified by Shaykh Al Albani as authentic in his checking and review of the book.


In Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah (#487), he adds a discussion of the authentic narration of when ‘Alee, the fourth Caliph of the Muslims, ordered some people to face the death penalty by fire. When news of this reached Ibn ‘Abbaas, he disapproved of the decision and relayed a hadeeth of the Prophet (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) with a similar wording:

“Do not punish with the punishment of Allaah!”

It was collected by Imaam al-Bukhaaree in his Saheeh (#3017).

Imaam at-Tirmithee also collected it in his Jaami’ (#1458), adding that when this comment got back to Ali, he said, “Ibn ‘Abbaas has spoken correctly.”

The ruling on this issue is extremely clear. The Messenger of Allaah did not even accept for ants to be killed in this fashion. How much more so a human being? Best case scenario is that ISIS members and leadership are so ignorant of the sunnah that they didn’t know of these ahadeeth. In which case, they should be declared too Islamically ignorant to be carrying out the actions they are undertaking. Worst case scenario, they area fully aware of these ahadeeth and don’t care. If there is a third option, I’d like to know what it is because I do not see what else it could be. I am honestly stuck to find how even the most hard core ISIS supporter can explain away this action.


2. Thirst for Blood has taken Precedence over all else

By demanding the release of Sajida al-Rishawi they placed a spotlight on her. Surely they must have known that in doing so would have potentially exposed her to a reprisal should negotiations fail. ISIS has maintained that the blood of one Muslim is worth the blood of a thousand non Muslims or so they have said on numerous occasions (see the murder of Alan Henning). Using their logic they considered the Jordanian pilot Kasesbah to have apostated from Islam. Why not make the exchange then if they truly placed such a high value on Sajida Rishawi’s life? Or perhaps the group is more bloodthirsty than serious about the very statements they make?

Sajida Rishawi was on death row since 2005 and yet her sentence was not carried out. Now through their actions, a sentence that had not been carried out for more than 9 years was expedited in a matter of hours. Those who support ISIS, how can you defend the handling of this affair? They had to have known that Rishawi would have been killed should they kill Kasesbah. Did they consider that displaying to the world the burning of this pilot was worth the life of Rishawi? This seems to defy their logic, or is there another logic at work?

3. Who is Benefitting from ISIS?

ISIS has succeeded in uniting the worlds powers not just against them, but against Muslims in general. At best we could say they are horrible tacticians, at worst we could say that they have done it purposely. It is difficult to imagine how anyone could support a group that displayed the burning of this pilot KNOWING full well the clear Islamic ruling regarding burning. Unless that was the point exactly, to turn all popular opinion away from any just and legal Islamic struggle. They must have known that popular opinion would not discriminate against ISIS or other Islamic groups, thereby hurting every Islamic cause around the world.


Message to ISIS Members and their Supporters

ISIS members and their supporters you must listen to reason, Islamic reason. You made a mistake in supporting the unknown Abu Bakr Baghdadi and his group. It is not the end of the world to recognize your mistake. As we saw in the hadeeth mentioned above, Ali Ibn Abi Talib made a mistake and freely admitted it instead of trying to defend it or explain it away. The worst mistake is to compound the original one and try to justify and explain away clear violations of the Quran and Sunnah. Abandoning ISIS doesn’t mean abandoning Islam or abandoning the desire that Muslims around the world share which is to see a just and fair Islamic state. So it is now up to you to decide. What will you do now? Accuse the umma of being against you because you are “on the truth” and they are not? Spit another takfir laced diatribe about how Muslims really don’t want Islam and only you do? Truly it is a time to see who supports Islam and who merely supports Baghdadi.


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[Irfan Baloch]

good post
but reminds me of a Quranic verse

their hearts and minds are locked. there is only rage and hatred left there. this is the breed of people who didnt hesitate from raising their swords against Prophet Muhammad PBUH and His family, they did overtly declared themselves Muslims but their actions can hardly resemble anything the Prophet Muhammad PBUH preached.

their numbers are swelling and their supporters exist all around us, in all spheres of life. as prophesied they will spill the blood of innocent people like water.

 

[Bagha]

ISIS has succeeded in uniting the worlds powers not just against them, but against Muslims in general.

This type of talk is also the reason why ISIS has many sympathizers and also why its strength is growing in number.

 

[haviZsultan]

I wrote a similar article long long ago:

Top article by Havi Z Sultan


Tehreek E Taliban Pakistan/Refuting the

Taliban's ideology

Doing Jihad or Waging War On Islam?


Before his Death the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) gathered the Muslims and warned them about a Fitnah (A trial or Test). He very strictly warned Muslims against a number of hypocrites who would use Islam for their own benefits and lust for power and wealth. The Prophet specifically warned that these people would try to justify their Anti Islamic activities by inventing and introducing laws that had been unheard of and unseen in Islam. The Prophet further cautioned that these Munafiqeen would be a challenge to the Muslim Ummah and that they would make Muslims fight amongst themselves and would massacre fellow Muslims in the name of Jihad but in reality would be helping the enemies of Islam by their actions. He further went on to say that they would justify their activities which included murder torture and rape by posing as Pious Muslims claiming they only wanted what was best for Islam but in truth they would be hypocrites working for the interests of Islam’s enemies. The Prophet called these people a “trial” or “curse” and described them as a major challenge to Muslims as their entire purpose would be to spread fasad in Muslim lands making them weaker and weaker.


Today it seems that this Prophecy has been fulfilled and the Pakistani people have come face to face with this Fitna that lies in the form of criminals and bloodthirsty thugs calling themselves the “Tehreek E Taliban Pakistan.” As the Prophet warned these thugs justify themselves by claiming to fight for Islam and the enforcement of Islamic Law in their areas however the murderers have let loose a reign of terror in the Swat and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan where they continually massacre innocent Muslims and hapless civilians and even the very soldiers of Pakistan whose very purpose is to safeguard Islam and Pakistani citizens.


Most recently the proof of the devious intentions of the TTP have emerged as their demands for Shariah law were met and the Nizam E Adl regulation was finally introduced! Despite this they did not stop in their War against the people of Swat murdering, raping and torturing innocent Muslims.


Often people have suggested the Taliban are operating on foreign support claiming no Muslim can commit such horrible acts which the Prophet clearly despised and claim to be fighting for Islam while ignoring or purposely breaching entire sections of the Quran and Hadith. Foreign sponsored or not the Taliban have become a threat to the very foundations of Islam.


However what is most surprising is how they have waged war against Pakistanis and Islam itself by simply justifying their Anti Islamic activities by claiming to fight for Islam. In their attempt to 'safeguard' Islam the Taliban have gone against the teachings of the Holy Prophet and the words of the Quran itself!


The question is why has it taken so long for the Ulema and all sections of society in Pakistan to raise their voice against the Taliban and condemn their Anti Islamic behaviour and expose to the World that their work is not that of the Mujahideen? Let us take a look at what the Quran and Hadith say about these Enemies of Islam


Terrorism and challenging the Rulers by creating havoc in the land


The Quran States clearly that Fasadi elements such as the Taliban who massacre Muslims in the name of Islam and create mischief in the land are punishable by death clearly. It also explains that the local law enforcement agencies, the police and the army, people the militants particularly target, are upholders of law and are supposed to stop mischief in the land:

"...if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people...(Quran 5:32)"

This Quranic verse goes even further and specially applies for hypocrites of the Tehreek E Taliban who attack and slaughter Muslims with impunity and then claim they only want peace and what is best for Islam and Muslims:

When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only want to make peace!" Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. (Quran 2.11-12)


Suicide bombing


Perhaps the one action that has revealed to the Pakistanis that the Taliban are in no way “Mujahids” or Warriors of Islam is the Suicide bombing campaigns that have gripped the country which clearly are under the patronage “Pakistani Taliban” leaders which of course has been blamed for receiving foreign support. These bombings have resulted in the death of over thousands of innocent civilians and have turned the tide against them with Pakistanis realising their true faces. Innocent women and children have fallen victim to this Genocide of Muslims at the hands of so called “Warriors of Islam” and have proven them to be amongst the ranks of the Munafiqeen.


The Hadith in this regard says clearly:


Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) observed: He who killed himself with steel (weapon) would be the eternal denizen of the Fire of Hell and he would have that weapon in his hand and would be thrusting it in his stomach for ever and ever; he who drank poison and killed himself would sip that in the Fire of Hell where he is doomed for ever and ever; and he who killed himself by throwing himself from (the top of) a mountain would constantly fall in the Fire of Hell and would live there for ever and ever. (Sahih Muslim [Arabic only]: 158)


To further make the point clear:


He who killed himself with a thing would be tormented on the Day of Resurrection with that very thing. One is not obliged to make a vow to offer a thing which is not in his possession. (Sahih Muslim: 159)


Therefore there is no room for suicide bombing in Islam as it is not permissible to take ones own life as Life and Death are in the hands of Allah.


Therefore according to the Words of Prophet those responsible for these horrible acts can expect to be blowing themselves up in hellfire where they will live forever. Other than this they also red their hands with the blood of the many innocent people they massacre as the responsibility for the Murder lies with them. Allah’s Messenger said:


The first thing that shall be judged among people on the day of judgement will be crimes involving bloodshed (Sahih Muslim 3178)


Clearly Suicide bombing is a huge crime against Islam where the person also kills himself and many innocents at the same time. The person therefore condemns himself to hellfire rather than going to heaven which is unfortunately what the illiterate people who join the ranks of the Taliban get for their brutality.


Murder and unrelenting brutality


"Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause..." (Quran 17:33).


The Taliban in their illiteracy and evil intentions against Pakistan and Islam have even overlooked several paragraphs in the Quran and Hadith clearly saying that the bloodshed they create is Haram. This has further proven that they bear only malice against the Religion of Islam and seek to defame it with their activities. The cowardice of militants along with their lack of faith in Islam is shown as they flee the field of battle after committing horrible acts such as rape, torture and murder on the local population. The way they flee the field is even more surprising as it proves how brave these “phoney mujahidin” are. The Taliban are currently fleeing the field of battle after shaving off their beards in the face of Operation Rah E Haq II which the Armed Forces of Pakistan are undertaking to eliminate the bloodthirsty thugs.


In any case the Quran expresses very clearly:


Whoever kills a human being, it is as if he had killed all mankind. Whoever saves the life of one, it is as if he had saved the life of all. (Quran 5:32)


Furthermore the Prophet wanted to make it clear to Muslims after his time not to fight amongst each other as it would lead to our destruction:



Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: It is not permissible to take the life of a Muslim who bears testimony (to the fact) that there is no god but Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah (Sahih Muslim 3175)



However it is completely understandable how these Anti Islamic elements calling themselves the Taliban ignore such verses of the Quran and the very Words of the Prophet himself. The Taliban are overlooking this as they are there simply to spread havoc in the land. Their Commanders use religion as an excuse to gain power and influence amongst illiterate followers. The excuses the Taliban make for murder are equally pathetic and they punish the entire family or tribe for a crime of one:


“Former mujahideen Amjad Islam, who was working as a teacher in a private school in Swat, was gunned down yesterday for not hiking his salwar above his ankles. The militants then went to Islam’s house and gunned down his father, Ghani Akbar, a lawyer by profession.”


The above excerpt from an article shows the idiocy of the Taliban. The Taliban not only killed a person for something as simple as not hiking up his Shalwar but also killed his father who had nothing to do with the incident!


They not only slaughter anyone who dares to explain to the people what really Islam means and say clearly that the TTP is wrong in its actions against Pakistan but do not even respect those who have died. This excerpt from an article shows clearly the sheer cruelty they can commit on those who stand for Islam and try to stop them:

“Pir Samiullah, a rival tribal and religious leader opposing Mullah Fazlullah's forces in the Matta region of Swat, and eight of his followers were killed in a Taliban assault on Dec. 16. Two of his aides were subsequently beheaded in public, while an estimated 40 of his followers have been captured. "The Taliban also torched the houses of Samiullah and 15 elders of his group," Daily Times reported.

After Samiullah was buried, the Taliban returned, dug up his body and hanged it in public. The Taliban made an example of Samiullah and those who oppose Fazlullah's rule.”

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/12/taliban_desecrate_bo.php

These activities are carried out despite the fact Prophet made it understood that it was not permissible to murder innocents and said that the Muslims greatest challenge would be infighting:


The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) asked me on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage to make the people silent and then said: Do not return to disbelief after me by striking the necks of one another.

Oppression of people of Swat FATA and Minorities in the areas


“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things.” (Al- Quran 2:256)


Perhaps the most painful fact about the foreign backed terrorists is their oppression and relentless brutality against the minority community in Pakistan which is one of the greatest humiliation and shame for any Muslim who was ordered specifically by the Prophet to treat minorities, especially people of the book well.


However with traitors in our own land this becomes increasingly difficult. Recently the Tehreek E Taliban attacked minority Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan burning hundreds of houses belonging to their communities in blatant disregard for the words of the Quran and of the Prophet that taught Muslims tolerance:


“Pakistani channel Geo TV reported that Taliban militants had taken over the shops and homes of the 35 Sikh families and arrested community leaders Kalank Singh and Sewa Singh in the Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai Agency.

Following this, a local jirga ruled that the Sikh community should annually pay Rs.15 million ($187,000) as jaziya or protection money. Earlier reports had said the Taliban had demanded Rs50 million but that this had been reduced.”


Even though the Sikhs later paid RS 15 Million the Sikh and Hindu community was attacked and the agreement was breached by the Taliban just like the Swat Taliban had breached their agreement to lay down arms when Pakistan accepted the demands of Swats people and imposed Shariah. Not only had they breached that agreement but also started attacking people in Buner.


The Prophet explicitly warned those elements who tried to harm minorities as such:


“Beware! Whoever is cruel and hard on a non-Muslim minority, or curtails their rights, or burdens them with more than they can bear, or takes anything from them against their free will; I (Prophet Muhammad) will complain against the person on the Day of Judgment.” (Hadith Abu Dawud)


The Quran too states:

Let each person believe (or disbelieve) whatever he or she wishes. (Quran 109:1,6)

This applies to the forcible conversion of the Sikhs Christians and Hindus that has taken place on some occasions. However to expect the Taliban not to tarnish the image of Pakistan and Islam and not wish to tear Pakistan apart is futile as they will only do what serves them best as their actions have proven well beyond doubt that they have nothing to do with Islam and are simply there to create havoc in a Nuclear Armed Islamic State which is a vital part of the Muslim Ummah.


Conclusion

The coming of the Tehreek E Taliban Pakistan it seems indeed is the fulfillment of the Prophets warning and anyone who sides with them has failed to grasp the teachings of the Quran and Hadith and is unsure about his beliefs as he or she cannot fall into such a trap if he is a true Muslim. If the Taliban are not dealt with immediately the religion of Islam itself will be under threat with Anarchists changing the rules of Islam as they see fit to pillage and murder at ease while simply justifying their actions by claiming to be working for the best interests of Muslims.

It is more than time to start respecting those who wage war against elements such as the Tehreek E Taliban Pakistan that pose as Muslims to gain power and influence. If anyone is a true saviour of Islam it is the Pakistani soldiers who are draining their blood for our future. They are the ones who are actually fighting to protect Islam and Pakistanis from anarchy and bloodshed.

 

[Tacticool]

Actually none of the teachings of Islam will effect anyone's heart until unless his heart is pure. Which we call Tazkiya-e-nafs. Heart is made pure by calling Allah with his characteristic names. Also avoiding sins and taking precedence in righteousness. One having an impure heart will introduce action against sunnah under the title of sharia and islam which we call bidat. That is exactly what ISIS introduced by punishing a muslim with fire.

 

[itachiii]

opening the thread i expected a point stating that isis is against humanity, but it is the usual anti sunnah, anti hadith , anti ummah stuff...

 

[rockstar08]

The Problem with such groups that they dont want to listen to anyone , who ever has different opinion than them is a " Infidel " so the only way to deal with such people is to hang them in bulks ..

 

[captainvancouver]

Mixing religion, violence and blind obedience is a recipe for disaster. This will not end well.

 

[Luffy 500]

What's really interesting is that all of ISIS acts so perfectly fits in the agenda of world leaders.....of countries having a stake in ME. Abe is milking the situation to flex japanese muscles while french bigots recently sent air craft carriers. All the while the blood thirsty assad is dropping barrel bombs over syrian children. The world has literally forgotten abt the 300K civilians killed by assad. There r talks that US is considering assad as an viable ally. ISIS is a good pawn , well manufactured and now contained to serve agenda of global powers. Its the perfect bogey that war-mongering imperialists always wanted.

 

[T-Rex]

This type of talk is also the reason why ISIS has many sympathizers and also why its strength is growing in number.

Some logic, it's like saying that criminals are attracted to crimes for the existence of mafia.

 

[EasyNow]

It seems like we have, in fact, learnt nothing at all.

The OP is just using this tragedy to repeat the same old BS. Isis aren't Muslims, they are agents of foreign powers, etc.

Bilal Abdul Kareem feels the Jordanian pilot is at fault for angering Muslims all over the world, by letting his country bomb Isis, not assad? How callous and disgusting this man is. Hypocritical too. If Isis is evil and a western agent what's wrong in bombing it?

This journalist as well as all closet extremists will be on the wrong side of history. as Muslims are waking up to the fact that there are criminals and wolves amongst us acting like concerned citizens. The OP himself is one of these animals who think nothing of a man being burnt alive but to score points on their pre - existing biases.

 

[Luffy 500]

It seems like we have, in fact, learnt nothing at all.

The OP is just using this tragedy to repeat the same old BS. Isis aren't Muslims, they are agents of foreign powers, etc.

Bilal Abdul Kareem feels the Jordanian pilot is at fault for angering Muslims all over the world, by letting his country bomb Isis, not assad? How callous and disgusting this man is. Hypocritical too. If Isis is evil and a western agent what's wrong in bombing it?

This journalist as well as all closet extremists will be on the wrong side of history. as Muslims are waking up to the fact that there are criminals and wolves amongst us acting like concerned citizens. The OP himself is one of these animals who think nothing of a man being burnt alive but to score points on their pre - existing biases.

What's your problem with this article? Yeah it doesn't conform with your black & white western narrative of events where evil muslims are always against freedom loving benevolent west and Islam is the reason for evil acts of some muslims. Any thing else?

This journalist bilal Abdul Kareem spent 2 years in the war zone documenting the syrian war. He knows more abt syria than some 2 bit ignorant poster who gets his info from faux news sitting in UK. Just like ISIS extremist, your type of extremists also lack the ability to excuse your selves when someone with credentials disagree with you. After all ISIS extremist and pro-western "liberal" extremist are 2 sides of the same coin.

 

[beast89]

Actually none of the teachings of Islam will effect anyone's heart until unless his heart is pure. Which we call Tazkiya-e-nafs. Heart is made pure by calling Allah with his characteristic names. Also avoiding sins and taking precedence in righteousness. One having an impure heart will introduce action against sunnah under the title of sharia and islam which we call bidat. That is exactly what ISIS introduced by punishing a muslim with fire.

Im pretty sure you were supporting ISIS in syria previously. Why change of heart now?

 

[Irfan Baloch]

opening the thread i expected a point stating that isis is against humanity, but it is the usual anti sunnah, anti hadith , anti ummah stuff...

posts from my self and @haviZsultan quoting Quran and Prophet Muhammad PBUH are anti Sunnah?

what Sunnah are you referring to? Sunnah of Mullah Fazlulah and Al Baghdadi? if thats the case then i agree with you

 

[itachiii]

posts from my self and @haviZsultan quoting Quran and Prophet Muhammad PBUH are anti Sunnah?

what Sunnah are you referring to? Sunnah of Mullah Fazlulah and Al Baghdadi? if thats the case then i agree with you

reading the title , i taught it would be an article mentioning how inhuman isis are towards humanity irrespective of religion , but all those 3 points are related to only muslims , forgetting that isis killed even many non-muslims...