The popularity among terrorists for beheadings is based off of Quran 8:12 which states, “When your Lord revealed to the angels: I am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.” To be fair to the moderate Muslim, it IS taken out of context in much the same way Jesus could be taken out of context when He said, I did not come to bring peace, but to bring a sword. (there, Jesus is speaking about a division between family members due to rejection of God). The explanation from Muslim apologists is that the background for this command is within an actual battle situation. The Battle of Badr in the year 624 is the time and place where Muslim warriors were called to defend their people. Muslim apologists argue that it is just as unfair to generalize from this verse and say that the religion of Islam condones beheading as it is for critics of Christianity to say that I Samuel 15:3 commands genocide, and that Christianity is intrinsically a barbaric and violent religion. The fact the beheadings are not specifically called for, however, still doesnt change the fact that proper Jihad eventually means subjugation of the world and death to all unbelievers and sinners before Allah. Check out our friend David Woods look at defining Jihad according to its sources:
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 06:58:32 +0000
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