The Islamic State has just released another video where it executes more Christians, this time for not paying jizya — the tribute demanded of Christians according to Koran 9:29 in order to live under Islam as Christians.
Two scenes appear in the 29-minute long video. The first scene consists of a group of Christian Ethiopians dressed all in black, with armed and masked Islamic State members standing behind them. According to the video, this scene takes place in the city of Fezzan. The Ethiopian captives are called “”Worshippers of the cross belonging to the hostile Ethiopian Church.”
The second scene is of more Christian Ethiopians dressed in orange uniforms and standing on the shores of Barqa — the same area where the 21 Egyptian Christians were reportedly earlier decapitated. The same masked narrator appears speaking about the “battle between truth and falsehood” and the refusal of these Christians to pay jizya.
The next scene is of the Christians in Fezzan all being executed with gunfire and the Christians in Barqa all being decapitated.
Other scenes include the narrator referencing the fatwas of medieval jurist Ibn Taymiyya that proclaim all Christians “infidels.” Abu Malik ibn Ans al-Nashwan, apparently one of the group’s leaders, also appears saying that “The dealings of the Islamic State with Christians under its authority is according to Allah’s Sharia [Islamic law]. Jizya [tribute] is imposed on those who accept, and war on those who resist.”
He added that the Islamic State invited the Christians of Raqqa, Syria to enter Islam, but they refused. So IS demanded of them payment of jizya and they complied and were permitted to live. Next follows a scene depicting Christians in Raqqa — according to the video’s claims — saying how “peaceful” life is under the Islamic State, and that the caliphate does not compel them to do anything except pay jizya.
The video shows other scenes and cities under IS’ jurisdiction, including pictures of churches in Ninevah and Mosul in Iraq being destroyed purportedly because Christians there refused to pay jizya.
How long before this comes to Europe?
At the rate they are escaping their Islamic countries into Europe it’s just a matter of months.
Not too long.
Deliver us from evil… Let Thy Kingdom Come….. soon…Amen
More Christians paying the price of life for their courage. I pray for their loved ones and for all Christians learning about this to pray, advocate for Christian persecution and give of their resource to help.
But we can give so little. I’m a pensioner and I give, but where are the big spenders? Hopefully also giving. And we pray, such thousands of us!
I give a little also and I am praying and advocating. More and more of us just keep giving the little we have when we can. We are making a difference.
Thank you Mar Tin: you make me feel better. I have a Scottish friend who says, ‘Mony mickles mak’ a muckle’ – many little make a lot. I pray that G-d makes that true of us and our ‘mickles’.
Dear Lord What do I do………..I feel so lonely…..please have mercy on us….
You trust the Lord and live for Him. Remember that these who have been murdered for faith are already waiting for the Lord to avenge them.
Cowards
Isis isn’t a state its a gang of extremist pigs that will soon die a violent death just like their brethren before them.
Islam has condemned you the world has condemned you and soon true musl faithful will exterminate you evil pigs of satan.
Peaceful though those muslims.
And t battle this scourge Europe will label Israeli products to simplify the boycott. The logic is unrivalled …
Chris Hitchens was right – god is NOT great, and religion poisons everything.
The Jizya is half their income and or property. They think they’re the IRS? The world twiddle its thumbs and does nothing, but if Israel did the same to Palestinians for raping and murdering a village of women and children the world would be outraged and call them monsters. They are all responsible for these atrocities by their silence. God sees and he hears their silence.
Yes its a double-standard when it comes to Israel, but no wonder, the world love their own -the Lord had warned.