Beheading Infidels: How Allah ‘Heals the Hearts of Believers’

taliban-sword-11052007To understand why the Islamic State not only decapitates its “infidel” captives, but also mutilates and mocks their corpses—and all to sadistic laughter—one need only turn to the Koran and deeds of Islamic prophet Muhammad.

The Koran exhorts believers to “Fight them [those who oppose Islam], Allah will torment them with your hands, humiliate them, empower you over them, and heal the hearts of the believers, removing the rage from their hearts” (Koran 9:14-15).

As usual, to understand the significance of any Koran verse, one must turn to the sira and hadith—the biography and anecdotes of Muhammad, respectively—for context.

Thus we come to the following account concerning the slaughter of ‘Amr bin Hisham, a pagan Arab chieftain originally  known as “Abu Hakim” (Father of Wisdom) until Muhammad dubbed him “Abu Jahl” (Father of Stupidity) for his staunch opposition to Islam.

After ‘Amr was mortally wounded by a new convert to Islam during the Battle of Badr, Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, a close companion of Muhammad, saw the “infidel” chieftain collapsed on the ground.  So he went to him and started abusing him.  Among other things, Abdullah grabbed and pulled ‘Amr’s beard and stood in triumph on the dying man’s chest.

According to Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya (“The Beginning and the End”), Ibn Kathir’s authoritiative history of Islam, “After that, he [Abdullah] cut his [‘Amr’s] head off and bore it till he placed it between the hands of the Prophet. Thus did Allah heal the hearts of the believers with it.”

This, then, is the true significance of Koran 9:14-15: “Fight them, Allah will torment them with your hands [mortally wounding and eventually decapitating ‘Amr], humiliate them [pulling his beard], empower you over them [standing atop him], and heal the hearts of the believers, removing the rage from their hearts [at the sight of his decapitated head].”

The logic here is that, pious Muslims are so full of zeal for Allah’s cause that the only way their inflamed hearts can be at rest is to see those who oppose Allah and his prophet utterly crushed—humiliated, mutilated, decapitated.  Then the hearts of the believers can be at ease and “healed.”

This is surely one of the reasons behind the Islamic State’s dissemination of gory videos and pictures of its victims: the new “caliphate” is trying to heal the hearts of every believer inflamed for the cause of Allah.

If this sounds too farfetched, consider the following picture of a decapitated “infidel” from the Islamic State’s websites.  The Arabic caption to the left says “healing for hearts”—a clear reference to the aforementioned Koran verse:

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Koran 96:15-16 also alludes to the fate of ‘Amr and offers more context applicable to the Islamic State: “No! If he does not desist, we will surely drag him by the forelock—a lying, sinning forelock.”

According to al-Alusi’s tafsir, or exegesis, after Abdullah placed his foot on the dying foe of Islam, ‘Amr opened his eyes and recognized him.  The once proud chieftain lamented that he was being killed by a common “goat herder,” to which Abdullah replied, “Islam elevates and nothing is elevated above it.”  He then sheared his head off.  “But he could not carry it, so he made holes in the ears and put thread through them and dragged the head to the prophet.  Then Gabriel, peace be upon him, came laughing and saying, “O prophet, you got an ear and an ear—and the head between for a bonus!”

Based, then, on the treatment of ‘Amr bin Hisham (AKA “Abu Jahl”) as recorded in Islam’s core texts—Koran, hadith, sira, and tafsirs—all sadistic acts being carried out by the Islamic State were in fact committed by the earliest Muslims and all to the complete approval of Muhammad (and apparently the “angel” Gabriel, too).  They include:

•Beheadings and mutilations (e.g., holes in ears of ‘Amr)

•Humiliation and gestures of triumph (feet on chest of fallen victim, dragging his body, or head, on the ground)

•Laughter, mockery, and celebration (for the hearts of the believers are now “healed”)

Indeed, along with the “healing for hearts” image above, consider some other pictures taken from the Islamic State’s websites and how well they conform to the above accounts describing the slaughter of ‘Amr#:

Note how in the following four pictures, to demonstrate that the enemies of Islam have been brought low, as Koran 9:14-15 promised, Islamic State members make it a point to place their feet atop their fallen corpses, most of which were first decapitated.  Note also how the ubiquitous black flag of Islam is always raised above the fallen “infidels”—a reminder that “Islam elevates and nothing is elevated above it,” as Abdullah told ‘Amr, with his foot on his chest, before beheading him.

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Note the jocularity in the following picture—reminiscent of the “angel” Gabriel laughing and joking about the mutilated head of ‘Amr.  (If Allah’s angel finds such human carnage amusing, shouldn’t Allah’s jihadi servants as well?)

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The following picture is reminiscent of how ‘Amr’s head was treated: mutilated and dragged on the ground.  In this case, it is a decapitated body that is being degraded:

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The next two pictures are of especial interest because they actually use the relatively arcane Arabic word haz (bottom left-hand corner), which literally means “to make an incision,” to describe the beheading of Islam’s enemies.  The standard Arabic word for “cut” generally used to describe a beheading is qata‘.  That the word used (haz) is the same word found in the early jihad literature is no coincidence and indicative of the source of inspiration: Islam’s scriptures.

 

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In short, not only are the members of the Islamic State closely patterning themselves after Muhammad—whom Koran 33:21 exhorts believers to emulate in all ways—but even in the most sadistic of details are they finding support in their prophet.

Nor should it come as any surprise that Muslims are aware of these accounts from early Islamic history.  After all, the near hagiographic Battle of Badr, including the story of ‘Amr’s slaughter, is routinely glorified worldwide in mosque sermons, on Islamic satellite stations, and in Islamic texts.  It is a source of great pride.

Thus when young Muslims express their anger and frustration at the state of affairs of the Islamic world, their clerics council them to go to the jihad in Iraq and Syria and decapitate themselves an infidel—which, according to the Koran, should “heal their hearts.”

(Perhaps that’s why one former British rock star and convert to Islam is so eager to decapitate Christians?  Perhap that’s why a jihadi savagely pulled out and bit into the heart of a fallen Syrian soldier—to heal his own heart by sating his rage against Allah’s “enemies”?)

Such Muslims join the jihad, and not only do they decapitate, but they mutilate, humiliate, and laugh at the disgraced enemies of Allah—in perfect emulation of the Islamic glory/gory stories they grew up on.

This is the true cult of jihad which few non-Muslims can begin to comprehend—and little wonder, considering that their political leaders, professors, and media continue to babble foolishly about how Islam is the “religion of peace.”

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  • Aryan Dastan

    bahahha what a load of bullshit.
    You guys seriously add your own stuff in there.
    journalism as its best

    • Pete

      These articles are bad and this site is no good, because

      - The pictures shown are not the truth?

      - You are afraid of the truth being shown?

      - You are squeamish?

      ***

      Discussion on CNN
      Pakistani woman: My relatives shot me, threw me in canal for marrying neighbor

      Aryan Dastan • 3 months ago

      People here are crazy… thenews has nothing to do with islam, yet all the blames on it.

      ***

      Bingo, we have a winner! Not only people who read FrontPage are crazy, but so are the people who read CNN.

      Not only is Dastan a Muslim apologist, he is Muslim. Thus his criticism. So long his people are not getting killed, he could not care less if any other group of people are getting killed.

      • 1keith1

        Don’t you know that Muslims kill Muslims, too?

        • kafir4life

          They have to in order to purify the faith. My suggestion is that every muslim “honor” one other muslim a day. Perhaps a muslim who’s the wrong “style” of muslim (shia sunni, etc), or a muslim who’s not quite muslim enough. Maybe a muslim that says that momo wore his pants 3 inches above the ankle instead of 4 inches. Or a muslim that uses the wrong size rocks or the wrong hand it wipe his/her butt. If every muslim honored one muslim per day, within a month the religion of islam will be pure. I’ve done the math. It works.

    • Ganesha_akbar

      ^deeply delusional

      Take your Haldol.

    • kafir4life

      Allahu’s Snackbar!!! That’s where I get my ramadamadingdong fast breaking meal. The pulled pork is mohammadelicious! Give it a try muslim! You’ll enjoy its koranical goodness!

  • Pete

    Great Apes whether their are chimpanzees or ‘h0m0 sapiens sapiens’ will m_tilate their enemies. However, humankind has supposedly grown and for the most part we do not regularly m_tilate our enemies anymore. Unless those humans are Muslims.

    Chimps will systematically m_tilate their victims. See this story: “Chimp attack man’s sad plea” (1)

    Some American Indians believed in dismembering the corpses of other fallen enemies to prevent them from being whole and virile in the afterlife and therefore a problem to the Indians in the afterlife. Ligurians and other Europeans were also head hunters. So they had similar beliefs to the American Indians.

    “On June 20, 2006 in al-Yusufiyah outside of Baghdad, Iraq, the bodies of American soldiers Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, members of the 101st Airborne division, were found m_tilated beyond recognition. Like the hostages in the Westgate shopping Mall there were reports that their eyes were gouged out, they were c@strated, their ears and noses were cut off and they were beheaded.” (2)

    “Another common form of Jihadist m_tilation is gouging out eyes and/or chopping off parts of a person’s face such as lips, ears and most often the nose. It was reported that all of these atrocities were inflicted on the hostages in the Westgate Mall.” (2)

    American solders have m_tilated their enemies. They did so in WW2. It was also against official policy and a stop was put to it. Also it was nowhere near as bad as what the jihadis do. I would also point out that many of the people who did it were in sustained combat unlike the jihadis at the Westgate Mall and many other places.

    Why is the Islamic world stuck in barbaric practices to a much greater degree than the rest of the world. The rest of the world has moved on. What is the apologia for Islam. Their religion only got started in in 632 AD so we have to spot them for 632 more years. Does anyone want to go through 632 more years of this shat? Do you not want to live in fear or tell them “Cease and desist or else”?

    (1) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1364810.ece

    (2) http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dawn-perlmutter/jihadist-ritual-murder-mutilation-at-the-mall/

  • cheechakos

    Let’s face it, muslims are violent ,psychologically warped,blood thirsty animals.
    Everything they do is for and about islam. They lack the ability to be independent individuals because islam is based on submission and subjugation .
    They obey the men who claim to be be spokesmen for muhammad and allah without question.
    islam is nothing more than a primitive death cult used to control large populations ,illegally accumulate wealth ,excuse bad behavior and justify perversions.

  • Texas Patriot

    Another great tell-it-like-it is bit of investigative journalism by Raymond Ibrahim. Just because it’s hard to believe doesn’t mean it’s not true, and the truth is that Raymond Ibrahim, Jamie Glazov, Daniel Greenfield and many others at FPM have taken on the difficult task of telling the truth about an ancient religion that (a) seems absurd to modern eyes and ears, but (b) is taken very, very seriously by its adherents and believers around the world. The bottom line is that bringing the truth to an incredulous and unbelieving world is always worth the effort, no matter how difficult it is. Keep up the great work, Mr. Ibrahim. Every little bit of truth makes a difference!

  • Ganesha_akbar

    Recall, the Caliphate also operates a lucrative new black market in exotic “soothing balm” supply. At $100K an ounce, kuffir blood vial prices find eager buyers among ultra wealthy Saudis.

    • Brown Wolf

      Oh my God! What is this?!

    • gary

      so, they can show the throat being cut, but not boobs?

      • Pete

        It would not make it any better if they were male of 80s years old.

        It strikes more of a chord that the person is young.

        It should be seen by all the freaking low information voters.

        • knowshistory

          in this case low information voters are not at fault. a huge majority is against importing vicious enemies of our population. the fault is with powerful criminals high in our government.

      • Ganesha_akbar

        I suspect Catholic News preserved the poor woman’s dignity against salaciousness. ISIS butchers likely vend their exotic blood vial product using with far worse advertising images to their devoutly perverse Saudi buyers.

        It is a necessary evil that the world be shown.

    • Bamaguje

      Could you guys please desist from posting graphic images… it churns my stomach and disgusts me.
      Raymond Ibrahim should have warned readers of graphic images at the beginning of his article.
      I can’t bear looking at the images, yet some beastly savages called Jihadists have no problem carrying out the dastardly deed.
      Where were these animals (Muslims) reared?

      • Ganesha_akbar

        ^Candorphobia

        You can’t look? Yet somehow found your way deep into the comments section?

        Don’t turn away. These murdered innocents deserve better than squeamish dismissal. We need a new Holocaust Museum to remember these butchered victims and teach the next generation of free people the evil of sharia-fascism.

        • Texas Patriot

          Has any attempt been made to authenticate and verify that image? In the age of digital photography with easy access to sophisticated image manipulation technologies, the ease of creating horrific propaganda that is not real is all too clear. If that image is not real, it probably shouldn’t be shown at all. If it is real, everyone should probably see it.

          Hiding the truth from the American people and the world at large is a mistake. Presenting falsely manipulated digital images is an even bigger mistake. Only by knowing the truth, and being guided by truth, and nothing but the truth, do we have any hope of overcoming the nightmare that has been, and is being visited upon Western Civilization by the scourge of Islamic jihad.

          • Ganesha_akbar

            Source: Slaughter of Middle East Christians Children and women
            http://www.catholic.org/news/international/middle_east/story.php?id=56481&wf=rsscol

          • Texas Patriot

            I think it’s fair to assume that the Catholic Church website would not publish that image if it had any reason to believe that it was false, misleading, or digitally manipulated. However, because of the absolute inhumanity of what is being depicted in that photograph, perhaps a greater degree of accompanying authenticating evidence should be required in this particular case.

            For example, are there any eyewitness statements corroborating and authenticating that the incident actually happened and that the photograph is a fair and accurate depiction of the incident? What do we know of the origin and chain of custody of the photograph itself? Has the image been forensically examined for evidence of possible digital manipulation, photoshopping, etc.?

            Proper authentication and verification of photographs of atrocities committed by an enemy can be extremely powerful in establishing the justness of the cause of defeating the enemy. But false images or improperly authenticated photographs can work the opposite way. Therefore, great care should always be taken to properly authenticate and verify each image, however difficult that process may be.

          • Ganesha_akbar

            Go to the Catholic News source article. There is ample authentication (if you have the stomach).
            http://www.catholic.org/news/international/middle_east/story.php?id=56481&wf=rsscol

          • Texas Patriot

            I’ve seen that article.

          • cree

            Your question has some merit. However, whether an original photo or not, there is ample evidence to the reality of what muslims do. Raymond would have long ago been discredited if his evidence were false.

            Give much credit to disgust. People, hiding the truth will accomplish what but to want of denial?

          • Texas Patriot

            I have a great deal of respect for the journalistic integrity of Raymond Ibrahim, and I do not believe that he would intentionally publish any image he knew to be false, misleading, or unfairly manipulated. However, the images of atrocities published by way of comments by readers are perhaps justifiably subject to a higher level of skepticism and scrutiny.

          • cree

            Noted. My mistake and sorry.

      • Marc Edward

        The world is disgusting, and you let pictures bother you. Let’s hope you don’t have to go outside.

      • http://www.youtube.com/dashcam55 dashcam55

        They are reared all over the world, even in the suburb that you live in.
        Their parents teach them the Quran which ISIL are following to the letter, you should read it sometime.
        http://quran.com/8/12

        Sahih International[Remember]
        when your Lord inspired to the angels, “I am with you, so
        strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the
        hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the
        necks and strike from them every fingertip.”

  • knowshistory

    why are the “graphic” videos/photos sanitized? islam could not ask for a better sponsor than the western media. even as islam murders their reporters, the media continues to proclaim the innocence of islam, and even covers up the evidence, blurring out the “graphic” parts. is there something so wrong with letting silly western geese see “graphically” what islam has planned for them? we do not know what it would take to wake up the silly people of the west, but our watchdog media is doing its best to make sure that never happens.

    • JimG33

      Google ISIS beheadings. No pixels there.

  • theBuckWheat

    Sadly, we are in an era when a person who tells the truth is called a “h8r”. Not wanting to be hateful, our top public officials are off shooting at errant unicorns, while leaving the southern border open to who knows what evil? We will soon reap what they sow.

  • Conniption Fitz

    There were several beheadings in the Bible:
    King David cut off the head of Goliath.
    Jezebel and Ahab’s children were beheaded by the elders of Jezreel in Samaria.
    Herod cut off the head of John the Baptist at the behest of Salome and her mother.
    None beheading was done at the direction of GOD.

    • Gee

      And how long has it been since that was done?

      The French used the guillotine until 1977. Cutting off how many thousands of heads?

      • Softly Bob

        For what reason though, to punish criminals or to punish innocent people (including women and children) just because they didn’t believe what the French believed in?

        • Conniption Fitz

          This was during the French Revolution – they were killing the aristocracy that had oppressed the poor.

    • Ganesha_akbar
  • sammy13

    Such evil.

  • http://www.apollospeaks.com/ ApolloSpeaks

    WHAT IS OBAMA’S IDEA OF AN ISLAMIC STATE?

    Click http://www.apollospeaks.com for the mind boggling answer.

  • Pollitically Uncouth

    I’m surprised they aren’t shrinking those heads and trying to sell them at the Swap Meet.

  • Libslayer

    These people are obama’s people.
    He sides with Islam. Always.

  • MicheleLloyd

    Islam is a curse upon mankind from Satan in revenge against God for when God expelled Satan from Heaven. And Satan shat his homosexual satyr Muhammad to preach Satan’s filth, perversion and hate.
    Islam delenda est “Islam must be destroyed.”

  • HolylandIsraelTours

    If only Westerners will read the Koran, Hadith and Sira, maybe, just maybe they will begin to understand the world that we are living in.

  • m parker

    The objective of the Islamic faith is to bring the world into submission to Allahs rules.This IS the context, there is no other.
    This was achieved by the first Muslims by conquering armies,who violently subjugated the inhabitants of the conquered lands,stole their properties, took women and children as sexual captives and demanded extortion money from those who wanted to remain alive under Islamic rule. This is exactly what IS and their fellow Islamists are doing, following the example of their role model prophet, and commands held within their “holy” book.
    All Muslims are obliged to do the same, that is, if they wish to remain true to their faith.

    Sahih Al Bukhari
    Volumn 004, Book 052, Hadith Number 196.
    —————————————–
    Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah ‘s Apostle said, ” I have been ordered to fight with the people till they say, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,’ and whoever says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,’ his life and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and his accounts will be with Allah, (either to punish him or to
    forgive him.)”

  • SparklingMoon,

    The current decline of Islam demands a Reformer. Islam today is in a very precarious state, and its light has been almost completely eclipsed. The Muslims have erred not only in their beliefs but also in their practices. They have fabricated some Traditions which have not only adversely affected their character, but are also contrary to the Divine law of nature.For example,Divine law has established three basic human rights: One must not kill an innocent person, one must not injure someone’s honour, and one must not unjustly appropriate another person’s property.And yet there are Muslims who break all three of these commandments.They murder innocent people and do not fear God.

    Just consider the perilous state of the religion whose Maulawis issue such edicts! All this is the work of egotistic people who falsely attribute such teachings to God and His Messenger.They must bear the burden of all the sins that are being committed by ignorant Muslims. They are like wolves in sheep’s clothing, deceiving the people, and they are a poison but feign to be a wonderful antidote. They harbor malice towards Islam and God’s creatures and their hearts are devoid of compassion and sympathy, but they pretend otherwise. Their sermons are misleading and calculated to serve their own selfish ends. They come into mosques masquerading as holy men whilst concealing their sinful character. This is not specific to any country, city or sect. The Muslim world is rife with those who call themselves ulema, attire themselves as Maulawis, and try to assume a spiritual countenance in order to appear godly, but their deeds betray their true nature and character. They do not desire piety or compassion to spread in the world, for this would go against their own interests.(Promissed Messiah)

  • SparklingMoon,

    All such verses of the Qur’an in the context of its previous and following verses, prove that they are a guidance for a particular time of war (for security and defence) otherwise the simple advise of the Quran for all people of other religions is: ”Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind to them and act equitably towards them; surely Allah loves those who are equitable. ”[Quran 60:10]

    ‘Those who possess sight, read the Ahadith and ponder over the Holy Qur’an should understand well that the kind of jihad practiced by many of today’s barbaric people is not Islamic jihad. Rather, these misguided activities that have spread amongst the Muslims are instigated by nafse-‘ ammarah [self that incites to evil] or by a crude desire for Paradise.

    During his entire life our Prophet (sa) was never the first to raise the sword. Indeed, he suffered for a long time at the hands of the disbelievers and displayed a degree of patience that is not possible for every person. His Companions (ra) held fast to the same lofty principle, doing as they were commanded, withstanding atrocities and demonstrating patience.They were trampled underfoot but did not utter a sound. Their children were cut to pieces before their very eyes. They were tortured with fire and water but, like innocent children, did not retaliate against this evil.

    Unfortunately, the Muslims — and the Maulavis(Muslim Clergies) in particular — know nothing about compassion for humanity. According to them, it is an act of Islamic virtue to fire a pistol or gun at an innocent person. Where are those who will act like the Companions(ra) of the Holy Prophet (sa) and remain patient while suffering torture? .(Ruhani Khazain))