Sufis
Sufis
Pakistan: Islamic jihadists throw grenades and open fire at Sufi gathering, murdering eight people
This latest attack on Sufis in Pakistan highlights some of the prevailing myopia about the jihad problem. The Sufis are often cited as proof that Islam can reform and be non-violent, which is not precisely accurate since Sufis have never rejected violent jihad in principle, and the Chechen jihad was led by Sufis for quite […]
Libya: Islamic supremacists bulldoze Sufi shrine
Actually, oddly enough, it was Sunni Muslim “hardliners” who did the deed, as they consider Sufis heretical. And Jihad Watch reader Maxwell commented: “Why wasn’t there a Rachel Corrie to stop the bulldozer?” “Sufi shrines attacked ‘by Islamist hardliners’ in Libya,” from Malta Today, August 26 (thanks to all who sent this in): A Sufi […]
Sunni Muslims bomb Sufi shrine at Friday prayers, murdering ten
The Taliban consider worship at Sufi shrines to be illegitimate. This is how they make their point. “Terror strikes mosque at Friday prayers; 10 worshippers killed,” from the Economic Times, March 4 (thanks to Mijanur): PESHAWAR: Ten worshippers, including a child, were killed and 30 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a […]
Islamophobes murder five people with bomb at Sufi shrine in Pakistan — no, wait…
It wasn’t Islamophobes, it was Islamic jihadists. But given the amount of attention the former group receives from the mainstream media and putatively moderate Islamic advocacy groups, as opposed to the attention the latter group receives from the media and the “moderates,” one may be forgiven for assuming. “Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine […]
NY Times: Rauf is a Sufi, so Ground Zero mega-mosque is A-OK
Contrary to his claims of moderation, the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, leader of the mega-mosque initiative, is an open advocate for Sharia, and calls for restrictions on the freedom of speech in his book What’s Right with Islam. He has (like CAIR) refused to denounce Hamas. He has lied about his commitment to religious dialogue. […]
Jihad/martyrdom bombers murder 35 in attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan
“Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain…” — Qur’an 9:111 “Deadly blasts hit Sufi shrine in Lahore,” from the BBC, July 1 (thanks to Satya): Suicide bombers have launched a triple attack […]
Iraq: Suicide Bomber kills 10 at Sufi Muslim gathering
Apostasy alert from Reuters: BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of Sufi Muslims north of Baghdad, killing 10 people in the latest attack by Iraqi insurgents on religious sects they disapprove of, officials said on Friday. The bomber detonated his explosives on Thursday evening in a house near the town […]
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