Martyrdom and Islamic Beheading
March 24, 2006
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An old friend of mind sent me an e-mail this morning. He asked about several things concerning statements writers made about martyrdom. He wanted to know if they were actually found in the Koran.
He asked about the sacred Islamic practice of beheading and martyrdom. So, I decided to put up two back to back blogs on the information, in case others might be curious about the two subjects. I will put up one from our Archives about martyrdom before noon today and another about beheading this afternoon.
SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 113C
April 1, 2003
Why Are a Few Willing to Be Martyred for Allah
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Because they truly believe the following promises directly quoted from the Koran:
“Believers, do not follow the example of the infidels, which say of their brothers when they meet death abroad or in battle: ‘Had they stayed with us they would not have died nor would they have been killed.’ Allah will cause them to regret their words.
It is Allah who ordains life and death.
He has knowledge of all your actions. If you should die or be slain in the cause of Allah, His forgiveness and His mercy would surely be better than all the riches they amass. If you should die or be slain, before Him you shall all be gathered.”
“You must not think that those who were slain in the cause of Allah are dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord; pleased with His gifts and rejoicing that those whom they left behind have nothing to fear or to regret; rejoicing in Allah’s grace and bounty. Allah will not deny the faithful their reward.”
“As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe their guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them.”
What follows are the promises of Allah to anyone who is martyred in war, a Jihad, or an intifada. The ones who blow themselves up for Allah actually believe they will immediately be ushered into Paradise and be given the promises found in the following verses quoted directly from the Koran:
“Allah will deliver them from the evil of that day and make their faces shine with joy.
He will reward them for their steadfastness with robes of silk and the delights of Paradise. Reclining there on soft couches, they shall feel neither the scorching heat nor the biting cold.
Trees will spread their shade around them, and fruits will hang in clusters over them.
They shall be served with silver dishes, and beakers as large as goblets; silver goblets that they themselves shall measure: and cups brim-full with ginger flavored water from the Fount of Selsabil. They shall be attended by boys graced with eternal youth, who to the beholder’s eyes will seem like sprinkled pearls.
When you gaze upon that scene you will behold a kingdom blissful and glorious. They shall be arrayed in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver.
Their Lord will give them pure beverage to drink.
Thus will you be rewarded; your high endeavors are gratifying to Allah.”
“They shall recline on couches lined with thick brocade, and within their reach will hang the fruit of the two gardens.”
“They shall dwell with bashful virgins whom neither man nor jinnee will have touched before.”
“But the true servants of Allah shall be well provided for, feasting on fruit, and honored in the gardens of delight. Reclining face to face upon soft couches, they shall be served with a large goblet filled at a gushing fountain, white, and delicious to those who drink it.
It will neither dull their senses nor befuddle them. They shall sit with bashful, dark-eyed virgins, as chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches.”
The question is not whether you believe these promises – The question is, DO THEY BELIEVE THEM
? YES! A FEW DO BELIEVE THEM!
The Islamic Clerics are able to get about 1 or 2 percent of the believers so pumped up on these promises, that they go to their martyrdom for Allah, fully expecting to be receiving them a split second after their soul leaves the body. Fortunately, the majority of Muslims, among whom I have lived, profess the faith, but practice it like a game of show and tell. Most are like a lot of Christians. If they were arrested for being Christians, they would be acquitted for lack of evidence. It is quite remarkable how many wars since the cross have been fought because of ungodly leaders who have used religious fanatics to stir the souls of those following a false God.
End Archive Prophecy Update Number 113C
ADDITION TO ARCHIVE PROPHECY UPDATE 113C
March 24, 2006
Update 113C was written three years ago.
It is likely that the number of Muslims in the Middle East that are will willing to be martyred may have risen to as high as ten percent. The spirit of Islamic Jihad has been increasing at an alarming rate during the last three years.
As the possibility of its success grows in the minds of Islamic followers, so does the number willing to be martyred.
There have been more traditional teachings about what Muhammad said and did than what he wrote in the Koran. Many of the statements made by writers today were taken from the traditional teachings, and not from the Koran.