Victim of Islam
From WikiIslam, the online resource on Islam
A victim of Islam is anyone who is prosecuted or killed in the name of Islam or for violating Islamic laws. The prosecutor may be an Islamic government, Islamic terrorists or Muslim civilians themselves.
Categories of Victims
Victims of Islam can be non-Muslims who are:
- Former Muslims
- Critics of Islam
- Civilians in a Muslim country
- Foreigners targeted by jihadists (Islamic terrorists)
Victims of Islam can also be Muslims who are:
- Women
- Children
- Homosexuals
- Blasphemers
- Fornicators
- Adulterers
- Heretics, who are declared so for non-orthodox interpretation of Islamic laws like Ahmadiyyas
- Who "imitate unbelievers"[1]
- Individuals that want to subvert an Islamic state like Dariush Forouhar
Examples
- Eugene Armstrong is a victim of the jihadists.[2]
- Hassan Pakravan was shot to death for showing mercy to Imam Khomeini.[3]
- Kim Sun-Il was a victim of jihadists.[4] (video of beheading)
- Mohammad Najibullah, a former president of Afghanistan, was killed and mutilated by the Taliban.
- Shosei Koda was another victim of jihadists.[5]
- Theo van Gogh was shot eight times and nearly decapitated for his short-film, Submission.
- Hojjat ol-Eslam Hesham Seymari was a Shi'ite opponent of wahhabism who was shot dead at his home. He was in charge of 20 mosques and "stood against the Wahhabis' investment and strong onslaught in the city of Ahvaz."[6]
References
- ↑ Saudi Arabia: Vicious about virtue - The Economist
- ↑ Video shows American hostage beheaded - CNN News, September 20, 2004
- ↑ Gen. Hassan Pakravan - HolyCrime
- ↑ The Murder of Kim Sun-Il - ProphetOfDoom, June 22, 2004
- ↑ Shosei Koda Memorial site
- ↑ Wahhabi opponent killed in Iran - BBC News, June 26, 2007