When the BBC tries to demonise Muslims (Ex-Muslim topic)
What do you do as a news organisation when you think you have a meaty story that could go viral and be popular?
The BBC is like a dog with a bone about the topic of people who are leaving Islam. However, since no one has been that interested in the topic, it hasnt really surfaced much.
So what is an organisation to do when it doesnt gain the expected results the first time (9 January 2015)? Well, ofcourse, try again (8 June 2015) and again (28 September 2015).
"losing faith" and exMuslims
Maybe it is just me and I live a sheltered lifestyle, but all of a sudden, there seem to be articles about people leaving Islam and their "courage" that are doing the rounds in mainstream media.
A lot of Muslims will rather ignore this issue, but if it blows up in our face, we will all suffer.
Ridda Wars, The Sahaba's forced Islam on people
The Ridda wars also known as the Wars of Apostasy, were a series of military campaigns launched by the Caliph Abu Bakr against rebel Arabian tribes during 632 and 633 AD, just after Mohammed died.
The concentrations of rebels nearest Medina were located in two areas: Abraq, 72 miles north-east of Medina, and Dhu Qissa, 24 miles east of Medina.
These concentrations consisted of the tribes of Banu Ghatafan, the Hawazin, and the Tayy. Abu Bakr sent envoys to all the apostate tribes, calling upon them to remain loyal to Islam and continue to pay their Zakat.
The caliph formed 11 main corps, each under its own commander.
A standard was given to each corps.
The available manpower was distributed among these corps, and while some commanders were given immediate missions, others were given missions for which they would be launched later.
The 11 corps commanders and their assigned objectives were as follows:
1.Seek the tribes which are your objectives
2.Call the Azaan.
3.If the tribe answers with the Azaan, do not attack. After the Azaan, ask the tribe to confirm its submission, including the payment of zakat. If confirmed, do not attack.
4.Those who submit will not be attacked.
5.Those who do not answer with the Azaan, or after the Azaan do not confirm full submission, will be dealt with by the sword.
6.apostates who have killed Muslims will be killed.
Islam is full of fitna's