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Check this website it contains all what you need to answer many of these verses that are used to JUSTIFIED VIOLENCE.

http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-262-3441.htm

SOME VERSES CHRISTIANS, BOKO HARAM & TERRORISTS USE TO JUSTIFIED VIOLENCE IN ISLAM.

So when Allah says: “But when the forbidden months are past, then fight the pagans wherever you find them, and seize them and beleaguer them and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war)”

we must know that it is not general, since the verse above has qualified it to refer to the pagan Arabs who were actually at war with the Prophet (peace be upon him) and those who broke their covenants of peace. we must know that it is not general, since the verse above has qualified it to refer to the pagan Arabs who were actually at war with the Prophet (peace be upon him) and those who broke their covenants of peace.

This is further emphasized a few verses later where Allah says: “Will you not fight people who broke their covenants and plotted to expel the Messenger and attacked you first?” [Sûrah al-Tawbah: 13]

The section many people claim promises this virgins is an HAdith quoted below.

"Muhammad was heard say: "The smallest reward for the people of Heaven is an abode where there are eighty thousand servants and seventy two wives, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls, aquamarine and ruby, as wide as the distance from [Damascus] to San'a"

This hadith is rated by Islamic Scholars as being weak and having a disputed narration, hence such Information are not taking seriously. What is a Hadith? The Hadith is the record of the sayings & conduct of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Since the Hadith is not an holy like the Quran, because it was written and complied by humans. The scholars of the Hadith literature divided it into categories according to the degree of authenticity and reliability. The rule is that a Muslim does not believe in or work with a weak narration.

Mind you going back to the verse again, it is said it is for a believer nowhere it is said a Jihaadist, sucide bomber.

@Omo. Once again, Islam does not promise 72 virgins, or any forms of reward whatsoever for anyone who commits suicide. It is a totally absurd lie. The virgin myth has understandably received more than its fair share of publicity due to its hilarity and "romance" At the very least, it makes for a particularly gratifying affirmation for those who would love to see Islam go down the gutters. Besides, the harsh punishment that Islam bestows upon its followers who commit murder and suicide has been spelt out very clearly in the Quran:

Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily God hath been to you Most Merciful! If any do that in rancor and injustice, soon shall We cast them into the Fire: And easy it is for God. Chapter 4 Verse 29 - 30

Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him." (Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 445)

Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:"And if somebody commits suicide with anything in this world, he will be tortured with that very thing on the Day of Resurrection. (Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 73)

The condemnation Islam has towards suicide is so grave that it would be unthinkable for its followers to regard sex or VIRGINS as a reward if they were to take their lives.

And this kinda thing is why most of Africa will remain in the middle ages and never get past being third world.
Byran Morgan


Its ok to strip for the king in public yet they want to dictate morality to the people. Pathetic!
Mohammed Kahn


I dont understand what all this foss is about! Judaism, Christianity and Islam, all together forbids women showing nudity in public.. But raping a women is not about her being naked, its about a sick person not able to control his animal like behaviour!
Suzan Ozkan


This from a man with close to two dozen wives some of which where barely out of age when they were married.
And how does the king propose to tackle rapes of children and elderly women? Ban them from going outside?
Swaziland should deal with these perverts of men instead of shifting the blame and thus making an excuse for them to continue violating women.
REAL MEN DON'T RAPE...if you do, ask yourself this "How mich of a man am I?"


I think that every country that blames women for rape and forbids them from wearing "provocative clothing" should be obliged to have a similar law for men: zippers should be banned on trousers - elasticated bands only. The time it takes down a pair of pants, a woman has a fighting chance of escape. It takes two hands to take down elasticated pants and it's pretty difficult to move with pants dangling down knees or ankles.

Anyone who thinks an item of clothing "provokes rape" is a rapist in waiting. Scumbags. We should respect others regardless of what they are wearing (nor not).
Richard Erye


The very same Swazi Monarch feeds his lust, by allowing young innocent girls to parade in front of him naked in the name of culture !
Shipho Macho


Westerm influence. African women have pride and exposing body parts that need to be covered isn't part of that pride.
Ogochukwu Okoro

This is the best law. You cannot show the public what you don't sell. Then all these short skarts and tops are for prostitutes.
Moses Eartge


Is this the same country where topless beautiful , full breasted young girls parade what they gat for the king To pick from . Is this the same country?
Spinoza David

If walking naked is being modern, then animals are the most modern inhabitants of planet Earth.
And i fully congradulate Swaziland for realizing that earnestly, and for being steadfast in preserving a rather-eroding but fruitfull African culture.
Umu Hudeifa

Could be argued according to this that the low v-neck tops worn by some new presenters on your TV channel could also provoke rapists..rapists are rapists regardless of a womans clothing. an attempt to justify such an act is abhorrent

Robin Natasha


What will they ban next when there are still just as many rapes?
Sabrina Star


If the rape victim is the one who is responsible for encouraging the rape, then surely by that logic, the victims of other crimes like murder also are responsible for being a victim? So if someone kills someone else, for argument sake, if they claim mini skirts cause rape, then it's their own fault for encouraging themselves to be murdered? Let's not be inconsistent here! If you get murdered for saying a miniskirt causes rape, you had it coming. It's your own logic!

Logic and empathy escapes some people...
Richard Pruz

Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear miniskirts or tops which expose part of their stomach as they will be violating moral standards, a police spokesperson has said. "The act of a rapist is made easy, because it would be easy to remove the half-cloth worn by the women," Wendy Hleta was quoted as saying. Offenders face a six-month jail term under the ban, which invokes a colonial criminal act dating back to 1889. The ban also applies to low-rise jeans. |

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/12/20121224142653129706.html

Am going to post some of the comments I found quite interesting.

Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear miniskirts or tops which expose part of their stomach as they will be violating moral standards, a police spokesperson has said. "The act of a rapist is made easy, because it would be easy to remove the half-cloth worn by the women," Wendy Hleta was quoted as saying. Offenders face a six-month jail term under the ban, which invokes a colonial criminal act dating back to 1889. The ban also applies to low-rise jeans. |

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/12/20121224142653129706.html

Am going to post some of the comments I found quite interesting.

SaharaReporters Vs Premium Times: Vote Online Magazine Of The Year

Making a comparison between Sahara Reporters and Premium Times is like making one between PDP's BOT and NWC. Different fingers of a leprous hand. I think Sahara Reporters normally copy most of their news from Premium Times.

Seem like the monsters have struck around Mallam Kato area. These Kanuri Haramist self, can't they just give up. I beg they should go to their Kanuri enslave of Yobe & Borno

- “Buhari is a forthright and very clearly a disciplined man. He has managed to cut the image of a person who abhors corruption genuinely”. - Nuhu Ribadu Chairman EFCC Daily Trust - 27th Feb. 2007,

- “Buhari stands out to be the most DEDICATED and PATRIOTIC leader" -
Chief Olu Falae - ThisDay Newspaper, 23rd March 2007,

- "Buhari took any work that was given to him very seriously. He is reliable as he is hardworking and honest ”.
President Olusegun Obasanjo, in his book,
Not My Will.

- "As far as moral discipline goes,Buhari remains a shinning star in the firmament of generally lascivious and bankrupt military officers."
Chief Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu ... The Sun Newspaper, 15th August 2002.

some idiots will just sit in the comfort of their houses and start thinking about what to write, while some gullible readers will just digest it without cross checking. when did comments on Facebook represent the entire feelings of Kaduna Muslims?

The moment the helicopter crashed and claimed the life of Kaduna State Governor, 3 things instantly came to my mind;
1. Am glad the crash didn't happened in anywhere near northern Nigeria, it happened in a remote creek in Bayelsa.
2. The media, blogs, websites, social media will be filled with stories of how Muslims will be celebrating the death
3. Conspiracy theories will also rant the air on how northern leaders with there so called " Born to rule syndrome" are responsible for the crash.
Now my prediction has come to pass.

"October 1 2010 Bomb Blast Setup and Government Double Standard" is title of this letter written from Kuje Prison by Charles Okah addressed to Cardinal Okojie....I did not realize how much of a threat some of us have been to the GEJ Gang of Thieves as far back as October 2010....interes ting reading.....Enj oy....

CHARLES OKAH PRISON LETTERS - 08/12/2012 - THEWILL

November 19, 2012

Charles T. Okah
Single Cell Block
Kuje Prison
Abuja, Nigeria.

His Eminence
Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie
c/o Catholic Church Secretariat
Lagos, Nigeria.

Your Eminence:

October 1 2010 Bomb Blast Setup and Government Double Standard

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I hope this letter meets you well. The reasons I choose to direct this letter to you are that I am a Catholic and you are an old boy of my alma mater, St. Gregory's College, Lagos.

I write from Kuje Prison Abuja where two other Catholics and I have been languishing in solitary confinement for 2 years on trumped-up charges relating to the October 1, 2010 bomb attack claimed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).

My name is Charles Tonbra Okah, aka Billy Bones. On October 16, 2010 my residence in Apapa GRA was invaded by operatives of the State Security Services on the warrant that I was the suspected spokesman for MEND using the pseudonym
"Jomo Gbomo." My eldest son, visiting from the United States where he attends the University of Kansas (KU) was also arrested.

At the SSS Headquarters Abuja where we were flown to blindfolded with our legs and hands bound, my 'cooperation' was solicited for something completely different to my surprise. My captors threw me a lifeline; offering me our freedom and a lucrative contract in exchange for false testimony against my
younger brother Henry, who is resident in South Africa. I was to write a false statement claiming to have been told by Henry about the bomb plot and naming the following persons as his conspirators: Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, Chief Timipre Sylva, and Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. I bluntly refused.

To maintain pressure on me, I was told that my son would be implicated in the bomb matter, my containers of legitimate imports then at the Tin Can Port would be impounded and my business destroyed. I still did not budge, tossing their lifeline back with royal disdain.

When they realized I was not going to connive in their scheme, they became formal and reverted to the main reason for my arrest. I was asked for the MEND password which I told them I did not know. They bound me in a chair, took off my trousers and clamped a device to my penis. My legs were then put inside a basin of water. The device when turned on passed a high voltage of electricity to my body and I lost consciousness. This was on Monday October 18 at about 6pm. When I regained consciousness, I discovered I was at the National Hospital emergency room. I remember the doctors asking why I had trauma marks on my chest where the SSS doctor performed Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The SSS operatives
were evasive in answering questions at the hospital. That night I was released and taken to rest for the night at the State House Clinic. That was the last time a torture was carried out on me.

My son was eventually released after Mr. Femi Falana visited in the company of my wife after a month of being denied access to a lawyer. However, my containers have been impounded up to date and my bank account frozen.

The SSS stopped asking about the MEND password after Jomo Gbomo made another statement while I was in their custody but refused to still let me go because I did not cooperate earlier with them. Meanwhile in the ongoing trial in South Africa, Henry is accused of being the same Jomo Gbomo by the same people who say I am JG.

Double Standard in Kuje Prison:

On December 24, 2010 we were remanded in Kuje prison as a result of our application to be removed from the SSS detention cell. Unknown to us, the SSS passed instructions from "above" to the prison authorities to carry out "special treatment" in order to stampede us into a trial towards conviction. For 2 years we have been locked up in solitary confinement, are not allowed to exercise or get sunlight outside and are forced to sleep on the floor when bunk beds are available. Even a court order by Justice Gabriel Kolawole to the prison for a change in our confinement style was ignored after it was superseded by an 'order from above."

In late 2011, while locked up inside our cell block, prison officials clothed in protective apparel, face masks and gloves carried out fumigation without opening us to wait outside. Our protests fell on deaf ears and by the time they were finished we were in distress.

The Youth Corper doctor on call tried her best within her limits to the emergency she was confronted with. The poisonous gas and barbaric action reminiscent of the Nazi concentration camp infamous gas chambers, eventually led to the death of one Francis Osuwo, aka Gboko, also roped into this case by the SSS and a man I have never met before.

Interestingly, the four persons in detention were strangers to each other except for one Obi Nwabueze who is a family friend and close associate of Henry.

The fumigant whose chemical constituent were never relayed to us have affected my neurological system and I have been on a daily prescription of strong neurological medication prescribed by a neurologist of the National Hospital, Professor Bwala.

While the Boko Haram suspects at Kuje prison are allowed to worship in the prison mosque, we have never set foot in the prison chapel. They are also enjoying privileges such as cable television, radio, liberty to move within the prison walls, bunk beds to sleep on and phone calls to their families. We are
denied all of the above.

When I asked the current Controller of FCT Command the reason for the disparity, he said "the fear of Boko Haram is the beginning of wisdom." He further said the Moslem community was concerned about their welfare in custody.

Double Standard in the Court:

Even in the Courts where justice is supposed to be blind, the double standard is glaring. While Senator Ndume, accused of being a financier to Boko Haram was given bail by the same Judge presiding over our case, we have been denied bail.

I understand that this Senator was permitted by the same court to travel on his religious obligation to Mecca for the lesser Hajj while we are refused from attending mass in a chapel less than 50 meters from our cell block.

The court is willing to permit the Senator approval to travel abroad for his medical check if he can provide proof that such check up is not done locally. Meanwhile, I have been denied my application to go on a compulsory checkup which in my case is mandatory for a kidney donor, having donated my left kidney to my mother 30 years ago.

Our cases have been adjourned repeatedly for cruelly long durations. The last time I appeared in court was March 2012 and the next adjourned date is January 31, 2013, that is if that date will not be shifted again under a flimsy excuse.

All we ask is for a free and fair justice from an independent Judiciary that should release us instead of holding us as scapegoats over an obvious power show. While this government continues holding us hostage, our families are becoming destitute.

Our rights to freely worship as Catholics is being infringed by the state who have more respect for Islam when all religions should be treated equally.

Double Standards in the Polity:

The National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) was quoted as saying that the government of President Goodluck Jonathan has the phone numbers of suspected Boko Haram sponsors. Later the Inspector General of Police said certain
individuals had been put on a "watch list" as suspected Boko Haram sponsors.

Now the big question is why did the government not simply have our phone numbers and put us also on its 'watch list" while we move about freely? They did not hesitate to arrest us, clamp us on trumped-up charges and detain us on flimsy excuses. They did not merely talk, they took action even in South Africa where
my brother was arrested since 2010. Is there a better word to describe this other than hypocrisy?

The same government eager to negotiate with Boko Haram who claimed responsibility for over 100 attacks where Catholics have suffered the brunt, have refused to negotiate with MEND and continue to delude themselves that all is well.

Why would this government expect Boko Haram to unmask it leaders and negotiate when they can see that perceived leaders and supporters of MEND are being persecuted and jailed?

I welcome a fact-finding visit from the Church in the company of credible Human Rights groups to verify our allegations.

On the two occasions Kuje Prison was visited by the Bishop of Abuja during the Christmas of 2010 and 2011, he was surreptitiously steered away from where were we are held hostage and I believe he has no idea of what is going in inside Kuje prison.

Our prayers is that leaders of our Churches will be more sensitive and proactive in politics of the land that touches the lifes of their followers and not leave delicate issues solely in the hands of corrupt and selfish politicians, and majority of the population rid of a "Potiphar" mentality who believe lies when
told by SSS.

May God save our beloved country.

Yours Sincerely,

Charles T. Okah

CC: Pope Benedict, Vatican, Rome
Catholic Bishop of Abuja Diocese, Abuja FCT

"I was sick and in prison, and you visited me."
-Matthew 25. 35, 36

From Nasir El-Rufai's wall.
http://www.thewillnigeria.com/opinion/17471.html

Division of Labour: Nigeria will import electricity from Ghana for use in the banquet Hall.

Fact: Ghana is building the largest power station in Africa while Nigeria is building the largest banquet hall in Africa.

At least three people were injured when a bomb exploded close to the Kano Central Eid praying ground around 9am on Monday.

The bomb was planted close to a spot where Federal Road Safety, Police and other security agents have a post.

An FRSC official, a Hisbah official and an official of a Kano state transport regulatory body were injured by the blast and are presently at the Accident and Emergency section of the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano. [ Daily Trust ]

Kudus to Azare youths. For those not familiar with the area, Azare is in Bauchi State just about 50km to Potuskum. Azare are predominantly Hausa.

Boko Haram is a product of Kanuri. Kanuri being a minority tribe in Nigeria. Mohammed Yusuf, Abubakar Shekau, Mamman Nur, Habibu Bama, Shuiabu Bama, Abu qaqa 2, Bakaka, Senator Sherrif, Senator Zannan & Senator Nndume are all Kanuris. Am Hausa, I don't understand a single word in Kanuri, half of Kanuris don't speak or understand Hausa. Yobe & Borno States are the only 2 Kanuri states in Nigeria, hence Boko Haram only 2stronghold. Kanuri are from Kanem Borno empire, we Hausa are from Othman Dan Fodio empire, so historically we are not the same. We Hausa are not in support of Boko Haram, we despise them, we exposed them. Having wonder why they suffered most in Kano state in terms of human & logistics. If a mare 25% of Hausa people by chance supported Boko Haram, the over 3 million Christians will not be calling Kano state home today. We are victim in this madness called Boko Haram, the Hausa-Fulani Muslims who are seen to be the culprits even in situations where they are victims; even the lacklustre performance of the Jonathan administration is attributed to the “evil Hausa”. I can't blame igbos for Alluu massacre, 'coz I know the linguistic compositions of Nigeria.

My point here is stop blaming Hausa for the crimes committed by Kanuris

The JTF said the rumour is not true.
The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Maiduguri, Borno State
has refuted media reports that twenty ladies were
killed in Maiduguri for wearing mini-skirts and
trousers.
There reports, Friday, stated how the twenty ladies
were randomly selected from their houses early Friday
morning between the hours of 1a.m. and 2a.m. and
‘slaughtered’ for wearing mini-skirts.
However, the JTF spokesperson, Sagir Musa, in a
telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Saturday,
said the story was false.
“I have received many calls on this thing, even though
I am not in town, I have made several calls regarding
it and the response is that nothing like that has
happened,” Mr. Musa said.
Many residents of several areas of Maiduguri also said
they were unaware of the incident.
Efforts to talk to the spokesperson of the police in the
state, Gideon Jibrin, were unsuccessful as his
telephone number was ‘unavailable’.

The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Maiduguri, Borno State has refuted media reports that twenty ladies were killed in Maiduguri for wearing mini-skirts and trousers.

There were reports, Friday, (not in PREMIUM TIMES) that 20 ladies were randomly selected from their houses early Friday morning between the hours of 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. and ‘slaughtered’ for wearing mini-skirts.

However, the JTF spokesperson, Sagir Musa, in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Saturday, said the story was false.

“I have received many calls on this thing, even though I am not in town, I have made several calls regarding it and the response is that nothing like that has happened,” Mr. Musa said.

Many residents of several areas of Maiduguri also said they were unaware of the incident.

Efforts to talk to the spokesperson of the police in the state, Gideon Jibrin, were unsuccessful as his telephone number was ‘unavailable’.


http://premiumtimesng.com/news/108447-jtf-residents-deny-attack-on-ladies-wearing-mini-skirts-in-maiduguri.html

STOP BLAMING HAUSA FOR KANURI BOKO HARAM

Boko Haram is a product of Kanuri. Kanuri being a minority tribe in Nigeria. Mohammed Yusuf, Abubakar Shekau, Mamman Nur, Habibu Bama, Shuiabu Bama, Abu qaqa 2, Bakaka, Senator Sherrif, Senator Zannan & Senator Nndume are all Kanuris. Am Hausa, I don't understand a single word in Kanuri, half of Kanuris don't speak or understand Hausa. Yobe & Borno States are the only 2 Kanuri states in Nigeria, hence Boko Haram only 2stronghold. Kanuri are from Kanem Borno empire, we Hausa are from Othman Dan Fodio empire, so historically we are not the same. We Hausa are not in support of Boko Haram, we despise them, we exposed them. Having wonder why they suffered most in Kano state in terms of human & logistics. If a mare 25% of Hausa people by chance supported Boko Haram, the over 3 million Christians will not be calling Kano state home today. Check the list of most wanted Boko HARAM submitted by JTF, 90% of them are from Borno & Yobe.

We are victim in this madness called Boko Haram, the Hausa-Fulani Muslims who are seen to be the culprits even in situations where they are victims; even the lacklustre performance of the Jonathan administration is attributed to the “evil Hausa”. I can't blame igbos for Alluu massacre, 'coz I know the linguistic compositions of Nigeria.

Just finished listening to BBC HAUSA SERVICE now, the only news about Boko Haram was the bounty placed on its leaders. God punish vanguard for this lie

20 Ladies!!!!!! Damn it, I don't believe this story. How often do women wear mini skirt in the north especially in a Boko Haram infested state like Borno. This story is fake jare.

I was in Bichi when the incident occurred, no any lost of life, no one can even give an accurate account of what led to the crisis. but the fact is this some bunch of marijuana smoking criminals just used an excuse to loot period. However a good number of them have been arrested.

really unemployment and high birth rate is causing a lot of problems here in the north, a lot of youths growing up without parental control or guidance.

Anytime a market is showed on TV in the West or America you discover that they only display flesh of cows, goat or any other animal they killed. I kinda of wonder what do they do With the cow Legs, cow head and other organs we here in Africa see as delicacy. Do they throw them away or what?

@Moderator. You can re arrange the question pls.

Three dead bodies suspected to be that of Fulani herdsmen were found yesterday morning at Shonong village of Riyom LGA in Plateau State. Just in right now: The village Head of Kura Falls scene of of deadly attack last 3 months have been killed in a pre dawn attack on the village.