{"id":515,"date":"2009-11-05T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T08:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2009\/11\/collateral-shahadat-too-good.html"},"modified":"2009-11-05T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T08:05:34","slug":"collateral-shahadat-too-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2009\/11\/collateral-shahadat-too-good.html","title":{"rendered":"“collateral shahadat” – too good, yaar"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is absolutely brilliant<\/a> –<\/p>\n

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As we already know, only Muslims are human beings. This is also an indisputable fact. So, when good Muslims meet non-Muslims, it is their duty to convert the latter. This way they are actually helping non-Muslims become human. If they convert, well and good. If not, they should be taken to task at once. Or better, bombed! After all, we believe in humanity.<\/p>\n

(…) They should be bombed because it’s okay to bomb non-humans. However, humans (Muslims), who might also die in such an attack need not worry. Along with the bomber they too will go to heaven. This is called collateral shahadat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

by blogger Nadeem Paracha. Satire aside, this probably is how Al Qaeda actually thinks.<\/p>\n

(There’s more<\/a> where that came from)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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