True Colours wrote on Aug 1
st, 2013 at 6:45am:
freediver wrote on Jul 31
st, 2013 at 9:55pm:
Ah, so that's why he executed 700 POWs?
Since when are criminal traitors who aid the enemy POWs? If a bikie gang attacks police, will you call them POWs?
TC this is not the first time I responded to you. Instead of repeating yourself and pretending no-one can counter your claim, why don't you try addressing what people say? It is hardly a good look for you when the only thing you can do is repeat yourself, apparently incapable of comprehending what everyone else is saying to you.
freediver wrote on Jul 31
st, 2013 at 7:55pm:
Quote:Banu Qurayza were not POWs by any modern definition. They were criminal traitors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Banu_Qurayza
Quote:When they reached the habitations of Banu Quraiza, they laid tight siege to their forts. [1][31] The Banu Qurayza retreated into their stronghold and endured the siege for 25 days. As their morale waned, Ka'b ibn Asad (the chief of the tribe) suggested three alternative ways out of their predicament: embrace Islam, kill their own children and women, then rush out for a charge to either win or die; or make a surprise attack on the Sabbath. The Banu Qurayza accepted none of these alternatives. Instead they asked to confer with Abu Lubaba, one of their allies from the Aws. According to Ibn Ishaq, Abu Lubaba felt pity for the women and children of the tribe who were crying and when asked whether the Qurayza should surrender to Muhammad, advised them to do so. However he also "made a sign with his hand toward his throat, indicating that [their fate] would be slaughter".[7][8][9][22] According to Mubarakpuri, Abu Lubab begged Muhammad for forgiveness (on behalf of the Qurayza), but Muhammad said it is only God who can forgive him.[1][31] The next morning, the Banu Qurayza surrendered and the Muslims seized their stronghold and their stores.[24][32] The men - numbering between 400 and 900[7][33] - were bound and placed under the custody of Muhammad ibn Maslamah, who had killed Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, while the women and children - numbering about 1,000[33] - were placed under Abdullah ibn Sallam, a former rabbi who had converted to Islam.[34]
According to Mubrakpuri, Muslims continued their siege for many days and were getting tired. Ali and Az-Zubair bin ‘Awwam proceeded with ‘Ali swearing that he would never stop until he had either stormed their garrisons or been martyred like Hamza.[1]
Muhammad meanwhile asked one of his poets, Hasam bin Thabit to abuse them with his poems. This is mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari, 5:59:449
Demise of Banu Qurayza
Surrender and execution
Tabari and Ibn Hisham mention 600-900 of the Banu Qurayza were beheaded.[3][35] Detail from miniature painting The Prophet, Ali, and the Companions at the Massacre of the Prisoners of the Jewish Tribe of Beni Qurayzah, illustration of a 19th century text by Muhammad Rafi Bazil.
After their garrisons were stormed by Ali they had no choice but to comply with Muhammad's judgement. Muhammad ordered that the men should be handcuffed, and this was done under the supervision of Muhammad bin Salamah Al-Ansari while the women and children were isolated in confinement. Thereupon Al-Aws tribe interceded begging Muhammad to be lenient towards them. He suggested that Sa‘d bin Mu‘adh a Muslim convert who was a former ally of the tribe, should decide their fate.
So tell me TC, that sound sound like 700 trials for the charge of treason, or the capture of prisoners of war?
Quote:Strange, because if that were true, why did the prophet rarely execute enemy fighters?
Because it wasn't conveneint for him to do so? Are you suggesting that Islam forbids execution of POWs, and that Muhammed was so mentally challenged he couldn't tell the difference?
Quote:It is a fact that enemy fighters were usually not executed - even though it was common practice amongst non-Muslims at the time.
If it was so common, you won't have any trouble giving an example of some other lunatic Arab warmonger who executed 700 POWs. Will you?
Quote:It is actually amazing to think that Muslims rarely killed captured enemy fighters. Compare that to the Christians Crusader - they killed every man, woman and child that they could get their hands on when they invaded Jerusalem in 1099
No-one worships warmongers TC, except for Muslims. Can you tell the difference? We are not bringing this up because of what someone did 1400 years ago, we are bringing it up because you appear to think that this is an example to follow.
Quote:Wrong. The book says that the leader of the Muslims should do what is in the best interests of the Muslims - and this includes the option to free POWs in order to create goodwill between Muslims and their enemies.
Didn't you just have trouble understanding why Muhammed would refrain from slaughtering POWs?
You appear to be agreeing and disagreeing at the same time - not executing POWs is an 'option'????
Does Islam permit the execution of POWs? And why are Muslims so afraid to answer this question?
Quote:The book even goes on to say that a Muslim who unlawfully kills a POW can be punished:
When is it unlawful? Always? Or only when they are not permitted to by superior officers? Is this yet another transparent attempt at misleading non-Muslims?