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Islamic State (IS) has reportedly banned residents of its stronghold, Mosul, from performing Eid prayers claiming that the practice does not belong in the religion.
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Ismat Rajab revealed the militant group which has taken over large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has warned residents from offering Eid prayers claiming that it is not “originally an Islamic practice” and was not performed in Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) time.
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The IS gained control of Mosul last year and since then the group has been bringing constant changes in the area, imposing new rules and regulations.
The militant group has further been accused of enforcing strict punishments on anyone who does not follow the rules, including death penalty for offenders.
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Among its new rules, a week before Eidul Fitr was to be celebrated around the world, the militant group banned the religious and cultural act in Iraq.
If this is true and there is no way to find out ... But it suits them ... They are angry people and don't want happy times. This is the neokhariji movement. They will implode soon ... This ideology cannot last long its too unstable.
They're a bunch of stupid evil men. "Not practiced in the Prophets time". Yeah okay. Nutters. They don't know anything about the sunnah or the Prophet pbuh. How can people still be fooled into thinking these people are Muslims? They do everything that is the complete opposite to Islam. I'm surprised they didn't ban Ramadhan. Idiots.
If this is true and there is no way to find out ... But it suits them ... They are angry people and don't want happy times. This is the neokhariji movement. They will implode soon ... This ideology cannot last long its too unstable.
We should not even use word last. For some thing to last it has live for little.
Their ideology is a no no even for a week.
Scary thing is their weapons. And how no one is taking them out.
**According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Isis has declared the practice of Taraweeh prayers as ‘Bid’ah’, which in Arabic means religious improvisation.
**The ultra-radical group had decreed that the Taraweeh prayers should not be performed as there is nothing religious about it and just a ‘fad’ invented by Saudi clerics. It is practised widely in Saudi Arabia.
Taraweeh prayers are performed by pious Muslims, including Salafists. Although Isis is an offshoot of salafism, the radical group has decreed that anyone found performing Taraweeh prayers will be flogged in public.
