Muslim Activists Murder Three Farmers

RELIGION — BY ARNOLD VINTNER ON JUNE 5, 2010 AT 2:50 AM
Muslim activists from the Abu Sayyaf group murdered three rubber farm workers this week outside the Sumisip township in the Philippines.
The activists, led by senior Abu Sayyaf commander Furuji Indama, abducted the men from a passenger mini-bus on 27 May. The Muslims demanded 3 million Philippine pesos (approximately $64,000 USD) from their families. The families had no ability to pay the ransom and the Muslims responded by murdering the hostages.
Abu Sayyaf and other Muslim groups believe that all non-Muslims must pay Muslims tribute (Jizya) for protection against these attacks. This belief is codified in the Qua’ran:
9:29 Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.
It is also supported in the Hadith:
Muslim (19:4294):If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah’s help and fight them.
Bukhari (53:386): Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e. tribute); and our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says:– “Whoever amongst us is killed (i.e. martyred), shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever amongst us remain alive, shall become your master.”
Ishaq 956 & 962: He who withholds the Jizya is an enemy of Allah and His apostle.
The Abu Sayyaf group is a part of the worldwide Islamist movement which seeks to overthrow secular governments and replace them with an Islamic caliphate ruled by sharia law.