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Article
Publication Date
1-17-2016
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Excerpt: For a mere Muslim mortal, Allah’s granting of martyrdom (Shahada) is the pinnacle of spiritual achievement. The martyr (Shahid) is granted unique privileges among which are the right to bypass the moral interrogation meted out to determine after death whether one is spiritually fit; the complete freedom from all anguish, pain, and suffering caused by one’s wounds as one immediately traverses into the highest of seven heavens; the right to intercede and request divine favors on behalf of seventy of one’s loved one’s; the enjoyment of exclusive sexual privileges with seventy-two virgins; and finally, the right to exist within the proximity of the All Mighty Allah and an eternity spent in enjoyment of the sumptuous delights of a blessed paradise.
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Kamolnick, Paul. 2016. The Mysterious Case of the Islamic State Organization (iso) Smiling Martyr--Solved. Small Wars Journal. http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-mysterious-case-of-the-islamic-state-organization-iso-smiling-martyr-solved
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