The Islamic State (ISIS) is now openly calling for the destruction of idols of Hindu deities in India. Is this a threat only the idols of the Hindu deities in the country, or are Hindus themselves the targets of the Islamic State?
The latest cover of the Voice of Hind magazine, a mouthpiece of the Islamic jihad terrorist organization, has recently surfaced online; from the looks of it, it does not augur well for India. The now-viral cover features the 123-feet-tall idol of Hindu deity Shiva installed at a temple in Murudeshwara, Karnataka. It is a major pilgrimage destination and a tourist attraction in South India. The iconic idol was digitally torn down and beheaded in true ISIS style; the black ISIS flag was planted at the apex, and the message “It is Time to Break the False Gods” was written underneath.
The cover obviously raises serious security concerns. India is surrounded by Muslim neighbors and has numerous jihadi elements within it; they could team up to take down one of the largest secular democracies of the region.
Outraged netizens have urged the Indian government to ramp up security measures around Murudeshwara and the temple that formed the backdrop of the ISIS magazine.
A politician from the ruling party, Dinakar Keshav Shetty, has taken cognizance of the matter. Sharing the disturbing image on his social media accounts, the Member of Legislative Assembly said that it has come to his notice through social media posts that the Voice of Hind magazine of the Islamic State has called for the demolition of the Shiva statue of Murdeshwara temple. He highlighted the fact that defending and developing Hindu temples is paramount for the Bharatiya Janata Party. He asserted that India’s defense force is strong and powerful enough to annihilate those who are behind these threats, and added that the Home Minister had been informed of this threat. He also assured the public that added security would soon be provided at the Murdeshwara temple. The coastal town is located near the sensitive Bhatkal town that is under the constant surveillance of Indian Intelligence agencies for regular anti-national activities.
Voice of Hind, a joint venture by the pro-ISIS media outlet Al-Qitaal Media Center and Junudul Khilafah al-Hind, can be defined as an India-centric online propaganda magazine. Launched in February 2020, it has been a regular menace, with a strong and obvious hatred for India. It canonizes the jihad terrorists of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K, or ISKP) and has made a saint of Pakistani national Huzaifa-al-Bakistani, who was a key recruiter for the Islamic State and was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan in 2019.
In its previous editions, the magazine wrote extensively about attacks on the Indian security forces, sought revenge for the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots, and elaborated on how to make most of the pandemic situation by attacking India when the country of 1.3 billion was at its weakest.
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) claims that the radical Islamic magazine is compiled by fresh graduates and translators operating from a “call centre-type setup” in Pakistan’s Karachi and Islamabad. Handlers responsible for collating the content for the ISIS mouthpiece are based in Afghanistan and India; some content creators have been recruited from Bangladesh and the Maldives as well. However, the editing of the articles, the designing of the pages, and the publishing of the final material all take place in the Pakistan-based facility only.
The involvement of Muslim youth in Kashmir must not be overlooked, either. The NIA, with technical expertise, have established that there are south Kashmir links with the site.
In July this year, three men – Tanveer Ahmad Bhat, Umar Nisar, and Rameez Ahmad Lone – were arrested in south Kashmir for allegedly being linked to a conspiracy of recruiting Indian Muslim youths for jihad, motivating them to join ISIS, and waging a ferocious jihad against India using the Voice of Hind magazine.
Reportedly, translators have also been hired for publishing area-specific articles in the local languages, including Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam. One Jufri Jawhar Damudi was arrested by the NIA in August for translating the content of Voice of Hind into various south Indian languages, and creating several pseudo-IDs on various chat platforms. Interestingly, this arrest was made from Karnataka’s Bhatkal area, which, as discussed earlier, is in close proximity to Murudeshwara, the site of the iconic Hindu idol targeted by ISIS on their magazine’s cover page.
Infidel says
India needs to take this, and start treating muslims as a security issue. Anyone they ID as ISIS should be slain in police encounters, and every last muslim who’s in India illegally should be deported to either Bangladesh or Pakistan
ISIS is there in Kerala, right next door to Karnataka, so it wouldn’t be that difficult for them to pull off this destruction of the Murudeshwara shrine
Lion heart says
Infidel : Muslims always brag how Islam is a pure monotheism while if you take a closer look at it , Islam is the top-notch paganism so for example , Muslims go to do the pilgrimage in Mecca where they go in circle around a an idol and kills an idol ( the black stone ) they throw stones at it thinking Satan is there ? and they touch the black stone for atonement of their sins as Muhammad said it in the Hadith and not only that , their shahada ( Islamic creed of faith declaration) would be unacceptable if they don’t mention Muhammad in it so if they were to say “ we bear witness that there is no God but Allah and they leave out the other part ( that’s and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah ) then their shahada is incomplete and unacceptable! and after all this , Muslims accuse others like Hindu and Christians of being polytheists while they themselves are the real polytheists ? at very least Hindu ( although I am not a Hindu but a Canadian Christian guy originally from Iraq) don’t have jihad against non Hindus nor do they have commands in their religion to fight against those who do not believe in their gods which Islam has ( Quran 9:29 ) let alone the Christians are not like that even in thr Old Testament, God didn’t command the Jews to fight anyone who don’t believe in him nor did he punished people inn the Old Testament wars because because they didn’t believe I him rather , he punished them for their many sins after he had given them a long time chances of repentance but they refused ! Islam is the only religion that commands its adherents to fight and kill anyone who don’t believe in Allah and Muhammad ( Quran 9:5,29 ) are the most obvious evidence for that .
Infidel says
Lionheart
I am a Hindu and a proud polytheist: myself worship 2 deities – Shiva and Durga. I do not believe that monotheism is either superior or inferior to polytheism. My own stance on this one is: to each, his/her own!
But the thing about islam is that it’s not about the rights of muslims or anybody, it’s about the rights of allah. I was watching one analyst in India summarize the rights of islam.
‣The most important rights on earth are about the rights of allah, followed by the rights of the ummah. The rights of average muslims are at the bottom of the pile
‣allah’s first right: only allah has the right to be worshiped, and that worship includes the defiling and desecration of other deities to demonstrate one’s fealty to islam
‣allah’s second right: all human beings, indeed all living creatures must be slaves to allah
‣allah’s third right: all human beings must fear allah
After that comes all the other rights, of shariah law being the only law in town, muslims being the favored people and so on
Once one understands this, all the double standards and hypocrisy that’s laid down by the quran and sunnah start to make sense
Lion heart says
Infidel : I know man ! But as you said it’s Islam where the priority of worshipping is to Allah only ! but Muslims themselves are the real polytheists no matter how hard they try to sugar goat Islam and even when they accuse Christians of being polytheists that stems from the face of Allah and Muhammad being ignorance about the doctrine of trinity and that was an excuse for Muhammad to fight Christians and kill them accordingly and the same applies to Jews
gregbeetham says
Arabs in some regions have a long history of worshipping rocks so including the pagan black stone effigy in the Kaaba makes sense to the stone worshippers, while in other areas the Moon worshipping cult was the main game in town which is why you still see the pagan crescent moon symbol used in various locations so what the fabricators of Islam did was to transfer the pagan moon god Allah to Islam then it became the god of Islam as well and took on some fresh but handy attributes like convenient servitude to their fake prophet Muhammad for one.
CogitoErgoSum says
For Muslims, having faith in Allah’s ability to overcome false gods is not good enough. So they have take things into their own hands. Wait a minute! Doesn’t that seem like an insult to a real god’s power and abilities to overcome false gods? Do Muslims even think about the nature of an all powerful god? Any god that has to rely upon human beings to destroy false gods is not THE GOD and not worthy of being worshiped. Such a god is itself a false god and, yes, it’s time to stop believing in that false god.
Infidel says
CES
Like we’ve noted many times, logic is about as haram in islam as a beautiful serrated sausage smeared in mustard and wrapped in bacon ?
tim gallagher says
Muslims seem to think that believing this one true god/thing, which they call allah, makes their loathsome, murderous and hate filled religion a pure thing. What a load of bullshit that is. Their concept of what god is like is the lowest and most evil of any religion. Their one true god is a disgusting, totally evil creature, dredged up from the evil minds of a bunch of barbaric scumbags back in the 7th century. Other religions have a more decent, pleasant version of what God is, and that is what matters. islam’s version of god is the worst ever. Well, maybe, the extinct Aztec religion was right up there with islam’s god. islam and its evil concept of what god is supposed to be like needs to go the way of the old Aztec religion. Then the world would be so much better.
CogitoErgoSum says
I don’t know why Cortez gets such a bum rap in history. The man was a hero in my opinion and should have his own day the same as Christopher Columbus. Screw indigenous people’s day. The Aztecs believed in monstrous gods …… and the god that Muslims worship is just as bad. Screw that god too. And while I’m at it I’ll throw in a random F*ck Joe Biden because I’m just in that kind of mood.
tim gallagher says
I agree with all the points you make there, CogitoErgoSum. From what I have read about that Aztec religion it was rotten to the core and its becoming extinct improved the world somewhat. From my point of view, if islam disappeared that would also improve things. I’m with you. Screw all the evil and barbaric belief systems (Islam being the one that is still around) that poison humanity. As for Biden, I live in Australia, but having such a doddering old demented clown in charge of the USA is a danger to all the countries of the world. He needs to be in a nursing home somewhere where he can’t make stupid decisions that impact the entire world..
Fitna says
Muslims hate Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Americans, Europeans, blacks, dogs, pigs, women, other Muslims who don’t belong to their sect.
I often see Leftists call Conservatives ‘hatemongers’ if they were really looking for the real thing, they’d find it all in Islam.
Every day all I see is a death cult that wants to take away your freedom, your land, destroy everything you hold dear. Why are we allowing more of these maggots to continue flooding our countries?
I believe it is our duty as ‘infidels’ to work to keep Muslims out of our countries and to ban Islam. It’s not enough to talk about it. We need to organize groups that will push politicians to remove Islam from our countries.
While Hinduism is largely pacifist, they should’ve learned from 800 years of occupation how evil the Muslims are. There’s only about 150-200 million Muslims in India and over 1 billion non-Muslims. How hard would it be for them to organize groups to defend their land from the enemy within?
Similarly in western nations we still outnumber Muslims 20 to 1. If we can get a few hundred thousand people together, it’d be an unstoppable force.
What would be even better is to either start anti-Islam parties or influence those on the center-right to oppose Islam. I have no interest in getting into politics buf if you have enough members in your group willing to do that, then you don’t have to rely on other parties to do your bidding.
savvyone says
Fitna, you are so right. It is hard to do that without knowing enough allies to formulate such a plan. If all the various anti-islam groups would get under one ‘umbrella’ we could really make a big difference getting the word out to the masses. Until that happens, we need to alert people to the various anti-islam sites. Jihad Watch and VDARE is another one, also, the people on the SPLC list would be good to hook up with; they are all doing good work.
Fitna says
Thanks savvyone and agreed. Unfortunately we infidels/non-Muslims have our own differences which sometimes prevents us from uniting under one cause/umbrella…but we really should put aside our minor differences and work to defeat Islam.
Muslims are full of hate, they’re also very politically motivated, that is largely the reason we’re not allowed to talk against Islam today because they spread the idea that it is bigoted, racist and Islamophobic to criticize Islam.
If we had our own pressure-groups then we could fight back against these demons destroying our freedom, while raping and killing people in the process and telling us to shut up at same time while they’re doing it.
We’re all just waiting for someone else to do it. Granted many of us already have fairly busy lives, so it’s difficult to be proactive and to ‘get involved.’ Certainly it’s also risky because Muslims will then want to go after us…but if we have a sizable group, they really couldn’t do much, esp. being in a non-Muslim country.
James Lincoln says
Strongly agree, Fitna.
James Lincoln says
savvyone says,
Up until just now, I had never heard of VDARE.
Thanks for the info.
https://vdare.com/about
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
” India is surrounded by Muslim neighbors”
https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/india_map.htm
shows only Pakistan, Bangladesh, and a sliver of Afghanistan as Muslim countries bordering India. China, Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka are not Muslim, are they? Nor are the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal “Muslim neighbors”.
Infidel says
You’re pretty right. Although China is the #1 enemy of India, and looks at India as their #1 threat, due to their bizzare belief that population is power. Nepal, which was previously Hindu, is currently still under a socialist regime, and not very friendly to India. Bhutan is somewhat neutral, and a Buddhist country, as is Burma and Sri Lanka. Burma was more pro-India under Ahn San Syu-Ki, but the current junta that’s in power is back to being pro-Beijing. And Sri Lanka has a complicated relationship w/ both India and China as a result of being in the Belt/Road scams
However, the story is largely correct: India is threatened on the east by Bangladesh (even if the Modi government likes to pretend that Bangladesh is an ally) and on the west by Pakistan. Also, the tiny sliver border w/ Afghanistan that you mention – that actually borders a part of Kashmir that is occupied by Pakistan, so in reality, India has no direct border w/ Afghanistan. Going from west to east and not counting the sea, it’s Pakistan, China (Xinjiang and Tibet), Nepal, Bhutan and Burma. Sri Lanka and Indonesia are maritime neighbors
Ewanda says
Everyone must read Robert Spencer’s “THE HISTORY OF JIHAD FROM MUHAMMAD TO ISIS” to appreciate the horrific nightmare launched on India by Muslims who dwelt thousands of miles away – but under their belief that Islam is only defensive needed to march on India to block those “Hindu Colonists” who at any moment were destined to march into Mecca and therefore had to be “discouraged”. and headed off before the Hindus could destroy Islam (tongue in cheek of course).
India’s horror commences on page 205 under the heading of THE RAVAGING OF INDIA of which bloodbath is truly an understatement.
Thank you Robert for documenting this historical truth because most of the world has no idea that Islam was so cruel on such a monumental scale. eg. on page 211 Tamerlane had 100,000 Hindu prisoners executed in one day!!! That’s one hundred thousand and it must never happen again although the momentum is picking up and the world must speak up immediately to block the inevitable wave of Islamic Righteousness..
D Cripps says
Thank you for this alert on ISIS.
It might be more accurate to call these Hindu statues “icons”. It may be my assumption, but I do not think they are worshipped per se, rather they are seen as representative of venerated figures or of aspects of deity.
Hari Singh says
Hindus are historically cognizant of centuries of depredations of Hindu Holy places. In northern India all old temples were destroyed during the Muslim occupation. Nearly all important Hindu Holy places, such as Lord Krishna’s birthplace in Mathura have nearby mosques.
This being the case most important and used Hindu Temples have para military guards with Sub-machine guns and semi-automatic rifles.
Hindus.
Hindus understand Koranic injunctions to destroy idolaters and idols and spend billions of dollars defending themselves from Islam.
Bikinis not Burkas says
What will they do with the Kaaba and the Black Stone they are both IDOLS!
Bikinis not Burkas says
What will happen to the Kaaba and the Black Stone, they are both IDOLS!
Hari Singh says
Hindus are not polytheist. The Vedic concept of the Godhead is rather subtle and complex more so than the Islamic concept of God. It takes a bit of study and realization.
Any concept of God is ultimately idolatry. God is beyond all concepts. The mind is limited but God is unlimited. So our concept of God is limited and not really an accurate understanding or description.
We have a limited less than God concept and worship that limited concept. So it’s all idolatry. But God gives us various concepts for various types of people. These concepts help us to cultivate love of God. We are judged by our intention. If our love of God is selfless God is happy. If we use a concept of God,that is ultimately idolatry, to attack murder,enslave and rape and becoming wealthy and powerful thereby that is not selfless worship but self aggrandizement.
God in most popular Hindu Scripture the Bhagavad Gita;
In Bhagwat Gita , Lord Krishna is himself saying that He is the source of all beings & gods. Not even that, as per Lord Krishna, all these universes & creations spring from but a spark of His splendor only. As per Him, He is seated in the hearts of all living entities. He Himself is Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva & Lord Brahma. He Himself is Sun, Moon, Wind & Fire. He Himself is Rama God too
A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attains peace from the pangs of material miseries.” (BG 5.29)
“O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.” (BG 7.7)
“O son of Prtha, know that I am the original seed of all existences, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men.” (BG 7.10)
“After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.” (BG 7.19)
“I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable OM. I am also the Rg, the Sama and the Yajur Vedas.” (BG 9.17)
“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.” (BG 10
Infidel says
Hari Singh
There is nothing wrong w/ polytheism, and Hinduism is polytheist by definition. Brahma is not Vishnu is not Shiva, and every deity has his or her own role in the grand scheme of things. Bhagvad Gita which you cited above is just a Vaishnav source, which is not endorsed by Shaivyas or Shaktas who believe Shiva or Durga to be the supreme deity. But Hindus – whether Vaishnav or Shaivya or Shakta – do not avoid worshiping the other deities, and that makes it polytheistic by definition. Again, like I pointed out yesterday above, nothing wrong w/ that
OLD GUY says
Islam wants to destroy all other religions and everything associated with them. The Christians of the world need to aware to the threat involved in opening your borders to followers of islam. The muslim/islamic followers as their numbers increase begin to attack other churches and people every where they get a foothold.
David Foot says
Gandhi was so immensely clever he went and made Pakistan!
Infidel says
Gandhi was a retard. And as the parent of someone on the spectrum, I don’t use that term flippantly