In honor of the holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State launched a Quran memorization competition, with slave girls as prizes. Ramadan is a time of year where Muslims are meant to rejuvenate their faith. Memorizing the Quran is a considered a pious and worthy thing to do and many memorization competitions are held around the world, especially during Ramadan. It is believed to be the month during which Mohammed received the Quran (specifically on ‘The Night of Power’). Reading the Qur'an during Ramadan is strongly encouraged The Islamic State put out the following notice advertising the competition in Al-Barakah province in Syria. Links to the chapters of the Quran that have been chosen for the competition are provided (the translation is the Sahih International version). The chapters selected by the Islamic State include some of the most warlike passages in the entire Quran. Jihadists also consider Ramadan to be the optimal month for Jihad. Last year the Islamic State proclaimed a caliphate on the first day of Ramadan.
Province al-Barakah ISIS Announcement To the soldiers of the Islamic State in all of the departments in the province of el-Baraqa. We congratulate you for the blessed Ramadan month and may the Lord accept from us and from you the fast …May God deliver us and you from the fire. The department of dawa in the mosques announces the beginning of a tournament to memorize suras from the book of Allah. The Suras are: Surat al-Anfal Surat al-Tawba Surat Mohammad Surat al-Fath From the first of Ramadan 1436 until the 20th of Ramadan. Whoever wants to participate must register with the imams of the following mosques. The Mosque of Abu Bakr el-Sadiq The Mosque of Osama Bin Laden The Mosque of Abu Musab el-Zarqawi The Mosque of el-Taqwa In the name of Allah, the competitors will be divided and marked between the dates Ramadan 2st until Ramadan 27th. The prizes will be distributed on the first day of Eid el-Fitr in the name of Allah. The Prizes for this competition are: 1st prize: A slave girl 2nd prize: A slave girl 3rd prize: A slave girl 4th prize: 100,000 Syrian lira ($462) 5th prize: $90,000 Syrian lira 6th prize: 80,000 Syrian lira 7th prize: 70,000 Syrian lira 8th prize: 60,000 Syrian lira 9th prize: 50,000 Syrian Lira 10 thprize: 50,000 Syrian Lira We ask the great lord to make your life easier and to grant you with what he loves and what pleases him. The Dept. of Dawa and Mosques. ----- The Islamic State captured thousands of women and forced them into sex-slavery, selling them in marketplaces. A woman who works with survivors recently reported that she knows of at least 150 Yazidi girls who have killed themselves rather than endure the brutal life of a sex slave. A nurse reported "The bodies of some who committed suicide were thrown to the dogs."
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