There are theological disputes and there are theological disputes, but Islamic law mandates death for heresy and apostasy, and promises paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (Qur’an 9:111), so this sort of thing is going to happen.
“Taliban cleric killed in blast in Kabul – officials,” by Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Jibran Ahmad, Reuters, August 11, 2022:
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg on Thursday, according to officials and Taliban sources.
“Very sadly informed that respected cleric (Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani) was martyred in a cowardly attack by enemies,” said Bilal Karimi, a spokesperson for the Taliban administration.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.
Four Taliban sources told Reuters the attacker was someone who had previously lost his leg and had hidden the explosives in a plastic artificial leg.
“We are investigating who this … person was and who had brought him to this important place to enter the personal office of Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani. It’s a very huge loss for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” said one senior Taliban official of the interior ministry, referring to the group’s name for its administration….
