A few days ago ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi attempted to recruit people to the extremist cause. Naturally many Muslims saw the opportunity for a good old fashioned Twitter roasting.
“We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight,” tweeted the al-Baghdadi account.
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
— İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي (@iyad_elbaghdadi) December 26, 2015
But Muslims around the world had better things to do than head to the Middle East for a religious war.
Hasn’t he heard of the sales? There are bargains to be had!
@iyad_elbaghdadi The Boxing Day Sales are on, don't you remember!
— john cooke (@logicandmagic) December 26, 2015
There were dinners that just couldn’t be missed.
https://twitter.com/Janoobi_MUFC/status/681507455025676288
And Star Wars has just come out, you know.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Sorry but I'm watching Star Wars, maybe tomorrow…
— Aim Amraam (@Aim_Amraam) December 27, 2015
Plus there’s the next movie to look forward to…
Sorry mate, I don't want to risk dying before the next Star Wars comes out. https://t.co/vvnbXmsMfK
— Mohsin (@MohsinShafi91) December 27, 2015
Netflix 1, ISIS 0.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Nah, I prefer to sleep in and binge watch shows on Netflix.
— Mohammad Usman Aijaz (@muaijaz) December 28, 2015
This guy had other plans. Maybe later though?
@iyad_elbaghdadi Sorry man, but i have to celebrate the new year with friends ? ? and busy with organising a party ?. Maybe later ? :p
— Maiwand (@najibsamehgmail) December 28, 2015
It would be a crime to leave this view.
https://twitter.com/MalikaMaluka/status/681265252755963908/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
And there’s important things like the next season of Game of Thrones to consider.
@iyad_elbaghdadi I wanna wait until April and find out what happened to Jon Snow
— Hind #WhereIsNoof (@hsulaiti) December 27, 2015
Does ISIS take curfews into account?
https://twitter.com/guidanceofgod/status/681145907870593024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Some people were interested in al-Baghdadi’s proposition, but weren’t sure if they qualified.
@iyad_elbaghdadi I'm not Muslim but I'm giving up drinking for January so need something to do. I'm not very outdoorsy though, is that ok?
— tom fawcett (@tomjy85) December 26, 2015
Especially if they had plenty of free time ahead of them.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Oh, dude, can I join? I'm actually an infidel, but I've nearly finished Fallout 4 so I'm going to have loads of time free
— Joel (@ThePunnyTeacher) December 28, 2015
And then there’s the people that can’t miss an opportunity for a pun.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Sorry am in a bit of a hurry, must 'daesh'!
— Glen Hattersley (@rocknroll66) December 27, 2015
Once again, Twitter triumphs over all that’s evil in the world.