Jihad
Jihad is an Islamic concept meaning "to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle". The term has many meanings to the Muslim, both inward and outward; however, it is mainly used in the West to describe a "holy war" that fundamentalist Muslims fight against non-Muslims or Muslims of other Islamic sects. The word "Jihad" is a transliteration of the Arabic word "جهاد".
Jihad as "struggle" is divided into two types, the greater Jihad and the lesser Jihad. The greater Jihad is the internal struggle against sin and temptation and to make one's self a better Muslim. The lesser Jihad is the physical conflict against those who threaten the Muslim way of life. Many non-fundamentalist followers of Islam do not condone the use of jihad as a manner of securing converts.
Jihad in Islamic thought and practice possesses a range of meanings, with Muslim radicals and Islamofascist terrorists focusing on terroristic tactics via the physical, violent form of struggle to resist what they see as cultural, economic, military, and political assaults from outside the ummah and oppression and injustice within.
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A City of Virtue
It is quite true that, in the age of militant Islamic terrorism, it is not very helpful to tell millions of peaceful Muslims that their religion is inherently violent, evil, and oppressive. [1] Moderate Muslims aspire for a society – a city of virtue -- that will treat all people with dignity and respect.
Today, the relationship between Islam and the rest is getting increasingly worse. Muslim militants are sowing seeds of poison and hatred between Muslims and the rest of humanity by committing egregious acts of violence in the name of Islam. In this precarious environment, it is important that everyone finds and nurtures the many wonderful examples of moderate Muslims one can still find. [2]
On January 09, 2010, a group of Canadian and U.S. Islamic leaders on Friday issued a fatwa, or religious edict, declaring that an attack by extremists on the two countries would constitute an attack on the 10 million Muslims living in North America.[3]
See Also
External links
- The Lord JESUS CHRIST versus Muhammad
- Jihad in Islam: Is Islam Peaceful or Militant? and An Initial Christian Response
- Moderate, peaceful Muslims — where is the evidence?
- Islam, Warlike or Peaceful?
- What makes a Muslim radical?
Further reading
- Firestone, Reuven. Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam (1999), by a Professor at Hebrew Union College online edition
- Knapp, Michael G. "The Concept and Practice of Jihad in Islam," Parameters. Volume: 33. Issue: 1. 2003. pp 82+. Published by U.S. Army War College; online edition
- online books and articles