Is there such a thing as a “Holy War” in the Quran? Various terrorist groups portray “jihad” as a “holy war”.The media in the west has been sucked up into accommodating or reporting this false interpretation. In the light of the Quran, there is no war which is holy; not under any circumstances. In fact, the whole text of the Quran promotes peace rather than war. The word Islam itself is a derivative of the word “salam” which means peace. There are times, and in specific circumstances, when the option of war is allowed. This stems from the fact that the Quran advocates opposition to aggression and oppression. And thus, in such circumstances war is allowed but only as an act of self defence, but never as an act of aggression. Whenever there is a possibility to avoid war, then this alternative, as long as it is reasonable, must be taken. Thanks.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:06:27 +0000
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