WHAT IS JIHAD? Jihad is NOT killing innocent people Jihad is NOT flying a plane into a building packed with civilians Jihad is NOT fighting out of anger and hatred Jihad is NOT killing others just because they don’t agree with you Jihad is NOT killing others just because they are not Muslims The real meaning of Jihad Jihad is an Arabic word from the root Jee Ha Da. It literally means to struggle or strive. Jihad is struggling or striving in the way or sake of Allah. Jihad takes a very important status in the doctrine of Islam and is one of the basic duties for every Muslim. Though, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the term Holy War. Such a term, or its equivalent doesn’t exist in the Islamic doctrine. The Christian Crusaders in the mid-ages invented this ideology of Holy War. There is nothing “Holy” about wars. Wars only involve killings and disasters! Jihad has many forms, •Jihad of the heart/soul (jihad bin nafs/qalb) •Jihad by the tongue (jihad bil lisan) •Jihad by the pen/knowledge (jihad bil qalam/ilm) •Jihad by the hand (jihad bil yad) •Jihad by the sword (jihad bis saif)
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:37:34 +0000