Some of the Islamic Terms Islam: means a commitment to live in peace through submission to the Will of God (Allah). Muslim: is a person who makes a commitment to live in peace through servitude to Allah. Jihad: means struggle and strive against evil thoughts, evil action and aggression against a person, family, society or country. Jihad may be a justifiable war, borrowing the Christian term. Mujahid: is a person who engages in Jihad for the sake of Allah according to the Quran (Muslims source book for guidance) and Sunnah (the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Mujahidin is the plural of Mujahid. Islamic terrorism: There is no such phrase or term in the Islamic source books of the Quran or the Sunnah and has no place in Islam. Sunnah: Sunnah is the preferred way of the Prophet Muhammad that includes his teaching. The sources of the Sunnah are authentic Hadith (reports of the Prophets sayings, doings and approvals) collections. The True Meaning of Jihad Jihad is usually associated with Islam and Muslims, but in fact, the concept of Jihad is found in all religions including Christianity, Judaism and political/economic ideologies, such as, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, etc. Islam defines Jihad as striving and struggling for improvement as well as fighting back to defend ones self, honor, assets and homeland. Also, Jihad is interpreted as the struggle against evil, internal or external of a person or a society. Jihad, in Islam, means doing any or all but not limited to the following: Learn, teach, and practice Islam in all aspects of ones life at all times to reach the highest and best education in order to benefit oneself, family and society. Be a messenger of Islam everywhere, in every behavior and action. Fight evil, wrongdoing, and injustice with all ones power by ones hand (action), with ones tongue (speech), or at least with ones heart (prayer). Respond to the call for Jihad with money, effort, wisdom and life; yet, never fight a Muslim brother, a Muslim country, or a non-Muslim society that respects its treaties and harbors no aggressive designs against Islam or Muslims. Suicide under any pretext is not condoned as Jihad in Islam. Converting people to Islam by force or coercion is never Jihad but a crime, punishable by law. The concept of Muslim men rushing out to kill themselves to get 70 dancing virgins in Paradise, is really quite silly. The fact of the matter is, the companions of Paradise are mentioned as being pure and so much above anything we might imagine on earth, so as to indicate to us they are perpetually virgin and are not touched by men or devils.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:00:19 +0000
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