[The legitimacy of jihad] the first issue that we shall consider will relate to the legitimacy of jihad,whether or not it is correct for a law of war to exist within the context of religion and the text of its commands.protestors say,no,war is evil,and religion must always be opposed to evil,so religion must always be opposed to war.it must always support peace.and,since it tends to support peace.it must not have any laws about war,and it must never itself go to war.this the kind of propaganda that christians carry on;weak and limpid,with no ground to stand on.war is it always bad?if in defense of a right,against oppression,is it still bad? Obviously not. We must regard the conditions and motives of war and consider for what motive and aim war is fought. There are times when war is aggression. When,for example,a group of people or a nation sets its greedy eyes on the rights of others,on the lands of others, or when it sets its sights on the common wealth of a people,or falls prey to over-ambition, to lust for pre-eminence or superiority,claiming that of all races our is the most outstanding,superior to other races, and thus we must rule over those races. Obviously,war for those reasons is not correct. Wether a war is launched to take possession of land,to seize ownership of natural wealth,or due to contempt of others and out of sentiment of racial superiority, i.e.those people are inferior to us who are superior,and the superior must govern over the inferiorit is a war of aggression. These types of war are certainly evil,and there can be no doubt about it. But if a war of defense is undertaken in the face of aggression-other have occupied our land,or have cast their eyes on our wealth and property ,or on our freedom and self-esteem,which they want to deprive us of,and intend to impose their rule over us-in these cases,what is religion to say? Is it to saywar is absolutely evil,laying hands on a weapon is evil,picking up a sword is evil,and that it advocates peace? And we, when facing imminent attack and the risk of being destroyed,must we not go to war-if we do not,would it not mean failing to defend ourselves on the pretext of peace??? This would not be peace,this would be surrender.am really right behind jihadist.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:50:26 +0000
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