thank you

Submitted by noor alsawadi (Saudi Arabia), Sep 22, 2008 at 17:40

The basic concept of "jihad" in the prophet's time if you read about all the wars they have had, all were a responce to things that the non muslims have done for example the famous "fath makkah" when the prophet went to fight the people of makkah it had been a responce to the killing of khabbab because muslims had a contract with the kuffar in makkah which had many provisions one of them was not to kill any muslim at that time but they did. muslims have a message to the world they have to let it know about islam and then its the peoples choice so when the peophet and his companions then did jihad it was because the kings wouldnt let them even say thier message so thats when they fight "to deliver islam" mohammed peace be upon him has a hadeeth which he was saying to the soldiers do not kill a women dont cut a tree do not kill a person who is not joinig the war (who doesnt want to fight you back) do not kill a child so that apparently clears up the idea its not about just having a war jihad is a decent war without any not even any distruction its purpose is to deliver a message thats why i said in my first comment thet you have to read the sunnah to know how to understand the ideas of quran when god orders muslims to fight, first of all its a war without destruction and second of all its only a responce to the kings and those who are preventing and fighting the "delivering" of the message of islam

i hope that you read about the prophet and his companions to be able to combine all the concepts together about isalm "thats real studying"

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