raja - jihad is "holy war" against non-Muslims!!!

Submitted by Jaladhi (United States), Sep 9, 2009 at 16:27

raja writes:"Actually Jehad and its equivalents exist in all other religions, which means fighting internal enemies like anger, jealous, greed, desire etc. etc., so that all the muck is eliminated from the system & one's divinity is revealed. Only theologians and spiritualists can understand."

Raja what you say is not true!! The concept of jihad as formulated in Islam does not exist in any other religion. Period.

Jihad in Islam has only one real meaning and that is "holy war" against non-Muslims. The hoardes of Arabian invaders were waging jihad when they started invading the whole of middle east , Iran, Afganistan and India and on the other side they went to Africa and Europe. These barbarians were only motivated by the word jihad and it's reward and they were united to go out and kill and collect bounty in the name of Mo/allah. Wasn't that a great incentive for them!!!

Another incentive was the fictitious promise by Mo/allah that they will go to paradise if they died while fighting jihad. There in paradise Mo had arraged for them 72 to houries with big busts and no period so that they can have non-stop sex with them along with wine which prohibited for them in this life. So fighting jihad was and is win-win situation for jihadists. If they live theyr enjoy the collected bounty and the women of non-Muslims . If they die they go to paradise and they have 72 virgin houries waiting for them. This is what motivates the present day jihadists just as it has motivated the earlier jihadists for last 1400 years.

The second meaning of jihad as "inner struggle" is only coined by Muslims and Islamic apologists to remove the stigma on the word jihad. This is pure and simple - there is no spirituality attached to jihad!!! Ask any Muslim on the streets of Pakistan, Bangladesh and India the meaning of jihad and he will tell you the true meaning of jihad which is "holy war" against non-Muslims to kill, murder, rape, loot, collect bounty in the name of Mo/allah And of course your Mo/allah gets his share 1/5th of the bounty. Just wonder how you send Mo/allah's share to him.

raja start thinking on your own instead of relying on your imamullahs and you will see the light and will leave Islam forever. I know it is difficult for you to do that since Mo/allah forbids you to think as he has done the thinking for all Muslims. But try and you will be freed from the shackles and superstitions of Islam.

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