"Let us Jihad?"

Submitted by Mohammad Nibras.P.K (India), Nov 11, 2004 at 02:38

I have read the article written by Daniel Pipes. I am from India and a Muslim, thanks to Allah. In between these 20 years of my life i have never learned from the Islamic institutions that Jihad means "Holy War". Jihad means " to struggle". Jihad is one of the most misunderstood words in the century. Our beloved Prophet (pbuh) had said that the "great struggle" or the "Jihad-ul-akbar" is to fight against the evilness of one's own body. Islam teaches that Allah respects all humans they being His creation. And one of the name of Allah is "Rahmaan", it means that "one who gives grace to both believers and non-believers inspite they believe in Him or not.

Keeping this in mind how can a true Muslim fight against his fellow human beings?. So Jihad is not " to kill the non-believers" but to struggle. This struggle may include to fight against evil.

Muslims took "sword" in Badr War and other wars just to survive.

Even in those wars Prophet(sa) has ordered the Muslims not to kill children, women and old people and also not to harm the trees or plants which gives fruits. So just think Islam doesn't promote so called Holy War!. Islam is for peace. True Muslims are those who live peacefully and let the whole world live peacefully.

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