The LA Times and the word Jihad

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Nov 21, 2012 at 17:30

Dr. Pipes

I just wanted to bring to your attention that the reporters at the LA Times are now using a strange term to describe holy war in Islam or al-Jihad fi sabeel Allah and it is now called "Violent Jihad." I'm just surprised that CAIR did not catch up with this neologism.

the folks at the LA Times know very well that Mr Obama's claim that Jihad is about improving oneself or the bogus inner struggle is ridiculous and that calling it as the islamic tradition tells us "the smaller Jihad" is just as ridiculous et voila now we have this ridiculous "violent jihad" and since when war and in this case holy war has not been violent?

For the readers: The word Jihad means holy war and mujahid means holy warrior and striving to improve oneself is IJTIHAD and not jihad and the person who strives to improve himself is called mujtahid and not mujahid

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