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Meaning is in the use.
Reader comment on item: Jihad through History
Submitted by Matthew Besson (Canada), Jun 1, 2005 at 16:39
Jihad is a word being used by our enemy. When he uses it, he means a Martial defense of Islam, not self improvement or any other such abstraction. We are at war with this enemy and we should be only concerned with what he means when he says it. For that is what Jihad means in the context that we are currently concerned with. No other discussion is necessary until we have no such enemy.Thank you
Matt Besson
Winnipeg Canada
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| 1 | Mistaken Morality of Contemporary Terrorism; Stop using the word Jihad [234 words] | Athar Waheed,Msc Criminology LSE, London | Feb 8, 2007 11:56 | 76553 | |
 Question [10 words] | Jessica | Dec 13, 2010 16:14 | 76553 | ||
| Sophistry [17 words] | Jeremy Poynton | Feb 11, 2011 04:56 | 76553 | ||
| 1 | A Challenge to all Muslims [183 words] | Daoud | Apr 23, 2006 21:47 | 43948 | |
| 1 | Don't Judge [193 words] | What Jihad really is | Dec 13, 2006 12:12 | 43948 | |
| well said [2 words] | chris | Apr 13, 2009 07:42 | 43948 | ||
| What is JIHAD? [42 words] | Usman Sabri | Apr 19, 2006 16:42 | 43592 | ||
| could any1 finish or terminate god's words and help to people? [43 words] | kontar | Sep 23, 2006 18:58 | 43592 | ||
| 3 | A Saudi teenager opinions in Jihad [243 words] | mido ..... | Nov 29, 2005 03:43 | 28965 | |
| 2 | Islamification of Europe [164 words] | Dean | Nov 22, 2005 20:47 | 28734 | |
| 3 | Subversion [373 words] | BritishPatriot | Jul 27, 2007 04:06 | 28734 | |
| 1 | You're right [53 words] | Leah | May 22, 2008 15:07 | 28734 | |
| Resist Now [153 words] | charles martel | May 17, 2012 20:24 | 28734 | ||
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| The great wars [18 words] | KellyDavis | Mar 17, 2008 20:24 | 28364 | ||
| 2 | Three Christian girls beheaded in Indonesia [67 words] | Cristina | Oct 30, 2005 17:14 | 27523 | |
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| vessels of mercy [438 words] | Ric | Feb 4, 2006 21:06 | 23508 | ||
| Christian Suicide Pact? [77 words] | Susan | Mar 16, 2006 15:11 | 23508 | ||
| Us vs. Them? [341 words] | Scootter | Aug 20, 2006 01:07 | 23508 | ||
| the Myth of Moderate Islam [208 words] | Dennis DuBois | Jul 13, 2005 11:44 | 23452 | ||
| 1 | Jihad [70 words] | Shakeel Shaikh | Nov 13, 2007 10:31 | 23452 | |
| Let's do justice to the history of Islam [467 words] | Mustapha Babagana | Jun 29, 2005 09:14 | 22997 | ||
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| Our Man in the Trenches [94 words] | Dave M. O'Neill | Jun 23, 2005 01:44 | 22813 | ||
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| Jihad in New York City [212 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Jun 17, 2005 21:54 | 22733 | ||
| Islamist Year Zero [88 words] | Timbre | Jun 6, 2005 23:43 | 22586 | ||
| Do We Fully Appreciate The Madness Of Their Method? [664 words] | Yonason | Jun 6, 2005 17:45 | 22582 | ||
| Isolation may be necessary [227 words] | Pat | Jun 6, 2005 14:46 | 22581 | ||
| Comment by Pat [4 words] | BlueEyesFr | Jan 3, 2009 13:21 | 22581 | ||
| Understanding Jihad Through Quran [30 words] | Ali | Jun 6, 2005 05:23 | 22576 | ||
| Understanding Jihad [312 words] | David Paz | Jun 5, 2005 17:34 | 22570 | |
| do you really believe this is the future? [158 words] | Laura Maizels | Jun 5, 2005 01:27 | 22562 | ||
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| An Age of Denial [264 words] | Zeph Steele | Jun 4, 2005 05:10 | 22552 | ||
| Choking on words [363 words] | Vernon Richards | Jun 3, 2005 17:47 | 22549 | ||
| The story is a bit more complicated [158 words] | Jonathan Weitsman | Jun 3, 2005 15:36 | 22545 | ||
| I have got good news! [153 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 3, 2005 02:08 | 22540 | ||
| Q. How long has America been at war with militant Islam? [240 words] | Yonason | Jun 2, 2005 19:14 | 22537 | ||
| Ancient and Modern Jihad [105 words] | Rob James | Jun 2, 2005 14:44 | 22535 | ||
| Multiculturalist madness [41 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 2, 2005 10:29 | 22534 | ||
| Jaladhi is correct [109 words] | Roger E. Nasiff | Jun 2, 2005 09:09 | 22532 | ||
| Jihad [61 words] | Mike Rolf | Jun 2, 2005 07:36 | 22531 | ||
| Pure Hogwash!!! [150 words] | Arvind Madhavan | Jun 2, 2005 04:31 | 22529 | ||
| "Disillusioned" youth? You fell into the trap! [222 words] | J Schamroth | Jun 2, 2005 04:16 | 22528 | ||
| 1 | Have you ever even read the Koran? [266 words] | KM | Dec 12, 2006 02:42 | 22528 | |
| It must rain lollypops and gumdrops where you live. [7 words] | tony | Jun 26, 2007 02:42 | 22528 | ||
| Optomists and Marine 'T' shirts - The balance! [195 words] | Andy Stephenson | Jun 2, 2005 01:37 | 22527 | ||
| Jihad Through History [430 words] | Walter Manchur | Jun 1, 2005 22:30 | 22526 | ||
| Blasphemy laws [17 words] | J TILMA | Jun 1, 2005 17:40 | 22523 | ||
| Muslim terrorism -Jihad in the service of Islamism or justifiable revenge? [422 words] | Guy | Jun 1, 2005 16:54 | 22521 | ||
| Misinterpretation of Muslim Beliefs [178 words] | Peace lover | Jan 1, 2008 00:12 | 22521 | ||
 Meaning is in the use. [78 words] | Matthew Besson | Jun 1, 2005 16:39 | 22519 | ||
| Video clip I got [3 words] | Sergio M. | Jun 1, 2005 16:23 | 22518 | ||
| Convert or Die [45 words] | Cecil Donaho | Jun 1, 2005 14:11 | 22516 | ||
| Jihad only means holy war - nothing else. [158 words] | Jaladhi | Jun 1, 2005 14:08 | 22515 | ||
| Of course jihad means war...who doesn't know that? [159 words] | Dr Ahmed Youssif. MD | Jun 1, 2005 13:32 | 22514 | ||
| Islam Jihad is the same today as it was in the beginning [130 words] | Roger E. Nasiff | Jun 1, 2005 09:30 | 22507 | ||
| Roger E. Nasiff (United States), Jun 1, 2005 at 09:30 [25 words] | Randy | May 24, 2011 10:47 | 22507 | ||
| 1 | Our dear Randy is another victim of Arabian imperialism [283 words] | dhimmi no more | May 28, 2011 06:47 | 22507 | |
| Changing Jihad [991 words] | Reuven Paz | Jun 1, 2005 04:42 | 22502 | |
| The true meaning of the word "Jihad" [216 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 1, 2005 03:47 | 22500 | ||
| Demographic development and Jihad [177 words] | Werner | Jun 1, 2005 01:44 | 22498 | ||
| Jihad [112 words] | Donald W. Bales, M.D. | May 31, 2005 20:48 | 22495 | ||
| A Plague upon all your houses..... [424 words] | Alano | Sep 3, 2007 08:05 | 22495 |
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