what are you thinking..

Submitted by Mohammed Ayesh (United States), Jan 6, 2006 at 11:43

First of all, I'd like to know that I'm a Muslim from Milwaukee, WI. I read your article so I have an idea of what others think Jihad is.

You had the correct meaning in one of the sentences, but you weren't emphasizing it. You have the whole thing wrong; jihad means a struggle with God, Allah, yourself, others, and society. I have made a speech of the same thing in my World History class, where the text book speaks of Jihad as being holy war. This is totally wrong, and now the entire school knows what jihad really is, and knwo that the text book has wrong information.

People these days go straight to the idea of terroroists when they hear the word "Muslim". The action of one or a couple of people doesn't mean that the whole nation of Islam is based on war and terrorism. To me, I would never consider killing anyone or harming anyone for no reason, just to show who we are. IN our religion, it is said that no one is allowed to kill a man for any reason, unless it was self defense.

So, I thought you might want to hear it from someone who actually knows what jihad is, and I hope you reconsider your article and rewrite it, with the correct information this time. Thank You for listening, and I hope you take this into consideration. If you need any other information or if you have any questions, you can either contact me on my e-mail, or I can get you someone who is more educated and knowledgable about. He is the leader of the Mosque I attend in my community. I will give you his e-mail, if you want, whenever you need it.

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