Jihadiwaddy - The Musical

Submitted by diggerdeviant (United States), Jan 8, 2006 at 08:22

Sorry, but I have this vision of teenage Iranian basiji singing 'Tiptoe Through The Claymores' (Tiny Tim song) while martyring themselves in Iraqi minefields for the greater glory of Ayakilla Howmany.
I digress.

Does Jihad means inner struggle or defensive war to protect Islam?

In every video from The deputy leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, you can see his inner struggle (little jihad) while he encourages mass murder in the name of the Merciful and Compassionate.

You gotta luv the atheist AK47 behind him.
What a hypocrite.

As for jihad as a purely defensive measure, fighting to defend Mecca on the Frankish side of the Pyrenees at the battle of Tours in 732 AD seems a bit excessive!!!

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