Reality about Jihad and the mist created by half knowledged people

Submitted by Rizwan (United Arab Emirates), Sep 4, 2006 at 01:55

"In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate"

To give an authentic comment on any thing you should have the proper knowledge about the subject.

I saw the comments by many people on Jihad and was surprised that people in the world think so negatively about Islam and the Muslims mostly considering them terror creators while the world statistics shows that there are more murders and raps in the USA and Europe then in any other region of the world and that minorities in Islamic countries are more safe and able to practice there religion more easily then in most countries with Non Islamic Majorities.

If Muslims were so ready to fight and kill every non Muslims then their would not be a single non Muslim alive in any Muslim country but that is not the case. I live in Dubai which is a Muslims country with lot of Muslims scholars and many mosques, in the Middle East and we have Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and many people from different religions and If you ask them they will tell you that they love it here and its would be very strange for them to say that if Islam and Muslims were the way Wayne has presented.

Actually the reality is quite the Opposite. The very meaning of Islam is Peace.

"Literally, jihad means doing one's utmost to realize a goal. It is not the equivalent of war, for which Arabic and the Qur'an use qital. Jihad has a wider connotation and embraces every kind of striving in God's cause. A mujahid is devoted to his or her cause; uses all physical, intellectual, and spiritual capacities to serve it." (http://www.islamanswers.net/jihad/meaning.htm)

The Prophet moved from Mecca to Medina on an Invitation by the people of Medina and for other reasons presented by Wayne and He did not prepared any army for fight in fact he went to preach Islam to the people of Medina and Establish an Islamic Society. When the news came that the people of Macca are coming to attack Medina the Muslims were out numbered and were not even having proper arms. In regard to attacking Macca - The Muslims and Maccans had an agreement of Truce which was broken several time by the Meccans and the people who converted to Islam in Mecca were treated very Badly so Finally it was decided by The Prophet that Muslims should attack Mecca and Finish this regular attack by Meccans at Muslims both in Mecca and outside. But here again the Prophet set the first ever Example of Tolerance and Peace by giving Amnesty to every one who don't want to fight or will not get out of there houses.

About the Verses that Wayne Quoted. I would first like to identify some additions made by him in those like the Parenthesis (Tank, Rockets...etc) which is not the case as I got the confirmation after visiting the website. In regard to different Verses you quoted I can simply say that you just selected few word of your choice and presented them in the way you wanted an missed out completely on the Context. If any body wants to understand the context they should read the whole Para and Not just part of if. If I say "Its better to be dead then to be paralyzed" and you say that Rizwan said "its better to be dead." And make your own interpretations of it.?

I would like to give more in depth information about the whole matter but I think I have written enough for now.

Just in the end I would say if you live in an Islam society and learn about Islam instead of Judging what the TV News say about it, only then you will be really able to understand the true meaning of Islam (Peace), Muslim (Follower of Peace), Jihad (Quest to spread Peace)

Thank for reading and may Allah guide you

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