Posted on 08/14/2006 5:13:36 PM PDT by PghBaldy
Why have we chosen “The Jihadist” as the title for this column? We need to reclaim the meaning of true Jihad from those who have misused and abused this significant Islamic injunction. What is Jihad? Each language has unique words which can’t be translated precisely. Respected Muslim scholar Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina defines Jihad as “a sincere and noticeable effort (for good); an all true and unselfish striving for spiritual good. …Jihad as presented in the Quran and any of the other scriptures implies the striving of spiritual good. This Jihad particularly involves “change in one’s self and mentality.”
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Just more lying to the infidels. Screw Islam.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, you need to clean out your Militant Imams, Clerics, etc. who are clearly misusing religion to get the young to fight for them. I as a non Muslim resent being called an Infidel by anyone……………..
I think the term for that is taqiyya.
623 - Battle of Safwan
623 - Battle of Dul-'Ashir
624 - Muhammad and converts begin raids on caravans to fund themovement.
624 - Zakat becomes mandatory
624 - Battle of Badr
624 - Battle of Bani Salim
624 - Battle of Eid-ul-Fitr and Zakat-ul-Fitr
624 - Battle of Bani Qainuqa'
624 - Battle of Sawiq
624 - Battle of Ghatfan
624 - Battle of Bahran
625 - Battle of Uhud. 70 Muslims are killed.
625 - Battle of Humra-ul-Asad
625 - Battle of Banu Nudair
625 - Battle of Dhatur-Riqa
626 - Battle of Badru-Ukhra
626 - Battle of Dumatul-Jandal
626 - Battle of Banu Mustalaq Nikah
627 - Battle of the Trench
627 - Battle of Ahzab
627 - Battle of Bani Quraiza
627 - Battle of Bani Lahyan
627 - Battle of Ghaiba
627 - Battle of Khaibar
628 - Muhammad signs treaty with Quraish.
630 - Muhammad conquers Mecca.
630 - Battle of Hunsin.
630 - Battle of Tabuk
632 - Muhammad dies.
632 - Abu-Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law, along with Umar, begin a military move to enforce Islam in Arabia.
633 - Battle at Oman
633 - Battle at Hadramaut.
633 - Battle of Kazima
633 - Battle of Walaja
633 - Battle of Ulleis
633 - Battle of Anbar
634 - Battle of Basra,
634 - Battle of Damascus
634 - Battle of Ajnadin.
634 - Death of Hadrat Abu Bakr. Hadrat Umar Farooq becomes the Caliph.
634 - Battle of Namaraq
634 - Battle of Saqatia.
635 - Battle of Bridge.
635 - Battle of Buwaib. 635 - Conquest of Damascus.
635 - Battle of Fahl.
636 - Battle of Yermuk.
636 - Battle of Qadsiyia.
636 - Conquest of Madain.
637 - Battle of Jalula.
638 - Battle of Yarmouk.
638 - The Muslims defeat the Romans and enter Jerusalem.
638 - Conquest of Jazirah.
639 - Conquest of Khuizistan and movement into Egypt<.b>
641 - Battle of Nihawand
642 - Battle of Rayy in Persia
643 - Conquest of Azarbaijan
644 - Conquest of Fars
644 - Conquest of Kharan.
644 - Umar is murdered. Othman becomes the Caliph.
647 - Conquest of the island of Cypress
644 - Uman dies and is succeeded by Caliph Uthman.
648 - Campaign against the Byzantines.
651 - Naval battle against the Byzantines.
654 - Islam spreads into North Africa
656 - Uthman is murdered. Ali become Caliph.
658 - Battle of Nahrawan.
659 - Conquest of Egypt
661 - Ali is murdered.
662 - Egypt falls to Islam rule.
666 - Sicily is attacked by Muslims
677 - Siege of Constantinople
687 - Battle of Kufa
691 - Battle of Deir ul Jaliq
700 - Sufism takes root as a sect of Islam
700 - Military campaigns in North Africa
702 - Battle of Deir ul Jamira
711 - Muslims invade Gibraltar
711 - Conquest of Spain
713 - Conquest of Multan
716 - Invasion of Constantinople
732 - Battle of Tours in France.
740 - Battle of the Nobles.
741 - Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa
744 - Battle of Ain al Jurr.
746 - Battle of Rupar Thutha
748 - Battle of Rayy.
749 - Battle of lsfahan
749 - Battle of Nihawand
750 - Battle of Zab
772 - Battle of Janbi in North Africa
777 - Battle of Saragossa in Spain
References: Miller, William M., A Christian's Response to Islam, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 1976. Geisler, Norman, Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Baker Books, 1999. Glasse, Cyril, The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. San Francisco, 1989. Morey, Robert, The Islamic Invasion, Harvest House Publishers, Eugene Oregon, 1992.
Jihad the "inner struggle."
Thanks for the lesson in Arabic.
I added the "infidel" in the title.
Also, there is again the Muslim semantics game: "To Islam (Submission), war is unholy, Jihad must mean anything but holy war.” When people use the term "holy war" they mean Muslims waging war on non-muslims, in the name of Islam. It doesn't matter what academics say - this is a "Holy War."
When in the whole history of Islam, including during the lifetime of the "Profit," did any Muslims actually practice this alleged method of "jihad"?
This is just more taqqiya kitman BS.
Lets bring back the crusades,and not let those who have misused and abused its meaning misrepresent our cause;)
Oh. Pardon me. Dang, I am foolish. Here I thought Jihad meant cutting off heads, mass murder of innocent civilians, using babies as shields during warfare, blowing US or Israeli cities to smithereens with nuclear weapons, etc, etc. and etc.... How could I have got it so wrong?
http://www.faithfreedom.org/
A nice synopsis of the site is the article "Why I left Islam."
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/why_i_left_islam.htm
Islam is a violent religion, even though not all the practitioners are violent themselves.
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