Professor: Kylie Olean RPW 110 Spring 2011 Response essay The misinterpretation of Jihad‚ as a form of violence. Words: 2000 Our society today faces the greatest challenge in the form of terrorism threatening countless lives and shattering those very ideals that sustain humanity. The misinterpretation of jihad is the primary cause behind many terrorist activities in the recent times. The misinterpretation of this word was first started by Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami
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Terrorism 12/05/2014 Professor Schlossberg Jihad Jihad is a term that the West has come to know and fear. The Arabic word‚ Jihad‚ means struggling or striving and applies to any effort exerted by anyone. Jihad is really a struggle in life. Extremists misinterpret the religion into believing the religion implies that they should fight with anyone that is against Islam. Extremists use their religion as a scapegoat. Those who are involved with Jihad are a very small percentage of Muslims who are
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The Arabic word Jihad literally means "holy struggle". It is not holy war. War is war. No war can be holy. The blood of humans is holy and sacred. The Quran says unjust killing of one man means the killing of the whole mankind. What is just killing and what is unjust killing. When some body kills a man without any reason or justification it is unjust killing. When the judge gives the capital punishment to this murderer and issues the order of his death‚ it is a just killing. Similarly‚ when
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Sokoto Jihad (holy war) was organized and led by Sheikh Uthman Dan Fodio which in or around 1804 wedged war against Hausa states whose government had been corrupt‚ oppressive‚ and exploitative and unislamic. Uthman Dan Fodio was born in 1754 at Maratha and was well learned in Islamic knowledge‚ Law and Rhetoric’s. He began his teaching and preaching in 1774 at the age of twenty. In the course of his teaching and preaching‚ he travelled wide in Rima basin covering Gobir‚ Zamfara and Kebbi‚ winning
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The beauty of Jihad is hidden behind the supposed meaning which is “holy war” in actuality there is so much more to jihad‚ it is a way in which Muslims can struggle and strive for our creator Allah (swt). What makes me sad is the misinterpretation of the word; the media has made it look like a militaristic concept when in reality it is to struggle in the name of Allah (swt) and Islam. Hopefully reading this will help us better understand the word Jihad. The types of Jihad maybe the key to actually
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The Message of Jihad in the Koran Lee Wilson Phil 131 Dr. Berliner 6 December 2002 Contemporary events‚ such as the New York Trade Center attacks‚ have brought the issue of Islam’s true message about violence and war to the forefront of philosophic debate. We will review some radical interpretations of the message of Jihad‚ review Islamic scholarly exegesis on these texts and look at the complete Koranic message on the
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Difference between Jihad and Terrorism Jihad The word Jihad derived from the Arabic word Jahada which means to strive or struggle. In a religious context it means to strive spiritually and physically. It is not only included in the religion Islam but also included in the Judaism and Christianity which is considered most popular religions today. In Islam Jihad can be defined as a struggle for improvement. On the other hand‚ Jihad is a fighting in order to defend an asset or honor and homeland.
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Islam‚ Terrorism‚ Jihad and Media A bomb goes off in a marketplace in Tel Aviv. A suicide bomber launches himself in a bus full of people in the street of Baghdad. Foreign tourists get massacred at a holiday resort in Nairobi‚ Kenya. This can go on and on. We all have heard this kind of pathetic news in the media. These kinds of incidents are widely known as Islamic terrorism according to the western media. All such incidents have come to be identified with the religion of Islam. Such incidents
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Difference Between Jihad And Terrorism • Categorized under Miscellaneous Terorism: Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government‚ the civilian population‚ or any segment thereof‚ in furtherance of political or social objectives. Jihad vs Terrorism Jihad is an Islamic term used to describe one’s duty towards Islam. Terrorism on the other hand is the act of trying to instill feelings of terror in the general population by
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THE SHADE OF SWORDS Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity M.J. Akbar Book Review By Mehr Islam (BSMS5) Introduction Jihad is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic‚ the word Jihad means "struggle". Within the context of the classical Islam it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in the Islamic God. However‚ the word has even wider implications. Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer
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