Koverras
08-10-2001, 23:58
Jihad is a very broad concept.
It is used to resist those who oppress Muslims, resist those who impose decadence and vice. So muslims can achieve liberty, peace and virtue. ref: 4, 75-76.
In other words, when ISLAM AS RELIGION is threatened.
Especially in the last decennia, Arab leaders, governmental but also public, have been calling upon Jihad even when it's not justified.
Take for example the Gulf War. Which was all about "O.I.L" and nothing more. Yet Osama Bin Laden called upon a Holy war against America. America's intention was not to allow Kuwait to fall in Saddam's hands.
=> In reality ISLAM as religion was never threatened. In reality not even Muslims were threatened for being Muslims.
The only threat was probably to Osama's assets...
1) The invasion of Kuwait can't possibly have defensive reasons and thus justify Jihad. Nor can the military presence in Saudi be a reason for jihad as the US stationed there ON REQUEST by the Saudi government to help in the defence against Iraq.
Yet, Osama Bin Laden is calling upon Holy War against the infidel America as a result of that war and the military presence.
2) The way of Allah, who is wise and all knowing, has clear rules in Jihad. One must never harm women, children and old men. In other words, innocents.
Yet, Osama Bin Laden calls upon Muslims to kill ALL Americans, also American women, American children, and with his terrorist attacks he also kills innocents as in the Attack on the WTC, as in the attacks on the embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
In conclusion:
->Osama Bin laden continuously forsakes the rules given to us by Allah the almighty himself concerning Islam and especially Jihad by killing innocents and calling upon Jihad for selfish reasons, thus making him a disgrace to Islam.
->Osama Bin Laden fouls the peaceful nature of Islam with his terrorist attacks, as nearly all independent Islamic scholars have proclaimed.
->and now with the Afghanistan theme, he is even calling upon Muslims all over the world to join him in his infidel ways.
Some may believe that the US threatens Islam. Though their actions may be considered acts of war against Irak and Afghanistan, they do not threaten Islam.
1) One can clearly see the Gulf war was a bilateral war between Irak and the World (not just the US).
2) One can cleary see that war against Afghanistan is a bilateral war between the US/UK/NATO and the Terrorists.
=> ISLAM or muslims are never threatened in either war. In the latter, the US is even providing extensive humanitarian aid to the muslim inhabitants of Afghanistan who are being oppressed, tortured and murdered by the Taliban leaders and thus the Taliban is violating the ways of Islam as well in their strife to be pure islamic.
Final Conclusion:
=> For the first time I believe ISLAM AS RELIGION is threatened to it's foundations by Osama.
=> For the first time in a long time, a JIHAD is justified against the enemy of Islam. Against Osama Bin Laden.
It is used to resist those who oppress Muslims, resist those who impose decadence and vice. So muslims can achieve liberty, peace and virtue. ref: 4, 75-76.
In other words, when ISLAM AS RELIGION is threatened.
Especially in the last decennia, Arab leaders, governmental but also public, have been calling upon Jihad even when it's not justified.
Take for example the Gulf War. Which was all about "O.I.L" and nothing more. Yet Osama Bin Laden called upon a Holy war against America. America's intention was not to allow Kuwait to fall in Saddam's hands.
=> In reality ISLAM as religion was never threatened. In reality not even Muslims were threatened for being Muslims.
The only threat was probably to Osama's assets...
1) The invasion of Kuwait can't possibly have defensive reasons and thus justify Jihad. Nor can the military presence in Saudi be a reason for jihad as the US stationed there ON REQUEST by the Saudi government to help in the defence against Iraq.
Yet, Osama Bin Laden is calling upon Holy War against the infidel America as a result of that war and the military presence.
2) The way of Allah, who is wise and all knowing, has clear rules in Jihad. One must never harm women, children and old men. In other words, innocents.
Yet, Osama Bin Laden calls upon Muslims to kill ALL Americans, also American women, American children, and with his terrorist attacks he also kills innocents as in the Attack on the WTC, as in the attacks on the embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
In conclusion:
->Osama Bin laden continuously forsakes the rules given to us by Allah the almighty himself concerning Islam and especially Jihad by killing innocents and calling upon Jihad for selfish reasons, thus making him a disgrace to Islam.
->Osama Bin Laden fouls the peaceful nature of Islam with his terrorist attacks, as nearly all independent Islamic scholars have proclaimed.
->and now with the Afghanistan theme, he is even calling upon Muslims all over the world to join him in his infidel ways.
Some may believe that the US threatens Islam. Though their actions may be considered acts of war against Irak and Afghanistan, they do not threaten Islam.
1) One can clearly see the Gulf war was a bilateral war between Irak and the World (not just the US).
2) One can cleary see that war against Afghanistan is a bilateral war between the US/UK/NATO and the Terrorists.
=> ISLAM or muslims are never threatened in either war. In the latter, the US is even providing extensive humanitarian aid to the muslim inhabitants of Afghanistan who are being oppressed, tortured and murdered by the Taliban leaders and thus the Taliban is violating the ways of Islam as well in their strife to be pure islamic.
Final Conclusion:
=> For the first time I believe ISLAM AS RELIGION is threatened to it's foundations by Osama.
=> For the first time in a long time, a JIHAD is justified against the enemy of Islam. Against Osama Bin Laden.