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Re: Jihad and Crusade
Posted by AssyrianMuslim (Guest) - Wednesday, November 14 2007, 23:10:23 (CET)
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LOL, good points. I have been noticing the word "Jihad" being misused intentionally by these hatemongers, but it is only fair to offer the real translation for the sake of truth and honesty. The word "Jihad", Jahda, mujahada all come from one root and in reality it simply means "struggle" or "strive". For example, on one occasion the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was asked "oh prophet, what is the best Jihad, and he answered "to stand up to a tyrant powerful ruler". On another occoasion he said to tell truth and never lie even when joking never tell lies. In other times he responded by saying to control ones anger and still be able to judge justly. Or simply fighting ones own bad desires and controlling them is also Jihad.

In any case, it is a struggle or a strive. Islamically speaking, it is any kind of struggle in the way of God, it could be as the above mentiones ones, and it can also include combat if neccasarry against, aggression, persecution, oppression and self defense. That is the correct meaning of this beautiful Arabic word. Jihad="struggle", and Mujahad= "one who strives". The word can never and will never mean "holy war". Firstly, there is no such thing as "holy war" in Islam. There is a Jihad of combat as mentioned above but it is not a holy war. "Holy War" is nowhere in the Quran nor in the Sunnah, and there is a money challenge available to anyone who wishes to search the entire Quran over 6,500 ayats(verses) and "holy war" is not in there. The Arabic word for holy war is "harb al muqadasa" and if Jumblat wishes he can search the entire Quran and will never find it in there.

"Holy War" was invented by the Christians(during the crusade) just like "infidel" and other Christian inventions which have been pushed on Islam after 9/11. The crusades used "infidels" "holy war" and other words against non Christians. The Arabic word "kufar" "kafirun" or "kafir" which is usually translated as "infidel" by the same hatempngers is also intentionally done so. For some one who may not care and only wishes to hear lies and negativity against Islam, such person will not care to research or even want to know something. However, as for myself and all other human beings who have a love for honesty and integrity, we will not be cowards in order to bring our opponents to their knees. We wont engage in telling lies or doing other foul acts.

The word "kafir" "kufr" or "kafirun" has several meanings. It translates as "one who covers" "conceals" "rejects" and or "denies truth". In other words, from the Islamic translation and meaning it implies to some one who understands and knows something to be true but for whatever reason covers it up or denies it. In fact the English word "cover" is derived from the Arabic "kufr" and there are many other English words which have Arabic roots just as Spanish does as well. For example, the english word "alumni" which is used for a learned person who graduated also originates from the Arabic "alim" "ulama" "alama". So, "kafir" does not mean "infidel" nor does it correctly mean "non Muslims". Not every non Muslim is a "kafir" but it can only be used against those who reject, cover, conceal and deny after knowledge comes.

There are many Arabic which have been intentionally mistranslated but the truth remains and is always available to those who care to know. So, if Jublat wishes, he can go ahead and try to find "holy war" in the Quran or the Sunnah of the prophet and I will give him everything that I own if he can find it. Or if he can find the word "sword" in the Quran anywhere. There are a total of 16 words which mean sword in Arabic and not one of them exists in the Quran. "Seif" is the most common one, and it is nowhere to be found, but it's all over the Bible.

One more thing that needs to be clarified is the constant lie which has been recently created and has also been refuted by even the most unlearned Muslims is that the Quran was written in "Assyrian" or has "Assyrian" roots. That is absurd. Arabic is a Semitic language just as Hebrew, Aramaic, and others. It is logical that words will be identical or similar in many cases. That does not mean it's stolen or written from Assyrian. There is a big problem with that and that is the fact that there is no such thing as Assyrian, but there is Aramaic and that is not Assyrian. It is rather a language which is borrowed and used by many people but it is not the Assyrian language. It's like Spanish and Mexico. Mexicans don't say we speak "Mexican" but they say we speak "Spanish" the native language of Mexico would be what the indigenous people spoke and not Spanish. That goes for Assyrians and Chaldeans as well. Arameans have every right to claim their name because they speak their own tongue, but we borrowed it from them and adopted it. That don't mean it's Assyrian and Arabic is not borrowed from Assyrian, but it has similarities with Aramaic and Hebrew that is just natural.

Some people get so carried away with their prejudices that they become blind and make clowns of them selves.



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