And what does it REALLY mean?
2007-09-02 12:00:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Anyone who says Jihad means holy war is nothing more than a worthless god damned liar. It means struggle, any struggle a muslim does for the sake of Allah is Jihad.
2007-09-02 12:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Struggle (NOT HOLY WAR!). It's doing what God wants, even if you don't like it. It's like when Muslims are in the middle of Ramadan and they have to stop eating during the day light hours. They get really hungry and maybe even weak, but they get through it because they know it's God's will.
Suicide bombings are not jihad, because God doesn't like seeing Muslims fighting Muslims. Although it is a struggle, it's not the will of God.
2007-09-02 12:06:22 · answer #2 · answered by YouCannotKnowUnlessUAsk 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jihad skill 'holy conflict' for many and additionally 'conflict'. that could be a non secular accountability of Muslims. The beginnings of Jihad are traced lower back to the words and movements of Muhammad and the Qu’ran. You communicate of killings etc. nicely Islam, alongside with Muhammad, released their very own Crusades against Christianity long beforehand the ecu Crusades. In 630 2 years beforehand Muhammad’s death of a fever, he launches the Tabuk Crusades, wherein he led 30,000 jihadists against the Byzantine Christians. In 632 to 634 below the caliphate of abu bakr the Muslim crusaders reconquer and especially circumstances triumph over for the 1st time the polytheists of Arabia. those Arab polytheists had to transform to Islam or die. they did not have the determination of ultimate of their faith and paying a tax referred to as Jizya. basically in spite of everything of the Islamic aggressive invasions that Western Christendom launches its first Crusades. Islamic growth keeps till nicely into the 17th century. Does Islam command a guy to kill yet another. you are able to desire to have study it to be conscious of. The Quran contains a minimum of 109 verses that decision Muslims to conflict with nonbelievers. some are extremely photograph. Qur'an 2:191-193 instructions to slay people and Qur'an 3:fifty six speaks to punish people who reject the religion. Qur'an 4:89 is against apostasy.
2016-10-17 12:47:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means struggle.
This word in German is Mein Kampf
BTW, if jihad doesn't mean waging war why is there an entire chapter (sura 8) of the Qur'an describing how to handle the spoils of war?
2007-09-02 12:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It can mean two things (I think): an Muslim's struggle with himself as he tries to become a better Muslim, and second: Holy War.
2007-09-02 13:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jihad is to struggle by means of defending oneself from oppossittions of internal and external evils
2007-09-02 12:08:28 · answer #6 · answered by Don Corleone 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Struggle to contain ego, lust, selfishness, greed and other related stuff!
Holy War is minor Jihad!
2007-09-02 12:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Muslims will tell you it means "inner struggle", but I thinks thats complete BS to cover for the crazy muslims blowing themselves to bits for 72 virgins. And I dont think Muhammad was doing any inner struggles when he broke the peace treaty and slaughtered the jews and pagans, then claimed mecca for himself.
2007-09-02 12:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Spiritual battle within the self.
Peace, Love, and Blessings
Greenwood
2007-09-02 12:04:37 · answer #9 · answered by Greenwood 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It means KILL every NON MUSLIM in the name of ALLAH. That is what they call a Holy War.
But get ready for a bunch of BS...Muslims are gonna quote you pages of Quran saying how its a peaceful word....give it a break.
They want you dead.
You want to live.
Don't tell me there would be no war if we were not in Iraq! lol
2007-09-02 12:05:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋