Family Member of 9/11 Victims Converts to Islam...
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The Art of Islamic War
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Qur’an: “Fight in the Way of God”?...
Dr. Jamal Badawi explains the meaning and context of the Qur’an’s descriptions of “fight in the way of Allah.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTnIs8BIXuk[/youtube]...
The Concept of Jihad in Islam – Struggle for Inner Perfection...
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Jihad is regularly misconstrued as war, with all its connotations of violence and bloodshed. However, in the Islamic context, and in literal sense, the word jihad simply means a struggle – doing one’s utmost to further a worthy cause. The actual Arabic equivalent of war, is qital, and even this is meant in a defensive sense. According to Islamic teachings, jihad is of two kinds. One is with the self (jihad bin nafs), that is, making the maximum effort to keep control over negative feelings in one’s self, for instance, arrogance, jealousy, greed, revenge, anger, etc. The psychological efforts to lead such a life of restraint is what jihad bin nafs is...
Hijacking – A Crime Against Islam...
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Hijacking in certainly a crime, more so from Islamic point of view and to prove it justified is to add gravity to it. It is an all embracing crime, and is categorised along with highway robbery, war by deceit, usurping anybody’s land/property, murdering without any cause etc. Highway robbery, prevalent in ancient times, was to attack a vulnerable person, cause loss to his life and property. But in present times, hijacking has replaced the ancient highway robbery. All these types of robberies are forbidden in Islam. Anyone indulging in these crimes directly or indirectly is a great sinner. He is exonerated only when he apologizes...