JIHAD: MISCONCEPTIONS
It is the favorite practice of countless anti-Islamic forces to quote this verse from the Holy Qur’an in Surah Tauba:”Kill the pagans where ever you find them” [Al-Qur’an 9:5]. The pity is that they never try to find out the context in which this verse was revealed. Actually, the verse was revealed during wartime. Just like in any war, a general orders his army to fight against the enemy. It would definitely be wrong of the army men if they gave up their swords and abandoned the war at that time. Similarly, Allah subhana WA ta’ala also ordained his followers to fully defend themselves and fight those who had waged a war against them.
PROPAGANDA
Ever since the incident of September 11, the West has gone on to raise the propaganda, against Islam, that this act was done under the banner of Jihad by the Muslims. This is completely wrong and many of the non-Muslims know that. To this day nothing can be said with certainty as to who caused that devastation. It is rumored that many people including the Americans also say that it was the American government’s plan for a propaganda against Islam and then to play the September 11 card as a pretext to fight against so called terrorism.
This way America got a pretext to interfere in other countries’ affairs and blast bombs in the name of the fight against terrorism. This can be clearly seen nowadays. However, this does not mean that we are putting the blame on the American government. Instead, the point is that there is no surety as to who was behind the incident of September 11 and it is still only a rumor that it was done by Muslims.
Let us consider for the sake of an argument that it was done by Al-Qaeda or any such groups which claim to be Muslims. Islam disregards all such people and expels them from the circle of Muslims. All the learned and educated Muslims of the world do not consider these groups to be Muslims and highly condemn such activities by these groups. Rather, they are considered propagandists of anti-Islamic ideologies and activities.
Another widespread misunderstanding amongst non-Muslims as well as many Muslims is that Jihad means killing non-Muslims. This is totally wrong. Jihad entails any act that is committed for the pleasure of Allah subhana WA tale, such as: helping the poor and the needy by giving charity, helping ones friends, kins and kith either financially or otherwise, seeking and spreading knowledge, going for hajj after enduring all the difficulties in the way of Allah subhana wa ta’ala, defending Islam against those who wage a war against it, and obeying one’s parents and looking after them when they reach old age. Hence, Jihad does not mean killing innocent human beings. Each and every act of good deed is considered Jihad in the sight of Allah subhana wa ta’ala.
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