View Single Post
Old 10-09-06, 06:15 PM   #18
NEON DEON
Ace of the Deep
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 1,207
Downloads: 39
Uploads: 5
Jihad.

How do you interpret the word?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad

"Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Djehad or Cihad, (Arabic: جهاد‎ ǧihād) is an Islamic term, from the Arabic root ǧhd ("to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle"), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle. Individuals involved in the political or military forms of jihad are often labeled with the neologism "jihadist" or "jihadi".

The term "jihad" is often used to describe purely physical and military "religious war", through physical struggle. Some Muslim scholars say that this only makes up part of the broader meaning of the concept of jihad. The denotation is of a struggle, challenge, difficulty or (frequently) opposed effort, made either in accomplishment or as resistance. A person who engages in any form of jihad can be called a mujahid (in plural: mujahidin) (Arabic: striver, struggler). Such a person might engage in fighting as a military struggle for religious reasons, or for example, struggle to memorize the Qur'an. Jihad has gained a negative connotation and reputation in much of the West because of its usage by various groups classified by the United States of America as terrorist organizations as part of its War on terror. The Jihad had a reputation for this at the time."

Editorial comment comming!

Enlightment on the word of Islam comming from a Christian and a Jew.

(Tie in to original post comming)

We should hold a cartoon contest about the subject and submit it to a Dannish Newpaper. Maybee the winner could get an all expenses paid trip to his or her favorite religious site!
NEON DEON is offline   Reply With Quote