J|HAD

Jihad is not terrorism.
Jihad is not killing innocent people.
Jihad is not strong bullying the weak.
Jihad is not collateral damage.
Jihad is not tolerance of oppression.
Jihad is not silence against injustice.
Jihad is not imposing your values on others.
Jihad is not man-made concept.

Jihad is conveying the message of The One True God.
We are on this planet as representatives of The Merciful and Compassionate God to establish peace and harmony through complete submission to His Commands.
Jihad is a concept of The One True God, Who alone deserves all worship.
All efforts in the way of God are Jihad.
Giving to charity and fighting tyranny are examples of acts of jihad.
Muslims are permitted to take up arms against who wage war against them.
Armed Jihad is therefore permitted only in self-defense.
The retaliation against the armed attacks must be measured and proportionate.
Armed jihad is temporary in that it ends when the enemy ceases its aggression.
Muslims must move quickly to establish peace once the enemy seeks peace.
In Islam, showing compassion to the enemy that has been defeated or is seeking peace is considered superior to achieving victory.
The aim of armed jihad is to restore peace and avert more wars and aggression.
Muslims are prohibited from engaging in armed acts of aggression even toward their sworn enemies.
When others commit murders, their religion is never mentioned.
But when Muslims resort to violence against political oppression, economic exploitation and the taking away of their land, Islam is put on trial.
Muslims have a duty to explain the truth. Jihad is conveying the true meaning of jihad to Muslims and non-Muslims.
Today the enemies of Truth can destroy others without entering their territories.
They can destroy a country抯 economy by speculating on the country抯 currency.
Jihads is taking proactive measures against these 憉narmed?combatants in a manner that is tactically savvy and multi-faceted, and seek to restore economic and political justice and peace.
Jihad is acquiring knowledge and developing skills that will make it difficult for others to easily oppress and kill Muslims.
Jihad is fostering unity amongst the believers in The One True God to strengthen the coalition to establish justice and world peace.
Jihad is to be vigilant against the attempts by others to make us define jihad in manner that fits their ulterior motives.
Jihad is not responding in a manner desired by others that will make it easy for them to tarnish the image of Muslims and Islam.
Jihad is preparing for the jihad of self-defense and propagating the truth by winning the greater jihad against the Self.
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By Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D (www.hajtips.com)