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| 2004-10-12 |
| From Jihad Unspun, an article by Yamin Zakaria .... Anyone with rudimentary knowledge of Islamic history would know that the borders of the Islamic state expanded from Medina to Spain, Syria, Southern Russia, China and India. This expansion is explained as the result of a series of 'defensive' wars, which is not only the apex of intellectual dishonesty but also demonstrates stupidity. Even on the notion of defensive Jihad there is much duplicity. The moderates profess their support for the resistance but not their methods! However, they do not provide a practical alternative given the huge disparity of forces. .... Unashamedly, some [moderate Muslims] have even adopted the terms like 'terrorists' or 'extremists'. One can see undeclared alliance between the treacherous moderates and the state terrorists. In contrast, Claire Short, former cabinet member of the Blair government in the UK and a non-Muslim, categorised the Mujahideen as resistance fighters with a genuine cause. Given the absence of the Islamic state (Khilafah) and most of the Islamic countries are under direct or indirect occupation, it is rather academic to discuss the notion of offensive Jihad. Hence, let us analyse the evidences pertaining to defensive Jihad. .... |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |