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| Terror Networks & Islam |
| Policy Review: Understanding Jihad by Mark Gould |
| 2005-02-17 |
| ... The doctrine of jihad articulates the duty of Muslims to expand the Muslim umma, "to bring as many people under its rule as possible. The ultimate aim is to bring the whole earth under the sway of Islam" (3). "The most important function of the doctrine of jihad is that it mobilizes and motivates Muslims to take part in wars against unbelievers, as it is considered to be the fulfillment of a religious duty. This motivation is strongly fed by the idea that those who are killed on the battlefield, called martyrs . . . , will go directly to Paradise" (5). Much more at the link. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #11 Yep. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-17 8:21:49 PM |
| #10 from the Great White North |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-17 8:08:12 PM |
| #9 Oh, man, I should have spotted it earlier. "ITYS" is our old friend "Man Bites Dog"/"Dog Bites Trolls"! |
| Posted by: someone 2005-02-17 7:55:08 PM |
| #8 It's all about MOOD! |
| Posted by: Freddy Astair 2005-02-17 10:03:55 AM |
| #7 IToldYouSo "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." (Abraham Lincoln, 1809-65) . |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-17 8:22:37 AM |
| #6 ITYS- You're not from around here, are you?... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-02-17 7:48:13 AM |
| #5 IToldYouSo, you are officially a pretention f&&kwit. Most people at RB are here to learn something and share insights. To my continous surprise, f**kwits don't last here. Too many smart informed people who like to ridicule morons. In anticipation, goodbye, it wasn't a blast. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-02-17 6:09:33 AM |
| #4 Ummm .... ITYS, you might want to go through the archives to find out what .com's actual, live, experience in the heart of the Muslim world is, before you try dissing him with an academic link. |
| Posted by: too true 2005-02-17 5:21:45 AM |
| #3 Most posters here haven't read Main Kampf either. The question about Islam is not "what it is?": we know what it is through observing Moslems in action for 1400 years. It isn't even "what to do about it?". The question is "how". |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-02-17 4:48:37 AM |
| #2 ROFLMAO! I love fools like you, walking into a blog-in-process - several years old - actually believing everyone here was just sitting on their hands waiting for Your Highness to arrive. Obviously, you don't know anything about me, but don't let me interrupt you. You're making yourself the biggest laughingstock to come along in quite awhile. Go for it. I'm sure the laughter among the regulars is fairly robust, characterizing me as a Pollyanna regards the Islamists, so I don't want you to leave too quickly - end of day banning would be fine. Wotta trip. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-17 2:45:14 AM |
| #1 Dollars for dimes says that I am the only poster here who has ever read the entire Bukhari Hadith, and much of al-Tabari. Note the following link: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/ There is resistance to learning the true nature of the Muslim enemy, because there is a fear that knowledge might break the pathological deference to the "Islam is peace" Pollyannas. Ask spin-gulpers like the sk8r boys .com or 2b to state their wretched, wasted life-mottos and you will get: ignorance is bliss. |
| Posted by: IToldYouSo 2005-02-17 2:23:57 AM |