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| British youngsters told to reject extremism at jihad conference |
| 2010-06-22 |
| Over 700 hundred British youngsters were told to reject the idea of extremist jihad during a conference in Bradford. The JIHijackAD event which was hel at Bradford Hilton Hotel and organised by Muslim Youth League UK, a youth forum of Minhaj-ul-Quran International UK, demolishes extremist ideology. The keynote speaker Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri gave a comprehensive talk on the concept of jihad and urged the youth who may be brainwashed by extremist groups to denounce twisted ideologies and gain proper Islamic knowledge on the true concept of the word jihad. Mr Hassan said "Those who misuse the concept of jihad to fulfil their own hidden agendas take Quranic verses out of context or misapply them, are in actual fact the worst enemies of Islam and Muslims." Mr Hassan quoted 31 verses of the Quran which mentioned Jihad. "Its mention in the Quran was in non-violent forms such as struggling by means of knowledge, spirituality, charity and character reformation," he said. "Only four verses that refer to Jihad with reference to taking up arms were only permitting taking up arms in self-defence. "Only a state can declare this form of jihad which involves taking up arms to defend the state or oppressed people. Individuals, organisations or groups have no authority to declare this form of jihad," said Mr Hassan. Spokesman for Minhaj-ul-Quran UK, Shahid Mursaleen added: "This conference has clarified the concept of jihad which has been hijacked by the extremists and it is a blow to the extremist recruitment in the UK who brainwash our youth and lead them towards hell." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 The Yoots probably replied "Death to Infidels!" |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-06-22 14:26 |
| #1 "Only a state can declare this form of jihad which involves taking up arms to defend the state or oppressed people The "state" being the Ummah or any other "authority" the jihaddis feel back their view. The "oppressed people" being all muslims everywhere. Now you're right back where you started and provided justification for violent jihad to boot. It's all in the interpretation, isn't it? It's all self-defense. Everyone is still quite clear on the concept of jihad. Every attempt to "clarify" jihad leads right back to kill all the infidels. it's self-defense always. it's saving the oppressed, always. Only the interpretation of "infidel" is variable. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-06-22 09:17 |