Jihad
JihadThese days whenever you turn on the news, or pick up a newspaper, just about every time, you will hear something about the Muslims. Which would normally be a plus, but unfortunately that is not the case here. Anytime you hear the word Islam or Muslims you also you hear terrorist and bombings along with it. Islam is receiving a bad name all around the world. Even before these recent attacks, Non-Muslims have tried to spread the notion that Islam is not only bad for the United States, but for the rest of the world as well. But we should also remember, such attacks have been occurring since the time of the Great Prophet Muhammad (May Allah's Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him). The Kuffar (idol-worshippers) continually attempted to stop Prophet Muhammad (Salalahu Alayhi Wasalam) from proceeding on with his Daw'ah (spread of Islam) mission.
I remember one day turning on my television to a program entitled 'Jihad: Holy War'. To my dismay it was full of lies and such things that were not only contradicting Islam's basic teachings of peace, but also were sending images that caused fear and hate towards Islam to Non-Muslims. The program showed how Islam imposed obligations and unjust rules on women. In reality, Islam gives women the right to freedom, equality, inheritance, and work I know that today many young Muslims are confused as to what to believe. So why don't we look at the word Jihad, and try to grasp a...
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