Pakistani Information Minister: Jihad instrinsic part of Islamic faith

Jihad= sixth pillar of Islam. And I mean Jihad warfare, not this bullshit "inner struggle" type of Jihad to become a better Muslim. Which Harvard allowed a commencement speaker to propound a few years ago.

___________

Harvard’s ‘Inner Struggle’

June 6, 2002 

by George Livadas

This year’s Harvard University commencement ceremony will feature one of
the most controversial student speakers selected in years.

Despite a surge in national patriotism from the September 11 attacks and the
War on Terrorism, Harvard’s faculty panel has selected Zayed M. Yasin ’02 as
one of the three students to speak at the commencement ceremony. Yasin, with the
assistance of Harvard dean of continuing education Michael Shinagel, originally
titled his speech, “American Jihad.” After the title of the speech was
released, questions and concerns were raised immediately as to the
appropriateness of the title itself, as well as the content of the speech, and
the very selection of Yasin as a commencement speaker.

Although Yasin claims to use the word “jihad” to mean one’s own
personal “inner struggle to do the right thing,” one can’t help but wonder
whether he could have exercised better judgment in selecting the theme and title
of his speech, given the very real jihad waged by radical Islamic groups against
the United States. Since Yasin maintains that “jihad” really means an
“inner struggle to do the right thing,” would it be that far-fetched for
listeners of the speech to conclude that Yasin is in some way explaining the
September 11 attacks as merely nineteen young men just “struggling to do the
right thing”?

Yasin further defends his use of the word “jihad” by stating that
those critical of him simply do not understand its true definition.  

-SNIP-

http://www.academia.org/news/struggle.html

If the Infidels will give what is demanded through "talks" (negotiations, Al-Hudaibiyya-esque "treaties," what have you) then there is no need to kill them. It is only when the "talks" fail to give the Muslim side what it has a right to demand (in the end, everything -- everything it needs to spread Islam until it covers the globe), that the killing has to start. What's a poor Believer to do, if the Unblievers, those Infidels, refuse to play ball?

"...adding that wars were the results of failures in foreign policies."

Islamists are big on deception, spin-doctoring and propaganda. It's all about control, especially mind control, and making people think that Islam is nice, and that the problems come from elsewhere. Lions, tigers, and bears are nice too, WHEN THEY ARE DRUGGED, SLEEPING OR DEAD.

Does this mean if government officials in the West begin to publicly state that the war "against the Jihad" is going well/ill/so-so, they are actually speaking in code against Islam? Surely that cannot be. Surely the "Jihad" is merely a matter of a handful of extremists, or quite-a-handful of Wahhabis, or Salafists, or something. No "moderate" Muslims, surely, will object to our objection to those engaged in Jihad, whatever instruments they choose to employ. So let's get on with it.

Just remember this: this is the guy who set up training camps for jihadists. In those camps, it wasn't quite all about spiritual struggle.

Posted by Robert

Neither is the Koran:

033.061 They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found, they shall be seized and slain without mercy.

004.104 And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships.

002.216 Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing [war] which is good for you and that ye love a thing [peace] which is bad for you?

009.039 Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place.

009.030 The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; in this they but imitate what ''' the unbelievers ''' of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth!

005.051 O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors {authorities]: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them for friendship is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.

What part of those teachings are the non-Muslim leaders not able to understand?

It's almost funny when one considers how many 'professors' there are in this world.

I have...I mean HAD... a Muslim friend. We got to talking about religion and what he believes. He says Jihad is an "inner struggle" so I schooled him on his own "religion of peace" and he was in awe. He could not understand that this peace in which he believed was a bunch of crap. i also told him:

005.051 O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors {authorities]: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them for friendship is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.

He admitted that he hasnt studied all of his books even though he was a practicing Muslim. His also said his father hated his views on the Koran and that he was no better than an the unbelievers.

Well before he left he said he I was right about everything and so was his father. He was always a good kid and I was trying to make him understand his "religion" was just a political tool to worldwide conquest through violence.

He hasnt called me in a month and wont return my calls.....I guess he is a "better" Muslim now and wont have me as a friend.....what a nice "religion of hate"

The most interesting aspect of your account, pocadon, is the father's disapproval of the son's religiousity. The implication is that the religious indoctrination came from outside of the family that the older generation was not subject to.

Your estranged friend is in the grip of a cult. An old cult, but a cult all the same. Hope for him that the combination of his father's influence, yours, and perhaps others he will meet and engage with, will help lead to his rescue.

I have had, and still have, many Muslim friends. I have no illusion that our friendships are under a sentence of death, date left blank, but I value them as people too much to dump them. If they will in time come to dump me, tough. I have, for that matter, had to break with a friend who advocated the political suppression of Catholics in the cause of homosexual "equality". Like all precious things in life, friendship is very fragile.

Hes a good guy and I understand he is extremely confused...I mean I know him very well and he is probably thinking....He is my friend and will do anything for me so why can I not be his friend? His parents are from Afganastan so they are pretty strict with the words of the Koran. His parents are making him feel sub-human for trusting an infidel. I have faith he will come around but if for some reason he doesnt I will still be there for him and care for him.

Islam isnt the only religion that causes splits between people, but as far as I know it is the only religion that can back up these prejudices with "holy" texts...so sad.

waterdragon52 wrote:

"The most interesting aspect of your account, pocadon, is the father's disapproval of the son's religiousity. The implication is that the religious indoctrination came from outside of the family that the older generation was not subject to."

He actually indoctrinated himself...he was trying to be a moderate Muslim..he wanted to be compassionate and caring and respectful to people of all religions...but the texts are against him at every angle. He looks up to his father and I think his father got to him and got him to believe that there is no moderation in Islam...I really hope that is not the case...I wait for his call..I hope he is just taking some time away to think and maybe drop the religion of hate...I really hope for our friendships sake.