What is JIHAD??

[Vlad]

"What is Jihad: The Arabic word Jihad is derived from the root word Jahada (struggle). Jihad has come to mean an offensive war to be waged by Muslims against all non-Muslims to convert them to Islam on the pain of death. Jihad is enjoined on all Muslims by the Quran.





This site brings you the history of the Islamic Jihad from a neutral and factual viewpoint. (!?)





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The Jihad against Arabs (622 to 634)





The Jihad against Zoroastrian Persians of Iran, Baluchistan and Afghanistan (634 to 651)





The Jihad against the Byzantine Christians (634 to 1453)





The Jihad against Christian Coptic Egyptians (640 to 655)





The Jihad against Christian Coptic Nubians - modern Sudanese (650)





The Jihad against pagan Berbers - North Africans (650 to 700)





The Jihad against Spaniards (711 to 730)





The Reconquista against Jihad in Spain (730 to 1492)





The Jihad against Franks - modern French (720 to 732)





The Jihad against Sicilians in Italy (812 to 940)





The Jihad against Chinese (751)





The Jihad against Turks (651 to 751)





The Jihad against Armenians and Georgians (1071 to 1920)





The Crusade against Jihad (1096 – 1291 ongoing)





The Jihad against Mongols (1260 to 1300)





The Jihad against Hindus of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (638 to 1857)





The Jihad against Indonesians and Malays (1450 to 1500)





The Jihad against Poland (1444 to 1699)





The Jihad against Rumania (1350 to 1699)





The Jihad against Russia (1500 to 1853)





The Jihad against Bulgaria (1350 to 1843)





The Jihad against Serbs, Croats and Albanians (1334 to 1920)





The Jihad against Greeks (1450 to 1853)





The Jihad against Albania (1332 - 1853)





The Jihad against Croatia (1389 to 1843)





The Jihad against Hungarians (1500 to 1683)





The Jihad against Austrians (1683)





Jihad in the Modern Age (20th and 21st Centuries)





The Jihad against Israelis (1948 – 2004 ongoing)





The Jihad against Americans (9/11/2001)





The Jihad against the Filipinos in Mindanao(1970 onwards)





The Jihad against Indonesian Christians in Malaku and East Timor (1970 onwards)





The Jihad against Russians (1995 onwards)





The Jihad against Dutch and Belgians (2003 onwards)





The Jihad against Norwegians and Swedes (2003 onwards)





The Jihad against Thais (2003 onwards)





The Jihad against Nigerians (1965 onwards)





The Jihad against Canadians (2001 onwards)





The Jihad against Latin America (2003 onwards)





The Jihad against Australia (2002 onwards)





The Global Jihad today (2001 – ongoing)





The War on Terror against Jihad today (2001– ongoing)





The Vision for the post-Islamic (and post-religious) world"





Courtesy of :


http://www.historyofjihad.org/








GEE WHIZZZ, I have never noticed ANY Religion having such a WAR agenda and credentials.





I can recall a few Crusades (6 maybe??)





Obviously, ISLAM is a very peaceful and well intended religion, afer all.[/url]

[Guest]

That is just a PURE propaganda website,it will mean nothing to people.Jihad isnt for converting its a kind of holy war against Crusaders.

[Vlad]

That is just a PURE propaganda website,it will mean nothing to people.Jihad isnt for converting its a kind of holy war against Crusaders.

Yeahh??? Who was complaining of being forcefully converted to Islam??





We were just noticing the richness of your religious WAR culture/religion. PERIOD

[Guest]

That will bring NO goods to crusader side,i see there is still a Crusading mentality on earth dammit..we Ottomans had to remove them all,i know understand why Fatih Sulthan Mehmed decided to march on Romanians





Here the real meaning of Jihad to readers





Jihad


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia





Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad or Djehad, (Arabic: جهاد‎ ǧihād) is an Islamic term, from the Arabic root ǧhd ("to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle"), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle to further the Islamic cause. Individuals involved in the political or military forms of jihad are often labeled with the neologism "jihadist".





The term "jihad" is often rendered in western languages and non-Islamic cultures as "holy war", but this "physical" struggle, which encompasses warfare, only makes up part of the broader meaning of the concept of jihad. The denotation is of a struggle, challenge, difficulty, or (frequently) opposed effort, made either in accomplishment or as resistance. A person who engages in any form of jihad can be called a mujahid (in plural: mujahadin) (Arabic: striver, struggler), a term even more often applied to groups who practice armed struggle in the name of Islam. Such a person might engage in fighting as a military struggle for religious reasons, or for example, struggle to memorize the Qur'an.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad

[webmaster]

So turk,





Are we to understand from the previous post that:





"The Jihad against Americans (9/11/2001)"


meant -





"jihad (ji-hahd, ji-had)


In Islam, a holy war; a war ordained by God. The Koran teaches that soldiers who die in jihad go to heaven immediately.


Modern-day terrorists often claim that they are carrying out acts of destruction, such as the attacks on the World Trade Center towers, as part of a jihad. "





OR:





"The word jihad actually means "struggle, strive." The Arabic root of the word is jahada "to strive for." (The Arabic word for war is "harb.") Of the two types of jihad, the lesser type is the struggle against religious or political oppression, the second and greater is the soul's struggle with evil. Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. Radical Islamic fundamentalists assume that a jihad is a war without constraints. "??????





KINDA VAGUE....don't you think??





I mean, in Judeo-Christianism there are two points of view:


"Either turn the other cheek when hit, or an eye for an eye"





WHICH DO YOU PREFER, TURK??

[Guest]

So turk,



Are we to understand from the previous post that:



"The Jihad against Americans (9/11/2001)"

meant -



"jihad (ji-hahd, ji-had)

In Islam, a holy war; a war ordained by God. The Koran teaches that soldiers who die in jihad go to heaven immediately.

Modern-day terrorists often claim that they are carrying out acts of destruction, such as the attacks on the World Trade Center towers, as part of a jihad. "



OR:



"The word jihad actually means "struggle, strive." The Arabic root of the word is jahada "to strive for." (The Arabic word for war is "harb.") Of the two types of jihad, the lesser type is the struggle against religious or political oppression, the second and greater is the soul's struggle with evil. Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. Radical Islamic fundamentalists assume that a jihad is a war without constraints. "??????



KINDA VAGUE....don't you think??



I mean, in Judeo-Christianism there are two points of view:

"Either turn the other cheek when hit, or an eye for an eye"



WHICH DO YOU PREFER, TURK??

Koran has been sent to all kind of people,to whites,to christians,to jews etc etc.People have their own,personal perspectives.If insurgents names their war aganst USA then its their view,not mine.In my opinion jihad doesnt include killing civillians


think about this,one Romanian bombs himself in a marketplace in Istanbul Turkiye,do you think should i GENERALIZE all Romanians because of an idiot s movement???No





Jihad has more and more details,for example defending Jarusaalem against Crusaderes was a kind of Jihad movement.





I suppor that meaning of it :


# Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. #

[Vlad]

So turk,



Are we to understand from the previous post that:



"The Jihad against Americans (9/11/2001)"

meant -



"jihad (ji-hahd, ji-had)

In Islam, a holy war; a war ordained by God. The Koran teaches that soldiers who die in jihad go to heaven immediately.

Modern-day terrorists often claim that they are carrying out acts of destruction, such as the attacks on the World Trade Center towers, as part of a jihad. "



OR:



"The word jihad actually means "struggle, strive." The Arabic root of the word is jahada "to strive for." (The Arabic word for war is "harb.") Of the two types of jihad, the lesser type is the struggle against religious or political oppression, the second and greater is the soul's struggle with evil. Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. Radical Islamic fundamentalists assume that a jihad is a war without constraints. "??????



KINDA VAGUE....don't you think??



I mean, in Judeo-Christianism there are two points of view:

"Either turn the other cheek when hit, or an eye for an eye"



WHICH DO YOU PREFER, TURK??

Koran has been sent to all kind of people,to whites,to christians,to jews etc etc.People have their own,personal perspectives.If insurgents names their war aganst USA then its their view,not mine.In my opinion jihad doesnt include killing civillians

think about this,one Romanian bombs himself in a marketplace in Istanbul Turkiye,do you think should i GENERALIZE all Romanians because of an idiot s movement???No



Jihad has more and more details,for example defending Jarusaalem against Crusaderes was a kind of Jihad movement.



I suppor that meaning of it :

# Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. #

First of all, a Romanian would not blow himself up, unless his wife is not cooking "sarmale" for him.





Second, are we to understand you are a "moderate", while being surrounded by "radicals"?? How can you cope with it?


How do you handle it? Do you tell them to "pipe" down?


Do you tell them to "relax"??

[Guest]

So turk,



Are we to understand from the previous post that:



"The Jihad against Americans (9/11/2001)"

meant -



"jihad (ji-hahd, ji-had)

In Islam, a holy war; a war ordained by God. The Koran teaches that soldiers who die in jihad go to heaven immediately.

Modern-day terrorists often claim that they are carrying out acts of destruction, such as the attacks on the World Trade Center towers, as part of a jihad. "



OR:



"The word jihad actually means "struggle, strive." The Arabic root of the word is jahada "to strive for." (The Arabic word for war is "harb.") Of the two types of jihad, the lesser type is the struggle against religious or political oppression, the second and greater is the soul's struggle with evil. Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. Radical Islamic fundamentalists assume that a jihad is a war without constraints. "??????



KINDA VAGUE....don't you think??



I mean, in Judeo-Christianism there are two points of view:

"Either turn the other cheek when hit, or an eye for an eye"



WHICH DO YOU PREFER, TURK??

Koran has been sent to all kind of people,to whites,to christians,to jews etc etc.People have their own,personal perspectives.If insurgents names their war aganst USA then its their view,not mine.In my opinion jihad doesnt include killing civillians

think about this,one Romanian bombs himself in a marketplace in Istanbul Turkiye,do you think should i GENERALIZE all Romanians because of an idiot s movement???No



Jihad has more and more details,for example defending Jarusaalem against Crusaderes was a kind of Jihad movement.



I suppor that meaning of it :

# Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. #

First of all, a Romanian would not blow himself up, unless his wife is not cooking "sarmale" for him.



Second, are we to understand you are a "moderate", while being surrounded by "radicals"?? How can you cope with it?

How do you handle it? Do you tell them to "pipe" down?

Do you tell them to "relax"??

Do i have to tell & explain them (radicals) anything??No,it is not my business,i quoted from webmaster.I will waste no time to teach radicals what Koran says in real.They have their way to understand,i have my way to understand.I dont mind what they believe in what their brain is stuck on.

[Vlad]

Koran has been sent to all kind of people,to whites,to christians,to jews etc etc.People have their own,personal perspectives.If insurgents names their war aganst USA then its their view,not mine.In my opinion jihad doesnt include killing civillians

think about this,one Romanian bombs himself in a marketplace in Istanbul Turkiye,do you think should i GENERALIZE all Romanians because of an idiot s movement???No



Jihad has more and more details,for example defending Jarusaalem against Crusaderes was a kind of Jihad movement.



I suppor that meaning of it :

# Moderates think that while "jihad" might refer to an active war against an oppressive regime, such a war may be waged only against that regime, not innocent people. #

First of all, a Romanian would not blow himself up, unless his wife is not cooking "sarmale" for him.



Second, are we to understand you are a "moderate", while being surrounded by "radicals"?? How can you cope with it?

How do you handle it? Do you tell them to "pipe" down?

Do you tell them to "relax"??

Do i have to tell & explain them (radicals) anything??No,it is not my business,i quoted from webmaster.I will waste no time to teach radicals what Koran says in real.They have their way to understand,i have my way to understand.I dont mind what they believe in what their brain is stuck on.

OK, Granted. But, do you realize that these "radicals" are stirring the entire world against ISLAM?


And it does not matter that there are "moderates" like you among them, and it does not matter that most muslims are peaceful people, they put Islam in a bad light, can't you see?

[Guest]

First of all, a Romanian would not blow himself up, unless his wife is not cooking "sarmale" for him.



Second, are we to understand you are a "moderate", while being surrounded by "radicals"?? How can you cope with it?

How do you handle it? Do you tell them to "pipe" down?

Do you tell them to "relax"??

Do i have to tell & explain them (radicals) anything??No,it is not my business,i quoted from webmaster.I will waste no time to teach radicals what Koran says in real.They have their way to understand,i have my way to understand.I dont mind what they believe in what their brain is stuck on.

OK, Granted. But, do you realize that these "radicals" are stirring the entire world against ISLAM?

And it does not matter that there are "moderates" like you among them, and it does not matter that most muslims are peaceful people, they put Islam in a bad light, can't you see?

I see they (radicals) are giving bad name to Islam.We all mild muslims are aware of that.They have millions of supporters in Asian countries especially from Pakistan,Afghanistan and i am sure AS LONG AS USA drop bombs to civillians like they did in Haditha,Iraq (24 civillians killed most of them were women and children) some people will keep supporting them.

[webmaster]

What do you think? Is this a religious WAR? Or a WAR for OIL profits?





Is this WAR a CRUSADE or a JIHAD?





Is this a WAR between World Powers and Third World Countries (with resources)?





Be honest, TURK. (whatta misnomer)





Some people in US still think Turks are wearing their laundry on their heads. You and I know it isn't true, arkadash, but try to convince the Western world of that. I wish you luck.

[Guest]

In my opinion Bush has a religious aim,since communism was removed.He is also religious,since he was elected president of US.i will take your attention that he said that God had given him a mission,ultra extremist.I have searched about United States s oip resources for its future,i have learnt it isnt enough.





Dammit..i feel like i am questioned..anyway i will reply to those questions..





This war is between USA and people who refuse to present their resources (especially natural ones) to USA.I dont believe it is a #global# reaction to WEST given by radicals.





I know there are a lot of people who think Turks are like Arabs,bias American media places that prejudice to their brains.. because they hate of middle easters.I had visitors in Istanbul,they were American couples.They said the same thing,it wasnt the same it seems from USA.

[Guest]

Btw i see Americans are keen on Vlad Tepes more than Romanians are,most of members are from USA.

[Vlad]

"Jihad has more and more details,for example defending Jarusaalem against Crusaderes was a kind of Jihad movement. "





My dear arkadash, Jerusalem is an ancient city.





I do believe it was built waaay prior to the birth of the Islamic religion. Correct me if I am wrong. I shall give you that much.





However, when you state that Muslims protected Jerusalem from the Crusaders, it kind of makes my blood start to boil, and the reaction is always one and the same:





Turks arrived close to Judeea a few centuries after Jesus Christ. Was Islam protecting a Kookoo's NEST in which they invited themselves??





What made Muslims want to protect Jerusalem, when in fact they were the LATE comers, anyway??





The Crusaders tried to protect the holy lands that Christ walked upon.





What did the Turks try to protect? The lands that they never had while nomadically searching for a good land to settle upon??? Mar VISTA? Sea shore VIEW??





I mean there are no SEAS in the Mongolian steppes, are there?





The Turks were trying to Protect Jerusalem???????


Is that WHY when TURKS conquered Constantinople, they plastered the paintings in the Christian Saint Sophia Cathedral and turned it into a HAGIA, and built minnarets around it??





Please answer.





ARKADASH.?? HELLOOO?? You did not answer this post yet.

[Vlad]

ARKADASH....C'mon, I thought you were educated.





"That will bring NO goods to crusader side,i see there is still a Crusading mentality on earth dammit..we Ottomans had to


remove them all,i know understand why Fatih Sulthan Mehmed decided to march on Romanians "





Arkadash, the ONLY PERSON on this EARTH that SULTAN MEHMED was OPENLY afraid of...was, none other than VLAD DRACUL(a).





KAZIGLUBEY, as you TURKS call him.





Can you please explain to us why Sultan Mehmed was afraid of him?





Thanks.