09-29-2004, 07:24 AM
Dear bros & sisters,
We should not sow hatred through jihad. The cycle of killings will never end. Muslim nations are weak because they remained economically poor. They are deprived of technology and knowledge. The western civilization is decades ahead of the Islamic world. How shall u fight them? Swords against missiles? Guns agst "daisy cutters" bombs? Faced it, muslims though great in numbers are out-gunned, out-smart and poor. What is the solution?
We need to go back to the original islamic civilization, i.e. quest for knowledge. Prove to the west of islam's higher civilization. Muslims must free their minds and integrate into modern society. True Jihad is quest for knowledge and using knowledge to outwit the west. Remember WWI and WW II, the might of the superpowers cannot be underestimated.
I implore to all muslims to discard their "revenge" mentality and reach out to the west for co-operation and peace.