11-25-2003, 10:30 PM
Alsalam 'alaykom,
I would like to state my opinion here about al-Qaueda, before I used to like Usama bin laden and proud of his deeds, but after 9/11(this put muslims in america in a very bad situtation,one american muslim once said on a tv intreview" this retarded us 10 years backwards, this is not a good deed, this is not jihad"),so u see this is nothing to be proud of and this is not Islam, killing innocent people, this is not Jihad, Jihad is when u fight army against army, men against men, not some lunatics hijakking a plane and blowing it into buildings and killing innocent people( and there were muslims there as well), once prophet Mohammad in one of his battle, I don't recall the name now, saw a kafir woman that was killed, he was very angry and asked his sahaba not to ever do that again, the Jihad in Islam, yes is a must, but the main reason for jihad is to spread Islam by kindness and good words, don't u remember Sulh(treaty) Alhudaybiya, when they wanted to go to omra for the first time, then the kufar asked them to go back and come back next year, and they made a treaty between them and the prophet agreed, the sahaba were mad, how we come and not go to omra they wanted to fight, but prophet Mohammad knew more than them he is more wise(God has ordered him of course and guided him), he wanted to spread Islam in peace time, and that what happened, after that thousands embraced Islam from all over the peninsula and I think u know that. So the main purpose of jihad is calling people for Islam, even when fighting he ordered them to preach kufars if they submitted to Islam that is a great triumph if he did not then fight. But now it is peace time isn't it better to spread islam and show how that it is a relegion of peace instead of blowing yourself up and killing yourself and other innocent people on the way in which u will be asked by Allah allmighty for their blood on the day of judgement.
So think about it Abu Dujanah, Islam is now spreading, many are converting to Islam all over the world, so help be one of those who spread it by good preaching and show that Islam is not a terorrising relegion on the contrary, it is peace and tranquility.
We all love martrdom, we love to die as mortars, but in the right way, under a strong Islamic governement, that is strong in its education, culture, and forgivness and leniency in treating with other cultures, that is how Islam was spread before and shall spread again Insha' Allah. May Allah Allmighty show us the right path, and forgive us for our sins.
In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful.
.190. And fight in the Way of Allâh those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allâh likes not the transgressors. [This Verse is the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihâd, but it was supplemented by another (V.9:36)]
191. And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing. And fight not with them at Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (the sanctuary at Makkah), unless they (first) fight you there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers. surrat Al-Baqara
So as u see we are not to transgress, only fight those who fight us(army against army. and in the second verse it says Al-Fitnah is worse than killing, I know that this verse is about kufar that they make fitna, but on seeing it today, isn't al Qaeda making fitna, wasnt it because of them that America invaded Afghanistan and Iraq because of Al-Qaeda deeds, In Saudi Arabia, the scholars who called for military jihad now repented, and said they were sorry for what happened in Riyadh, they were interviewed by scholar Ae'd AlQarny,so even those who preached for it are now repenting because they did not expect this to happen, this is a big fitna which we should not be part of, instead be patient educate ourselves and our children, build our nation to have higher morals until we build a strong Islamic nation with strong beleifs and pious men and women. So consider this one of your duties to be a DAI'YA for Islam, and not a killer of innocent people.
Wa Jazakum Allah kheer Wa assalam a'laykom wa rahmat Allah wa barrakatuh.