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Jihadâs real meaning to be explained
I know you Kufrs are all impatient to find out the true meaning of Jihad, but you will have to cool your heels a bit longer, âtil at least the target date next year.
The Council of Religious Ministers for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (MABIMS) will publish a comprehensive working paper for explaining Jihad (crusade or holy war) to their Ummah (followers of Islam) by its target date next year.
| First time I've ever seen "jihad" translated as "crusade." It's a fairly accurate translation... |
Such a move is needed to avoid confusion and will also serve as a guideline for Muslims, especially young Turks, who could be misguided by certain elements, caused by lack of definition to the phraseâs real meaning. The decision was made several days ago at the Senior Officers Meeting (SOMS) during the 28th unofficial meeting of MABIMS held in Kuala Lumpur. It was attended by the acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, Hj Tasim Hj Akim; Secretary General for Ministry of Religious Affairs of Republic of Indonesia, Prof Dr H Faisal Ismail; Director General Islamic Development Department of Malaysia, Datuk Mohamad Shahir Abdullah; and the President of Singapore Islamic Religion Council, Mohammad Alami Musa. The Sultanate will take a leading role by collecting all needed materials from the concerned nations towards the final processing of the aforementioned book, which will be in the Malay language, also translated into Arabic and English.
| I'm soooo looking forward to seeing it on Amazon.com... |
It shall also provide explanations to non-Muslims who may associate terrorism with Islam, said Datuk Mohamad Shahir Abdullah, as quoted by Berita Harian. Jihad is a religious conviction for able Muslims towards defending the integrity of Islam. Those who may die because of Jihad are promised good returns and paradise in the afterlife.
| So we've heard. 72 flat-chested 12-year-olds, wasn't it? |
Posted by: tipper 2003-12-29 |
