On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:29:54 -0800, Elaine Crowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

The association of Jihad with genocidal assaults on those
> identified as unbelievers (for example, the attack on Karbala by the
> armies of Al-Saud- Wahhabi in 1801 and the massacre of the people of
> Taif in 1802 ) is a direct consequence of Abdal al-Wahhab's desire for
> Islamic reform.

And Abdul-Wahab's views were rejected and criticized by the more
tolerant traditional mainstream.

Peace

Gilberto


"My people are hydroponic"

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