Well, it's primarily your interpretation. Many many scholars, jurists, and
commentatators have had and still have very different interpretations of
jihAd. And there is no Covenant in Islam to give a central authority to
one interpretation over the other. So, various interpretations have caused
sectarian warfare. They are still causing sectarian warfare, and killing,
even now. In Iraq, for instance.
Iskandar
On Tue, 9 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
> On 5/8/06, Iskandar Hai, M.D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mon, 8 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/8/06, Iskandar Hai, M.D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I:
> > > > Warfare conducted in the name of religion and/or conducted to covert
> > > > others into your religion is prohibited in the Baha'i Faith.
>
> G:
> > > And the Quran says that "there is no compulsion in matters of
> > > religion". Jihad, properly understood, is not about converting other
> > > people at the edge of the sword. It is about protecting people from
> > > harm.
>
> I:
> > Oh, I very much like your interpretation, Gilberto. I wish that all Muslim
> > leaders, thinkers, rulers, jurists, theologians, etc. of the past 14
> > centuries and now had adopted your interpreation or something very much
> > like it.
>
> G: It's not just my interpretation. And I don't need backhanded "praise".
>
> -G
>
>
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