"Many" is not "most" any more than "many" crusades have not been "most" crusades.
Stephen Beecroft wrote: > -Marc- > > jihad has traditionally, in Sunni Islam, meant the kind of > > struggle that we all must undergo in order to purify ourselves > > in order to make ourselves fit to be in God's presence after > > death. The Taliban have given the term a bad name). > > Not so. That is, the term "jihad" has usually (not always) been > interpreted by most of the Islamic schools as meaning an internal > purification struggle, but throughout Islamic history, many Muslims of > the Sunni, Shi'ite, and other fringe Islamic sects have used the term to > refer to the struggle against infidels, mostly Christians and Jews. So > "the Taliban" certainly have not given the term "jihad" any bad name > that it hasn't already had for a dozen centuries. > > Stephen > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
