"there is no doubt that jihad has become an inseparable part of islam. why? because the koran explains it in more than 100 verses. even the prophet muhammad took part in 28 of more than 70 wars..."
these are the words of abdul rohim, as he is described in the post at jihad watch. the above are not the words of some minor figure, the leader of a divergent sect, but the words of a major islamic religious figure and leader. his description follows:
"[jamaah islamiyah] crown prince abdul rohim sees violent jihad as inevitable," by hasyim widhiarto for the jakarta post, august 11 (thanks to kris):
the youngest son of firebrand cleric abu bakar ba'asyir, abdul rohim, 31, is tipped by many to become the future leader of the jihadist movement in indonesia. the young and energetic father of three daughters talked with the jakarta post's hasyim widhiarto several days before the police arrested ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of the jamaah islamiyah. here is an excerpt of the interview:
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'the JAT was established as the representation of our shared willingness to live according to sharia.
we have realized that muslims in this country have no support to practice sharia, but we can't just keep silent about this, as allah will someday demand our responsibility for our inaction.
we hope to see this organization play a role as a community for all muslims who want to help us spread and practice islamic teachings, for both ourselves and society.
unfortunately, if you share these objectives with the infidels, they will liken such efforts to terrorism.'
so what is jihad to you then?
'there is no doubt that jihad has become an inseparable part of islam. why? because the koran explains it in more than 100 verses.
even the prophet muhammad took part in 28 of more than 70 wars that took place during his 23 years of active missionary period.
here, we teach our students about the koran and hadith, including the topic on jihad.'"
thank you, robert spencer, for this wonderful post.
i wonder how "the sphinx" will explain this away. and, i think you should give some particular pause to the characterization that abdul rohim gives to the prophet mohammed's participation in islamic wars of conquest. rohim calls it "... his 23 years of active missionary ..." work.
please note: that is 28 wars in 23 years. no, that is not a misprint. 28 wars in 23 years of "active missionary" work. do you comprehend the implication of that. muslims are to strive to live in the image of the prophet. think about that as long as you need to.
when are some people gonna wake up? when the scimitar is at their throats?
john jay @ 08.11.2010
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