Invitation to Understanding Islam

Jihad

If anyone slew an innocent it would be as if he slew the whole of mankind.

[The Noble Qur'an 5:32]

Jihad is not terrorism.

Jihad is not

killing innocent people.

Jihad is not the strong bullying

the weak.

Jihad is not collateral damage

Jihad is not

tolerance of oppression.

Jihad is not silence against injustice.

Jihad is not

imposing your values on others.

Jihad is not

a man-made concept.

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DŽIHAD

Ako bi netko ubio nevinog, bilo bi to kao da je ubio cijelo čovječanstvo.

[Plemeniti Kur’an 5:32]

Džihad nije terorizam.

Džihad nije

ubijanje nevinih ljudi.

Džihad nije teško nasilje nad slabima.

Džihad nije

kolateralna šteta.

Džihad nije odobravanje ugnjetavanja.

Džihad nije

šutnja pred nepravdom.

Džihad nije mametanje vaših vrijednosti drugima.

Džihad nije

od čovjeka stvoren koncept.

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The Jihad of Self-defense

Jihad is conveying the message of The One True God.

We are on this planet as representatives

of The Merciful and Compassionate God to establish peace and harmony through complete submission to His Commands.

Jihad is a concept of The One True God,

Who alone deserves all worship.

All efforts in the way of God are jihad.

Giving to charity and fighting tyranny are examples of acts of jihad.

Muslims are permitted to take up arms

against those who wage war against them.

Armed jihad is therefore permitted only in self-defense.

The retaliation against the armed attacks

must be measured and proportionate.

Armed jihad is temporary in that it ends when the enemy ceases its aggression.

Muslims must move quickly to establish

peace once the enemy seeks peace.

In Islam, showing compassion to the enemy that has been defeated or is seeking peace

is considered superior to achieving victory.

The aim of armed jihad is to restore peace and avert more wars and aggression.

Muslims are prohibited from engaging

in armed acts of aggression even toward their sworn enemies.

When others commit murders,

their religion is never mentioned.

But when Muslims resort to violence against political oppression, economic

exploitation and the taking away of

their land, Islam is put on trial.

Muslims have a duty to explain the truth. Jihad is conveying the true meaning of

jihad to Muslims and non-Muslims.

Today the enemies of Truth can destroy . others without entering their territories.

They can destroy a country's economy

by speculating on the country's currency.

Jihad is taking proactive measures against these 'unarmed' combatants in a manner that is tactically savvy and multi-faceted,

and seek to restore economic and political justice and peace.

Jihad is acquiring knowledge and

developing skills that will make it difficult for others to easily oppress and kill Muslims.

Jihad is fostering unity amongst

the believers in The One True God to strengthen the coalition to establish

justice and world peace.

Jihad is to be vigilant against the attempts by others to make us define jihad in manner

that fits their ulterior motives.

Jihad is not responding in a manner desired by others that will make it easy for them

to tarnish the image of Muslims and Islam.

Jihad is preparing for the jihad of self-defense and propagating the truth by winning the greater jihad against the Self.

With compliments: BAITULMAL (Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan)

DŽIHAD SAMOOBRANE

Džihad je prenošenje poruke Jedinog Pravog Boga.

Mi smo na ovom planetu kao predstavnici

milostivog i Samilosnog Boga da donesemo mir i slogu kroz

potpunu odanost Njegovim Zapovijedima.

Džihad je koncept Jedinog Pravog Boga, Kojeg jedinoga treba štovati.

Sav trud na Božjem putu je Džihad.

Doprinos ljubavi i borba protiv tiranije

primjeri su djelovanja Džihada.

Muslimanima je dozvoljeno da posegnu za oružjem protiv onih koji vode rat protiv njih.

Zato je oružani Džihad dozvoljen

jedino u samoobrani.

Odmazda protiv oružanih napada mora biti odmjerena i razmjerna.

Oružani Džihad je privremen i prestaje

kad neprijatelj odustane od agresije.

Muslimani trebaju brzo uspostaviti mir kad neprijatelji zatraže mir.

U Islamu, pokazati sućut prema neprijatelju

koji je pobijeđen ili traži mir, smatra se nadmoćnim postizanju pobjede.

Cilj oružanog Džihada je vratiti mir i spriječiti daljnje ratove i napadaje.

Muslimanima je zabranjeno da sudjeluju

u činima oružane agresije čak i protiv svojih zakletih neprijatelja.

Kada drugi počine ubojstva,

nitko ne spominje njihovu religiju.

Ali kad Muslimani posegnu za nasiljem protiv političkog ugnjetavanja, ekonomske

ekspluatacije i oduzimanja njihove zemlje, Islam je stavljen na iskušenje.

Muslimani imaju obvezu da objasne istinu.

Džihad je prenošenje pravog značenja

Džihada Muslimanima i ne-Muslimanima.

Danas neprijatelji Istinitog mogu uništiti druge bez ulaska u njihov teritorij.

Oni mogu uništiti ekonomiju neke zemlje spekulirajući vrijednošću njihovog novca.

Džihad poduzima proaktivne mjere protiv

tih "ne-oružanih" bitaka na način koji je taktički pametan i mnogostran,

i nastoji uspostaviti ekonomsku i političku pravednost i mir.

Džihad je pribavljanje znanja i

razvojnih vještina koje će otežati drugima da lako mogu tlačiti i ubijati Muslimane.

Džihad je njegovanje jedinstva među vjernicima u Jedinog Pravog Boga da

ojača udruživanje za uspostavu pravde i svjetskog mira.

Džihad treba biti oprezan protiv pokušaja drugih da nas prisile da Džihad odredimo

na način koji odgovara njihovim skrivenim motivima.

Džihad ne odgovara na način koji drugi priželjkuju kako bi mogli

okaljati sliku Muslimana i Islama.

Džihad je priprema za džihad samoodbrane i širi istinu

pobjedom u večem Džihadu protiv samoga Sebe.

With compliments: BAITULMAL (Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan)

The Jihad against the Enemy within

The jihad against the pull of the lower forces within us is a permanent jihad.

Greed, lust, vengeance and jealousy are

amongst numerous types of evil within us that leads to misery in our lives.

Observance of the five daily prayers will shield us from shameful deeds.

Performing these well spaced out prayers

at the appointed times will leave no time for mischievous deeds.

Fasting from dawn to dusk and doubling of good deeds during Ramadan will reenergize our moral batteries to fight the lower forces.

Paying the annual poor-rate or zakat is a reminder to us that others have a right over our wealth and that we should care

for the less fortunate just as Allah has been generous to us.

Through a combination of obligatory duties

and other acts that please Allah, Islam

offers an integrated program of worship and life-style that strengthens our defenses

against the pull of the lower forces in us.

Success in this greater jihad against

the enemy within is the foundation for achieving victory in the jihad against the hypocrites and the disbelievers.

Welcome to The Straight Path of Islam.

Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D

www.islamalways.com

DŽIHAD PROTIV UNUTRAŠNJEG NEPRIJATELJA

Džihad protiv niskih sila u nama jest neprekidan Džihad.

Pohlepa, požuda, osvetoljubivost i ljubomora su među mnogim vrstama zla u nama.

koja nas dovode do jada u našim životima.

Održavanje pet dnevnih molitava zaštitit će nas od sramotnih djela.

Izvršavanje ovih dobro smještenih molitava

u određeno vrijeme neće nam ostaviti vremena za zločesta djela.

Post od zore do sumraka i

udvostručavanje dobrih djela za Ramadana osvježit će naše moralne baterije

za borbu protiv niskih sila.

Plaćanje godišnjeg doprinosa za siromašne ili zakat je potsjetnik da drugi imaju prava na naše bogatstvo

i da mi trebamo brinuti o manje sretnima baš kako je Allah bio velikodušan prema nama.

Kombinacijom obaveznih dužnosti

i drugih djela dragih Allahu, Islam nudi integrirani program štovanja

i životni stil koji jača našu obranu pred izazovom niskih sila u nama.

Uspjeh u ovom velikom Džihadu protiv

unutarnjeg neprijatelja, temelj je za postizanje pobjede u Džihadu protiv

hipokrata i nevjernika.

Dobro došli na Pravi put.

Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D www.islamalways.com