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Bill Warner, at Political Islam, is doing some interesting and original work. He simply counts up the statistics in Islamic doctrine to arrive at useful, insightful, illuminating facts. For example, 61 percent of the Koran is about non-believers. That's a lot.
I've used that fact already in my writing. Why do non-Muslims need to know what's in the Koran? Because sixty-one percent of it is about them. Here's a good one:
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And I don't have words to express how angry about this (from Jihad Watch): New State Department lexicon forbids use of the words "jihad" or "jihadist" A reliable source has informed me that Condoleeza Rice has approved a new lexicon for State Department...
- Storm Track Infiltration: Criminal Jihad Progressing Nicely
What’s one of the best places to recruit future terrorists in the West? Your best bet is to go those who are already resentful of their own country – prison inmates. This knowledge does not go unheeded by the Jihadists. There has been a concerted...
- The Meaning Of The Word "jihad"
There are multiple meanings to the word Jihad. Truth is, it can mean a moral struggle to become a better person. But, it can also mean, your ass is dead, infidel. How do we tell the difference? Punditarian has a great article up over at Astute Bloggers....
- Duality And Political Islam
An excellent essay from the New English Review by Bill Warner: Since September 11 we have asked the question: "What is the real Islam?" The answers from Muslims and Westerners are contradictory and make us confused. There is one way to gain clarity...
- Truth Aversion Works Best
“Most modern branches of Islam, however, stress the inner, spiritual jihad.” Source: Microsoft Encarta Encylopedia 2007 No empirical or any evidence at all cited for this statement. No statistics? No survey of Islamic scholars? Why not? This statement...
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Does Jihad Mean "Inner Struggle?"
Bill Warner, at Political Islam, is doing some interesting and original work. He simply counts up the statistics in Islamic doctrine to arrive at useful, insightful, illuminating facts. For example, 61 percent of the Koran is about non-believers. That's a lot.I've used that fact already in my writing. Why do non-Muslims need to know what's in the Koran? Because sixty-one percent of it is about them. Here's a good one:
Another statistical conclusion: Islam is primarily a political doctrine, not a religion.We can really use this insight. When someone makes the "inner struggle" argument, we now have a solid response. Read the rest of the article: Statistics and the Meaning of Islam.
Simple statistics reveal the true nature of the political/religious idea of jihad. When the word jihad is used, Muslims say that there are two kinds of jihad. There is the religious jihad, the "greater jihad" — the inner struggle against personal problems. And the war jihad is the "lesser jihad."
The Hadith of Bukhari gives all of the tactical details of jihad. A simple counting method shows that 3% of the hadiths are about the inner struggle, whereas, 97% of the hadiths are about jihad as war. So is jihad the inner struggle? Yes, 3%. Is jihad the war against kafirs? Yes, 97%.
- I Don't Know What To Title This Posting
And I don't have words to express how angry about this (from Jihad Watch): New State Department lexicon forbids use of the words "jihad" or "jihadist" A reliable source has informed me that Condoleeza Rice has approved a new lexicon for State Department...
- Storm Track Infiltration: Criminal Jihad Progressing Nicely
What’s one of the best places to recruit future terrorists in the West? Your best bet is to go those who are already resentful of their own country – prison inmates. This knowledge does not go unheeded by the Jihadists. There has been a concerted...
- The Meaning Of The Word "jihad"
There are multiple meanings to the word Jihad. Truth is, it can mean a moral struggle to become a better person. But, it can also mean, your ass is dead, infidel. How do we tell the difference? Punditarian has a great article up over at Astute Bloggers....
- Duality And Political Islam
An excellent essay from the New English Review by Bill Warner: Since September 11 we have asked the question: "What is the real Islam?" The answers from Muslims and Westerners are contradictory and make us confused. There is one way to gain clarity...
- Truth Aversion Works Best
“Most modern branches of Islam, however, stress the inner, spiritual jihad.” Source: Microsoft Encarta Encylopedia 2007 No empirical or any evidence at all cited for this statement. No statistics? No survey of Islamic scholars? Why not? This statement...