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Friendship with Non-Muslims according to the Qur'an
There is a growing misconception in the world that Islam, through its Revealed Book the Qur’an, advocates open animosity, or at the very least that Muslims cannot have non-Muslim as friends. It is further alleged that such a claim is particularly aimed at the Christian and Jewish community. More importantly and unfortunately, this claim is usually reinforced by the concurrence of a few Islamic scholars. Therefore, it is considered important to alley such claims, and by reviewing the very evidential claim used by the Islamic scholars to refute it and to shed a more accurate view to the Guidance in the Qur’an.
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Overcoming Misunderstandings: Understanding Jihad
Language is MHT…a massive human tool, and probably more powerful than weapons, in both directions of the scale… benefit or harm. Today, more so than ever, words are a weapon of choice as WMD – words for mass delusion. Jihad is on top of that list of delusions and misunderstandings. On the one hand, the de facto educators of the world, for example Daniel Pipes, and Robert Spencer, have misconstrued what Jihad is. On the other hand, Islam upholds a very different viewpoint on what REALLY Jihad is- which rarely receives its due credibility. It baffles reality that people would not seek to understand truth from its sources, but will be happy to accept propaganda as truth.
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Jihad of the Service Provider
The values held in Islam are very compatible to those valued by the wider Australian society. The essential difference is that the average Muslim Australian is very much aware of their values, which includes rights and responsibilities, whilst the wider Australian community may not have simply articulated them consciously. It is not so much as values that differ in this regard, but our diverse lifestyles. And, this lifestyle includes what we choose to consciously uphold as precious, or sacred. Upholding and maintaining these values is the foundation of Jihad. Jihad is about a personal struggle, striving to attain the best outcomes possible. Sidi Afroz Ali considers this utmost striving, Jihad, in the context of what the priorities and realities are in Australia, a lecture presented at a "Step Up". . |
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