The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 11
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 11 ] the whole world as their prey. Many maulav i s are just like a hunter who moves stealthily towards a deer he is stalking in the forest, shooting his gun at precisely the right moment. They know nothing about compassion for humanity. According to them, it is an act of Islamic virtue to fire a pistol or gun at an innocent person. Where are those who will act like the Companions ra of the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and remain patient while suffering torture? Has God commanded us to capture complete strangers and cut them to pieces or to shoot them without reason or proof of an offence? Can a religion be from God if it teaches that you can enter Paradise by killing His blameless and innocent creatures—to whom you have not even delivered the message? Is it not shameful that a complete stranger should be unjustly killed while occupied in his daily affairs, thus widowing his wife, making his children orphans, and turning his house into a funeral par- lour? Which h ad i th or verse of the Holy Qur’an authorizes such behaviour? Is there any maulav i who can respond? Foolish people hear the word jihad , and make it an excuse for the fulfilment of their own selfish desires. ( Government Angreiz i aur jihad , p. 12–13) The Conditions for Fighting With the Sword Are Missing This is the concept of jihad that has been forbidden by the