The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 15
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 15 ] The Concept of Jihad that Contradicts the Holy Qur’an The Promised Messiah as writes on p. 10 of To h fah-e- Qai s ariyyah : The second pr inciple for which I have been appointed is the reform of the incorrect concept of jihad that is widespread among some ignorant Muslims. So God has made me understand that the prevailing concept of jihad is opposed to the Qur’anic teachings. Fighting commanded in the Holy Qur’an, was more sensible than the fighting of Moses as , and possessed greater attraction than the warring of Joshua. It was based on the fact that those who took up swords unjustly, murdered Muslims without cause, and took oppression to extremes, be killed by the sword. ( To h fah-e-Qai s ariyyah , p. 10) This is the interpretation of that Qur’anic teaching, which is found in the noble verse that I recited before this sermon. Is there any religious scholar who can disprove this point even today? Can they demonstrate any reason to disagree? Our opponents knowingly attribute a hypothetical and incorrect statement to the Promised Messiah as , although they have read his books themselves. They conceal several aspects of his beliefs, and portray the Promised Messiah as as having been appointed by the British for the abrogation of jihad. They say that if he had not been raised by the British, the British could have been wiped out, and the Muslims