Jihad: A Misconception

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Assalamualaikum and welcome everybody to Infinitesane Daily, keeping you sane. I promised that I will post this entry 2 weeks ago, but due to the busy schedule or I just forgot, I finally manage to post it right now. It almost Saturday here, but it's still Friday in certain part of the globe. This time I really need to make an explanation about this issue. Because some people have misunderstood about what Jihad is.

For somebody who's not a Muslim (or maybe some Muslim don't really know), Jihad portray violence, armor, fight, killing innocent people and many other negative perception. I will briefly explain to you right here. I'm not gonna tell you in-depth since I'm afraid you're not ready to "swallow" the input I try to give to you. I will just tell you the general idea about Jihad so that you will not see Jihad as a bad thing. Do you know what I'm doing right now is a Jihad?

Jihad derived from the Arabic word: Jahada. means that to do something wholeheartedly to achieve something. So basically, protecting religion, life or dignity is also counts as a Jihad. Spreading the good teaching, like what I did right now is also count as a Jihad. I try my best to convey my kind and warm message to you, I try to urge you to do good things, is also a Jihad. Students, study to be closer to Allah, also a Jihad. The one who died in a war to protect religion is called "syuhada" or in English, a martyr. If a mom died giving birth to a child, she got the reward same as the martyr.

So, did you get the idea of Jihad in Islam? Basically, the concept is to protect. That's why it is forbidden for a Muslim (supposedly) to kill innocent people in a war such as women, children and older people. The concept is to protect. It's beautiful, not Barbaric.

I think that is all for now. I need to get some rest, I almost recover right now.

See you later,
Jumpa lagi,
Hasta luego,
Mata ne,
Wassalam...

K-tea