Jihad is not terrorism?
Reader comment on item: CAIR Slams Muslim Foes of al-Shabaab

Submitted by Mary, Nov 18, 2011 01:20

Hmmm. So, C.A.I.R.'s stand is that acts of terrorism are not Islamic. Well, anyone who has read the Qur'an and Mohammad's interpretation in the Sunnah (sayings and life of Mohammad in the haddith/siras) knows better. But, even if Islamic jihad is only prosecuted under U.S. law, it is still criminal behavior. Jihad is perpetuated by crime: by stealing, robbery, extortion, unequal taxation (jizya, infidel tax to make non-Muslims "feel subdued" Suras 9); by abuse and rape of women (Suras 2, 4, and 38); and abuse and murder of non-Muslims, especially Jews and Christians (found in Suras 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19, 21, 25, 33, 47, 48, 61, and 66). The West has reasonable laws against such behavior. What is sanctioned in Sharia law, which enforces Islamic principles, is criminal in the West, hence the efforts to make governments Sharia-compliant. Even though we in the West already have laws against such behaviors, we do not have the legal means to combat such systematic criminal behavior because it is organized sedition. So, until we have laws making the enforcement of Sharia law, either officially or unofficially, crimes of sedition, we will not have the means to combat such sedition.

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