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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (6013)	3/15/2003 12:45:08 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7689

"There is also the strange idea that those Arab states are really all one nation- -the Arab Maghreb- -just temporarily divided" That is precisely it. The mandate and goal of Islam is to bring the entire world under Islam for the glory of Allah and submission to his will. This is inherent and is fundamental. Surely it is nice that educated religious leaders of all stripes seek to soften and deflect the nature of Islam. We may all applaud this, and may with value contribute to the pretense in circumstances and places. But if we always and only contribute to the pretense, then we also contribute to the destruction of human rights and the taking of innocent human life. No reasonable person is opposed to parts of the Koran which may give comfort and spiritual guidance to a believer. But every person ought to be disgusted with verses which counsel death and destruction to non believers, or subjection of Christians and Jews. al-islam.org "Islam came to reform society and to form a nation and government. Its mandate is the reform of the whole world." "G- Difference between Islam and Christianity It is said about Christianity that it has the distinction of not having any rule governing war. We, on the other hand, say that Islam has the distinction of having the law of jihad. If we look closely, we see that in Christianity there is no jihad because it has nothing at all. By which I mean that there is no Christian structure of society, no Christian legal system, and no Christian rules as to how a society is to be formed, for these to contain a law of jihad. There is no substance in Christianity; it contains no more than a few moral teachings that form a set of advice such as "tell the truth", "do not tell lies", "do not gobble up the wealth of others", and so on. Such things do not call for jihad? Islam however is a religion that sees it its duty and commitment to form an Islamic state. Islam came to reform society and to form a nation and government. Its mandate is the reform of the whole world. Such a religion cannot be indifferent. It cannot be without a law of jihad. In the same way, its government cannot be without an army. While the scope of Christianity is extremely limited, that of Islam is extremely wide. While Christianity does not cross the frontiers of advice, Islam is a religion which covers all the activities of human life. It has laws which govern the society, economic laws, and political laws. It came to organize a state, to organize a government. Once this done, how can it remain without an army? How can it be without a law of jihad?"