is this a joke?
Reader comment on item: What is Jihad?

Submitted by missy (Australia), Apr 26, 2009 at 23:22

... If you have actually studied the religion of Islam, you might be able to understand that "jihad" literally means to strive or struggle. It refers to the struggle in overcoming obstacles to submission to Allah.
Just because there were Muslims involved in the 9/11 incident and are involved in the global conflict right now, doesn't mean fighting is part of their religion. Those people like Osama and Saddam Hussein are just activists that misread the guidelines and take it to an extreme level.
And America is heavily involved in the war at the moment. Does that mean that Christians are trying to expand their territory and take over the world? 'Cause America is majority Christians!
So you shouldn't be writing this ... unless you're prepared to answer to these kind of questions.
And just study the Islamic religion before you go writing this stuff!
P.S. I'm not a Muslim. Just someone who doesn't like to judge MASSES of people before knowing them and doesn't believe these stereotypes. ...

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