Re: The future of Islam
Reply #91 - July 09, 2010, 10:50 PM
i think one huge difference between christianity and islam is the individual jihad doctrine. i haven't seen this mentioned much, but as far as i know, christianity doesn't make violent 'struggle' a mandatory or highy pious thing to do for an individual.
on the other hand islam does make defensive struggle at least a personal prerogative which carries brownie points for the afterlife.
as far as my limited knowledge goes, in most of islamic jurisprudence, offensive jihad is the duty of the ruler, whereas defensive jihad is pretty much fair game for anyone. therefore the justification for terrorism.
please correct me if i am wrong.