Jihad

[desert_fox 32]

I'm sorry if I offend anyone as I am not very acknowledgeable when it comes to religion.

Do muslims believe in the same god as christians?

What exactly is jihad?

Do all muslims support it?

Do all male muslims think they will get 72 virgins when they die or commit suicide. What will the women suicide bombers get?

Is suicide condoned by the religion?

Who/what is Hamas?

If someone has a link I can learn about the religion I'd appreciate it.

....and then they find out that the 72 virgins are all guys.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Do muslims believe in the same god as christians?

http://www.dawanet.com/nonmuslim/intro/index.html

"CONCEPT OF GOD IN ISLAM

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It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language of Arabic.

The One true God is a reflection of the unique concept that Islam associates with God. To a Muslim, Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Prophet Muhammad was asked by his contemporaries about Allah; the answer came directly from God Himself in the form of a short chapter of the Quran, which is considered the essence of the unity or the motto of monotheism. This is chapter 112 which reads:

"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Say (O Muhammad) He is God the One God, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, nor has been begotten, and equal to Him is not anyone."

Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing can be farther from truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Quran begins with the verse: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." In one of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that "God is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child."

But God is also Just. Hence evildoers and sinners must have their share of punishment and the virtuous, His bounties and favors. Actually God's attribute of Mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of Justice. People suffering throughout their lives for His sake and people oppressing and exploiting other people all their lives should not receive similar treatment from their Lord. Expecting similar treatment for them will amount to negating the very belief in the accountability of man in the Hereafter and thereby negating all the incentives for a moral and virtuous life in this world. The following Quranic verses are very clear and straightforward in this respect:

"Verily, for the Righteous are gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord. Shall We then treat the people of Faith like the people of Sin? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" (68:34-36)

Islam rejects characterizing God in any human form or depicting Him as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth, power or race. He created the human-beings as equals. They may distinguish themselves and get His favor through virtue and piety only.

The concept that God rested in the seventh day of creation, that God wrestled with one of His soldiers, that God is an envious plotter against mankind, or that God is incarnate in any human being are considered blasphemy from the Islamic point of view.

The unique usage of Allah as a personal name of God is a reflection of Islam's emphasis on the purity of the belief in God which is the essence of the message of all God's messengers. Because of this, Islam considers associating any deity or personality with God as a deadly sin which God will never forgive, despite the fact He may forgive all other sins.

The Creator must be of a different nature from the things created because if he is of the same nature as they are, he will be temporal and will therefore need a maker. It follows that nothing is like Him. If the maker is not temporal, then he must be eternal. But if he is eternal, he cannot be caused, and if nothing outside him causes him to continue to exist, which means that he must be self-sufficient. And if the does not depend on anything for the continuance of his own existence, then this existence can have no end. The Creator is therefore eternal and everlasting: 'He is the First and the Last.'

He is Self-Sufficient or Self-Subsistent or, to use a Quranic term, Al-Qayyum. The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing things into being, He also preserves them and takes them out of existence and is the ultimate cause of whatever happens to them.

"God is the Creator of everything. He is the guardian over everything. Unto Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth." (39:62, 63) "No creature is there crawling on the earth, but its provision rests on God. He knows its lodging place and it repository." (11:6)"

bolded emphasis mine since it represents a lot of the difference between the muslim view of God and the Christian view imho. I won't respond to the other questions since you can look them up for yourself on that website.

And while your at it......

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57615

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I find it strange the OP embeds a question about Hamas with questions about the Islam.

It's kind of like asking about Jesus and asking about the Klan at the same time.

It creates the illusion of a relationship where there really isn't one.

Steven. Did you hack AJs account? If it is you AJ don't forget to mention Tim McVeigh and the IRA to complete the trinity of blame.

What is it you think I said there?

He's disappointed that you aren't as bitter and full of hate/impotent anger as he is

[doodlebugg 10]

And while your at it......

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57615

my bad, I didn't realize the OP was asking for a view given from an article that pulls quotes out of context. silly me.

[Ban Hammer 13,332]

I'm sorry if I offend anyone as I am not very acknowledgeable when it comes to religion.

Do muslims believe in the same god as christians?

What exactly is jihad?

Do all muslims support it?

Do all male muslims think they will get 72 virgins when they die or commit suicide. What will the women suicide bombers get?

Is suicide condoned by the religion?

Who/what is Hamas?

If someone has a link I can learn about the religion I'd appreciate it.

....and then they find out that the 72 virgins are all guys.

all computer geeks too.

[Risto 0]

Jihad is struggle against evil. Whether it be in your own head (resisting the temptation to cheat on your wife

or to mastrubate

[Nagishkaw 510]

And while your at it......

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57615

my bad, I didn't realize the OP was asking for a view given from an article that pulls quotes out of context. silly me.

That link you quoted is lying-- Allah is not aramaic at all... nor is it the personal name of God in Aramaic... Allah is Arabic. Elohim (plural of eloah, or el also as a root) is Hebrew, alaha is Aramaic. Allah is NOT the personal name of God in Aramaic nor was it the personal name Jesus used! YHVH is the personal name of God also used in Aramaic texts.

[Uncle Wally 2]

Jihadist Muslims are kind of like the protesting hippy activists of the religion world.

Protesting hippy activists like to chant, march, hold candlelight vigils, beat on drums, be interviewed on NPR, and chain themselves to the front of buildings.

You could forgive all 3rd world debt, pull the troops out of Iraq, abolish nuclear weapons, ban the use of fossil fuels, and make it illegal to eat meat, and protesting hippy activists would still find something to 'struggle' against.

That's just what they do. They aren't content unless they're chanting, marching, holding candlelight vigils, beating on drums, being interviewed on NPR, and chaining themselves to the front of buildings.

Likewise, Jihadist Muslims like to rant, rave, spit, scream, yell, burn, bomb, and throw rocks.

You could pull every 'infidel' out of every Muslim country, outlaw Judaism, ban booze and pork rinds, burn all the Bibles, and lock all the women in the world up in a dungeon for 5 days whenever they're menstruating, and Jihadist Muslims would still find something to go bananas about.

That's just what they do. They aren't content unless they're ranting, raving, spitting, screaming, burning, bombing, and throwing rocks.

[Ban Hammer 13,332]

and on that note........

[Uncle Wally 2]

You'll notice I said "Jihadist Muslims" and not "Muslims".

[doodlebugg 10]

And while your at it......

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57615

my bad, I didn't realize the OP was asking for a view given from an article that pulls quotes out of context. silly me.

That link you quoted is lying-- Allah is not aramaic at all... nor is it the personal name of God in Aramaic... Allah is Arabic. Elohim (plural of eloah, or el also as a root) is Hebrew, alaha is Aramaic. Allah is NOT the personal name of God in Aramaic nor was it the personal name Jesus used! YHVH is the personal name of God also used in Aramaic texts.

And the link that you quoted had nothing to do with the question that my link answered which was is the muslim God different than the Christian God. You compared the Prophet Muhammed to the Prophet Jesus, which does not answer the question at all.

In any event my link didn't "lie". Aalahaa is the version of God in the emphatic state and aalah is the version of God in the absolute state.

[NickD 202]

What is Jihad? Simply put, jihad is A Moslem holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.

What is an infidel? Again simply put, an unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam.

Or put into other words, if you do not believe as I do, you are dead meat.

[doodlebugg 10]

What is Jihad? Simply put, jihad is A Moslem holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.

I'm currently waging jihad against an infidel reeses peanut butter cup.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

You'll notice I said "Jihadist Muslims" and not "Muslims".

Regular Muslims and liberals don't know the difference. So they'll call you a hater.

[flicker 5]

i prefer having theological questions answered in vj.. wiki is biased..

really.

i wanna hear it straight from the vj evangelicals and atheist faggits!