RE:JIHAD IS AGRESSION IN THE GUISE OF DEFENCE!!!
by Ibrahim Sheik on Jun 24, 2007 01:04 PM Permalink
Thomas Carlyle.
The famous historian, Thomas Carlyle, in his book %u2019Heroes and Hero worship%u2019, refers to this misconception about the spread of Islam: %u2019The sword indeed, but where will you get your sword? Every new opinion, at its starting is precisely in a minority of one. In one man%u2019s head alone. There it dwells as yet. One man alone of the whole world believes it, there is one man against all men. That he takes a sword and try to propagate with that, will do little for him. You must get your sword! On the whole, a thing will propagate itself as it can.%u2019
No compulsion in religion.
With which sword was Islam spread? Even if Muslims had it they could not use it to spread Islam because the Qur%u2019an says in the following verse:
RE:JIHAD IS AGRESSION IN THE GUISE OF DEFENCE!!!
by Vinay Gupta on Jun 24, 2007 12:58 PM Permalink
Very nicely written dectective. I fail to understand why so much discussion on Jehad required. If Japanese is ignorant then it is understanable but if Indian talk so foolishly then it is a cause of great worry.
We are facing the burnt for last 1300 years. So we should enlightened the world.
