The so-called "Jihadis"

It's been often said but bears repeating, that Jihad in Islam means a righteous armed struggle. Islam recognizes that there are legitimate causes where armed resistance is justified.

However there are stringent rules: no women children or even non-combatant men may be hurt. The enemy's trees may not be cut down, their crops may not be burnt.

It is apparent or should be apparent for most muslims that the so-called jihadis have done tremendous damage to Islam with their ugly violence and brutality. But unfortunately we let our emotions and frustrations cloud out judgement. We must not fall to the level of our oppressors and accept something analogous to "collateral damage"... that is pure evil.

Unfortunately it seems our mainstream sect of Traditional Sunni Islam which has always condemned suicide bombings and the like, is in decline and the 2 violent sects are in ascendance. Sufism alone is our hope. Alas the situation is not helped by Sufism being mostly in the hand of traditional hereditary "gaddis" the landlord pirs who are in no way fit to lead it.

Must reading is Shaykh AHM's article here

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghiith