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Title: A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihad'
Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and
that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not
Allowed in The Koran - 1885

Author: Moulavi Geragh Ali

Release Date: March 29, 2007 [EBook #20927]

Language: English

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A

CRITICAL EXPOSITION

OF THE

POPULAR "JIHAD."

A

CRITICAL EXPOSITION

OF THE

POPULAR "JIHAD."

SHOWING THAT

ALL THE WARS OF MOHAMMAD WERE DEFENSIVE; AND THAT
AGGRESSIVE WAR, OR COMPULSORY CONVERSION,
IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE KORAN.

WITH APPENDICES
PROVING THAT THE WORD "JIHAD" DOES NOT EXEGETICALLY MEAN
'WARFARE,' AND THAT SLAVERY IS NOT SANCTIONED
BY THE PROPHET OF ISLAM.

BY MOULAVI GHERAGH ALI,

_Author of_

"REFORMS UNDER MOSLEM RULE,"
"HYDERABAD (DECCAN) UNDER SIR SALAR JUNG."

CALCUTTA:
THACKER, SPINK AND CO.

1885.

CALCUTTA:
PRINTED BY THACKER, SPINK AND CO.

NOTE.

I here take the opportunity of removing a wrong idea of the alleged
injunction of the Prophet against our countrymen the Hindus. The Hon'ble
Raja Siva Prasad, in his speech at the Legislative Council, on the 9th
March, 1883, while discussing the Ilbert Bill, quoted from Amir Khusro's
_Tarikh Alai_ that, "Ala-ud-din Khiliji once sent for a Kazi, and asked
him what was written in the Code of Mehammadan law regarding the Hindus.
The Kazi answered that, the Hindus were _Zimmis_ (condemned to pay the
Jizya tax); if asked silver, they ought to pay gold with deep respect
and humility; and if the collector of taxes were to fling dirt in their
faces, they should gladly open their mouths wide. God's order is to keep
them in subjection, and the Prophet enjoins on the faithful to kill,
plunder and imprison them, to make Mussulmans, or to put them to the
sword, to enslave them, and confiscate their property....'" [_Vide_
Supplement to the