A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (8)

Part One, which has a brief Introduction; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Part Seven This part concludes the discussion begun in Part Seven. The Open Letter to Congress defining jihad is repeated here: Open Letter to Congress (repeated): Misconceptions on Jihad The scholars of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been among the most vocal opponents of religious extremism and terrorism in the Muslim world. Long before September 11, 2001, our scholars had warned against the dangers of extremism and spoken decisively against the spreading of civil strife and violence in the name of 'jihad.' All Muslim terrorism is both created by and reflects an ignorance of the tenets of Islam and a false belief in the meaning and rules of jihad. This can only be corrected by the scholars of Islam, and it is counter—productive for the United States to claim that it is fighting terrorism while targeting those most able to correct the ignorance in...(Read Full Article)

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