CNN Ground Zero Mega Mosque Debate: Pamela Geller vs. Muslim American Society

Pamela Geller debates MAS, public face of the Muslim brotherhood

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[Msunbird02]

Wrong again. The word jihad actually means "struggle, strive." The Arabic root of the word is jahada "to strive for." (The Arabic word for war is "harb.") I repeat, NOWHERE in the Qur'an is a "self struggle" mentioned. It's only about violent fighting. Jihad is an Arabic expression for "holy war" that muslims use as an excuse to behave like immature schoolyard bullies.

[Msunbird02]

Why do you assume I'm a Christian? Never assume anything my friend ... b/c it makes an ass out of 'u' and 'me' ... but this time, not me.

[FiverBeyond]

I'm so happy to see that this has turned out the way I hoped it would: after some time passes, the protests stop and the plans move forward in peace and harmony.

[ahyahyahy]

we muslims are awake and we are definetely more aware of islam and our religion. I became muslim. Something is wrong with your head, the head of your leaders, governments, etc... not of Muhammad (peace be upon him). You have hatred and anger. All that which you accuse muslims of in fact you are a mirror image of and a double standard hypocrite. I personally find it amusing of christians as an ex christian when they attack islam/quran but do not know their own bible of what it teaches

[ahyahyahy]

"Holy war" is a christian term and your definition of jihad initially is correct, your premise and conclusion is twisted.

[Ashes I]

It has a universal meaning The most popular impression is about going into war to hold religion but that's just a narrow scope Preaching can also be said as jihad trying to overcome your anger or trying to not fall in sin can also be said as jihad People should not be seeing jihad as fighting only but should look at much better peaceful prospects In arabic jihad mean self-struggle but because the term is used by extremists who 'claim' to b fighting 4 islam its thought 2 only mean war

[Msunbird02]

I used wikipedia only b/c you already had. Look up the definition in any other reliable dictionary. You'll find the same concept. Try Oxford, Websters or Macquarie instead.

[Msunbird02]

It's stuff like this that should wake muslims up to the fact that Muhammad wasn't exactly right in the head. Any 21st century medical doctor (except Naik) can tell you the false prophet was schizophrenic.

[Ashes I]

if islam is so evil then y do they have ayahs such as "if any one slew a person it would be as if he slew the whole humanity: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole humanity"

[Ashes I]

if u actually studied the quran intently &honestly without bias u'd realise that it is indeed being taken out of context oh okay i get it wen sites such as wikipedia post pro-islam stuff it MUST b wrong whereas if they posted anti-islam info then they must b right its nice 2 noe ur so fair & unbiased again i repeat u can call islamic states a theocracy but not the actual religion