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Join us in this spiritual journey and leave a legacy that will last for eternity, b'ithmi la. Alright guys, welcome back to the channel if you're new. My name is Bobby Geist. It has been a long time since we reacted to Dr. Zakir Naik today with a triggering subject, Jihad in Islam. I say triggering not for the Muslims of course, but for many non-Muslims. When they hear Jihad they only think of war, they think of terrorism and whatnot. So therefore I'm extremely curious to hear Dr. Zakir Naik's perspective on this subject. With no further ado, let's have a look. I'm Sikhar from Raji Jharkhand. I am doing my engineering from Satyawah Engineering College here. Sir, your lecture, after hearing your lecture, our disbelief about Islam and Muslims vanished today. Sir, I have been to Jammu and Kashmir and I've seen the trauma and pain that the people are suffering there because of the so-called Jihad of some Muslims. Sir, my question is that does Islam support such activities? If no, then what actually the word Jihad means? Is it in accordance with the 56th verse of the 7th chapter of Quran which says, do not mischief? Or the 14th verse of 42nd chapter which says forgiveness is better than retaliation? Or the 32nd verse of the 5th chapter which states, if anyone killed a person he kills the mankind. Sir, I have one more question in the same context and it is, that does Islam teach us to give priority to the religion that is dharma or majhab before the country or motherland, that is matribhumi or quam? Thanks a lot. Nice and respectful man. Let's hear it. Very good questions. The first question is regarding concept of Jihad. He says that why are people fighting? He has been to Kashmir about Jihad. Does Islam encourage this fighting? What is the meaning of Jihad? Does it not disagree with the quotations he gave also? Reminds the chapter 5 verse 32. Brother, as far as the word Jihad is concerned, there's a misconception not only amongst the non-Muslims but even amongst the Muslims. What most of the people think that any war fought by any Muslim for any reason, whether it be for his personal gain, whether it be for politics, whether it be for language, whether it be for color, it is called as Jihad. Jihad does not mean any war fought by any Muslim. Jihad comes from the Arabic word jahada which means to strive, which means to struggle. So Jihad basically means to strive to struggle and in the Islamic context it means to strive against one's own even inclination. It also means to strive to make the society better. It even includes to strive in the battlefield to fight self-defense. Jihad also means to fight against operation and tyranny. Jihad basically means to strive or struggle. Many people have misconceptions that Jihad means holy war and many people translate Jihad as holy war. The Arabic word for holy war is harbu muqaddasa. If you read the Quran, know when the Quran, not a single verse, know when the authentic hadith of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is this word harbu muqaddasa mentioned anywhere. There is no harbu muqaddasa at all. The translation of Jihad is not holy war at all. This word holy war was first used by the historians to describe the crusades of the Christian who spread Christianity and who killed thousands of people in the name of Christianity. Unfortunately today many people including so-called Muslim scholars in inverted commerce they translate Jihad as holy war. It's a mistranslation. Yes Jihad. War over what is totally hypocritical nowadays of course is that so many Christian apologists, so-called Christian apologists actually tell you that Islam is the religion of war, a religion of violence, a religion of terrorism. However, when it comes down to the crusades, they willingly ignore this of course and then they're going to claim, oh well, those are not real Christians. When we talk about Christianity, we talk about Jesus and we do not talk about the crusaders. Hippocrates means to strive to struggle. One of the striving can include fighting. Fighting also should be in the way of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, that is Kitashi sabilillah. Not regarding a question. That why does Islam encourage fighting and killing which by the way in the name of Allah or by the way of Allah implies of course certain rules of war as well that we can find in the Quran. You cannot destroy nature. You cannot attack civilians. Who else has such a moral conduct when it comes down to war? Even so-called liberal countries that are all so inclusive and peaceful do not take care of those rules. Many critics of Islam normally say, Islam is a ruthless religion. It always says that you should kill the non-Muslim where you find them. Many critics including the critic of India Arun Shuri and he writes in his book The World of Fatwa. He quotes Surah Taoba chapter number nine verse number five and says that the Quran says wherever you find a kafir into bracket Hindu that you kill them. And if you open the Quran Surah Taoba chapter nine verse number five and if you read it does say wherever you find a kafir you kill. But this is a quotation out of context. For the context if you read the first few verses it speaks about a peace treaty between the muslims of Makkah and the Muslims. If you read Surah Taoba chapter nine first few verses it speaks about a peace treaty between the muslims and the muslims of Makkah. Now this peace treaty was relatively broken by the muslims of Makkah. By the time Allah subhanahu ta'ala reaches verse number five he gives them ultimatum to the muslims and he tells them put things straight in four months time otherwise the declaration of war. And in the battlefield Allah says that when the enemies come to attack you you kill the enemies. So this verse is revealed in the battlefield that when the enemies come to kill you don't get scared fight them. And what is so evil about that to defend yourself. But naturally any American patriot will tell you this is great. Every American patriot will tell you this is great. Of his soldiers he will say that when the enemies come to kill them he will not say they just be quiet. And Arun Shuri after quoting verse number five he jumps to verse number seven because verse number six has the reply. Surah Taoba chapter nine verse number six says that if the kafir if the enemy seek asylum if they want peace don't just give it to them. Ascott them to a place of security if the enemy wants peace asylum. Ascott them to a place of security today. And again the longer I am Muslim the more I see the common sense that is found within Islam how rational this religion is. You defend yourself and if your enemy wants peace you agree to peace. How noble is this? The most merciful army gender and which other religion provides this. Let the enemy go. Yeah Allah says don't just let them go. Ascott them to a place of security. So whenever these verses are the of killing including the verses of Surah Anfar chapter eight verse number sixty when they say that prepare your steed and be prepared attack the enemy. The next verse says but if the enemy is inclined towards peace you give it to them. So almost all the verses we talk about fighting after that it says that if they want peace peace is better. But you are having a question what about the verses of Surah Maida chapter five verse 32 Surah Nisa chapter four. It always would teach us you as well to stay prepared. There is this beautiful saying it is better to be a warrior in a garden than to be a gardener in a war. Always stay prepared. 40 that if anyone kills a human being it is as though he has killed the whole of humanity. This is the basic rule of Islam that if anyone kills a human being whether it be a Muslim or non-Muslim unless it be for murder or for creating mischief in the land spreading corruption in the land it is as though he has killed the whole of humanity. Yeah and even in this case that he was spreading mischief in the land it is not civilians just executing that person then the law has of course control over that person. Then human being it is as though he has killed the whole of humanity. Now if you read if you read Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita chapter number two verse number 50 it says Krishna Shri Krishna tells Arjun to do jihad. Strive. If you read Mabharat. Mabharat talks about thousands of verses of fighting thousands of verses many number of times more than what the Quran speaks. Mabharat is a scripture as you may be aware it talks about a feud a fight between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The 5 by the Pandavas and 100 by the Kauravas fight and Bhagavad Gita is a part of Mabharat 18 chapters in which Shri Krishna Lord he gives advice to Arjun. I'm obviously not aware of the Hindu scriptures however in Christianity especially if you look into the Old Testament you will see of course wars the Bible claims there is a time for peace and there is a time for war but when it comes down to Islam. Arjun says Arjun says in Bhagavad Gita chapter number one verse 5 to 46 that I would prefer getting killed unarmed rather than fighting my cousins. How can I fight my cousins? The Kauravas my cousins I would prefer getting killed unarmed rather than fight immediately Lord Krishna. You know what do we say in chapter number two verse number two and three says that how could such impure thought come to your mind it is sinful how could you become so important how could your heart become so weak so Lord Krishna says such thoughts are important they are impure they are sinful it will prevent you from going to the heavenly planets going to Jannah after that Bhagavad Gita chapter number two yes it's absolutely correct and I forgot this because I read the Bhagavad Gita way way back ultimately it is Krishna telling Arjuna to go to war and let me quote this if you will not fight this righteous war then you will fail in your duty lose your reputation and incur sin people will talk about your disgrace forever to be honored dishonor is worse than death but in the west of course everybody thinks that Hinduism is all so peaceful just imagine this verse of the Bhagavad Gita would have been found in the Quran 33 says he says Lord Krishna he says to Arjun that it is the duty of a Shatriya to fight if he does not fight he shall not go to heaven and if you do not fight you're doing a sin so if you analyze in Bhagavad Gita Krishna says that you have to fight imagine if I take verses of Bhagavad Gita and say that Lord Krishna tells Arjun that you have to kill your relatives if I quote out of context it will be devilish but in context it is Lord Krishna says that if you have to fight against falsehood for the truth you can fight against anyone even if it be your relatives now in context it makes sense that if you have to fight for justice even if it be against your relatives there's no problem so that is the message of Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharat fighting truth against falsehood yes the moment I tell a Hindu about falsehood shall perish he has the knowledge he says no but Mahabharat and Bhagavad Gita is a fight between truth and falsehood that is the same thing what's mentioned in the Quran so moment I quote the Bhagavad Gita Mahabharat you understand the Quran better and furthermore many people say oh this Quran talking about jihadi if you do jihad if you die you go to Jannah many critics including Arun Shwini quote and they quote the even hadith of Sai Bukhari volume number four in the book of jihad chapter number two hadith 46 it says that a mujahid is the person who strives in the way of Allah and Allah alone knows who strives and further a prophet said that if a mujahid dies in the battlefield he'll say go to Jannah he'll get paradise but if he returns back he does not die yeah that translates directly to a martyr ultimately and even within Christianity martyrs that die for the cause of god go to heaven return back with the booty of war this hadith and several verses of the Quran I quoted by the critics of Islam I wonder how could the Hindu critics quote these things haven't read the Bhagavad Gita haven't read the Mahabharat even Shri Krishna he mentioned Bhagavad Gita chapter number two verse number 37 oh Arjun oh son of Kunti rise up and fight even if you're killed no problem you will go to heaven and if you return back successfully you will get the good riches of this earthly world same thing as the hadith so when Krishna says to Arjun that fight if you are killed no problem you will go to heaven if you return back successful you will get the riches of the world that is the same thing what Sai Bukhari says what the Quran says so therefore you should understand each other better by reading the scripture so Islam allows fighting as the last resort in self-defense or to fight against oppression otherwise no and jihad means to strive to struggle now come into your second question which is more important which is more important following the rules of the country or following the muscle of the deen it is like you asking me who do I belong to first do I belong to my father or my mother first brother as far as following the rules of the country and following the rules of deen almighty god is concerned almighty god is our creator he's most superior to us following the rules of deen is more important for us than any other rule laid down by father or mother or surprise there for a bit but i am ending i know there's not a single law in the indian constitution which prevents any muslim in india to follow islam maybe back in india is one of the few countries which is mentioning the constitution that it is the right it's the birthright of every citizen of india to preach practice his religion that's what i'm doing there is not a single law in india that changes what's meant for doing something which is first or compel me for doing something which is haram there's no law i can offer five times a life i want if i don't want i can't offer there's not a single law in the indian constitution which prevents me from becoming a good muslim therefore as far as i'm concerned i am very practicing muslim alhamdulillah and also practicing indian and it's by definition by geographical definition an indian geographically is called hindu so if hindu means a geographical definition i am a hindu living in india and i'm a practicing muslim martial all right that's in this for today's video it was really great to revisit dr zacher nike again it has been a while as i said and more over to see a young dr zacher nike he back then surely did not know what will happen later in his life yet to leave india as far as i know he's banned from india and lives in malaysia nowadays and at the moment we see a lot of hindu nationalists hate against islam within india let's pray that Allah makes it easy for muslim brothers and sisters in india that being said when we talk about jihad his explanation was spot on of course the struggle and this actually reminds me of an african senegalese muslim named sheikh ahmadu bamba and this man preached a philosophy of non-violence and peaceful coexistence whilst resisting the french colonial rule and this non-violent resistance manifested in the so-called jihad of the pen so his struggle was through pacifism through writing and not through war so as you can see jihad can be any type of struggle yes dear islamophobes non-violent struggle as well all right guys but this is it for today's video if you like to leave the thumbs up if you haven't subscribed already guys please do so and if you want to support this channel via patreon for example all the links are in the description box below thank you so much for your ongoing support guys and as always may god bless you all much love and peace