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>>Ankerberg: And I�m talking about what they used to believe when they were in Islam
about jihad. Where did it come in in the life of Muhammad? Where did he come up with this,
and how did he practice it, and what are the ramifications down through history?
>>Ergun Caner: The first series of sermons that he preaches, his basic message is very
personal: it�s �Islam is the final religion; all of the other gods are idols. Here�s
Allah, accept him.� And you can imagine, in a polytheistic society, that�s not accepted.
And so he�s quickly almost run off, and with a just a few converts, his wife, Abu
Bakr, and some [others]. And so they end up in Medina, chased out. That is a pivotal point
in Islamic calendar, and it�s a pivotal point in their lives. Because when he gets
to Medina the message shifts to a more political, more corporate. Jihad becomes the political
arm. Somebody�s wronged you. If we have to go to a country, if you go to a place,
if this is our land, this is our god. And, by the way, you fight in the name of Allah.
It was, in fact, jihad as holy war. Holy war becomes the fabric upon which everything is
written from then on.
>>Emir Caner: The jihadic verse that begins this is surah 22, verses 39-40, where if they�ve
wronged you, you must go after them. You see it in the Hadith, volume 4, numbers 40 through
about 317. The entire chapter, chapter 52 is called Jihad. If you go to war, chapter
3, verse 195 , and you die, you sit on soft couches. Chapter 9, which is a Medinan verse,
after they go to Medina, and says �slay the enemies wherever you find them,� and
it�s defined, the enemy is defined, as those who do not believe in Allah or the last day.
So all of a sudden it�s put into one microcosm: Fight unbelievers until there�s a domination
of the Islamic religion upon that land. And while you don�t have to force conversion
upon them, you do implement sharia Islamic law upon them.