Sunday, July 19, 2026

Jihad

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26-7-23 The Three Stages of Jihad - Apologetics Roadshow > .
"In the Quran, Hadith, Sira, and Tafsir, we find that there are three stages in the call to jihad."


"Sword Verse" (Ayat as-Sayf)
  • Surah At-Tawbah (9:5)
 
But once the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists ˹who violated their treaties˺ wherever you find them,1 capture them, besiege them, and lie in wait for them on every way. But if they repent, perform prayers, and pay alms-tax, then set them free. Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

[The AI-generated Jihadist in the video's thumbnail looks familiar and reminds me of Ahmed al-Sharaa (appointed transitional president on January 29, 2025). Al-Sharaa previously used the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani and led the opposition group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).]

sī vīs pācem, parā bellum

igitur quī dēsīderat pācem praeparet bellum    therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war sī vīs pācem, parā bellum if you wan...