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"For instance, Mahatma Gandhi's struggle for Indian independence is called a "jihad" in Modern Standard Arabic (as well as many other dialects of Arabic) even though it was neither an Islamic struggle nor conducted violently; the same terminology is applied to the fight for women's liberation."
Liberation of the Divine Feminine: Sophia project by carefulcarpenter
__________________ Marerophilia:
A depth of love that youth can seldom appreciate or communicate;
A love that never can die for it is a wild seed living inside us, and it is what it is; Love: that which bonds the reality of one's being to the mystery of the unknown; Wildflowers: evidence revealed."
~~carefulcarpenter
Jihad
meaning "to strive" or "to struggle", in Arabic, is an Islamic term and considered a duty by some Muslims. It appears frequently in the Qur'an and common usage as the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid, the plural is mujahideen.
A minority among the Sunni scholars sometimes refer to this Islamic duty as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status. In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion.
The classifications of Jihad are controversial. Dictionaries often define jihad as "Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels," but many Muslim sources deny jihad refers to a holy war,while still others define it as combat in the way of God, making no mention of non-violent jihad.
According to scholar John Esposito, Jihad requires Muslims to "struggle in the way of God" or "to struggle to improve one's self and/or society." Jihad is directed against the devil's inducements, aspects of one's own self, or against a visible enemy. The four major categories of jihad that are recognized are Jihad against one's own self (self-perfection), Jihad of the tongue, Jihad of the hand, and Jihad of the sword.
Sophia_ project: KittyKitty(10/2003)- Sophia_(1/2008) "In pursuit of Truth"
__________________ Marerophilia:
A depth of love that youth can seldom appreciate or communicate;
A love that never can die for it is a wild seed living inside us, and it is what it is; Love: that which bonds the reality of one's being to the mystery of the unknown; Wildflowers: evidence revealed."
~~carefulcarpenter
A curios thing: In the Youtube "Tribute to Gurdjieff" the calssical theme is from my favorite classical album "Springtime in Aranjuez" by Joaquin Rodrigo; "Concierto de Aranjuez 2. adagio
And... notice the times 11:11; 11:22: 11:33; 11:44--all by coincidence.
"The Fourth Way"--By Gurdjieff
__________________ Marerophilia:
A depth of love that youth can seldom appreciate or communicate;
A love that never can die for it is a wild seed living inside us, and it is what it is; Love: that which bonds the reality of one's being to the mystery of the unknown; Wildflowers: evidence revealed."
~~carefulcarpenter
We all already knew perfectly well what jihad really means, dear. Its gross misuse is just part of the problem.
__________________ Time is the distance that you can't return by miles.
I escaped somehow. Let's go
actualy [sic] I have quite a blessed life if I'm honest. I have many people to love, hate few and have few money problem's [sic].... What more does a person need? Oh yeah and I have some kind of humbleness unlike you of course ^_^ ~ CarefulCarpenter
yeah, but without the dude (he knows my prejudices). i guess another alias is imminent. if he's on a crowley tip it will probably be thelema or somesuch
__________________ they made soup out of my research turtles.
But he'd just got repping powerz, hadn't he? OH THE TEARS I shall shed. I was looking forward to kerrazee reps. Or had he had them for ages, and just not chosen me?
__________________ Time is the distance that you can't return by miles.
I escaped somehow. Let's go
actualy [sic] I have quite a blessed life if I'm honest. I have many people to love, hate few and have few money problem's [sic].... What more does a person need? Oh yeah and I have some kind of humbleness unlike you of course ^_^ ~ CarefulCarpenter
But he'd just got repping powerz, hadn't he? OH THE TEARS I shall shed. I was looking forward to kerrazee reps. Or had he had them for ages, and just not chosen me?
Mine were both grey, so I'm guessing once you've got that much red you can't really make any kind of impact anyway.
Mine were both grey, so I'm guessing once you've got that much red you can't really make any kind of impact anyway.
christ, still worrying about rep points? it's the message that counts, not the mathematics. although i am sort of trying to make nina go green and lemmy winks red
__________________ they made soup out of my research turtles.
A curios thing: In the Youtube "Tribute to Gurdjieff" the calssical theme is from my favorite classical album "Springtime in Aranjuez" by Joaquin Rodrigo; "Concierto de Aranjuez 2. adagio
And... notice the times 11:11; 11:22: 11:33; 11:44--all by coincidence.
"The Fourth Way"--By Gurdjieff
Thanks for the rep... It's a shame you can never post again due to your silly superstitions. :-(
#777
__________________ ignorance is no excuse for stupidity
misfitcult sucks for a living and
l'avatar and ktlr lick up the overflow
Not that Lemmy. I think. If it is, I'm going to be shameless and suddenly start liking him.
__________________ Time is the distance that you can't return by miles.
I escaped somehow. Let's go
actualy [sic] I have quite a blessed life if I'm honest. I have many people to love, hate few and have few money problem's [sic].... What more does a person need? Oh yeah and I have some kind of humbleness unlike you of course ^_^ ~ CarefulCarpenter
has Sophia gone forever?
?
Reincarnation excitation!
