A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' / Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and / that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not / Allowed in The Koran - 1885

A CRITICAL EXPOSITION OF THE POPULAR JIHÁD. SHOWING THAT ALL THE WARS OF MOHAMMAD WERE DEFENSIVE; AND THAT AGGRESSIVE WAR, OR COMPULSORY CONVERSION, IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE KORAN. WITH APPENDICES PROVING THAT THE WORD JIHAD DOES NOT EXEGETICALLY MEAN 'WARFARE,' AND THAT SLAVERY IS NOT SANCTIONED BY THE PROPHET OF ISLAM. BY MOULAVI GHERÁGH ALI, Author of REFORMS UNDER MOSLEM RULE, HYDERABAD (DECCAN) UNDER SIR SALAR JUNG.
CALCUTTA: THACKER, SPINK AND CO.
1885.
CALCUTTA: PRINTED BY THACKER, SPINK AND CO.
These alleged injunctions, I need not say here, after what I have stated in various places of this book regarding intolerance, and compulsory conversion, are merely false imputations. There are no such injunctions of the Prophet against either Zimmis , ( i.e. , protected or guaranteed) or the Hindús.
TO THE HONORABLE SYED AHMED KHAN BAHADUR, C.S.I., THIS BOOK IS, WITHOUT EVEN ASKING PERMISSION. AND WHOLLY WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE. DEDICATED AS A SLIGHT BUT SINCERE TESTIMONY OF ADMIRATION FOR HIS LONG AND VARIOUS SERVICES IN THE CAUSE OF ISLAM AND IN RESPECT OF HIS RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL REFORMS IN THE MOSLIMS OF INDIA, AND OF GRATITUDE FOR MUCH PERSONAL KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP, BY THE AUTHOR.
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