Question for Muslims or anyone for that matter.

[Clem D]

Bob Huggins has a kid on his team named Jihad Muhammad. I know it is a free country and all but going by the name Holy War is a little much when we have our boys fighting over their against a bunch of extremists who consider what their doing a Jihad. Just my opinion but if I were him I'd pick a nickname. Here are a few he might consider.

Boo
Jmaster
smoove
Baller
Deuce
EyeQ
HighRolla
O.G
Flava

 

[buddy]

Is Cincinnatti scheduled to play a team in the SEC in the near future?

A kid named Jihad and the Deep South ain't a good combination.

 

[Clem D]

Maybe we could send Cincy to Israel for an exhibition

 

[Blackman]

I knew my degree in religion would come in handy one day...

This term has never been translated by Muslims to mean holy war. Instead, it means to struggle or exert oneself to his or her utmost potential. In Islam, there are two levels of jihad. The greater jihad most often refers to the inner struggle against evil within oneself with the goal of self-improvement for the betterment of one's community and the world as a whole. The lesser jihad refers to the struggle on the battlefield in self-defense if Muslims have been attacked and their right to practice their faith has been aggressively taken away. " Fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. God does not love the transgressors" (Qur'an 2:190). This is an unequivocal statement that only self-defense makes war permissible for Muslims and the goals of war cannot be worldly gain.

 

[Clem D]

Blackman. Thank you for the knowledge.
Happy New Year

 

[Blackman]

Same to you -- Happy New Year. I'm not Muslim nor do I claim to know a lot about it, but thought I would share. Like many other things, the term "Jihad" is being bastardized by extremists.

Did get a laugh out of your nickname suggestions though.

 

[THE KOD]

good info Blackman

Funny nicknames Clem

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Was interesting Blackman--appreciate it. I visit a muslim forum on occasion and have seen this debated and different views and yours is 1st I've seen in coherant structure.