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==Modern jihad==

==Modern jihad==

At the start of the [[Anti-Soviet jihad]] the Chief Justice of Saudi Arabia Sheikh 'Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Humaid published an essay on jihad.<ref>https://archive.org/details/JihadInTheQuranAndSunnah </ref> It was included in the ''Noble Quran'' -- a modern, nine volume, English translation of the Quran with some commentary. Humaid writes that the call to jihad requires the support of the entire Muslim people. It involves the transformation of a religious community into a military machine.<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10335/jihad-against-west#_ftnref6 </ref> Jihadis in the field are supported by the ''zakat'', or the charitable giving mandated under the 5 pilars to non-indigent Muslims with a positive net worth. Sheikh bin Humaid states:

At the start of the [[Anti-Soviet jihad]] the Chief Justice of Saudi Arabia Sheikh 'Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Humaid published an essay on jihad.<ref>https://archive.org/details/JihadInTheQuranAndSunnah</ref> It was included in the ''Noble Quran''—a modern, nine volume, English translation of the Quran with some commentary. Humaid writes that the call to jihad requires the support of the entire Muslim people. It involves the transformation of a religious community into a military machine.<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10335/jihad-against-west#_ftnref6</ref> Jihadis in the field are supported by the ''zakat'', or the charitable giving mandated under the 5 pilars to non-indigent Muslims with a positive net worth. Sheikh bin Humaid states:

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"And you will not find any organization past or present, religious or non-religious...(ordering) the whole nation to march forth and mobilize all of them into active military service as a single row for Jihad in Allah's Cause so as to make superior the Word of Allah...as you will find in the Islamic Religion and its teachings".

"And you will not find any organization past or present, religious or non-religious...(ordering) the whole nation to march forth and mobilize all of them into active military service as a single row for Jihad in Allah's Cause so as to make superior the Word of Allah...as you will find in the Islamic Religion and its teachings".

In the 20th century, Muslims became Westernized, forgot Allah, and lived for material riches and pleasures. Muslims adopted a love of wealth and hatred of death. Only by re-discovering the true meaning and teachings of the Koran can the situation be reversed. By loving death more than the 'polytheists' (a codeword for believers in Christ) love life, can the situation be reversed.<ref>

In the 20th century, Muslims became Westernized, forgot Allah, and lived for material riches and pleasures. Muslims adopted a love of wealth and hatred of death. Only by re-discovering the true meaning and teachings of the Koran can the situation be reversed. By loving death more than the 'polytheists' (a codeword for believers in Christ) love life, can the situation be reversed.<ref>

http://news.nationalpost.com/holy-post/we-love-death-more-than-you-love-life </ref> Only by dying in the service of Allah trying to kill Allah's enemies can the Muslim believer hope to [[atonement|atone]] for [[sin]], seek reconciliation, or recieve a reward.

http://news.nationalpost.com/holy-post/we-love-death-more-than-you-love-life</ref> Only by dying in the service of Allah trying to kill Allah's enemies can the Muslim believer hope to [[atonement|atone]] for [[sin]], seek reconciliation, or receive a reward.

Peace, prosperity, and culture so prized by the West has corrupted traditional Islam from within, posing a threat to its very existence.

Peace, prosperity, and culture so prized by the West has corrupted traditional Islam from within, posing a threat to its very existence.