The Pros And Cons Of Jihadism

For over a thousand years mankind has been fighting each other for land and beliefs. There was never a time when somebody wasn’t ruling with abusive power that led people to death or enslavement. When people saw their darkest times they looked for something to uplift them and enlighten them. For the people saw only darkness, the thought of an enriched afterlife excited them. As groups of followers became larger, the belief in a greater being, they found a purpose to live for. Across the world, for endless decades, people have been fighting for territory and power. Whether it was an economic struggle or a conflict between cultures, a war was usually inevitable to occur. When people’s beliefs collide, some can accept others believing other ideas, but the ones who think they are …show more content…
Lives are lost everyday on all sides of the conflict and all money goes to military means. Jihadism in the late 20th Century started to pick up more and became more of the worldwide known thing. In the Quranic it says, “Indeed Allah has purchased from the believers their persons and their wealth and in return has promised them to paradise; they fight in the cause of Allah and slay and are slain. This is a true promise which is binding on Him mentioned in the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’an; and who is more true in fulfilling his promise than Allah? Rejoice, therefore, in the bargain which you have made, and that is a mighty achievement” [9:111]. The radical Islam’s took this as a scapegoat to kill anyone who didn’t follow their rules. If you were believed to oppose the Islamic beliefs or didn’t follow the rules of whoever the most power, you were most likely going to be beheaded or crucified. Unfortunately the territories in the Saudi Peninsula have never had a strong government that could control its people. The United States has tried to inject a Democratic society to bring peace to the Middle