# Rules for declaring Jihad

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-declaring-jihad/92416>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 9, 2001, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-declaring-jihad/92416 "2001-11-09T13:24:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chunda21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e495f1/32.png) [@chunda21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chunda21)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-declaring-jihad/92416/1 "2001-11-09T13:24:25Z")

</div>

Anyone who declares a jihad (other than in self-defence), ESPECIALLY against Jews and/or Christians, is making a political (not a religious) statement. This statement is either “I am above the Qu’ran and don’t need to follow its precepts”, or “I am an illiterate moron who has never read the Qu’ran but believe I can futher my narrow political ambition by stirring the religious fervour of other illiterate morons who also have never read the Qu’ran”.

The Islamic faith acknowledges 3 sacred writings, in order:  
(1) The Qu’ran  
(2) The Bible  
(3) The Talmud.  
The Prophet wrote “deal gently with the people of the books”, i.e. the other books - Bible and Talmud. These people are Christians and Jews. By declaring jihad against these, the declarer flagrantly disobeys Mohammed. (I am unsure of which Surah this is written in, but I am utterly certain it is there - and can find out if anyone is interested).  
-Chunda21

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-declaring-jihad/92416/2 "2001-11-09T15:43:29Z")

</div>

And the Staff Report being discussed is [What are the rules for declaring a jihad?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mjihad.html)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-declaring-jihad/92416/3 "2001-11-14T19:34:24Z")

</div>

chunda21, would you kindly email those passages to the Taliban and Bin Laden? 😉