If you assert Islam has been hijacked by the Jihadis and their mullahs, there is much work to be done by Muslims to take Islam back.
The Jihadis definition of “infidel” includes the likes of the majority of western culture, including Americans. And they interpret the Koran as instruction to subjugate or destroy other cultures.
Our only response can be to defend our culture — and if that means taking the fight to them cause it is in our means, so be it.
The non-violent majority of which Dr. Mansur speaks has a long road to hoe. I cannot hold this majority in high regard unless they take control of Islam.
The centuries long conflict will just keep unfolding new chapters, unless Muslims such as Dr. Mansur can lead an Islamic Renaissance from within that ostracizes the Jihadis’ violent interpretation of the Koran. Even then, violent Islamic sects will remain, though more isolated.
On the other hand, if the violent interpretation of the Koran and Sunnah are closer to Islamic truth, there truly is no end in sight to this struggle.
