December 15, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 9091
Hizb-ut-Tahrir Scholar Dr. Mahmoud Abd Al-Hadi: Islam Was Spread By Jihad; While Western Conquerors Exterminate Nations, Islam Offers Options: Convert, Accept Dhimmi Status, Or Fight
December 15, 2020
Hizb ut-Tahrir scholar Dr. Mahmoud Abd Al-Hadi said in a November 25, 2020 interview on Al-Waqiyah TV (Lebanon), a channel that is affiliated with the organization, that Jihad means both offensive and defensive war. He said that Islam is spread by means of Jihad, and this could not be interpreted as only defensive or preemptive war. Dr. Abd Al-Hadi stated that Islam gives the People of the Book three choices, conversion to Islam,