LOOT AND RAID
LOOT AND RAID
Loot and raid in the context of Islam means attacking
the kafirs' for a Moslem is not supposed to attack a fellow
Moslem. The Arabic word for raid is 'ghazzua' and it also
implies killing and enslaving the kafirs. This is the word from
which is derived the very honorable term 'ghazi' meaning a
warrior of Islam that has killed many kafirs.
The loot taken from the kafir is legal for a Moslem.
The distribution of the loot or booty, which includes the
men, women and children, is done according to well-defined
regulations described in the Koran and the Hadis. The first
fifth of the loot goes to the prophet or the caliph and in
their absence to the mullah who is in charge. The balance
four-fifths are shared by the rest of the fighters who took
part in the raid.
In pre-Islamic Arabia, such raids were considered shameful
acts. However, the prophet had explained to his followers
that since he was the last prophet for all time to come,
such raids had now been sanctioned by Allah. Thus the property
taken from the kafirs now was quite in order.
(c)Satyameva Jayeta
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