Religious Leaders call for Jihad against the Philippine Gov't

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, MILF, stated that on Friday religious leaders called for jihad against the Filipino government during Friday sermons. The religious leaders probably calling for an inner struggle against the government, not an armed struugle. GMA News

Religious leaders in Lanao are calling for a jihad (holy war) in fighting "oppressors" against Islam, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) claimed Saturday.

In a statement on its website (www.luwaran.com), the MILF said the calls were made in sermons of religious leaders during Friday congregational prayers.

"Sermons of the religious leaders of Lanao provinces in Friday's congregational prayers called on the Bangsamoro to unite and wage jihad fi sabilillah in fighting the oppressors, religious persecutors and enemies of Islam," it said.

Jihad fi sabilillah is actually a call for armed fighting in the way of God. When will these islamic religious leaders realize that jihad is suppose to be a "peaceful inner struggle"??