“And our beloved prophet … said to him, ‘A word of truth in front of a tyrant ruler or leader, that is the best form of jihad,'” Sarsour said. But since videos of the speech began circulating, conservative media outlets have accused the activist of urging Muslims to wage a holy war against the Trump administration. “Linda Sarsour calls for Muslims to wage ‘jihad’ against Trump,” a Conservative Review headline said. “Jihad, while co-opted means something very specific to a lot of people,” writer Yashar Ali said on Twitter. Soon the hashtags #istandwithlinda and #myjihad spread on Twitter, with many Muslims sharing their own personal interpretations of jihad.

Source: Washington Post July 07, 2017 10:43 UTC