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Islam of the world
The concept of Jihad 1
The word jihad, together with its derivatives, is mentioned 31 times in the Qur’an, while the word harb, meaning “war”,…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 2
In the Islamic philosophy, jihad has not been legislated for purpose of state expansion, imperialism, seizure of others’ resources, exercise…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 3
In Islam, the command to perform jihad does not necessarily mean killing. Instead, it means fighting back as a means…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 4
The obligation of Jihad that some people continuously attempt to distort is only a means to defend one’s self, belief…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 5
Jihad is a defensive war fought for the sake of Allah. As such, it is logical that this war becomes…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 6
Being obligatory in Islam, jihad, nonetheless, does not mean that every Muslim should carry a weapon to fight against others;…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 7
Performing Jihad with one’s soul, i.e. (fighting) is not obligatory upon every individual Muslim. Rather, it is the duty of…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 8
Fighting may become an individual obligation only in cases where an enemy attacks a Muslim country and the Muslim army…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 9
The First verses revealed in the Qur’an to permit fighting are “Permission [to take up arms] has been given to…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 10
Allah says, “Permission [to take up arms] has been given to those who are being fought, because they have been…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 11
Should Muslims fight non-Muslims on grounds of their aggression or their disbelief? The view held by the majority of Muslim…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 12
There are some deviated ideologies that deem disbelief as grounds for fighting non-Muslims, and urge Muslims to fight the others…
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Islam of the world
The Concept of Jihad 13
Killing of the non-combatant children, women, elderly people, priests and rabbis, the blind, the handicapped, the hired workers and those…
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