JIHAD

MEANING OF JIHAD
Jihad, (Arabic: “struggle” or “effort\ in Islam, a meritorious struggle or
effort.
Applied definition
“striving in the path of God.” A well-known Hadith therefore refers to four
primary ways in which jihad can be carried out: by the heart, the tongue, the
hand (physical action short of armed combat), and the sword.

Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam,

meaning to purify oneself or one's community. John O. Brennan
The word 'jihad' has nowhere been used in the Qur'an to mean war in the sense of launching an offensive. It is
used rather to mean 'struggle'. the action most consistently called for in the Qur'an is the exercise of patience.
(p. 7-8) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, The True Jihad: The Concept of Peace, Tolerance and Non
Violence in Islam

In the Qurʾān, jihād is a term with multiple meanings. During the Meccan

period (c. 610–622 CE), when the Prophet Muhammad received revelations of
the Qurʾān at Mecca, the emphasis was on the internal dimension of jihad,
termed ṣabr, which refers to the practice of “patient forbearance” by
Muslims in the face of life’s vicissitudes and toward those who wish them
harm. The Qurʾān also speaks of carrying out jihad by means of the Qurʾān
against the pagan Meccans during the Meccan period (25:52), implying a
verbal and discursive struggle against those who reject the message of Islam.
In the Medinan period (622–632), during which Muhammad received
Qurʾānic revelations at Medina, a new dimension of jihad emerged: fighting
in self-defense against the aggression of the Meccan persecutors,
termed qitāl. In the later literature—comprising Hadith, the record of the
sayings and actions of the Prophet; mystical commentaries on the Qurʾān;
and more general mystical and edifying writings—these two main
dimensions of jihad, ṣabr and qitāl, were renamed jihād al-nafs (the internal,
spiritual struggle against the lower self) and jihād al-sayf (the physical
combat with the sword), respectively. They were also respectively called al-
jihād al-akbar (the greater jihad) and al-jihād al-aṣghar (the lesser jihad).

IT REFERS TO STRIVING IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY AND TO

 VISION AND MISSION
 To attain the pleasure of Allah on the Day of Judgment
 TO PROPOGATE ISLAM
 To enter Paradise and avoid the Hellfire
 To worship Allah in this world
Misrepresented AND MISPERSEPTION
 Belief compulsion or pay with life
 Religious intolerance of other beliefs
 Kill all different than you, or have right to
 Terrorism connected to Jihad—since some commit
it, organizations called Islamic Jihad—neither
Islamic/Jihad
 Is it a kind of terrorism?
 Is it war to have captives & slaves ?
 Is it a tool for conversion?
 Is it for expansionism?
  Can anyone declare jihad?
 Does it endorse suicide bombing)?

 Back to Etymology
 Islam
 Is not derived from a person’s name
 Means submission and peace
 Attainment of peace through
 Submission to the will of God
 Following His guidance
 Salam (the root of Islam)
 One of Allah’s names/attributes
 Paradise—Dar Assalam
 Greetings—Assalamu Alaikum

What can justify Jihad?

There are a number of reasons, but the Qur'an is clear that self-defence is always
the underlying cause.
Permissable reasons for military Jihad:

 Self-defence
 Strengthening Islam
 Protecting the freedom of Muslims to practise their faith

 Protecting Muslims against oppression, which could include overthrowing a

tyrannical ruler
 Punishing an enemy who breaks an oath

 Putting right a wrong

What a Jihad is not
A war is not a Jihad if the intention is to:

 Force people to convert to Islam

 Conquer other nations to colonise them

 Take territory for economic gain

 Settle disputes

 Demonstrate a leader's power

The rules of Jihad
 It must not be fought to gain territory.
 It must be launched by a HEAD OF STATE..
 It must be fought to bring about good - something that Allah will approve of.
 Every other way of solving the problem must be tried before resorting to war.
 Innocent people should not be killed.
 Women, children, or old people should not be killed or hurt.
 Women must not be raped.
 Enemies must be treated with justice.
 Wounded enemy soldiers must be treated in exactly the same way as one's own
soldiers.
 The war must stop as soon as the enemy asks for peace.
 Property must not be damaged.
 Poisoning wells is forbidden. The modern analogy would be chemical or
biological warfare.
 Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not
hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors.
 Qur'an 2:190
  To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged;- and verily,
Allah is most powerful for their aid.
 Qur'an 22:39
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 Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then
Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them).
 Qur'an 4:90
 But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is
One that heareth and knoweth (all things).
 Qur'an 8:61
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JIHAD AND QITAL ‫قتال‬

TYPES OF JIHAD
1. JIHAD BIL SAIF‫۔قتال‬ ‫۔۔۔۔‬
The best jihad is the one in which your horse is slain and your blood is spilled." ‫بالسيف‬
2. JIHAD BIL LISAN ‫باللسان‬
The best Jihad is the word of Justice in front of the oppressive sultan.
3. JIHAD BIL MAAL ‫بالمال‬
4. JIHAD BIL QALAM/ INTELLECTUAL JIHAD
5. JIHAD BIL NAFS ‫( بالنفس‬DESIRES) ( JIHAD AKBAR)
he said "You have come from the 'lesser jihad' to the 'greater jihad'." The fighters asked "what is the
greater jihad?" Muhammad replied replied, "It is the struggle against one's passions.

6. JIHAD BIL YAD ‫باليد‬

7. JIHAD UL IQTISAD ‫اقتصاد‬
supporting one's parents is also an example of jihad.
8. JIHAD TARBIAYYA
Women jihad
It has also been reported that Muhammad considered performing hajj well to be the best jihad for
Muslim women
According to classical Islamic scholars like Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Jihad is against four types of enemies: the
lower self (nafs), Satan, the unbelievers, and the hypocrites. The first two types of Jihad are purely peaceful
spiritual struggles. According to Ibn Qayyim "Jihad against the lower self precedes jihad against external
enemies". Confirming the central importance of the spiritual aspect of Jihad, Ibn Taymiyyah writes:
"Jihad against the lower self and whims is the foundation of jihad against the unbelievers and hypocrites, for a
Muslim cannot wage jihad against them unless he has waged jihad against himself and his desires first, before
he goes out against them

QITAL THE HOLY WAR

OBJECTIVES OF WAR IN ISLAM

 39 ‫األنفال‬
‫هّٰلِل‬
‫َو َقا ِتلُ ْو ُه ْم َح ٰ ّتى اَل َت ُك ْو َن ِف ْت َن ٌة وَّ َی ُك ْو َن ال ِّدیْنُ ُكلُّ ٗه‬
 And fight against them until there is no more oppression and all worship is devoted to God alone.
‫اور ان سے لڑو یہاں تک کہ کوئی فساد باقی نہ رہے اور سارا دین ہللا ہی‬
‫کا ہوجائے‬ 

 TO FIGHT AGAINST AGGRESSION

 TO DEFEND ISLAMIC LANDS
 TO ASSIST THE OPPRESSED
 TO ERADICATE MISCHIEF AND FITNAH
 TO REMOVE HINDRANCES IN THE WAY OF ISLAM

A VIEW OF ISLAMIC BATTLES DURING THE LIFE TIME OF

THE HOLY PROPHET SAAW
AGGRESSIVE …. .DEFENSIVE
‫دفاعي جهاد‬ ‫اقدامي جهاد‬
PRINICIPLES OF WARFARE/ ETHICS OF WAR
 ETHICS OF WAR IN ISLAM

 THE RIGHT OF NON- COMBATANTS

 DON’T KILL OLD PERSON , CHILD AND WOMEN
ABU DAWOOD‫… سنن أبو داود‬

 MUSNAD AHMED ‫مسند امام أحمد‬

THE RIGHTS OF COMBATANTS…

 TORUTRE WITH FIRE

 PROTECTION OF THE WOUNDED
 PRISONERS OF WAR SHOULD NOT BE SLAIN
 NO ONE SHOULD BE TIED TO BE KILLED
 LOOTING,,, PLUNDERING
 SANCTITY OF PORPERTY
 SANCTITY OF A DEAD BODY ‫مثله‬
 PROHIBITION OF BREACH TREATIES
 RETRUN OF CORPSES OF THE ENEMY

 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JIHAD AND TERRORISM

JIHAD…. ………………………….. TERRORISM

MULTI- DIMESIONAL MONOLITHIC CONNOTATION
NOBLE CAUSE (GLOFRICATION OF ISLAM

SUSPICIOUS
DEFENSIVE AND AGGRESSIVE OFFENSIVE
SATAE HAS BEEN MANDATED… NON STATE ACTORS
OBJECTIVES ARE CLEARY EXPRESSED WREAKING
HAVOC
RIGHTS OF COMBATANS
LOTTING AND PLUNDERING NOT ALLOWED
DAMAGE CROPS
PROPERTY MUST NOT BE DAMAGED
DO NOT COMMIT TREACHERY
INHUMAN VOILENCE
KILLING OF INNOCENT, WOMEN CHILDERN MONKS
CIVILIAN
WORSHIP PLACES
MUTILIATION OF BODIES
KILLING ENVOYS AND EMBASSADORS
TERRORISM …. THE USE OF VIOLENT ACTS TO FRIGHTEN
THE PEOPLE IN AN AREA AS A WAY OF TRYING TO ACHIEVE
A POLITCAL GOAL ( WEBSTAR DICIONARY )
THE UNOFFICAL OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF VIOLENCE AND
INTIMIDATION IN THE PURSUIT OF POLITICAL AIMS.
( OXFORD)
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIDAYEE ATTACKS AND SUICIDE
ATTACKS

ISLAMOPHOBIA
1. ISLAMOPHOBIA IS THE FEAR OF, HARTED OF, OR
PREJUDICE AGAINST OF ISLAM OR MUSLIMS IN
GENERAL ESPECIALLY WHEN SEEN AS GEOPOLITICAL
FORCE OR THE SOURCE OF TERRORISM
2. AN IRRATIONAL FEAR OF MUSLIMS AND ISLAM …
3. DISLIKE OF OR PREJUDICE AGAINST ISALM OR
MUSLIMS ESPECIALLY AS A POLITICAL FORCE
( OXFORD DICTIONARY)
4. ISLAMOPHOBIA IS ANTI MUSLIM RACISM(RUNNYMEDE)

IS ISLAMAPHOBIA REAL?
SOME EVIDENCE
CANADA ( AFZAL FAMILY) , BLACK WOMAN
CHURCH (NZ)
 BBC REPORT
REASONS
1. MEDIA
2. MUSLIM CONDUCT,
Islam is the best religion and Muslims are the worst followers
3. OUT OF CONTEXT TEXT
4. Conduct of western leaders
5. 9/11
6. MISUNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM,
7. EXTREMIST GROUPS,
8. FALSE ASSUMPTIONS,
9. BAISED LITERATURE AND WEBSITES,
10. SOCIAL MEDIA ,
11. MOVIES AGAINST ISLAM
12. VIDEO GAMES,
13. ANTI MOSQUE COPMAIGNS,
IMPACT
1. GROWING OF ANTI MUSLIM SENTIMENT
2. RISE IN ANTI ISLAM HATE , CRIMES AND INCIDENTS
3. EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
4. BULLYING OF MUSLIM STUDENTS
5. IMPACT ON MUSLIM STUDENTS

SOLTUIONS
1. START WITH YOURSELF
2. MODERATION IN RELIGION
3. ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
 4. EDUCATION AND INTERFAITH ARE KEY
5. ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIM
6. PLURALISM AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
7. USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO COUNTER ISLAMOPHOBIA
8. INTELLUCTUAL JIHAD
9. INTERFAITH HARMONY
10. IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ISLAM
11. ACTIVE ROLE OF MUSLIM INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS /OIC
12. BLASHPHAMY

ISLAM AND ITS CHALLENGES IN THE MODERN WORLD

 LINKING WITH TERRORISM

 TARNISHING OF MUSLIM IMAGE/ MISPERCEPTION
ABOUT ISLAM
 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
 HUMANITARIAN DISASTERS
 LACK OF UNITY
 UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES
 NOT HIGH LITERACY RATE
 WEAK DEMOCRACIES
 LITTLE INFLUENCE IN WORLD AFFAIRS
 LACK OF PEACE AND STABILITY
 PROTECTION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES
 POVERTY
 LACK OF HUMAN RESORUCES DEVELOPMENT
 NEGLECTING OF WOMEN IN NATION BUILDING
 DISINTEREST IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
 LACK OF MUTAL COOPERATION
 LEADERSHIP CRISIS
 REGIONALISM
 SECTARIANISM
 POPULATION EXPLOION
 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES