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JIHAD in ISLAM

Is It Holy War?. JIHAD in ISLAM. Meaning of Jihad Is Jihad Holy War ? Jihad vs Qital ? Jihad and Terrorism. Outline. Islam = s-l-m Peace, Submission, Security. What Does Islam Mean?. Jihad = j-h-d To strive, to struggle. Linguistic Meaning of Jihad.

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JIHAD in ISLAM

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  1. Is It Holy War? JIHAD in ISLAM

  2. Meaning of Jihad • Is Jihad Holy War? • Jihad vs Qital? • Jihad and Terrorism Outline

  3. Islam = s-l-m • Peace, Submission, Security What Does Islam Mean?

  4. Jihad = j-h-d • To strive, to struggle Linguistic Meaning of Jihad

  5. To achieve order, peace, and harmony within society and the soul • To strive in the way of God • To use all physical, intellectual, and spiritual resources for the sake of God • To struggle in order to gain God’s pleasure and love Jihad in Islam

  6. Spreading the Word of God • Struggling to do the right and to resist evil Two Elements of Jihad

  7. Internal Jihad • Non-violent struggling within oneself for a life of virtue (22:77-78, 29:5-6) • External Jihad • In the battlefield; for defense and liberation (2:190-193, 60:8-9) Levels of Jihad

  8. This expression is in nowhere in the Qur’an! • War: Inevitable lesser evil, not “holy”? • The word "Jihad" is not used in the Quran to mean “war” • For fighting and war another word called “Qital” is used • No transgression (2:190) Is Jihad Holy War?

  9. Qital is to engage in war at the time when the enemy attack • Qital or war is purely • in self-defense (22:39) • for when a peace treaty is broken • Because it is a struggle, qital is also an external jihad Qital

  10. Killing one person = Killing all humanity. • Suicide is forbidden. • Islam abhors extremism, terrorism, fanaticism, and oppression • Putting jihad next to terrorism is no way possible! Jihad and Terrorism

  11. Conclusion • Islam advocates moderation • “Peace is the best” (4:128) • In today’s world, a Muslim’s Jihad is to educate the people around him about Islam

  12. Questions and Answers About Faith by F. Gulen • http://www.islam-usa.net/ • Qur’an: 22:39-41, 9:20, 4:95, 5:35, 29:69, 2:190. Sources Used

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