Jihad in Islam

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Jihad in Islam
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Outline

• What is Islam about?
• Definition of Jihad
• Jihad in Islamic Terminology
• Aim of Jihad
• Elements of Jihad
• Levels of Jihad
• Significance of Jihad
• War in Islam
• Jihad and Terrorism
• Roots of Fundamentalism

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What is Islam about?

• Islam s-l-m Peace, Submission, Salvation
• Order, Harmony, and Integrity
• Within ones soul and society

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Definition of Jihad

• JihadJ-h-d to strive, to achieve a goal

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Jihad in Islam

• To strive in the way of God
• To use all physical, intellectual, and spiritual
  resources for God
• To struggle to win Gods pleasure and love

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Aim of Jihad

• To be purified of sins
• To attain true humanity
• To achieve order peace and harmony within the
  soul and society

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Two Elements of Jihad

• Spreading the Word of God
• Enjoining Good, Forbidding Evil

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Two levels of Jihad

• Greater Jihad
• To overcome the carnal desires and inclinations
• Lesser Jihad
• Every action for the sake of God

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Significance of Jihad

• Sixth pillar of Islamic practice
• Problems in translations
• O you who believe! Do your duty to Allah and
  fear Him. Seek the means of approach to Him, and
  strive hard in His Cause as much as you can. So
  that you may be successful. (Maide, 35)

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War in Islam

• War Only when inevitable, when preaching is
  prevented, when Muslims are oppressed
• No transgression (2190)

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Jihad and Terrorism

• Killing one person killing all humanity.
• Suicide is forbidden.

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Roots of Fundamentalism

• What is fundamentalism?
• Theological basis
• - 936, 2190
• Historical roots
• - Colonialism, resistance and revivalists
  movements
• Social situation
• Lack of Education, Poverty, Fragmentation

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Dialogue in Kuran

• Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who
  follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the
  Christians and the Sabians, - any who believe in
  Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness,
  shall have their reward with their Lord on them
  shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve (262)

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Call to the People of the Book

• Say -O people of the Book! Come to common terms
  as between us and you that we worship none but
  God That we associate no partners with Him That
  we erect not, from among ourselves, lords and
  patrons other than God(364)

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Conclusion

• What is the proper jihad for todays Muslims?
• - Education
• - Communication

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Sources Used

• Questions and Answers
• http//www.islam-usa.net/
• Kuran 22.40, 22.41, 9.20, 4.95, 5.35, 29.69,
  22.39, 2.190.
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