Jihad-Meaning

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JIHAD/QITAL/STRUGGLE/EFFORTS

The Arabic word “jihad” means struggling or striving or effort .

The Arabic words for “war” are “harb” or “qital,” which are found in the Noble Qur’an and Hadith.

In the West, “jihad” is generally translated as “holy war,” a usage the media has popularized. In Arabic “the holy war means “al-harbu al-muqaddasatu.”

FOR CHRISTAINS -The term holy war is to refer the Crusades ( thousand years ago christians waged  wars against islam)

FOR MUSLIMS -the term Jihad is applied to all forms of striving/struggle/efforts and has developed some special meanings over time.

Jihad is Islamic commandment(ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH AND HIS RASOOL’S PLEASURE/RAZA)  and it does not follow worldly desires, whereas Terrorism is not an Islamic commandment, and it, obviously, follows the worldly desires.

“The world cannot defeat you until you accept the defeat.” Hazrat Ali (ra)

SHIRK IS OF 2 TYPES GREATER(CAN BE SEEN) AND LESSER (RIYA/SHOWOFF) SAME WAY JIHAD IS OF 2 TYPES GREATER(AGAINST NAFS) AND LESSER(AGAINST KUFFAR/MUNAFIQS)

JIHAD E AKBER (GREATER JIHAD) AND JIHAD E ASGAR(LESSER JIHAD)

The mujahid is he who makes jihad against his nafs (ego) for the sake of obeying Allah.(Ibn Hibban (#1624, 2519) Albani in “Sahiha”)

……The best jihad is a perfect Hajj (Bukhari #2784)

On another occasion, a man asked: “Should I join the jihad?” The Prophet asked, upon him peace, “Do you have parents?” The man said yes. The Prophet said: “Then do jihad by serving them!” (Bukhari #5972)

“A word of truth spoken in front of an oppressive ruler.”(BETTER JIHAD) (Nasa’i #4209)

The strong one is not the one who overcomes people, the strong one is he who overcomes his nafs [ego].(Al-Haythami in Majma` al-Zawa’id).

Imam Nawawi’s Book of Jihad, there are Hadith concerning external as well as internal acts of Sunnah such as, Salat at night which embraces brushing off laziness, standing, bowing and prostrating for a long time; and other acts including fighting until wounded and dying as a martyr. [Riyadh us Salihiin, Book of Jihad].

LESSER JIHAD(BATTLE FIELD AGAINST KUFFAR/MUNAFIQS)

Standing for an hour in the ranks of battle is better than standing in prayer for sixty years. (Ibn Asakir 4/6165)

One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a hypocrite. (Muslim)

“Perform Jihad against the disbelievers with your wealth, with yourself and with your tongues”(abu dawood)

“He who supports a Ghazi (Mujahid) in the Cause of Allah, will have performed Ghazw (fighting in Jihad) himself. He who takes care of a Ghazi’s family in a way that is better, will have performed Ghazw himself.” [Al-Bukhari]

Main genuine goal of jihad is to establish  the worship of Allah on the earth(not for power/wealth/desires/democracy/nationalism)

Establishing Allah’s word and law supreme on the earth(social/economical/political/religious etc).

True worship of Allah can only be realized when islam enters our lives completely(social/economical /political/religious etc).

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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