2.2.11 - Jihad
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- Created on: 20-12-19 14:54
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- 2.2.11 - Jihad
- Greater Jihad
- Strive to follow 'the straight path'and please Allah
- Learning to be obedient to Allah
- Live an increasingly faithful life
- Reward will be paradise after death
- To achieve must overcome negative qualities [this is greater jihad]
- Munkar = striving against doing wrong
- Maruf = seeking to do God
- Essential, more important than lesser jihad
- Lesser Jihad
- Creating a good and fair Muslim society
- Some believe include holy war
- If lesser jihad a form of war, should be defensive or against an unjust regime
- Kharijites added jihad to the 5 pillars of Islam to make 6
- Seen in extreme Muslim groups
- Use Jihad as justification for killing or using violence against 'kafir' [non-muslim]
- Use violence as believe that C and jewish society are trying to destroy Islam
- Most disagree
- Seen in extreme Muslim groups
- Jihad = 'striving'
- Greater Jihad = the inner struggle to control bad desires and intentions
- Lesser Jihad = outer struggle, often linked with military struggle
- Greater Jihad
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