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"JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by Haroun13(m): 1:36pm On Dec 23, 2016 |
Arabic Word ‘Jihad’ And Its Meaning ﺑِﺴۡﻢِ ﭐﻟﻠﻪِ ﭐﻟﺮَّﺣۡﻤَـٰﻦِ ﭐﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻢِ The word ‘Jihad’ has commonly been mistranslated as ‘war against unbelievers’ or equated to ‘terrorism’. The Arabic word ‘Jihad’ literally means ‘struggle’ or ‘strive to’ – that is, to exert oneself one way or another. It also pertains to doing good, and to fight evil, physically and mentally. Jihad can also apply when speaking a good word, or removing an obstacle on the road so that people do not get hurt. These are various meanings to the word ‘Jihad’. Let’s turn to the Quran and see what it says on the word, “So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with the Qur’an a great striving.” – Quran 25:52 The act of preaching and Islamic propagation using the Quran is Jihad . In another verse, people who strive to come close to God are doing the act of Jihad, “And those who strive (Jahid) for Us – We will surely guide them to Our ways. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good.” – Quran 29:69 To fight oppression physically is a form of Jihad, “Fight in the way of God those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. God does not like transgressors.” – Quran 2:191 Although the word itself is not in the verse, it does have that meaning. Let us now look and see what Prophet Muhammed (p) said on Jihad. In Sahih Bukhari, it is reported that helping your parents out and being good to them by respecting and obeying them is ‘Jihad’. ﺣَﺪَّﺛَﻨَﺎ ﻣُﺴَﺪَّﺩٌ، ﺣَﺪَّﺛَﻨَﺎ ﻳَﺤْﻴَﻰ، ﻋَﻦْ ﺳُﻔْﻴَﺎﻥَ، ﻭَﺷُﻌْﺒَﺔَ، ﻗَﺎﻻَ ﺣَﺪَّﺛَﻨَﺎ ﺣَﺒِﻴﺐٌ، ﺡ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﺣَﺪَّﺛَﻨَﺎ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪُ ﺑْﻦُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮٍ، ﺃَﺧْﺒَﺮَﻧَﺎ ﺳُﻔْﻴَﺎﻥُ، ﻋَﻦْ ﺣَﺒِﻴﺐٍ، ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺒَّﺎﺱِ، ﻋَﻦْ ﻋَﺒْﺪِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺑْﻦِ ﻋَﻤْﺮٍﻭ، ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺟُﻞٌ ﻟِﻠﻨَّﺒِﻲِّ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃُﺟَﺎﻩِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ” ﻟَﻚَ ﺃَﺑَﻮَﺍﻥِ .” ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻧَﻌَﻢْ . ﻗَﺎﻝَ ” ﻓَﻔِﻴﻬِﻤَﺎ ﻓَﺠَﺎﻫِﺪْ .” Translation: “…the Prophet, “Shall I participate in Jihad?” The Prophet said, “Are your parents living?” The man said, “Yes.” the Prophet said, “Do Jihad for their benefit.” In other instances, Prophet Muhammed (p) said, speaking a ‘just statement’ against a tyrannical ruler is one of the ‘greatest types of Jihad’, ﺇِﻥَّ ﻣِﻦْ ﺃَﻋْﻈَﻢِ ﺍﻟْﺠِﻬَﺎﺩِ ﻛَﻠِﻤَﺔَ ﻋَﺪْﻝٍ ﻋِﻨْﺪَ ﺳُﻠْﻄَﺎﻥٍ ﺟَﺎﺋِﺮٍ ” Translation: “Indeed, among the greatest types of Jihad is a just statement before a tyrannical ruler.” Reading the above evidences show that the Arabic word ‘Jihad’ has various meanings. Turning to academics, Professor A. Rashid, author of writes, “The Qur’anic term most often conflated with that of violence is Jihad. The Arabic verb "Jahada" from which the verbal noun Jihad is derived literally means ‘to strive hard, to exert strenuous effort and to struggle.’ As a multivalent Islamic concept, it denotes any effort in pursuit of a commendable aim. Jihad is a comprehensive concept embracing peaceful persuasion (16:125) and passive resistance (13:22; 23:96; 41:34), as well as armed struggle against oppression and injustice (2:193; 4:75; 8:39). The Islamic concept of Jihad should not be confused with the medieval concept of Holy war since the actual word al-harb al-muqtaddasa is never used in the Qur’an. In Islam, a war is never holy; it is either justified or not. Moreover, is not directed at other faiths. In a statement in which the Arabic is extremely emphatic, the Qur’an insists, ‘there must be no coercion in matters of faith!’ (2:256). More than this, the protection of freedom of belief and worship for followers of other religions has been made a sacred duty of Muslims. This duty was fixed at the same time when the permission for armed struggle (Jihad al-qital) was ordained (22:39-40).” Professor Devin R. Springer Jihad: means ‘to strive’ or ‘to struggle’ in Arabic; the term has a religious connotation, involving an outwardly directed struggle against oppression and tyranny, as well as an inwardly directed personal struggle for holiness. The spiritual Jihad in quest of holiness, or Jihad bil-nafs, is seen by most Muslims as the ‘greater Jihad.’ The concept of Jihad bil-sayf, literally ‘Jihad by the sword,’ or violent Jihad, traditionally is viewed as the ‘lesser Jihad'. We see that the Arabic word ‘Jihad’ has many shades of meanings, such as bringing people to Islam with the Quran. Speaking a ‘just statement’ against a tyrannical ruler is one of the greatest jihads, as well as being good and respectful to your parents. Finally, physically fighting oppression, in order to be liberated from persecution is Jihad as well. References: [1] (Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Hadith 3) [2] Jami` at-Tirmidhi Volume 4, Book 7, Hadith 2174 [3] Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World [Copyright 2004] – Professor A. Rashid Omar Page 158 [4] Islamic Radicalism and Global Jihad [Copyright 2009] By Professor Devin R. Springer, James L. Regens and David N. Edger Page 273 [Glossary] 1 Like |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by alBHAGDADI: 8:03am On Dec 25, 2016 |
Jihad is fight against the nonbeliever like Jews and Christians. |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by ruqaiyas(f): 12:41pm On Dec 31, 2016 |
Salam alaykum @ Op. can you please give more highlights on jihad bin nafs. |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by Nobody: 5:26pm On Dec 31, 2016 |
ruqaiyas: salaam alaykum, i created a thread on "lesser and greater jihad" sometimes ago, here is an excerpt to it, you'll surely get your answer in it, bi idnillâhi ta'ala It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), said to his companions when they returned from a military campaign, “We have come back from the lesser jihaad to the greater jihaad.” They said, “Is there any greater jihaad than jihaad against the kuffaar?” he said, “Yes, jihaad al-nafs (jihaad against the self).” This hadeeth is not saheeh. from https://www.nairaland.com/3359760/greater-lesser-jihaad-jihaad-al-nafs will like to emphasize that, the first thing is to fight ones soul such that he becomes pious, without that you are wasting your time, it implies that you have to start from tawheed, stop following bidah, learning beneficial knowledge this is what the prophet started with, tawheed, he didn't just go for jihad kuffar this is why groups like Isis, boko haram, taaliban, alqaeda have not been successful and they will never be, until they start where the prophet started, tawheed!! Only then Islam will go back to it's glorious state as it was in the past, only then Islam will conquer the world. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by ruqaiyas(f): 5:38pm On Dec 31, 2016 |
AbdelKabir: wa'alaykumus salam. I get it now :-) .Thank you so much for the respond. Jazakallahu bi khayrin khasiran. |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by Nobody: 5:51pm On Dec 31, 2016 |
ruqaiyas: wa anti fajazakillâhu kheiran khetheera |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by ruqaiyas(f): 6:00pm On Dec 31, 2016 |
AbdelKabir:amin . Thank you |
Re: "JIHAD" And It's Meaning. by Kunlexic(m): 9:54am On Jan 02, 2017 |
Nice teachings....jazakumllahu khairan |
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