Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Jihad: Difference between revisions

[[Jihad]] جهاد in Arabic is the masdar or verbal noun of the verb 'Ajhada" أجهد. This verb means to "struggle" or to "strive" in Arabic. As such, the word jihad means literally "struggle" or "striving." Within Islamic religious discourse though, the word has a special meaning. جهاد في سبيل الله "jihaad fi sabil Allah" or "jihad on the path of Allah" most usually refers to armed, religious struggle by the Muslim, believing inhabitants of [[Dar AlIslam]](the house or abode of Islam or the house of submission) against the unbelieving, infidel people of [[Dar AlHarb]] (The house or abode of war). The word can also be used to refer to the inner struggle of the Muslim believe to follow the laws of Allah, but this is the less common meaning. By far the most common meaning is armed warfare in the name of spreading and defending Islam. This understanding of jihad continues to be taught in Islamic religious schools, even mainstream ones, to the present day.