jihad

• jihad - the struggle against evil this could be an inward personal struggle to avoid temptation to do evil and struggling to follow muslim teachings or a collective struggle of muslims together struggling against evil
• greater jihad

  • personal inward struggle of all muslims to live according to muslim teachings. for example praying 5 times a day and observing ramadan
• lesser jihad :

  • outward struggle to defend your faith, family and country from threat e.g battle of badr when muhammad fought against his enemies from mecca
• quote on jihad :

  “fight in gods cause and remember that he is all hearing and all knowing“
• how jihad influences muslims today :

  • greater jihad has the greatest effect on the daily life of a muslim
  • everyday they must focus on avoiding evil and temptation which will mean they avoid things such as drugs, drink, alcohol, greed and jealousy
• how jihad influences muslims today:

  • greater jihad also means a muslim will struggle to show their obedience and faith in god for example by observing all 5 pillars of islam this is particularly difficult during ramadan when a muslim will fast during daylight hours
• greater jihad :

  • constant struggle in a muslims daily life to avoid evil, follow muslim teachings and avoid temptation
  • showing devotion to god and helping others
  • some muslims learn the quran off by heart and some focus on charity work
• lesser jihad :

  • less important
  • outer struggle of defending islam from threat
  • war can only be declared by a religious leader
  • can’t be used to make people convert
  • not be used to gain land or wealth
  • must be the last resort