Jihad

• Greater Jihad


  Inner struggle
• Duties of every Muslim in the Greater Jihad


  • Following the Five Pillars
  • Working for social justice
  • Studying the Qur'an
  • Doing good deeds
  • Attending mosque regularly
  • Resisting temptation, greed, envy
• Lesser Jihad


  Military struggle
• Rules for the Lesser Jihad


  • Fought for a just cause
  • Fought as a last resort
  • Authorised by accepted Muslim authority
  • Minimum amount of suffering should be caused
  • Ends when enemy surrenders
  • Innocent civilians not attacked
  • Aims to restore peace and freedom
• Types of Jihad


  • Greater Jihad
  • Lesser Jihad
• Greater Jihad


  A PERSONAL battle, which is understood by many to be the true meaning of the term
• Most Muslims agree that greater jihad is the most important (as it is stressed in the Qur'an)
• Even though Muhammad was involved in military battles, he supported greater jihad as more important
• Islam / the name of Allah is threatened


  It may be appropriate / seen as necessary to defend Islam
• Islam does have set conditions for when defending Islam may be necessary