Strive or Struggle (JIHAD

Strive or Struggle (Jihad) two different paths lie open before him, and he has complete freedom to go whichever way he chooses. On the one side, everything the world has to offer appears to be available; on the other hand, apparently nothing seems to be gained. His lower self urges him to take the easy path. External forces place their full weight upon him to push him in that direction. Yet despite all this resistance, he abandons the easy and pleasurable path and pulls himself toward the difficult one. This very struggle is called jihad. Some say that bringing about a political revolution is Islam’s true objective. Others say it is not an objective but a means. The truth, however, is that it is the outcome of a continuous process. When the faith that arises in the heart expresses itself in righteous action and begins to spread through society, the culmination of that process is what is called an Islamic revolution. It is not something artificial; it emerges naturally as the result of a living process. If sincere and upright individuals exist within a society who actively convey