English book · The Concept of Jihad in Islam

Jihad in the Quran

English book, p. 11

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Jihad in the Quran Islamic mission of dawah, or inviting people to God. They must do this even if their interests are affected if they suffer commercial loss and undergo physical hardship. They must be with the Prophet in every situation in this dawah mission. In this verse, the phrase ‘jihad in the path of God’ has been used about the Prophet’s dawah mission and not war. The word jihad appears in the Quran for the second time in this way: “…so do not yield to those who deny the truth, but strive with the utmost strenuousness through this [Quran, to convey its message to them].” (25:52) In this verse, the term jihad refers to the jihad of dawah because there can be no other meaning of engaging in jihad through the Quran. The term jihad appears for the third time in the Quran in the following verse: “If you have left your homes to strive for My cause and out of a desire to seek My goodwill.” (60:1) This verse was revealed a short time before the victory over Makkah. The Prophet’s journey from Madinah to Makkah in 630 CE was not for war. It was a peaceful march, engaged in obtaining the peaceful results of the

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