The True Jihad
The True Jihad
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‘Jihad’ essentially
is a peaceful
struggle. One
form of this
peaceful struggle
is dawah
(communication
of the message of
God)
devotion as prayer and fasting: it is an activity
which relates totally to the state.
The true Islamic
jihad
as it relates to the individuals
is a positive and continuous process, which is at
work throughout the entire life of a believer. There
are three major kinds of this process of
jihad
.
1.
Jihad-e-nafs
: to control one’s negative and
undesirable feelings within
oneself and to persevere in the
life of God’s choice in all
circumstances.
2.
Dawah jihad
: to communicate
the message of God to all
human beings and deal with
all human beings with full
compassion and well-wishing.
This is a gigantic task. That is
why it has been called the
greatest
jihad
in the Quran.
3.
Jihad
with antagonists: to counter any challenge
from the opponents of religion, and to safeguard
religion in all circumstances. This
jihad
basically has
