Violence and <i>Jihad</i> in Islam: From the War of Words to the Clashes of Definitions

Violence and <i>Jihad</i> in Islam: From the War of Words to the Clashes of Definitions

This article explores the phenomena of violence and <i>jihad</i> in three parts: their emergence and trajectory in the <i>Qur’anic</i> text, their meanings, and their entanglement with the religious cause. The objective was to examine the interactions between violence and <...

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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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<i>fasad</i>
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power
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Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a06f351f835541739f79827fd1bef5812021-11-25T18:52:57ZViolence and <i>Jihad</i> in Islam: From the War of Words to the Clashes of Definitions10.3390/rel121109662077-1444https://doaj.org/article/a06f351f835541739f79827fd1bef5812021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/11/966https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444This article explores the phenomena of violence and <i>jihad</i> in three parts: their emergence and trajectory in the <i>Qur’anic</i> text, their meanings, and their entanglement with the religious cause. The objective was to examine the interactions between violence and <i>jihad</i>, highlighting the variations in their usage and interpretation. Based on intensive literal interpretations of the <i>jihad</i> verses, radical Islamist movements have distorted their historical memory by sanctifying and reducing them to an argument of war (<i>harb</i>, <i>qital</i>) and combat, thus seeking a military solution to their political agendas. This article also aimed to address the issue of the transition of Islam from a meta-narrative of emancipation and rationality to one of violence by examining the question of war in Islam, as well as its definition and legitimisation. In this rather complex transition, we draw in some sections on Ibn Khaldun’s modelling to highlight the political component related to violence. The aim was to attempt to disentangle the threads of violence, politics, and power within the Islamic tradition. This study will allow assessment of the tension—in the context of the <i>Qur’an</i>—between order (<i>islah</i>) and disorder/injustice (<i>fasad</i>). The transition from one to the other implies a legitimisation of violence; its appropriateness must, therefore, be studied.Ali MostfaMDPI AGarticle<i>fasad</i><i>jihad</i>power<i>islah</i>violencewarReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790ENReligions, Vol 12, Iss 966, p 966 (2021)
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topic <i>fasad</i>
<i>jihad</i>
power
<i>islah</i>
violence
war
Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
BL1-2790
spellingShingle <i>fasad</i>
<i>jihad</i>
power
<i>islah</i>
violence
war
Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
BL1-2790
Ali Mostfa
Violence and <i>Jihad</i> in Islam: From the War of Words to the Clashes of Definitions
description This article explores the phenomena of violence and <i>jihad</i> in three parts: their emergence and trajectory in the <i>Qur’anic</i> text, their meanings, and their entanglement with the religious cause. The objective was to examine the interactions between violence and <i>jihad</i>, highlighting the variations in their usage and interpretation. Based on intensive literal interpretations of the <i>jihad</i> verses, radical Islamist movements have distorted their historical memory by sanctifying and reducing them to an argument of war (<i>harb</i>, <i>qital</i>) and combat, thus seeking a military solution to their political agendas. This article also aimed to address the issue of the transition of Islam from a meta-narrative of emancipation and rationality to one of violence by examining the question of war in Islam, as well as its definition and legitimisation. In this rather complex transition, we draw in some sections on Ibn Khaldun’s modelling to highlight the political component related to violence. The aim was to attempt to disentangle the threads of violence, politics, and power within the Islamic tradition. This study will allow assessment of the tension—in the context of the <i>Qur’an</i>—between order (<i>islah</i>) and disorder/injustice (<i>fasad</i>). The transition from one to the other implies a legitimisation of violence; its appropriateness must, therefore, be studied.
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