JIHAD AND ISIS BY HAARIS HAMAAD MUIN AHMAD
Hamaad is currently studying Medicine in Czech Republic. He aspires to be a doctor and serve the Jama’at as a Waqif-e-Nau in this field.
For the last few years, the so called Islamic state,
against Satan) and finally Jihad e Asghar (waged
ISIS has been on the rise and has occupied territory
against enemies of freedom). ISIS believe Jihad e
in Syria and Iraq. Their core objective is to strike fear
Asghar is the Jihad more prevalent today, however
in the hearts of non-Muslims and force them to con-
this was only prescribed to the Prophet Muhammad-
vert to Islam. They have misinterpreted the Qur’an
sa
and the actions of our Noble Prophet, Muhammad,
been driven out of their homes and were given no
peace and blessings of Allah be on him: the holy
freedom. This is not the case today. ISIS is simply
founder of Islam.
not educated enough to fathom this and have un-
To understand where these radicals of Islam have sought their beliefs from we must ponder upon the
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and the Muslims at that time, because they had
fortunately misinterpreted the Holy Quran’s serene teachings.
term Jihad. Jihad derives from the term Jahada con-
When Jihad e Asghar was prescribed to the Holy
noting endurance against rigorous conditions. Thus,
Founder of Islam, Muhammadsa, he commanded
its core meaning is to strive to the utmost for an
his followers to ‘not commit treachery or deviate
achievement. The Jihad is in three types: Jihad e
from the right path. You must not mutilate dead
Akbar (the greatest jihad), Jihad e Kabeer (waged
bodies. Neither kill a child, nor a woman, nor an
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