Jihad an obligatory act

Question 1

Where does jihad come from?

Answer 1

Quran “be mindful of

God…and strive for his cause so that you may prosper”

Question 2

Why is jihad important to Muslims?

Answer 2

Taught and practised by the Prophet Muhammad – he is an “excellent role model”
Taught in the Quran
Pleases Allah – good to aim to improve yourself to
become a better Muslim.

Question 3

Greater jihad

Answer 3

Striving to resist evil within oneself to become a
better person.
Also known as “inner jihad”
Jihad of the heart - is concerned with
fighting against evil and temptation through self
discipline and believing in the truth of Islam.
Jihad by the tongue - (also Jihad by the
word) is about speaking the truth and spreading
the word of Islam by tongue.
Jihad by the hand- This is choosing to
write and spread God’s word by creating literature/
art/ religious writings

Question 4

Greater jihad examples

Answer 4

Jihad of the heart - is concerned with
fighting against evil and temptation through self
discipline and believing in the truth of Islam.
Jihad by the tongue - (also Jihad by the
word) is about speaking the truth and spreading
the word of Islam by tongue.
Jihad by the hand- This is choosing to
write and spread God’s word by creating literature/
art/ religious writings

Question 5

Lesser jihad

Answer 5

Striving to resist evil the world through physical or

military means.

Question 6

lesser jihad examples

Answer 6

“Those who have been attacked are permitted to
take up arms because they have been wronged”
(Qur’an Surah 22:29)
Muhammad sometimes took action against
people who persecuted Muslims.
“Fight in God’s cause against those who fight
you…fight them until there is no more
persecution”

Question 7

Lesser jihad conditions

Answer 7

Conditions for lesser jihad:
When persecution reaches an extreme level
When religious freedoms are being taken away
When Islam is attacked by the enemy
When authorised by a Muslim leader

Question 8

How can lesser jihad be interpreted differently

Terrorist groups?

Answer 8

Isis and Boko Haram – believe they have a duty to
fight non-Muslims so Islam can dominate the
world.
encourage suicide – if you die as a martyr you’ll go straight to Jannah.

Question 9

Other Muslims

Answer 9

“we denounce and condemn extremism,
radicalism and fanaticism today” (The Amman
Declaration of 200 Muslim scholars)