Jihad In The Qur’an: The Truth From The Source

Jihad In TheQur’an: The Truth From The Source – (REVISED & EXPANDED SECOND EDITION)

Author: Dr.Louay Fatoohi

Publisher: A.S.Noordeen

ISBN: 9789830651750

Price: RM18

One sourceof distorting jihad is the use of inauthentic sources of Islamic teaching.Another is the influence that half-educated and manipulative Muslim scholarshave had on unsuspecting, ill-informed followers. A third source, which datesto the early days of Islam, is the propaganda of believers of other faiths whosaw Islam as a competing religion. Finally, Western double standards have alsoplayed a major role in distorting Islam and jihad.This book discusses thesesources of misrepresentation and misinterpretation and shows how they havecollaborated to develop an image of jihad that is completely alien to itsQur'anic origin. Focusing on the meaning of jihad in the Qur'an, this studyexplains that jihad is the person's ongoing struggle against all manifestationsof evil, starting with the evil drives within one's self. Contrary to itsnegative association with violence, jihad has always been intended to be asource of peace within the individual and in the world.