Jihadis an Arabic term meaning "struggle", "effort" or commitment. It is often considered one of the pillars of Islamic faith, which are religious duties designed to develop the spirit of submission to God.
The term jihad is used to describe the duty of Muslims to spread the Muslim faith. It is also used to indicate the struggle for spiritual development.
Contrary to what is often said, jihad does not mean a holy war, it implies more an internal struggle with the aim of improving the individual or the world around him. There are extremist groups that use violent methods to get their ideas across, but that is not the original concept of jihad.
The concept of jihad has two meanings for the Muslim religion: the struggle for self-improvement under the laws of Islam and the struggle for a better humanity, through the spread of the influence of Islam and the effort that Muslims must make to bring the Islamic religion to a greater number of people. people.
The personal, spiritual and introspective effort to control your impulses, your anger and forgive your sins in the name of Allah, is considered by Muslims the greatest jihad.
The second meaning, external jihad, is well represented in the word of Mohammed, in it Muslims are instructed to use combative means to spread the peace and justice of the Islamic religion to areas not under the influence of the prophet Mohammed.
Jihad-Islamic
Jihad-Islamic is a fundamentalist-oriented Palestinian nationalist organization that emerged in the 1970s in the Strip. Gaza, created by Egyptian students who found the Muslim Brotherhood too moderate and uncommitted to the Palestinian cause. Their goal is to destroy Israel and create an Islamic state in the region, under Palestinian control.
The extremist group is the most independent of the Muslim factions and has limited support from the population. Its spiritual leader is Abd al-Aziz and the main leader is Ramadan Shallah, a Palestinian educated in the UK.
Saint war
The “holy war” is an extreme resource used by monotheistic religions throughout history to protect their dogmas or their holy places. This resource is also used as a geopolitical strategy for civilizations expansionism. The main holy wars, already fought throughout history, originated in Christianity and Islam.
See also
- Islam
- Saint war
