All the Muslims have never waged the so called Holy War - Jehaad. This is untrue.
The issue of the Jehaad has been unnecessarily blown up to blame the Muslim world. To support their claim, they have read some verses of the Qur'an and proclaimed that Jehaad has been mentioned in the Qur'an
It has been mentioned in the Qur'an - there is no doubt about it but every single verse of the Qur'an has 7, 70, 700 meanings, as Imaam Ja'far as-Saadiq (as) has said. Depending on the mere translation of the Qur'an is incorrect and too shallow to explain the essence of the Qur'an
Recently, in India, the leading Muslim scholars have regarded all such anti-human activities under the banner of Islaam and Jehaad as unlawful and anti-islaamic.
A Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims, therefore Muslims would feel they had to protect fair defensive warfare at all costs.
Jihad is what represents the struggles that Muslims have personally just to make god happy.
The Jihad Movement was a uniting force for Muslims. Jihad means fighting for Islam.And it was Successful.
Jihad is performed by every Muslims. Refer to question below.
Answer 1It can be justified; it is protecting the Muslims from being attacked.Answer 2The important thing to note before answering is that Muslims and Non-Muslims will read this question differently. Muslims see jihad as resistance to oppression and fighting your inner turmoil. Non-Muslims see jihad as a synonym for terrorism. There is a huge debate in the Muslim community concerning certain specific types of terrorism and those who argue for its permissibility due so by appealling to the Qur'an and Hadith. Those who oppose it also appeal to the Qur'an and Hadith. Most Muslims will argue that if a jihad threatens the lives of innocent civilians, it is being conducted incorrectly.
It is more a holy war .
There are many perspectives on what jihad is and how to properly perform the required acts. As a general rule, the Greater Jihad is an introspective journey to conquer your internal demons and follow the Divine Laws more closely than previously. This kind of jihad should be entirely peaceful. As concerns the Lesser Jihad, this is usually in the form of warfare between Muslims and Non-Muslims or other Muslims, but can also be performed through non-violent protests. However, there are wide-ranging views among Muslims and among Non-Muslims as to how they feel about the implementation or practices of jihad.
Jihad is a tenet of Islam and a religious duty to strive in the way of God. There are two general ways to do this, the Greater Jihad and the Lesser Jihad. The Greater Jihad is an introspective journey to conquer your internal demons and follow the Divine Laws more closely than previously; this kind of jihad should be entirely peaceful. The Lesser Jihad refers to conflicts and confrontations between Muslims and Non-Muslims or other Muslims, which often erupt in war, but can also be performed through non-violent protests, debate, and advocacy.
All Muslims (and none Muslims) are leaders of Jihad. Jihad means struggle to get your life requirements, to defend your lands, homes, and families, and the struggle to follow good morals and religion teachings. Refer to related question below.
Jihad is Holy War so if missionaries come trying to convert Muslims, then Jihad happens against them. Jihad is a fight for Allah and his Apostles.
Jihad is a tenet of Islam and a religious duty to strive in the way of God. There are two general ways to do this, the Greater Jihad and the Lesser Jihad. The Greater Jihad is an introspective journey to conquer your internal demons and follow the Divine Laws more closely than previously; this kind of jihad should be entirely peaceful. The Lesser Jihad refers to conflicts and confrontations between Muslims and Non-Muslims or other Muslims, which often erupt in war, but can also be performed through non-violent protests, debate, and advocacy. It is the Lesser Jihad which is often cast as a Holy War.
They help by overcoming their difficulties