Dhimmitude: History: Jihad
History of Jihad
The relations of Muslims and non-Muslims were set in a context of a war: jihad. Its justification by Qur'anic verses and hadiths provides to jihad, the war against non-Muslims, a theological base. Jihad establishes a single pattern for relations between Muslims and non-Muslims and is central to their relationship. Jihad can be examined at three levels: its doctrine, its institutions, and its historical manifestations. The ideology of jihad was conceived after Muhammad death. It encompasses a doctrine aiming at the Islamization of the world, supported by military institutions and tactics of war, all being considered as binding the Islamic community (umma). Jihad represents the Islamic worldview of war and peace, it constitutes a specialized domain of Islamic theology and law. Jihad doctrine divides the peoples of the world into two irreconcilable groups: the dar al-Islam (the land of Islam) and the dar al-harb, (land of war) the non-Muslim world, destined to come under Islamic jurisdiction either by the peaceful conversion of its inhabitants, or by armed conflict. Jihad is the permanent state of war of the dar al-Islam against infidels until they submit to Islamic domination. Peace is accepted only temporarily according to circumstances. The institution of jihad regulates the conduct of war according to religious rules.
- An exegesis on 'Jihad in Islam', by Syed Kamran Mirza, July 10, 2002. This text provides the meaning of Jihad from its: a) History; b) Qur'anic references and the Hadiths; c) Interpretations by historians and Islamic scholars.
- Jihad: The Highest Peak of Islam, by Rashad Ali, Khilafah Magazine, December 2001. The Islamic definition and conditions to conduct Jihad as a holy war against the Infidels.
- A Modern Jihad Genocide, by Andrew G. Bostom, FrontPageMagazine.com, April 28, 2003. The Ottoman Turkish destruction of the Armenian people began in the late 19th and intensified in the early 20th century. Jihad ideology contributed significantly to this genocide. Re-establishing this historiography after decades of denial has critical implications for the international community, especially Turkey, particularly relevant in the current era of resurgent, global Jihad.
- Islam’s Other Victims: India, by Serge Trifkovic, FrontPageMagazine.com, November 18, 2002. The Islamic Jihad in India, the historical record of its Islamization.
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