Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage
Vol 3, No 1 (2014)

Misinterpretation of Quranic Verses on the “Islamic” Jihad

Yusuf, Choirul Fuad ( Office for Research and Development and Training, Ministry of Religious Affairs)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Feb 2015

Abstract

The word jihad has been understood various way according to motive, objective, paradigm, perspective and the historical background, including political and doctrinal interests of the users. Jihad becomes an equivocal concept resulting the conceptual debates and doctrinal dispute. Response to this condition, it is necessary to redefine and reformulate such concepts seen from the Qur’anic perspective. This study endevours to explicate how Al-Qur’an as the Muslim’s holy book views the jihad as one of fundamental teachings in one side, and of how the Muslims as the followers implement such teachings of jihad in daily life accordingly. The article highlights that, in nature, jihad has any positive and constructive meaning as the struggle for improving the life-quality of the human beings as a whole.

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Journal Info

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HERITAGE

Publisher

Subject

Religion Social Sciences

Description

Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage (ISSN: 2303-243X, E-ISSN: 2442-9031) is an academic international journal published by Center for Research and Development of Religious Literature and Heritage, Agency for Research and Development and Training Ministry ...