EAN: 9783110550276

INTERPRETATIONS OF JIHAD IN SOUTH ASIA - TARIQ ...

In the wake of radical Islamist terrorist attacks described as jihad worldwide and in South
Asia  it is imperative that there should be a book-length study of this idea in this part of
the world. The focus of the study is the idea of jihad with its changing interpretations mostly
those available in exegetical literature of key figures in South Asia. The hermeneutic devices
used to understand the meaning of the Quranic verses and the Prophetic traditions relating to
jihad will be the focus of this study. The main thrust of the study is to understand how
interpretations of jihad vary. It is seen as being both defensive and aggressive by
traditionalists  only defensive and mainly about moral improvement by progressive Muslims  and
being insurrectionist  aggressive  eternal and justifying violence against civilians by radical
Islamists. One purpose of the book is to understand how the radical interpretation came to
South Asia. The book also explains how theories about jihad are influenced by the political and
social circumstances of the period and how these insights feed into practice legitimizing
militant movements called jihad for that period.

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