A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád': Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and; that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not; Allowed in The Koran - 1885Cherágh Ali
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A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád': Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and; that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not; Allowed in The Koran - 1885
Cherágh Ali
Islam -- Apologetic works; Islam -- Relations; Jihad; War -- Religious aspects -- Islam
[Sidenote: (15) The Cattle, VI, 109.]
27. "With their (_Jahd_) most binding oath have they sworn by
God...."
Sale ... "Most solemn oath."
Rodwell ... "Most binding oath."
Palmer ... "Most strenuous oath."
[Sidenote: (16) Mohammad, XLVII, 33]
28. "And We will surely test you until We know (_Mojahideena_) who
did their utmost, and who were the steadfast among you; and We will
test the reports."
Sale ... "Who fight valiantly."
Rodwell ... "Valiant."
Palmer ... "Fought valiantly."
"_Mojahid_" is not synonymous with "_Mokatil_"
[Sidenote: (17) Battle Array, LXI, 11.]
29. "Believe in God and His Apostle and (_Jahidoo_) do strive in
the way of God with your wealth and your persons!"
Sale ... "Who fought valiantly."
Rodwell ... "Who fought valiantly."
Palmer ... "Fight strenuously."
Devotion or worship has been divided into two kinds,--bodily, which also
includes mental; and pecuniary or monetary, and the believers are
exhorted here to worship God both bodily and mentally.
[Sidenote: (18) Women, IV, 97.]
30. "Those believers who sit at home free from trouble and those
who (1, _Mojahidoona_) toil in the way of God with their substance
and their persons shall not be treated alike. God has assigned to
those who (2, _Majahadoona_) strive with their persons and with
their substance a rank above those who sit at home. Goodly promises
hath He made to all; but God hath assigned to those (3,
_Mojahadina_) who make efforts a rich recompense above those who
sit at home."
Sale: _1st_ ... "Those who employ their fortune and their
substance for the religion of God."
_2nd_ ... "Those who employ their fortune and their
substance."
_3rd_ ... "Those who fight."
Rodwell: _1st_ ... "Those who fight valiantly."
_2nd_ ... "Contend earnestly."
_3rd_ ... "Strenuous."
Palmer: _1st_ ... "Strenuous."
_2nd_ ... "Strenuous."
_3rd_ ... "Strenuous."
I have already explained the two sorts of worship or service of
God--bodily and mental. The same applies here too.
[Sidenote: (19) Light, XXIV, 52.]
31. "And they swore by God with their utmost oath...."
Sale ... "Most solemn oath."
Rodwell ... "Most solemn oath."
Palmer ... "Most strenuous oath."
[Sidenote: (20) The Forbidding, LXVI, 9.]
32. "O Prophet, (_Jahid_) do thy utmost with the unbelievers and
hypocrites, and be strict towards them."
Sale ... "Attack the infidels with arms and the
hypocrites with arguments."
Rodwell ... "Make war."
Palmer ... "Fight strenuously."
[Sidenote: (21) The Immunity, IX, 74.]
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