Types of Jihad in Islam - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Types of Jihad in Islam 2022-12-26 720 Views Jihad Although some scholars divide the Islamic Jihad into two parts: the initial Jihad, and the defensive Jihad, and for each of these two sections they mention other sections but in fact, even the initial Jihad is a kind of defensive Jihad. We refer to the verses of the Holy Quran and consider the types of Jihad in the Quran. 1.
Initial jihad آُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ “Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them.” Then, following this verse, it is added in the explanation of the matter: الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ “Those who have been expelled from their homes without a just cause except that they say: Our Lord is Allah.” The interpretation of the verse, which begins with “permission”, is very much in line with the words of those who consider it the first verse of jihad; and it shows that such permission did not exist before, and the beginning of the legislation of jihad (defensive jihad) was against the enemy, the same enemies who forced the Muslims to emigrate and leave their homes without any sin.
Others consider verse 190 of Surah Al-Baqarah first verse of Jihad, which says: وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ “Fight in the way of Allah those who fight against you” If we accept this view; again the basis of jihad is based on crushing the enemy and every wise person knows silence in the face of the onslaught of a bloodthirsty enemy makes no sense.
The interpretation of “for the sake of God” shows that even Islamic defense is for God and based on divine standards, not for whimsy and ambition!
This is the first form of jihad in Islam, but the meaning of “defensive jihad” must not be taken that the Islamic government should do nothing so that the enemy invades its house and then defends itself, but vice versa when it feels that the enemy is preparing for battle and intends to attack Islam forces it must take the initiative and break the enemy’s offensive power. 2.