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Why were jihad important?

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It is either to defend for your country which is known in Islam as "a must Jihad" means every one, fits conditions, has to fight against enemy when his country is being attack, or to help other Muslims to defense for their own countries. In this case some of Muslims go to the Muslim country being attack to help them defense their own country but some others have to stay in their country.

Conditions of Jihad:

1- To be Muslim where Un-Muslims living in Muslim country have to pay money called Gezya means tribute.

2- to be able to fight where young, sick and very poor are not asked to fight.

3- To be sane where crazy people not asked to fight.

4- To be a free man not a slave.

5- To be a male not female does not apply if a country has been attacked.

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Jihad, that means in English striving or struggling, is of two types:

  • self Jihad (or oneself struggle and is called the greatest Jihad), and
  • military Jihad (or struggle with others and is called the smallest Jihad)

Self Jihad is that any Muslim should practice Jihad or self struggle to avoid doing wrong deeds and/or committing sins that are forbidden by Islam and by his community. It is also doing good things that Allah wants you to do, such as following the morals of Quran and prophet Muhammad (PBUH), reciting the Quran, helping the poor, striving to fulfil your family requirements, learning and studying useful sciences and arts, etc.

Regarding Military Jihad, it is licit only in two cases:

  • First: to defend home land and home people against any invaders.
  • Second: to provide help and support to other people who are oppressed and unable to practice their own will and freedom of choice.

In both cases, Muslims (as in all other faiths) are commanded, by their religion, to be fair and just. They are forbidden; by Quran and prophet Muhammad teachings; to kill a woman, child, or an old man or any civilian. They are commanded not to be excessive in using force and not to terrify civilians. They are forbidden from spoiling the nature, cutting a tree, or polluting/poisoning air or water.

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