Abstract
The Concept of Jihad According to Islam
The topic of this study is the concept of jihad according to Islam. It has been determined
based on scholarly work that the jihad concept in the Qur'an is not the same as war
as has been the alleged. For Muslims, the biggest jihad is against the excessive/uncontrolled
desires of the carnal soul. The existence of spiritual jihad is presented based on the
Qur'an, hadith, and arguments of Muslim scholars. This study begins with an Introduction
to frame the main debates and explains the types of jihad, proves the presence of both
materialistic and spiritual jihad with Qur'anic verses and hadith literature.
Keywords
Jihad, Materialistic Jihad, Spiritual Jihad, War.
