Jihad: Meaning and Misappropriation of a Quranic Concept
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Jihad is a highly notorious and much misunderstood term. Drawing
on the Quran, Hadith and classical scholarship, I will attempt to
present a definition of Jihad in Islam in order to clear some of
the misconceptions surrounding the subject. The objectives and
laws governing Jihad will be explored as will the evolution of
Jihad theory under Muhammad ‘Abduh and Rashid Rida. The Modernists
response to the Western intrusion in the Islamic World will also be
discussed. Finally we will consider how this comparatively innocuous
phenomenon has been warped beyond all recognition by contemporary
Islamic Radicals bent on plunging the world into permanent Manichean
conflict.
This talk is part of the Darwin College Humanities and Social Sciences Seminars series.
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James Holmes
Tuesday 28 October 2008, 13:15-14:00