The Effects of Islamic Religion on Maintaining the Territorial Integrity
(Part 45)
The Continuation of the Matter:
Jihad
Jihad means combatting and fighting the infidels and warlords, the rebels, the apostates and the like for the exaltation and reviving the word of God. (Al-Qahtani Bita, 5) Jihad is fighting in the way of God with life and property with the aim of spreading Islam or defending its merits. According to the verses of the Qur’an, those who sacrifice their lives and property in the way of God are superior to other Muslims before The God, Almighty, and Allah has given them the blessing of Paradise and that is the reward of martyrdom. The Holy Qur’an considers the dependence on the family, property and possessions of the world as the most important obstacle for human to jihad. He has also called those who have turned away from jihad sinners and has promised them sever punishment. Therefore, the Holy Qur’an considers victory only in the power of God and by following the commands of God and His glorious messenger, avoiding strife and division, being patience and perseverance and not escaping from the enemy, has considered the most important rules of jihad. According to the verses of the Holy Quran, Mujahedeen enjoy unseen help to the scale of their patience and perseverance. Among the unseen divine help is the blessing of tranquility for Mujahedeen and to instill fear and terror in the hearts of the infidels.
Jihad is to defend the freedom of belief, which with the aim of removing obstacles, human growth and development, can be a prelude to individual and social freedoms. In addition, the philosophy of jihad is basically the same freedom of belief and explanation of deep and efficient Islamic ideas. Jihad, as one of the most important and Islamic performance of worship, targets the arrogant and the aggressors who are not only in the right path to serve God, but also act against the holy and heavenly criteria. The Almighty Allah has made jihad obligatory against intruders, aggressors and dictators not the oppressed or the weak, based on several reasons. First of all, the arrogant should be suppressed but the oppressed human beings should be freed. secondly; Those who are caught in ignorance and unawareness, should benefit from the light of God’s knowledge and take steps towards their happiness by getting familiar with their duties and performing their responsibilities to the best of their abilities.
Helping the oppressed and those whom are maltreated is one of the important criteria of jihad. Jihad is helping those whom, without any stubbornness, have remained the disbelievers simply because they have not heard the message of the right. According to this concept, many inventors, thinkers and even many capitalists are considered weak. The Holy Qur’an says:
«مَا لَکُمْ لاَ تُقَاتِلُونَ فِی سَبِیلِاللّهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِینَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاء وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذِینَ یَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ الْقَرْیَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنکَ وَلِیّاً وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنکَ نَصِیراً» (نساء/ 75)
What has happened to you (Muslims) that you do not fight in the cause of Allah (for the freedom of the oppressed), whereas those helpless (oppressed and tyrannized) men, women and children who (depressed by the plunder and carnage) call out (for their freedom): ‘O our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose (affluent and influential) people are oppressors, and appoint for us some guardian from Your presence, and make someone our helper from Your presence’?