COMBATANT JIHAD IN ISLAMIC LAW OF WAR AND PEACE: SCOPE AND JUSTIFICATION

Abstract

Local and international media has portrayed Jihad as equal to terrorism, as result of
terrorist acts of some people, Jihad is to struggle in the cause of truth with our
tongue, wealth, actions and life. Jihad is wider than combatant fighting, it includes
saying the truth, going for hajj, kindness to the parents, struggling against one selves,
Shytan, kuffar and hypocrites. Justification of Jihad is to fight against injustice,
persecution and to protect Islam. If all peaceful ways fails the combatant Jihad has
some conditions that must be met before engaging in it such as commandment of a
political leader, strength, fighting the combatants only, not killing of women and so
on. The hadith of Abu hurairah and the verse of the sword has been explained in the
paper in that context.