Is jihad a duty of Muslims?

Jihad: Jihad, (“struggle,” or “battle”), a religious duty imposed on Muslims to spread Islam by waging war; jihad has come to denote any conflict waged for principle or belief and is often translated to mean “holy war.” Islam distinguishes four ways by which the duty of jihad can be fulfilled: by the. read more

Allah made jihad obligatory, in all its forms, whether it is the jihad of society or self, speaking a word for the sake of preserving Islamic call Da'wah, or defending the sanctuaries of the Muslim nation. read more

Also, when Muslim nations and oppressed people are attacked, it is the duty of every Muslim to defend of oppressed people. Many individuals propagate that jihad in Islam means holy war which Muslims are allowed to start war, but by referring to the Quranic verses, we see all verses about jihad are related to defensive war. read more

Also influential was Egyptian Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj, who wrote the pamphlet Al-Farida al-gha'iba (Jihad, the Neglected Duty). While Qutb felt that jihad was a proclamation of "liberation for humanity", Farag stressed that jihad would enable Muslims to rule the world and to reestablish the caliphate. read more