Al Jihad fil Islam

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Al Jihad fil Islam
Author Abul A'la Maududi
TranslatorSyed Rafatullah Shah (English)
IllustratorSyed Firasat Shah
Country Pakistan
LanguageUrdu
SubjectAbout Jihad, International Policy
Published1927
PublisherMarkazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
Published in English
June 17, 2017
Media typePrint Book
Pages632 Pages
ISBN 978-1-52-209065-6

Al Jihad fil Islam (Eng: The Concept of Jihad in Islam) is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi on the subject of jihad in Islam. [1] [2] The book is an English translation of the classic book in jihad, originally written and published in 1927 in the Urdu language.

Contents

Background

A major part of the book deals with the comparative study of the concept of a just war in various theologies. This book covers various important events of World War I in great detail and provides a critical analysis of the conflict and post conflict development of international accords with respect to war.

Edition

Edition of (Al Jihad fil Islam) [3]
YearLanguagePublicationType
1930UrduMatba-i Maʻarif al-Musannifin, Azamgarh Print book
1948UrduDaftar-i Tarjumān al-Qurʼan, LahorePrint book
1948UrduDaftar-i Tarjumān al-Qurʼan, LahorePrint book
1962UrduLahore Islamic PublicationsPrint book
1967UrduLahore Islamic PublicationsPrint book
1974UrduIdara Tarjuman ul Quran Ltd. LahorePrint book
1979UrduMarkazi Maktabah-yi Islami, DelhiPrint book
1988UrduMarkazi Maktaba-yi Islami, DelhieBook, Document
1988UrduMarkazi Maktaba-yi Islami, DelhiPrint book
1991UrduMarkazi Maktaba-yi Islami, DelhiPrint book

Appreciations

Allama Iqbal read Al Jihad fil Islam and hailed it as the best explication of the concept of jihad in any language. [4]

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References

  1. Maududi, Sayyid Abul A'la (2017-08-13). Al Jihad fil Islam. UK: Self-published. ISBN   978-1-5220-9065-6.
  2. Abul-Fadl, Mom; Kassim, Husain; Rashid, Hakim M.; Tayob, AbdulKader al; Siddiqui, Mohammad A. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 5:2. International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT).
  3. Formats and Editions of Al jihad fil islam [WorldCat.org]. OCLC   486833956 . Retrieved 2020-08-15 via www.worldcat.org.
  4. Malik, Jamal (2009). "Maudūdī's al-Jihād fi'l-Islām. A Neglected Document". Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft. 17 (1): 63.