Al Jihad fil Islam

Book by Abul A'la Maududi

This article is about a book of Abul A'la Maududi. For another book of Abul A'la Maududi, see Jihad in Islam.

Al Jihad fil Islam Author| Abul A'la Maududi

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Translator| Syed Rafatullah Shah (English)
Illustrator| Syed Firasat Shah
Language| Urdu
Subject| About Jihad, International Policy
Published| 1927
Publisher| Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
Publication place| Pakistan

Published in English

| June 17, 2017
Media type| Print Book
Pages| 632 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.

## Background

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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

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Edition of (Al Jihad fil Islam)[3] Year  | Language  | Publication  | Type

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1930  | Urdu  | Matba-i Maʻarif al-Musannifin, Azamgarh | Print book
1948  | Urdu  | Daftar-i Tarjumān al-Qurʼan, Lahore  | Print book
1948  | Urdu  | Daftar-i Tarjumān al-Qurʼan, Lahore  | Print book
1962  | Urdu  | Lahore Islamic Publications  | Print book
1967  | Urdu  | Lahore Islamic Publications  | Print book
1974  | Urdu  | Idara Tarjuman ul Quran Ltd. Lahore  | Print book
1979  | Urdu  | Markazi Maktabah-yi Islami, Delhi  | Print book
1988  | Urdu  | Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi  | eBook, Document
1988  | Urdu  | Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi  | Print book
1991  | Urdu  | Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi  | Print book

## Appreciations

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

## See also

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* Islamic Way of Life
* Human Rights in Islam
* Towards Understanding Islam
* Qadiani Problem

## References

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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. doi:10.1515/zfr.2009.17.1.61.

## External links

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* Khutabat: Fundamentals of Islam
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* Qadiani Problem
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