Radical Islam and internal security

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Note that Sikand carefully avoids the Quran when discussing "offensive jihad". Without even going into the controversy about authenticity of Hadiths, there are quite categorical statements in the Quran itself.

Qur’an 4:95 “Not equal are those believers who sit at home and receive no injurious hurt, and those who strive hard, fighting Jihad in Allah’s Cause with their wealth and lives. Allah has granted a rank higher to those who strive hard, fighting Jihad with their wealth and bodies to those who sit. Allah prefers Jihadists who strive hard and fight above those who sit
home. He has distinguished his fighters with a huge reward.” Here fighting and receiving physical injury is explicitly mentioned in connection with jihad and is recommended.

Qur’an 33:22 “Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah and have gone out for Jihad (holy fighting). Some have completed their vow to extreme and have been martyred fighting and dying in His Cause, and some are waiting, prepared for
death in battle.”

Here Jihad is declared to be a covenant with Allah and it also refers to physical struggle and possibility of physical death in connection with Jihad which clearly points out that this fighting is not an abstract or spiritual struggle without any physical component.

Nowhere in the Quran and the principal Hadiths being referred to here is the context of “Jihad” mentiond or used in a peaceful sense.

Qur’an 9:111 “Allah has purchased the believers, their lives and their goods. For them is Paradise. They fight in Allah’s Cause, and they slay and are slain; they kill and are killed.”[ Jihad is duty for a Muslim as his life has been purchased by Allah ]

Qur’an 47:4 “So, when you clash with the unbelieving Infidels in battle (fighting Jihad in Allah’s Cause), smite their necks until you overpower them, killing and wounding many of them. At length, when you have thoroughly subdued them, bind them firmly, making (them) captives. Thereafter either generosity or ransom (them based upon what benefits Islam) until the war lays down its burdens. Thus are you commanded by Allah to continue carrying out Jihad against the unbelieving infidels until they submit to Islam.” [ All out warfare or total war as Jihad should be undertaken to subjugate non-believers]

Qur’an 9:91 “There is no blame on those who are old, weak, ill, or who find no resources to spend (on Jihad, holy fighting), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger.” [All Muslims having resources or fighting strength should undertake Jihad, andonly the destitute and infirm are exempt from this duty]

Qur’an 9:122 “It is not proper for the Believers to all go forth together to fight Jihad. A troop from every expedition should remain behind when others go to war.”