Al Jihad fil Islam

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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
AuthorAbul A'la Maududi
TranslatorSyed Rafatullah Shah (English)
IllustratorSyed Firasat Shah
LanguageUrdu
SubjectAbout Jihad, International Policy
Published1927
PublisherMarkazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
Publication placePakistan
Published in English
17 June 2017
Media typePrint Book
Pages632 Pages
ISBN978-1-52-209065-6

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

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]
Year Language Publication Type
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

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

References

  1. ^ Maududi, Sayyid Abul A'la (13 August 2017). 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 15 August 2020 – 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.