Jihad al-Akbar (The Greatest Jihad) is a set of lectures created by Imam Khomeini in Najaf, which was published in 1991 by the institute for compilation and publication of Imam Khomeini's works.[1]
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| Author | Imam Khomeini |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | lecturs |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | Iran |
Published in English | December 6, 2013 |
| Pages | 86 |
| ISBN | 978-1-49435-076-5 |
Etymology
editJihad in Islam means striving way of God.(al-jihad fi sabil Allah)[2]
In the Islamic view, jihad is two types:[3]
- External jihad ( physical jihad):
- Jihad (the help of God's religion) is with pen or tongue or sword.[3]
- Inner jihad ( spiritual or jihad al-nafs ):
- Jihad al-nafs is against all evil, anger, lust, insatiable imagination and any other bad morality in humans.[4]
Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of Shiites, said: “The Muhammad dispatched a military unit to the battlefront for defense. Upon their (successful) return, he said to them "Blessed are the people who did the jihad al-Asghar" but yet jihad al-Akbar has remained.[5] Practices of the Religion[6] jihad al-nafs was called jihad al-Akbar and physical jihad was called jihad al-Asghar.[7][8]
Context
editIn this book, Imam Khomeini Orders to Persons and students and clerics who do Jihad al-nafs. "It is necessary that you purify yourself so that when you become a head of an institution or a community you purify them and in this way take a step to rectify and build a society".[9][10] Find a good teacher and participate in ethics classes."The possibility of evil propagation and unclean hands intervening and portraying the phenomenon of having an ethical programme of rectifying one-self as unimportant eventually corrupts the hawza".[10] In the thought of Imam Khomeini, human learns to Loss of worldly likings and self-giving to God. Imam says: People should not be proud of reaching a high position (scientific, material, political, etc).[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ansari, Nasir al-Din. "The Works and Declarations of Imam Khomeini". Islamic Thought Foundation.
- ^ Josef W. Meri, ed. (2005). "Medieval Islamic Civilization". Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0415966906., Jihad, p. 419.
- ^ a b Michael Bonner (2008). Jihad in Islamic History. Princeton University Press (Kindle edition). p. 13.
- ^ Staff writer (30 October 2012). "Merits of the Soul: Struggle against the Self (Jihad al-Nafs)".
- ^ Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī (1956). Bihar al-anwar. Javad al-Alavi va Muhammad Akhundi, 1956. p. 182.
- ^ Esposito, John L. (1988). Islam: The Straight Path. Oxford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0195043983.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (17 August 2008). Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Princeton University Press, 2008. p. 78. ISBN 9780691138381.
- ^ a b HAGHANI KHA VEH, ABOULHASSAN. "ABOULHASSAN HAGHANI KHA VEH".
- ^ Khomeini, Ruhollah. Jihad e Akbar. p. 23.
- ^ a b Abbas, Mirza. "The Methodology of Imam Khomeini (r) in the Purification of the Soul".