Statement Attributed in the Text
The text states: “Jihad is presented by al-Mawdudi and Qutb as a revolutionary struggle to establish the order of truth or to exalt the word of God.” This describes their presentation of jihad in this passage, not an unrestricted general definition of jihad according to Shahrur.
Limits of the Reading
The heading “Becomes a Revolutionary Idea” is the Atlas’s interpretive phrasing, based on the expression “revolutionary struggle.” The available evidence does not support the claim that jihad shifted from a traditional defensive war, or that the text equates it with fighting or distinguishes between them here.
Reading Links
- Muhammad Shahrur: Religion and Authority
- Jihad, Fighting, and the Critique of Violence
- Jihad
- The Islamic heritage became a standard instead of remaining material for study
The Islamic heritage became a standard instead of remaining material for study