Intended Meaning
Jihad here is understood as a revolutionary struggle aimed at establishing the system of truth or exalting the word of God For al-Mawdudi, it does not remain a traditional defensive war; rather, it turns into an idea that changes the entire social world and transforms its order
Atom Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: Historical
- Argument movement: It describes jihad in al-Mawdudi and Qutb as a revolutionary struggle to establish truth.
- Key terms: jihad, revolutionary idea, establishing the system of truth, exalting the word of God.
- Degree of centrality: Central.
This atom shows how the author reads the transformation of jihad from a defensive meaning into a comprehensive project of change, linking violence to the political idea rather than to the text alone.
Links that help with reading
- 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
Basis
- Supporting text: «Jihad: It is presented by al-Mawdudi and Qutb as a revolutionary struggle to establish the system of truth or to exalt the word of God».
Degree of Documentation
- Level: Structurally documented
- Meaning of the level: The atom relies on more than one witness or on a clear combination of closely related phrases.
- Reason for classification: The text explicitly describes jihad as a revolutionary idea for establishing truth.
- Limits of the reading: The formulation above is an analytical summary and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is quoted word for word.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is definitional; it fixes a meaning or conceptual distinction on which Shahrur relies in building the idea.
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Editorial Note
The atom presents the conceptual transformation as a historical reading of the current.