Thesis Summary
This page affirms that the reason for fighting is not the same as its aim, and that confusing the two turns fighting into a permanent practice. It also rejects making consensus a final proof in matters of fighting, and criticizes the traditional conflation of jihad, fighting, and raiding.
Foundational Atoms
- The reason for fighting differs from its aim
- Confusing the reason with the aim turns fighting into permanence
- Consensus is not an absolute proof
- The tradition conflates jihad, fighting, and raiding
Point of Reference within the Book
This page draws on the passages that discuss the meaning of fighting in the book, especially at its beginning, where the text distinguishes between the Qur’anic concept and the inherited traditional usage.
Limits of the Reading
This summary does not deny the presence of fighting in the text; rather, it restricts it to what the atoms specify in terms of cause, aim, and boundaries, without expanding the meaning into permanence or unrestrictedness.