Thesis Summary
This page holds that fighting in the Qur’an is an exigent obligation, not an end in itself, and that it is restricted to specific aims that serve freedom, justice, and equality, and protect the land and the houses of God from corruption and destruction. It also rejects including assassinations and the targeting of civilians within the meaning of legitimate fighting.
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Foundational Atoms
- Fighting Is an اضطراري Obligation, Not an End
- Three Goals of Qur’anic Fighting
- Legitimate Fighting Serves Freedom and Justice
- Individual Killing Is Not Part of Legitimate Fighting
- Assassinations and Blowing Up Civilians Are a Departure from Fighting
Place of Reliance within the Book
This idea appears in the opening sections of the book, then is reinforced in the author’s account of the general aims of fighting and in his rejection of any transformation of it into an instrument of coercion, takfir, or the targeting of civilians.
Limits of the Reading
This summary does not make fighting a permanent principle; rather, it places it within its exigent and purposive limits, as stated in the atoms.