Interpretations of Jihad in South Asia : an intellectual history / Tariq Rahman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahman, Tariq, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic fundamentalism--South Asia.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Hadith--Relation to the Qurʼan.

Hadith.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XX, 314 p.)

Edition:

2nd rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : de Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the wake of radical Islamist terrorist attacks described as jihad worldwide and in South Asia, it is imperative that there should be a book-length study of this idea in this part of the world. The focus of the study is the idea of jihad with its changing interpretations mostly those available in exegetical literature of key figures in South Asia. The hermeneutic devices used to understand the meaning of the Quranic verses and the Prophetic traditions relating to jihad will be the focus of this study. The main thrust of the study is to understand how interpretations of jihad vary. It is seen as being both defensive and aggressive by traditionalists; only defensive and mainly about moral improvement by progressive Muslims; and being insurrectionist, aggressive, eternal and justifying violence against civilians by radical Islamists. One purpose of the book is to understand how the radical interpretation came to South Asia. The book also explains how theories about jihad are influenced by the political and social circumstances of the period and how these insights feed into practice legitimizing militant movements called jihad for that period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Translation and Transliteration

1. Introduction

2. Interpretation of the Qur’an and the Hadith

3. Jihad in Transition

4. Jihad and the Family of Shāh Walīullāh

5. Colonial Modernists

6. Jihad as Anti-Colonial Resistance: Emerging Trends

7. The Age of Mawdūdī

8. Radical Imports

9. Pakistani Radicals

10. Refuting the Radicals

11. Conclusion

Annexure A: War–related Verses in the Qur’an

Annexure B

Annexure C

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-071698-4

OCLC:

1198931940