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Islamic Internet ArchivesARCHIVE OF MODERN ISLAMIC THOUGHT
ISLAMIC ARCHIVESJihad in IslamAbul Aʿlā Mawdūdī
Published
1930
Original title
الجہاد فی الاسلام
Language
Urdu
Type
Book
Rights
Read at the source · In copyright (author d. 1979).

Jihad in Islam

الجہاد فی الاسلام

Abul Aʿlā Mawdūdī

A comprehensive treatment of the Islamic law and ethics of war, written in response to accusations that Islam was spread by the sword and comparing Islamic rules with other religious and modern legal traditions.

Keywords: Al-Jihad fi al-Islam, jihad, law of war, comparative religion, spread by the sword

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Islamicstudies.info (English translation by Syed Rafatullah Shah)

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Mawdūdī, Abul Aʿlā. Jihad in Islam. 1930. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/maududi-jihad-in-islam/