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	Depending on the school of Islamic thought, [[jihad]] is classified either as an ''individual duty'' (فرض العين fard al-'ayn) (obligatory for all Muslims) or a ''sufficiency duty'' (فرض الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya) (community responsibility). Scholarly discussions of these two views revolve especially around {{Quran\|2\|216}} and {{Quran\|9\|122}}.<ref>Reuven Firestone, ''Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam'', New York: Oxford University Press, 1999, pp. 60-61</ref>		Depending on the school of Islamic thought, [[jihad]] is classified either as an ''individual duty'' (فرض العين fard al-'ayn) (obligatory for all Muslims) or a ''sufficiency duty'' (فرض الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya) (community responsibility). Scholarly discussions of these two views revolve especially around {{Quran\|2\|216}} and {{Quran\|9\|122}}.<ref>Reuven Firestone, ''Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam'', New York: Oxford University Press, 1999, pp. 60-61</ref>

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	==Hadith==		==Hadith==

	{{Quote\|{{Muslim\|2\|~~4696~~}}\|It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a hypocrite. }}		{{Quote\|{{Muslim\|\|1910\|reference}}\|It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a hypocrite. }}

	{{Quote\|1=[http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=2&tid=5708 Jihad is made Obligatory]<BR>Sahih hadith, Tafsir Ibn Kathir\|2=Whoever dies but neither fought (i.e., in Allah's cause), nor sincerely considered fighting, will die a death of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era of ignorance.}}		{{Quote\|1=[http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=2&tid=5708 Jihad is made Obligatory]<BR>Sahih hadith, Tafsir Ibn Kathir\|2=Whoever dies but neither fought (i.e., in Allah's cause), nor sincerely considered fighting, will die a death of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era of ignorance.}}

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	"[[Fard]]" means ''Compulsory''. [[Jihad]] is an ''Individual duty'' (فرض العين fard al-'ayn) and ~~is also~~ a community responsibility, or ''sufficiency duty'' (فرض الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya), ~~for each and every Muslim~~. While modern voices differentiate between a ''personal'' or greater Jihad and a military or lesser Jihad, such a dichotomy is not found in classical and especially early Islamic literature, and finds no endorsement in Islamic scripture, which refers to Jihad overwhelmingly, and some argue exclusively, as a doctrine of military conquest, with the reference to internal struggle being a metaphorical usage.		"[[Fard]]" means ''Compulsory''. [[Jihad]] is an ''Individual duty'' (فرض العين fard al-'ayn) for each and every Muslim or a community responsibility, or ''sufficiency duty'' (فرض الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya) that could be fulfilled by a group within the community without involving everyone. Scholarly discussions regarding the two views involved in particular the verses {{Quran\|2\|216}} and {{Quran\|9\|122}}.<ref>Reuven Firestone, ''Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam'', New York: Oxford University Press, 1999, pp. 60-61</ref> While modern voices differentiate between a ''personal'' or greater Jihad and a military or lesser Jihad, such a dichotomy is not found in classical and especially early Islamic literature, and finds no endorsement in Islamic scripture, which refers to Jihad overwhelmingly, and some argue exclusively, as a doctrine of military conquest, with the reference to internal struggle being a metaphorical usage.
	==Scholars==		==Scholars==

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	"[[Fard]]" means ''Compulsory''. [[Jihad]] is an ''Individual duty'' (~~لواجب الع~~ fard al-ayn) and is also a community responsibility, or ''sufficiency duty'' (~~الواجب~~ الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya), for each and every Muslim. While modern voices differentiate between a ''personal'' or greater Jihad and a military or lesser Jihad, such a dichotomy is not found in classical and especially early Islamic literature, and finds no endorsement in Islamic scripture, which refers to Jihad overwhelmingly, and some argue exclusively, as a doctrine of military conquest, with the reference to internal struggle being a metaphorical usage.		"[[Fard]]" means ''Compulsory''. [[Jihad]] is an ''Individual duty'' (فرض العين fard al-'ayn) and is also a community responsibility, or ''sufficiency duty'' (فرض الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya), for each and every Muslim. While modern voices differentiate between a ''personal'' or greater Jihad and a military or lesser Jihad, such a dichotomy is not found in classical and especially early Islamic literature, and finds no endorsement in Islamic scripture, which refers to Jihad overwhelmingly, and some argue exclusively, as a doctrine of military conquest, with the reference to internal struggle being a metaphorical usage.
	==Scholars==		==Scholars==

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	{{Quote\|Encyclopaedia of Islam Online\|The duty of the jihad exists as long as the universal domination of Islam has not been attained. Peace with non-Muslim nations is, therefore, a provisional state of affairs only; the chance of circumstances alone can justify it temporarily. Furthermore there can be no question of genuine peace treaties with these nations; only truces, whose duration ought not, in principle, to exceed ten years, are authorized. But even such truces are precarious, inasmuch as they can, before they expire, be repudiated unilaterally should it appear more profitable for Islam to resume the conflict.<ref>[http://www.brill.nl/publications/online-resources/encyclopaedia-islam-online "Encyclopaedia of Islam Online"]. BRILL. 2007. Retrieved October 2008.</ref>}}		{{Quote\|Encyclopaedia of Islam Online\|The duty of the jihad exists as long as the universal domination of Islam has not been attained. Peace with non-Muslim nations is, therefore, a provisional state of affairs only; the chance of circumstances alone can justify it temporarily. Furthermore there can be no question of genuine peace treaties with these nations; only truces, whose duration ought not, in principle, to exceed ten years, are authorized. But even such truces are precarious, inasmuch as they can, before they expire, be repudiated unilaterally should it appear more profitable for Islam to resume the conflict.<ref>[http://www.brill.nl/publications/online-resources/encyclopaedia-islam-online "Encyclopaedia of Islam Online"]. BRILL. 2007. Retrieved October 2008.</ref>}}

	~~==See Also==~~

	~~{{Hub4\|Terrorism\|Terrorism}}~~

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			[[Category:Jihad]]
			[[Category:Modern movements]]
	[[Category:Shariah (Islamic Law)]]		[[Category:Shariah (Islamic Law)]]
			[[Category:Caliphate]]
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	"[[Fard]]" means ''Compulsory''. [[Jihad]] is an ''Individual duty'' (لواجب الع fard al-ayn) and is also a community responsibility, or ''sufficiency duty'' (الواجب الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya), for each and every Muslim. While modern voices differentiate between a ''personal'' or greater Jihad and a military or lesser Jihad, such a dichotomy is not found in classical and especially early Islamic literature, and finds no endorsement in Islamic scripture, which refers to Jihad overwhelmingly, and ~~perhaps~~ exclusively, as a doctrine of military conquest.		"[[Fard]]" means ''Compulsory''. [[Jihad]] is an ''Individual duty'' (لواجب الع fard al-ayn) and is also a community responsibility, or ''sufficiency duty'' (الواجب الكفائي‎ fard al-kifaya), for each and every Muslim. While modern voices differentiate between a ''personal'' or greater Jihad and a military or lesser Jihad, such a dichotomy is not found in classical and especially early Islamic literature, and finds no endorsement in Islamic scripture, which refers to Jihad overwhelmingly, and some argue exclusively, as a doctrine of military conquest, with the reference to internal struggle being a metaphorical usage.
	==Scholars==		==Scholars==

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