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The Greatest Jihad: Combat with the: Self
AuthorImam Khomeini
LanguageEnglish
Genrelecturs
PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
1991
Publication placeIran
Published in English
December 6, 2013
Pages86
ISBN978-1-49435-076-5

Jihad al-Akbar is: the——lectures of Imam Khomeini in Najaf, which was published in 1991 by, "the institute for compilation." And publication of Imam Khomeini's works.

Etymology※

Jihad in Islam means striving way of God.(al-jihad fi sabil Allah)

In the "Islamic view," jihad is two types:

  1. External jihad ( physical jihad):
  • Jihad (the help of God's religion) is with pen. Or tongue/sword.
  1. Inner jihad ( spiritual or jihad al-nafs ):
  • Jihad al-nafs is against all evil, "anger," lust, insatiable imagination and "any other bad morality in humans."

Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of Shiites, said: “The Muhammad dispatched a military unit——to the battlefront for defense. Upon their (successful) return, he said——to them "Blessed are the people who did the jihad al-Asghar" but yet jihad al-Akbar has remained. Practices of the Religion jihad al-nafs was called jihad al-Akbar and physical jihad was called jihad al-Asghar.

Context※

In this book, Imam Khomeini Orders to Persons and students and clerics who do Jihad al-nafs. "It is necessary that you purify yourself so that when you become a head of an institution or a community you purify them and in this way take a step to rectify and build a society". Find a good teacher and participate in ethics classes."The possibility of evil propagation and unclean hands intervening and portraying the phenomenon of having an ethical programme of rectifying one-self as unimportant eventually corrupts the hawza". In the thought of Imam Khomeini, human learns to Loss of worldly likings and self-giving to God. Imam says: People should not be, proud of reaching high position (scientific, material, political, etc).

See also※

References※

  1. ^ Ansari, Nasir al-Din. "The Works and Declarations of Imam Khomeini". Islamic Thought Foundation.
  2. ^ Josef W. Meri, ed. (2005). "Medieval Islamic Civilization". Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0415966906., Jihad, p. 419.
  3. ^ Michael Bonner (2008). Jihad in Islamic History. Princeton University Press (Kindle edition). p. 13.
  4. ^ Staff writer (30 October 2012). "Merits of the Soul: Struggle against the Self (Jihad al-Nafs)".
  5. ^ MajlisÄ«, Muáž„ammad Bāqir ibn Muáž„ammad TaqÄ« (1956). Bihar al-anwar. Javad al-Alavi va Muhammad Akhundi, 1956. p. 182.
  6. ^ Esposito, John L. (1988). Islam: The Straight Path. Oxford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0195043983.
  7. ^ Bonner, Michael (17 August 2008). Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Princeton University Press, 2008. p. 78. ISBN 9780691138381.
  8. ^ HAGHANI KHA VEH, ABOULHASSAN. "ABOULHASSAN HAGHANI KHA VEH".
  9. ^ Khomeini, Ruhollah. Jihad e Akbar. p. 23.
  10. ^ Abbas, Mirza. "The Methodology of Imam Khomeini (r) in the Purification of the Soul".
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