Understanding Islam — Page 68
WHAT IS JIHAD? 66 Additionally, the Jihad one wages against one’s own negative, evil, and satanic thoughts and inclinations is the greatest and purest form of Jihad for every Muslim, as mentioned in the following verses: And as for those who strive [j ā had ū ] in Our path — We will surely guide them in Our ways. And verily Allah is with those who do good. 4 O ye who believe! be heedful of your own selves. He who goes astray cannot harm you when you yourselves are rightly guided. To Allah will you all return; then will He disclose to you what you used to do. 5 Similarly, in one ḥ ad ī th, Prophet Muhammad sa is quoted to have said, “The Muj ā hid [one who engages in Jihad] is one who strives against his own soul” 6. Furthermore, in one tradition, Prophet Muhammad sa used the same terminology that the Holy Quran uses above in order to differentiate