Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam — Page 290
− jJ·ÜA eBÈV»A Ó»A j¬uÜA eBÈV»A Å¿ BĨUi ê ä æ æ ä ê ä ê æ ä ê ê ä æ æ ä ê ä ê æ ä ê ä æ ä ä raja‘na minal jihadil asghari ilal jihadil akbari − − ± − We are returning from the lesser to the greater Jihad (fighting) Jihad − − (struggle against self) (Kanzul Ummal aljuz al-rabia) ‘ ‘ − − When asked by one of his companions as to what constitutes the greater , he replied, "The against oneself". . . . Jihad Jihad − −. . . Another facet of , in recent literature, is that which Jihad Jihad − − ordains Muslims to strive for the benefit of society and, simultaneously, to engage actively in the eradication of all forms of corruption and decadence. That is to say, the intellect should be employed individually or in group form, with the aim of realizing Islamic values in modern society. − This leads onto another connotation of , namely, 'educational Jihad Jihad' − − ( ). This form of is characterized by argumentation Jihad al-tarbiyyat Jihad − − and demonstration, and is often referred to as the ' of tongue' or ' Jihad Jihad − − of the pen'. This form of has its origin in the following Qur’anic Jihad − − verse: È»eBUË ÒÄnZ»A Ò¤§ÌÀ»AË ÒÀ¸Z»BI ¹Ii ½ÎJm Ó»A ªeA ‘ æ å æ ê ä ä ê ä ä ä æ ê ä ê æ ä æ ä ê ä æ ê æ ê ä éê ä ê æê ä Ð ê å æå ÅnYA ÓÇ ÓN»BI å È ä æ ä ä ê æ êì ê ud‘u ila sabili rabbika bilhikmati wal mau‘izatil hasanati wa − − ± ± ± jadil hum billati hiya ahsan − − ± Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best. (16:126). . . The " of pen" is deemed by the Promised Messiah and Jihad − Mahdi to be the most important form of in modern times. as Jihad − − 290