Jihad

Jihad examines the developing concept of Islamicjihad throughout Islamic history with special attentionto the medieval jurists who were credited withcoining the concept of military jihad. Badareenclarifies the misconceptions that surround the termand he revisits the concepts as developed by the twomajor Islamic sects Sunni and Shi'i and theirassociations with martyrdom.Jihad is a fresh look at a complex word and conceptthat is misused-and abused-by Muslims and non-Muslimsalike. Badareen does not shy away from asking theright questions in order to demonstrate a clearunderstanding of how jihad has become synonymous withviolence.