CAN JIHAD BE EQAUTED TO TERRORISM?

INTRODUCTION
1) Discuss the terms through their definitions
2) Vilification campaign across the globe against jihadists declaring them as
terrorists and fundamentalists.
BASIC PREMISE OF JIHAD
1) Safeguard of objectives of Shariah__ basic premise of Jihad, a compulsion.
a. Protection of life
b. Protection of property
c. Protection of faith
d. Protection of lineage
2) Terrorism do not uphold the sanctity of safeguard of the objectives of Sharia
a. Values are of no importance for them
b. Values are subservient to their parochial, to their vested interests.
3) Taking the someone lifes is not a minor offense, its a phenomenal level offense
a. Quote Quranic verse in relation
b. Quote Hadith
4) Cannot do what you want to do in jihad, have to observe the ethical limits. In
terrorism ethical limits are of no value
OBJECTIVES OF JIHAD
1) Objectives of jihad are quite clear
2) Objectives of terrorism are not clear: may be lodging attacks for personal, ethnic,
political or linguistic issues.
3) Terrorism violates almost every objective of jihad.
WHO WILL WAGE WAR
1) Basic distinguishing factor among two terms.
2) Jihad is the prerogative, responsibility of state and legitimate authority.
3) Terrorism is the activity of no state actors who plan and execute all the attacks
without the umbrella of state. Mostly, proxy war
MINIMUM STRENGTH TO WAGE WAR
1) For jihad: State must attain certain level of military and moral strength as the
purpose is lofty
a. Reference from Quran
2) Terrorism: strength do not really matter in any term, as basic purpose is to instill
fear in mind of people
3) Example of 9/11 and terrorist attack in state.

OCCASION WHEN JIHAD BECOME MANDATORY ON STATE AND INDIVIDUAL.

1) In case of state strength is compulsion
2) For individuals nafeer-e-aam by state is compulsion.
3) Terrorism is a no state activity, thats why group of people launch it.
SPOILS OF WAR (MAL_E_GANEEMAT)
1) In case of jihad become the property of state
2) Hazrat Umer (R.A) reign, historical perspective
a. Question was raised: property of fighters.
b. Three days discussion, magnificent brain storming
c. Consensus was made: considered as the property of state
d. Would not be distributed among fighters as this would lead to feudalism.
e. State would use it for the development of inferiors.
3) In case of terrorism, after the attack remains are distributed among the militants
RIGHTS AND PRIVALEGES OF PRISON OF WARS (POWs)
1) In jihad, could not loot the property, cannot maltreat them, cannot assassinate
them, cannot humiliate them, and cannot exploit them.
2) Basic moral ethics should be kept in mind while dealing with them.
3) If they ask for peace and settlement, shall be granted
4) In case if terrorism it is the other way around.
SANCTITY OF AGREEMENTS
1) In jihad, treaties and agreements are always important and are given due respect
in letter and in words.
2) Terrorist do not usually enter in any agreements and if by chance come to the
point of negotiations, never abide them.
3) Example: Peace talks.
MAJOR INCIDENTS OF TERROIRISM IN HISTORY
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Pharaoh: murdered number of children

Nadir Shah
Yazeed
World Wars I & II
9/11 etc.

CONCLUSION
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