Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely
used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. Few people
understand the circumstances requiring a jihad, or "holy" war, or
how Islamic militants justify their violent actions within the
framework of the religious tradition of Islam. How Islam, with more
than one billion followers, interprets jihad and establishes its
precepts has become a critical issue for both the Muslim and the
non-Muslim world.
John Kelsay's timely and important work focuses on jihad of the
sword in Islamic thought, history, and culture. Making use of
original sources, Kelsay delves into the tradition of
shari'a--Islamic jurisprudence and reasoning--and shows how it
defines jihad as the Islamic analogue of the Western "just" war. He
traces the arguments of thinkers over the centuries who have
debated the legitimacy of war through appeals to shari'a reasoning.
He brings us up to the present and demonstrates how contemporary
Muslims across the political spectrum continue this quest for a
realistic ethics of war within the Islamic tradition.
"Arguing the Just War in Islam" provides a systematic account
of how Islam's central texts interpret jihad, guiding us through
the historical precedents and Qur'anic sources upon which today's
claims to doctrinal truth and legitimate authority are made. In
illuminating the broad spectrum of Islam's moral considerations of
the just war, Kelsay helps Muslims and non-Muslims alike make sense
of the possibilities for future war and peace.
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