Interpretations of Jihad in South Asia: An Intellectual History

Tariq Rahman

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Interpretations of Jihad in South Asia

An Intellectual History

Tariq Rahman
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In the wake of radical Islamist terrorist attacks described as jihad worldwide and in South Asia, it is imperative that there should be a book-length study of this idea in this part of the world. The focus of the study is the idea of jihad with its changing interpretations mostly those available in exegetical literature of key figures in South Asia. The hermeneutic devices used to understand the meaning of the Quranic verses and the Prophetic traditions relating to jihad will be the focus of this study. The main thrust of the study is to understand how interpretations of jihad vary. It is seen as being both defensive and aggressive by traditionalists; only defensive and mainly about moral improvement by progressive Muslims; and being insurrectionist, aggressive, eternal and justifying violence against civilians by radical Islamists. One purpose of the book is to understand how the radical interpretation came to South Asia. The book also explains how theories about jihad are influenced by the political and social circumstances of the period and how these insights feed into practice legitimizing militant movements called jihad for that period.

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Tariq Rahman, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.

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"This said, Rahman has investigated ideas of jihad in South Asia to a breadth and a depth rivalled by no other. He has produced arguments about how they have changed which all should note. In the process he has produced a book of great value both to the scholar and the policy maker."
Francis Robinson in: Bloomsbury Pakistan. Social Science Research (27.02.2019), http://www.bloomsburypakistan.org/book-review-interpretations-of-jihad-in-south-asia/

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface and Acknowledgements Tariq Rahman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XV
Translation and Transliteration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XVII
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Interpretation of the Qur’an and the Hadith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3. Jihad in Transition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
4. Jihad and the Family of Shāh Walīullāh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5. Colonial Modernists Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
6. Jihad as Anti-Colonial Resistance: Emerging Trends Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
7. The Age of Mawdūdī Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
8. Radical Imports Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
9. Pakistani Radicals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
10. Refuting the Radicals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
11. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Annexure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308