Readnara
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' / Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and / that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not / Allowed in The Koran - 1885 — Cherágh Ali

A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' / Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and / that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not / Allowed in The Koran - 1885

Cherágh Ali

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 327 pages

A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' (1885) is a collection of essays by Cherágh Ali. It examines the Quranic concept of jihad, arguing that Muhammad's wars were defensive and that aggressive war or forced conversion is not sanctioned, with appendices on the term jihad and slavery. It offers a valuable historical perspective on reformist Islamic thought in colonial India.

Listen to the whole book free

Already have an account? Sign in and listen

Free with a free account. The book is read by an AI-generated voice; the text follows along.

Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. A CRITICAL EXPOSITION OF THE POPULAR "JIHÁD."
  2. NOTE.
  3. ERRATA.
  4. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION.
  7. GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE ARABS
  8. ALL THE WARS OF MOHAMMAD WERE DEFENSIVE.
  9. Appendix A
  10. APPENDIX B.
  11. Appendix C.
  12. INDEX.
  13. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

You may also like