Islam dan Radikalisme

Abstract

This article aims to review the verses with regard to the meaning and historical context of war and jihad in order to achieve the correct and comprehensive understanding. This article concludes that jihad and war (qital) in the Qur’an is different from the act of radicalism. The main purpose of jihad is human welfare and not warfare. So, jihad is the duty of every Muslim throughout his life, while war (qital) is conditional, temporal, and as a last attempt after no other way except the physical resistance. Besides the implementation of the war also must meet various requirements.