A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád'

Name: A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád'
Author: Cherágh Ali

by Cherágh Ali

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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

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~7 hours (427K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Bryan Ness, Aaron Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-03-29

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

War -- Religious aspects -- Islam Islam -- Relations Jihad Islam -- Apologetic works

About the author

Cherágh Ali

1844–1895

A bold 19th-century Muslim modernist, this Indian scholar wrote influential books that challenged popular ideas about jihad and argued for legal and social reform. His work made him a notable ally of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan and an important voice in debates about Islam and modernity.

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