Questions for Ulema to answer clearly: Is jihad a natural state of Islam? Must Muslims always be in conflict with non-believers?

Questions for Ulema to answer clearly: Is jihad a natural state of Islam? Must Muslims always be in conflict with non-believers?

By Q. Isa Daudpota

Jihadis needed guidance through a text on the real objective of fighting battles which was not just victory over the Soviets but martyrdom and eternal salvation. Fadl’s The Essential Guide for Preparation appeared late for the Afghan war but became one of the most important texts for jihadis’ training. Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, notes that the Guide begins with the premise that jihad is a natural state of Islam: Muslims must always be in conflict with non-believers. Fadl asks that peace is recommended only in moments of severe weakness. Otherwise every Muslim must seek divine reward through sacrificing his life for Islam and thereby bring about an Islamic state.

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