Bases doctrinales y jurídicas del yihad en el derecho islámico clásico (siglos VIII-XIII)
ISSN: 1698-4374
Year of publication: 2009
Issue Title: Guerra y violencia en la Edad Media
Issue: 6
Pages: 243-277
Type: Article
More publications in: Clío & Crímen: Revista del Centro de Historia del Crimen de Durango
Abstract
In recent years there has been, both in the media and historiography, a renewed interest in the Islamic notion of jihad. This has caused a certain vulgarization of the concept which has sometimes led to significant distortions. This paper analyzes the legal and doctrinal essence of jihad in classical Arabic sources taking as a starting point the stipulations in the Qur�an and the norms in the prophetic tradition. It also takes into account the opinions launched by the most distinguished Islamic jurists from the 8th to the 13th centuries.