Reclaiming Jihad From The Radicals

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi address the elephant in the room which is the difficulty in navigating challenges and struggles on a daily basis for the Muslim Ummah. The reason for this is the radicals which include extremist groups who have been angered by the transgressions of the political superpowers who have jeopardized our religion and its pureness and have made the word Jihad a word marred with doubts, terror and destruction. Jihad in Islam translates to the types of struggles we discover and overcome to attain proximity to Allah. When the circumstances dictate necessity, a 'jihad' is physical, and at any given time, one must indulge in a spiritual 'jihad' against one's lower self. Hence, to overcome this xenophobia and Islamophobia, we need to have renewed commitment and faith to uphold our religion and to commit ourselves to the Call of Allah, the teachings of the Prophet ﷺ, the Qur'an and similar aspects.