Striving in the Path of God. Jihad and Martyrdom in Islamic Thought, Paperback

Jihad is often assumed to refer to armed combat and Muslim martyrdom is understood to be invariably of the military kind. By canvassing a more diverse range of texts - Qur'an, tafsir, hadith, edifying and hortatory literature -- this book recuperates a more nuanced and multifaceted understanding of both jihad and martyrdom through time.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Author(s): Asma (Professor and Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Professor and Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University-Bloomington) Afsaruddin
• Number of pages: 392
• Publication date: 2025
• Dimensions: 156 x 236 x 25
• Cover type: Paperback / softback