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{{about|A Book of [[Abul A'la Maududi]]|Another Book of [[Abul A'la Maududi]]|Jihad in Islam}}
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| name = '''Al Jihad fil Islam'''
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| author = [[Abul A'la Maududi]]
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| translator = Syed Rahatullah Shah (English)
| illustrator = Syed Firasat Shah
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| country = [[Pakistan]]
| language = Urdu
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| subject = About Jihad, International Policy
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| publisher = Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
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| english_pub_date = June 17, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Al-Jihad-Fil-Islam-Translation-ebook/dp/B072TPZWVT|access-date=2020-08-15|website=www.amazon.com|title=Al Jihad Fil Islam: English Translation}}</ref>
| published = 1927
| media_type = Print Book
| pages = 632 Pages
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| isbn = 978-1-52-209065-6
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}}'''''Al Jihad fil Islam''''' (Eng: The Concept of Jihad in Islam) is a book written by [[Abul A'la Maududi|Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi]] on the subject of [[jihad]] in [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Maududi|first=Sayyid Abul A'la|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lo1EtAEACAAJ|title=Al Jihad fil Islam|date=2017-08-13|publisher= Self-published|isbn=978-1-5220-9065-6|location=UK|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Abul-Fadl|first1=Mom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63k5DwAAQBAJ&q=Al-Jihad+Fil+Islam&pg=PA275|title=American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 5:2|last2=Kassim|first2=Husain|last3=Rashid|first3=Hakim M.|last4=Tayob|first4=AbdulKader al|last5=Siddiqui|first5=Mohammad A.|publisher=International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)|language=en}}</ref> The book is an English translation of the classic book in jihad, originally written and published in 1927 in the [[Urdu language]].

== Background ==
A major part of the book deals with the comparative study of the concept of a just war in various theologies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Jihad fil Islam (The Concept of Jihad in Islam) by Syed Firasat Shah {{!}} BookLife|url=http://booklife.com/project/al-jihad-fil-islam-the-concept-of-jihad-in-islam-23680|access-date=2020-08-15|website=booklife.com}}</ref> This book covers various important events of [[World War I]] in great detail and provides a critical analysis of the conflict and post conflict development of international accords with respect to war.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jihad In Islam: Buy Jihad In Islam by Maulana Syed Abul A'la Maududi at Low Price in India|url=https://www.flipkart.com/jihad-in-islam/p/itmerkaxazuyazcp|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Flipkart.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Jihad Fil Islam Book Price in Pakistan {{!}} Buy Al Jihad Fil Islam Book {{!}} iShopping.pk|url=https://www.ishopping.pk/al-jihad-fil-islam-book-price-in-pakistan.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=www.ishopping.pk}}</ref>

== Edition ==
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|+Edition of (Al Jihad fil Islam)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Formats and Editions of Al jihad fil islam [WorldCat.org]|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/al-jihad-fil-islam/oclc/486833956/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true|access-date=2020-08-15|website=www.worldcat.org|language=en}}</ref>
!Year
!Language
!Publication
!Type
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|1930
|Urdu
|Matba-i Maʻarif al-Musannifin, [[Azamgarh]]
|Print book
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|1948
|Urdu
|Daftar-i Tarjumān al-Qurʼan, Lahore
|Print book
|-
|1948
|Urdu
|Daftar-i Tarjumān al-Qurʼan, Lahore
|Print book
|-
|1962
|Urdu
|Lahore Islamic Publications
|Print book
|-
|1967
|Urdu
|Lahore Islamic Publications
|Print book
|-
|1974
|Urdu
|Idara Tarjuman ul Quran Ltd. Lahore
|Print book
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|1979
|Urdu
|Markazi Maktabah-yi Islami, Delhi
|Print book
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|1988
|Urdu
|Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
|eBook, Document
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|1988
|Urdu
|Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
|Print book
|-
|1991
|Urdu
|Markazi Maktaba-yi Islami, Delhi
|Print book
|}

== Appreciations ==
[[Muhammad Iqbal|Allama Iqbal]] read ''Al Jihad fil Islam'' and hailed it as the best explication of the concept of jihad in any language.<ref>{{cite book|last=Malik|first=Jamal|title=Maudūdī's al-Jihād fi'l-Islām. A Neglected Document|work=Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft|volume=17|issue=1|date=2009|page=63}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Islamic Way of Life]]
* [[Human Rights in Islam (book)|Human Rights in Islam]]
* [[Towards Understanding Islam]]
* [[Qadiani Problem]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* Reading [[Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e Islami]] site in Urdu- [https://jamiat.org.pk/al-jihad-fil-islam-2/ Al Jihad-fil-Islam-2/]{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (main language)
* Reading from [https://books.google.com/books/about/Al_Jihad_Fil_Islam.html?id=lo1EtAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description Google Books- Al Jihad fil Islam]
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