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