The impact of the reference fatwa in the competent jihad

Abstract

Jihad is considered one of the Islamic pillars of the Islamic faith, and from it the Islamic religion derives its permanence and existence, and through it Islam spread to many regions of the world, which still carry the banner of Islam and its teachings to this day.... And we have tried in this research to study the issue of jihad in Islam in general, And sufficient jihad in particular, which is a form of jihad that is linked to principles and jurisprudential premises that our scholars and references worked on, and they employed its rulings in fatwas related to events experienced in the modern history of Iraq, especially when this country is exposed to external danger and threat, and on this basis the fatwa of jihad was issued to repel The British aggression in 1917, as well as the fatwa of jihad in 1920, and at the present time, the religious authority has returned and in line with its pioneering and pioneering role in paying attention to political and social affairs in issuing a fatwa for sufficient jihad, against a new challenge and danger trying to violate the dignity of this people.

Among the findings of the research is that jihad in Islam, although it is one of the basic principles in preserving its entity and elevating its word, but at the same time it has precise criteria and provisions, and it can be said, regardless of the jurisprudential divisions of jihad from defensive and offensive, that the basic criterion for jihad in Islam It is disbelief and not enmity, and in this context Islam is at the root of its call tending to peace, coexistence and respect for other religions and minorities