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There are only five main pillars of Islam that are basic norms of Islamic practice. Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth [[Five Pillars of Islam|pillar of Islam]] meaning struggle or striving.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sixth Pillar of Islam - Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Pillar_of_Islam|access-date=2021-04-12|website=en.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} In [[Islam]], it could be an individual's internal struggle against baser instincts, the struggle to build a good [[Muslims|Muslim]] society, or a war for the faith against unbelievers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-12-11|title=What is jihadism?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30411519|access-date=2021-04-12}}</ref> So [[jihad]] is the fight to defend Islam (holy war) that must be practiced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Owens, White, Ridley, Pawson|first=Chris, Joy, Amanda, Ed|date=|title=WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route A|url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1553546852/sydenhamlewishamschuk/ktr7czdqljhm18wlnhec/Religious18-pt4.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Kharijites|Kharijite]] sect of Islam declared jihad as the sixth pillar of Islam and is commonly mentioned as the main group to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jihad: The Arguable Sixth Pillar of Islam|url=http://courses.washington.edu/disisme/Our_Encyclopaedia/Entries/2008/9/5_Jihad__The_Arguable_Sixth_Pillar_of_Islam.html|access-date=2021-04-12|website=courses.washington.edu}}</ref>
There are only five main pillars of Islam that are basic norms of Islamic practice. Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth [[Five Pillars of Islam|pillar of Islam]] meaning struggle or striving.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sixth Pillar of Islam - Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Pillar_of_Islam|access-date=2021-04-12|website=en.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} In [[Islam]], it could be an individual's internal struggle against baser instincts, the struggle to build a good [[Muslims|Muslim]] societIslam|url=http://courses.washington.edu/disisme/Our_Encyclopaedia/Entries/2008/9/5_Jihad__The_Arguable_Sixth_Pillar_of_Islam.html|access-date=2021-04-12|website=courses.washington.edu}}</ref>


In [[Twelver]] Shi'a Islam, the second-largest branch of Islam, jihad is one of the ten [[Practices of the Religion]].
In [[Twelver]] Shi'a Islam, the second-largest branch of Islam, jihad is one of the ten [[Practices of the Religion]].

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There are only five main pillars of Islam that are basic norms of Islamic practice. Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam meaning struggle or striving.[1][circular reference] In Islam, it could be an individual's internal struggle against baser instincts, the struggle to build a good Muslim societIslam|url=http://courses.washington.edu/disisme/Our_Encyclopaedia/Entries/2008/9/5_Jihad__The_Arguable_Sixth_Pillar_of_Islam.html%7Caccess-date=2021-04-12%7Cwebsite=courses.washington.edu}}</ref>

In Twelver Shi'a Islam, the second-largest branch of Islam, jihad is one of the ten Practices of the Religion.

Jihad was brought up in controversial magazine Charlie Hebdo, which suffered a terrorist attack in 2015, stirred controversy with its coverage of Tariq Ramadan, with a headline that associated him with the Sixth Pillar of Islam. It was brought up since jihad is the pillar that sustains this type of practice in Islam.

References

  1. ^ "Sixth Pillar of Islam - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

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