Sixth Pillar of Islam
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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 society, or a war for the faith against unbelievers.[2] So jihad is the fight to defend Islam (holy war) that must be practiced.[3] The Kharijite sect of Islam declared jihad as the sixth pillar of Islam and is commonly mentioned as the main group to do so.[4]
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
- ^ "Sixth Pillar of Islam - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "What is jihadism?". BBC News. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ Owens, White, Ridley, Pawson, Chris, Joy, Amanda, Ed. "WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route A" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jihad: The Arguable Sixth Pillar of Islam". courses.washington.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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