Jihad during Ramadan

Every year, the Islamic community worldwide observes Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection.

But what does the Islamic political doctrine state about the treatment of Kafirs (non-Muslims) during Ramadan in its foundational texts, the Koran, Hadith, and Sira?

In Mohammed's biography, the Sira, the battle of Badr is described as an attack on a caravan of Meccan pagans carrying goods from Syria towards their city of Mecca. It was the first major jihadi attack against Kafirs that Mohammed led in his military career. The attack was during Ramadan.

Years later, in 630 AD, Mohammed and his army conquered Mecca, which was still a pagan city, on the 18th day of Ramadan.

According to the Koran, Allah prefers those who die for his cause (1) and grants paradise to them (2). Mohammed stated that jihad is the best deed for a Muslim (3), and that dying during Ramadan grants direct access to paradise, without waiting for judgement day. (4)

The Koran says in 89 verses that Mohammed is the perfect man and that his life’s example is the pattern for all humanity to follow for eternity. (5)

So Islamic political doctrine associates Ramadan with violent jihad against the Kafir.

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📖 Doctrinal Support:

1. K 4:95 "Those of the believers who sit still, other than those who have a (disabling) hurt, are not on an equality with those who strive in the way of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth and lives a rank above the sedentary. Unto each Allah hath promised good, but He hath bestowed on those who strive a great reward above the sedentary;"
2. Koran 3: 169 "Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision."
3. Hadith Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26, Number 594 “…The Prophet was asked, "Which is the best deed?" He said, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle." He was then asked, "Which is the next (in goodness)?" He said, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause..."
4. Hadith Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 54, Number 497 "Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of the (Hell) Fire are closed, and the devils are chained."
5. https://www.cspii.org/learn-political-islam/methodology/statistical-analysis-political-islam/number-times-koran-commands-muslims-imitate-mohammed/

📚 Sources:

Khan, Muhammad M. 1997, The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari: Arabic-English. Riyadh: Darussalam.

Ibn Ishaq. 1967. The Life of Muhammad (Sirat Rasul Allah) translated by Guillaume, Alfred. Karachi: Oxford University Press.

Pickthall, Marmaduke. 1930. The Meaning of The Glorious Koran, An Explanatory Translation, New York: Alfred A Knopf.

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