a war fought to defend a religion or to force others to follow a different religion

the struggle to remove evil from the world, it can be used to refer to a military struggle

Holy War and lesser Jihad

Religious education

Muslim attitudes towards peace

The role of Muslims in peacemaking

Muslim attitudes to conflict

Divergent Muslim attitudes to pacifism

Islam and Just War theory

Muslim responses to weapons of mass destruction

Islam and issues surrounding conflict

In this unit pupils examine Islamic attitudes to peace and violence.  They will examine attitudes to conflict, pacifism and holy or just war. They will move on to examine specific ideas such as nuclear war and terrorism. Finally they will examine the role of Islam in finding and making peace.

Peace and conflict

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a war fought to defend a religion or to follow a different religion

the struggle to remove evil from the world in reference to war

Allah does not love those who overstep the limits

What does the Qur’an say about those who start wars?

Lesser jihad refers to armed struggle to protect Islam, but only under specific conditions and right ...

Which of these is a condition for warfare in Islam?

Lesser jihad includes moral rules such as just cause and protection of ...

That an Imam from Shi'a Islam must declare war

What is a common belief shared by both Sunni and Shia Muslims?

Islam teaches that war is only allowed as a {{}} resort under strict conditions.

Which value is important in both Islamic teaching and Just War theory?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Holy War and lesser Jihad

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.