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... the Kaaba but neglecting some of the other ritual which takes place during the twelfth month, is acceptable if the greater pilgrimage is not possible. Historically, jihad — permanent struggle to make the Word of God supreme among men — was an...

Area Handbook for the Peripheral States of the Arabian Peninsula: Prepared ... - Page 12
by Stanford Research Institute - 1971 - 201 pages
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Area Handbook for Saudi Arabia

American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division, Norman C. Walpole - 1966 - 392 pages

...make the Word of God supreme among men—was an important further obligation upon Moslems. Mohammed urged the feuding Arab tribes of his day to compose...political leaders to justify the defense of faithful Moslems against heathens and infidels. Today, in the main, Moslem teaching presents jihad as the duty...

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Area Handbook for Saudi Arabia

1966 - 388 pages

...make the Word of God supreme among men — was an important further obligation upon Moslems. Mohammed urged the feuding Arab tribes of his day to compose...political leaders to justify the defense of faithful Moslems against heathens and infidels. Today, in the main, Moslem teaching presents jihad as the duty...

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Area Handbook for Libya, Volume 550, Issue 85

Stanford Research Institute, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies - 1969 - 332 pages

...sixth Pillar of Islam, is a permanent struggle to make the Word of God supreme among all men. Mohammed urged the feuding Arab tribes of his day to compose...and devote their energies to converting the world. Some Moslem writers deny that jihad means holy war, asserting that Jews and Christians, known as "People...

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