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'''Jihad or Terrorism; A Theological and Juridical Study in the Imami School''' is a book in the field of [[Political Fiqh]], a joint work by Mohammad Hossein Jamshidi and Kowsar Toosi. According to the authors, the religion of Islam has commanded peaceful coexistence with non-believers. They consider justice and peace as principles, and jihad as an exceptional case undertaken to establish justice and support the oppressed. | '''Jihad or Terrorism; A Theological and Juridical Study in the Imami School''' (in Persian: [[:fa:جهاد_یا_تروریسم؛_پژوهشی_کلامی_و_فقهی_در_مکتب_امامیه_(کتاب)|جهاد یا تروریسم؛ پژوهشی کلامی و فقهی در مکتب امامیه]]) is a book in the field of [[Political Fiqh]], a joint work by Mohammad Hossein Jamshidi and Kowsar Toosi. According to the authors, the religion of Islam has commanded peaceful coexistence with non-believers. They consider justice and peace as principles, and jihad as an exceptional case undertaken to establish justice and support the oppressed. | ||
In the authors' belief, humans are free in accepting the invitation [to the faith], and there is no place for violence and coercion in the Islamic call. They reduce the reality of [[offensive jihad]] to [[defensive jihad]] and consider offensive jihad permissible only in the time of an Infallible. According to the book's authors, in Imami jurisprudence, terrorism is forbidden (*haram*), and for martyrdom operations to be considered permissible, seven conditions must be observed. | In the authors' belief, humans are free in accepting the invitation [to the faith], and there is no place for violence and coercion in the Islamic call. They reduce the reality of [[offensive jihad]] to [[defensive jihad]] and consider offensive jihad permissible only in the time of an Infallible. According to the book's authors, in Imami jurisprudence, terrorism is forbidden (*haram*), and for martyrdom operations to be considered permissible, seven conditions must be observed. | ||