Obligations in Islam: Three requirements:

The three requirements of the obligations of Islam

The first requirement is Jihad and it has three types

 The first type of Jihad is self control.

 Answering the question of his companion, the Prophet PBUH replied, the best form of Jihad is self control which is submitting one's will to God.

Another narration of the Prophet PBUH is!

“Fight your wishes as you fight your enemies”.

Jihad with Quran

Quran states!

“O Prophet  PBUH struggle against the enemies of Islam with Quran”, which is Jihad in its refined form.

Enemies of Islam were infidels and pagans of the time of Prophet Mohammad PBUH.

The elaboration would be, learning faith and practice of religion from Quran.

Passing it on the others, and when needed, arguing with people with the ethics of polite discussion as well as reasoning. In this context, the ways of prophet PBUH will be regard as the perfect example.

Fighting in the way of God

It is worth noting that there are no privilege classes in Islam. Rich, poor, authoritative, weak, strong and all the levels and communities are to be treated justly with equity. The initial stage of the movement in the society would be that of passive resistance because initially the believers are few and resistance is stronger and the strategy has to be that of survival. 

Once the group expands so does its strength, that would be the stage of active resistance which can be in the form of organizations and movements until and unless the situation demands self defence, the use of force or any kind of arms will be strictly forbidden.

The sole purpose is peaceful resistance to the wrong systems or wrong unjust components of systems functioning in the society. 

The last phase is active resistance in terms of armed conflict, now this is only when a state has been established or has to be established and there is a legion or army of Muslims, which fights for the rights of believers, or for their very defence. 

Again, the armed conflict is a state matter and so the responsibility of military of a Muslim state but first the principles have to be established within the Muslim society. 

Hence, the militant groups are just not allowed in any case because they only add fuel to fire and exacerbate the problems leading to civil wars. 

But it has to be understood and believed that without incorporating the principles of Quran and Sunnah, a Muslim army will not truly represent the force of Islam, and without Islamic principles incorporated, the army would just be a state military which does not suffice for the propagation and establishment of Islam globally. The peak of conflict so is armed engagement, ‘Qital in Arabic’.

Quran States!

“And people who are being oppressed and fought against , are allowed to fight back, because God is capable of helping them”.

God loves his people who fight in his way like an iron wall.

Hadith narrates!

“A person who died without intending to fight in the way of God, died a hypocrite”.