Islam is one of the fastest growing religions of the world. In order to understand any religion, it is important to look forward to understand about its pillars. Jihad is one of the fundamental pillars of Islam. Jihad is an Arabic word that has multiple meanings. One common thing is a struggle, effort, seeking, or striving for the sake of Islam. Basically, a conflict or fight against the ones who is the enemies or rivals of Islam that harm or disrespect the Muslims or degrade Islam and abuse Islam, Islamic laws, Islamic causes, Islamic teachings, or Muslims practicing it.
Jihad takes many forms, such as defending Islam and Muslims, pure intentions, self-improvement, religious growth, promoting or encouraging justice and truth, serving or helping the one who is in need, or gaining or seeking knowledge.
However, you might find different interpretations of jihad when you look it closely. The best way is to ponder the thought over it and invest sometime reading some of the fictional books on Jihad in Islam.
We have enlisted some of the best thriller books of Jihad that keeps you motivated to learn more and also be able to provide our readers with the true meaning of jihad in Islamic literature.
“Jihad” by Gehan Muharram:
The book by Gehan Muharam has already been able to seek lot of attention from the world. Because of the sensitive topic of Jihad that he has picked up. In most of the fictional books on spiritual Islamic spiritual struggles you would find the topic of Jihad more as a war against the agendas of Islam. Where people take on the task of protecting one’s religion through open warfare.
In the book the author portrays jihad as a multi-layered struggle that includes both personal and communal aspects, highlighting its spiritual importance. This aligns with traditional Islamic teachings that define the greater jihad as the battle against one’s own ego and moral shortcomings. This viewpoint echoes contemporary scholarly discussions that promote a comprehensive understanding of jihad, encompassing non-violent forms of struggle such as education and self-improvement.
“The Muslim Next Door“ by American Lawyer Author Sumbul Ali Karamali.
Fictional books on jihad are the traditionally written best religious books. There is a change in perspective and narrative of both the writings. However, in this book, the author tells about the struggle American Muslims face due to Islamophobia, the wrong assumption or misunderstanding of Islam and Muslim belief, women’s rights, and the veiled things that many non-Muslims have disliked. In this book, she talks about Quran Jihad and Islamic practices.
She talks about the stereotypes and misconceptions that non-Muslims have. This is one of the best religious books related to Jihad and Islam. It is worth reading a book full of suspense and thriller. It will help you with basic things of Islam that are being neglected and have misconceptions about it.
“Peer e Kamil“ by Umerah Ahmed:
This fiction book is written by the well-known famous author of Pakistan, Umerah Ahmed; it is an Urdu book that is also published in English. In this Book author tells the story of a young girl, Imama Hashim belongs to a rich family in Islamabad, Pakistan, and learns, enlightens, guides, and educates herself in Islam.
After converting, she faces the struggle, challenges, trauma, and striving; this story tells about how she left her wealthy family, her house, and her rich lifestyle just for the sake of Islam and for the sake of Jihad, A young rich brat Muslim boy Salar Sikandar who was born Muslim but is far away from the Islam or Islamic teachings and later he met with a misadventure or accident that changed his whole life, and here he realizes the true meaning of life, and it causes, and now here his spiritual journey started.
These two individuals separately started their spiritual journey and met with so much struggle, guilt, trauma, pain, problems, and challenges. This book is highly appreciated by Pakistani and as well as Indian readers. It is a book worth reading for all the fictional readers.
“Home Fire“ by Kamila Shamsie:
is a captivating, intense, thriller, and mesmerizing novel that tells about the problems of this world and encourages kindness, tolerance, sympathy, and understanding written by Kamila Shamsie.
The story revolves around a Family known as the Pasha family, lives in London, where the elder daughter of the family took care of her twin younger siblings and met with struggles, problems challenges after her mother died.
Father died in the way of Jihad; the basic theme of this story is all about religious politics, family love ones, relationships loyalty; this is one of the best for reading about Islam and Jihad. This book guides you, helps you, and educates you about Islamic teachings. This is one of the best books. Later, the girl name Isma decided to join her father’s work or follow in his footsteps. This book is full of suspense, tension, and surprise
“The Reluctant Fundamentalist” by Mohsin Hamid:
This is the best book full of knowledge. In this book writer tells the story of a young boy who left his job and came to Pakistan Lahore and became a teacher lecturer for the young youth, and teaches the young ones about Islam and Muslims; in this book, he tells about the Americans and the twin tower story.
Fictional books on Jihad in Islam tell about the Islamic spiritual struggle that tells the best story of faith and Jihad. Worth reading a book for all that will guide you that will educate and help you in the spiritual journey of Jihad and Islam.
These books guide and teach us the basic Islamic things that have been neglected due to culture. These small literary works will help you with Islamic knowledge and affairs. These books will enhance your knowledge of Islamic teachings. The stories of the characters will feel so real that they will maintain your interest, curiosity, and attention. Studying Islam is also part of Jihad.