Sixth Pillar of Islam

There are only five main pillars of Islam that are basic norms of Islamic practice. Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam meaning struggle or striving. In Islam, it could be an individual's internal struggle against baser instincts, the struggle to build a good Muslim society, or a war for the faith against unbelievers.^[1] So jihad is the fight to defend Islam (holy war) that must be practiced.^[2] The Kharijite sect of Islam declared jihad as the sixth pillar of Islam and is commonly mentioned as the main group to do so.^[3]

In Twelver Shi'a Islam, the second-largest branch of Islam, jihad is one of the ten Practices of the Religion.

Jihad was brought up in controversial magazine Charlie Hebdo, which suffered a terrorist attack in 2015, stirred controversy with its coverage of Tariq Ramadan, with a headline that associated him with the Sixth Pillar of Islam. It was brought up since jihad is the pillar that sustains this type of practice in Islam.

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^ "What is jihadism?". BBC News. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ Owens, White, Ridley, Pawson, Chris, Joy, Amanda, Ed. "WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route A" (PDF).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Jihad: The Arguable Sixth Pillar of Islam". courses.washington.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

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[1] "What is jihadism?". BBC News. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[2] Owens, White, Ridley, Pawson, Chris, Joy, Amanda, Ed. "WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Religious Studies Route A" (PDF).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] "Jihad: The Arguable Sixth Pillar of Islam". courses.washington.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

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