Chapter Ten

Clarification of the Intended Meaning of the Limit of Jihad in the Book of Allah

Jihad according to the view of Al-Khasibi in his Watery Poem and its explanation

Our Sheikh and Master Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn bin Hamdan al-Khasibi (may Allah benefit us through him and his knowledge) mentioned the meaning of Jihad after mentioning the Hajj in his Ma'iyya poem, saying:

Testing is Jihad,

By the sword is a majestic matter.

Because it is the soul that intends

So there is a killer and a killed.

And killing with the sword is a person

Who is shifted [overcome] then shifts [overcomes].

And death is higher than killing

And the discourse is terrifying.

Its meaning: Allah the Exalted is more noble and just than to afflict His servants with Jihad and fighting with the sword merely to be killed. Rather, Allah the Exalted commanded His servants to struggle with their souls, their