TTLV: Jihad and the Meaning of Jihad in Islam

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Thuy Van

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 19, 1989

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on student admission No. 3686/2015/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2015, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes to the training process: One extension from December 31, 2017 to June 31, 2018.

7. Thesis title:Jihad and its meaning in Islam.

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Professor Dr. Mai Ngoc Chu, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- This section provides a brief introduction to Islam and related concepts. It clarifies the position of the concept of Jihad within Islam, comparing the context and content of the term "holy war" in Christianity, thereby highlighting the differences between the two concepts.

- To delve deeply into and analyze important texts used in Islam such as the Quran, Hadiths, and Shariputra's Law (through the religious arguments of renowned scholars in each school) regarding Jihad, thereby clarifying the nature of Jihad as prescribed in Islam.

- This study examines modern Jihadism through the arguments of several 20th-century religious figures such as Abul A'la Maududi, Sayid Qutb, and Abd al-Salam Faraj, comparing them with traditional religious theories and highlighting the discrepancies in modern Jihadism's reasoning and its dangerous influence in the present day.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis provides comprehensive and truthful information about the concept of Jihad, thereby improving public opinion and helping Vietnamese society to have a more accurate and friendly view of Islam in general and Jihad in particular.

12. Future research directions: Doctoral studies

Modern Jihadist doctrine in terrorist movements of the 20th and 21st centuries.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Thuy Van 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 19, 1989 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Admission decision number: 3686/2015/QD-XHNV Dated: December 31^st2015 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.

6. Changes in academic process: An extension from December 31, 2015 to June 31, 2018

7. Official thesis title: Jihad and The Meaning of Jihad in Islam

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mai Ngoc Chu, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Brief introduction to Islam and some concepts related to Islam. At the same time, clarifying the position of Jihad in Islam, in comparison with the background and the content of the term "holy war" (religious war) in Christianity, thus pointing out the distinctive features of the two concepts.

- Studying and analyzing important texts used in Islam such as the Quran, Hadiths and Shari'ah Laws (through the religious theories of some famous scholars) on Jihad, thereby clarifying the nature of Jihad defined in Islam.

- Understanding about the modern Jihad is based on the theories of some 20th-century religious activists such as Abul A'la Maududi, Sayid Qutb and Abd al-Salam Faraj, in comparison with traditional religious theory, thus pointing out the differences in the theory of modern Jihad and the dangers of this doctrine in modern times.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis provides comprehensive and truthful information on the Jihad concept, thereby improving public opinion and helping the Vietnamese society to have a more accurate and friendly view of Islam in general and Jihad in particular.

12. Further research directions, if any: PhD candidate

Modern Jihadism in terrorist movements in the 20th and 21st centuries.

13: Thesis-related publications: None