CONCEPTS OF WAR AND PEACE IN ISLAM

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the concepts of war and peace in Islam in their theological, historical-cultural, and ideological dimensions. The key concepts of Islamic doctrine—jihad, dar al-Islam, dar al-harb, sulh, and fitna—are examined in the context of the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and classical Islamic legal tradition, as well as their transformation under the conditions of modernity and postmodernity. Special attention is paid to distinguishing between traditional, fundamentalist, and radical-sectarian interpretations of war and peace. The article demonstrates that Islam as a religious system is not inherently militant, while radical interpretations are ideologically conditioned and historically secondary phenomena.