Analysis of the content of "jihadi and volitional training" based on the verses of the Holy Quran; Qualitative Study

Jihad of the will empowers the soul and body and is one of the most important principles influencing the worldly and hereafter life of a Muslim. The purpose of this study is to investigate the basic question of what, how and why jihadi training and empowerment of volitional powers from the perspective of the Quran and to provide a detailed model in this regard. In this research, which is a fundamental research of descriptive-exploratory type, the theme analysis method was used to explore the example of jihadi training and strengthen the volitional powers. In order to collect and identify the concepts related to jihad, the theoretical foundations of experts were first reviewed. Then, with a comprehensive study of the Holy Quran, the related themes were extracted and coded. Research findings show that in Islam, strengthening the volitional powers is valuable when it is the way to be close to the Lord and the pleasure of the sole Creator and is accompanied by characteristics such as belief, trustworthiness, piety, knowledge and intellect. The obtained model had 5 dominant concepts, 18 comprehensive and organizing themes and 125 basic themes.