Jihad is generally split into two categories: Jihad Akbar (Greater Jihad) and Jihad Asghar (Smaller Jihad).
The following article in ٓArabic and Urdu explores the basis of this and the narrations that underpin this categorisation. The article explores in detail the authenticity and meaning of the narration: “We have returned from the smaller Jihad to the greater Jihad”.
الرشاد الأظهر في الجهاد الأكبر ، الدراسة العلمیة في الروایة المشھورة: رجعنا من الجهاد الأصغر إلی الجهاد الأكبر
To read or download the document, click on the following link: Greater and smaller Jihad narration – authenticity and meaning