The Lesser Jihad

From the teachings of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani,

"There can be no jihad until Imam Mehdi comes.  Those who are proclaiming the right to declare jihad now, are liars.  First we must have a Sultan, then jihad can be permitted.  Who is giving the order for a jihad now? The clear command of Allah is to have a Sultan for the whole umma first.  Only such a Sultan has the right to declare war.  Even if we had a hundred billion Muslims, only one would have the right to order war.  Whoever does so now, is sinning by going against the Holy Laws of Allah.

Source: Star from Heaven. By Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani p.22-23, 26