The current problem is that the meaning of jihad verses is only based on the text and limits the scope of jihad to war only, so the meaning of jihad is very narrow and even this makes a person intolerant, fanatical and terrorist. The researcher considers that this research is very necessary because the issue of jihad can be misunderstood in the Qur'an. This can be caused by two factors, namely: 1) lack of knowledge about the themes of jihad verses. 2) textual understanding that leads to acts of violence based on jihad verses in the Koran. The method used in this study is with three techniques, namely: a. Confirming the theme of the data sought; b. Confirming data sources, namely primary data and secondary data; c. Perform data coding or classification to facilitate this research. The essence of jihad verses from the perspective of the book Tapesere Akorang Mabbasa Ogi by the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) of South Sulawesi Province, from an etymological point of view, has 7 meanings, namely fighting, force, actually, maximum, just what they have, persistent, and mean it. As for the terminology, jihad means sincerity in fighting, both in the form of physical war and jihad means intellectual war, sincerity and perseverance in worship, and all things in the form of goodness or noble character.