'''''Jihad''''' is an [[Islam|Islamic]] concept meaning "to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle". The term has many meanings to the [[Muslim]], both inward and outward; however, it is mainly used in the West to describe a "holy war" that fundamentalist Muslims fight against non-Muslims or Muslims of other Islamic sects. The word "Jihad" is a transliteration of the [[Arabic]] word "جهاد". | '''''Jihad''''' is an [[Islam|Islamic]] concept meaning "to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle". The term has many meanings to the [[Muslim]], both inward and outward; however, it is mainly used in the West to describe a "holy war" that fundamentalist Muslims fight against non-Muslims or Muslims of other Islamic sects. The word "Jihad" is a transliteration of the [[Arabic]] word "جهاد". |