Jihad as "struggle" is divided into two types, the greater Jihad and the lesser Jihad. The greater Jihad is the internal struggle against [[sin]] and temptation and to make one's self a better Muslim. The lesser Jihad is the physical conflict against those who threaten the Muslim way of life. Many non-fundamentalist followers of Islam do not condone the use of jihad as a manner of securing converts.
Jihad in Islamic thought and practice possesses a range of meanings, with Muslim radicals and [[Islamofascist]] [[terrorist]]s focusing on [[terroristic tactics]] via the physical, violent form of struggle to resist what they see as cultural, economic, military, and political assaults from outside the ummah and oppression and injustice within.
== Mention of Jihad in the [[Qur'an]] ==
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On January 09, 2010, a group of Canadian and U.S. Islamic leaders on Friday issued a ''[[fatwa]]'', or religious edict, declaring that an attack by extremists on the two countries would constitute an attack on the 10 million Muslims living in North America.<ref name="fatwa">[http://www.islamophobia.org/news.php Fatwa]</ref> ==See Also==* [[Jihadism]]** [[Charlie Hebdo]]** [[Essay:France Pays Dearly - Gun Control Laws and Gun Free Zones that Welcome Terrorists]]** [[Gun control]] - key element to create a [[Muslim]] [[theocracy]] [[police state]]** [[:Category:Terrorism|Terrorism]]
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