| | 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 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. | + | 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'' (community of Muslims) and oppression and injustice within. Islamic scholar Abul Maududi, whso works were written in Urdu and translated into English, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Burmese and many other languages, and was instrumental in the "Sharization" of [[Pakistan]], wrote<ref>''Jihad in Islam'', Abul Maududi, Holy Koran Publishing House, Beirut, Lebanon, 1980, p. 5</ref> |
| | A ''jihadi'' is a person, usually male, who participates in ''jihad''. However, during the [[Obama administration]] and the tenures of [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]] at the [[State Department]], ''jihadis'' in [[Syria]] and [[Libya]] were referred to in fake news stories by [[mainstream news]] organizations and government press offices as "regime opposition." | | A ''jihadi'' is a person, usually male, who participates in ''jihad''. However, during the [[Obama administration]] and the tenures of [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]] at the [[State Department]], ''jihadis'' in [[Syria]] and [[Libya]] were referred to in fake news stories by [[mainstream news]] organizations and government press offices as "regime opposition." |