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'''Jihad''' is an [[Islam|Islamic]] concept meaning "to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle"; has many meanings to the [[Muslim]], both inward and outward; mainly used in the West to describe a "holy war" that some fundamentalist Muslims fight against non-Muslims or Muslims of other Islamic sects. The word "Jihad" is a transliteration of the [[Arabic]] word "جهاد". Individuals who engage in jihad are referred to as ''mujahideen'' or ''mujahedeen''.
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 (historically understood as defensive struggle) against those who threaten the Muslim way of life. Many followers of Islam do not condone the use of jihad as a manner of securing converts.
== Mention of Jihad in the [[Qur'an]] ==