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'''''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".
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 focusing on 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]] ==
== Mention of Jihad in the [[Qur'an]] ==
Sura 47:4<ref>http://al-quran.info/#&&sura=47&aya=4&trans=en-shakir&show=both,quran-uthmani&format=rows&ver=1.00</ref>
Sura 47:4<ref>http://al-quran.info/#&&sura=47&aya=4&trans=en-shakir&show=both,quran-uthmani&format=rows&ver=1.00</ref>
==further reading==
* Firestone, Reuven. ''Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam'' (1999), by a Professor at Hebrew Union College [http://www.questia.com/read/90368225?title=Jihad%3a%20The%20Origin%20of%20Holy%20War%20in%20Islam online edition]
* Knapp, Michael G. "The Concept and Practice of Jihad in Islam," ''Parameters''. Volume: 33. Issue: 1. 2003. pp 82+. Published by U.S. Army War College; [http://www.questia.com/read/5002526190?title=The%20Concept%20and%20Practice%20of%20Jihad%20in%20Islam online edition]
* [http://www.questia.com/library/religion/islam/jihad.jsp online books and articles]
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