There's no question that jihad historically means war.
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'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.
Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.
Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community.
Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available.
No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression.
Jihad is the Afghan bling.
Many American Muslims are peaceful and define jihad primarily as an internal struggle to improve.
Are we fighting too many wars? And I would say no. We're fighting one war. And it's a war against radical Islamic Jihad.
For many foreign fighters, the jihad in Iraq and Syria is a commuter war.
To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad.
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