Holy war. When Muslims, or their faith or territory are under attack, Islam permits (some say directs) the believer to wage military war to protect them. However ... War. And there is a long tradition of Jihad being used to mean a military struggle to benefit Islam. ... Permissable reasons for military Jihad:. read more
In Islamic teachings, there are two kinds of jihad,The ‘Defensive’ Jihad and Jihad for the ‘Eradication of Polytheism and Idolatry’, The author tries to give us comprehensive explanation of these two kinds of jihad. read more
Definition of Jihad. While Islam in general is misunderstood in the western world, perhaps no other Islamic term evokes such strong reactions as the word Jihad. The word Jihad is mistranslated as “Holy War”. The Arabic equivalent of “Holy War” is harb-u-muqadasah. This term is not found in any verse of the Qur’an. read more
According to this organization, "the Arabic word "jihad" is often translated as "holy war," but in a purely linguistic sense, the word "jihad" means struggling or striving." The Arabic word for war is: "al-harb" and not jihad. read more