Why is the Western world so afraid of the word Jihad?

The literal action of Jihad means that an Islamic fundamentalist wants to rule over a particular place through the means of a religious war. read more

So when average Westerners see things like that, and learn that it is associated with a possible (though fortunately not majority) interpretation of jihad, then they are afraid of it and hate it and rightly so. read more

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". In a religious sense, as described by the Quran and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (s), "jihad" has many meanings. 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