What Is Interpol?

Jihad' is often attached to Islamic radicals waging a holy war against non-believers. But that's a fraction of the term's meaning, and many Muslims argue, it's misinterpreted. Jihad actually calls for something much larger - and there's a whole group within Islam urging for a return to this primary definition.

Learn More:
The MyJihad Campaign
http://myjihad.org/
"MyJihad is a public education campaign that seeks to share the proper meaning of Jihad as believed and practiced by the majority of Muslims."

Essential Elements of Islamic Practice: The Special Case of Jihad
http://books.google.com/books?id=U94S6N2zECAC&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q&f=false
"Jihad is sometimes considered the Sixth Pillar of Islam. Probably no term in the Islamic lexicon has caused more confusion - and more fear - than the simple Arabic word jihad."

The Meaning of Jihad
http://www.quranicstudies.com/jihad/the-meaning-of-jihad/
"Jihad is simply the process of "exerting the best efforts," involving some form of "struggle" and "resistance," to achieve a particular goal."

The True Spirit of Jihad
http://www.muslim.org/islam/jihad.htm
"Jihad is an Islamic institution that is widely misunderstood."

Dictionary of Islam: Jihad
http://www.answering-islam.org/Books/Hughes/jihad.htm
"JIHAD: 'An effort, or a striving.' A religious war with those who are unbelievers in the mission of Muhammad.. It is an incumbent religious duty, established in the Qur'an and in the Traditions as a divine institution, and enjoined specially for the purpose of advancing Islam and of repelling evil from Muslims."

Introduction: Jihad
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/jihad_1.shtml
"The literal meaning of Jihad is struggle or effort, and it means much more than holy war."

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