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In the linguistic sense , the Arabic word "Jihad" means struggling or striving and applies to any effort exerted by anyone.
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Jihad In the linguistic sense , the Arabic word "Jihad" means struggling or striving and applies to any effort exerted by anyone. In this sense, a student struggles to get a good education and pass course work, and an employee struggles to fulfil their job, and so on. "If the evil carnage we witnessed on Sept.11 were typical of the faith, and Islam truly inspired and justifies such violence, its growth and the increasing presence of Muslims in both Europe and the U.S would be a terrifying prospect. Fortunately this is not the case." ( Viewpoint, Time October 1, 2001, Karen Armstrong). The term strive or struggle may be used for/by Muslims as well as non-Muslims. For example, Allah, says in the Qur'an, "We have enjoined on people kindness to parents, but if they strive (jahadaka) to make you ascribe partners with me that of which you have no knowledge, then...
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