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Jihad means 'Struggle'. Idiomatically it means striving in the way of Allah.
According to Muslim beliefs, a Muslim is to partake in Jihad, which is defined as struggling or striving in the way of God (Allah). Jihad is not always interpreted as a necessity to fight in actual wars between Muslims and Non-Muslims. Often the struggling or striving is internal for a Muslim. Also many of the teachings of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, teach peace and acceptance, and that love is more important than killing. Please see the below link. because the quran tells them to refrain from violence unless it's for jihad! i think...
jihad is for when enemies start war and kill muslims. unless muslims should not start any war. only defend at this case every Muslim man should participate in Jihad war. but until needed number. if enough men go to jihad other are not required
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Global Jihad means (betraying god in Islam) Even if you're a Muslim and you betrayed god you will get punished by god.
Jihad is Holy War so if missionaries come trying to convert Muslims, then Jihad happens against them. Jihad is a fight for Allah and his Apostles.
Jihad means:1) Any form of striving for what is good.2) Fighting a just fight - against those who oppress or do evil, only.Jihad does not allow the harming of innocent people.Jihad does not allow suicide.Jihad does not allow forcing people to become Muslims.Jihad does not allow us to be aggressors or oppressors. Ever.Innocent life is sacred. If Muslims fight, they can only fight those who are fighting them.
according to shia scholars such as Mesbah Yazdi and Javadi Amoli, in jurisprudence we have two kind Jihad. the first kind of Jihad is defensive jihad which is the basis and principle of theory of war for Shia. according to defensive war, all Muslim have to defend themselves versus their enemy. the second jihad is initiate jihad which give right to Muslim to attack of any attacker. but here one point is so important on the basis of which initiate jihad itself is a kind of defensive jihad and in fact former is a extension of the latter. among this defense is more important than attack.
No. The "sword type of jihad" is called Jihad bes-Saif (جهاد بالسيف) and refers explicitly to armed fighting in the way of God. The jihad in which one exerts oneself to be a better Muslims is the Jihad bel-Nafs (جهاد بالنفس).
First, we need to define Jihad. Jihad is a tenet of Islam and a religious duty to strive in the way of God. There are two general ways to do this, the Greater Jihad and the Lesser Jihad. The Greater Jihad is an introspective journey to conquer your internal demons and follow the Divine Laws more closely than previously; this kind of jihad should be entirely peaceful. The Lesser Jihad refers to conflicts and confrontations between Muslims and Non-Muslims or other Muslims, which often erupt in war, but can also be performed through non-violent protests, debate, and advocacy. It is the Lesser Jihad which is often cast as a Holy War.Now. the term "compete in jihad" does not make sense. If the question is asking if every Muslim participates in jihad, the answer is "No"; there is no group of people who uniformly do one set of things. However, most Muslims try to participate in jihad, but involvement in Greater Jihad (self-reflection) is far more common than Lesser Jihad (striving to change the world), and involvement in peaceful Lesser Jihad (advocacy and protests) is far more common than violent Lesser Jihad (holy war).
Muslim holy wars are called "jihad." Jihad can refer to the inner struggle of an individual to uphold the teachings of Islam, as well as external struggles to defend or expand the Muslim community. It is often misunderstood as solely referring to violent actions, but in Islamic teachings, jihad encompasses a range of peaceful efforts as well.