What do you understand the term Jihad?

Question

The exact meaning of Jihad is to Struggle for some cause. It can be for education, to eliminate poverty and self defence etc. Now west and their alleys have started unfair war against muslims. So it is the right of muslims to fight back and defend themself. In Arabic , they will be called Jihadis.

Answer 1

i fully agree with what you expressed.but lashkar e taiba and jem terrorists killing innocent indians in kashmir in the name of jihadi. how can we brand them as jihadis .we are to call them merceneries.

Answer 2

Of course the term Jihad Means "Struggle for some cause."
But here the people tell that Jihad means 'fight for them self for there purpose' or 'Holy war started on 9/11' or 'killing the innocent people'
what rubbish it's? how u prove it?
Exactly the term 'Jihad' derived from Arabic cultre and it's mean: "Fight for that causes those your god describe wrong."
minor eg: if you not telling lie in fact you having lost if u say true in any situation then it's also called minor jihad because u fight become urself becuse ur god say don't be lier.
Regarding your question on Jihad, I say every Muslim should be a ‘terrorist/Jihadi for the anti-social elements of society’. A terrorist is a person who causes terror. The moment a robber see a policeman he is terrified. A policeman is a terrorist for the robber. similarly a true Muslim should only be a terrorist to anti-social elements and not to innocent people. In fact a Muslim should be a source of peace and solace for innocent and righteous people.
i think u clear ur and all of mind regarding this topic, if u have any quires than plz refer this side u find better thing ur self

Answer 3

It's an old myth that the west attacked the Arabs. Or the Jews threw out the Palestinians.

The Muslims started it about 1,000 years ago, using military might to overthrow several countries/empires including taking over Israel and India. Yep, India was in Muslim hands and some Muslims want India back as they want Israel. There are also attempts to take over Sudan, Ethiopia, Russia, Indonesia and the Philippines by force including kidnappings, bombings and rape. Somalia is mostly Muslim, so it's Muslim on Muslim violence (even Muslims don't like Muslims, also see Iraq).

Christopher Columbus was looking for a new way to the East Indies because of various Muslim blockades that made shipping violent on the high seas (although the Europeans were hiring pirates to attack other European shipping for centuries).

The U.S. first got involved with Muslim violence in 1804 with the Barbary coast off of Tripoli (their theme song mentions this "to the shores of Tripoli") after an U.S. military ship was captured and the crew held for ransom. Meanwhile the Europeans were so use to paying ransoms and bribes, they didn't bother helping the U.S. 10 marines, 70 Christian mercenaries and 400 Arab mercenaries took on 4,000 and won with just swords and muskets.

Answer 4

The War was started by Muslims who murdered 3000 innocent Americans on 9/11.

Answer 5

It means Holy Struggle on the way with the enemies of Islam. Yes it is right of muslims to defend themsef.
Yes it is just arabic word of protection.
Yes they fight against unfair deeds of people towards them
9/11 was started by USA. Nothing to do ith Islam or muslims.
I was thinking it is well know FACT??

Answer 6

It means Holy War and the Muslims started it on 9/11 by killing innocent people. It is the US and their Allies right to avenge those innocent victims.

BTW - it's Allies not Alleys.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, it is widely translated in the West as Holy War, and people nearly always interpret it as attacking the "infidels".
My Muslim friends say it's rather an inner struggle to be a true believer.

Answer 8

Select the right answer.
A. The protest when the right to worship is denied.
B. An excuse to eliminate those you don't like
C. The cheapest way to establish authority
D. Misinterpreting the teaching of the Koran

Answer 9

these ppl here are stupid you have explained the word and they are still giving ridicules answers,there is no such thing as HOLY WAR,in Islam ppl can go to war only for defending themselves ,you can not start a war ,that is what you see in the Prophets life,
and those who go killing others like that ,they are simply not Muslims they are Wahhabis.

Answer 10

JEHAD means Holy War.

Those who use the term Jehad for terrorists purposes, are misquided by the fundamentalists in their own country.Fighting
with enemy to protect one's religion is everybodys right. But is
wrong in using it to spread harm & hatred.

Answer 11

jihad means fanatics and lunatics who killed themselves with innocent people, just for the promised of eternal virgins after life , because when they are living they can afford to a good with women, instead they have sex with camels and cows.