Briefly explain the different interpretations of jihad.
What will be an ideal response?
Jihad means "struggle" for God and Islam. Muslims frequently—and correctly—point out that many Qur'anic passages about jihad refer to spiritual striving within individual Muslims. A hadith calls this the "greater jihad," and military conflict the "lesser jihad." The basic meaning of jihad for most Muslims is the struggle against one's own evil to fully submit to Allah. It also refers to groups of Muslims who struggle to improve the state of Islam. Nevertheless, jihad as a military action is important in the Qur'an. Muslim scripture repeatedly commands Muslims to take up arms and fight when necessary on behalf of the Islamic community (for example, 2:190, 8:38, 9:29, 22:39-41), and it treats jihad as military struggle more often than nonmilitary.
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