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the J-word

Date: March 09, 2005 | 28 Muharram 1426 Hijriah
Blog: veiled4allah
Subjects: islam, fiqh, etymology
Mohamed from Cairo is only the latest Muslim to attempt to explain the meaning of the word jihad. Hellme takes it further.

The word jihad means "struggle" in Arabic. One of the uses of the word (and there are certain Muslims who treat it like this is the only usage) is "armed struggle", i.e., war. However, there are other uses of the word as well to refer to other struggles in life. In Islamic religious discourse one of the major jihads or struggles that is discussed is jihad an-nafs, the struggle against one's inner self. This refers to the struggle against selfishness, caprice, and other shortcomings in order to become a better person.

Just because you've only heard of one meaning for a word in a foreign language doesn't mean that's the only meaning it has to the people who speak that language. The concept is really not that difficult to understand when you think about it. smile
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