Fariq Naik – Jihaad is the Most Misconceived Concept in Islam
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The first most common question asked by non Muslims are
misconception that is in the minds of non Muslims. The top of the
charts, it is regarding the word jihad. Many people, including many
Muslims, or non Muslims think jihad is any war fought by any
Muslim, whether it be for any reason, whether it be for land,
whether it be for language, whether it be for power, whether
it be for money, Jihad does not mean any war fought by any Muslim,
whether it be for land, whether it be for language, whether it be for
power, whether it be for money, jihad, it basically means to
strive, it meets the struggle, and an Islamic context. Jihad also
means to strive and struggle against oppression. Jihad also
means to strive and struggle against one's own evil
inclination. Jihad also means to strive and struggle to make the
society better. Jihad also means to strive and struggle in self
defense in the battlefield. So Jihad basically means to strive,
it means to struggle. For example, if a student is striving and
struggling to pass an examination in Arabic, you would say that he's
doing jihad