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While there is no precise definition of the term, the meaning of jihad is far more complex. In fact, the term Jihad generally refers to the struggle one must undertake as one “strive’s in the path of God”. That struggle is defined both externally and internally. As so, they are classified in terms of an external struggle with enemies on non believers, or an internal struggle with oneself to reject greed and temptations. While popular opinion has ...
Islamic fundamentalism is a relatively new phenomenon and a radical departure from the purposes of Islam justifying the means (or war) rather than the end (peace and social order). Terrorism has defeated the purposes of Islam in a definite way be blowing the aggression out of proportion. Elements of aggression are also present in other religious texts like say the Bhagavada Gita, but if illiterate unwise individuals exaggerate this, any religion will begin to ...