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CLARIFY the meaning of JI'HAD

what is the meaning of ji'had??Is it holywar???NO NO NO.....please carefully read this,some facts about the arabic word ji'had in english!!! Praise be to Allah.   In Arabic, the word jihad translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God (al-jihad fi sabilAllah)". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is mujahideen. Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims. Jihad means to struggle to submit your will to Allah, it is a war of struggle you fight within yourself to defeat the forces of evil within yourself. It has nothing to do with terrorism, militants,murderers or whatsoever... are the ones who are falling at jihad but they are not following the Qur'an's instructions. In Arabic, the word jihad means striving and expending one’s energy.  The Prophet [pbuh] regarded kindness to parents as better than Jihad in the way of Allah. I