Jihad
According to the Quran and Hadith, all Muslims have the religious duty to defend their Islamic faith, a duty which can be fulfilled in four ways - by the heart, tongue, hand or sword. Although Jihad is generally translated as ‘Holy War’ in the West, it must be noted that such a war can only be undertaken at the state level. At the individual level, Jihad essentially refers to an internal spiritual struggle. Modern writers and scholars have interpreted it as a struggle against all evil desires to stay on the course of Islam and practise your faith as well as possible. Many have also come to view the Jihadist ideology as a weapon in the fight against Western and secular influences in order to build a good Muslim society.
