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Jihad

A religious obligation for Muslims. The word is Arabic for "struggle," though its technical meaning has been disputed. Historically, many scholars have argued that jihad primarily entails a struggle against one's base instincts. However, it was used both in the Quran and by rulers of some Muslim-majority countries to justify war, whether to end persecution of Muslims or to provide religious grounds for conquest. The meaning of the term remains controversial, though some groups, notably al-Qaida, emphasize its militant element.

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No references found			The lesser jihad is the duty of all Muslims to protect one's religion and people, and if needs be take up arms to do so. On the street: Shaista Aziz examines what's inciting young Western ... by Aziz, Shaista / New Internationalist The lesser jihad (jihad al-asghar) is the physical (external) struggle, a shared communal obligation for some Muslims (fard kifaya), on behalf of all, to defend the ummah from aggression. Distortion of Islam by Muslim extremists by Knapp, Michael G. / Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin Electoral politics as forms of (greater jihad) - have given way in Algeria to lesser jihad where the state and the outlawed (Islamists engage one another violently. Al-la nidam: an Arab view of the new world (dis)order by Sadiki, Larbi / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)			Lemons Problem Lend Lendable Funds lender lender liability Lender Liability Lawsuit Lender Liability Lawsuits Lender of Last Resort Lending Agreement Lending at a Premium Lending at a Rate Lending Securities Leone Leontief Paradox Leprechaun Leader Leptokurtosis Lepton Leru Lesotho Loti Less Developed Country Less Than Container Load Less Than Fair Value Less-Developed Countries less-than-freehold estate lessee Lesser jihad Lessor let Let Your Profits Run Letra de cambio Letra de cambio a la vista Letra de cambio a termino Letra de favor Letra del tesoro Letter Bond Letter of Administration letter of attornment Letter of Comfort Letter of Comment letter of credit Letter of Guarantee Letter of Indemnity letter of intent letter of patent Letter of Testamentary Letter of Transmittal letter report letter ruling Letter Security Letter Stock Lettera di Accreditamento			Lesser developed countries Lesser developed countries Lesser developed country Lesser developed country Lesser Developing Country Lesser Developing Country Lesser devil ray Lesser Dog Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat lesser duckweed lesser ebb Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Lesser Faydark Lesser Feasts and Fasts lesser flood lesser galangal Lesser General Public License Lesser Goldfinch Lesser Grain Borer lesser group lesser hemlock lesser hemlock lesser hemlock Lesser Himalayas Lesser Horde Lesser included charge Lesser included offense Lesser included offense Lesser included offenses Lesser jihad Lesser Kestrel Lesser Khingan lesser knapweed lesser knapweed lesser knapweed lesser knapweeds lesser knapweeds lesser knapweeds lesser kudu Lesser Limited Principle of Omniscience Lesser Lion lesser liver fluke lesser liver fluke lesser liver fluke lesser liver fluke1 Lesser Long-nosed Bat lesser loosestrife lesser loosestrife lesser loosestrife Lesser Magellanic Cloud Lesser Magellanic Cloud lesser mealworm lesser mealworm lesser mealworm Lesser Mouse Deer Lesser multangular Lesser multangular Lesser multangular bone Lesser multangular bone Lesser New Zealand Flax

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Jihad (redirected from Lesser jihad)

Jihad
(redirected from Lesser jihad)