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WHAT IS JIHAD? The term jihad is derived from the Arabic root jahada, meaning "to exert strength and effort, to use all means in order to accomplish a task". In its expanded sense, in the Islamic religion, it means "a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam, and for the protection of the Islamic community or still the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin." But does the Quran teach and preach war and murder? No, it doesn't. Quran verses on jihad emphasise that combat should be wit