Saints: Godly Protectors
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John Jones3 said:jihad refers to holy war within Islam...
The goal of a holy war is the expansion of Islam...
In this struggle, only adult men participate—those who lay down their lives become martyrs and enter paradise...
In regions like Africa and India, jihad has served as a mere pretext for genocide...
As for what jihad actually means to you, I couldn't possibly know. What I wrote above is the official interpretation—if you have a better one, feel free to share.
Since when do non-Muslims get to be the official experts on Islam?