Our dear Hamid and the words Jihad and Ijtihad

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Oct 8, 2007 at 06:38

This little gem is further evidence that you either don't know any Arabic, or you really know Arabic but you are and you must pardon me a liar, so which one is it?

Jihad against ones own bad deeds. Jihad for a right cause. Jihad to safe guard Islam. Jihad to safe guard society.

Now could you tell us what does the word Jihad mean and what does the word Ijtihad mean?

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