Jihad (your definition)

Submitted by Wolf Lorber (United States), Nov 22, 2011 at 20:45

Dear Daniel:

You speak Arabic (but are not a snob about it), and have the right to define Jihad. I tend to accept your definition, but solely on trust because I'm not a scholar. However, you give Jihad a singular meaning. Is it not possible, as some Arab apologists claim, that Jihad has multiple meanings just as many English words do? ...Wolf

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