Jihad

Submitted by Huw Leslie (United Kingdom), Sep 23, 2004 at 16:40

There are two jihads, the greater and the lesser.

The greater jihad is to put oneself right, to free oneself from sin, and to become perfect. This is move important than the lesser jihad, which is to launch holy war against people who pose a very real threat to the Muslim faith.

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