Definition of Jihad

Submitted by Peaceful Muslim (United States), Jun 12, 2002 at 16:59

Please let me know where did you find this definition of jihad.

The authoritative "Encyclopaedia of Islam" defines jihad as "military action with the object of the expansion of Islam," and finds that it "has principally an offensive character."...

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