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Originally Posted by Thingle
Yes, and it's one thing to practice a religion, and another thing to politicize it, especially in the context of a secular state which guarantees separation of religion and state.
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Correct. I'm Muslim myself and I have alot of people ask me about this whole thing. For one, I am not that religious. I do pray and believe in God but I still have alot to learn. So what does Jihad mean? Many interchange it with the term Holy War but the term Jihad comes from the Arabic root "jahada", meaning to struggle and the term has a much wider significance to it. Jihad can refer to any kind of struggle which has spiritual significance. Giving up smoking can count as Jihad, for example, or controlling one's anger.
Religion and politics are two totally different things. And politicizing a religion is wrong.