Jihad

• jihad 


  struggle for faith and against evil
• greater jihad 


  -making effort to be a good muslim though personal struggle to improve spiritually

  -e.g: follow 5 pillars, forgive others, study Quran, avoid temptations
• lesser jihad 


  defending Islam from threat, also known as holy war
• lesser jihad must be approved by a religious leader and only committed in self defence