The word ” jihad” does not always mean
” holy war ”
The word in Arabic means “struggle” or “resisting”
Otherwise known as al-jihad fi sabil Allah (Jihad for the sake of Allah)
While there is such a thing as ” jihad bil saif”, or jihad “by the sword”, many modern Islamic scholars usually say that it implies an effort or struggle of a spiritual kind
…Trying to be a good Muslim and nice to all mankind is jihad…
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad
